VI. ANONACEAi. 
91 
Xylopia.] 
Carpels cylindric like those of X. ferruginea 4 in. long. Hab. 
Lowland forests. Rare. Singapore (Wallich 6478, Uvaria oxyantha) 
Sungei Morai. Dislrib. Borneo. 
(3) X. dicarpa Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 85; King, Journ. As. Soc. 
Beng. I.c. X14; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 144, pi. 189A. 
A tree 20 to 25 ft. tall or more, glabrous. Leaves lanceolate 
acute or acuminate, base acute; nerves 10 pairs very faint, 
secondaries nearly as distinct; 3 to 4*5 in. long, 1-5 to 175 in. wide; 
petioles *25 in. long. Flowers solitary or in pairs pendent, 1*5 in. 
long; pedicels very short. Bracts orbicular, amplexicaul. Sepals 
ovate obtuse, connate to middle. Petals linear-oblong expanded 
at base, slightly hoary-pubescent; inner ones narrower and shorter 
than outer ones, sub-trigonous. Stamens many, inner rudimentary; 
anthers linear septate, appendages rounded. Ovaries 2 to 4 pilose; 
ovules many. Carpels cylindric blunt at both ends, tubercled, 
1'5 to 2 in. long, 75 in. through. Seeds 7 or 8, compressed. Hab. 
Forests. Rare. Singapore (Maingay); Bukit Timah. Perak, 
Gunong Malacca at 1000 to 1500 ft. altitude, top of limestone 
hills (Kunstler). 
(4) X. malayana Hook. fil. and Thom. FI. Ind. 125; Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. i. 85; King, Journ. /Is. Soc. Beng. l.c. 115 ; Ann. Bot. Gard. 
Calc. l.c. 145, pi. 187B. X. Maingayi Hook. fil. and Thom. l.c. 
125; King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 115 ; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc, 
l.c. 146, pi. 191A. 
A tall tree; glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate to elliptic, 
shortly bluntly acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 8 pairs, faint; 
3'5 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long. Flowers 
•6 to - 9 in. long, x to 3 axillary; pedicels red-pubescent, - i in. long. 
Sepals broad ovate acute puberulous outside, '15 in. long. Petals 
linear, base concave, tip shortly narrowed, pubescent; inner ones 
slightly smaller and more concave. Stamens numerous, appendages 
rhomboid, papillose; anthers septate. Pistils 6, hairy, 2-ovuled; 
styles longer than stamens, glabrous. Carpels red-hairy 3 to 4, 
oblong blunt narrowed to the stalk, nearly 1 in. long and *4 in. 
through; stalk thick, ‘i in. long. Seeds about 6. Hab. Common 
in the south of the peninsula, in thin woods. Singapore, Jurong. 
Muar (Curtis); Malacca, Bukit Bruang. Negri Sembilan. Perak, 
Ulu Kal (Kunstler). Distrib. Sumatra and Borneo. Native names : 
Banit Kijang; Kayu B'linchi. Use : In house-building. 
X. Maingayi, Hook, fil., based on a single specimen of Maingay’s, who 
considered it the same as X. malayana , seems identical to me. 
(5) X. pustulata Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 85; King, Journ. /Is. Soc. 
Beng. l.c. 116; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 146, pi. 191B. 
A tree with pustulate brown bark, glabrous. Leaves small 
coriaceous, elliptic bluntly acuminate, narrowed and acute at base; 
nerves invisible above, beneath fine, secondaries equally distinct as 
