ANÍÍALS OF EOYAL BOTANIC GAIÍDEX, CALCUTTA.
w l , e „ open, pedicdM. MyW.}« more or IcM broadly oT.te, no„,m„„te, „¡„„(ely
t o m o n t o s o oatsiJe, imbricate, two being quita esternal. Prfai, three times as Ion.- as
t l . e calyx, elliptic, sproadiig, puberuloas on one half outside, and glabrous on" the
o t h e r , ,,mte glabrous inside. iV™,» 15, equal, erect, tl.e filaments short and broadt
h o anthers elongate, narrow, with ó apical awns, one of whicli is deflesed and rather
s h o r t e r and thicker thaa the othor fonr. Oo,r,j ovoid, sab-glabrous, much shorter than
t h e il.torm stylo, stigma minute. m,K fimt oyate, apioulat«, 1 in. long, Habroi.sr
a l y x - w m g s a'l enlarge i and reticulate except at the ba,.o; the three outer narrow!,!
o b l o n g , obtuse, and narrowed to tho concave base, 9-uerved, 4 to -l-o in. long, and -05
t o -To in. broad; the two inner lobes much narroiver and (ewer-nerved, about 2-5 in
long, or eveu shorter.
L a n g k a n i ; Curtis, No. 2095.
TIis pel«U of thi. sped» .re .jre.diua anJ ll„ Uowsp h . . quite „„ ,m„„„l fia„ for the ora.r.
I t IS at once distmgmsheJ hy its cTirlously fi.awued snthers. Four of theso awns are the produced
.pices of til. .uthe, oelh. I t , ifth (th. thicler .nd dcileoted coo) is a p,olong.t!on from tbe cornecsame
dissecieil; 4.
• pistil: enlarged,.
Platb IKl. Ei . s . I, leaf tirig: 2, Howor ; S, 11a
llie Ibrfe enlarged ealjs.lobes removed; ef natural size; 5 aud 6, aethera ;
SnoEBA, Roxb.
G l a b r o u s , mealy, or pubescent resinous trees. en t i r e or sub-repand, pinnatev
e i n e d ; stipules large, coriaoBous and persistent, or minute and Jngacions. atitrs in
a x i l l a r y or terminal, lax, cymose panicles; bracts persistent, caducous, or 0. Sejia'o
o v a t e or lanceolate, iinbrioate, 3 being external and 2 internal. Siomeru 15 or 20, or
.'iO: anthers ovale or oblong, rarely linear; connective subulate-cuspidate, rarely ' ina
p p e n d i c n l a t e ; valves obtase, rarely cuspidate, equal, or the outer slightly larger.
Omr) 3-celled, cells 2.ovnled; style subulate, stigma entire or S-toothed. Fmil with
l e a t h e r y , rarely with woody, pericarp, 1-celled, ^seeded, closely snrronuded by the
b a s e s of the persistent, usually accrescent, sepals, the 3 outer, or more rarely, all, and
s o m e t i m e s none, of which are developed into 7. to 10-voiueJ reticulate mmbranous
l i n e o r - o b l o n g wings. Ooij/ledam iieahy, unequal, usually enclosing the superior radicle.
D i s t r i i s . — T r o p i c a l Asia and chiefly the Malayan Archipelago; species about 60.
P L A T E 185A.
S h o r e a Curtisii, Dyer MSS. in Herb. Kew.
