CELASTRINE.E. IV. Celastrus. 



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are drooping. Stigma 2, rarely 3-lobed. Flowers white? leaves elliptical, acute, crenated ; flowers axillary, usually twin. 



Seeds covered with a soft scarlet aril. 



JVhorlcd'hranched StafF-tree. Fl, April, July. Clt. ? Tree 

 20 feet. 



15 C. ROBu'sTus (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 395.) erect, smooth; 

 leaves lanceolate, entire, glossy ; racemes axillary, length of 

 leaves; capsules 1-celled, 2-valved. Tj 



T2 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. C. populifolius, 

 Lam. ill. no. 2G98. according to Poir. suppl. 2. p. 144. Flowers 

 white. 



AcuvnnateAeaxed Staff- tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



24 C. 



;u'mbens (Thunb, fl. cap. 2. p. 119.) decumbent, 



Native of Silhet, smooth ; leaves ovate, toothed ; flowers axillary, usually soli- 

 tary ; capsules 3-4-valved. F2 • G* Native of the Cape of 



in the East Indies, where it is called SheelkoiL It grows to be 

 one of their largest timber trees. Racemes simple, solitary, or 

 in pairs. Flowers nvunerous, small, greenish-yellow. Disk 5- 

 lobed, girding the base of the ovary. Styles 2, terminated by 

 capitate stigmas. 



Robust StafF-tree. Fl. Aug. Tree 50 feet. 



IC C. opposiTus (Wall, in fl. ind. 2. p. 398.) erect, smooth, 

 with opposite jointed branches, younger ones tetragonal ; leaves 



opposite, lanceolate, blunt; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered. T2 . serrated; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, drooping. ^2 • ^' 

 S. Probably a native of the peninsula of India. Flowers Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white ? 



Good Hope, in sandy places. 



Procumbent Staff-tree. Shrub decumbent. 



25 C. CYMATODES (Sprcug. syst. 1. p. 775.) leaves obovate, 

 wavedly-toothed, and reticulately veined, opposite ; flowers 

 axillary, sessile. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



JVaved-tootJicd-leaxed Staff-tree. Shrub. 



26 C. ce'rnuus (Thunb. prod. p. 42.) leaves ovate, obtuse, 



small, white? Style columnar, terminated by a bifid stigma. 



OppositC'hranchcd StafF-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



17 C. biva'lvis (Jack, in mal. misc. 1. no. 2. p. 19.) erect, 

 smooth ; leaves lanceolate, acuminate ; peduncles lateral, few- leaves obovate, somewhat wedge-shaped, undulately-toothed ; 

 flowered ; capsules ovate, 2-valved, 1 -seeded ; corolla wanting. flowers axillary, sessile, Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good 



Droopwg'ftowered Staff-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1817. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



27 C. unda'tus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 126.) erect, smooth ; 



^ 



Native of the Malay Islands. Peduncles dichotomous. 



5-10-flo\vered. Style terminated by a truncate stigma. Seeds 

 covered with a crimson aril, which is beautifully veined. 



TjvO'Vaked'CRip^uled StaflT-trce. Shrub, 



f 



American. 



18 C. macroca'rpus (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. t. 230. f. 16.) 

 erect, smooth ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, with an emarginate 

 acumen ; pedicels axillary, very short, aggregate ; capsules 

 ovate, 2-3-valred. ^ . S. Native of Peru, in woods. Haenkia 

 multiflora, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. p. 65. Seeds with a white 

 pulpy aril. Flowers white. This is probably a species of 

 Pyridaria, according to Nuttal. 



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Shrub 6 feet. 



19 C. du'bius (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 774.) erect, smooth ; leaves 

 elliptical, obtuse ; flowers axillary, somewhat fascicled ; capsules 

 2-valved. P? , S. Native of the Antilles. Senaica elliptica, Lam. 



htfi 



Shrub 4 feet. 



Hope. Flowers white. 



rFat^e^-leaved Staff-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1S2G. Sh. G ft. 



28 C. TETRAGONus (Thuub. prod, p. 42.) erect, smooth ; 

 leaves ovate, serrated, opposite ; branches tetragonal ; panicle 

 terminal. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 white ? 



Tetragonal-hraYiched StafF-tree. Clt. 1816. Shrub 4 feet. 



