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The genus Stixis A (Capparaceae). M. census Jacobs Rijksherbarium, Leyden INTRODUCTION For long time, the a and The For which is genus, Malaysia, western very its being centre a in of the from the synonymy name have in the species species and 7 eastern 1 subspecies. Himalayas Hainan to Indo-China. in the Flora Malesiana I, and of the Malaysian species I refer genus revision; here only their comprising genus extends uniform, Malaysian species have been treated 3 description a Stixis been reduced, leaving paper The genus until Pierre monographed it in 1887. Several of Pierre’s Roydsia, present Stixis has been known in the Indian Floras under the and distribution are In the given. (i960) 5 95 —99. the Flora Malesiana to key all taxa have been included. Thanks at my are due the Directors of the following Herbaria for kindly putting material to disposal: Arnold Arboretum, Cambridge, (BM), Bogor ("BO), Herbarium, Paris Cambridge, (P), Tokyo U.S.A. (CAL), Edinburgh Calcutta (GH), U.S.A. Leiden (K), Kcw (A), British Museum, London Florence (E), (FI), (TI), Berkeley (UC), Washington (US), Vienna (G), Gray Geneva Ann (L), Arbor (MICH), (W). STIXIS Lour., Fl. Coch. (1790) 5 (i960) 95, 1 f. 28,29 (map). (1862) 110; Type species: Distribution: S. — Stixis suaveolens Seven in (Roxb.) in India species China (Yunnan), Indo-China, Gynophore (as measured 2. Sepals reflexed 2. Sepals more or in less from the anthesis. in 3 Soc. Linn. Paris Jacobs, 201; (1819) 87; Benth. Fl. Br. Ind. (1848) 1 Gynophore (as 3. Adult leaves 4. mostly long, Adult leaves 5. from the THE torus) longer shorter all mm. than or in axillary 12 at cm. the reflexed. shorter than 5 racemes glabrous, occasionally Style none or very S. Sepals mm. philippinensis short, stigmas reflexed in S. Gynophore glabrous. Ovary longer a 3, distinct. suaveolens anthesis. racemes, 2—3(—4) rarely in a terminal than few 12 cm. hairs glabrous, style longer panicle, 3a. mm otherwise hirsute. Flowers in terminal with Siam, 3. S. ovata axillary Bracts base, N. Ovary glabrous. I. not Flowers in — SPECIES than 6 Ovary hairy over. /, 409. Malaysia. western undivided torus) underneath. Gynophore glabrous only cm 3. hairy Gynophore glabrous cence 4. measured Hook, & 307. 2. 1. I, Pierre. TO anthesis, 1 Fl. Mai. (1872) 180, (1874) (Sikkim, Assam, Chittagong), Burma, Hainan, and Style spreading 1 17b (1936) 2, Pi. Corom. Hook./, Arch. KEY 1. (1793) 361; Pierre, Bull. Roydsia Roxb. Hook./&Th. Ned. Kruidk. Covilhamia Korth., Willd. in E.&P., Pfl. Fam. ed. (1887) 652; Pax&Hoffm. Gen. Pi. ed. 295; Bracts on the than (3—)4 mm. panicles 3b. ssp. nerves. the ovary, or as long. the infloresssp. about ovata 12 —35 fasciculata BLUMEA 6 6. Leaves times i| —2 c. long as VOL. as wide. No. XII, I, Inflorescences 1963 terminal. Style 1—i£ 6. Leaves c. times 2—3 as long wide. as Inflorescences axillary. mm. S. 4. Style i|—2J scortechinii mm. S. 5. Fig. 454); 1. b. Ovary 8. Ovary hairy. Style simple glabrous. Style obtusifolia (Hook.ƒ. Sci. d. & 2 (1854) 329; [Type specimen: ƒ, Fl. Paris Br. 1 Ind. 5 i and (i960) F.-Vill., (1874) — stigmas 3 in Stixis. c. S. a. S. — S. scandens g. 2 (1923) 213; . App. (1880) S. e. S. ƒ. . 6. 11; floribunda ssp. hookeri Pierre (Poilane 10381), (Philip.) n. 35 S. Roydsia floribunda — (Planch, Merr. scandens (McGregor fasciculata (King) (Schmid 2); all x (1906) ex 341 See Notes. 