Bromnlowia.] xxviii. tiliace^. (Maxwell T, Masters.) 381 



1. BROVriTXiOWXA, Eoxb. 



Trees. Fuhescence stellate or scaly. Leaves, entire, 3-5-nerved, feather- 

 veined. Mowers numerous, small, in large terminal or axillary panicles. 

 Calyx bell-shaped, irregularly 3-5-fi-d. Fefcds 5, without glands. Stamms 

 many free, springing from a raised torus. Staminodes 5, within the stamens, 

 opposite the petals and petaloid. Anthers subglobose. Ovary 6-celled, each 

 cell 2-ovulate ; styles awl-shaped, slightly coherent ; ovules ascending. 

 Carpels ultimately nearly free, 2-valved, 1-seeded. Albumen ; cotyledons 

 thioK, fleshy. — Disteib. Three species confined to Tropical Asia. 



1. B. elata, Hosd). Cor. PI. iii. 61, t. 265; leaves ovate acute base 

 cordate 5-7-nerved undulate downy beneath, petiole long. Bot. Eeg. 

 1. 1472 ; Wall. Gat. 1178. Humea elata, Eoxb. M. Ind., ii. 640. 



CHiTTAQONa to Tenasserim, -BoaJiwjrA, Qriffith&c. — Distkib. Borneo. 



A lofty tree. Branches spreading. Leaves 4-12 by 3-8 in., glabroua, white be- 

 neath, sometimes peltate ; petiole 3^ in. or longer, thickened at the apex. JPaniclea, 

 terminal, as large as the adjacent leaf, branches pubescent, ultimate pedicels longer 

 than the flower. Flower-buds olavate-oblong. i'lower ^ in., yellow. Calyx funnel- 

 shaped, lobes ovate shorter than the tube. Petals oblong, spreading, tapering at the 

 base, longer than the sepals. Filaments slender ; anther-lobes divergent at the base, 

 confluent at the apex ; staminodes linear-lanceolate. jStyie as long as the petals. Follicle 

 IJ in., by abortion solitary, obliquely ovate, woody, covered witji fine ashicoloured 

 pubescence. Seed solitary, rarely 2, albumen ; embryo erect, cotyledons 2 nearly 

 equal amygdaloid. 



2. B. lanceolata, Benth. in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. Suppl. ii. 57 ; leaves 

 lanceolate-acuminate white and scaly beneath, petiole short, panicle much 

 shorter than the leaves. 



SuNDEKEHNDS, Griffith ; Tehasseeim, at Monlmein, Parish,. 



A tree. Leaves 4-6 by 1-2 in., glabrous ; petiole ^ in., thickened at the apex. 

 Panicles terminal and axillary, shorter than the leaves, peduncles longer than the 

 petioles. Flower-huds ovoid. Calyx J in. diam., campanulate, lobes lanceolate 

 eqnalhng the tube. Petals ^ in., oblong, base broad. Anthers small, didymous, lobes not 

 widely divergent, connective thick ; staminodes petaloid. Ovary 4-Iobed, cells 2-ovuled, 

 style simple, stigma 4-lobed. Young fruit pyriform, truncate.], 



2. FENTACB, Hassk. 



Trees. Herbaceous portions pubescent or scaly, ultimately glabrous. 

 Leaves entire, leathery, 3-5-nerved. Flowers numerous, small, in terminal 

 panicles. Calyx bell-shaped, irregularly 3-5-fid. Fetals 5, glandless. Stamens 

 numerous,- on a slightly raised torus, sometimes pentadelphous. Staminodes 

 5, opposite the sepals. .kjitAers subglobose, poUen globose 3-pored. Ovary 

 5-celled, cells 2-ovuled ; ovule pendulous, raphe next the placenta. Fruit 

 dry indehiscent 3-5-winged, by abortion 1-celled, 1-seeded. Seed solitary, 

 albuminous.— Disteib. Three species, all Malayan. 



1. P. burmannica, Kurz in Flora, 1871, 278 ; leaves elliptic ovate 

 acute 3-5-nerved pubescent beneath, pedicels long, ovary globose 5-lobed, 

 fruit oblong truncate 5-winged wings longer than broad. 



Maetabah, Bramdis; Peq0, Rvrz. 



A tree. Shoots pubescent. Leaves 4 by 2J in., oblong, rounded at the base, acumi- 

 nate,. glabrous, whitish beneath; petiole J in. Peckcels long, covered with tawny down. 



