Xlflopia.] FLORA INDICA. 135 



as of no more than sectional value. Xylopia is very closely allied to Melodorum, but 

 is readily known by the erect habit, the peculiar torus, and the truncate stamens. 

 Its petals only differ by being more elongated. Anona, which is also like it in 

 flower, is distinguishable by a multitude of characters. Many of the species, on a 

 casual inspection, so much resemble the genus Diosjiyros, that the two genera are 

 often intermixed in herbaria. 



Xylopia is widely distributed throughout tropical regions, for, though probably 

 most abundant in America, a number of species are known from "West Africa, and 

 A. Richard mentions one as a native of Mauritius. Blnme describes uou'e from any 

 part of the Malayan Archipelago, nor have we seen any among the coUectious of 

 Cuming. At present therefore it would appear that in India they are confined to 

 Ceylon and the Malayan Peninsula. 



1. X. Malayana (H.f. et T.) ; foliis oblongis basi acutis obtuse 

 acuminatis glaberrimis, infloresceutia axillari subtriflora, pedicellis me- 

 dio unibracteatis, ovariis 5-7. 



Hab. Malacca,- Grjif. .' — (w. s.) 



Arbor. Hamuli graciles, glabri, cortice fusco ruguloso, juniores vix puberuli. 

 Folia 3-5 poll, longa, 1^2 lata, petiolo i-poll., coriacea, firma, laxe reticulato-ve- 

 uosa, areolis magnis, supra lucida, subtus (in sicco) brunnea. Pedunculi vix lineam 

 lougi, subtriflori, pubescentes ; pedicelli vix longiorcs. Alahastri strigosi, pubescentes, 

 vix semipollicares, argute triquetri. Sepala majuscula, acuta. Petala est. summo 

 apice tantum triquetra. Omria dense et longe albo-pilosa. Ovula 3. 



2. X. parvifolia (H.f. et T.) ; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acumina- 

 tis basi acutis utrinque glabris, inflorescentia axillari 3-5-flora, pedicel- 

 lis bracteolis pluribus rotuudatis imbricatis tectis, ovariis 5. — Patonia 

 parvifolia, Wight, III. 1 9 ! 



Hab. In Zeylania, Walker I — (u. s.) 



Arbor vel frutex floribundus. RamuU fulvo-pubescentes, demum glabrati, fnsci, 

 albo-punctati. Folia 2-3 poll, longa, f-lj lata, petiolo -J-poU., crasse coriacea, 

 veuulis crcberrlmis reticulatis notata, supra nitida, subtus pallida. Fasciculi florum 

 subeessiles ; pedicelli brevissimi ; bracteola suprema calyci adpressa, rotunda ve! re- 

 niformis. Alabastri -J poll, longi, fusco-scricei. Sepala ad medium coahta, acuta. 

 Fetala utrinque pubescentia. Ovula 4-6. 



Fatonia ;r«ttm, Wight! 111. i. 19, is a species oi Diospyros. 



3. X. nigricans (H.f. et T.) ; foliis ellipticis vel lanceolatis obtuse 

 acuminatis glaberrimis, floribus axUlaribus soKtariis vel ternis, bracteo- 

 lis 1-3 minutis, ovariis 5. 



Hab. Ceylon, Thieaites ! No. 615, 1038.— (». «.) 



Frutex. Famuli graciles, foliosi, cortice ruguloso, albido, glabro ; partes uovellEe 

 puberulse. Folia basi acuta, in sicco atro-viridia, tenuiter. coriacea, forsau undulata, 

 subtus pallidiora, 3 poll, longa, 1:^ lata, petiolo |-poll. Pedicelli vix -|-pollicares, 

 graciles, bracteolis deciduis. Alabastri -J-pollicares. Flores fere X. parvifoliee, 

 sed petala exteriora fere ad apicem excavata, mucroue triquetro abbreviato. Ovula 

 circa 4. 



We learn from a memorandum by Mr. Thwaites, that the carpels of this species 

 dehisce when ripe, along the suture, and expose the seeds nestling in red pulp. 



4. X. caudata (H.f. et T.); foliis oblongo-lanceolatis longe et 

 obtuse acuminatis mucronulatis subtus sericeo-incanis, floribus minu- 

 tis solitariis vel fasciculatis, ovariis 3. — Guatteria? caudata, Wall. Oat. 

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