1 4 Magnoliacecs. [Micheiia. 



III.— MAGNOLIACE^. 



Trees or climbing shrubs ; 1. alternate, simple, entire, 

 with or without stip. ; fl. regular, bi- or unisexual ; sep. and 

 pet. not distinguished, 9-12, imbricate in several series ; stam. 

 indef., distinct or monadelphous ; carp, indef., distinct, imbri- 

 cated, each with 2-4 ovules ; ripe carp, dehiscent (follicles) 

 or indehiscent, 1-4-seeded ; seeds with a minute embryo in 

 copious endosperm. 



Tree. Leaves stipulate {MagnoliecE) . . . . i. Michelia. 

 Climbing shrub. Leaves exstipulate {Schisandrea:). . 2. Kadsura. 



T. MICKEZiIA, Z. 



Trees, 1. with stip. ; perianth-leaves 9-12 in several series, 

 imbricate ; stam, numerous, distinct ; carp, numerous, in a 

 spike, supported on a gynophore ; fruit a spike of follicles, 

 each dorsally dehiscent and i- or 2-seeded. — Sp. 12 ; 8 m Fl. 



B. Ind. 



Itl. nilag-irica, Zeiik. PL hid. 21 (1835) Wal-sapu, 5". 



M. Walkerii and M. glauca, Wight, 111. i. 13, 14. Thw. Enum. 5. 



C. P. 576, 141 (part). 



Fl. B. Ind. i. 44. Zenk. PI. Ind. t. 20. Ann. Bot. Card. Calc. iii. t. 65. 



A moderate-sized or large tree, much branched, with a 

 rounded head, bark rather smooth, thick, grey, twigs flexuose, 

 irregular, young parts silky ; 1. on short slender petioles, 

 3-3!^ in., lanceolate or oval-lanceolate, tapering at both ends, 

 shortly and bluntly acuminate, entire, with a narrow horny 

 margin, glabrous and bright green above, glaucous or white 

 with a very fine silky pubescence beneath (when young very 

 silky), stip. intrapetiolar, densely silky, shining, connate and 

 completely enclosing the bud, quickly deciduous leaving a 

 ring-scar ; fl. solitary, terminating short lateral twigs, if-2 in. 

 diam., peduncle short, stout, silky ; perianth-leaves usually 12, 

 obovate-strap-shaped, the inner narrower; connective pro- 

 longed beyond the anther-cells into a tongue-like appendage : 

 gynophore shorter than the stam. ; carp, silky, ovules 2 or 3, 

 superposed ; fruit an irregular spike of follicles elevated on 

 the much -enlarged gynophore, mi.vcd with many abortive 

 carpels, each follicle ovoid, bluntly apiculate, pale yellow 

 tinged with purple, spotted with small distant worts, dehiscing 

 dorsally into 2 leathery valves ; seeds 2 or i, roundish or 



