1 4 4 ANNALS OF THE EOYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA.
Leayes 175 to 2-5 in. broad; flower pedicek -5 to '8
in, long J ripe carpels globular, densely and minutely
yeUowish-tomentose 15. X oUmoea.
Upper snrfaces of leaves glabrous (fclie midrib alono pubescent iu
some) ; under-surfacea uniformly pubescent.
Under-am'facQ of leaves adpressed-rufous-serieeous ; length 2 to
3 in 16. X ootmifoHa.
Under-surface of leaves deep brown, the pubescence slightly
paler ; length '3 to -i'ô in. ; ripe carpels obovoid, oblong,
blunt 17. X magna.
Uudor-surface of leaves purplish-brown, pubescent ; length 3-5
to 5'5 in.; main nerves 10 to 12 pairs; ripe oai-pols much
elongate, cylindrio, many-seetled 18. X. femiguwa.
TJnder-suiiace of leaves brow nish-t o mentóse ; length 6'5 to
8-5 in. ; nerves 12 to 14 paire 19. X Ridkyi.
1. Xylopia oxyantha, Hook. fil. ^ Thorns. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 85. A tree; young parts
])uberuIous; the branclilets rather stout, striate. Leaves coriaceous, ovate or oblong,
abruptly aud shortly acuminate, glabrous, glaucous on the lower surface; main nerves
12 to 15 paii-s, spreading, thin; length (3 to 7 in., breadth 2-5 to 3 in.; petiole '35 in.
Pcdmcles axillary, in fascicles, -35 to -5 in. long, adpressed-pubescent. Sepals broadly
ovate. Outer petals narrowly linear, tapering at the apex, yellowish pubosccnt, sHghtly
keeled at the back, 1-25 to 1'5 in. long. Stame^is and ovaries as in X. ferriiginca. Kiiig
in J^urn. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, lU.—Habzelia osyantha. Rook. fil. ^ Th. Fl.
Ind. 124; líiq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 37.—Uvaria oxyantha, Wall. Cat. 6478.
Singapore,— WulUch.
P l a t ü 188. Xylopia oxyantha, IT. f . Sf Th. L «§; 2, Leaves; 3, twig with one
imperfect flower; 4, flower—o/ natural sisc ; 5, flower; 6, flower with the outer petals
removed; 7, inner petal, front view; 8, anther, side view; 9, anther, back view; 10,
pistil; 11, section of ovaiy—enlarged.
2. Xylopia dicarpa. Book. fil. Thorns. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 85. A tree 20 to 25 feet
Jiigh; branches glabrous, dark-coloured, minutely dotted. Lcaoes coriaceous, ellipticlanceolate,
acute or acuminate, the base acute; both sui-faces glabrous, minutely reticulate;
main nerves about 10 pairs, spreading, very faint, the secondary nerves almost as distinct ;
length 3 to 4-5 in., breadth 1-5 to 1-75 i n . ; petiole -So in. Flotvers solitary or in pairs,
pendent, 1-5 in. long; pedicel very short with 1 to 3 orbicular, amplexicaul, glabrous
bracteoles. Sepah ovate, obtuse, tubercled, connate to tlie middle. Fetals linear-oblong,
slightly expanded and concave at the base, hoary-pubescent ; the inner narrower and
shorter than the outer, sub-trigonous. Stamens numerous, the inner rudimentary ; apical
process rounded. Anthers linear, septate. Ovaries 2 to 4, pilose, multi-orular ; style
short. Ripe carpels cylindric, blunt at each end, much tubercled, puberulous, 1-5 m.
long aud about "75 in. in diam. Seeds 7 or 8, compressed; the testa pale, scaly. King
in Journ. As. S'C. Bmgal 61, pt. 2, 114.
S i n g a p o r e , — ^ K e w Distrib. {in pari) No. 84]. Eingh Collector No. 7070.
P l a t e 189A. Xylopia dicarpa, JI. f . é" Th. 1, Branch with lipe caii^els; 2, section
of a ripe carpel—of natural size.
