a: eae -DIOSPYROS CORDIFOLIA. 
Thorns many, scattered over of the trunk and larger branches, very 
large, strong, frequently ramous. 
Leaves alternate, short-petioled, two-faced, linear-oblong, hearted at 
the base, entire, soft, somewhat downy ; about two inches long, 
and three-quarters broad. 
MALE TREE. 
Peduncle axillary, length of the petiole, single, bowing, bearing 
three small, white flowers. 
Calyx and Corol as in the genus. 
Filaments eight, short, inserted into the base of the tube of the flower, 
each bearing two linear, erect anthers. 
HERMAPHRODITE TREE. 
Peduncle axillary, length of the petiole, single, one-flowered. 
Calyx and Corol as in the genus. . 
Filaments twelve, inserted into the bottom of the tube. 
Anthers single, linear, erect. 
Styles four. 
Stigmas forked. 
Berry round, size of a small crab-apple. 
Seeds from six to eight ripen. 
This is a pretty large tree, among ‘the mountains in the Circars ; 
but in the low lands towards the sea it is much smaller; flowers 
most part of the year. 
~The wood, when large, is dark-coloured, hard, and durable, and 
is used by the natives for many economical purposes. 
51. CANTHIUM PARVIFLORUM. 
Lamarck encyclop.1. p. 602. 
Tsjeru-Kara. Rheed. mal. 5. p.73. tab, 37. 
Ballusoo-Kura of the Telingas. 
Trunk scarcely any, but branches innumerable; the small are regu- 
larly cross-armed, and spreading. 
Thorns simple, opposite, above the axills, spreading, cross-armed, 
very strong, and very sharp: in luxuriant plants they are 
sometimes three-cleft. 
Leaves on the young shoots opposite, on the elder branchlets fas- 
cicled, short-petioled, reflected, egged, entire, smooth, size 
various. 
Stipules connecting, awled. 
Umbellets opposite, below the thorns, small, about the length of the 
leaves. 
Peduncle and Pedicels smooth, round. 
Flowers small, yellow. 
- Calyx above, four-toothed: teeth acute, permanent. 
Corol one-petaled: tube bellied, short; mouth downy ; border four- 
parted: segments egged, expanded. 
Filaments four, in the mouth of the corol. 
Anthers egged. 
Germ below, globular. 
Style rather longer than the tube of the corol. 
Stigma headed. 
Drupe inverse-hearted, laterally compressed a little, with a hollow 
on each side, size of a cherry, crowned with the remaining 
calyx, fleshy, smooth, yellow, two-celled. 
Nut: one in each cell, oblong, one-celled. 
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This is one of the most common scraggy, thorny bushes, on the 
coast, every soil and situation suiting it; flowers in the hot season, 
and makes excellent fences. 
The ripe fruit is eaten by the natives; the leaves are universally 
eaten in curries: on both accounts the plant has the additional name 
Kura, which means esculent. 
52. NAUCLEA PARVIFOLIA. 
Bota-cadamie of the Telingas. 
Trunk straight. Bark brownish-grey, cracked. 
Branches opposite, numerous, spreading, forming a large, oval, shady 
head. 
Leaves opposite, decussated, petioled, oval, entire, smooth. 
Petiole channelled. 
Stipules large, oblong, obtuse, glutinous, falling. 
Peduncles terminal, single, or three; when three, the middle one is 
shortest, near the apex jointed, and bracted, each supporting a 
single globular, naked head of florets. 
Bracts two, opposite, near the extremity of the peduncle, oval, 
falling. 
Flowers small, light-yellow. 
Receptacle chaffy: chaffs wedge-form, hairy at their insertions. 
Calyx very minute, entire. 
Corol one-petaled, funnel-form: tube widening ; border five-parted, 
divisions pointed, spreading. 
Filaments five, short, inserted just within the mouth of the tube. 
Anthers erect, oblong, pointed above. 
Germ beneath. 
Style thread-form, nearly twice the length of the corol. . 
Stigma large, resting on the style. 
Capsules top-shape, covered with a scabrous crust orbark, which splits 
irregularly when the seeds are ripe; within is the proper two- 
celled capsule, each consisting of one valve, opening round 
the apex, and down on the inside. 
Seeds several, very minute, oblong, tailed, inverse, imbricated round 
the outside of their receptacles with the insertion downwards. 
This grows to a large tree; a native of almost every part of the 
coast, but chiefly among the mountains; flowers during the cold 
season. 
The wood is of a light chesnut colour, firm, and close grained. 
It is used for various purposes, where it can be kept dry; but if ex- 
posed to wet, it soon rots. 
53. NAUCLEA CORDIFOLIA. 
Daduga of the Telingas. 
Bark like that of the former. 
Branches very numerous, horizontal, forming a very large shady 
head. 
Leaves opposite, decussated, petioled, broad-hearted, pointed, entire, 
above pretty smooth, below downy, particularly when young, 
and beautifully reticulated with small veins ; from four to twelve 
inches each way. 
Petiole round, a little downy, from two to three inches long. 
Trunk erect. 
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