146 ANNALS OF THE SOTAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA.
5. XYLOPIA MAIXGAYI, Róolt. jil. T/ioms. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 85. A tree? Young;
branches rusty-pubesceut, afterwards glabroua aud -with white dots. Leaves small,
coriaceous, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, sub-acuto or obtusely acuminate, the base subcuneate;
both surfaces glabrous and reticulate; the upper pale, the lower dark; main
nerves slender; length 2 to 3 in., breadth 1 to 1-25 in.; petiole -25 to -3 in. Flowers
solitary, pendent, pale-orange; pcdicels very short, stout, curved; bracteolcs 2 or 3,
orbicular, rusty-tomentose. Sepals broadly ovate, connate to the middle, rusty-tomentose.
refals flat, linear-oblong, sub-acute, softly tomentose except the glabrous concave base; the
inner narrower, almost as long, trigonous. Stamens with rounded apiculus; the anthers
nan-ow, septate. Ovaries about 9, with 6 ovules; style glabrate.. Ripe carpels oblongovoid,
blunt, glabrcscent, 1"5 in. long and 1'2 in. in diam. Kiiiij in Journ, As. Soc.
Bengal 01, pt. 2, 115.
M a l a c c a , — { K e w Distrih.) No. 81 {in part).
PLATE 191A. Xylopia Maingayi, JEZ. / . Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpcl
of natural sise; 3, calyx and andi'O-gyncecium; 4, outer petal; 5, inner petals; 6,
anther; 7, pistil—enlarged.
6. XVLOPIA PUSTULATA, Jlook. fil. Sf Tlioms. Fl Br. Ind. i. 85. A tree; young
branches pale, glabrous, minutely white-dotted. Leaves coriaceous, small, elliptic, subobtuse,
the base acutc; both surfaces glabrous, the lower reddish-brown and reticulate;
main nerves faint, not more prominent than the secondary. Flozuers solitary or in paii's,
axillaiy, '5 in. long, pendent ; pedicels very short, with orbicular, ciliate, deciduous basal
bracteoles. Sepals short, ovate, sub-acute, msty-pubescent, united to tlie middle. Petals
linear, siib-acute, densely adpressed-pubescent ; tlie outer obtuse with a rather broad
concave base; the inner shorter and much narrower with a broader concave base. Stamens
linear with rounded apiculus ; the anthers long, septate. Ovaries 5 to 8, hirsute; the
style slender with clavate stigma ; ovides several. Ripe earpeU unknown. King in Journ.
As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 116.
Malacca,—Maingag {Kciv Distrih.) No. 82^.
PLATE 191B. Xylopia pustulata, H. f . Tk. 1, Flowering hxQ.uc\i—of natural siic ;
2, section of flower; 3, flower with its pedicel and bractcoles ; 4, outer petal; 5, inner
petal; 6, andi-o-gynoecium; 7, anther, back view; 8, pistil; 9, section of OYaxj—enlarged.
7. XYLOPIA POSCA, Mainffa^ cz Booh. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 85. A tree; young branches
rather stout, glabrous, black; buds silky. Leaves coriaceous, oblong, obtuse, the base
cuncate; upper surface glabrous, sinning; the lower duU, dark, reticulate; mam nerves
8 or 9 pairs, very famt; length 2 to 3 in., breadth -75 to 1 in.; petiole -2 m., stout.
Flowers -75 in. long, supra-axillary, solitary, racemed, or fascicled; peduncle -25 to -75 in.
with several bracts; pedicels -25 in., pubernlous, ebracteolate. Sepals ovate, acute, connatc
into a cup with 3 spreading acute teeth, puberulous outside. Fetals Imear-oblong,
tapering to the sub-acute apex; the outer adpressed golden-sericeous outside; the inner
nan-ower and shorter, concave at the base. ¡Stamens with an oblong apical process.
Anthers linear, lateral, not septate. Ovanes 4 or 5, cohering into a cone, golden-silky ;
ovules 10 to 16, in two rows. Ripe carpels unknown. King in Journ. Bengal 61,
pt. 3, 116.