23 Laguna Jacobs I.e. f. 1. a that it indeed on Basilan; (map). Seems year seems s.n. at 13, t. Planch, Hook./) Pierre, (CAL), to belong both sides. 9j —10J Racemes mm, mm, to 20, puberulous, 2 very collected 6f. B. ex 19th —3 c. 8 cm. filaments — Hook. — Fig. Cotabato, and ia. (Luzon: Davao Prov.). local. in northeastern Burma century, agrees that species. The leaves nerves axillary, stamens be 97; Bull. Soc. Linn. (BM, G, K, L, W)]. Mindanao: Surigao, to the end of the distinctly acuminate, gynophore 3J torus) Prov.; Pottinger March of obovate, 29 Philip. 72; Distribution: Continental Asia: NE. Burma (see Note 1); Malaysia: Philippines Bataan and f. S. 4. Soc. Nat. Moscou Vidal, Sinopsis Atlas (1883) [Type specimen: also Cuming obtusifolia S. Erdtman, Pollen Morph. (1952) Roydsia philippinensis Turcz., Bull. (BM, G, K, L, W)]. — Hall. (Korth.) Lour. Govt. Lab. Publ. Philip. Nov. distinct. philippinensis (Turcz.) ovata (King) Jacobs (Lörzing 8683); 97. 341 409. pistils hookeri ovary. 7. (Turcz.) Merr., En. the but short, very (Harmand M1); Pierre Cuming (1887) 655. or than (Clarke 37761); Pierre S. scortechinii Th.) Suppl. (1906) 58; 1 Jacobs, Fl. Mai. I, 27, (Roxb.) philippinensis S. J. none Androgynophores, gynophores, S. suaveolens shorter stigmas or 8. Jacobs (Spire 1188); I. Style Gynophore hairy. 5. so are at Bansparao well with S. c. 12—16 on philippinensis by 3!—6J cm, pairs, surfaces glabrous but full of pustules Sepals reflexed, c. ovary 2 mm 10 in mm; 9 —10 by ij—2 mm; andro- gynophore (as measured from the diameter, glabrous, style mm, curved, M. pale, glabrous, distinctly 3-lobed. Stixis The genus JACOBS : (Capparaceae) 7 other collection thusfar is known No from outside the Philippines. (Roxb.) Pierre, S. suaveolens 2. I.-C. (1908) 1 Fl. Gen. I.-C. Gagn., 277; (1819) 87, Hort. Suburb. Calc. in Hook./&Th. (1886) Suppl. 205; 4002) 1 [Type specimen: c. and less or f. 16, 1 —6. (P)]. wide, as widest (—121) 35—6\ cm; pairs, thinly prominent, in panicle (3 —) sturdy subglobose, c. white. Torus c. mm, in the ovate-acute, 606; 112 79. — I.-C. Pierre 1 4022 on sides. wider cm, and after anthesis, glabrous, stigma at thin but torus, woody, Asia: splitting India North), S. China into (Sikkim; (Upper and Lower Burma, (two a 10 mm, base, —6 4 (27—) ( —11) pedicels c. by 2 once 2—3 mm, 40—43 mm, 3 very few c. 4 by si — or —10 a 3 —4 Buds appressed or acute top to subconical, passing ovary on mm. reported initially mm, ( —50 7 downy- to 2—4 more: anthers elliptic, Fruit mm. occasionally tomentose fulvously hairy, f—1 above along or reflexed but spreading not the ellipsoid, orange, branched caducous; mm, —6 4 3, triangular, pustulate beneath, pustules some and bracts Androgynophore styles (io| —•) less rounded or narrower sometimes sparsely axes Stamens to up none, or glabres- soon above, more top measured from the torus) (as — subcoriaceous, sometimes to sweet-scented, yellowish, gynophore, glabrous. the 3 c. narrowed both 654. subdepressed above, prominent beneath, wide, dish-shaped. Sepals yellow. Gynophore Distribution: Burma to tomentose measured from endocarp Gen. (1887) 1 Leaves cm. rounded, sometimes Hooker/), glabrous, filaments slightly during \ (1934) 1 downy puberulous, i£—2§ c. \—1| c. long; cm diameter. Flowers mm into the —100: 1 t. Bot. Mag. Assam Linn. Paris smooth except for racemes ( —43) 13 elliptic-oblong, densely long, bright by mm 4 stamens, gradually axillary bracts linear puberulous, pain; Soc. acute to sometimes Flowers midrib. obtuse, Bull. about the middle base abruptly acuminate, tip more 7—9 the Hook./, (1887) 654; Gagn., Fl. 1 Petiole cm. the to Voigt, Pi. As. (1854) Ic. 409; Corom. 