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10. X. stenopetala. 
10, X stenopetala. 
11. X ScortechiniL 
12. X olivacea. 
Leaves glaucous beneath 
Leaves 3"5 to 5*5 in, long, leaves glau- 
cous beneath ; petals very long and 
narrow 
Leaves more or less obovatc or ob lanceolate, 
4 to 7 in. long. 
Leaves 1*75 to 4 in, broad; flower pedi- 
cels '2 to "25 in. long ; ripe carpels 
broadly ovoid, blunt, sub-glabrous ... 
Leaves 175 to 2*5 in. broad ; flower 
pedicels "5 to "8 in. long ; ripe carpels 
globular, densely and minutely yel- 
low ish-tomentoso 
Upper surfaces of leaves glabrous (the midrib 
alone pubescent in some) : under surfaces uni- 
formly pubescent. 
Under-surface of leaves adpressed-rufous- 
sericeons ; length 2 to 3 in. ... 
Under-surface of leaves deep brown, the 
pubescence slightly paler ; length 8 to 
4 5 in. ; ripe carpels obo void-oblong, blunt 14. 
Uuder-surfacc of loaves purplish-brown, pu- 
bescent ; length 3* 5 to 5*5 in. ; main nerves 
10 to 12 pairs; ripe carpels much elon- 
gate, cylindric, many-seeded ... ... 15. 
Under-surface of leaves brownish-tomen- 
tose ; length 6*5 to 8 o in. ; nerves 12 to 
14 pairs ... ... ... 16. 
1. Xylopia oxyantha, Hook. fil. and Thorns. Fl. Br. 
A tree : young parts puberulous ; the brancblets rather stout, striate. 
Leaves coriaceous, ovate or oblong, abruptly and shortly acuminate, 
glabrous, ghiueous on the lower surface; main nerves 12 to 15 pairs, 
spreading, thin j length 6 to 7 in., breadth 2-5 to 3 in., petiole '35 in. 
Peduncles axillary, in fascicles, 35 to *5 in. long, ad pressed- pubescent. 
Sepals broadly ovate. Outer petals narrowly linear, tapering at tho apex, 
yellowish pubescent, Blightly keeled at tho back, 1*25 to l o in. long 
Stamens and ovaries as in X. ferruginea. Habzelia oxyantha, Hook, til 
and Th. Fl. Ind. 124; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I, pt. 2, 37. Uvaria oxyantha, 
Wall. Cat. 6478. 
Singapore : Wallich, 
2. Xylopia dicabpa, Hook. fil. and Thorns. Fl. Br. Ind. I, 85. A 
tree 20 to 25 feet high ; branches glabrous, dark-coloured, minutely 
3G3 
13. X obtusifulia. 
X. magna. 
X. ferruginea. 
X. Ridley i. 
Ind. I, 85. 
