162 ANNALS OF THE EOYAL BOTANIC GAEDEN, CALCUTTA.
rusty, conspicuously reticulate, pubescent, the midrib tomentosG; main nerves 8 or 9
paii-s, obHque, inter-arching far from the edge; length 5 to 7 in., breadth 1'5 to 2-7
i n . ; petiole '25 in. Flowers •75 in. in diam., supra-axillary, solitary or in small racemes ;
pedicels •! in. long, rusty-toraentose ; bracteole small. Sepals sub-orbicular, very small.
Petals ovate, pubcscent outside, glabrous within; the outer recurved, the inner smaller.
Stamens -with broad short filaments j the anther-cells small, diverging bolow. Ovules about
20. Ripe carpels ovoid, bhort-stalked, 2 in. long by 1 in. in diam. Seeds many, smooth.
King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 125.
Malacca,—Jl/ainga^ {Kew Distrib.) No. 98.
P l a t e 20oB. Alphonsca Maingayi, M. / . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch—o/ natural
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
same—much enlarged.
3. ALrnoKBEA l u t f a , Sook. fit. Thorns. Fl. Ind. 153 {noi of Teym. ^ Binn.) A
t r e e ; young branches minutely rufous-tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-oblong to
elliptic, obtusely acuminate, the base sub-cuneate or rounded; upper surface glabrous,
shining; the lower sparsely adpressed-strigose; main nen'es 8 to 10 pairs, spreading,
inter.ai-ching within the edge, f a i n t ; length 2-5 to 5-5 in., breadth 1-25 to 2-75 in.;
petiole -3 in., pubescent. Raeemes leaf-opposed, ia clusters of 2 or 3, woody, tomentose,
with many small bracts and 2 or 3 flowers. Flotoers '6 to '75 in. in diam.; pedicels
yellowish-tomentose, with 1 bracteole. Sepals connate into an open 3-angled cup, tomentose
outside, glabrous inside. Outer petals ovate, tomentose outside, puberulous inside
except at the glabrous base; inner petals rather broader than the outer, pubcscent
outside, glabrous inside. Stamens in three rows, short, broad, flat; the connective
scai-cely produced above the lateral anther-cells. Ovaries oblong, compressed, strigose;
o\-ules 10, in two rows; style very short, glabrous; stigma small. Ripe carpels 4 to 6,
broadly ovoid, pointed, puberulous, r 2 to 1'5 in. long ; stalk thick, '25 to -4 in. long.
Seeds 3 to 6, oval-oblong, pointed. Thzvaites'' Emm. PL Ceyl. 399; Eooh. fil. Fl. Br. Ind.
i. 89; Kurz For. Fl. Burm. i. 49; Beddome le. PL Ind. Or., t. 91.—Uvaria lutea, Rozl.
Cor. PL i. i. 36; FL Ind. ii. 666 [not of Wall, nor of W. ^ A.)-, Uvaria Russellii,
WalL Cat. 6464.
From Sylhet to Pegu. Orissa. Ceylon : in hilly country.
P l a t e 209. Alphonsea lutea, H. /. 8R Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, branch with
ripe carpels ; 3, ripe carpel from another specimen ; 4, section of ripe carpel ; 5, seed—
of natural size ; 6, flower-bud; 7, flower dissected—«iZar^ret?; 8 & 9, anthers; 10 & 11,
pistils—«mcA enlarged. [The foregoing are all from Ceylon specimens and are copied from
a drawing kindly lent hy Dr. II. Trimen, f.rs.) ; 12 & 13, flowers (from Indian
speciweus)—slightly enlarged.
