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IV. ANONACE,E 



\Unona 



Fig. 5. — Unona discolor, Vahl. Leaf, fl., fr. 



2. U. discolor, Vahl; Bedd. Ic.Pl. Ind. Or. t. 51.: Ann. iv. t. 74. — Syn. 

 U. undulata, Wall. PI. As. Ear. t. 265. 



An evergreen, often climbing shrub, youngest shoots pubescent. Leaves 



m embranous, oblong- 

 lanceolate, 3-7 in. Fl. 

 solitary, on slender extra- 

 axillary often leaf-op- 

 posed peduncles, 1-2 in. 

 long. Petals greenish- 

 3"ellow, narrowly lanceo- 

 late, 1-3 in. long. Ripe 

 carpels numerous, purple, 

 stalked, f to li in. long, 

 joints 2-5, the constric- 

 tions between the joints 

 often slender and pubes- 

 cent. 



Baseof eastern Himalaya, 

 Assam, Chittagong, Upper 

 and Lower Burma, Western 

 Peninsula. Fl. May-July. 

 8. U. pannosa, Dalz. : Bedd. 

 Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 52; Ann. 

 iv. t. 72. A small tree of 

 the Western Ghats from 

 the Konkan southwards. Leaves membranous, 2-3 in. Fl. straw-coloured, petals 

 1J in., densely clothed with brown silky hairs. Carpels sessile, ovoid, 1-3 seeded. 

 4. U. viridiflora, Bedd. Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 158 ; Ann. iv. t. 75. A gigantic climber. 

 Travancore Ghats. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. Petals lanceolate, silky, 

 1-2J in. long. 5. U. dumosa, Poxb. ; Ann. iv. t. 76. Silhet, Assam, Malay Pen- 

 insula. Branchlets and underside of leaves softly tomentose. 6. U. Lawii, Hook, 

 fil. & Thorns. ; Bedd. I.e. t. 73 ; Ann. iv. 77a. An erect or climbing shrub on the 

 Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards. Leaves 2-4 in., petals linear, 1-2 in., 

 carpels of 1-2 ovoid joints. 7. U. latifolia, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 78. (JJ.Bran- 

 disana, Pierre Fl. For. Coch. t. 19). A large deciduous tree on the Salween river south 

 of the Karenni country. Cochinchina, Mala3 r Peninsula. Branchlets and underside 

 of leaves grey-tomentose. Leaves ovate or orbicular. Fl. scented, petals veined, 2 in. 

 long. 



B. Petals 3, sometimes 2 only, those of the inner row wanting. 



8. U. Dasymaschala, Blume; Ann. t. iv. 81. 



An evergreen scrambling shrub, shoots softly pubescent. Leaves thinly 

 coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, 4J-8?,- in. long. Fl. solitary, nodding, 1J-3 in. 

 long, on peduncles l|-lf in. Petals fleshy, lanceolate, 3 in. long. Ripe 

 carpels numerous, on short stalks, joints 3-7, oblong. 



Lower Burma, Andamans. Fl. June. Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. 9. U. longi- 

 flora, Koxb. ; Ann. iv. t. 80. Glabrous evergreen shrub of Assam, the Khasi hills 

 and Chittagong, also Perak. Fl. crimson, petals 5 in. long. 



Canangium odoratum, Baillon ; Ann. iv. t. 67. — Syn. Cananga odorata, Hook, f . & Thorns. ; 

 Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 56. Vern. Kadatnyan, Burm., is an evergreen tree, 30-60 ft. Leaves 

 4-8 in., often oblique. Fl. pale yellow, fragrant, drooping, on long pedicels in 2-6 fid., 

 shortly pedunculate racemes. Petals 6, lanceolate, equal, 3 in. long, connective pro- 

 duced beyond anthers into a short lanceolate process. Ripe carpels 10-12, stalked, f in. 

 long, nearly black when ripe, with 6-12 flat seeds. Indigenous in Martaban and Tenas- 

 serim, the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago ; elsewhere cultivated. 



7. UVARIA, Linn.; PI. Brit. Ind. i. 47. 



Climbing or scrambling shrubs, generally with stellate pubescence. Fl. 

 yellow, purple or brown, usually large and showy. Sepals, 3 often connate 

 at base. Petals 6, imbricate, nearly equal, spreading. Stamens indefinite, 



