AS:yALS OF EOVAL BOTANIC GAEDEX, CALCUTTA.
P L A T E 186.
S h o r e A K c n s t l e e i , Kir J o u r n . As. Soc. Bengal, for 1893, pt. 2, p. 116.
A tree 60 to 100 feet high; young branches slender, rustj^-puberulous, their
bark brown. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, abruptly and shortly acumiuutc, the base rounded
or slightly cunéate, both surfaces glabrous, the lower with a few stiff white hairs on
t h e midiib and nei-vcs; main nerrea 6 to 8 pairs, curved, ascending, prominent on
t h e lower surface; length 4 to 5 in., breadth 2 to 2'1 in., petiole -5 to -7 in. Punicles
axillary and tenninol, 4 to 6 in. long, lax, few-flowered, scaly-puberulous Flowers
•5 in. long, sub-sessile, 4 or 5 together on the short bi-atiches of the panicles, secund,
b r a c t e a t e ; the bracts broadly ovate, puberulous. Sepals sub-equal, broadly ovate, acute,
toinentose outside, the edges ciliate, glabrous inside. Petals linear-oblong, obtuse; tho
bases obliquely exp,indcd, sericeous externally, glabrous mtornally, Sfdvi^ns 15 siibeqiral;
the filaments longer than tho anthers, flattened; anthers ovate, sborf, the connective
t e r m i n a t e d by a cui-ved awn much longer than the stamen. Ovar// elongate-conic, puberulous,
style short. Ripe fniit broadly ovoid, tapering into a cone and crowned by
part of the style, adpressed pale tomentose. Sepah membranous, reticulate; the three
larger narrowly oblong, obtuse, tapering to the concave non-reticulate base, 9-nerved,
3'5 ill. long and -7 in. broad; the two inner 2 in. lung, liueur, 3-nerved.
P e r a k : King's Collector, Nos, 3174 and 3705.
This species is allied to S. IracteoMa, Dyer, but its leaves have fewer neives, smaller flowers.
and a short style,
PLATE 1R6. Shores Eunsthvi, King, ], flowering branch; 2, ripo frui
cerescent calys-wiugs removed ; 4, r.utor accrescent calys-wing; 5, inner
, section of ripe fruit: of natural she; 8, calyx, ovary and stylo ; 9, petals at,d
uit witll fke throe outer
calys-wing ; 6, ripe fruit ;
'ES: sparged; ]0, stamCRS:
P L A T E 187A.
SeoKEA CILUTA, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, for 1893, pi. 2, p. 118-
A medium-sized tree; young brandies sien 1er, dark-coloured, deciduously hoarypuberulous.
leuues coriaceous, lanceolatu or oblong-lance^late, acumiuate, the base
c u n e a t e ; both surfaces glabrous, minutely reticulate, the lower whitish when young,
pale brown when dry; main nerves 5 to y ])airs, ascending, curved, shining on the
lower surface; length 3"5 to 3"ô in., breadth 'S to I'o in., petiole '70 to '9 in.
Panicles 2 to 2-5 iu. long, axillary and terminal, little-branched, few-flowored, hoary.
Fiowcrs -b in. long. Sepals ovoid-deltoid, obtoso, outside tomentose, inside glabrous.
Pelais three times as long as the sepals, narrowly oblong, obtuse, slightly expanded
a t the base, adpressed-sericeous outside, glabrescent inside. Slamcns 30, in fascicles
of 3, unequal, the shorter with undilated filaments, the longer with filameuts dilated
in the lower half; all with the connective produced into an apical process crowned by
3 to 5 spreading cilioe. Ovary ovoid-conic, sericeous, with a short glabrous stylo. Fruit
(immature) ovoid, apiculate, pale-tomentose, '5 in. long; accrescent sepals membranous,
r e t i c u l a t e ; the three outer narrowly oblong, reticulate, 7-nerveJ ; tho two inner 2 in.
