21 
ANONACEiE. 
MlTREPHORA GRANDIFLORA. (Bedd.) A large tree, young parts minutely aureo-pubescent, leaves ovate lanceolate, 
' or elliptic with a short blunt acumination, thinly coriaceous glabrous aud shining above, glabrescent beneath, with hairy glands in the 
axils of the veins, 4-5 inches long by 1 ^ to 2| broad, petioles about ^ an inch long, peduncles leaf opposed furnished with a bract 
below each flower 2-3 flowered shorter than the petioles, flowers subsessile, bud globose densely aureo-pubescent, exterior petals 1 to 
1 j inches long, by ^ to ^ of an inch broad densely adpressedly velutinous on the outside, subglabrous within, pure white turning to 
yellow, interior petals $ to f of an inch long triangular at the apex with a long broad claw, very hairy at the apex, glabrous below, white 
beautifully streaked with carmine, forming a mitreform cap over the genitalia, early deciduous, stamens and ovaries indefinite as in 
the genus, ovules 4-6 in 2 series, young carpels densely velvetty, mature about the size of a hazel nut globose and 1 seeded, or oblong 
and 2 seeded fuscous with dense short tomentum, and furnished with a raised furrow down the whole length. 
This very handsome tree was lately discovered on the S. Canara ghats near Coloor and Gairsoppah at an elevation of about 
2000 feet, when in full flower it is a very handsome object and its large flowers give it at the distance more the appearance of a 
Magnoliaceous than an Anonaceous tree, the 3 inner petals or mitreform cap which are beautifully streaked with carmine are early 
deciduous, but the 3 outer petals subsequently increase in size and turn from pure white to yellow ; the timber is very tough. 
PLATE No. Cl. 
CELASTRACEiE. 
GlYPTOPETALUM GRANDIFLORUM. (Bedd.) A large shrub, leaves opposite or rarely alternate, glabrous and 
shining elliptic to oblong with a short rather sudden acumination 3 to 7 inches long by 1 -3J- broad, quite entire or distantly 
and obscurely toothed in the upper portion, petioles 2-3 lines long, cymes supra-axillary as long or rather longer than the leaves 
three flowered at the apex, pedicels divaricate 1-11 inches long, flowers bright yellow about 1 inch across, tetramerous, sepals 
imbricate, petals oblong patent slightly reflexed not foveolate, stamens 4 inserted on to the disk, ovary immersed in the disk 4 
celled, ovules solitary pendulous from the apex of the axis. 
In the Wynad in moist woods at Devala, elevation 2,000-2,800 feet. 
PLATE No. CII. 
SAPINDACEyE. 
NEP HELIUM STIPULACEUM. (Bedd.) A middling sized tree, leaves glabrous abruptly pinnate 6-14 inches long 
leaflets 2-3 pair opposite or subopposite, the lowest pair quite at the base of the common petiole very small obliquely curved and 
stipuliform, others oblong obtusely acuminate slightly attenuated and oblique at the base glabrous on both sides pale beneath 3-6 
inches long by 2-3 broad, panicles axillary and terminal slightly pilose, a little shorter than the leaves, flowers polyoamo-dioecious 
apetalous, stamens 5-9 slightly exserted, ovary 2 lobed 2 celled, style 2 parted, lobes recurved, fruit oval the size of a large gooseberry 
densely covered with weak prickles, seed oblong half covered with the succulent aril, testa brown, cotyledons very large fleshy. 
Bedd. in Linn, Trans. Vol. XXV. 
Anamallays and Wynad in moist woods at an elevation of about 2,000 feet. 
PLATE No. CIII. 
MELIAOEiE. 
liANSIUM AnAMALLAYANUM, (Bedd.) A good sized tree, leaves 6-9 inches long unequally pinnate glabrous, leaf¬ 
lets 3-5 elliptic obtusely acuminate attenuated at the base entire, 3-4|- inches long by 1J-2 broad furnished with hairy glands in the 
axils of the viens beneath, petioles about -J au inch long, flowers in axillary panicled spikes, peduncle very short 1-2 lines long, spiked 
pedicels 2-3 inches long, flowers pentamerous hermathrodite sepals imbricate rounded eiliale with 1-2 minute bracts at the base, petals 
about twice as large imbrieate, rounded at the apex, stamen-tube obsoletely 5 cleft, anthers 10 alternately shorter, the 5 longer ones just 
appearing above the apex of the tube filaments quite coherent with the tube and not separable with the anther, ovary strigose sessile 3 
lobed 3 celled, cells 2 ovuled, style very short thick, stigma obtusely 3 lobed, fruit oblong very succulent size of a large grape 2 
celled 2 seeded, seed arillate, embryo peritropal radicle pubescent. Bedd- in Linn . Trans. Vol. XXV. 
Common in the moist woods on the Anamallays and in the Wynad at an elevation of about 2,000 feet. 
PLATE No. CIV. 
