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Series B. Stigma entire. 



* Stamens of the male flowers in a globose central mass ; anthers 2-4-cellca, 

 dehiscing vertically (unknown in 19. atro-viridis). Stigma convex. 



18. G. paniculata, Roxh. Fl. Ind. ii. 626 ; leaves thin oblong-lanceolate 

 or obovate, male 11. in twice or thrice branched panicles, female m shun; 

 terminal spikes. Wight III 125, Ic. t 112 ; Wall Cctt. ^sr:>l ; Ch/>is, GuUiL 

 Jnd, 35 ; Planck d: Trian, Mem, Gttttif. 194 ILanessan Mem, Garcin. 60J. 

 G. Bhumicowa, Roxb, ; Wall. Cat, 4858. 



Eastern Bengal ; Khasia Mts., ascending to 3000 ft. ; Eastekn Himalaya, Bhotan, 

 Booth. , 



A tree, about 40 feet; branches many, ascending. Leaves 6-9 by 2-4 in., snin^'^g) 



acuminate, rarely obtu^- ' ~ - ^ *-- — --- ^ - ^ -^ ' -^-^'"-^'^ ^ ''^- ^^^^ 



fl. many, pure white. 



ovate, very concave. Stamens many, subsessile, imbricate in a large snbglobose "'^"^J 

 anthers obovate, 2-4'Celted. Fkmale fl. few, like the males. Staminodes 0, ^r 1-2 hia* 

 ments. Ovary subglobose; stigma convex, entire, tubercled. Fruit the size of a large 

 cherry, yellow, succulent. 8eeds 4, reniform, aril pulpy. 



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19. G. atro-viridls, 



female fl. solitary terminal. 



if, mss, 



Upper Assam, at Tabong, Grijfith. (Herb. Kew Distnb. 862). Malacca, ^"J^'.^^r 

 Young branches stout, terete ; bark black when dry. Leaves 6-9 by 2-2imM ^"^^ J 

 coriaceous, durk green, shining, abruptly acuminate, base contracted ; veins J in. *P^^» 

 prominent on both surfaces, anastomosing along the margin ; petiole 1 m. 



Fem a le fl . 



Upper Assam, at Tabong, Griffith. (Herb. Kew Distnb. 862). Malacca, Mauigay 



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ited ; veins i^ 



^___ ^ ttiole 1 in. F 



large, J^ in. diam. ; pedicel 1 in. -S'epaZ? spreading, large^ orbicular, ^^^TinAve. blood 



below 



tubercled, ^.. .„^ ...^.j,— v.,«.r ^-v.,,.^,. , «..^ ., - p. r ,j 



ovary, large, orbicular, convex, blood-red, fleshy, margin obscurely lobed. xvipe 

 3 in. long, subglobose, base slightly 9-lobed, dull yellow, crowned by the at lengtii co 

 cave stigiiia." — Maingay mss. 



20. G, GrlffitMl, T.Anders.; leaves>ery large ovate or ovate-cordate, 

 obtuse, nerves distaut. * . 



Eastern Peninsula, Mt. Ophir near Malacca, Ori^i/i (Kew Distrib. 361) ; Mam- 

 gay (Kew Distrib. 153). 



A tall tree j young branches 4-gonou9, pale green. Leaves 12-18 by 4-64 ^^^^^^ j. 



nt, fin. apart, tips free, ai .• 



. ^ ^ , „ .-y woody bra 



ikpaU ^Q in. long, concave, fleshy. Petals a little larger, oblong, " u«* ; ^^n^ 



' ■ ■ .bsessile, l-CQux^ 



ceoua ; midrib stout, rigid, angled ; veins very prominent, | in. apart, tips - .^ 



numerous, small, bright yellow, in very short axillary woody branches, YlyVivqay* 



dull -red, 



stiff tua 



Stamens many, in a 8ub-4-gonai sessile flattened mass; anthers su 

 Jiadimentary ovary 0. Female fl. : ''Ovary 12-celled i style very short, eiip^-- 

 peltate slightly convex obscurely lobed at the margin, rough with ^''^^^^7. ^^^..0- 

 perM.^tent. Fruit pomiform faintly ribbed, 2 in. iu longest diam. Seed two-thirus p 

 dulous.'*--iiai/J5W2/. .^j l^y 



[There is in Maingay's Herbarium a plant very like this in habit, ^^* ^®f^" Gam- 

 liim as having a circumsciss anther, which is cultivated at Siuoapore as the true 

 boge of Siam.] 



** Stamens of the male flower in an annular mass round the rudiine^^^ 

 ovary ; anthers 2-celled, dehiscence vertical Stigma broad, discoia,ce , 

 depressed. i^^- 



anomala, Planch dk THan. Mem. Gutiif. 174 ; leaves "^^^^^^^^^^ 

 teate 3-fIowered cymes. ILa-nessan Mem. Garcin, 30.1 ^ '^^"i-^- ^^^ 





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21. G. anomala, Planch. <fc THan. Mem. Gutiif. 174 ; leaves ^"^V^y^. 

 elliptic or oblong-lanceolate shortly acuminate, male and female n.*^^ ^,^ 



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