92 VI. ANONACE^. [Xylopia. 



are reticulations ; 2 to 275 in. long, 75 to i'3 in. wide ; petioles 'i in. 

 long. Flowers i to 2 axillary pendent, *6 in. long; pedicels very 

 short, tomentose. Bracts orbicular. Sepals short ovate sub-acute 

 pubescent, half connate. Petals narrow linear sub-acute pubescent, 

 dilate at base; inner ones shorter, much narrower, concave base 

 larger. Stamens linear, apiculate, cells septate. Ovaries 5 to 8, 

 hairy. Stigma clavate. Hab. Very rare. Malacca (Maingay). 



(6) X. stenopetala Hook. fil. and Thorn. Fl. Ind. 125 ; Hook, 

 fd. F.B.I, i. 85; King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 117; Ann. Bot. 

 Gard. Calc. I.e. 148, pi. 193B. 



Tree 50 to 60 ft. tall, glabrescent. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 

 elliptic-oblong, shortly bluntly acuminate, base sub-cuneate, above 

 glabrous, beneath glauco-pubescent, finely reticulate; nerves fine, 

 10 to 12 pairs inarching near the edge; 2'5 to 4*5 in. long, I'l to 

 1*6 in. wide; petioles 'i in. long. Flowers 2 to 5, axillary; pedicels 

 slender decurved, "3 to -5 in. long. Sepals very small ovate rounded, 

 connate towards base. Petals narrow linear acuminate pubescent 

 yellowish; inner ones sub-equal but narrower, i-2 in. long, "5 in 

 broad. Stamens numerous, appendage conic. Ovaries numerous 

 elongate, 6-ovuled; style filiform. Carpels cylindric blunt, nar- 

 rowed to a thick, short stalk, 2"6 in. long, -4 in. through. Seeds 

 I to 4. Hab. Hill woods at 600 ft. altitude. Rare; very fragrant. 

 Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). 



(7) X. elliptica Maing. in Hook. fd. F.B.I, i. 86 ; King, Journ. 

 As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 117; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 147, pi, 193A. 



A tree 25 to 30 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, small elliptic 

 or ovate or lanceolate, base cuneate, apex acute or sub-acute, 

 above glabrous, beneath grey pubescent ; nerves 6 to 7 pairs, very 

 faint; i'5 in. to 3 in. long, i to 1*25 in. wide; petioles '2 in. long. 

 Flowers i to 3 together axillary, yellowish green, -6 in. to 75 in. 

 long; pedicels 'i in. long, pubescent. Sepals ovate sub-acute, 

 united to the middle. Petals tomentose, outer ones linear subulate, 

 base broader, concave, inner ones trigonous, shorter and narrower. 

 Stamens numerous ; anthers linear. Ovaries i to 3 densely hairy, 

 4- to 6-ovuled. Hab. Malacca (Maingay). Upper Perak (Wray). 

 Penang, Sungei Pinang (Curtis). Native name: Lilan. 



(8) X. fusca Maing. Hook. fd. F.B.I, i. 85; King, Journ. As. 

 Soc. Beng. I.e. 116; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 190B. X. obtusifolia 

 Hook. fd. I.e.; King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 119; Ann. Bot. 

 Gard. Calc. 150, pl. 197A. 



A tree 60 to 80 ft. tall with dark coloured branches and silky 

 buds. Leaves stiffly coriaceous glossy green, brown beneath, 

 coppery pubescent when young, oblong obtuse, base cuneate, 

 glabrous; nerves 8 to 9 pairs, very faint, inarching within the 

 margin; 2 to 3 in. long, 75 to i in. wide; petioles '2 in. long, 

 stout. Flowers 75 in. long, extra-axillary solitary or racemed; 

 peduncle '25 to 75 in. long with several bracts. Pedicels "25 in. long, 