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3. Xylopia Malayana, Hook. fil. ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. 125. A slender tree; young
branohcs thin, glabrous, the buds piiboscent. Leaves thinly coriaceous, shortly and
bluntly acuiniiiate, the base cuneate; both surfaces glabrous; main nerves about 8 pairs,
faint, spreading; length 3-5 to 5 in., breadth 1-5 to 2 i n . ; petiole -2 in. Flowers -6
to -9 in. long^ solitaiy or in paii-s, axillary; pediccls rufous-pubescent, '1 in. long, with
several bractcoles at the base. Sepals broadly ovate, sub-acute, puberulous outside and
ou the edges, glabrous inside, '15 in. long and as broad. Petals linear-oblong, tapering
to the apex, concave and glabrous at the slightly expanded base, densely pubescent
elsewhere; the inner slightly narrower and shorter than the outer and more concave at
t h e base. Stamens numerous; the apices rhomboid, papillose; the anthers long, lateral,
with transverse divisions. Pùtils about 6; the ovaries oblong, densely pale-hù-sute,. about
as long as the stamens, 2-ovuled ; styles about as long as tlie ovaries and projecting
f a r above the stamens, glabrous, sub-cylindiic, davate. Rij/e carpels [fida Maingay) -So
to 1 in., several-seeded; stalk short, thick. Hook. fil. Thorns. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 85;
Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 38; King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 6], pt. 2, 115.—
Parartabotrys sumatrana, Miq. Fl. Lid. Bat. Suppl. 374; Saheffer in Nat. Tijdsch. Ned.
Ind. xxxi. 15.
Malacca,—Griffith, Derrg, Maingay {Kew Distrib.) Nos. 81, 84 {in part). Singapore,—
Ridkg. Perak,—Scortechini. Uistrib.—Sumatra.
P l a t e 187B. Xylopia Malayana, H. f . Th. 1, Flowering branch ; 3, ripe carpels
— of natural size; 3, flower dissected; 4 & 5, anthers; C & 7, pistils—enlarged.
4. Xylopia p a r v i f o l i a . Hook. fil. Thorns. Fl. Ind. 125. A t r e e ; young branches
brown-pubescent, rather stout. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, the base
cuneate ; both surfaces reticulate, shining, glabrous ; the lower dark when dry and the
u2)por pale; main nerves about 9 pairs, spreading, slender; length 2'5 to 3'5 in., breadth
1 to 1'25 in.; petiole '3 in., slender. Flowers -5 to -6 in. long, yellow, in axillary
3- to 5-flowercd sub-sessile fascicles; pedicels short, pubescent, with several large suborbicular
bracteoles. Sepals ovate, acute, united above the middle into a 3-toothed cup.
Petals narrowly linear, tapering to the apex, the base wider; the inner narrower, shorter
, and paler than the outer ; all minutely pubescent with a glabrous spot inside at the
sub-coueave base. Stamens with a broad flat apiculus; the anthers elongate, lateral,
not septate. Ovaries about 5, oblong, tapering, pubescent, 4- to 6-ovuled ; style as
long as the ovaiy; stigma as long as both, falciform. Ripe carpels obovoid, blunt,
tapering to the base, pubescent, 1 to 1'5 in. long and •75 in. in diam. Seeds oblong,
smooth and embedded in pulp. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 84 {excl. sgn. Patonia parvifolia)
; Thwaites' Enimi. PI. Ccijl. 9 ; Bcddome Ic. PI. Ind. Or., t. 43 ; Bodd. Flora Selvatica,
t. 272.
Cejdon: in the south of the island. Travancore,—Beddome.
Pl^vte 190A. Xylopia parvifolia, IL. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, carpels;
3, section of carpel; 3,* seed—of natural sise; 4, flowers; 5, sepals and andro-gynceciura ;
6, section thi-ough flower, the petals having been removed ; 7, anther ; 8, pistil ;
9 & 10, sections of o-vaxÎGH—enlarged. {Nos. 2 io 10 copied from a drawing made in the
Peradcnhja Herbarium and lent hy Dr. H. Trimen, F.R.S. )
Ann. Eoy. Bot. Gaed. C a l c u t t a Vol, IV.