Polyalflua] IV. AHONACEiE 15 



6. P. longifolia, Benth. & Hook. ill. ; Bedd. M. Sylv. t. 38 : Ann. iv. t. 99. 

 — Syn. Giiatterm longifolia^ Wall. ; Wigi^t Ic. t. i. Vern. Asok^ Devidari^ 

 Hind. ; Futrajlvi, Kan. ; Aranei^ Mai. 



A tall tree, entirely glabrous. Leaves lanceolate, long-acuminate, undulate, 

 pellucid-dotted, 5-8 in. Fl. yellowish green, on long slender pedicels, in sessile 

 or shortly pedunculate umbels. Petals from a broad base lanceolate, long- 

 acuminate, spreading. Sepals broad, short. B,ipe carpels ovoid, | in., stalk 

 \ in. long. 



Indigpiioiib in Ceylon, largely planted in avenues in most parts of India, as far north 

 as Hiisliiarpnr. Fl. Pebruary, May. 



7. P. fragrans, Benth. & Hook. f. ; Bedd. Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 54; Ann. iv. 

 t. 100a. Vern. Nedunar, Mai. 



A large tree, branchlets minutely but densely tawny-tomentose. Leaves 

 elliptic or ovate, shining above, dull, often puberulous beneath, 6-8 in, long. 

 Secondary nerves 12-15 pair, prominent beneath. PL in tomentose shortly 

 pedunculate corymbs, petals linear 1} in., sepals small, orbicular Carpels 

 ovoid, 1-1| in. long. 



Evergreen forests of the "Western Gliats, from tlie Batuagiri district soutliwards. 

 FL ISTovember. 8. P. simiarum, Bentli. & Hook. f. ; Ann. iv. t. 101. Assam, Cliittagong, 

 Burma, and the Andamans, Siam, Ooclini GMna. A large tree. Leaves 5-11 in. 

 secondary nerves 12-16 pair, prominent. Fl. in sessile fascicles, petals hnear, sjDread- 

 ing, 1], m. long. Carpels IJ in. long, orange to blnisli black "when riper. 



0. Ovules 2 or 3, superposed. FL solitary. 



9. P. Korinti, Benth. & Hook. fil. ; Ann. iv. t. 110a. — Syn. Guatteria 

 Korinti^ Dunal ; Wight. Ic. t. 398. 



A spreading shrub, branchlets pubescent. Leaves nearly glabrous, elliptic, 

 narrowed to both ends, 3-6 in. Secondary nerves not much more prominent 

 than the reticulate veins. FL bright green, |-| in. diam., on slender pedicels, 

 petals spreading. Carpels numerous, ovoid, ^- in. long, red when ripe, stalks 

 short. 



Western Peninsula, Ceylon. Fl. September. 10. P. oblictua, Hook. f. & Tlioms. ; 

 Ann. iv. t. 100b. Cliittagong lulls, Malacca, Sumatra. A tree or slirub. Leaves 

 from an oblique base, oblong-lanceolate. Secondary nerves 6-8 pair, arching, joined by 

 intramarginal veins at a distance fi-om mai'gin. 



7. UNONA, Linn. ; FL Brit. Ind. i. 58. 



Ti-ees or shrubs, erect or climbing. Petals long, the 3 inner often a little 

 smaller, wanting in two species. Stamens crowded cuneate, anther cells linear, 

 extrorse, concealed by the subglobose or truncate, rarely conical, apex of con- 

 nective. Ovaries numerous, ovules 2-8, 1-serrate on the ventral suture. Hipe 

 carpels elongate, generally much constricted between seeds. Species 50, 

 tropical Asia and Africa. 



A, Petals 6, in 2 i^ows. 



1. U. Desmos, Dunal; Ann. iv. t. 73. 



A spreading evergreen shrub, often climbing, branchlets rufous-pubescent. 

 Leaves thinly coriaceous, glabrous above, sparingly pu.bescent beneath. 

 Secondary nerves 8-12 pair, slender but prominent. Fl. solitary, nodding, 

 on slender extra-axillary peduncles, 2-6 in. long. Petals coriaceous, ovate- 

 lanceolate, 1-2 in. long. Eipe carpels numerous, stalked, glabrous, constricted 

 between the 2 or 3 ovoid joints, ^-| in, long. 



Assam, Ohittagong, Lower Burma, Malay Peninsula. PL June. 



