U 8 AKKALS OF THE EOYAL BOTANIC GARDEN. CALCUirA.
lower brown, minutely adpressed-pubescent, both reticulata; main nerves 6 or 7 pairs,
oblique, very faint; length 1-5 to 2 in., breadth 1 to 1-25 in.; petiole -2 in., slender.
Flowers solitaiy, erect, axillary, -5 to •75 in. long; peduncle about half as long, rustypubescent
like the caljrs; bracteoles minute. Sepals ovate, sub-acute, united to the middle.
Petals pale brownisb-tomentose; the outer linear-subulate -svith a broader concave base;
the inner trigonous, shorter and narro-wer than the outer. Stamens numerous, minute,
the apex rounded; anthers linear. Ovaries 1 to 3, densely haiiy, 4- to 6-ovuled.' Ripe
carpels unknown. King in Joimi. As. Soc. Bengal 61, joi. 2, 117.
Malacca,—Mírá^ay {_Kew Distrih.) No. 82. Perak,—PTra^ No. 3562. Penang,—
Curtis No. 2182.
PLATE 193A. Xylopia elliptica, Mamg. 1, Flowering branch—O/ naticral size;
2, flower d i s s e c t e d — e n l a r g e d ; 3 & 4, anthers; 5, pistil; 6, section of pistil—
much enlarged.
11. XYLOPIA CAUDATA, Eook. fil. Thorns. Fl. Ind. 125. A shi-ub or small tree;
young branches very slender, minutely pubescent. Leaves thinly coriaceous, lanceolate,
much and obtusely acuminate, the base cuneate; \ipper surface glabrous except the
pubescent midrib; the lower sparsely adpressed-sericeous; maiu nerves about 10 ptiirs,
spreading, faint; length 2 to 2-25 in., breadth -G to -8 in.; petiole ' l in., slender.
Peduncles 1 to 3, axillary, very short, minutely bracteolato- at base and apex. Floivers -2
to -3 in. long. Sepals ovate, sub-acute, connate at the base, adpressed-pubescent outside,
glabrous inside. Petals linear-oblong, obtuse, pubescent except a .small glabrous concave
spot at the base; the inner about as long as, but narrower than, the outer. Anthers rather
numerous, compressed; the apical process narrow. Ovaries 2, elongate, sericeous, 2-ovuled;
style long, pointed, glabrous, cxserted. Ripe carpels {fide Hooker) 2 or 3, sub-globose or
ovoid, piibescent, -n in. long, 2.seeded. Book. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 85 ; M¿q. Fl. Ind. Bat.
1. pt. 2, 38; JSng in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal pt. 2, 117.—Guatteria (?) caudata. Wall
Cat. 6452.
Singapore,—TFaZ/tVA, Maingarj {Kew Distrih.) No. 79. Malacca,—Cr^l/^tM.
PLATE 193B. Xylopia caudata, K. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch—O/ natural size;
2, flower ; 3 & 4, anthers; 5 & 6, phtih-mueh enlarged.
12. XYLOPIA STENOPETALA, Oliver in Hook. le. Plantar., t. 1563. A tree 50 to 60 feet
hi"-h- branches dark-coloured, glabrescent, minutely lenticellate. Leaves thinly
coriaceous, elliptíc-oblong, shortly and obtusely acuminate, the base sub-cuneate; upper
surface glabrous, shining; the lower glaucous or glaucescent, sparsely adpressed-pubescent;
both reticulate; main nerves 10 or 12 pairs, spreading, inter-arching close to the edge,
f a i n t - length 2-5 to 4-5 in., breadth M to 1-6 in.; petiole -25 in. • Floivers axillaiy,
solitary oi° in fascicles of 2 to 5; pedicels slender, often decurved, puberulous, with one
minute bracteole, -5 to -75 in. long. Sepals united to form a small puberulous cup with
acute spreading teeth. Petals fleshy,, very narrow, slightly expanded and concave at the
base 'minutely ta^-ny-pubescent; the inner slightly shorter and narrower. Stamens linear;
-the connective prolonged into a cylindrorconic apical appendage. Anthers fusiform, .lateral.
