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to certain Javanese species of Artahofrys,^ such as A. fivaveoJc.n^ Bl.* 

 and the species near it. In fact, we see tluit tlic flowers of these 

 are similar in all respects to those of Pararfabofri/s, except that 

 instead of numerous ovules we only Knd two in each ovary, inserted 

 near the base of the inner angle, ascending, with their micropyles out- 

 wards and downwards. A. suavcolens has also a thick deeply three- 

 lobed calyx, indefinite stamens, and a small number of carpels inserted 



Artahotrys svareohiis. 



Fro. 278. 



Inflorescence. 



on a sort of receptacular platform, surrounded by an annular pro- 

 jection. The fruit consists of several one- or two-seeded berries. The 

 general structure of the flower and fruit is the same, too, in the first 

 species of this genus that were known, such as A. uncata? But there 



1 R. Bb., Bot. Reg., t, 423 j Misc. Worlcs, ed. 

 Benn., ii. 685. — Spach, Suit.a Bufon, vii. 508. 

 — ExDL., Gen., n. 4720.— B. H., aen., 24, 956, 

 n. 10.— H. Bn., Adansonia, viii. 311, 341. — 

 Ropalopetalum Gkiff., Notul., iv. 716. 



^ Fl. Jav., Anonac, 62, t. 30, 31, I). 



^ A. odoratixshnus R. Bk., loc. cU. — Uvaria 

 uncata LoUK., Fl. Cochiuch., cd. Ulyssip. (17'J0), 

 349.-1^. odoratissima RoXB., Fl. Lid., ii. 666. 

 U. esculenta Rottl., Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Cur. 



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Berol., iv. 201. — Unona uncinafa Dtrx., 3Ian., 

 105, t. 12. — U. hamata DxTN., op. cit., 107. — 

 Anona hexapetala L., Stippl., 270. — A. uncinafa 

 Lamk., Diet., ii. (1790), 127. The name kexa- 

 petala cannot be retained, as it would refer to 

 all the species of Artabotrys indiscriminately. 

 The names nncala and uncinafa are of the same 

 year ; but we know that two yeai-s elapsed after 

 LouEEiEO had communicated his memoir to the 

 Academy of Lisbon before the first edition of it 



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