Mel odor um.] 
VI. ANONACE^E. 
89 
long. Flowers axillary solitary or in pairs; pedicels rather stout 
deflexed pubertilous, *25 to *35 in. long. Sepals broadly ovate 
acute, connate into a triangular cup, puberulous outside. Petals, 
outer ones thick flat ovate blunt red-tomentose outside, pubescent 
inside, *3 to *4 in. long, inner ones less than half as long, base con¬ 
cave, apex triquetrous. Stamens numerous. Carpels globular, 
glabrous, -25 in. through; stalks as long. Seeds 2, plano-convex, 
dark brown pitted. Hab. Common in forests. Singapore, Bukit 
Timah ; Bukit Mandai. Malacca, Merlimau; Selandor (Cantley). 
Negri Sembilan. Perak, Ulu Bubong; Larut (Kunstler); Penang 
Hill (Curtis). Dislrib. Sumatra. Native names: Akar Gintek; 
Akar Tentawan; Akar Tawan hitam. 
23. RAU WENHOFFIA , Scheff. 
Scandent shrubs; inflorescence opposite leaves. Leaves cori¬ 
aceous. Flowers medium. Sepals 3, valvate, connate. Petals 
ovate, outer ones larger than inner ones, velvety. Stamens 
indefinite, widely dilate above anther. Torus convex. Pistils 
fairly numerous, no style. Stigma rather small. Ovules numerous. 
Carpels ripe, shortly stipitate, oblong or globose, 1- to 3-seeded. 
Species 2, Siamese and Malay Islands. 
(1) R. siamensis Scheff. Ann. Jard. Buitenz. ii. 23. Uvaria 
Godefroyana Finet, Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. Mem. 4, p. 71. 
Scandent or dwarf shrub. Leaves oblong acute, base round; 
nerves 10 pairs, obscure beneath, above smooth, shining, 6*6 in. 
long, 2 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long. Flowers solitary or 2 to 3 
together, scurfy, tomentose. Sepals connate, forming a bluntly 
3-lobed cup. Petals olive colour, blunt ovate, outer ones little 
larger than inner, densely appressed, silky hairy *3 in. long. Carpels 
about 6, oblong to globose, 3-seeded, wrinkled, velvety, *25 in. 
long. Hab. Sandy heaths, half scandent or bushy. Pahang Pasir 
Aur, Rumpin (Foxworthy). Kelantan, Kota Bharu (Ridley). 
Disirib. Siam, Cochin-China. Native name : Pisang-Pisang Ayer. 
24 . XYLOPIA, Linn. 
Shrubs or tall trees with coriaceous leaves. Flowers axillary, 
solitary or cymose, buds triquetrous conic, often slender. Sepals 3, 
valvate connate, small. Petals 6, valvate elongate, outer ones 
flat or concave, inner ones nearly as long, triquetrous, base concave. 
Torus flat or hollow. Stamens numerous, oblong truncate or 
appendages prolonged; anther-cells often septate. Ovaries 1 or 
more. Style long, clavate. Ovules 2 to 6, in 1 or 2 rows. Carpels 
long, cylindric or moniliform or short oblong. Seeds several. 
Species 70 to 80, tropical Asia and Africa. 