A NON ACE OF BRITISH INDIA. 147
lla\acca,—3Iaingag [Kew Distrih.) No. 86.
PLATE 19'0B. Xylopia fusca, S. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch—1>/ natural sise;
2, flower from which the petals have been removed; '3, outer petal; il & 5, anthers;
6, pistil; 7, section of pistil—enlarged.
8. XYLOPIA Cuimsii, King in Joiu-n. ils. SOG. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 116. A tree 30 feet
high; young branches stout, glabrous, striate, dark-coloured. Leaves very coriaceous,
oblong, acute or shortly acuminate; the base cuneate, slightly oblique; upper surface
glabrous, shining; the lower dull, darker (when dry), puberulous on the midi-ib near the
base; main nerves 12 to 20 paii-s, very prominent beneath and connected by straight
transverse veins; length 5'5 to 9'5 in., breadth 2 to 3 in.; petiole '35 in., stout. Flowers
1 or 2, on stout, woody, extra-axillary pedunclcs; pedicels '2 in. long, rufous-pubescent,
with a single large bracteole. Sepals tluck, spreading, broadly ovate, sub-acute, minutely
tomentose on both surfaces, but especially on the outer. Petals thick, sub-equal, linearoblong,
obtuse, keeled outside; the claw orbicular, vaulted over the andro-gyncecium
and glabrous inside; otherwise minutely tomentose, '75 in. long. Stamens numerous, the
heads obliquely truncate and concealing the Hnear lateral anthers. Ovary solitary,
cyliadric, fluted, glabrous, multi-ovulate. Itipe carpel ovoid, compressed, silveiy-grey,
many-seeded, 3 in. long and 2'5 in. in diam.
P e n a n g , — N o . 1569.
PLATE 192A. Xylopia Curtisii, King. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpel; .3, flower
dissected—c/naferaZ size; 4 & 5, anthers; 6, ovavj—enlarged.
9. XYLOPIA NIGRICANS. Hook. fil. ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. 125. A tree; young branches
slender, pubeinilous, ultimately glabrous and cincrcous. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate,
shortly and obtusely acuminate, the base cuneate; upper surface glabrous, shining,
the lower minutely puberulous; main nerves about 9 pairs, spreading, faint; length 2 to
3 in., bi-eadth -8 to 1 in.; petiole -2 in. Racemes short, 3- to 5-flowered, extra-axillary,
densely and minutely pubescent; pedicels about -15 in. long, with a single large subrotund
obtuse bracteole. Flowers 1 in. long; petals linear-oblong, thick, concave at the
base, ochreous-pubescent; the inner shorter and naiTower than the outer. Stamens
numerous, with orbicular convex apices; the anthers lateral. Ovaries 4 or 5, oblong,
tapering, obHque, pubescent, 8- or 9-ovuled; style nearly as long as the ovary, cylindiic;
stigma clavate-rhomboid. Ripe carpels sessile, obovoid, glabrous. Seeds embedded in pulp,
in two rows, obovoid, dark-coloured. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 84; Thwaites^ Emm. PI.
Oeyl. 9, 398; Beddome Ic. PI. Ind. Or., i. 44.
Ceylon; in the northern part of the island.
PLATE 192B. Xyloina nigricans, K. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe
carpels; 3, section of a carpel; 4, seed—o/MatoaZ sise; o, sepals and andx-o-gyncecium;
6, sepals and pistils; 7, outer petal; 8, inner petals; 9 & 10, anthers; 11, style, stigma
and section of ovary; 12, transverse section of ovaiy—enlarged.
10. XYLOPIA ELLIPTICA, Maingay ex Eook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 86. A tall tree ; young
branches dark-coloured, glabi-ous, the youngest pubescent. Leaves membranous, small,
elliptic, obtusely acuminate, the base rounded or acute; upper surface glabrous, pale; the
ANN. EOY. BOT. GARD. CALCCITA YOL. I Y .