220- Descriptions of Malayan Plants. 



A small tree. Branches round, rather smooth. Leaves 

 alternate, petiolate, oblong-obovate, rounded at top, with a 

 short blunt point, sometimes retuse, very entire, very smooth, 

 thick and rather coriaceous ; about five inches long. Petioles 

 smooth, channeled and marginate above, less than an inch 

 in length. Peduncles axillary and subterminal, solitary, one- 

 flowered, angled, about two inches long. Bracts none. 

 Calyx 5-leaved, leaflets subrotund, smooth. Corolla five- 

 petaled. Stamina numerous. Ovaries five, collected into a 

 globe, terminating in as many flat reflexed diverging styles. 

 Stigma thickened. Capsules five, of a light semitransparent 

 rose colour, bursting at their angles, and then spreading like 

 a corolla. Seeds attached to the inner edges of the cap- 

 sules, a few only coming to perfection, partly embraced by 

 a red pulpy aril which originates from the umbilicus. 



Obs, — This species is very beautiful when in fruit, from 

 the delicacy of the colours which the capsules exhibit. 



XXXIV. ANONACE^. 



UVARIA HIRSUTA. (W, J.) 



Polyandria Polygynia, 



Tota hirsuta etiam calyces fructusque pilis erectis, floribus 

 subsolitariis, petalis patentibus subequalibus, foliis ovato- 

 oblongis basi cordatis. 



Pulo Pinang. 



The whole plant is hirsute with long erect hairs. Branches 

 round. Leaves alternate, short-petioled, ovate-oblong, acu- 

 minate, cordate at the base, entire, simply pilose above, 

 hirsute beneath with stellate fasciculate hairs. Flowers late- 



