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2-3 fld. Carpels globose. 7. 0. erytlirocarpa, Bedd. I.e. t. 68 ; Ann. iv. t. 145a. Ana- 

 mallay hills. Leaves 3-4 in., peduncles 3-4 fld., tomentose, fl. A in. diam. Eipe carpels 

 red, oblong, 1 in. long. 



11. MITREPHORA, Blume ; Fl. Brit. hid. i. 76. 



Evergreen trees, fl. sometimes unisexual, petals 6, the 3 outer spreading, 

 veined, the 3 inner narrowed into a flat claw, blades concave, cohering at the 

 edges and vaulted over the stamens. Stamens co, cuneate, connective broad, 

 truncate or triangular. Ovaries numerous, ovules 24 or more, biseriate. 

 Species 10, tropical Asia. 



1. M. Maingayi, Hook. f. & Thorns.; Ann. iv. t. 154. — -Syn. M. vandaz- 

 flora, Kurz, F. Fl. i. 45. Vera. Thdbut-net, Upper Burma. 



A large tree, branchlets softly rusty-tomentose. Leaves elliptic or ovate, 

 3-7 in. long, secondary nerves 6—12 pair, prominent beneath. Fl. showy, on 

 slender pedicels, generally 2-5 on short leafless woody branchlets, closely set 

 with the scars of tomentose bracts. Sepals densely silky outside, as long as 

 broad. Petals yellow, mottled with red, the outer undulate Hxf in., the 

 inner on linear claws, blades cohering by their hairy edges. Pipe carpels 

 1 in. long, broadly ovoid, densely tomentose, seeds 4, stalks stout, f in. 



Burma. Fl. February-April. Malay Peninsula. Java. 



2. M. gTandiflora, Bedd. Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 101 ; Fl. Sylv. t. 75; Ann. iv. t. 155. South 

 Kanara (Hints at 2,000 ft. Branchlets minutely pubescent, fl. 2-3 in. diam., turning 

 from pure white to yellow. Eipe carpels sessile, ovoid, J-l in., seed 1. 3. M. tomentosa, 

 Hook. fil. & Thorns.; Ann. iv. t. 153. Assam, Chittagong, Pegu. Branchlets and under- 

 side of leaves softly tomentose. Leaves 6-9 in., secondary nerves prominent, 10-15 pair. 

 i. M. Heyneana. Tine. : Bedd. Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 77 : Ann. iv. t. 152b. Palni and Tinnevelli 

 hills. Ceylon. Leaves glabrous, ovate-lnnreolatc, 2—1 in. 5. M. reticulata, Hook. f. & 

 Thorns.: Ann. iv. 166a. Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula. Leaves glabrous, excepting 

 midrib, 5-7 in. Secondary nerves 12-15 pair, prominent beneath. Ripe carpels ovoid. 

 $ in. long. 6. M. Prainii, King: Ann. iv. 158. Andamans. Shoots grey-pubescent. 

 Leaves 6-9 in., glabrous excepting midrib, secondary nerves prominent, 12-15 pair. 



Oxymitra, Blume. Shrubs, erect or climbing. Petals 6, the 3 outer large, the inner 

 much smaller, not clawed, conniving over stamens and ovaries. Stamens numerous. 

 Style oblong or clavate, recurved, ovules 1-2. Eipe carpels 1 seeded, stalks short. 



1. 0. fomicata, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 156b. Silhet, Assam, Chittagong hills, 

 Tenasserim, Andamans. Scandent, leaves membranous, glaucous beneath, tertiary 

 nerves parallel, prominent. Fl. rusty-pubescent, sepals membranous, ovate-lanceolate, 

 | in. long. Outer petals thin, yellow, 2 in. long. Eipe carpels cylindric, subsessile 



2. O. Maclellandii, Hook. f. & Thorns.; Ann. iv. t. 169. Martaban. Tenasserim. EJrect, 

 leaves thinly coriaceous, 7-10 in., purplish brown beneal b, secondary nerves 12-18 pair, 

 prominent beneath ; tertiary nerves parallel. Sepals short, petals coriaceous, the outer 

 It in. long. 



12. GONIOTHALAMUS, Blume; Fl. Brit. Iud. i. 72. 



Shrubs or small trees. Secondary nerves joined by more or less distincl 

 intramarginal loops. Distichous scaly bracts on peduncles. Petals li, inner 

 smaller, clavate, cohering, so as to form a vaulted cap over stamens and ovaries. 

 Stamens numerous, connective produced beyond author cells into n variously 

 shaped process. Ovaries many, style cylindric or subulate, simple or 2 fid. 

 Ripe carpels 1 seeded, often supported by the persistent bracts or sepals. 

 Species 47, eastern tropical Asia. 



1. G. cardiopetalus, Hook. fil. & Thorns.; Ann. iv. p. 93, t. L29; Bedd. 

 Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 62. 

 A shrub or small tree, branchlets minutely pubescent. Leaves thinly 



OOriac is, entirely ^labnuis, ti !t in. lone;, margin undulate. Fl. J in. diam. 



on sliori peduncles. Style cylindric, stigma 2-cleft. Ripe carpels oblong, 



sessile, J in. lone;. 



Evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, fr North Kanara to Malabar. FL 



March, 



