20 IV. ANONACEJl [Goniothalamus 



2. G. sesquipedalis, Hook. ill. & Thorns.; Ann. iv.t. 139. — Syn. Guatteria 

 sesquipedalis^ Wall. Ic. PL As. Ear. t. 266. 



A gla'brous shrub. Leaves rigidly coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, 6-14 in., 

 both surfaces shining, the lower paler, secondary nerves 12-18 pair, prominent 

 beneath, as well as the intramarginal loops. Fl. greenish-yellow, sweet-scented, 

 axillary or supra-axillary, solitary or in pairs, on short stout pedicels. Eipe 

 carpels few, nearly sessile, ovoid, apiculate, f-1 in. long, orange red when 

 ripe, supported by the persistent veined broadly ovate sepals. 



Foot of Sikkim Himalaya, ascending to 5,000 ft , Assam, Burma. 3. G. WigMii, Hook, 

 fil. & Thorns. 5 BedcL. Ic. PI Ind. Or. t. 63 ; Ann. t. 122b, liills between Tinnevelli and 

 TraYancore, a small tree, outer petals J-| in., leaves lanceolate, 3-4 in. 4. G. wynadensis, 

 Bedd. I.e. t. 61 5 Ann. iv. t. 128a, Wainad, a large shrub. Leaves 8-11 in., secondary 

 nerves prominent beneath. 5. G. Simonsii, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 137, Khasi 

 Mils, branclilets and underside of leaves along nerves brown tomentose. Leaves 9-14 

 in., secondary nei^ves 14-18, prominent beneath. 6. G. Griffltliii, Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; 

 Ann. IV. t. 136, Tenasserim. Sepals broadly ovate, outer petals lanceolate acuminate 

 2 in. longt 



18. MELODORUM, Dunal; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 78. 



Shrubs, mostly climbing. Leaves large, elliptic- or lanceolate-oblong, 

 secondary nerves numerous, prominent. PL buds pyramidal or conical. Sepals 

 8 small, connate at base, petals thick, fleshy, connivent, the 8 inner generally 

 smaller, triquetrous above, hollowed below on the inner face. Ovaries many, 

 style cylindric, generally short, ovules 2 or more. Species 35, tropical Asia. 



A. Leaves rusty tomentose or pubescent beneath. 



1. M. rubiginosum, Hook. fil. & Thoms. ; Ann. iv. t. 188. 



Branchlets rusty tomentose. Leaves 8-9 in., carpels velvety, ovoid obtuse, 



1 in. long, stalk tomentose, as long as carpels. 



Assam, Chittagong, Martaban, Tenasserim. "El. C. S. 2. M. Meolor, Hook. fil. & 

 Thoms. ; Ann. iv. t. 175b, Sikkim, Assam, Burma. Leaves roughly tomentose beneath, 

 3-7 in. Fl. woolly outside, carpels globose I in. diam., stalks short. 3. M. verrucosum, 

 Hook. fil. & Thoms. ; Ann. iv. t. 177a, Kbasi hills, Yunan. Leaves lanceolate, 2-5 in. 

 Carpels globose, densely tuberculate, lJ-2 in. diam., narrowed into a stalk 4-8 in. 



B. Leaves glabrous beneath. 



4. M. WallicMi, Hook. fil. & Thoms. ; Ann. iv. t. 175a, Assam, Khasi hills. Leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, 3-8 in, long, secondary nerves 10-12 pair, carpels ovoid -J m. 

 diam., stalks IJ in. 5. M. polyantlium, Hook. fii. & Thoms. ; Ann. iv. t. 172a, Assam, 

 Khasi hills, Chittagong hill tract. Leaves lanceolate, 5-8 in. Fl. small in brae teat e 

 sessile or shortly pedunculate umbels. 6. M. macrantliiim, Kurz; Ann. iv. t. 1H(), 

 Andamans, a tree, leaves elliptic-oblong, 6-8 in., secondary nerves slender, outer 

 petals 3-5 in., ripe carpels oblong, IJ-IJ in., does not perhaj)s belong to this genus. 



Xylopia parvifolia, Hook. fil. & Thoms. ; Bedd. Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 43, Fl. Sylv. 1. 172 ; 

 Ann. iv. t. 190a {SantJiUj Mai.) is a lofty tree with huge buttresses, in the evergreen 

 forests of Travancore, also in Ceylon. Leaves coriaceous, 2A-3J in. long, secondary 

 nerves indistinct, reticulate veins visible on both sides. FL buds linear, fl. | in. long, 

 yellow, in axillary few fid. subsessile fascicles. Petals nearly equal, from a broad base 

 narrow-linear, silky pubescent outside, the 3 inner with a concave base. Ovaries 5, 

 oblong, pubescent, style as long as ovary, glabrous, stigma longer than style, hairy. 

 Ripe carpels blunt, tapering to the base, pubescent, l-i| in. long. The representative 

 in India of a large genus (60-70 siDecies) in the tropics of both hemispheres. 



14 ARTABOTRYS, E. Brown ; M. Brit. Ind. i. 53. 



Evergreen, scrambling or climbing shrixbs. Peduncles extra-axillary, 

 hooked, recurved, generally thick and woody, often grappling supports, bearing 

 single fl. or fascicles of fl. Petals 6, nearly equal ; base of all concave, closing 

 over stamens and ovaries, limb spreading. Ovaries few or numerous, ovules 2, 

 erect,' collateral. Species 32, tropical Africa and Eastern Asia. 



