^ ^ ^ AS H A L S OF EOYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA.
CAtopnYLLUJi, Linu. Nat. Ord. GuUi/erae
oeous p...,n,e„, Scca orect, „™id or globose; thin, i thick and "
P L A T E ITO.
CilopiiyLLDl! PMISIAKDM, King in J„„rn. Aa. Soc. Bengal, for
»0, pi, 2, p. 17
A glabron, tree 40 to 60 feet Ligl,; the y„„„ge3t branchlet. polished t-rete
y e l l o w » h . i » » , ,„,]y coriaceous, ellipticoblong, shortly sub-abv,.ptly a n f obtuseT;
»eliminate, narrowed m the lower third to the short petiole- the „ „ I T , . ^
o n both surfaces; lower surface paler than upper botrsli'n! tL T 7
s l i g h t l y thieheaed: length to 4 i n . , ' 1 t l ^ ' i ^ ^ S ^ ^ j t i l '
Tlaeema solitary, ajilkry, rarely supia-sjillary about l-i i,, V 17
Sowercd. .25 in L J ; pediceTs slend» 4 ' tf ™ .'i
t h e enter pair orbieular, c » L™, pablt' s
T b spT • f r'"-""»;®' »• o. o i sub- sphenc a l , -4 m. m di am. , p e r i c a r p tliin. e , i g i n a v e r y br'o.d I ^'^l
P c r a k ; King's Collector, Nos. 5366 aud 7243.
. . lV™er y liiak e t hC.. pulohmmuim. , Lut with4 aglo. bular f-r u i t 'S a™Vn! , ' t l . ir i t r '
PIATE 170 Calopiyllum P.ahian«?,,. King, Ì, flowering branch- 2 frn'Hn, l, i. .
! 3 and 4,
10 slion-ing
P L A T E 171.
CALOPHILLUM STJBSESSILE, King n. gp.
A gJabrcos ù-ee GO t o 80 feet high ; the young branches 4.angk.d .hioin. r
coriaceous, elhpfic-obIoi:g, entire, the apex obtuse or emar.inatf 1 hT
cordate, both surface, shining, the edge shghtly revolute dTy : W t h 5 T T '
b r e a d t h 1-70 to 2-5 in., petiole only about -I in. long, / w / . i ^ r r f f l l '
bracts small, ovate, deciduous, distichous. Fhzvers -5 in in rUn i
pedicels slender longer than the flowers. .otund, ^oncav ^ L ' Z T
but moro jnembranous. globose, striate, about al as th efl I t " "
F r v i i globular, minutely pubescent, 1 in. or more in diam. ^
I ' c r a k : King' s Collector Nos. CS77, 7311.
P t m 171
4, scpül ; 6, petal : sligklly i
•He. Kin'x. 1, flowering branch ; 2. ripe fruit: „at^.^l
^d ; 6, orary nod stylo ; 7, antliers ; mt^ch enlarged. nndro-gynorciom ;
D E S C R I P T I O N S OF NEW AND RARE INDIAN PLANTS. 14 3
P L A T E 172.
KAYEA, Wall. Nat. Ord. Guiliferce.
Trees. Leaves opposite, sub-coriaceous. Flowers hermaphrodite, either large and
solitary, or small and paniculate. Sepah and petals 4 each, imbricate. Stamens numerous;
filaments slender, free or connate at the base ; anthers small, sub-globose, 2-cellcd, with
vertical dehiscence. Ovar^j 1-celled; stylo slender, stigma acutely 4-fid ; ovules 4, erect.
Fruit subdrupaceous, fleshy, indehiscent, 1-4-seeded. Seeds thick, testa thin and crustaceous.
KAYEA GUANDIS, King in Joum. As. Soc. Bengal, for 1890, pt. 2, p. 182.
A glabrous tree, 40 to 80 feet high. Leaves large, thinly coriaceous, oblong to ellipticoblong,
sub-acute, the edges revolute (when dry), slightly naiTowcd towards the rounded
or sub-acute base ; both surfaces rather dull (when dry), tho 20 to 30 pairs of maia nerves
sub-horizontal, prominent, the secondary nerves also prominent; length 9 to 18 in.,
b r e a d t h 3 to 4 5 in. ; petiole '4 to -lb in., smooth. Flowers globose in bud, pedicelled,
in short few-flo-n'ered axillary cymes crowded in the axils of the leaves, rarely solitarj',
about 1 in. in diam. when expanded ; pedicels about -5 in. Sepals unequal, rotund, tho
outer concave, very coriaceous ; tho inner thin, not larger than the outer. Peiah ellipticoblong,
acute, larger than the sepals (-5 in. long or more). Eipe fruit turbinate, 2 to 2'5
in. in diam. and l'2o in. long, the epicarp leathery, completely enveloped by tho
persistent, thickcncd, outer sepals.
Malacca ; Maingay (Kew Distrib. 178), Cantlay No. 2354. Perak, Kings Collector,
Ncs. 3897, 7294, 7340.
A very fine species ; at once distinguislied by its large leaves and depressed turbinate fruit. The
fruit, and probably the wBole plant, abounds in yellow juice. According to M. Gantley the wool siats
in water.
PtiTE 172. Eayea grandis. King- 1, dowerin? bronchi 2, ripo fruit; 3, section ot ripe fruit : »/«aiKj'ai iiic/
4. outer sepal i 6, inner SEpal; 6 and T, petals; 8. etamrns; 9, pistils^ sUgMly enlarged! IDA, stamen: much
P L A T E 173.
KAYEA KUXSSTLERI, King in Joui-n. As. Soc. Bengal, for 1890, pt. 2, p. 182.
A glabrous tree 30 to 50 feet high; the branchlets brownish, striate, not tuberculate-
Leaves tlúnly coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, sub-undulate, the base much narrowed
to the petiole ; bot h surfaces rather dull (when dry) with a few scattered opaque black dots •
the lower pale, sub-glaucescent (when dry) ; length 4 to 6 in., breadth 1 to 2-25 in. ;
petiole •25 in. to -4 in., rugose ; nerves 12 to 20 pairs, unequal, slightly prominent; the
lower horizontal, the upper slightly curving upwaixis. Flower solitary or in clusters of 3 or
4, axillary or terminal , -75 to 1-5 in. diam., on a very short smooth pedicel, bracts at its
baso linear-subulate; bud globose, smooth. Sepals unequal as in K. nervosa. Petals oblongacuminate,
-75 to 1 in. long. Eipe fruit ovoid, gradually narrowing into a short subulate
apical beak, 1 to 1-25 in. long.
PeraJc: King's Collector, Nos. 3301, 6850. Penang, Curtis, No. 1419. Malacca,
Maingay, No. 176.