ANWALS OF EOVAL BOTANIC GABDEN, CALCUTTA.
P L A ' r E 133B.
CArrARis GALLATLVI, Kiug n. s]).
Glabrous, youug branches terete, unarmed. Leaves membranous, oblong or cllipticobloiig,
shortly acumiuatD, entire, the base cuneate; length 6 to 7'5 in., breadth 2 to
2-5 in., petiole -25 to So in. Racemes terminal, solitary 5 to 7--5 in. long, pubernlous,
with a few scattered subulate bmcteoles, many-fiowered. Flowers -25 in.°in diam.»
o n slender puborulous pedicels -4 ia. long. Sepah 4, orate, blunt, concave, pubescent.
Petals slightly Lmgor than the s-pak, ovate-lancsolate, acute, vemed, glabrous.
atameng 16; the anthers elliptic-oblong, about one 6ft h of the length of the iilaments.
Ovary ovoid, acute, about one-foui-th the length of the gynophore, which is slightly
shorter than the filaments, multi-ovulate. Fruit unknown.
E u r m a h : Moolar plain, G. Gallatly.
PLATE 13.3B. Ciipparis Gall.Ulfi. King,
stamens romoTed; 4, siameas : eiila>-gid.
. flowerins braocli: of natural tize; 2, flower; S, llie i
CAPPARIS LARUTEXSIS, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, for 18S9, pt. 2, p. 39,3.
S c a n d e n t , the young branches and petioles densely covered with minute, rusty,
sub-deciduous, tomentum. Slem sub-striate; prickles in pairs, short, hooked. Leaves
glabrous, coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or rctuse, the midrib prominent, the 5
or 6 pairs of nei-ves obscure; length 1 to 1-2-5 in., breadth -i in., petiole -2 in.
Flower pedicels solitary, glabrous, morn than half as long as the leaves. Flmers -To in.
i n diam,, white to pink. Sepals 4, free, in two series, decussate, ovate-rotund, concave.
Petals 4, sessile, imbiicate, ohavate-oblong, obtuse, puberulous. Stamens about 30, inserte
d on the tonis at the base of the gynophore. Gynophore slender, I'o in. Ion"-.
Ovary ovoid, globular, apiculate, many-ovuled. Fruit globose with an apical beak, -6
in. in diam, (unripe). Seeds several, imbedled in pulp, testa crustaceous, cotyledons
convolute.
P e r a k , at Larut; King's Collector, No. 5103.
A woody elimbcr, 30 to 40 feet long. The petals chimga from white to pioi:. Eine fruit is unknown.
This must be near C crythrodasys, Miq,
PlAiE :31. Capparis Zariileruh, Eing. 1, flowermg braofli; 2, branch wUli youag fruit: of •nalv.ral sizt; 3, flowsr
dissecfcil; i, sfajnens; 5, dist gyoopliore and orarj: enlaraed.
P L A T E lao.
CAPPARIS SCORTECHIXII, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, for 1878, pt. 2-, p. 304.
S c a n d e n t ; young parts, ajid the infiorescence at all stages densely and minutely
f e r r u g i n e o u s - t o m e n t o s e ; older branches with 1 or 2 strias, glabrescent; thorns stipular,
i n pau-s, much shorter than the petioles, hooked. L^aues coriaceous, broadly lancoolato,
auuminate, much narrowed at the base, glabrous above and the nei'ves obsolete;
u n d e r surfase ferruginous-tomentos3 when young, but bec:)mi;ig glabrescent, the midrib
D E S C R I M O N S o r KEW AND EAEE PL A N T S . 119
a n d G pairs of nerves bold and prominent; length 5 to 8 in., breadth 2 to 3 in., (much
smaller towards the end of the branches), petiole "5 in. Flowers I'o in. in diam., on short
l a t e r a l , leaily, bracteate, woody racemes. Braets pctiolate, ovate-acuminate, '75 in. long
deciduous. Sepuls 4, free, imbricate in 2 series, sub-rotund, concavo, the outer pair toment
o s e externally. Petals pink, nerved, broadly obovato-elliptic, obtuse, the base cuneate.
glabrous. Stamens about 50, inserted on the torus at the base of the long gynophore:
ovary ovoid, blunt, stigma sessile; ovules numerous, on parietal placentas. Fruit globose,
3-5 to 4.in. in diam., the gynophore stout, transversely wrinkled, 2-5 in. long and -Gin.
i n diam. Seeds compressed, ovoid, -8 in long.
B a t a n g Padang district in Perak. King's Collector No. 8033; Scortechini, 191.
The fruit of this has been only once collected. The species is a fine creeper, 15 to 20 feet long. 'It
closely resembles C. trimrvia, II. f. & Tli. in many respects: but the leaves are not triple—but pinaatenerved.
PLATB 135. CoppurU Scortechinil, King. 1, floTcrme bnneli; 2, leal ironi the lower part of tlio stem; 3, bract;
•1, riiJC fruit; 5, seed; l>, outer sepal; T, petal: of nalUTal she ; 8 sftimens; snlar^ed.
P L A T E 136.
CAPPAKIS CU-CUKQITIYA, King in Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, for 1889, pi. 2, p. 39-5.
S c a n d e n t ; branchlets finely striate, nearly glabrous; the thorns stipular, in pairs,
hooked, very sharp, much shorter than the jietiole. Leaves glabrous, shining, more or
less ,broadly lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, the base narrowed or
r o u n d e d ; main nerves 8 or 9 pairs, anastomosing in bold intramarginal arches, the
secondary nerves bold as is the midiib, the reticulations distinct; length 5-5 to 7 5 in.,
b r e a d t h 1-75 to 2-25 in.; petiole under '5 in., slender. Flowers in fascicles of 2 or
3, supra-axillary; the pedicils slender, more than 1 in. long, ebracteolate. Sepals ovatelanceolate,
acuminate, puberulous. Petals broadly elliptic, obtuse. Slamens about 20,
t l i e filaments unequal. Ovary on a short gynophore, narrowly elliptic, the stigma sos?ilc,
ovules numerous. Pruit cjlindric, tapering to each end, the apes shortly baaked; when
r i p e orange-coloured, 3 in. long, and 1'5 in. in diam.; gynophore nearly '70 in., pedicel
r 2 o in., slender. Seeds ovoid, smooth, -4 in. long.
U l u Bubong, Perak. King's CoUector, Nos. 10027 and 10795.
A creeper, SO to 30 feet long; allied to C. Finlayswana, Wall, by its curious cuQumber-like frtiit,
but wilh different leaves. Flnwers havo as yet been collected only in bud. Fully-developed flowers
are still unknown.
PliTB 186. Carparis ctKurhUina, Eiog. J, (lowfring branch wiii young loaves ; 2, an adult leaf; 3, fruiting branch ;
4, section of ripe fruit; 6, seeds: of natural size ; 6. llower dissected; 7, anthers; 8, ovary ; 9, section of ovary : enlargeJ..
{The drawiags vf the Jloifcr and its parts are all taien from buJs-fuU^-developedJlouiers ieitiff as yet unk-BOKa.)
P L A T E 137.
CAPPAKIS ANDAHANICA, King n. sp.
Glabrous, scandent; the branches finely striate, unarmed. Leaves coriaceous, shining,
o b l o n g or narrowly elliptic, acute, the base rounded, the edges slightly recurved when
d r y , midrib prominent, the 9—12 pairs of nerves very obscure; length of blade 3
to 4 in., breadth 1-25 to 1-5 in., petiole -3 in. Panicles solitary, spreading, axillary,