344 ANNALS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA. 
Leaves 1°75 to 2°5 in. broad; flower pedicels *5 to ‘8 
in. long; ripe carpels eo arn and minutely 
yellowish-tomentose .. ae e wats bos Xe okoacen. 
Upper surfaces of leaves glabrous (the midrib alone pubescent in 
some) ; under-surfaces uniformly pubescent. 
Under-surface of leaves aha aes ; length 2 to 
Oe ate. 16. X. ovtusifolia. 
Under-surface of ieaves on foun the Gabe alightly 
paler; length °3 to 45 in.; ripe carpels obovoid, oblong, 
DEUS ay Meath easter eS 8 cae 2) eSB gk OR SR a Pen ON rea aiier: 
Under-surface of leaves purplish-brown, pubescent; length 3°5 
to 5°5 in.; main nerves 10 to 12 pairs; ripe carpels much 
elongate, cylindric, many-seeded : 18. X. ferruginea. 
Under-surface of leaves Brewnichs tomentosa : rein 6 5 ne 
S:5-in-; nerves 12. to 14 pairs. « « « «© ee wt ws « «19. X. Ridleys. 
1, Xynopra oxyanTHA, Hook. fil. & Thoms. Fl, Br. Ind. i. 85. A tree; young parts 
puberulous; the branchlets rather stout, striate. Leaves coriaceous, ovate or oblong, 
abruptly and shortly acuminate, glabrous, glaucous on the lower surface; main nerves 
12 to 15 pairs, spreading, thin; length 6 to 7 in., breadth 2°5 to 3 in.; petiole °35 in. 
Peduneles axillary, in fascicles, *35 to *5 in. long, adpressed-pubescent. Sepals broadly 
ovate. Outer petals narrowly linear, tapering at the apex, yellowish pubescent, slightly 
keeled at the back, 1°25 to 15 in. long, Stamens and ovaries as in X. ferruginea. King 
in Juurn, As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 114.—Habzelia oxyantha, Hook. fil. & Th. Fi. 
Ind, 124; Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 37.—Uvaria oxyantha, Wall. Cat, 6478. 
Singapore,— Wallich. 
Puate 188. Xylopia oxyantha, H. f. & Th. 1 & 2, Leaves; 3, twig with one 
imperfect flower; 4, flower—of natural size; 5, flower; 6, flower with the outer petals 
removed; 7, inner petal, front view; 8, anther, side view; 9, anther, back view; 10, 
pistil; 11, section of ovary—enlarged. 
2. XYLOPIA DICARPA, Hook. fil. & Thoms. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 85. A tree 20 to 25 feet 
high; branches glabrous, dark-coloured, minutely dotted. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic- 
lanceolate, acute or acuminate, the base acrite; both surfaces glabrous, minutely reticulate ; 
main nerves about 10 pairs, spreading, very faint, the secondary nerves almost as distinct; 
length 3 to 4°5 in., breadth 1:5 to 1:75 in.; petiole ‘25 in. Flowers solitary or in pairs, 
pendent, 1°5 in. long; pedicel very short with 1 to 3 orbicular, amplexicaul, glabrous : 
bracteoles. Sepals ovate, obtuse, tubercled, connate to the middle. Petals linear-oblong. 
slightly expanded and concave at the base, hoary-pubescent; the inner narrower and 
shorter than the outer, sub-trigonous. Stamens numerous, the inner rudimentary; apical 
process rounded. Anthers linear, septate. Ovaries 2 to 4, pilose, multi-ovular; style 
short. Ripe carpels cylindric, blunt at each end, much tubercled, puberulous, 1°5 in. 
long and about -75 in. in diam. Seeds 7 or 8, SUE the testa pale, scaly. King 
in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 114. 
Singapore,— — Maingay Enos Distrib. (in part) No. 84]. King’s Collector No. 7079. 
Prate 189A. Xylopia dicarpa, H. f. § Th. 1, Branch with ripe carpels; 2, section 
of a ripe carpel—of natural size. 