3. ALrnoNSEA ventricosa, HOOJC. fiL ^ Thorns. FL Ind. 152. A taH tree; young
branches softly tomentose but speedily glabrous dark-coloured and striate. Leaves
coriaceous, drooping, oblong to oblong-elliptic, shortly acuminate, the base slightly
cuneate or rounded; both surfaces glabrous, reticulate, the midrib pubescent on the lower
when young; main nerves 14 to 18 pairs, slender, spreading, inter-arching freely within
t h e ed^e; length 4-5 to 10-5 in., breadth 1-75 to 2-75 i n . ; petiole -1 to -2 in,, thick,
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pubescent. Flomrs gi-eenish-white, about -4 in. long, in veiy short fascicle-like loafopposcd
or estra-axillai-y racemes, opening 1 or 2 at a time; pedicels '4 or '5 in. long,
rusty-tomentose, with one bracteole in the middle and another at the base. Sepals small,
broadly ovate, acute, tomentose outside, glabrous inside. Petals thick, sub-equal, ovateoblong,
tapering to the sub-acute apex, sub-cordate at the base; the inner, rather shorter,
pubescent on both surfaces, but rather loss .so on the inner, -4 to -5 in, long. Stamens
broad, flattened, slightly apiculate. Ovaries numerous, oblong, tapering to the apex,
densely pubescent, multi-ovulate ; stigma sub-sessile, capitate. Ripe carpels ovoid, yellow
when ripe, minutely pubescent, 1-5 to 2-5 in. long and 1-2 to 1-75 in. in diam. Seeds
6 or 7, immersed in pulp, in two rows, compressed; testa brown, hard. Iloolc. fiL FL
Br. Ind. i. 89; Kurz For. FL Burm. i. 48.—Uvaria ventricosa, Ro.vl/. FL Ind. ii. 658;
WalL Cat 6453.
Assam; Chittagong; Andamans; Penang.
P l a t e 210. Alphonsea ventricosa, JEC. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpels;
3 & 4, sections of carpel—o/ natural size; 5, section of flower; 6, stamen; • 7 & 8,
sections of ovaries—enlarged.
4. Alphonsea ellifi-ica, Iloolt. fiL ^ Thorns. FL Br. Ind. i. 90. A tree? Young
branches rather stout, grey, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic or ovate-elliptic, shortly
and bluntly acuminate or acute, the base abruptly cuneate; upper surface glabrous, shini
n g ; the lowei- reticulate, pubeioilous when young, glabrous when adult, slightly paler
than the upper; main nerves 6 to 8 paii-s, spreading, slightly prominent beneath; leno-th
3-5 to 5 in., breadth 1-25 to 1-75 in.; petiole '2 in. Flowers -8 in. in diam., axillary,
solitary, or 2 to 3 in short racemes; peduncles very short, multi-bracteate; pedicels '2.5
to '35 in. long, with 1 or 2 minute braeteoles. Sepals sub-orbicular, obtuse, reeui-ved
connatc at the base. Petals adpressed-pubescent; the outer ovate-lanceolate, reflexed; the
inner rather smaller. Stamens in several rows, apiculate. Ooaries linear-oblong, pubcscent;
stigma sub-sessüe, sub-capitate; ovules numerous, in two series. Ripe carpels ovoid,
oblong, blunt at each end, densely covered with minute tawny tomentum, 2 in. long and
1 in. in diam. Seeds 6 or 7, flattened. King in Journ. As. Soe. Bengal pt. 2, 125.
Malacca,—J/aw^fl^ {Kew Distrib.) No. 99.
Maingay's specimens (Kcw Disti-ib. No. 107) in f m i t only and with some detached
leaves, and which have hitherto remained undetermined, appear to me to belong to this
species; and it is from these that the fruit of this species is now for the first (ime
described.
PiJiTE 211A. Alphonsea elliptica, II. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch—of natural
size; 2, flower dissected—enlarged; 3 & 4, anthers; 5, pistil—much enlarged.
5. Alphonsea lucida, King m Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 126. A
shinb 6 to 8 feet high; all parts glabrous except the flower; young branches slender
rather dark-coloured. Leaves thinly coriaceous, broadly elliptic, shortly abruptly and
rather obtusely acuminate, the base cuneate; under-surface very minutely scaly; main
nerves 7 or 8 pairs, oblique, curving, depressed on the upper, bold and prominent
on the lower, surface; length 4-5 to 5-5 in., breadth 1-75 to 2-5 i n . ; petiole '3 in.
stout. Flomrs extra-axillary, solitary or 2 or 3 in racemes; peduncle of i-aceme short;
Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. C a l c u t t a , Vol, IV.