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■5 to '75 in. in diam., campannlntc, solitary, rarely in pairs, extra- 
axillary : pedicels *2 in. long, bracteolate afc the base. Sepals very small, 
so in 1- orbicular. Outer petals slightly larger than the sepals and about 
'1 in. long; inner petals united at the base, oblong-ovate, aub-acute, 5 to 
■7 in. long, 4 or o nerved. Anthers numerous, Ilutteiicd from front, to 
back, about as broad as long with truncate not apiculato heads. Ovaries 
numerous, elongate, narrow, 2-ovuled : stigmas elongate. Ripe carpels 
sub-globular, '5 in. in diam. : stalks - 5 to '7 in. Seeds two, plano-convex, 
pale. 
South Andaman, King's Collector. 
This is a very distinct species recognisable at once by the un- 
usual character of having its petals united at the base and by its 2- 
seeded carpels. 
22. Miliusa, Leschcnault. 
Trees or shrubs. Floivers usually bi-sexual (dioecious or polygam- 
ous in No. 1), green or red, axillary or extra-axillary, solitary, fascicled 
or cymose. Sepals 3, small, valvato. Petals 6, valvate in 2 series ; 
outer smaller, like the sepals ; inner cohering when young by the 
margins, at length free. Tones elongated, cylindric. Stamens definite 
or indefinite ; anthers snbdidymous ; cells contiguous, ovoid, extrorse ; 
connective more or less apiculato. Ovaries indefinite, linear-oblong; 
style oblong or very short ; ovules 1-2, rarely 3—4. Ripe carpels globose 
or oblong, 1- or 2- or many-seeded.— Distrib. Species 8 ; all Indian. 
Flowers dioecious or polygamous ,., 1. M. Roxbwghiana. 
Flowers hermaphrodite ... ... 2. M. longipes. 
1. MiLiusA RoxnciKiHiANA, Hook. til. and Thorns. Ft. Ind. 150. A 
small tree ; young branches softly pubescent, ultimately glabrous, striate 
and pale. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, shortly 
acuminate, the base rounded ; upper surface glabrous, the lower sparsely 
adpressed, pubescent to tomentose ; main nerves about 10 pairs, spread- 
ing, inter-arching '15 in. from the base ; length 2'5 to 4 in., breadth '85 
to 1*4 in. ; petiole '05 in., pubescent. Pedicels 1 to 3 together, axillnry, 
slender, '5 to 1*5 in. long, sometimes on a short peduncle ; bracteoles 
several, linear. Floivers dioecious or polygamous, about 5 in. long. 
Sepals and outer petals subequal, lanceolate or linear, rusty-tomentose. 
Inner petals "5 to - G in. long, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, sub-acute, nerved, 
red. Stamens in male flower numerous, with obliquely truncate, broad 
apices. Ovaries (in female flower) oblong, glabrous; style oblong, 
ovules 1 or 2. Ripe carpels ovoid or oblong, blunt, glabrous, granulate, 
*25 to '35 in. in diam. ; stalk '4 in. long, slender. Seeds 1, rarely 2. 
Hook. fil. Wl Br. Ind. 1, 87 j Kurz F. Flora Burma, I, 47. M. Wallich- 
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