8 The Flowering Plants of Western India. 



two series ; stamens many, closely packed on a torus, filaments 

 short or none, anthers with a long connective ; fruit of numerous 

 carpels, either quite distinct or united. 



A tropical order, mainly distinguished by the peculiar anthers and 

 carpels. It is much better known in W. India by the cultivated than 

 by the wild species. 



(a) Stamens many, close packed, the anther cells concealed 

 by the connective ; ovaries indefinite. 



1. UNONA. Petals flat, spreading from the base, style re- 

 curved and grooved ; carpels long, generally constricted between 

 the seeds. 



2. POLYALTILEA. Like the last, but the carpels, when ripe, 

 are one-seeded berries. 



3. ANONA. Eipe carpels confluent into a fleshy, many-celled, 

 many-seeded fruit. 



(b) Stamens often indefinite, anther cells not concealed by 

 the connective ; ovaries indefinite. 



4. SACCOPETALUM. Petals in two series, valvate, the outer 

 smaller ; carpels in fruit quite distinct and stalked. 



(a) 



1. UNONA. 



* TJ. discolor (including D's U. dunallii}. A shrub spread- 

 ing or climbing, the young branches rough with white 

 tubercles, leaves oblong or lanceolate, smooth or shining above, 

 flowers yellow, strong-smelling, solitary ; carpels stalked, with 

 several joints, fleshy. 



The Konkan and Wari country (D.). H. has four varieties. He 

 gives the petals as about 2 inches by inch. 



Two less common species are given. *U. pannosa (U. farinosa, D.) 

 a tree with ovate lanceolate leaves, the petals covered with brown 

 woolly hairs, the carpels not constricted Parwar ghaut and Tala- 

 wari, (D.) and * U. Lawii, said to be much like U". discolor, but the 

 petals 2 to 3 inches long, and not \ inch broad, leaves pale and downy 

 beneath, carpels with 1 to 3 ovoid joints. Named after Mr. Law, C.S., 

 a very distinguished botanist, who found it in the Konkan. 



2. POLYALTKEA. 



* P. cerasoides (Gualteria c., D.). A tree with light grey 

 bark, leaves lanceolate or oblong, softly hairy beneath, petals 

 dirty green, thick, leathery, half an inch long, carpels size of a 

 small cherry, dark red, stalked. Hum. 



Thall ghaut and Jawhar forests (D. fy <?.), W. Ghauts, and Sattara 

 districts. 23. * P. fragrzns found in the Wari country by Dalzell, has 

 very fragrant yellow flowers with linear petals, carpels ovoid, stalked. 



