ar 
(3) S. romentosum. (H. F. & T-) 
Ident. Wook. & Thoms. Flor. Ind. I. p. 152. 
Syn. Uvaria tomentosa, Roxb. fl. Ind: U1. p. 667.—Dec. prod, 
i. p. 88.—W. & A. prod. I. p. 8. 
Engrav, Roxb. Cor. I. t. 35. 
Spec. Cuan. Tree: leaves oblong, acute, pubescent on both 
sides: flower-bearing’ shoots usually leafy, 1-2-flowered : peduncles 
‘opposite the leaves and half as long, very pubescent: sepals trian- 
gular, acute; 3 exterior petals very sitiall, tomentose inside: car- 
pels 10-15, subglobose, one inch long, fulvous, tomentose: seeds 
about 4, nestling in pulp. 
Cirear and Western Ghauts. Orissa. Behar. Flowering in 
April and May. : 
GENUS Ix. ALPHONSEA. 
Polyandria Polygynia. Sex: Syst: 
" Deriv, Named after Mons. Alphonse de Candolle. 
Gen. Cuan. Sepals 3, roundish : petals 6, nearly equal, valvate 
in estivation in two rows, ovate: disk deeply hemispherical : sta 
mens in many rows: ovaries 1-10 (very rarely solitary), usually 
forming a cone stretching beyond the stamen, linear-oblong, some- 
what angled, strigosely pubescent: ovules indefinite, in 2 rows: 
style oblong or depressed. 
(1) A.curea. (HH. F.& TY) 
Ident. Hook. & Thoms. Flor. Ind. I. p. 153. 
Syn. Uvaria lutea, Roxb. fl. Ind. Il. p. 666.—Dec. prod. I. 
p- 88. 
Engrav. Roxb. Cor. I. t. 36. 
Spec. Cuar. Tree: leaves oblong or ovate, coriaceous : flower~ 
bearing shoots opposite the leaves, leafless, very short: peduncles 
short, terminal: petals much longer than the calyx: carpels 4~6, 
ovoid, pubescent : seeds 3-6, nestling in pulp. 
Circar mountains, Silhet. Flowering in the hot season. 
(2) A. ventricosa. (H. F. §& T.) 
Ident. Hook. & Thoms. Flor. Ind. I. p. 152. 
Syn. Uvaria ventricosa, Roxb. fl. Ind. II. p. 658. 
Srrc. Cuar. Tree: leaves ovate-lanceolate, shining : peduncles: 
solitary, nearly leaf-opposed, very short, bearing 10-15 long-pedi- 
celled pitcher-shaped flowers: bracts solitary at the base of each 
pedicel, with a smaller one near the middle: sepals triangular: ex- 
terior 3 petals revolute, inner 3 convergent, villotis on the outside: 
carpels 4-8, smooth, yellow: seeds surrounded by pulp: flowera 
greenish-white, fragrant. : oe i 
Chittagong, flowering in the hot season, 
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