] XXVII. STERCULIACE^. (Maxwell T. Masters.) 361 



Col. Beddome, who gives a good description and figure of this plant, suggests, with 

 reason, that this is_ the true S. alata of Roxburgh. The latter author says Ihere is no 

 albumen, but this is an oversight. 



26. S. Thwaltesll, Mast. ; leaves glabrous oblong acute base rounded, 

 i fl. i-| in., 9 nearly J in., wing of seed membranous scarcely spongy. 

 Pterygota alata, Thwaites Ermm. 29. 



Cbylon ; Banks of the Mahawelliganga, at Haragam, Thwaites. 



A tree. Leaves 4-5 by 2 in., glabresoent, coriaceous ; petiole 1-4 in. Panicles 

 axillary, as long as the petiole. Flowers pubescent. Calyx divided half-way down ; 

 lobes ovate, acute, as long asthe bell-shaped tube. Staminal-column slender, J shorter 

 than the calyx. 9 fl. : ovaries 3, with staminodes at the base ; styles 3 ; ovules oo . 

 Follicles 3 by 2 in., woody, oblong, obtuse. Seed obovate, wing terminal, oblong, 

 truncate, twice the length of the seed. 



Sect. IV. Kildeg'ardia, Undl. Follicles membranous, winged at 

 the top, ultimately dehiscent. &eds albuminous, radicle next the hilum. 



27. S. popullfolia, JRoxb. HoH. Beng. 50 ; Fl. Ind. iii. 148 ; leaves 

 glabrous rounded cordate acuminate, carpels ovate ventricose terminated by 

 a membranous oblique obtuse cultrif orm wing. WaU. PI. As. Ear. i. 3, t. 3, 

 Cat. 1128. S. populifolia, W. & A. Prodr. i. 62. Hildegardia populifolia, 

 Br. in. Benn. PI. Jav.Jiar. 235. 



Western Peninsula ; Coromandel, Eoxburgh. 



A tree. Barh smooth ; young branches like those of a poplar, angular. Leaves 3-4 

 by 4 in., 7-uerved ; petiole 2-6 in. Panicles axillary and terminal, shorter than the 

 leaves ; branches angular, glabrous, spreading ; ultimate pedicels shorter than the 

 flowers, t'lower-huds oblong. Calyx-segments J- in., free nearly to the base, linear- 

 spathulate, downy externally. Ovary hispid, ovoid, tapering into a short style, stigma 

 6-lobed. Follicle solitary. Seeds oblong, | in. long. — De Candolle's var. acuMuscula 

 (Prodr. i. 483) differs in its more acutely pointed leaves, but is scarcely separable 

 •eveu as a variety. 



Sect. V. Scaphium, Fndl. Anthers 10-15. Stigmas lobed, subcapi- 

 tate. FoUicles large, leafy, boat-shaped, dilated at the base, opening long 

 before maturity. Seed solitary, albuminous, radicle next the hUum. 



28. S. scaphig'era, Wall. Gat. \1Z0-, leaves glabrous, oblong-lanceolate 

 l-nerved, calyx campanulate 5-parted lobes reflexed. Scaphium Wallichii, 

 Br. in. Benn. PI. Jav. Ear. 236. 



Maetaban, Wallich; Malacca, Maingay. 



A lofty tree. Leaves 12-14 by 6 in., coriaceous, base rounded; petiole 4-5 in., 

 thickened at the top. Flowers panicled. Calyx ^ in., pilose. S fl. : stamens 10-14 ; 

 anthers pilose. 9 fl. : ovary villous, on a long slender stalk, 2-oelled, with a ring of 

 sessile anthers at the base ; style filiform, stigmas 2. Follicles at first pilose, ulli- 

 mately 6-8 by 3-4 in., venoso-reticulate, 1-2-Beeded. Seeds globose; cotyledons pale 

 green. 



29. S. aiBnls, Mast. ; leaves glabrous oblong base truncate 5-nerved, 

 branches of panicle downy flattened or angular, flowers very small. 



Malacca, Maingay. 



A tree. Leaves 6-8 by 4-5 in., coriaceous, midrib striated beneath ; petiole 3-4 in., 

 apex thickened, striated. Panicle erect, as long as the leaves ; peduncles thickhr 

 striated, angular, subpiloae, spreading ; ultimate pedicels downy, densely crowdea. 

 Flower-hids ovoid. Flowers i in. Calyx-lobes ovate, longer than the funnel-shaped 

 tube. Follicle a span long, falcate, leafy, glabresoent, shining within. Seed | in., 

 solitary, oblong, black. 



