152 flora indica. [Anonaeea- 



Bentham 7), toro globoso inserta, subglobosa, diam. l-l|-poll., pedicello f -poll, crasso 

 antice sulcato suffulta, glabra, niinutissime granulosa, atro-fusca. 



We find iu WaUich's Catalogue two barbarous names for this plant, one being 

 Roxburgh's manuscript name, the other that of Hamilton. As neither has been 

 published, and we cannot tell which ought to have the preference, we have adopted 

 neither, gladly availing ourselves of any legitimate excuse for escaping the employ- 

 ment of such extremely local and probably quite erroneous names. 



tomentosum 



(junioribus 



tosis, pedicellis elongatis gracilibus, petalis oblongis obtusis, stylis 

 ovalibus. — Uvaria tomentosa, Boxb. Cor. i. t. 35, FL Ind. ii. 667 ; Dun. 

 Anon. 90 ; DC. Syst. i. 483, Prod. i. 88 ; Wall. Cat. 6472 I ; W. etA. 

 Prod. i. 8 ; Graham, Cat. Bomb. 



Hab. In montibus Coimbator, Wight ! Concan, Graham, Laic ! 

 Orissa, Boxburgh ! Bahar, Hamilton ; et in Nipalia centrali in sylvis se- 

 cus basin Himalayse prope Gorakpur, Hamilton ! — (FL Apr. Mai.) (v. s.) 



Arbor. Hamuli rugulosi, cortice griseo, juniores fulvo-tomentosi. Folia 4-6 

 poll, longa, 2J-3 lata, petiolo ^-pollicari, basi rotundata vel cordata, tenuiter co- 

 riacea, opaca, subtus pallida. Pedunculi oppositifolii, abbreviati, 1-2 lineas longi, 

 1-2-flori. Pedicelli 2-3 poll, longi. Sepata lineari-oblonga, 2 lin. longa. Petala 

 interiora oblonga, obtusa, extus puberula, intus incano -tomentosa. Torus dense 

 albo-villosus. Ovaria late ovalia, 4-6-ovulata. Carjiella 5-15, subglobosa, pol- 



licaria, pedicello ^-^-pollicari suffulta, dense fulvo-tomentosa. Semina 3-4, in pulpa 

 nidnlantia. 



24. ALPHONSEA, H.f. et T. 



Sepala 3, rotundata. Petala 6, subrequalia, a3st. biseriatim valvata, 

 ovata. Torus alte liemispksericus. Stamina indefinite pluriserialia . 

 Ovaria 1-10 (rarissime solitaria), plerumque conum ultra stamina longe 

 eminentcm forniautia, lineari-oblonga, subangulata, strigoso-pubescentia, 

 ovulis in sutura ventrali indefinitis biserialibus. Stylus oblongus vel 

 depressus. — Arbores interdum procerus, foliis crasse coriaceis nitidis, 

 floribus infasciculos oppositif olios congest is, par vis. 



With the stamens of Saccopetalum, this genus has the petals equal in size, or 

 nearly so, the outer being usually somewhat larger. The general appearance is very 

 distinct from that of Saccopetalum, the leaves being very thick and coriaceous, and 

 quite glabrous, except when very young. We are happy to have this opportunity of 

 associatiug the name of M. Alphonse De Candolle with an Order which he has so ably 

 investigated, by dedicating to him this very distinct genus. 



1. A. yentxicosa (H.f. et T.); foliis oblongis vel lineari-oblongis, 

 pedicellis longiusculis medio bracteolatis, carpellis longe pedicellatis. 

 Uvaria ventricosa, Boxb.! Fl. Ind. ii. 658 ; Wall. Cat. 6453 ! 



Hab. In sylvis prov. Chittagong! — (v. v.) 



Arbor excelsa. Hamuli grisei, rugosi, glabri, juniores cum omnibus partibus no- 

 vellis ferrugineo-tomentosi. Folia basi rotundata, apice in acumen longum obtusius- 

 culum sensun angustata, 6-10 poll, longa, l£-4 lata, petiolo vix i-poll., coriacea, 

 iirma, (ai sicco). venule crebcrrimis reticulatis notata, supra lucida, prater costam 

 pubeseen m glabra, subtus (in sicco) pallidiora, lutescentia, petiolo et costa pubes- 



