Orophea] IV. ANONACEJE 19 



2-3 fid. Carpels globobe. 7. 0. erythrocarpa, Bedel. I.e. t. 68 ; Ann. iv. t. 145a. Ana- 

 mallay liills. Leaves 3-4 in., peduncles 3-4 fid., tomentose, il. \ in. diam. Eipe carpels 

 red, oblong, 1 in. long. 



11. MITREPHORA, Blrnne ; M. Brit. Ind. i. 76. 



Evergreen trees, il. sometimes unisexual, petals 6, tlie 3 outer spreading, 

 veined, the 3 inner narrowed into a flat claw, blades concave, cohering at the 

 edges and vaulted over the stamens. Stamens oo, cuneate, connective broad, 

 truncate or triangular. Ovaries numerous, ovules 24 or more, biseriate. 

 Species 10, tropical Asia. 



1. M. Maingayi, Hook, f . & Thorns.; Ann. iv. t. 164. — Syn. M, vandcs- 

 flora, Kurz, E. El. i. 45. Vern. Thahut-net, Upper Burma. 



A large tree, branchlets softly rusty-tomentose. Leaves elliptic or ovate, 

 3-7 in. long, secondary nerves 6-12 pair, prominent beneath. El. showy, on 

 slender pedicels, generally 2-5 on short leafless woody branchlets, closely set 

 with the scars of tomentose bracts. Sepals densely silky outside, as long as 

 broad. Petals yellow, mottled with red, the outer undulate 1| x | in., the 

 inner on linear claws, blades cohering by their hairy edges. *Ripe carpels 

 1 in. long, broadly ovoid, densely tomentose, seeds 4, stalks stout, f in. 



Burma. Fl. February- April. Malay Peninsula, Java. 



2. M. grajidiflora, Bedd. Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 101 5 PL Sylv. t. 75 ; Ann. iv. t 155, South 

 Kanara G-hats at 2,000 ft. Branchlets minutely pubescent, fl. 2-3 in. diam., turning 

 from pure white to yellow. Bipe carpels sessile, ovoid, |-1 in., seed 1. 3. M. tomentosa. 

 Hook. fil. & Thorns. 5 Ann. iv. t. 153. Assam, Ohittagong, Pegu, Branchlets and under- 

 side of leaves softly tomentose. Leaves 6-9 in., secondary nerves prominent, 10-15 pair. 

 4. M. Heyneana, Thw, 5 Bedd. Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 77 ; Ann. iv. t. 152b. Palni and Tinnevelli 

 hills. Ceylon. Leaves glabrous, ovate-lanceolate, 2-4 in. 5. M. reticulata, Hook. f. & 

 Thorns. ; Ann. iv. 156a. Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula. Leaves glabrous, excepting 

 midrib, 5-7 m. Secondary nerves 12-15 pair, prominent beneath. E,ipe carpels ovoid, 

 f in. long. 6. M. Prainii, King ; Ann. iv. 158. Andamans. Shoots grey-pubescent. 

 Leaves 6-9 in., glabrous excepting midrib, secondary nerves prominent, 12-15 pair. 



Oxymitra, Blume. Shrubs, erect or climbing. Petals 6, the 3 outer large, the inner 

 much smaller, not clawed, conniving over stamens and ovaries. Stamens numerous. 

 Style oblong or clavate, recurved, ovules 1-2. Bipe carpels 1 seeded, stalks short. 



1, 0. fomicata, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 156b. Silhet, Assam, Ohittagong hills, 

 Tenasserim, Andamans. Scandent, leaves membranous, glaucous beneath, tertiary 

 nerves parallel, prominent. PL rusty-pubescent, feepals membranousy ovate-lanceolate, 

 f in. long. Outer petals thin, yellow, 2 in. long. Ripe carpels cylindric, subsessile. 



2. 0. Maclellandii, Hook. f. & Thoms. ; Ann. iv. t. 169. Martaban, Tenasserim. Elrect, 

 leaves thinly coriaceous, 7-10 in., purplish brown beneath, secondary nerves 12-18 pair, 

 prominent beneath ; tertiary nerves parallel. Sepals short, petals coriaceous, the outer 

 IJ in. long. 



12. GONIOTHALAMUS, Blume; M. Brit. Ind. i. 72. 



Shrubs or small trees. Secondary nerves joined by more or less distinct 

 intramarginal loops. Distichous scaly bracts on peduncles. Petals 6, inner 

 smaller, clavate, cohering, so as to form a vaulted cap over stamens and ovaries. 

 Stamens numerous, connective produced beyond anther cells into a variously 

 shaped process. Ovaries many, style cylindric or subulate, simple or 2 fid. 

 Eipe carpels 1 seeded, often supported by the persistent bracts or sepals. 

 Species 47, eastern tropical Asia. 



1. G. cardiopetalus, Hook. fil. & Thoms. ; Ann. iv. p. 93, t. 129 ; Bedd, 

 Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 62. 



A shrub or small tree, branchlets minutely pubescent. Leaves thinly 

 coriaceous, entirely glabrous, 6-9 in. long, margin undulate. PL f in. diam. 

 on short peduncles. Style cylindric, stigma 2-cleft. Ripe carpels oblong, 

 sessile, | in. long. 



Evergreen forests of the Western G-hats, from North Kanara to Malabar, PL 

 March. 



