Sagercea.'] flora indica. 93 



petals, as well as by the occasional separation of the sexes, and the tendency to repand 

 leaves. The truncal inflorescence of Stele ckocarpus recurs in Kadsura caulijlora, 

 Blume. 



The American genus Asimina, in which the petals are only very slightly imbri- 

 cated, approaches Unona by their thin, almost membranous texture, and by its sta- 

 mens and torus. 



1. SAGERiEA, Dalzell in Hook. Kew Journ. iii. 307- 



Flores herinaphroditi vel unisexuales. Sepala 3, rotundata, aest. im- 

 bricata. Petala 6, biserialia, orbicularia, carnosula, concava, aest. im- 

 bricata. Stamina 12-21, abbreviato-euneata, carnosa, truncata, dorso 

 antherifera ; antherae biloculares, loculis oblongis longitudinaliter deliis- 

 centibus. Torus planus. Ovaria definita 3-6, lineari-oblonga ; ovula 

 circiter 10, suturse ventrali inserta, biserialia. — Arbores, foliis coriaceis 

 lucidis glaberrimis, floribus axillaribas fascicidatis. 



When the ovaries are three in number they alternate with the sepals. The 

 stamens closely resemble those of Bocagea (among Saccopetalea ?) and of Orophea 

 among Mitrephorece ; but there is too little resemblance mother respects among those 

 genera which have subdefinite stamens, to render it advisable to form of them a dis- 

 tinct section, as has been done by Blume and Endlicher. No species of Sageraa 

 are known save those described below ; but Guatteria polita, Wall. Cat. 6450, from 

 Tenasserim, which has no flowers nor fruit, has the habit of the genus, and is pro- 

 bably a congener, if indeed it be not referable to one of the species described below, 



1. S. laurina (Dalz.! 1. c.) ; foliis lineari-oblongis, pedicellis 1-5 

 basi squamulosis, floribus hermaphroditis 12-andris, sepalis glabris, 

 carpellis globosis. — Guatteria laurifolia, Graham, Cat. Bomb. p. 4. 



Hab. In sylvis Concan utriusque ! — (Fl. Oct. Nov.) (v. $.) 



Arbor mediocris, elcgans, Lauri facie. Hamuli rugosi, nigricantes, glabri. Folia 

 basi rotundata vel acutiuscula, apice angustata, 5-7 poll, longa, 1^-2 lata, petiolo 

 l-poll., tenuiter coriacea, rigida, nervis crebre reticulatis. Fedicelli £-pollicares, 

 bracteola in medio pedicello ovali vel rotundata. Flores albi. Fetala fere semi- 

 pollicaria. Antkera exteriores interdum anantherse. Carpella globosa, glabra, cir- 

 citer sexsperma. 



This tree is said by Mr. Dalzell to yield valuable timber of a reddish colour. It 



will probably be found to be also a native of Malabar. 



2. S. elliptica (H.f. et T.) ; foliis lineari-oblongis, floribus axil- 

 laribus vel secus ramos crassiores solitariis aut fasciculatis, pedicellis 

 brevissimis basi squamulosis, floribus dioicis 12-andris, sepalis ciliatis, 

 carpellis obovatis. — Uvaria elliptica, Alph. DC. Mem. 27; Wall. Cat. 



6470! 



Tenasserim ad Tavoy, Wall.! — (v. 8.) 



Arbor excelsa, cortice ramulorum albido vel griseo laevi glabro. Folia 10 poll, 

 longa, fere 3 lata, pet. |-poll., basi obtusa, apice obtusa vel acuta, crasse coriacea, 

 nervis vix conspicuis. Bracteola in medio pedicello rotundata. Sepala margine 

 membranacea. Fetala late ovalia, margine ciliata, £ poll, longa. Carpella immatura 

 obovato-oblonga. 



3. S. Thwaitesii (H.f. et T.) ; foliis auguste oblongis, floribus 

 secus ramos crassiores fascicidatis icosandris hermaphroditis. 