3 202; [Type specimen: Harmand hb. — Branchlets rather stout, terete, internodes f—5 distinct; surfaces glabrous, a (1842) Gen. (1930) 6 lb. Fig. — reticulation in I Kanj. &Das, Fl. blunt; midrib slightly sunken above, prominent, acute to nerves 15; Soc. Linn. Paris 173, 4021 m. long as ( —30) by 13 —20 (1906) 36, f. cochinchinensis Pierre, var. 2—15 times 2—4 c. Bull. (1939) Pierre red-brownish; cent, (1854) 578; 4 (1872) 180, (1874) 1 J. Roydsia suaveolens Roxb., Pi. Pi. As. Not. Sci. Lingn. (1832) 643; Walp., Rep. 2 Br. Ind. — (1887) 654; Gagn., Fl. 1 35; Merr., (P)]. Stixis suaveolens Climber 173. (1921) plate, I.e.]. flavescens Pierre, Stixis (1939) Griff, 75; Hook./, Fl. Roxburgh's (1908) (not (1845) 1 Carey 6881; Brandis, Ind. Trees t. [Type: Suppl. 289; Fl. Ind., ed. t. Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris Bot. Centralbl. 39 Hall./, 204; mm, — J 8 mm stretching ellipsoid, i| stipe mm sparsely cm, Gagne- J c. — long 1\ as warted; valves (Hooker /). common collections), collections from in Assam; Siam Yunnan), (one Manipur, Chittagong), collection from Lampang Hainan China (all countries, several collections). Of all the species, this Indo- (very common), one is far the by com- monest. Ecology: rocky soil, Light forest, once reported Uses: The fruit is used as often along from the reported to be sea rivers, shore, eaten thickets, to 1500 secondary m forest, on loamy or altitude. in Assam and in Hainan. The leaves may be tea. Notes: 1. and styles. Occasionally there are plants with the pistil composed of 4 or 5 carpels 8 BLUMEA The specimens 2. VOL. and Clemens 3664 No. XII, from 4113 1963 I, Merrill Annam, by reckoned to scandens, actually belong here. S. 3. S. Hall, (Korth.) ovata f., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. (1921) ii 39, 35. Covilhamia ovata Jacobs, Fl. Mai. I, 5 (i960) 97, f. 28, f. 29 (map: 2b). 3a. ssp. — — (1921) 381. Merr., En. Born. fasciculata S. [Lectotype name 140A. (1906) only). Roydsia — 37. Gallatly S. — 499 Pax 201; Pierre Soc. Bull. stat. nov. As. Soc. Pfl. P., 203; Pax HofFm. I.e. Gen. Suppl. I.-C. Bull. Herb. Hall, (1939) 1 fasciculata S. I.e. f. f. 97, 212. — 201. — (map: 29 (1896) 2 5, Ind. Brandis, 397; (1908) I (i960) 5 Calc. Gard. (1889) ii Gén. I.-C. 121, Trees [Type specimen: Fl. Gén. (1887) 656; Gagn., i ed. 17b 2, (1904) 4 171. Boiss. ii f, (1936) 202. 1072; I.-C. (1908) 1 [Type specimen: — 4711 (1904) 4 Gagn., Fl. Gén. I.-C. (A; P)]. type; 39 (1921) Balansa 4073 specimen: Fl. Gagn., 1071; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. [Type — (1936) tristis Gagn., Fl. var. 112 B-J. Climbing shrub soft stellate, i |—3(—15) —14(—17) by top rounded and rather surfaces distinct; —35(—40) rather cm (1908) 1 Gen. I.-C. 1 Gagn., Fl. 35; BO; (A, 3 —6 reflexed, inserted hairy axillary densely flowered, densely hairy pedicels thin, on both glabrous. mm on a glabrous diameter, at nearly style Fruit with G, type; 3o( —40), torus) 1 2 or mm at corky mm, c. 4 hirsute by warts. 