20 IV. ANONACE^ [Goniothalamus 



2. G. sesquipedalis, Hook. fil. & Thorns.; Ann. iv. t. 139. — Syn. Guatteria 

 sesquipedalis, Wall. Ic. PI. As. Ear. t. 266. 



A glabrous shrub. Leaves rigidly coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, 6-14 in., 

 both surfaces shining, the lower paler, secondary nerves 12-18 pair, prominent 

 beneath, as well as the intramarginal Ioojjs. Fl. greenish-yellow, sweet-scented, 

 axillary or supra-axillary, solitary or in pairs, on short stout pedicels. Ripe 

 carpels few, nearly sessile, ovoid, apiculate, f-1 in. long, orange red when 

 ripe, supported by the persistent veined broadly ovate sepals. 



Foot of Sikkim Himalaya, ascending to 5,000 ft., Assam, Burma. 3. G. Wightii, Hook, 

 fil. & Thorns. ; Bedel. Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 63 ; Ann. t. 122b, hills between Tinnevelli and 

 Travancore, a small tree, outer petals J-i in., leaves lanceolate, 3—4 in. 4. G. wynadensis, 

 Bedd. I.e. t. 61 ; Ann. iv. t. 128a, "Wainad, a large shrub. Leaves 8-11 in., secondary 

 nerves prominent beneath. 5. G. Simonsii, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 137, Khasi 

 hills, branchlets and underside of leaves along nerves brown tomentose. Leaves 9-14 

 in., secondary nerves 14-18, prominent beneath. 6. G. Griffithii, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; 

 Ann. iv. t. 136, Tenasserim. Sepals broadly ovate, outer petals lanceolate acuminate 



2 in. long. 



13. MELODORUM, Dunal; Fl. Brit, Ind. i. 78. 



Shrubs, mostly climbing. Leaves large, elliptic- or lanceolate-oblong, 

 secondary nerves numerous, prominent. Fl. buds pyramidal or conical. Sepals 



3 small, connate at base, petals thick, fleshy, connivent, the 3 inner generally 

 smaller, triquetrous above, hollowed below on the inner face. Ovaries many, 

 style cylindric, generally short, ovules 2 or more. Species 35, tropical Asia. 



A. Leaves rusty tomentose or pubescent beneath. 



1. M. rubiginosum, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 183. 



Branchlets rusty tomentose. Leaves 3-9 in., carpels velvety, ovoid obtuse, 

 1 in. long, stalk tomentose, as long as carpels. 



Assam, Chittagong, Martaban, Tenasserim. PI. C. S. 2. M. tricolor, Hook. fil. & 

 Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 175b, Sikkim, Assam, Burma. Leaves roughly tomentose beneath, 

 3-7 in. PL woolly outside, carpels globose 1 in. diam., stalks short. 3. M. verrucosum, 

 Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 177a, Khasi hills, Tunan. Leaves lanceolate, 2-5 in. 

 Carpels globose, densely tuberculate, 1A-2 in. diam., narrowed into a stalk 4-8 in. 



B. Leaves glabrous beneath. 



4. M. Wallicmi, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 175a, Assam, Khasi hills. Leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, 3-*8 in. long, secondary nerves 10-12 pair, carpels ovoid J in. 

 diam., stalks 1J in. 5. M. polyanthum, Hook. fil. & Thorns. : Ann. iv. t. 172a, Assam, 

 Khasi hills, Chittagong hill tract. Leaves lanceolate, 5-8 in. PI. small in bracteate 

 sessile or shortly pedunculate umbels. 6. M. macrantmim, Kurz ; Ann. iv. t. 186, 

 Andamans, a tree, leaves elliptic-oblong, 6-8 in., secondary nerves slender, outer 

 petals 3-5 in., ripe carpels oblong, lj-li in., does not perhaps belong to this genus. 



Xylopia parrifolia, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; Bedd. Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 43, PL Sylv. t. 172 ; 

 Ann. iv. t. 190a (Sdnthu, Mai.) is a lofty tree with huge buttresses, in the evergreen 

 forests of Travancore, also in Ceylon. Leaves coriaceous, 2J-3J in. long, secondary 

 nerves indistinct, reticulate veins visible on both sides. Fl. buds linear, fl. § in. long, 

 yellow, in axillary few fid. subsessile fascicles. Petals nearly equal, from a broad base 

 narrow-linear, silky pubescent outside, the 3 inner with a concave base. Ovaries 5, 

 oblong, pubescent, style as long as ovary, glabrous, stigma longer than style, hairy. 

 Ripe carpels blunt, tapering to the base, pubescent, 1-1A in. long. The representative 

 in India of a large genus (60-70 species) in the tropics of both hemispheres. 



14. ARTABOTRYS, R. Brown; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 53. 



Evergreen, scrambling or climbing shrubs. Peduncles extra-axillary, 

 hooked, recurved, generally thick and woody, often grappling supports, bearing 

 single fl. or fascicles of fl. Petals 6, nearly equal ; base of all concave, closing 

 over stamens and ovaries, limb spreading. Ovaries few or numerous, ovules 2, 

 erect, collateral. Species 32, tropical Africa and Eastern Asia. 



