42 vi. anonacejE. [Artabotrys. 
(10) A. gracilis King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 351 Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. l.c. 46, pi. 60. 
A slender climber 60 to 80 ft. long, glabrous except the petals. 
Leaves thinly coriaceous ovate-lanceolate acuminate, base cuneate, 
nerves 7 to 8 pairs inarching within the edge; 2-5 to 3 in. long, 
1 to 175 in. wide; petioles -15 to *2 in. long. Peduncles much 
hooked, 4- to 6-flowered; pedicels *35 in. long. Flower -3 to -4 in. 
long. Sepals very coriaceous, semi-orbicular, concave. Petals sub¬ 
equal curved tomentose, outer 3 flattened linear thick, inners 
obtusely 3-angled base swollen, smaller. Appendages of anthers 
broad. Pistils 3 to 4, oblong; stigmas large. Torus villous. Car¬ 
pels 3 to 4 sessile yellow obovoid glabrous, -8 in. long, *7 in. 
through. Seeds 2 compressed-ovoid. Hab. Lowland forests. Johor, 
Kota Tinggi. Selangor near Kwala Lumpur, Perak, Thaiping and 
Ulu Selama (Kunstler). 
(11) A. Maingayi Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 551 King, Journ. ds. 
Soc. Beng. l.c. 35; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 45, pi. 5 °- 
A climber 40. to 80 ft. long, glabrous except the flowers. Leaves 
thinly coriaceous deep shining green elliptic acuminate at both 
ends; nerves 7 to 9 pairs ; 3-5 to 6 in. long, 1*35 to 2 in. wide, 
petioles *25 to -5 in. long. Peduncles flat curved glabrous. Flowers 
yellowish white, 1 in. long fascicled; pedicels -5 to 1*5 in long, 
pubescent. Sepals small, obtuse, -2 in. long. Petals, outer linear- 
oblong obtuse, the saccate base small, 1 to 1*25 in. long, 25 to *35 
broad, inner smaller and narrower. Pistils 3 to 4 ovoid. Carpels 
sessile elliptic-globose mammillate glabrous yellow, 2*5 in. long, 
1*5 in. through. Seeds 2, plano-convex, testa stony. Hab. Common 
in the south in woods, but seldom flowering. Singapore, Garden 
Jungle; Malacca (Maingay). 
(12) A. suaveolens Blume, FI. Jav. Anonaceee, 62, t. 30, 31D, 
Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 55; King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 36; Ann. 
Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 46, pi. 61. 
A tall climber 50 ft. or more long; stem black, usually glabrous 
except the petals, occasionally puberulous on the underside of the 
leaves and peduncles. Leaves thinly coriaceous dark shining green 
oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate-acute shortly acuminate, base 
acute, 3*5 in. long; petioles short. Peduncles thin hooked at first, 
thickening strongly as they age, glabrous or puberulous, with 5 to 15 
flowers on pedicels, -3 to -45 in. long. Flowers -4 in. long, white 
creamy, tomentose. Sepals ovate acute, -i in. long. Petals dilate at 
base, limb cylindric or clubbed erect, tips incurved. Anthers brown, 
appendages broad oblique. Carpels few, ellipsoid, obtuse, base 
narrowed, glabrous, -4 to *5 in. long, *25 in. through. Seed 1, 
ellipsoid, testa granular. Hab. The commonest species, very non- 
ferous in October in forests. Singapore (abundant) to Penang. 
Distrib. Chittagong, Mergui, Burma, Malay islands. Nalive name : 
Akar Chenana. 