3 cm, soon acutish c. to glabrescent blunt; except the main (8 —) panicle 3 —4 mm, narrow, occur; caducous; long. Flowers fragrant. Sepals mm, lanceolate Androgynophore (i^ )i\ — ovary obovate, c. — Gyno- mm. to subglobose, c. 35 i£ —2 the base, otherwise glabrous, pericarp above, cuneate, reticulation especially along branched leafy filaments at to sometimes anthesis, later stretching yellow-brown hirsute; —1£ firmly herb- Leaves the middle narrow, by i\—2§ acutish. glabrous, 2\ — densely lenti- sparsely branched panicles mm —6 with small set more depressed above, pustulate, sparsely 4 top densely at Hoffm. & Pax ic. obtuse, above hairs, 4 —5 wide, mm — ellipsoid, many I to cm, the twigs; bracts as 3 —5-nerved, otherwise also hirsute; spotted )i6 — from the the base, obscurely 3-lobed. surface torus (20 Stamens acute hardly or racemes long. Buds obovoid, sides, obscurely phore (as measured mostly terminal slender a 2—9; cm. wide, widest mostly sparsely sometimes 18: Fig. i£—2^(—45) as not pairs, f. — glabrescent, and late brownish stellate nerves, mostly long; base 201, (P)]. fairly straight, terete, long as cm; 6 —8 with light Inflorescence nerves. 1188 abruptly acuminate, tip f —I nerves the main on (1908) I Petiole terete, times —)3 —s|( —9) midrib sunken above, sometimes Twigs m. simple, fulvous hairs, sometimes (1.5 —)2.3—2.6(—4.0) aceous, Gén. I.-C. [Type specimen: Spire — cellate than in the other species. 12 (1953) 6 L, P)]. K, 11 Fl. Mai. I, Bot. [Type specimen: Balansa — (“longeracemosa”); 202 180; type)]. longiracemosa A.DC, S. f1908) Ann. Beng. 58 Fam. S. balansae A.DC., Bull. Herb. Boiss. ii & (1858) L)]. G, K, Jacobs, — King, Linn. Paris & E (G, K, L; P, 4023 BO, 2 1, (L), Borneo]. s.n. DD)]. type; Hoffm. in & (A, BM, fasciculata (King) Gagn., Fl. (CAL, mollis Pierre, S. Jacobs, King, J. sp. Bat. Mitt. Bot. Staatss. Munchen Heft Roydsia fasciculata — Ind. Borneo. fasciculata (King) ssp. 2a, t. Malaysia: Korthals [Type specimen: — Clemens 26000 specimen: Fl. 307; Miq., (1848) 1 borneensis Heine, var. Distribution: 3b. Arch. Ned. Kruidk. Korth., ovata 2 —3 mm thick, spongy mm, mm stigma inside, M. Asia: Distribution: China May, Uses: Forests, in hills The leaves scortechinii King, 120, t. 139; Mai. I, ii (1922) 1 Soc. Petiole i j up —2 to 12 E. & Leaves cm. 8J —12 by 3\ —5,) cm; subcoriaceous, base rounded sometimes brown and blunt, nerves 5—7 upper side. Inflorescence Pfl.Fam. ed. leathery except for 1 —1| tomentose on both sides. filaments glabrous, 2 —2j mm, glabrous; style persistent, pale at green January 3-lobed. same erroneous (Hook. f. S. obtusifolia 1 (1908) 36; Pax&Hoffm. in E. f. & Th. in Hook, (1877) S. harmandiana 205, ed. 17b (1936) 2, f. 18: & fl, Fl. 67; Brandis, (1908) 201, Ind. by 1 —1| 1 I — 10 mm, mm in times later as glabrous. long as wide, a short, glabrous (youngest surfaces the base of the midrib long, cm or more stamens J—4J by 2|—3j 3 a subulate, Torus top c. obtuse, (14 —)i6—22, measured from (as the densely long. mm on less bracts simple; 5 or somewhat obovate, sometimes with a [Type ie. the diameter, glabrous, style (if ellipsoid, for (1908) 1 — narrowed with glabrous; mm, — Gynophore Fruit good as the cm, torus) )2\ — mm, sometimes few wart-like lenticels; when dried. were rare). January 1867, and Thu-duc, taken probably sheet in A, locality from the labelled Pierre 491, same which is for his number 1498. Th.) Pierre, Bull. & in the Br. Ind. Trees 1 Linn. Paris Soc. key only; Hall, fl, Beih. P., Pfl.Fam. ed. 2, (1872) (1906) Suppl. [Type specimen: 17b (1936) 180, 36. Soc. Linn. Fl. Gen. I.