Ovaries numerous, elongate, pubescent, 6-ovuled; style filiform; stigma sub-clavate. Ripe
'carpels oblong, sub-terete, narrowed to the stalk, 2 to 2-5 iii. long and -o m. diam.;
ANONACEiE OF BRITISH INDIA. 149
pericarp fleshy, Seeds 1 to 4; stalks thick, -3 in. long. King in Journ.. As. Soc. Bengal
61, pt. 2, 118.
Penang; on Government Hill at 600 i^^i,—Curtis Kos. 857 & 880.
PLATE 194A. Xyloina stenopetala, Oliver. 1, Lcaf-t%vig; 2, fasciclc of flowers;
.3 & 6, inner petals; 4, outer petal—of natural size; 6, sepals and andro-gyncccium —
' enlarged ; 7 & 8 anthers; 9 & 10, pistil.s—mticA enlarged.
13. XYLOPIA CnAMPiosn, Hook. fil. ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. 126. A t r e e ; branches slender,
rufous-tomciitose, afterwards glabrous and dark-coloured. Leaves thinly coriaceous,
lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, the base sub-cuneate; both surfaces reticulate; the upper
glabrous and shining, the lower sparsely puberulous; main nerves about 9 to 10 pairs,
spreading, f a i n t ; length 3-5 to 5-5 in., breadth '9 to 1*6 m . ; petiole '3 to '4 in. Flcviers
yellowish, solitary, axillary, I'l in. long; pedicels stout, •! in. long,-bracteolate at the
base. Sepals thick, united into a cup with broadly ovate-acuminate spreading teetli.
Petals very thick, narrowly-oblong, adpressed-rufous-pubescent outside, puberulous inside •
the inner one-tliii-d shorter than the outer. Stamens with sub-quadrate apiculus. Anthers
linear, lateral, not septate. Pistil usually solitaiy; ovary ovoid, conic, glabrous, 4-ovuledstyle
short. Carpel oblong, cylindric, apiculate, tapering to the base, 1'25 to l-7o in,
long. Seeds 3 or 4, surrounded by a little pulp. HooTt. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 84- Thwaites^
Enum. PI. Ceyl. 9; Beddome Ic. PI. Ind. Or., t. 45.
Ceylon,— Gardner, Tkvaites.
PLATE 194B. Xylopia Championii, H. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpel*
3, section of ripe carpel; 4 & 5, seeds—o/ natural size; 6, pedicel and calyx; 7, section
tlu-ough calyx to show the solitary pistil; 8, outer petal; 9, inner petal—slightly enlarged;
10, anther—much enlarged.
14. XYLOPIA ScoETECniNir, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt, 2, 118. A ti-ee
50 to 60 feet high; young branches rusty-tomentose, ultimately glabrous, much striate
and pale brown. Leaves coriaceous, obovate-elliptie to elliptic-oblong, very slioi-tly and
abruptly acuminate, slightly narrowed' to the sub-cuneate rounded slightly oblique base ;
upper surface glabrous, the midrib slightly nifous-puberulous near tlie base; lower
surface pale, sparsely rufous-pubescent especially on the midrib and 10 to 14 pairs of
oblique, rather straight, prominently raised, main nerves; length 4 to 7 in., breadth 1 -75
to 4 in.; petiole '35 in., pubescent. Floioers rarely solitary, usually in fascicles of 2 to 5
on tubercles in the axils of leaves or of fallen leaves; pedicels short ('2 to -25 in.), stout,
rusty-tomentose with a sub-mesial bracteole. Sepals quite free, broadly ovate blunt
pubescent outside, glabrous inside. Petals thickened, linear-obtuse with an orbicular
concave claw vaulted over the "stamens and pistils, 1-25 to 1-75 in. long, pubescent eveiywhcre
except on the glabrous concavity of the claw. Stamens numerous, with ü-uneate
4- or 5-angled apices- concealing the lateral anthers. Ovaries few, short, oblong, pubescent,
4- or 5-ovuIed; stigma large, oblong. Ripe carpels broadly ovoid, blunt, infous-pubescent
when young, glabrescent when old, -8 in. long and -6 in. in diam. Seeds about 4
discoid, pale brown, shining. Drepananthus stenopetala, Scorteehini uss.
Perak,—'SfOí'fcíAmi No. 1781, Kingh._ Colleotor No. 8241.
A species allied to X. olivacea, King; but with broader leaves, shorter flower-pedicels,
narrower petals and ovoid sub-glabrous fruit. • . •