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above description has been drawn up from Hook. fil. § Thoms. (ic.); and from 
Kurz (l.c.), who refers it to Miliusa. 
PraTe 208 Bis. Saccopetalum sclerocarpum, H. f. & Th. 1, Leaf. -twig; 2, branch 
with unripe carpels—of natural size. (Drawn from Wallich’s specimen, Cat. No. 6461.) 
25. Alphonsea, Z. /. & 7. 
Loity trees, or shrubs. eaves more or less coriaceous, glabrous, shining. Flowers 
small or middle-sized, in leaf-opposed, rarely extra-axillary, peduneled fascicles; buds 
conical. Sepals 3, small, valvate. Petals 6, valvate in two series, often saccate at the 
base, larger than the sepals, equal or the inner rather smaller. Zorus cylindric or hemis- 
pheric. Stamens indefinite, loosely packed; anther-cells dorsal, contiguous; connective 
apiculate. Ovaries 1 or more; style oblong or depressed; ovules 4—8, in two series on 
the ventral suture. Curpels sub-sessile or stalked. Distrib—Species 18, all Indian or 
Malayan.—Baillon (Mist. Pi.) unites this genus with Bocagea. 
Leaves rusty-pubescent beneath at all stages . . 1. A. Maingayi. 
Leaves glabrous above, sparsely sages trig paneatli slong to 
elliptic; main nerves 10 pairs . .. 2. A. lutea. 
Leaves glabrous above, glabrous, or nearly so, beneath. 
Leaves more than 3 in. long. 
Buds conical; fruit ovoid or globose. 
Leaves quite glabrous, oblong to he aaa main 
nerves 14to18 pairs . . . 3. A. ventricosa. 
Leaves glabrous on the upper sista, iiieruldts on ie 
lower when young, elliptic or ovate-elliptic; main nerves 
6 to 8 pairs . . 4. A. elliptica. 
Leaves quite Binbrous, broadly, ellintic, hati adinniinate: 
main nerves? or8 pairs ... . . od. A, lucida. 
Buds globose; ripe carpels cylindric. . . . . » - + = - 6, A. subedehiseens. 
Leaves 3 in. long or less. 
Ripe carpel cylindric Bee tenet aaa Oe pee Ram ae Ne ge ee ee a ge a 
Ripe carpel globose or ovoid. 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, ovate or oblong, obtuse; main 
MGLVCS OGOL ¢7PAlis =. os 8 ee pee ie . 8, A. madraspatana. 
Leaves narrowly lanceolate. 
Ripe carpels 1 in. ree Boer all, or only pe 
tuberculate . . . 9. A. seylanica. 
Ripe carpels 1:5 to 2 in. long eel Taberenlaes: pega! Lag sclerocarpa. 
Of uncertain position (fruit unknown) 5 . . Ll, A. Curtisis. 
i. AxpHonsea Marncayr, Hook. fil. §& Thoms. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 90. A tree; branches 
rusty-tomentose, ultimately dark-coloured and glabrous. - Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-oblong 
or oblong-lanceolate, shortly, and often obtusely, acuminate, the base rounded; upper 
surface shining, glabrous except the midrib puberulous near the base; lower surface 
Ann. Roy. Bor. Garp, Carcurra You. IV. 