-C. 202. m 1100 that number is the type of S. obtusifolia. In his publication, Pierre, Bull. 12; id. Malaya to 202. unknown, to (Cambodia, Cochin-China; holds Pierre himself cited Thu-duc Fl. Gen. I.-C. near sheets labelled Dong-nai River, as jungles, Fig. c. 2 —3 rounded to (glossy) brown Indo-China The plant. Fig. — midrib flattish above, prominent beneath, few pericarp leathery, thin, opinion, the considered to be 6. top number Pierre 1498, 1872, both under individual Kunstler Fl. Gén. I.-C. Buds ellipsoid-ovoid, filiform. maturity (ex coll.), my —6 subglobose, ovary Distribution: Asia: Notes: In 5 nun, — 396. 17b (1936) — the hairs in bundles mm. Androgynophore s\ 3 glabrous, stigma obscurely the US)]. obovate, few pustules raceme 3 —10 wide. Sepals reflexed, mm acutish, acumen; a axillary an pedicels caducous; mm, type; 2, the youngest stage ovate to to flowered, densely fulvous puberulous, 2—4 (1896) 5 Residency), forest, landslides, pairs, subprominent above, reticulation distinct; unknown), smooth stage West Coast (1887) 656; Gagn., 1 P., Twigs fairly straight, m. Roydsia — Gard. Calc. (1889) ii Beng. 58 (East and specimen: Poilane 1498 (A, BM, G, K, L; P, Climber (map). 3 year. Hoffm. in & Pax 29, edible. as [Type specimen: King’s coll. — secondary young the hookeri Pierre, Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 5. S. (" hookerii "); f. 99, recorded are Negri Sembilan, Penang). places, altitude. Fertile throughout 203 altitude. Most of the flowers Ann. R. Bot. 397; 121. Northern Sumatra Selangor, sunny (i960) 5 (1889) (1non Griff.) King, J. As. Malaysia: Dry Pen. m G)]. type; Perak, Ecology: Fl. Beng. 58 Ridley, Fl. Mai. Distribution: (Wellesley, Soc. Indo- collections), fertile in other months. of eye-sore. The fruits case Jacobs, (King) Roydsia parviflora in few Tenasserim, 8oo( —1500?) some 9 few collections from Laos and Cochinchina). a August, but also applied are As. J. (BM; CAL, 8464 below (Capparaceae) Burma and. (Upper of the fruits in most scortechinii S. 4. Burma Stixis genus in Tonkin and Annam; (common Ecology: in The JACOBS: — Paris I 1 (1939) (1887) 654; Gagn., — specimen: ii (1921) Hook. 1 M’Clelland (K?, n.v.)]. (1887) 654; Gagn., Fl. 173; Pierre 491 39 Roydsia obtusifolia Fl. Br. Burma 409; Kurz, For. (1874) [Type 202. 1 Bot. Centralbl. Pax&Hoffm. in E. (K, L; P, type)]. — Gen. & P., I.-C. 1 Pfl.Fam. Fig. if. BLUMEA 10 VOL. No. XII, 1963 I, Climbing shrub. Twigs fairly straight, mostly with the petiole insertion, (1 —)i|(—2J) 1.5 —1.8( —2.0) times c. —12^( —16) by 5^—7( —8) 10 base rounded reticulation abortive; midrib distinct; translucent pustules all surfaces in the axil of leaves c. 12 by 8 flowers by to 20 the over tomentose, ciliate, reflexed, nearly \ J—5 with 4 by i\ mm mm, minute mm f mm, (2 —) 3 cm, prickles Fruit (Cambodia, Ecology: S. Soc. E. Burma P., Pfl.Fam. Fl. (1887) 1 ed. 37; key only; Malay Stixis 1 Hall, Cochinch. f., densely the base, c. older twigs, long, bearing yellowish caducous, soon 1 mm. Buds globose, Burma 3J mm, c. both sides. Androgynophore c. observed in thinly pubescent; short very be to on specimens (in Burma mm 3 —5 18 —2i), filaments young flowers). subglobose, ovary specimens), stigmas c. long, ellipsoid, (3 —)4f by muricate with long soft — Fig. Twigs when 175 203; Pax Suppl. by 1 young Ind. 655; 1 (1854) 578; 4 180, For. 33; (1922) 39 (1939) 171. in E. Pax (A, Ic. Pi. As. (1854) Fl. 32. type; L, P, & 1 1 607 f. I.