32 VI. ANONACE^. [Uvarta. 



coriaceous elliptic to oblong-acute, base rounded or cordate, hairy 

 on both sides ; nerves 9 to 14 pairs ; 4 to 7 in. long, 2-25 to 3-25 in. 

 wide ; petioles -2 in. long. Peduncles extra-axillary terminal, i to 

 2 in. long, I- or 2-flowered. Bracts lanceolate. Sepals ovate- 

 acute connate hairy reflexed. Petals crimson red, rather fuga- 

 cious, ovate acute, -5 in. long, hairy below. Anthers -15 in. long, 

 appendages short obtuse. Pistils tomentose. Carpels numerous, 

 cylindric blunt, 2 to 3 in. long, brownish orange, hairy ; stalks i to 

 1-25 in. Torus hemispheric, all hairy. Hab. In forests in the low 

 country. Singapore, Garden Jungle, etc. Malacca. Selangor, 

 Sungei Buluh. Bindings. Perak, Gunong Bubu 1500 to 2000 ft. 

 altitude (Kunstler) and Ulu Bubong. Penang, The Nest (Curtis). 

 Kelantan, Kota Bharu. Disirib. Malay Archipelago, Burma. 



(7) U. Curtisii King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. Ixvi. (2), 19; Ann. 

 Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 23, pi. 24A. 



A large liane; young branches tomentose. Leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate-acuminate, base rounded, above glabrous except the 

 tomentose midrib, beneath stellate-tomentose ; nerves 7 to 12 

 pairs, 4 to 9 in. long, 17 to 3-25 in. wide; petioles -15 to -2 in. 

 long. Flowers solitary or in pairs axillary white; pedicels i to 

 175 in. long, tomentose. Bract ovate. Sepals broadly ovate 

 spreading, tomentose outside, puberulous inside, -35 in. long. 

 Petals thinly coriaceous white, subequal ovate-oblong blunt, 

 •5 in. long, puberulous. Stamens connective truncate; no appen- 

 dages. Ovaries numerous, tomentose ; ovules 12 in 2 rows. Hab. 

 Rare in forests. Muar ; Biawak (Curtis) ; Perak, on Ulu Bubong 

 (Kunstler) ; Penang, Government Hill at 2000 ft. altitude (Curtis). 



(8) U. Ridleyi King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 19; Ann. Bot. 

 Gard. Calc. I.e. 23, pi. 24B. 



A bush in open country, a rather slender climber about 15 to 

 20 ft. long, on edges of woods ; young parts stellate-tomentose. Leaves 

 sub-coriaceous elliptic-oblong-acuminate, base round, stellate 

 hairy all over ; nerves 10 to 15 pairs ; 3 to 5 in. long, 1-3 to 2 in. 

 wide ; petioles -15 in. long ; stellate-tomentose. Flowers usually dull 

 purple, 2 or 3 in extra-axillary cymes, 75 to i-2 in. across; pedicels 

 •3 to -4 in. long. Bract large orbicular amplexicaul. Sepals 

 orbicular connate into a 3-toothed cup stellate-tomentose outside. 

 Petals sub-orbicular or oblong blunt sub-equal pubescent. Stamens, 

 outer row sub-quadrate, sterile, appendages broad. Carpels ovoid 

 or obovoid blunt pubescent pulpy and sweet, i-2 to 1-5 in. long, 

 stalks I in. long. Seeds numerous in 2 rows, oval. Hab. On 

 heathy open country a bush, on edges of woods a climber. Singa- 

 pore, Toas; Bukit Mandai. Johor, Sungei Tebrau. Pahang, 

 Pekan (Ridley). Setul, Batu Bunga (form with deep red flowers). 



The fruit is quite sweet and eatable. 



(9) U. pauci-ovulata Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 51; King, Journ. As. 

 Soc. Beng. I.e. 20; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 25, pi. 16. 



