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TABERN EZ MONTANA dichotoma. 
The Forked Tabernemontana. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. ApocyNace®. 
TABERNA:IMONTANA. Botanical Register, vol. 4. fol. 338, 
T. dichotoma ; foliis oblongis obtusis coriaceis lucidis subtus parallelé et 
transversé multinervosis, cyma elongata dichotomé, laciniis calycis ob- 
tusis, corolle oblongo-falcatis tubum sequantibus. Wallich in Botanical 
Register, fol. 1273. 
T. dichotoma. Roxb. fl. ind. II. 21. 
Frutex atrovirens, lactescens ; vel forte arbor humilis. Folia corvacea, 
opposita, oblonga, sexpollicaria et ultra, apice rotundata, basi acuta, marginibus 
recurvis. Ven primarie omnind transverse simplicesque uncie partem ter- 
tiam distant, apice juxta marginem bifurcant, nec venulis colligantur conspi- 
cuis ; que adsunt in Jolii substantia latent. Flores azillares et terminales, 
cymost, nutantes, odoratissimi, bracteas suas citissimé perdunt. Calyx corias 
ceus, in alabastro globosus ; sepalis rotundatis imbricatis tubo corolle pluries 
brevioribus. Corolla hypocrateriformis, carnosa, contorta, tubo recto luteo, 
limbo candido reflexo, laciniis suis tubo paulo longioribus, oblongis, obtusis. 
A most fragrant and beautiful stove plant, resembling 
a Plumieria in appearance. It is a native of Ceylon, whence 
we possess native specimens; according to Dr. Wallich it 
also occurs in Malabar. The latter describes it as a plant 
which grows from 12 to 16 feet high, with a peculiarly dark 
and glossy foliage, and delightfully fragrant flowers. It quite 
merits the character it has received, as appeared by the spe- 
cimen at Sion House, from which the accompanying figure 
was made by permission of His Grace the Duke of Nor- 
thumberland. 
The following is the account given of it by Roxburgh in 
his Flora Indica. 
“Trunk short, branches numerous, spreading much in 
October, 1841, U 
