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to oblong-lauccolatc, acute or shortly acnniiiiato, tlie base rouiidi'il, ilio 

 upper surface glabrous, shining, tlie lower slightly glaucous, some- 

 times with a few scattered hairs on the midiib ; main nerves 10 to 12 

 pairs, spreading, not prominent; length 3 to 4 in., breadth 1*2 to r75 

 in., petiole '2 in. Floivers axillary, solitary, 1-25 to r4 in. long ; pedicels 

 •35 to '5 in long, slender, pubescent, with a minute bracteole about the 

 middle. Sepals broadly ovate, acute, puberulous, reflexcd, '25 to '3 in. 

 long. Petals narrowly oblong-lanceolate, sub-acute, puberulous to 

 glabrous, 1 to r25 in. long, the inner row smaller, liipe carpels numer- 

 ous, stalked, glabrous, constricted between the 3 to 5 ovoid joints, 1"25 to 

 1-75 in. long; the stalks about 1 inch. Hook. fil. and Th. Fl. Tnd. 131, 

 (exel. the Concan plant) ; Miq. Fl. lud. Bat., I. Ft. 2, 41 ; Hook. fil. 

 Fl. Br. Ind. I. 58. 



Penang ; Wallich. Perak ; King's Collector. 



2. Unona Dhsmos, Duual Anon., Il2. A spreading shrub, often 

 climbing ; young branches slender, striate, ad pressed, rufous-pubescent, 

 often lanceolate. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong, acute or acuminate, 

 the base rounded ; upper surface glabrous or nearly so, the midrib 

 sparsely pubescent ; uuder-surface paler in colour, puberulous or pubes- 

 cent ; main nerves 12 to 14 pairs, spreading, rather prominent beneath ; 

 length 4"8 to 8"8 in., breadth 1'65 to 325 in., petiole '35 in. Flowers 

 solitary, extra-axillary, 135 to 1'75 in. long ; peduncle slender, 4 to Gin, 

 long, glabrous ; bracts few, lanceolate, minute, deciduous. Sepals 

 ovate-acuminate, spreading, adpressed-pubescent, "3 in. long. Petals 

 coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, adpressed-pubescent, nerved ; the outer 2 

 in. long by about "85 in. broad ; the inner smaller. Pipe carpels numerous, 

 stalked, '5 to '75 in. long, glabrous, constricted between the 2 to 3 oval 

 joints. H. f. and T. Fl. Ind. 134; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I, Pt. 2,42 : Hook, 

 fil. Fl. Br. Ind. I, 59 ; Kurz For. Fl. Burm. I 34. U. each in-chinev sis 

 A. DC Prod. 1, 91 ; U- pedunciilosa, A. DC Mem. Anon 28 ; U. pedunculosa 

 Wall. Cat. 6422. U. ftdva, Wall. Cat. 642?. Desmos cochin-chinensis 

 Lour. Fl. Coch. Ch. I, 352. U. discolor, Wall, (not of Roxb.) Cat. 6420 

 D and E. 



From As.sam to Singapore. Distrib. Coohin-Ciiina. 



3. Unona discolor, Vahl Symb. II, 63, t. 36. A spreading 

 shrub, often also climbing ; young branches slender, sub-rugose, pubes- 

 cent towards the tips. Leaves membranous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute, the base rounded ; upper surface glabrous, shining ; the lower 

 glaucous, glabrous or pubescent ; main nerves 8 to 10 pairs, sub-ascend- 

 ing, slightly prominent beneath; length 3 to 75 in., breadth I to 2 in., 

 petiole about '25 in. Flowers solitary, extra-axillary, 2 to 25 in. long ; 

 peduncles 1 to 2 in. long, rather slender, pubescent, with a minute linear 



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