88 ANNALS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA. 
Apices of anthers acuminate, 
Leaves thickly coriaceous; nerves inconspicuous. . . . . . . 24. G@ Tapis. 
Leaves strongly and prominently nerved. 
Sepals large, orbicular-ovate, obtuse, *65 to 1 in. long . .°. 20. G. Seortechinii. 
Sepals small, ovate, acuminate, °2in.long . . . .. . . 26. G. Wrayi. 
Geils ana seckw4s os Pam kcaea en daeceeee 6 Tae 28) ea Ee es aes SO Ge clvarioides: 
1. GownrorHALamMus GarpNeERI, Hook. fil. § Thoms. Fl. Ind. 107. A glabrous shrub 
8 to 10 feet high; young branches dark-coloured, striate. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly 
oblong-lanceolate, acute at. each end, the edges recurved; both surfaces dull, pale when 
dry; main nerves very faint, numerous, sub-horizontal; length 6 to 8 in., breadth 1 to 
1°35 in.; petiole 25 in. Flowers solitary, axillary or from the axils of fallen leaves, 
drooping; pedicels curved, °3 to 4 in. long, with 2 long lanceolate bracts at the base. 
Sepals coriaceous, broadly cordate, acute, reticulate, ‘7 in. long and ‘5 in. broad, 
persistent. Petals coriaceous, yellowish-green, very unequal; the outer oblong-lanceolate, 
sub-acute, 2 to 2° 25 in. long; the imner ovate, acute, ‘4 in, long. Anthers with orbicular 
convex apices. Ovaries shlong? pubescent, shorter than the slender bent cylindric style ; 
stigma not lobed. Ripe carpels ovoid, blunt, tapering at the base, sub-sessile, ‘7 in. 
long. Thwattes’ Enum. 7; Hook. fil. Fl. Br, Ind. 1. 73; Beddome Ic. Pl. Ind. Or., t. 60. 
Ceylon: altitude.2,000 to 4,000 feet. 
Prate 120. Goniothalamus Gardneri, H. f. § Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe 
carpels; 3, front view of flower; 4, flower dissected—of natural size; 5, sata 6, 
ovaries—enlurged. , 
2. GoniorHaramus Tuwarresn, Hook. fil. & Thoms. Fl. Ind. 106. A small glabrous 
tree; young branches pale, glaucous. eaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic to oblong, shortly 
and rather bluntly acuminate; the base slightly cuneate or rounded, the edges recurved 
(when dry); both surfaces dull, pale when dry; main nerves 12 to 15 pairs, faint, sub- 
horizontal; length 4 to’ 5°5°in.,’ breadth 1°8 to 2:5 in.; petiole *3 to °5 in. Flowers 
axillary or leaf-opposed, solitary, sub-clavate; pedicels °75 ue 1°25 in. long with a minute 
bracteole near the base. Sepals broadly ovate, sub-acute, spreading, persistent, °5 in. 
long, reticulate when dry. Petals coriaceous, very unequal, greenish; the outer oblong- 
lanceolate, acuminate, puberulous inside, 1°25 to 1:5 in. long; inner broadly ovate, 
acute, sparsely adpressed-pubescent, ‘4 in. long; apex of anthers convex; style subu- 
late; stigma not lobed. Ripe carpels ovoid, slightly apiculate, tapering to the short 
stalk, °5 in. long; stalk *1 in. hwaites’ Enum. 7; Hook: jil. Fl. Br, Ind. 1.72; Beddome 
te El tnd... Or., t208. 
- Ceylon: altitade 2,000 to 4,000 feet. Travancore,— Wight. S. Tinnivelly, Shevageri 
and Papanassum Hills,—Beddome. | ; 
Pirate 121A. Goniothalamus Thwaitesii, Hook. fil. § Thoms, 1, Flowering branch ; 
2, ripe carpels; 3, sepals and andro-gyncecium—of natural size; 4, torus and pistils; 
5 & 6, anthers; 7, pistil; 8, section of pistil—enlarged. (Nos. 4 to 8 are copied from 
_@ drawing lent to me. by Dr. H. Trimen,, 7.2.8.) : ! 