-C. (1908) 1 in P)]. Hook. 1; descr.; 409, (Griff.) Pierre, Trees Bull. in the 200, [Type specimen: Griffith Burma W)]. (1887) 655; Gagn. P., Pfl.Fam. ed. 2, in Lecomte, 17b (1936) [Type specimen: Harmand hb. — Hoffm. (1877) 67; Brandis, Ind. parviflora Gén. — t. & type; K, (1874) Hook. /, I.e. Stixis — (1912) Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris Hoffm. 206; 10381 Fl. Burma 120. (1793) 361; Pierre, Bull. (1908) Poilane 1 name; in Lecomte, Gagn. Willd. [Neotype: — (1872) (CAL, GH; K, & ed. 295; Fl. Gen. I.-C. 202. I (1874) densely fulvous few. Petiole times 4—cm; cm, (1790) Fl. Gen. Gagn., 202; Pierre 4023 (K.;P, ig. (2.1 —)2-3 —2.9( —3.5) i —!(—1) (Central and eastern), Indo-China Siam June (Gagnepain). Beih. Bot. Centralbl. elongata Pierre, (1908) lenticels relatively 11 —13 or Gagn., Not. Pi. As. Mai. Pen. (1887) i Peninsula Fl. Gen. I.-C., type)]. tomentose (in woody stipe 17b (1936) 2, Ridl., Fl. Soc. Linn. Paris I.-C. none on cm subulate, mostly mm, (especially c. —6 4 wide. Sepals sometimes coherent in twos, 26—4° torus) c. the base; pedicels at mm fruits in 656; Kurz, J. As. Soc. Beng. 43 ii and between, nerve lower surface glossy; both nerves, towards to (Lower Burma), Flowers in March, scandens Lour., (1906) I top thick Th. in Hook, f, Fl. Br. & lesser a Cochin-china). Roydsia parviflora Griff., f. size; which with many small somewhat rough, seed villose (?; Pierre), endocarp pericarp Linn. Paris & style a on in acumen (Brandis). Distribution: Asia: 7. c. stamens c. from the diameter, glabrous; glabrous. protrusions below the incrassate above, to diminishing leafless panicle lateral a laxly narrowed, obtuse; top mm, with angular, mostly simple, more cup-shaped, Gynophore (as measured 1 also specimens) the branches long, glabrous, sub- Leaves panicle, mostly terminal with often the basal branches a length but 2 often glossy the main near near depressed above, prominent beneath, less or when young; bracts up diameter. Torus mm less or the margin, especially Burma cm, whole especially 3 (in or 10 tomentose, 2\ over, glabrous. Inflorescence incrassate. below the middle small thin-leathery brownish a more protrusions ferruginous pubescence, or lower part wide, widest as more near surface upper the cm, minute very towards the inflorescence often cm, pairs connected 9—11 c. 2 ashen brown an long as rounded with acute, top to sometimes remains nerves parts with young Petiole glabrescent. soon coriaceous, the base as c. long acute puberulous, the hairs simple i£ cm. as to Leaves wide, widest rounded, blunt; midrib depressed above, or stellate, glabrescent; firmly herbaceous top at the middle to to subcoriaceous, mostly above, rounded and acuminate, prominent beneath, nerves the 5 —8 tip pairs, M. subprominent above, glabrous with a but a connected few axillary, wide. Sepals reflexed, sides. 