Tab. 6006. 
UVARIA Kirk. 
Native of Zanzibar. 
Nat. Ord. Anonace®.—Tribe Uvarire. 
Genus Uvaria, Linn. ; (Benth. and Hook. f. Gen. Pl. vol. i, p. 23). 
Uvaria Kirkii ; ramulis foliisque junioribus subtus ferrugineo-pilosis, foliis 
breviter petiolatis oblongis obtusis v. subacutis basi rotundatis v. cor- 
datis marginibus planis v. undulatis, costa tenui nervisque obscuris 
subtus demum glabratis, floribus 24-3 poll. diam. axillaribus solitariis 
breviter pedicellatis, bractea parva, sepalis ovato-rotundatis infra 
medium connatis stellato-tomentellis, petalis exterioribus ovato-rotun- 
datis acutis interioribus ellipticis paulo longioribus, staminibus omnibus 
perfectis, ovariis 10-20, ovulis 10-12 2-seriatis, carpellis maturis ? poll. 
longis oblongis 5-6-spermis breviter stipitatis. 
Uvaria Kirkii, Oliver Mss. 
It is seldom that the opportunity occurs in England of 
_ figuring plants of the large tropical family of Anonacee from 
a living plant, these being for the most part trees or branch- — 
ing shrubs, requiring room, great heat, and moisture; and 
having little to recommend them to horticulturists, they are 
banished from the stove in favour of handsome and freer 
flowering things. 
Uvaria Kirkii was discovered by Dr. Kirk, formerly the 
companion of Livingston during his second expedition into 
Central Africa, and now H.B.M. Vice-Consul at Zanzibar, 
from whence he has transmitted many valuable plants to the 
Royal Gardens, including the singular Zamiocu/cas figured at 
Tab. 5985 of this volume. About fifteen species of Uvaria 
are known from Africa, and many more from India. The 
_ present forms a low shrub of three to four feet high at Quiloa 
on the Zanzibar eoast, with very yellow green foliage, and 
large dingy yellow flowers. Seeds of it were transmitted 
to England by Dr. Kirk, in 1868, and the plant here figured 
flowered in October last. 
DECEMBER Ist, 1872. 
