, 74 IV. ANONACE^. (Hook. f. & Thorns.) [OmiothahviHS. 



lanceolate, glabrous ; inner pubescent ; cone | in. Ovaries golden-strigose, narrow, 

 equalling the cylindrio recurved style. Cartels 3-4 or 8-10, § in., mucronate, granu- 

 late, orange-red. 



6. G. Walkerl, H.f. & T. Fl. Ind. 109 ; leaves narrowly linear-oblong 

 obtusely acuminate glabrous, peduncles axillafy, sepals ovate acute persis- 

 tent, outer petals ovate-lanceolate, style clavate 2-lobed. Thwattes Mnum. 

 8 and 398. 



Cetloh ; in tie Singbe Eajah forest, Walker, &c. 



A small tree ; branches glabrous. Leaves 10-13 by 2-5 in., coriaceous, base acute, 

 very aromatic, dark green and shining above, pale beneath. Flowers red, sparsely 

 pubescent; peduncles y^j-J in., axillary. Sepals J in., enlarging in fruit. Outer 

 petals 8 in. ; inner i-4 in. — "The iragrant roots contain camphor and are chewed by 

 the Cingbalese."— JAt».— Very near to O. sesquipedalis. The description of the flower 

 is taken from Thwaites. 



t+t Leaves ohovate-oblong, widening upwards to ctbrne the middle. 



7. Ct. Thomsoni, Thwaites Enwm. 7 ; leaves obovate-oblong abruptly 

 long-acuminate glabrous, flowers solitary or binate axillary or truncal, sepals 

 acute persistent, outer petals I5 in. lanceolate, style with 2 filiform segments, 

 carpels ovoid short-stalked. Beddome Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 59. 



Ceylon ; forests between Galle and Batnapoora, Thwaites. 

 : A small glabrous bush, 14-3 ft. Leaves 6-12 by IJ-SJ in., base acute, bright green 

 above, pale beneath ; petiole 4 in. Flowers yellow, glabrous, often close to the ground; 

 peduncles J-| in., slender, tip deourved. Sepals J in., lanceolate. Ovier petals 14 in., 

 taper-pointed, base rounded ; cone of inner broad, 4 in. high. Ovaries elongate, equal- 

 ling the style. Carpels 4 in., 1-seeded. 



8. Cr. Tirynaadensis, Beddome Ic. PI. Ind. Or. i. 13, t. 61 ; leaves nar- 

 rowly obovate-oblong . abruptly acuminate glabrous, peduncles axillary or 

 truncal, sepals persistent ? outer petals f in. broad ovate, style elongate 

 2-lobed, carpels oblong. Atrategia, Beddome. 



Westehn Pesinsula; Wynaad, alt. 2500-5000 ft., Beddome. 



An erect shrub; shoots pnberulous. Leaves 8-11 by 3 in., thin, membranona, base 

 acute, shining above, paler beneath ; petiole ^-4 in. Flowers J-1 in. long, glabrate ; 

 buds brown-pubescent ; peduncles J-^ in. Sepals orbicular, obtuse or acute. Outer 

 petals conspicuously veined ; inner half as long, vaulted. Torus and ovaries hairy ; 

 ovule 1. Ilipe carpels J-1 in. long, mucronate ; stalk J in. — We have seen but one 

 specimen. 



9. G. macrophyllus, S.f. & T.; leaves narrow-obovate-oblong acu- 

 minate glabrous coriaceous, peduncles supra-axUlary, sepals acute persistent, 

 outer petals 1-1| in. oblong-lanceolate, style slender, carpels pisiform suhr 

 sessile; — Polyalthia macrophyUa, Blwme Fl. Jav. Anon. 79j t. 39. 



MAI.ACCA, Griffith, Maingay. — Disteib. Java. '' 



A shrub or tree; branches glabrous; bark grey. Leaves 10-18 by 3-5 in., coria- 

 ceous, base rounded or acute, pale beneath ; petiole j-1 in. Flowers green, glabrous ; 

 peduncles J-4 in., glabrous. £etah, outer acute or acuminate ; inner obtuse, ciliate, 

 cone J in., depressed, triquetrous. Ovaries 12-18, glabrous, 1-ovuled. Carpels size 

 of a pea, ovoid, mucronate. — Our specimens are in fruit with a bud. 



TT, Outer petals softly pubescent or tomentose. 

 * Leavers oblong or obovate-oblong. 



10. G. Slmonsli, H. f. <& T. Fl. Ind. 108 ; leaves narrowly obovate- 

 oblong caudate-acuminate glabrous above brown pubescent beneath, pe- 

 duncles aallaiy, sepals acute persistent, style cyUnc&ic, carpels oblong. 