5 Androgynophore by —6 c. — ï J 1 \ obovate, mm, a thick stalk woody rough with pericarp Notes: of S. The i. scandens flattish was apply only ovata ssp. the leaves from his Clemens specimens 2 species are the sepals being and 3774 this ovary, mm, mm, description which could that it into come observed stamens that unlikely seems would omit mentioning These clearly 4113. characters Loureiro's and rotunda", 3, one but there the smallest number of "petala not not and more the pubescence than revoluta", the mentions 174, not stamens that but suaveolens, with, agree viz. in number 40—50 "germen pilosum". 26 a (1935) S. to free styles, and terminal inflorescence and a "stylus brevis, not simplicibus, "racemis not stamens. species which is definitely this is obtusifolia, but belong description does Loureiro would have observed 3 axillaribus", suaveolens and mm. Upper Burma), given in Loureiro's Loureiro's Flora Cochinchinensis on and It is remarkable that Loureiro had S. 2J —5 persistent style if Burma (Northern and Another species. the on glabrous and ovary stigmata both tomentose on description. appressed obtusifolia, crassius, longis, the 16, not In S. mm 1 the type of S. elongata) on with cm distinctly hairy underneath, so couple of a possesses by if 3), Note see fasciculata, in his Commentary Merrill, c. warts. to Loureiro, who noticed the hairs on mm, Torus filaments 16 —24, nerves. c. densely fulvous-hairy, style | combination of characters complete and the leaves 20, obtuse, densely mm, c. 2 above Annam). can consideration is S. surface the main on long. mm 4—5 stamens 1\ long, ellipsoid, 6 mm Distribution: Asia: India (Assam; Indo-China (Laos, few pustules a distinct. Fruits (mature? described to many top glabrous; mm, — on with long. Buds ovoid, mm Gynophore (as measured from the torus) f glabrous, stigmas obscure reticulation distinct; of the midrib, underneath glabrous part nerves, 11 densely fulvous-puberulous, bracts subulate, 3 —6 c. (Capparcaeae) the margin, near the main on 5 ——9) cm, early caducous, pedicels Stixis along the basal pustules few hairs sometimes Raceme The genus JACOBS: hardly an argument rare and not the stand against to common careful a interpretation. 2. A sterile The leaves specimen collected if are cm petiolate, towards the base and gradually acuminate with glabrous, above and with 3. A a glaucous some by J. in Laos lanceolate, pustules Vidal obovate, at 22 — the top, with by 3 —jf cm, narrowed pairs of strong 8— 12 nerves, the base of the midrib which is subprominent, near tinge underneath. from the Naga hills in Assam, Meebold 7333, specimen here. (P) probably belongs s.n. 16 here, although the gynophore is as long as most probably belongs mm. 3 Index Synonyms the are in italics; accepted names in normal type; new names in bold type. refer The numbers to species. Covilhamia ovata elongata fasciculata King obtusifolia parviflora 3 b Hook f. Hook, Griff. philippinensis A.DC. balansae 3a Roydsia floribunda mollis Pierre > Stixis Korth. f fasciculata 1 var. & Turcz. King suaveolens Roxb. Th. 6 var. 4 2 1 7 ovata (King) Gagn. borneensis tristis flavescens 7 scortechinii Pierre obtusifolia 3b Heine Pierre Pierre longiracemosa ssp. Hall. ovata & (King) Jacobs Pierre philippinensis (Turcz.) Pierre 6 scandens Lour. scortechinii suaveolens 5 A.DC. 1 3b var. Pierre 6 Th.) /. 3a parviflora (Griff.) 2 floribunda (Hook. /.) hookeri (Korth.) ssp. fasciculata 3a Gagn. 3b Pierre harmandiana 3b 3b (Hook./. 