29 C. iLi'ciNus (Burch. cat. afr, austr. no. 1663.) erect, 

 smooth ; leaves alternate, ovate, somewhat rhomboid, coarsely 

 serrated, pale beneath; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, jointed 

 beneath the middle. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Capsules 3-valved. Leaves like those of Quercus ilex. 

 F'lowers white. 



Spanish'Oak-\e;xved Staff-tree. Clt. 1817. Shrub 4 feet. 



30 C. RiiAMNOiDES (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 145.) branches difTuse ; 

 leaves ovate or lanceolate, acute, sharply serrated, smooth ; 

 pedicels 1-flowered, axillary, crowded, unequal. T2 • ^* Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. It is not known 



20 C. bulla'tus (Lin. spec. 285.) climbing, smooth ; leaves 

 ovate, acute, stalked, coriaceous ; panicle terminal. Tj . ^, G. 

 Native of St. Domingo. — Pluk. aim. t, 28. f. 5. Capsules 

 scarlet, elegantly wrinkled, 3-valved, each containing a hard 

 t)val seed, covered with a thin red aril. Flowers white, in loose 

 terminal racemes. This species is said to be a native of Vir- 

 ginia, but notwithstanding the diligent researches of Mr. Pursh 

 at the place of its supposed nativity, he has not been able to find 

 It. He therefore strongly suspects that it is not a native of 

 North America. 



FTT-iwZr/eci.capsuled Staff-tree. Fl. July. Clt. 1759. Shrub cl. 



21 C. HA'ENKEi(Sprehg. syst. app. p. 88.) branches flexuous; 

 leaves stalked, oblong-lanceolate, wavy, quite entire ; racemes 

 axillary, much exceeding the leaves ; flowers bracteate. T2 . S. 

 Native of Peru. Haenkea flexuosa, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. t. 

 231. Corolla monopetalous, pitcher-shaped, and the fruit a 

 drupe. This is a very doubtful species of Celdstrus. 



• HaenTcs StaflT-tree. Shrub. 



22 C. ova'tus (Hill in hort. kew. 437. t. 16.) erect, smooth ; 

 leaves ovate, stalked, entire ; flowers axillary, crowded. Tj . H. 

 Native of the Bahama Islands. 



Otaie-lcaved Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. 



Pj . G. Native of the 



whether this shrub is unarmed or spiny. 

 Rhammts-llke Staff-tree. Shrub 10 A^et. 



31 C. cAssiNOiDEs (Lher. sert. p. 6. t. 10.) erect, smooth ; 

 leaves ovate, acute at both ends, serrated, permanent ; pedicels 

 2-3 together, axillary, very short. 

 Canary Islands. Flowers white. 



C«55me-/i^e Staff-tree. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1779. Shrub 4 ft. 



32 C. LYCioiDEs (Brouss. ex Willd. mss. in Schult. syst. 5. 

 p. 427.) erect, smooth ; leaves roundish-ovate, obtuse, crenate, 

 coriaceous ; pedicels axillary, very short. Tj . G. Native of 

 the Canary Islands. Flowers white. 



Lyc'mm-like Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. 

 . 33 C. EDu^Lis (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 21.) erect, smooth; leaves 

 opposite and alternate, elliptical, bluntly serrated ; cymes axil- 

 lary, dichotomous. ^ . G. Native of Yemen, in Arabia, where 

 it is cultivated in gardens along with the coffee. The green 

 leaves of this tree are eaten with avidity by the Arabs. They 

 possess nearly the same qualities as opium. The tree is called 

 cat or kat in Arabic ; hence C^tlia of Forsk. Flowers white. 

 Capsule oblong-cylindrical, 3 -celled, with one seed in each cell. 



Eatable Staff-tree. Shrub 10 feet. 



34 C. de'color (Gaillaud. voy. mcroe. 2. t. 64. f. 6.) leaves 



% * 



Leaves toothed^ serrated or crenate. 



Oval-oblong, somewhat crenate, tapering to the base ; peduncles 

 axillary, 3-6-flowered ; flowers subumbellate ; capsules 

 valved. Tj . F. Native of Upper Egypt ? 





23 G.acumina^tus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 119.) erect, smooth ; Ill-coloured Staff-tree. Shrub. 



