74 IV. ANONACE.E. (Hook. f. & Thorns.) [Goniothalamtis. 



lanceolate, glabrous ; inner pubescent ; cone f in. Ovaries golden- strigose, narrow, 

 equalling the cylindric recurved style. Carpels 3-4 or 8-10, in., mucronate, granu- 

 late, orange-red. 



6. G. Walkerl, H.f. & T. Fl. Ind. 109 ; leaves narrowly linear-oblong 

 obtusely acuminate glabrous, peduncles axillary, sepals ovate acute persis- 

 tent, outer petals ovate-lanceolate, style clavate 2-lobed. Thioaitet En am. 

 8 and 398. 



CEYLON ; in the Singhe .Rajah forest, Walker, &c. 



A small tree; branches glabrous. Leaves 10-13 by 2-5 in., coriaceous, base acute, 

 very aromatic, dark green and shining above, pale beneath. Flowers red, sparsely 

 pubescent; peduncles TS~& ^-> axillary. Sepals & in., enlarging in fruit. Outer 

 petals in.; inner i~4 in. "The fragrant roots contain camphor and are chewed by 

 the Cinghalese." 2fiw. Very near to O. sesquipedalis. The description of the flower 

 is taken from Thwaites. 



ttt Leaves obovate-oblong^ icidening UpttCtrdt to above the MtddU, 



7. G. Thomson!, Thwai1<-s En urn. 7; leaves obovate-oblong abruptly 

 long-acuminate glabrous, flowers solitary or binate axillary or truncal, sepals 

 acute persistent, outer petals 1 \ in. lanceolate, style with 2 filiform segments, 

 carpels ovoid short-stalked. Beddome Ic. PI. Tnd. Or. t. 59. 



CEYLON; forests between Galle and Ratnapoora, Tinea! t> x. 



' A small glabrous bush, 14-3 ft. Leaves 6-12 by 1^-3^ in., base acute, bright green 

 above, pale beneath : ]><-ti"li- ^ in. Flowers yellow, glabrous, often close to the ground; 

 peduncles i-$ in., slender, tip decurved. Xepal in., lan<-rul;it\ Otitt-r /i>'t(dn 14 in., 

 taper-pointed, base rounded ; cone of inner broad, 4 in. high. Ovaries elongate, equal- 

 ling the style. Carpels 4 in., 1 -seeded. 



8. G. wynaadensis, Beridomc I<: /'/. hid. Or. i. 13, t. 61 ; leaves nar- 

 rowly obovate-oblong abruptly acuminate glabrous, peduncles axillary or 

 truncal, sepals persistent ? outer petals \ in. broad ovate, style elongate 

 2-lobed, carpels oblong. Atrategia, Beddome. 



WESTERN PENINSULA ; Wynaad, alt. 2500-5000 ft., Beddome. 



An erect shrub; shoots puberulous. Leaves 8-11 by 3 in., thin, membranous, base 

 acute, shining above, paler beneath; petiole - in. Flowers |-1 in. long, glabr;t- : 

 buds brown-pubescent; peduncles &- in. Stpals orbicular, obtuse or acute. <>ut<r 

 petals conspicuously veined ; inner half as long, vaulted. Torus and ovaries hairy ; 

 ovule 1. Ripe carpels -1 in. long, mucronate; stalk in. We have seen but one 

 specimen. 



9. G. macrophyllus, //./.<( T. ; leaves narrow-obovate -oblong acu- 

 minate glabrous coriaceous, peduncles supra-axillary, sepals acute persistent, 

 outer petals 1-1| in. oblong-lanceolate, style slender, carpels pisiform sub- 

 sessile. Polyalthia macrophylla, Bluine Fl. Jav. Anon. 79, t. 39. 



MALACCA, Griffith, Maingay. DISTKIB. Java. 



A shrub or tree; branches glabrous; bark grey. Leaves 10-18 by 3-5 in., coria- 

 ceous, base rounded or acute, pale beneath ; petiole f-1 in. Flowers green, glabrous ; 

 peduncles -4 i n -, glabrous. Petals, outer acute or acuminate ; inner obtuse, ciliate, 

 cone ^ in., depressed, triquetrous. Ovaries 12-18, glabrous, 1-ovuled. Carpels size 

 of a pea, ovoid, mucronate. Our specimens are in fruit with a bud. 



II. Outer petals softly pubescent or tomentose. 

 * Leaves oblong or obovate-oblong. 



10. G. Simonsii, H. f. & T. Fl. Ind. 108 ; leaves narrowly obovate- 

 oblong caudate-acuminate glabrous above brown pubescent beneath, pe- 

 duncles axillary, sepals acute persistent, style cylindric, carpels oblong. 



