66 VI. ANONACE^. [Goniothalamus. 



above, puberulous beneath, oblong acuminate, base cuneate; 

 nerves lo to 14 pairs, very slender, 6 to 10 in. long, 2*25 to 275 in. 

 wide; petioles "25 in. long, deeply channelled. Flowers very 

 large 3 to 5 in. long, golden yellow, from the axils of leaves pendu- 

 lous; pedicels I in. long pubescent. Sepals ovate acute pubescent, 

 •5 in. long. Petals coriaceous pubescent ovate-oblong, inner ones 

 •6 in. long, ovate acute, golden silky. Stamens very numerous. 

 Ovaries hairy, 2-ovuled; style long, slender; stigma 2-lobed. 

 Carpels about 20, oblong tapering to the stalk, 1*25 to i'5 in. long, 

 •6 in. through; stalk stout 75 in. long. Seeds i or 2. Hah. In 

 thin woods ; common ; a very handsome species. Singapore, 

 Johor, Malacca, Pahang, Perak, Penang, Lankawi. Native names : 

 Penawar hitam (lit. black drug) ; Galang hitam. 



(6) G. macrophyllus Hook. fd. F.B.I, i. 74; King, Journ. 

 As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 76; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 96, pi. 132. 

 Polyalthia macrophylla Bl. Fl. Jav. Anonacece, 79, t. 39. 



Leaves coriaceous large oblong-lanceolate acute or acuminate, 

 base sub-acute or rounded ; nerves 16 to 20 pairs, slightly prominent 

 beneath; 10 to 18 in. long, 2'5 to 4*5 in. wide; petioles '6 to i in. 

 long, stout. Flowers shghtly supra-axillary or pendulous from 

 branches below the leaves, i or 2, green ; pedicels '35 in. long. 

 Sepals broadly ovate acute connate at base, "65 in. long, puberulous. 

 Petals coriaceous, outer ones oblong-lanceolate acute, i to i"5 in. 

 long, inner ones half as long, ovate acuminate, edges ciliate. Stamens 

 numerous. Ovaries 12 to 18, glabrous, i-ovuled. Stigma bilobed. 

 Carpels globular obovoid glabrous "4 in. long. Hah. Common in 

 woods all over the peninsula. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith). 

 Selangor, Sempang, Semangkok. Perak, Coping and Larut 

 (Kunstler). Penang : West Hill (Curtis). Pulau Adang. Disirih. 

 Sumatra, Java. Native names : Penawar hitam ; Bongsoi. Use : 

 In native medicine ; the wood is aromatic. 



(7) G. malayanus Hook. fit. and Thorn. Fl. Ind. 107 ; F.B.I, i. 

 75; King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 74; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 

 94, pi. 128B. 



A small glabrous tree, 15 to 20 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous 

 oblong-elliptic to oblong abruptly acuminate, base cuneate ; nerves 

 faint, 12 to 15 pairs; 5'5 to 9 in. long, 1-5 to 275 in. wide; petioles 

 •25 in. long, channelled. Flowers solitary pink or green from below 

 the leaves; pedicels '35 to -5 in. long, pubescent. Sepals ovate- 

 triangular acuminate, connate at base, pubescent, "25 in. long. 

 Petals coriaceous, outer ones broad ovate acuminate, minutely 

 tomentose, keeled outside, i to i'25 in. long; the inner ones one- 

 third as long. Stamens numerous. Ovaries 15, hairy ; ovules 3 to 4 ; 

 style long, slender ; stigma sub-capitate, bilobed. Carpels narrow, 

 oblong apiculate narrowed to each end glabrous, i'5 in. long, -5 in. 

 across; stalks thick -i in. long. Seeds 2 to 3, flat ovoid black. 

 Hah. Common in woods. Singapore, Bukit Timah ; Pulau Damar. 



