254 The Philippine Journal of Science 1915 
PSEUDUVARIA Miquel 
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The genus Pseuduvaria was proposed by Miquel 18 for the 
species described by Blume as Uvaria reticulata, which is, there- 
fore, the type of the genus Pseuduvaria. The section Mitre- 
phora of Uvaria as characterized by Blume 17 is typified by 
Mitrephora obtusa (Blume) Hook. f. & Th., a species with 
perfect flowers. Miquel’s genus Pseuduvaria was reduced by 
Bentham & Hooker f. to Mitrephora, and all authors who have 
recently considered the Indian and Malayan species of Anonac- 
eae 1S have followed Bentham & Hooker f. in their treatment of 
Miquel’s genus, although all consider species that properly fall 
in Pseuduvaria, whether this be considered as a valid genus or 
merely as a section of Mitrephora. As genera are now charac- 
terized in the Anonaceae, I consider that Pseuduvaria is suf- 
ficiently distinct from Mitrephora to be recognized as a valid 
genus ; it is certainly more strongly differentiated from Mitre- 
phora, and Orophea, the allied genera, than are several other gen- 
erally recognized genera of the family. 
The section Para-Orophea Boerl . 19 is the same as the genus 
Pseuduvaria Miq., at least as to most of the species placed here 
by Boerlage, and the first species cited. In proposing the section 
Boerlage states : “Les especes de cette section se rapprochent 
d'Orophea par les dimensions de le fieur et la grandeur relative 
des petales, mais les etamines quoique moins nombreuses sont 
analogues a celles des Mitrephora. M. King en rapportant au 
genre Mitrephora l’espece decrite comme Orophea reticulata par 
Miquel fait prevaloir le caractere des etamines; je l’ai imite 
pour eviter de nouveaux changements dans la delimitation des 
genres.” As Pseuduvaria ( Para-Orophea ) is intermediate be- 
tween Mitrephora and Orophea, and is apparently distinguished 
from both by constant characters, it appears logical to recognize 
the group as a valid genus. I accordingly refer to Pseuduvaria 
the following species: 
PSEUDUVARIA RETICULATA (Blume) Miq. F. Ind. Bat. 1 2 (1858) 33. 
Uvaria reticulata Blume FI. Jav. Anon. (1828-36) 50, t. 2k. 
Mitrephora reticulata Hook. f. & Th. in Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind. 1 (1872) 
M F1. Ind. Bat. 1 2 (1858) 32. 
17 FI. Jav. Anonaceae 32, t. 10, t. Ik C. 
78 King, G. The Anonaceae of British India. Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 
4 (1893) 1-169, t. 1-220; Boerlage, J. G. Notes sur les Anonacees du Jardin 
Botanique de Buitenzorg. 1c. Bogor. 1 (1899) 79-156, t. 26—75 ; Diels, L. Die 
Amonaceen von Papuasien. Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 49 (1912) 113-167. 
18 Ic. Bogor. 1 (1899) 138. 