7 Merr. 7 (King) Jacobs (Roxb.) cochinchinensis 4 Pierre Pierre 2 2 1 3b BLUMEA 12 Index The number marked is specimen d'AUeizette Edano: BNB For. 2. mens C/imh 446: Eberhardt FB R. 2263 Gage Meyer: 254: 2; 257: 2; 577: the A text. type 3807: 3b; 4071: 2; 4072: Bon 3a. 3b (T); 4073: 4800: 3b; 5419: 3b (T); 47*9: 4074: 2; 4711: 3b; BS 6179: 3b. 2. -Ri»mw& 49079 P 3b; 13S3: 26605: (T); 26647: P 27060: 2; 1715: 26887: 3a; 3a; Chevalier 3b; Fleuryhb. 37761: 2; 37753: 2; 305*0: Cuming 3a. 32308: 3b; 431S0: 2; 541:1 2; 32354: 2. 43340: Cle- (T). Curtis3284: 4. 2. FB 1; F««sj 1. 3b 499: FB 1; 20151: (T). Galoengi E. Griffith 2. Borden: 2326 6101 Hutchinson: FB 1; 24199 Bawan: 1; FB 26266 2. 517: Bengal 175A: Gamble 4. 2; 427: 2; 578: 2. 1044: Griffith 2. Gaudichaud voy. Burma and Malay Bonite 252: Peninsula 2; 175: (T). 1 Hallier I. 7 in taxon Buchanan 27: 7. I. 3a Mabesa: Gallatly 2. included of the 4. 3b; C/arfef 2. 26000: FB 77: ones the number 2. 4743: Mallonga: 1; 1963 I, Malaysian with corresponds 3019 PokUn: & Edaiio: Dcn( 3a. 789: 1534: De/>f 6444: 3774: 2; 4113: 2; Darnton the specimens, to, Poilane hb. Chevalier Chalterjee 86735: 2. 3b; 5259*: 3b. referred Alvins 49617 Ramos 1; is Balansa 148: 2. 255: examined No. XII, (T). 3b. 371: BadulKhan Beddome to specimen a VOL. B Jenkins, 2; 62410: Lace lilfer 11247: 4; Maradjo Parker 46*2: 2; 1498: 4024: 1521«: 3240: 2; 2. 2. 2. Po Rachmat Talmy 750: j*. Kirfa/ Wallich 10413: Yates 2; 4. 6. Harmand J24: 72177: 2; 6; 4025: 745bis: 72594: 2. 2. 1CF.P 2. 53949 Sou': 8464: 4. /Cctt King's 7004: 6. (T). Kingdon-Ward 224, 4 1512: coll. 3b. 295: JCo 2; 52205: 60: 2; J401: 2; 1664: (with Jochems): 755* 2. 4; Liang 7962: 62065: 4; 64722: 2; «6«3: 4; 9696: 65394: 2; 4; 10052: 2. 4; 2; 2. PNH 3b; #060 7058: DR. 2. 219: 2; 5; Meebold 1. Ta/my 1. 3b (T); 3b; 10381: 7 /ifc. comm. (T); 7533: Petelot Pierre 354: Anderson 11052: coll 840: 2; 930: 2; 7. 966: 3b; hb. 3b; 977: 2. 6. Mouret 82: itffip: 3b; Pierre 491: Pierre 11244: 24843: 3b; 24737A: 3b; 25830: Prain's 2. 454: Pasquier 3020: 3b. 4023: 10197: 23596: 195: McGregor rfM Quisiimbing: (T); 2 4022: 2; 20503: 2; 2; 2. 2930: Parrey (T); 4; 12: 7349: 4; 7688: 2039: 6; 2099: 6; 3b; 30519: 2452: 2; 12403: 2; 3b. 2204: 6 4023: 2; 3b; (T); ditto 3b; 13075: 25875: 2; Purkayastha 26025: Put 22: 2. 4 5560: (T). S/jire 2. Ridley 7355: 4; 913: 2; n#S: 9306: 3b. Toppin 3105: 7. 15634: 4. 3b (T). Tiaii? 75: Rhjc 417; 2. S» Kbe 9093: 7. 2; 15576: 2; 16824: 2; Watt 7336: 2; 3b. 2622: 2. Rao 4. 5. Scortechiniis.n.: Wang 32780: 2; 2. 6. 3b; Thorel 11825: 172: 7321: 27347: 1232: 123: 6; 70761: 2; 1*02: 6. Law 2944: 2; 3b. 2 J353: 20387: 11: 6. 4200: 1786: 5; 2543: Si Boeea I77«o: 2; c.5 6534: <>#2<>: 4; 2562: 4021: Khant Schmidfieldno. Harmand exp. How 70420: 2; 2. 362: 2; Kwjr 6. 1307: 7*51: 3b; 2815: 2; (prob.); 6 Godefroy 123: 2; (T). 3a Maung Mya Poilane 237: 31429: 253S: 70: 5775: 4222: 4; Parkinson 15740: 2; 20297: 2; 2; 2; 2; 4. 4. 4*24: (T); 5 s.n.: Ldrzing 349: 122: coll. Kunstler 1611: 4; 4225: 4; Lakshnakara 2. 2. 28: 1730: 2; Korthals 2. 2177: 223/I: 2; King's 2. 430: Hookerf. 2. Anderson comm. Kanjilal 148P: 371: 2; Mi: 6. 2579: 3a. Harmand (T). Henry 13819: 2; 2. Kitfa/ 75605: Williams So/er y 2; 964: 79158: 2718: 1. 2. Winit 1. Warburg 13483 (not 13183): 1923: 2. 1.