82 vi. anonacejE. t Oxymitra. 
341; King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 100; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc, 
lx. pi. 170. Guatteria biglandulosa Bl. FI. Jav. Anonacea 102, 
l- 5 1 - 
Branchlets red-silky. Leaves coriaceous elliptic to oblong acute 
or shortly acuminate, base rounded, above glabrous, midrib 
puberulous, beneath sub-glaucous puberulous; nerves 7 to 9 pairs, 
prominent beneath; 3-5 to 7*5 in. long, 2 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles 
■2 to ’4 in. long. Flowers solitary extra-axillary, 1 to 1*5 in. long 
on slender pedicels, in long. Sepals fleshy ovate long acuminate 
puberulous. Petals yellow, outer ones lanceolate oblong blunt, 
base concave, midrib prominent; inner ones *3 in. long, bases broad, 
tips long-acuminate. Carpels oblong-ovoid blunt, yellow, *75 in. 
long, puberulous or not; stalks ”5 in. long. Hub. Forests, lowland. 
Malacca, Merlimau (Cantley); (Griffith, Maingay). Selangor, 
Kwala Lumpur (Curtis). Perak, Ulu Kerling; Waterfall Hill, 
Thaiping; Goping (Kunstler). Native name: Akar Mupisang 
hitam. Disirib. Java, Borneo and Sumatra. 
(7) O. glauca Hook. fil. and Thom. FI. Ind. 146; Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. i. 71 ; King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lx. 101 ; Ann. Bot. Gard. 
Calc. l.c. pi. 171A. 
Branchlets tomentose. Leaves thinly coriaceous elliptic to 
lanceolate, blunt or acute, base rounded, above glabrous, except 
the midrib and nerves pubescent, beneath glaucous glabrous or 
nearly so; midrib pubescent; nerves 8 to 12 pairs, prominent 
beneath pubescent, 4 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide. Flowers 
solitary extra-axillary on slender pedicels '5 in. long. Sepals 
connate at base, broad ovate acuminate pubescent, *25 in. long. 
Petals, outer ones coriaceous narrow linear-lanceolate sub-acute, 
base concave, outside pubescent; inner ones, bases sub-orbicular, 
tips long-acuminate, one-fifth of the length of the flower. Ovaries 
hairy, i-ovuled. Carpels many ovoid, -4 in. long and '25 in. 
through, tomentose; stalks slender, *75 in. long. Hab. Forests. 
Malacca (Maingay). Perak at Simpang; Ulu Kerling; Goping 
and Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). Disirib. Sumatra. 
22 . MELODORUM, Dunal. 
Climbing shrubs. Stem rarely stout. Leaves more or less 
coriaceous, red-pubescent or silky or glabrescent. Flowers terminal, 
solitary axillary or panicled; buds conic, triquetrous, usually 
covered with red silky tomentum. Sepals 3, valvate connate, 
small. Petals 6, in 2 rows, outer ones fleshy or coriaceous, lanceo¬ 
late or ovate, trigonous; inner ones fleshy, glabrescent, tips trique¬ 
trous, base excavate on the inner face. Stamens many; anther- 
cells contiguous; appendages more or less flattened, triangular 
to orbicular. Pistils many; style oblong; ovules 2 or more. 
Carpels berried with several seeds. Species about 35, tropical 
Asia, Africa and Australia. 
