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. ae rufous-sericeous like the outer surface of the sepals and outer petals, 
racteolate at the base, .Flower-buds globose. r inate 
inside ‘like the ‘outer petals. Outer ite ete ene 7 may ae 
, ; ) - Inner petals with a 
cuneiform, sometimes retuse, thick limb, and a short narrow claw. _ Staminodes Syuan 
an outer row, sub-orbicular, fleshy. Stamens 6, with broad flat connective not produced 
at the apex, and large dorsal anthers. Ovaries about 6, oblong, oblique, densely villous, 
*- or 3-ovuled; stigma sessile, broad. Ripe carpels 2 to 4, sessile, cylindric, tapering 
a little at each end, puberulous, 1°5 to 1:75 in. long and about *35 in. in diam. Seeds 
2, oblong. oe 7 , 
~ Perak,—Scortechini, King’s Collector. | | 
This is readily distinguished from the closely allied species. 0. - maculata, by its 
scorpiod cymes, globular flower-buds, and by the cuneiform (not lanceolate) limbs of 
its petals. | : 
Prate 150B. Orophea cuneiformis, King. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpels—of 
natural size; 3, flower dissected; 4 & 5, anthers; 6, pistil; 7, section of ovary—enlarged. 
16. OnopHea potycarpa, A. DC. in Mem. Soc. Genev. v. 39. A large shrub or small 
tree; young branches slender, pubescent at first, but speedily glabrous furrowed and 
dark-coloured., Zeaves membranous, ovate to ovate-oblong, obtusely and very shortly 
acuminate, the margins undulate, the base rounded or narrowed; both surfaces glabrous; 
main nerves 6 to 8 pairs, spreading, faint; length 2 to 4 in., breadth 1 to 1:75 in.; 
petiole °05 in. Peduncles axillary or supra-axillary, slender, 1- to 3-flowered, pubescent, 
bracteoles several. Sepals ovate, acute, very pubescent. Outer petals ovate, acuminate, 
more than twice as large as the sepals, pubescent on the outer, glabrous on the inner, 
surface. Inner petals twice as long as the outer, irregularly oblong, the apices broad 
and curved outwards, the’ base slightly narrowed, puberulous outside, glabrous ‘within, 
4 in. long. Stamens 6 or 7, in a single row; the anther-cells quite dorsal, separate; the 
connective flat and very slightly prolonged above their apices. Ovaries about twice as 
many as the stamens, glabrous, ovate, oblique; stigma small, sessile, sub-capitate. Ripe 
carpels globular, glabrous, shining, *85 in. in diam.; their stalks +25 in. long. Seeds 
1 or 2. Wall. Cat. 6431; Hook, fil. 6 Thoms. Fl. Ind. 111; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. 1. 
91; Kurz For. Fl, Burm. i. 49; King in Journ, As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 85.— 
Anonacea, Grif. Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. iv. t. 654.—Bocagea polycarpa, Steud. Nomen. 212.— 
Melodorum? monospermum, Kurz in Andaman Report, App. B, p. 1.—Bocagea polycarpa, 
Steud. ee 
S. Andaman,— Kurz, 
(Kew Distrib.) No. 399. 3 c 
Orophea undulata (Pierre Fl. Forest. Coch.-Chine, t. 45) must be closely allied to 
this, as must also the same author's 0. anceps. (1. c t. 46). 
Puarze 151A. Orophea polycarpa. 1, Flowering branch ; 2, ripe carpels—of natural 
size; 3, flower dissected; 4, sepals and torus; 5, pistils—slightly enlarged; 6 & 7, 
anthers; 8, pistil—much enlarged. 
King. Burmah: Martaban,—Wall. Cat. No. 6431, Griffith 
17. OropHea cortacea, Thevaites’ Enum. Pl. Ceyl. 8; Beddome Ie. Pl, Ind. Or., t. 71. 
A large tiee; young branches dark-coloured, rather slender. Leaves very coriaceous, 
