Miliusa.] iv. ANONACEJE. (Hook. f. & Thorns.) 87 



3. XH. zeylanica, Gard. ex H. f. & T. Fl. Ind. 149 ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate obtuse acute or acuminate young puberulous beneath, flowers 

 2-sexual axillary solitary, inner petals narrow oblong taper-pointed, carpels 

 pisiform subsessile. Tkwaites Enum. 61 ; Beddome Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 89. 



CEYLON ; southern parts of the Island, Walker, &c. 



A small tree; branches rugose, young strigose or downy. . Leaves 2-4 by 1-1 \ in., 

 coriaceous, rigid, base somewhat oblique rounded or retuse, midrib downy above, when 

 old glabrous on both surfaces; petiole iV~& i n , strigose. Flowers f-1 in. long; 

 peduncle short, downy ; bracteoles several, basal. Sepals and outer petals oblong, 

 hardly acute, softly ciliate ; inner petals narrow-oblong, greenish-yellow, base purple. 

 Closely allied to M. indica; but leaves longer and petals narrower. 



4. IMC. Wig-htiana, //. /. & T. Fl. Ind. 149 ; leaves narrow-oblong or 

 oblong-lanceolate obtusely acuminate glabrous, shining above, flowers poly- 

 gamous axillary, inner petals oblong subacute, carpels pisiform or oblong 

 glabrous granulate. Beddome Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 86. 



Hill forests of TINIVELLY and TRAVANCOR, Wight, &c. 



A small tree, bark rough ; branches glabrous. Leaves 2-4 by -1 in., thin, coria- 

 ceous, pale beneath; petiole ^ in. Flowers like those of M. indica; peduncles 

 1-2 in., slender ; bracteoles 1-2, minute, basal. Ovaries 1-2-ovuled. Carpels 1-2- 

 seeded ; stalks as long or longer. 



5. XIX. Roxburg-hiana, H. f. & T. Fl. Ind. 150 ; leaves oblong or 

 oblong-lanceolate abruptly acuminate shining above glabrous or tomentose 

 beneath, flowers 1-3 together dioecious axillary, inner petals ovate obtuse, 

 carpels ovoid or pisiform and glabrous. M. Wallichiana, H. f. & T. I.e. 149. 

 Uvaria dioica, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 659. Guatteria globosa, A. DC. Mem. Soc. 

 Genev. v. 43 ; Wall. Cat. 6448. Hyalostemma Roxburghiana, Wall. Cat. 

 6434 ; Griff. Ic. PL Ind. Or. iv. t. 653. 



SIKKIM, ASSAM, and the KHASIA HILLS to TENASSERIM. 



A small tree ; branches softly pubescent ; leaves beneath pedicels and calyx glabrous 

 or densely pubescent. Leaves 3-6 by 1-2 in., thin, coriaceous, lower on the branch 

 smaller, subobtuse ; petiole obsolete. Pedicels ^-14 i Q -, sometimes on a short peduncle, 

 slender ; bracts several, linear. Sepals lanceolate. Inner petals 1 in., ovate, obtuse, 

 blood-red, veins dark. Carpels 1- rarely 2-seeded; stalk | in. 



6. BX. velutina, H.f. & T. Fl. Ind. 151 ; leaves ovate or oblong acute 

 or acuminate tomentose on both surfaces, flowers 2-sexual subraeemose, inner 

 petals ovate, carpels ovoid downy short-stalked. Beddome Ic. PI. Ind. Or. 

 t. 87. (Jvaria velutina, Dunal Anon. 91. U. villosa, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 664. 

 Guatteria velutina, A. DC. Mem. Soc. Genev. v. 42 ; Wall. Gat. 6441. 



GARWHAL, BEHAR, MALWAH, ORISSA, MALABAR, and PEGU. 



A large tree; young branches densely tomentose. Leaves 3-6 by 2-4 in., lower on 

 the branches smaller and often obtuse, base obliquely cordate ; petiole -^ in. Flowers 

 3-6, in leaf-opposed cymes or in short few-leaved branches ; pedicels 2-4 in., slender, 

 tomentose ; bracts minute, basal deciduous. Sepals and outer petals small, ovate ; 

 inner petals ^ in., ovate, dark brown, glabrous inside. Carpels size of a cherry. 



7. Xtt. nilag-irica, Beddome Ic. PI Ind. Or. t. 88 ; leaves lanceolate 

 linear-lanceolate or elliptic taper- pointed glabrous, peduncles axillary gla- 

 brous,^ inner petals broadly ovate-lanceolate, stamens 8 1-seriate, carpels 

 pisiform glabrous. 



Northern slopes of the NILGIRIS, alt. 5000 ft., Beddome. 



A large shrub; branches glabrous. Leaves 2-4 by f-lf i n -> narrowed and obtusely 

 pointed at both ends, coriaceous ; petiole \-^ in. Flowers | in. long ; peduncles 



