Mickelia.l floka indica. 79 



nent feature in the vegetation of the temperate zone, at elevations between five and 

 eight thousand feet. They are, however, impatient of drought, and one only extends 

 as far west as Kumaon. In the Khasia hills and the Malayan peninsula other species 

 occur ; and the latter, when we become better acquainted with the vegetation of its 

 mountains, may be expected to yield many species. The genus is common in Java 

 and the islands of the Eastern Archipelago. 



§ 1. Floribus terminalibus. 



1. M. Cathcartii (H.f. et T.) ; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acumi- 

 natis utriuque secus costam pilosis cseteruin glabris setate glabrescen- 

 tibus, floribus albis, sepalis cum petalis noveni, staminibus gyncecium 

 fere superantibus, carrjellis dense spicatis. 



Hab. In sylvis temperatis Sikkim exterioris, alt. 5-6000 ped.! 

 (¥1. Aprili.) (v. v.) 



Jrbor excelsa, cortice griseo. Hamuli pubescentes, novelli cum gemmis dense 

 sericei. Folia tenuiter coriacea, subtus pallida, (in sicco) conspicue reticulatim ner- 

 vosa, 4 poll, longa, 1^ lata, petiolo f -poll. Areola stipularis petiolum fere sequans. 

 Flores solitarii, terminales vel gemma; lateralis evolutione (interdum per florationem, 

 serius semper) ad speciem laterales. Fedunculus pollicaris. Spatlia 1, calyci ap- 

 proximata, elliptica, mucrone piloso apiculata. Flores albi, diam. 3-4-polliearcs. 

 Sepala et petala triserialia, oblonga, interiora sensim paullo minora. Stamina pe- 

 talis interioribus vix breviora. Anthera lineares, introrsse, connectivo obtuse mu- 

 cronato apiculata. Carpella secus rhachin 2-4-pollicarem spicata. Semina 1-4. 



§ 2. Floribus axillaribus ; ovulis 3 vel pluribus. 



2. M« Champ ac a (L. Sp. 756); foliis ovato-lanceolatis basi acu- 

 tis apice acuminatis saepe longe angustatis superne glabris subtus plus 

 minus puberulis aetate glabrescentibus, floribus flavis, sepalis cum pe- 

 talis 15-20 interioribus multo angustioribus. — DC. Syst. i. 447, Prod. 

 i. 79 ; Wall. Cat. 969 ! {excl. K) ; Roxb. FT. Ind. ii. 656 ; W. et A.! 

 Prod. i. 6 ; /Fight, III. i. 13 ; Blume, Bijdr. 1, FT. Jav. Magn. 9. 11- 

 M. rufinervis, DC. Syst. i. 449, Prod. i. 79 \ Bl. Bijdr. 8. M. Dolt- 

 sopa, Ham. in DC. Syst. i. 448, Prod. i. 79 ; Don, Prod. Nep. 226 ; 

 Wall.! Tent. PI. Nap. 7. t. 3, Cat. 971 ! ; Wight! 111. i. 13. M. au- 

 rantiaca, Wall. Cat. 6492 ! PI. As. Bar. ii. t. 147 ; Wight, 111. i. 13. 

 M. pubinervia, Bl. FT. Java Magn. 14. t. 4. M. Bheedei, Wight! III. 

 i. 14. t. 5./. 6 {fructus maturus tantum) ; Bheed. Mai. i. 1. 19 ; Humph. 



Amb. ii. t. 67. 



Hab. In Himalaya temperata : Kumaon et Nipal, Wall.! ; in sylvis 



Pegu et Tenasserim, Wall. ! ; et in montibus temperatis peninsulas aus- 



tralis ad Nilghiri et Courtalam, alt. 3-5000 ped., Wight! — (Fl. vere.) 



(v. v.) 



Distrib. In Java sylvestris {Blume), et per totam Indiam tropicam 



necnon in calidis totius orbis cidta. 



Arbor magna, umbrosa, culta plemmque mediocris. Famuli cinerei, calloso-punc- 

 tati, glabri, jnniores (cum omnibus partibus novellis) pubescentes vel cinereo- aut 

 fusco-sericei. Folia 8-10 poll, longa, 2£-4 lata, petiolo l-l|-poll., superne nitida, 

 subtus pallida, puberula vel pubescentia, tetate saepe glabrescentia. Areola stipularis 

 paullo ultra medium petiolum extensa. Alabastri breviter pedicellati, cinereo- vel 



