134 ANNALS OF THE EOYAL BOTA>'IC GARDEN, CALCUTTA.
or 3 from a rufous-tomentoso peduncle bracteate at the base; pedicels very short. Sepaia
ovate-acute, spreading. Petals leathery, ovate-lanceolate; the outer densely rufous-sericeous
outside, glabrous inside, -8 in. long; the inner smaller, glabrous. Stamens numerous; the
apex of the connective obliquely triangular. Ooaries oblong, densely rufous-sericeous;
style short; stigma deeply bifid. Carpels globose, pubescent, mneronate, 1 in. in diam.;
stalk -25 to -35 hi. Eook. fil. FL Br. Ind. i. 80; Eurz For. Fl. Bum. i. 43.—Uvana
bicolor, Roxí. FL Ind. ii. 662; Wall. Cat. 6466A [in part).
From the base of the E. Himalaya through the hill ranges of Assam to Burmah:
at low elevations.
P l a t e 175B. Mclodorum bicolor, S. f. éf Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe
carpels; 3, flower—«/ natural size; 4 & 5, ovaries—enlarged.
8. JlELODOjiUM MANUBRIATUM, Hook. fil. ^ Thoms. Fl Lid. 118. A large creeper;
young branches minutely rufous-pubescent. Leaues thmly coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate,
acuminate, the base rounded or slightly nan-owed; upper surface olivaceous wbo.u dry,
crlabrous, the midrib rufous-pubescent; lower unifomly covered with rather thin, brown or
golden, sericeous tomentum; main nei-ves 12 to 18 pahrs, oblique, slightly cm-ved, rather
prominent beneath; length -2 to 4-5 in., breadth -75 to 1-5 in.; petiole -3 in., tomentose.
Flotvers -6 to -75 in. long, leaf-opposed or extra-axülary, in short racemes, rarely soHtary;
pedicels -25 to -To in., softly pale rufous-tomentose, with one broad claspmg braeteole
near the base. Sepals broadly ovate, shortly sub-acuminate, spreading, connate at the
base, sericeous outside, glabrous inside. Petals leathery, ovate-lanceolate, sub-acuminate,
concave; the outer -6 to -75 in. long, outside sericeous, inside puberulous in the upper
half, glabrous in the lower; the inner petals smaller, minutely pubescent in the upper half
outside and near the apes inside, otherwise glabrous; the base very concave. Stamens
numerous; the connective bluntly triangular at the apex. Ooaries numerous, oblong,
densely sericeous; ovules 8, in two rows; stigma sessile, glabrous, bifid. Ripe carpels
numerous, ovoid-globose, with thick pericarp, about 1-25 in. long, densely rufoustomentose
; stalks 2 or 3 in. long. Seeds about 8, in two rows. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind.
i. 79; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 35; Kinci in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt.
I04.-Melodorum bancanum, Sckeff. Nat. Tijds. xxxi. 343.-Uvaria manubriata, Wall.
Cat. 6456.
Penang, Malacca, Singapore. Perak; very common. Distrib.—Bangka.
P l a t e 176. Melodorum manubriatum, H. f . Sj- Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, young
carpels; 3, ripe carpels—of natural sise; 4, anthers; 5, pistils—eB/ar^rcrf.
9. MELonoEUM VEREÜCOSUM, Mook. fil. ^ Thoms. Fl. Ind. 119. A strong climber;
young branches minutely rusty-tomentose, speedOy glabrous; the bark dark-coloured,
rugose, and lenticellate. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute, the
bale rounded or slightly cuneate; upper surface finely reticulate, glabrous, except the
p^iberulous niidiib; lower surface softly pubescent, becoming almost glabrous when old;
main nerves 12 to 18 pairs, oblique, inter-arching near the edge, bold and prominent
beneath, the transverse veins oblique, distinct; length 4 to 6-5 in., breadth 1-2 to
2-2 in.; petiole '3 to -4 in., rufous-pubescent. Flowers -5 in. long, leaf-opposed or
terminal, solitary; peduncles -6 to I in. long, minutely tomentose, with 1 or 2
AN0NACE2E OF B-RITISH INDIA. 135
small bracteoles about the middle. ' Sepals^ broadly ovate, triangular, connate at the
basé, spreading, tomentose outside, glabrous inside, '2 to '25 in, long. Petals leatheiy,
ovate-lanceolate; the o\itcr -5 in. long, minutely tomentose outside; the inner puberulous
on the outer, glabrous on the inner, surface. Stamens numerous, short; the connective
broadly and obliquely triangular at the apex. Ovaries oblong, curvcd, densely sericeous;
style glabrous; stigma small. Carjoc?® sub-globose, densely and boldly warted, pubex-ulous,
1-5 or even 2 in. in diam.; stalks 4 to 8 in. long. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 80;
Kiwz For. Fl Biirm. i. 43.
