Mitrephora.] j?loea indica. 113 



Acting on the suggestion of AIpli. De Candolie and Bennett, tliis very natural 

 group, which was separated hy Blume from the remainder of the .many-ovnled 

 TJvaria as a section, is now constituted a distinct geuus. It is closely allied in floral 

 characters to Orofhea, but the indefinite stamens and numerous ovules at once dis- 

 tinguish it. The only known species of the genus besides the following are those 

 described by Blume from Java. 



1. M. tomentosa (H.f. et T.) ; foliis ovato- vel oblongo-lanceo- 

 Intia subtus f'ulvo-toraentosis, pedunculis oppositifoliis abbreviatis pau- 

 cifloria, carpeUis subglobosis dense tomentosis longe pediceUatis. 



Hab. Inprov. ka&am, Jenkins ! Masters / Simons /,- et Chittagong \ 

 —{v. s.) 



Arhor. Hamuli validi, cortice cinereo rugoso, pnnetis depressis conspersi, pube- 

 ruli ; juniores cum omnibus partibus novellis fulvo-tomentosi. Folia obtusa, acuta 

 vel acuminata, basi rotundata, subcoriacea, superne secus costam pilosa, cseterum 

 glabra, nitida, subtus cum petiolo pilis asperis fulvis tomentosa, nervis prominenti- 

 bus, obliquis, parallelis, versus basin folii magis approximatis, 3-6 poU. longa, 1^3 

 lata, pet. vix i-poU. Pedunculi tomentosi, 2-4-flori. Braolece late rotundatse, 

 amplexicaules, crassse, tomeutosse, deciduse. Fedicelli J— J-poll., supra medium 

 bracteolati. Alabastri dense fulvo-tomentosi. Sepala late ovata, acuta. Petala 

 exteriora ovata, acuta, fere pollicaria, intus vix pubescentia, parallele nervosa ; inte- 

 riora late unguiculata, lamina late ovata. Ovaria glabra. Torus fructus depresso- 

 globosus, tomentosus, diam. J-poll, Carpella 10-20, late ovoidea vel subglobosa, 

 pollicaria, pedicello l-l-|-poll. suffulta, granuloso-tubereulata. 



2. M. obtusa (Blume, Tl. Jav. Anon. 32. t. 10 et 14 C. sub Uva- 

 ria) ; foliis ovatis vel oblongis subtus adpvesse pubescentibus, pedun- 

 culis oppositifoliis vel terminalibus poUicaribus, pediceUis elongatis 

 graoilibus, carpeUis oblongis velutinis longe pedicellatis. — Uvaria ob- 

 tusa, Bl. Bijdr. 13 ; Wall. Cat. 6484 ! 



Hab. In Peninsula Malayana ad Penang, Wall.!— (v. «,) 

 DiSTEiB. Java. 



Arbor procera, ramosissima. Hamuli divaricati, rigidi, cortice rugoso, ssepe traus- 

 versefisso, nigricante, adulti glabri, juniores cum omnibus partibus novellis fusco-tomeu- 

 tosi. Folia magnitudine et forma valde varia, interdum fere rotundata vel eloiigato- 

 oblonga, obtusa vel acuta, vel breviter et obtuse acuminata, basi rotundata, 2-5 poll, 

 longa, l-2i lata, petiolo fusco-tomentoso -i— ^-poU., rigide coriacea, superne nitida, 

 prseter costam prsesertim basin versus fulvo-pubescentem glabra, subtus pallidiora, 

 venis obliquis prominulis. Pedunculi ferrugineo-tomentosi ; bracteis pluribus (4-5) 

 alternis distichis deciduis lineam longis. Pedicelli 1-2-pollicares, supra medium 

 bracteolam convexam rotundatam minutam gerentes. Alabastri globosi, subtrigoni, 

 dense tomentosi. Petala exteriora ovalia, -J-pollicaria, extus adpresse velutina, intus 

 parce pubescentia, parallele nervosa, flavescentia, purpureo-striata ; inieriora ungue 

 iiliformi, lamina ovali obtusa extus pubescente, intus dense tomentosa. Torus fructus 

 incrassatus. Carpella 7-15, subcarnosa, |-pollicaria, utrinque obtusa, oblonga, vel 

 seminibus pluribus abortivis subglobosa, pedicello 1-li poll, longo suffultis, tomento 

 brevi fuseescente velutina. Semina 4-5. 



All the specimens we have seen from the Malayan Peninsula ai-e in flower only, 

 and our description of the fruit is copied from Blume. In the absence of fruit the 

 identification is somewhat doubtful, but no difference can be detected except that 

 they are larger-leaved than Blume's figiu-e and specimens, and we learn from that 

 author that the leaves ai-e exceedingly variable in size. Cuming's No. 1135 is a very 

 nearly allied species, but distinguished by its carpels being nearly sessile, and covered 

 with lax ferruginous tomenlum. 



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