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VI. ANONACE^E. 
[Xylopia. 
are reticulations; 2 to 275 in. long, 75 to 1*3 in. wide; petioles *i in. 
long. Flowers 1 to 2 axillary pendent, *6 in. long; pedicels very 
short, tomentose. Bracts orbicular. Sepals short ovate sub-acute 
pubescent, half connate. Petals narrow linear sub-acute pubescent, 
dilate at base; inner ones shorter, much narrower, concave base 
larger. Stamens linear, apiculate, cells septate. Ovaries 5 to 8, 
hairy. Stigma clavate. Hab. Very rare. Malacca (Maingay). 
(6) X. stenopetala Hook. fil. and Thom. FI. Ind. 125; Hook, 
fd. F.B.I. i. 85; King, Jonrn. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 117; Ann. BoL 
Card. Calc. l.c. 148, pi. 193B. 
Tree 50 to 60 ft. tall, glabrescent. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 
elliptic-oblong, shortly bluntly acuminate, base sub-cuneate, above 
glabrous, beneath glauco-pubescent, finely reticulate; nerves fine, 
10 to 12 pairs inarching near the edge; 2’5 to 4’5 in, long, i‘i to 
i*6 in. wide; petioles - i in. long. Flowers 2 to 5, axillary; pedicels 
slender decurved, -3 to -5 in. long. Sepals very small ovate rounded, 
connate towards base. Petals narrow linear acuminate pubescent 
yellowish; inner ones sub-equal but narrower, 1*2 in. long, *5 in 
broad. Stamens numerous, appendage conic. Ovaries numerous 
elongate, 6-ovuled; style filiform. Carpels cylindric blunt, nar¬ 
rowed to a thick, short stalk, 2-6 in. long, *4 in. through. Seeds 
1 to 4. Hab. Hill woods at 600 ft. altitude. Rare; very fragrant. 
Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). 
(7) X. elliptica Maing. in Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 86; King, Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 117 ; Ann. BoL Gard. Calc. l.c. 147, pi, 193A. 
A tree 25 to 30 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, small elliptic 
or ovate or lanceolate, base cuneate, apex acute or sub-acute, 
above glabrous, beneath grey pubescent; nerves 6 to 7 pairs, very 
faint; 1*5 in. to 3 in. long, 1 to 1-25 in. wide; petioles ’2 in. long. 
Flowers 1 to 3 together axillary, yellowish green, '6 in. to 75 in. 
long; pedicels 'i in. long, pubescent. Sepals ovate sub-acute, 
united to the middle. Petals tomentose, outer ones linear subulate, 
base broader, concave, inner ones trigonous, shorter and narrower. 
Stamens numerous ; anthers linear. Ovaries 1 to 3 densely hairy, 
4- to 6-ovuled. Hab. Malacca (Maingay). Upper Perak (Wray). 
Penang, Sungei Pinang (Curtis). Native name: Lilan. 
(8) X. fusca Maing. Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 85; King, Journ. As. 
Soc. Beng. l.c. 116; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 190B. X. obtusifolia 
Hook. fil. l.c.\ King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 119; Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. 150, pi. 197A. 
A tree 60 to 80 ft. tall with dark coloured branches and silky 
buds. Leaves stiffly coriaceous glossy green, brown beneath, 
coppery pubescent when young, oblong obtuse, base cuneate, 
glabrous; nerves 8 to 9 pairs, very faint, inarching within the 
margin; 2 to 3 in. long, 75 to 1 in. wide; petioles '2 in. long, 
stout. Flowers 75 in. long, extra-axillary solitary or racemed; 
peduncle -25 to 75 in. long with several bracts. Pedicels -25 in. long, 
