WORMIA BRACTEATA. (Nat. ord. Dilleniaoese.) 



WOEMIA. Rotll. — GEN. CHAR. Sepals 5 spreading. Petals 5. Stamens numerous, with erect linear anthers opening at the summit in 

 two pores, the inner ones often longer and recurved. Carpels 5 to 10, scarcely cohering, with several ovules in each, dehiscent when ripe. Seeds with an 

 arillus. Trees, often very lofty, leaves large, with raised parallel veins diverging from the midrib, the petioles often bordered with narrow deciduous 

 wings, flowers large, in loose terminal panicles. 



"WOKMIA BRACTEATA. (Wight.) A large tree, young parts sericeous, leaves obovate gradually attenuated towards the 

 base, rounded at the apex creuate or serrate, glabrous on both sides in age, 3-8 inches long by 3-3 J broad, petioles 1-1^ inches long, 

 racemes few flowered, leaf opposed, pubescent, shorter than the leaves, flowers white 2|-3| inches in diameter, sepals sericeous on the 

 outside, petals obovate, ovaries 5, styles minutely 2 cleft at the apex. Dillenia bracteata, Wight Icones tab. 358. Wormia, H.f. et T. 

 Flora Ind. p. 68. 



This very handsome tree I have only observed on the Coimbalore hills and the Anamallays, bat it is also found in Mysore and on the 

 North Arcot and Cuddapah hills. It is well deserving of cultivation for ornamental planting, £c. The specimen figured was collected in the 

 Bolampuity valley on hills near Coimbatore, and I believe I am correct hi referring it to Dr. Wight' 's species ; his figure hoxoever is not as good 

 as his description. 



WORMIA TRIQUETRA. (Roitl). A Ceylon tree very Wee this species, differs in its much broader leaves rounded at the base, and in 

 its more numerously flowered glabrous peduncles; the young petioles are curiously sheathed in the stipules, which latter are however soon 

 deciduous. It is a highly ornamental tree and very common about Colombo, and might receive attention for ornamental planting. 



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