qoc IIo PIE OMS 
2783 
ARTABOTRYS. 
Artabotrys malayane. 
Ramuli, bright brick dust ferruginous. Folia oblonga 
basi oblique cordata, cuspidato acuminata coriacea, subtus 
glaucescentia et advenas ferrugineo-pubescent (uto petioli et 
inflorescentia). 
Pedunculi axillares, j -2 flores, foliis multo breviores, brac- 
teolis pluribus caducis fl. penduli lutei fragrantes. 
Cal. ultra medium 3-partitus, laciniis ovario triangular 
patente ascendent. Pet. 6 longissima basi concava in glo- 
bum conniventa, vix constricta linearia very gradually alter- 
nate to apex, extus pubescente biseriata, valvata. 
Inner three shorter much narrower, scarcely dilated at base, 
leaving between the claws open genitalia, a transverse section 
would be sub 4 gona of the base 3 gona. 
Anthers sessile, outer series ones effete, inner extrorse with 
purple mucros, cells looking as if they only contained two 
rows of pollen, grains connivent. 
Pistilla several disposed in a cone, the apex of which 
projects beyond the globe of stamina distinct, ovaria densely 
ferrugina villous surmounted by a longish stigmatic subulus 
ovula few 1 seriate. 
Peduncles of fruit much thickened subnutant, carpella 
sessile on a 1 spherical torus, cylindical with a tendency to be 
torulosz, 2-23 inches long, vertically mullilocular, each cell 
with 1 seed, immature only seen, albumen ruminate. 
Has. Malacca Aloor Gagah, Verupha. 
This belongs to the Artabotrys squad, known by the elongate 
valvate biseriate petals arched over the genitalia, and general- 
E ly? torulose fruits. 
A sharp angle elevated line always? decurrent from the 
base of the petiole, leaves above very nitent. 
Fruit cell red sometimes somewhat angular fibrous, bac- 
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