Goniothalamus.'] floha indica. 109 



dense pubescentia, basi vix angnstata, ibique intus areola lata notata, l-J poll, longa ; 

 interiora in mitram ^-poll. altam dense tomentosam coalita. Torus frnctus dilata- 

 tu9, depresso-globosus, diam. f-poll. Carpella non viaa. 



There is in the Hookerian Herbarium a single flower of this very fine species, 

 from which we have not ventmed to remove the inner petals, so as to expose the 

 stamens and ovaria. The petals, however, sufficiently indicate that it belongs to 

 this genus, independently of the habit and nervation, which are markedly those of 

 Goniothalamus. The ferruginous tomentum of the under surface of the leaves, and 

 the strong marginal nerve, make this a very distinct species. 



9. G. giganteus (H.f. et T.); foliis oblongis vel lineari-oblongis 

 basi acutis apice longe et obtuse acuminatis, pedunculis petiolos longe 

 superantibus, floribus maximis, petalis exterioribus ovatis basi ungui- 

 culatis. — Uvaria gigantea, Wall. Cat. 6469 A ! rf B ! (partim.) 



Hab. In Penins. Malayanse sylvis vulgaris, Wall.! Griff.! — {v. s.) 



Arbor ? 'Rami elongati, stricti, cortice albo rnguloso ; ramuli graciles, foliosi, 

 glabri ; gemma fulvo-tomentosse. Tolia 6-10 poll, longa, lf-3 lata, petiolo -l-poU., 

 coriacea, rigida, supra atro-viridia, lucida, subtus pallida, cum petiolis sub lente te- 

 nuissime adprease puberula, demum glabrata ; oosta argute cai'inata, scabrida. Fe- 

 dunculi plerumque in axiUis foliorum, delapsorum positi, penduli, 1-li-pollicares, 

 fusco-pubescentes, apice subclavati, basi bracteolis paucis squamseformibus mnniti. 

 Alaiastri aureo-sericei. Sepala e basi lata ovata, obtusiuscula, utrinque adpresse to- 

 mentosa, fere -J poll, longa. Fetala exteriora basi in unguem subcontracta, tenuia, 

 foliacea, plana vel margine undulata, 4 poU. longa, 3 lata, utrinqne pubescentia, basi 

 intus aureo-sericea ; interiora dense sericea, in mitram ovalem acntam f poll, altam 

 coalita. Torus planus, parum elevatus, medio excavatus, Ovaria lineari-oblonga ; 

 stylo filiformi dimidio longiore apice subclavato. Fructus ignotus. 



The Uowers of this species are larger than those of any other with which we are ac- 

 quainted, and the petals appear to increase considerably in size after expansion. The 

 measurements given above are those of the largest petals we have seen. There are a 

 good many specimens of Cuming's from the Philippines in various states, which are 

 undistinguishable from the present species in shape and size of leaves, but with cer- 

 tain differeuces in the flowers, the constancy of which will require further confirma- 

 tion. One of these has rigid peduncles and a glabrous calyx, while another seems to 

 have much smaller flowers. All these, however, are in a very imperfect state, nor is 

 G. giganteus itself sufficiently well known as to the amount of variation to which its 

 flowers are liable. 



10. G. Walkeri (H.f. et T.) ; foliis elongatis lineari-oblongis basi 

 acutis apice breviter et obtuse acuminatis, pedunculis axillaribus uni- 

 jloris brevissimis. 



Hab. In Zeylania, Walker I — (w. s.) 



Arbor ? Ramuli elongati, validi, cortice griseo rugoso glabro. Fartes novella vix 

 puberulaj. Folia (etiam sicca) aromatica plerumque basi longe attenuata, tenuiter 

 pellucido-pnnotata, 8-13 poU. longa, 2-3 lata, petiolo vix ^--pollicari, rigida, ntriu- 

 que glaberrima, supra nitida, subtus pallida, nervis inconspicuis. Sepala in fructu 

 persistentia, late ovata, acuta, nervosa, i-poU. Torus parum incrassatus, subglobo- 

 sus. Carpella numerosa, ovali-oblonga, mucronata, glabra, -j-poU., pediceUo vix 

 lineam longo suffnlta. Semen erectum, solitarium. 



This unlortunati'ly very imperfectly known plant has many points of resemblance 

 with 0. macrofhyllus of Blume, the original species of the genus. It differs, how- 

 ever considerably in the shape of the leaves, in the length of the peduncles, and in 

 the position of the flowers, all characters of too great importance to permit of our 

 combiniu" the two. In 0. macrophyllus, Blume, the flowers are about an inch 

 long. That species difl'ers somewhat from the rest of the genus in the shorter. 



