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1. POLYALTHIA. Blume ; Fl. Br. Ind. i. 62. 



Trees or shrubs. Sepals 3, valvate or subimbricate. Petals 6, in 2 

 series, ovate or elongated, flat or the inner vaulted. Torus convex. 

 iS'^awew^ cuneate ; anther-cells extrorse, remote. Ovaries indefinite. 

 style usually oblong; ovules 1«2. Fruit consisting of 1 or many 

 dry or flesby stalked 1-seeded carpels. — Tropical regions, chiefly of the 

 Old World. 



P. suberosa. Benih. ^ Hic. f. in F. B. I. i. 65 ; Brand. For. Fl. 5; 

 Watt E. D. ; King in Ann. B. Bot. Gard. Calc. iv, 64. t. 77B. Uvaria sub- 

 •erosa, Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ii, 667. Guatteria suberosa, Dun ; W. Sf A. Prod. 

 10 ;Hh.f. 4- 1. Fl. Ind. MO. 



An evergreen shrub or small tree. Branches rufous-tomentose when 

 young, becoming corky and rugged in age. Leaves 2-5 in. long, shortly 

 petioled, oblong, obtuse, slightly narrowed to the somewhat oblique 

 base ; membranous, glabrous and shining above, pubescent beneath 

 when young ; main nerves about 6 pairs, rather faint- Flowers f in. in 

 diam., greenish-white, on slender pedicels, usually solitary and extra- 

 axillary ; pedicels with an acuminate bract near "the base. Sepals less 

 than half the size of the petals, spreading, pubescent. Petals oval, 

 reddish-brown, silky outside, the outer shorter. Carpels stalked, sub- 

 spherical, silky when young, 5 in. in diam. Seeds roundish, smooth. 



Oudh Forests. Distrib.: Bengal, S. India, Ceylon. The tree is In 

 flower during the greater portion of the year. 



P. longifolia, Be«t/i. and Hh. f. inF.B. I. i. 62 ; Brand. For. FL 4; 

 Watt E. D.; King in Ann. R. Bot. Gard.. Gale, iv, 72, t. 99. Guatteria 

 longifolia, Wall.; W. ^ A. Prod. 10; Hit. f. Sf T. Fl. md. 139. Uvaria 

 long {folia, L.; Roxh. Fl. Ind. ii. 664 ; Royle III., 59. Vern Debdar (N. 

 India), Asok (S. India) A handsome evergreen tree with lanceolate acu- 

 minate shining undulate leaves. Although indigenous only in S. India 

 and Ceylon, it thrives well in the gardens of Upper India, and has proved 

 a very suitable tree for avenues, of which some fine examples may be 

 seen in the S. Botanic Garden at Calcutta. The sacred character of 

 this tree, as implied by some of its vernacular names, accounts for its 

 often being met with near temples. 



2. ANONA, Linn. ; Fl. Br. Ind. i. 78. 



Trees or shrubs. Flo wer* 2-sexual, solitary or fascicled, terminal 

 or leaf-opposed. Sepals 3, small, valvate. Petals 3 or 6, valvate. 

 Stamens many, top of connective ovoid. Ovaries many, suboonnate ; 

 ovule solitary. Ripe carpels confluent into a many-celled ovoid or 

 globose many -seeded fruit. 



A. squamosa, Linn. Sp. PI. 537 ; Roxh. Fl. Ir>d. ii. 657 ; W. Sf A. 

 Prod. 7 ; lioyle III. 60 ; Ek. f. 4- T. Fl. Ind. 115 ; F. B. L i. 78 ; Brand. 

 For. Fl. 6. Watt E. D. (Custard-Apple, or Sweet-Sop of America). Vern. 

 Sharif a, Sitaphal. 