A tree 100 to 150 feet high; young branches slender, at first minutely stellatep
u b e r u l o u s , ultimately dark-coloured and glabrous. Zmvis coriaceous, oblong-lauceolatc
b l u n t l y acuminate; the base sub-cuueate, or sometimes almost rounded; upper surface
of jomig leaves minutely pubescent, of udalts glabresoent or quite glabrous, the
lort-er uniformly covered with TGry minute infescont. (youag) , ox pale (adult) toment
u r n ; main nerves 10 to U pairs, ascending, curving slightly, promiuent beneath:
l e n g t h 3 to 4 in., breadth 1-2 to 1-4 in., petiole -4 to -6 in. Panicles axillary or
t e r m i n a l , 1-5 to 3 in. long; the racliis slender, glabrous. Flowers about -3 in. long,
i n distichous sccund rows of 4 or 5, on the short lateral branclilets, enveloped while
DESCEIPTIONS OP NEW AND EAEE líDIAX í'L.iNXS. 151Í
i n bud by broad deciduous puberulous bracts. Sepals ovate, tomenfoss outsido,
g l a b r o u s inside, slightly unequal. Pelal, twice as long as iho calyx, linear-oblong,
obtuse, stellate-pubescent outside, glabrous inside. ,¿lnmeiis 1-5, in three rows; tho
i i l a m e n t s elongate, broad (those of the outer row longest); anthers short, ovoidgloboso,
not apiculatc. Ovari/ elongated-ovoid, tomentoso in the upper, glabrous in
t h e lower half, st¿/h short, síi¡jma small. fxipe frvit narrowly ovoid, apicuhite, 'To
i n . long, pale tomentoso; calyx-wings all enlarged and membranous, freo from tho
f r u i t ; the three outer linear-oblong, 8-nerved, 2'2ó in. long, and about 'o in. broad;
t h e two inner about I in. long, linear and with fewer nerves. King in Journ.
As. Soc. Beng., for 1893, pt. 2, p. 111.
P e n a n g : Curtis, Nos. 427, 1394 and 189Ü. Perak: King's Collector, No. 8143.
The Ternaculnr name of this in Penang is MarmiU Tn>. Tho tomentum on tie lower surfaoo
of the leaTos ia very minute aud con he seen only by using a good leu a,
Pi.iTB 185A. iSiffreo Curtitii, Eiog, 1. branoh irith iufloresoence in bud ; 2, rijjs fruit ; 3, ripe frnit with one of
ihe larger winga remorcd ; of natural size ; 4, one of tlie ultimata braticbos of tbe infioroscenca in bud shewing tbs
larae distichous concave bracta ¡ 5, one of the bracts separated; 6, llijwer-bud¡ 7, oxpaadeJ flower: mUrgti
8, ñower-bud ; 9, stamens : nrnc/i enlarged.
P L A T E I85B.
SiiORiiA Ridleyana, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, for 1893, pt. 2, p. 115.
• A tree 60 or 80 feet high; young branches slender, dark brown, Icnticellate, nearly
g l a b r o u s . Leaves ovate-lauceolate, shortly acuminate, tho base rounded; both surfaces
g l a b r o u s , the upper shining; main nerves 9 or 10 pairs, curved, spreading, thin but
s l i g h t l y prominent beneath; length 2'5 to 4 in., breadth M to 1-75 in.; petiole
t o -5 in,, rugulose. Panicles axillary and terminal, 1-5 to 2 in. long, densely stellatep
u b e r u l o u s . Flowers in. long, pedicellate. Scjmls sub-equal, oblong, obtuse, tomcntose
outside, glabrous inside. Petals oblong, slightly oblique, obtuse, glabrous insido
on the lower puberulous on the upper half. Stamens 15, sub equal, tho filaments
d i l a t e d in the lower half; anthers shortor than the filaments, ovate, tJie conn
e c t i v e produced into an awn longer tlian the anther. Ovary ovoid-conical, minutely
t o m c n t o s e in the upper half. Styk short, conical; stigma minute. Frtdt (immature)
ovoid, apiculate, minutely pale tomentose; sepals all enlarged, membranous, reticulate
a u d concave at the base; the three outer linear-oblan cool a t e , obtuse, narrowed to the
c o n c a v e base, oaierved, 2 to ¡¿•25 in. long and -4 in. broad; the two inner of
t h e same shape, but only 1-nerved, narrower and much shorter.
P e r a k : King's Collector, Nos. 3571 and 3617.
This a good deal resembles S. NaxiccUiana, King; but its leaves havo more nerves, its slightly
obliqno petals aro not saccate at the base, its oraiy ¡3 ovoid-ooaioal and idnuiely tomentose mtlx
a slioit style; whereas in Mamcciliaua the petals are soccats at the base, and the ovair is
liemisjilierio with a long style.
P L i i a 1S6B. Shirea SiJlci/ana, Kinj-. I , b r a n c h with jOTing f roi t ; 2 , b r a n c h wi t h flowers: 0/ „tltiral ti'-e •
3 , sepal; 4 , p e t a l ; 6 , o v a r j r enlarged. ' '
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