DESCEIPIIOiXS OF NEW AXD RATIE INDIAN PLANTS. ^
long, and -3 in. broad, narrowed to above tho concavo base; die two inner 1 in.
long, linear-lanceolate, few-nerved.
P e o a n g : Curtis, No. 1578.
Kno^n only by Curtis' specimens, ani rualily recogn^sablo by its beautifully eilintc-crestcd anthers.
.. 2 387A. Siarea ñHuía.
nud 6, petals ; 7 and 8, antLtrs ; Í
5iui{. I, flowering branch; 2. fruiting bri.icli i of naUvA j 3 Ji i, sepal.s • 5
ovary; JO, section of same: enlaigcd.
P L A T E 187B.
I-IOPEA CURTISII, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, for 1S93, pL 2. p. 124.
Nat. Ord. Dipieroaarpea.
A tree 50 to 60 feot high; y„„„„ bvinohci, slomler, dark-coloured, le.itioell.to
almost glabrou. L,„e. coriaosous, broadly ovate to ovato-oblong, shortly aeumlnato
or ao„t. the ba.,e sometaos .lightly uneqm.l-s.ded, rounded, rarely s„b-cuneato; bolh
sorfacc. glabrous, tho upper shghtly puborulous on tho midrib near the base the lo«er
M h several harry glands at tl.e base, the midrib sparsely and minutely stell.le-pnberulous;
mam nerves 10 to 13 pairs, o.uTing, asoouding, prominent beneath: length 3-.5
to 4., ,n bread«, V1Ó to 2-0 in.; petiole -4 in., pnborulons ,vhen young, A.ifc,
a x J l a r y and term.ual, lax, few-flowered. FUmr> about -3 in. long, pedioelled.
b i m d l y ovalo, blunt, ooucave, ton,enloso outside, glabrous inside; the inner two rafher
smaller and moro glabrous than Iho others. Pdah oblong, ohlinue, faloate oblus.
parlrally lomenloao outside, glabrous inside. S»„„„ 10, the filaments short, dilated
anthers ovate, short, tl.e eonueotivo with an apioal awn longer lhan tho anther 0,„'„
broadly ovate, puberulous at the trunoate apex, otherwise glab.ws, stylo short Bií
M m ovoid.globular, apoulato, pale striate, -30 in. long; outer two sepals accresoe.«
narrowly.oblong, rot.oulatc, mombranons, ohscaroly 7- to 8-nerved, obtuse, sliehtlv n,,'
rowed to tho eouoavo smooth base, 1-To to 2-i iu long and from -.So to' -6 in. broadt
h o three inner non-accrescent sep.ds about as long as the fruit.
P e u a n g : Curtis Ko. 1562. Perat: King's Collector, 8161.
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P L A T E 188.
S.IOKEi TmsiLIONI, King iu Jonru. As. See. Bengal, for 18S3, pi., 3, p . 122.
A tree 00 to SO feet higlr; young branches rather stout, the bark dark-coloured aud
leufocllalo, bnt covcrod at first by a pale-grcy, decidnous pellicle. „o A c e "
clLptrcoblcng to elhpt.c, rarely oblong, sometimes slightly ¿bovate, sub-aoute s M " j
narrowed .0 the rounded base; both smf.ccs glabreus, tho lower tvhon veiy
sparsely lep,d„te, pnbernlous especially on tho midrib and „crves, brown whL drv°
mam nerves 8 to 1 pairs, ascending, shghtly curved, bold and prominent on ,L
under sur aco hko the n.,d,.b; length 0 to 7 in., breadth 2.33 ,„' g-So in • petio!
•6 to -S stout. .„ I l a r y aud terminal, 3 to 3 iu. long velvety ,h
flowers rather crowded, appareully ebracteolate. Flmc,, sessile .5 Z -6 1
ovate, sub-.cutc, unequal; tho 3 outer tomentoso outsMo, glabrous 'iusaf
t h e 2 ruuor smaller, nearly glabroas, tho edges cilia,e. mu ^ h longer than fl»
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