Khasia Hills; elevat. 1,000 to 5,000 feet. Yunan.
P l a t e 177A. Melodorum verrucosnm, R. f . Th. I, Flowering branch; 2, ripe
carpel—of natural size; 3, flower dissected; 4, anthers; 5, pistils—enlarged,
10. Melodorum latifolium. Hook. fil. ty Thoms. FL Ind. 116. A largo climber;
voung shoots velvety-nifous-tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, oblong or naiTowIy elliptic,
sub-acute or obtuse, the base rounded; upper surface minutely pubescent, the midrib
tomentose; lower surface iinifonnly covered with sliort soft brown tomentum; main nerves
16 to 24 pairs, spreading, bold, not inter-arching; length 3 to 7-5 in., breadth 1-75
to 2-5 in.; petiole -4 to '7 in., stout, channelled, tomentose. Flotvers from -6 to l-2ó in.
in diam. when expanded, brown, in lax axillary or termmal racemes or panicles; pedicels
•35 to '5 in. with braeteole at the base. Sepals broadly ovate, blunt, connate into a flat
triangular cup, '25 in. wide, tomentose outside, glabrous within like the outer petals.
Petals tliick, fleshy, ovate, acuminate, '4 to '7 in. long; the inner much smaller. Sta7nens
very numerous; the apex of the connective triangular, acute; auther-cells linear, lateral.
Ovaries about 6,- obliquely oblong, densely sericeous, 6- to 8-ovuled; stigma small, sessile.
Ripe carpels globose to ovoid, slightly apiculate and slightly tapering to the base, densely
velvety and minutely tomentose, 1 to 2'25 in. long and 1 to 1-2 in. in diam.; stalks
stout, velvety, -75 to 1-75 in. long; Hook. fiL FL Br. Ind. i. 79; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat.
i. pt. 2, 35; King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 105; (VaU. Cat. 9411.—
M. mollissknum, Miq. FL Ind. BaL SiippL 374.—Uvaria lalifolia, Blwne FL Jav. Anon.,
t. 15.—Unona latifolia, Dunal Anon. 115.—Uvaria longifolia, Bl. Bijdr. 13.
M a l a c c a , — S i n g a p o r e , — E u l k t L Perak; very common. Distrib.—
Sumatra, Java, Phillipines.
Uvaria ktifolia, Bhime, as described and figured by that author, has larger flowers
than the common Perak plant, and its carpels are globular, whereas those of the Perak
plant ai'e ovoid and apiculate. The plant figured by Blume does, however, occur there
but it is not common. The forms may be characterised thus : —
Vae. tgpiea. Flowers '7 in. long; fruit globular, not apiculate, 1 in, in diam.
Uvaria latifolia, Blume L e. t. 15. Perak, Java.
Vak. ovoidea. Flowers '5 in. long, fniit ovoid; slightly apiculate, often oblique,
as much as 2'25 in. long, veiy oblique and warted when young. M.
- - latifolium, S. f. ^ Th. Fl. Br. Ind. 79. Malacca, Perak, Singapore.
The common form in the Malay Peninsula.
Plave 178. Melodorum latifolium, ff. /. ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch ; 2, flower
dissected ; 3, ripe carpels—of natural sise ; 4, anthers ; 5, pistils—cf natural ¿ize.