Tabula 2S05. 



INDOKINGIA CBASSA, llemsl. 



Araliaceae. 



Indokingia, llemsl. Genus novum Tiipidantho proximum, a quo 

 foliis piuuatis, ovario circiter 15-loculari, loculis couceutricis et 

 stigmatibus bifidis cliffert. 



Cahjcis tuhus paulo supra ovarium productus, truncatus vol obscure 

 dentatus. Petala in calyptrain crassam carnosam conglutinata, suturis 

 obsoletis. Stamina indefinita, pluriseriata, filamcntis iiliformibus. 

 ^m*?/5 annularis. Ova?'iu?7i circiter lO-loculare ; stigmata radiantia, 

 breviter bifida. Fructtis ignotus, — Frutex ramis crassh. Folia 

 amplity phmata^ folioUs carnosocoriaccis iittegris, Florcs pauci 

 unibeUato-^jyanictdati^ in ordine majni. 



I. crassa^ IlemsL (species unica), 



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Friitex 2"5-3*5 m. altus (Ilorne) undique glaber, ramis cra^isissimis 

 spongiosis. Folia (folium unum perfcctum tantum vi-suni) altcrna, 

 iniparipinnata, cum petiolo valido terete circiter bipedalia ; foliola 7, 

 paribus oppositis, carnoso-coriacca, crassissima, breviter pctiolulata, 

 oblique oblonga vel elliptica, maxima 25 cm. longa et 12-5 cm. lata, 

 apice rotundata. Panicidae terminales ? 15-20 cm. longac, ramis 

 crassis rigidis ; umbellae 3-6-florae, pedicellis crassis 1-2 cm. longis 

 cum floribus continuis. Flores circiter 2'5 cm. diametro, 



Seychelles: Mahe', at 600 m., not common, Ilorne^ 273; moun- 

 tain forest, Cascade Estate, Thomasset, 111. 



to that of Gastonia 

 cidispongia^ Lam. [Polyscias cniispongia^ Baker), -with which Home's 

 very imperfect specimen was associated. Both bear the name of 

 hoim papaye. The genus is dedicated to my friend Sir George King, 

 F.ll.S., late Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Gardens. — W, 

 BoTTixG IIemsley. 



Fig. A, portion of leaf; b, portion of an inflorescence (vatural size); 1, a flower 

 from -wliicti the petals and stainciib have been miioved ; 2, ttamens; 3, top of the 

 ovary and stigmas; 4, cross section of an ovary. Enlarged, 



The foliage of Indokingia crassa is very similar t 

 ispongia^ Lam. (^Polyscias cuiispongia^ Baker), "wi 



