H 6 ANNALS OP ROYAL BOTANIC GABDEN, CALCUTTA.
TOIM; lengtll 3 to 4 in., bradtli 3-D to 3-5 in.; petiolo 1-25 to 1-5 M„ slonder, Ci¡mn
asillnry, dichotomous, spreading, rusty-tomentoss, on slender obraclealo peduncles 1-2.Í
in. long whioli lengtlien to 3 in. in fmit. mwcn mimerons, diceciov.8, -5 in. in diiim.-
podicolB -3 to -4 in. long. Stpah 5, tkiclc, ovntG, Umt , densely nistytomentoso erfernally.
Petah f,, hrgcT tlnn tie sepals, membranous, oblong-oboyate, blunt. ¡„
tlie malos Tery numerous, glabrous; the anthers broadly oblong, blunt, deeply cordato at
t h a base; filaments slender. Omri, in the males absent or rudimentary, densely pilose,
and with several rudimentary styles. Female /lew«; unknown. Fndi ovoid, -75 in. lono-,
and -5 m. in diam., baccate, smooth, pulpy, subtended by the persistent calyx and
crowned by the remains of 15 to 20 filiform styles. Sects numerous, shining, brown,
less .hau -1 in. long, ovoid, sub-compressed, pitted and with several longitudinal
t o o r e s . puieieai, Mi,i. Fl. ind. Bat. Snppl. 020.
P e r a t ; on trees, at elevations o£ 3,500 to 4,000 feet. King's Collector, Nns. 54.W and
87S9. Distrib.—Eastern Sumatia.
I I1.TO carefully e imini d n tj-ps ipeoim.n of Mii,»!', f, „ „ Suumlra nsmed by
I to .utlioi's own Lami; and then is no doubt wlat.voi tliat it i. au AeUmJi, aod not a Eiekenj not
IS tlora anj tliat ,t „ idsntioal wiili t i . aliov. (iiiot.d namben of tin CaLutta ooUootor from Perat.
Miquil » qmte wrong in de.eribing Hs plant as W n g 3 sspal. and C pstal», tlicis beins 5 in each
ivliorl.
PLÍTE líe. AHUltdia Mi^udií, KMG. ], fruiting branch; 3. cynin with jonng ftnit: «f naUrul eizf ;
3, stamens; 1, scpai ; 6, yeta!; 6, stamens; 7, orary ; 8, sljles; tnlars^i.
PvBDiHIA KOSSTLEI!!, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, for 1S90, pi. 2, f . 200.
Ord. TcrmlreeyuiaceeB.
A Irce 15 to 30 feet high; all parts glabrous except the very apices of the branches,
t h e youngest leaf-buds, and the flowers. Leave, elliptic, or elliptic-oblong to oblong-oblanceolato,
mostly acuminate, faintly serrate in the upper three-fourths; the base entire" acute;
b o t h sttrfaces, but especially the lower, much pustulate when d ry; the lower brown, the
upper greenish; midrib and 6 to 8 pairs of erecto-patent main nerves rather prominent
below, the latter iutorarching far from the edge; length 5 to 7 in., breadth 1-8 to 2-5 in.
petiole -3 to -4 in. Fhwirs -6 to -75 in. in diam., on pcdunelos -1 in. long; braoteolel
2, opposite, broad, close to the calyx. Sepals 5, rotund, coriaceous, pubesccnt externally.
Pelcla 6, larger than the sepals, rotund, glabrous, fleshy with thin edges, white, connato
a t the base. Stamem numerous; anthers broadly ovato. aniculato, 4 or .5 times as long
as the slightly flattened filaments, adnate to the base of the petals. Osar^ ovoid-conie,
ridged, adpressed-pubescent, o-celled. Sii/h short, cylintlric, glabrous, 5-ridged. SHamas
small, acute, eounivent. FmU 1-2-0 to 1-5 in. long, and about as much in diam., broadly
ovoid, bluntly 5-ridged, pubescent. Seeds few, ovate, sub-compressed, -6 in. long.
P c r a k ; at elevations of 500 to 2,000 iei-t. King's Collector.
