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mag>'oliace:e of beitish india 



6. 



Michelia, Linn. 



Trees. Leaves as in Magnolia. Floivers axillary, solitary or terminal. Sepals and 

 petals similar, 9 to 15 or more, 3- or more-seriate. Stamens as in Magnolia. Gynophore 

 stalked. Carpels in a loose spike; stigma decurrent; ovules 2 or more. Fruit a more or 

 less lax elongate spike of coriaceous dorsally dehiscing carpels. Seeds of Magnolia. 



Distrib.— About 16 species; temp, and trop. mountains of India. 



Synopsis of the species. 



Carpels numerous. 



Flowers mostly terminal * ; 1. M. Cathcartii. 



Flowers axillary. 



Young parts, spathoid bracts, and stipules pubescent. 



Leaves underneath densely covered with grey tomeutum, even 



when adult 2. M. lanuginosa. 



Leaves and young parts densely rufous-tomentose, ultimately 



glabrous; flower 4 to 5 in. in diam., white • . • . 3. if. excelsa. 

 Leaves often with grey pubescence beneath. 



Leaves more than 4 in. long ; flower yellow ...... 4. M. Champaca. 



„ 2 to 4 in. long; flower white . . 5. Jf. nilagirica. 



Leaves glabrous. 



Flowers 1 to 1*5 in. in diam., pale yellow ; leaves with 



rounded bases 6. if. kisopa. 



Flowers 1*25 to 1*5 in. in diam., white ; petals obovate- 



cuneate ; leaves acute at the base 7. M. pimduana. 



All parts quite glabrous. 



Flowers 3 to 4 in. in diam. ; petals linear-lanceolate or 



oblanceolate ; leaves thinly coriaceous, obovate-oblong . 8. M. oblmga. 

 Flowers about 3 in. in diam.; sepals small, linear ; petals 



oblanceolate ; leaves coriaceous, obovate-elliptic, blunt . 9. M. Mannii. 

 Carpels only 2 or 3, often solitary, very large . ' . 10. M. montana. 



1 



M. Cathcarth, Hook. fil. fr Thorns. Fl. Ind. 79 



peduncles, and midribs of 



other 



par 



glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, sh 



A tall tree; the young branch 

 on both surfaces finely sericeous, but ultimately glabroi 



o 



oblon 



the base slightly narrowed or 



o 



ded 



nerves 10 to 13 



pair 



> 



thin, form 



breadth 1*25 to 1*75 



Flo ivers 



o 



reticulations distinct 

 ■wide intra-marginal 



lanceolate, acuminate 

 both surfaces, rather fine 



3 to- 5 in. 



arches ; length 



> 



petiole *25 in.; stipules narrow, sericeous, *6 to -75 in. long 



usually terminal, solitary, pedicellate, when fully open 3 to 4 in. in diam 



white ; buds oblon 



blunt; peduncl 



1 in. long 



Sepals and petals 9, oblong, obtuse, the 



inner narrower. Stamens more than 1 in. long. Column of 



narrow, shorter than the stamens 



hen ripe; individual 



pels 



3 to 4 in. long and 



Fruit cylind 

 le, compressed, sub-orbicular, beaked wheu youn 



densely imbricate, 

 •75 in. in diam. 



but 



not when ripe; the walla thin, woody, lenticellate externally, -35 in. across; seeds 2 or 



3 



Hook. fil. Ill Him. Fl 



t. 7; Fl. Br. Ind 



Prain 



Sikkim Himalaya, alt. 5,000 to 



i 



42 



Gamble Ind. Timb. 6 



7,000 



feet 



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common 



Assam 



Naga Hills 



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Watt 



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