PiiTB )77. F^/rMaria
6, seciion o£ rpe fruit; 6,
ani stamens: enlarged; 13,
Xunsthri, King, I, flon-ering brnnch; 2, rbwi-r; 3, undo-gyncccitiiiii 4, rips fruit j
seed; 7, section of seed: nf natural she; 8 und 9, scpiila; 10 and II, petals; 12, ovary
n-o stamens: v.ue/i cnlargtil.
DKSCJilPTIONS OF NEW AND RiHE INDIAN PLANTS.
PLATE 178.
PYRENARIA WRAYI, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, f..r 1890, pt. 2. p. 201.
A bush; the young branches pale, minutely adpressed-pubescent towartla the apices as
are the leaf-buds. Lcaws thinly coriaceous, oblong-oblanceolate, shortly Bcuminate, obscurely
ere..ate-serrate to sub-entire; the baso attenuate, ontii-e; both surfaces glabrous, the
lower yellowish-green, pustulate when dry, the upper greenish; n,itlrib prominent
especially beneath; main nerves 10 t o 13 pairs, interarciiing -25 in. from the margin rather
prominent beneath; length 6 to 10 in, breadth l-7a to 3 in.; petiole -3 to -5 in,, stout.
Flowtn -b in. in diam., buds globose, peduncle very short, glabrous; braoteolos 3, broadly
ovate, connate just below the calyx. ¡ScpaU 6, increasing in size inwards, rotund, minutel
y pubescent externally. IMah 6, rotund, concave, thinnsr than tiio sepals, puberulous
e x t e r n a l l y with broad glabrous edges. Siemens numerous; anthers broadly ovate, about
one-fourth as long as the filaments. Ovary shortly ovate-conic, with much white hair
5- or 6-celIed. SIIIUB 3, united for half their length; stigmas vertically flattened. Ovulei
2 in each cell. Fruit sub-globular, bhmtly 6-ridged, deciduously pubescent, 1-25 in. in
diam. Seeds ovoid, sub-comprosscd, smooth, -6 in. long, the hilum veiy large.
Perak, at low elevations; "Wray, Scortechini. °
Closely allied to T. E.cetlcn; but the leaves have many more ue.ves, the flowers are e-merous with
only 3 styles, and the fruit is more globular than iu that species.
PliTE 178. Pi/nnaria TTrayi, Eing.
of ripo fruit; 4 4 6, seedi: uf aaiaral sise
stamens: mud eniargeá.
it-ig witt flower buds;
sepal; 7, petal; 8, stai
1 ripe fruit; 3, transverse sei
íes and styles: enlargtd; 10
GoRDOXLi. MAINGAVI, Dyev in Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. 1, 291.
Nat. Orel. Ternslr<em{ace<e.
A tree 30 to 40 feet high; young branches slender, with glabrous pale rouH.ish
biirk, pubescent towards the apices. Leaves coriaceous, broadly oblanceolate, shortlv
and bluntly acuminate, obscurely serrulate in the upper two-thirds, the lov>er third
g r a d u a l l y attenuate, entire; both surfaces glabrous, the upper greenish, the lower
brownish when dry, the midrib bold and sparsely pubescent beneath; lateral nerves 6
pairs, indistinct; length 2-Ó to 3 in., breadth 1 to 1-4 in., petiole -25 in. Flowers subsessile,
-8 to .1 in. ill diam., buds sub-globular; bracts sepals and petals forming a cone
all adpressed-scriccous externally except the glabrous edges; pedicels about -lo °in. lont;'
Sepais and petals orbicular, blunt or rotuse. Stamens numerous; anthers ovoid; iil'amenta
much longer, slender. Ovari/ ovoid-conic, vertically ridgod, adpressed-sericeous, 4. or
ó-colled. Style single, angled. Stigmas 4 or 5, acute, comiivent. Capsules 4-fo o'angled
woody, 1 to 1-25 long, -o to -6 in diam., 4- or 5-celled, backs of valves flat. Seia -9
in. long, of which three-fourths are wing. King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, for 189o'
pt. 2, p. 204. ® ' '
Malacca; Maingay, No. 192. Perak; Scortechini, Wray; at ahout 1000 feet.
PIATE 179A. Dyer 1, flowering branch; 2, liranoli Trlth ripe fruit; 3 iietai • i
6, pistil; 0, pistil, with section of ovary; 7 & 8, sU.ueus : cdurg^d/ 9, seed: natural '
AKS. HOY. BOT. QARD. CALC., VOL. V.