12 CELASTRINEiE. XI. El^odendron. XIL Actegeton. XIII. Ptelidium. XIV. Tralliana. XV. Cassine. 



ohovate-oblong, or ovate, mvich longer than the petioles ; flowers 



Lin. syst. Dice^cia, Tctrdndria. Flowers dioecious from 



usually pentandrous. ^i . S. Native of the Mauritius and Ma- abortion. Calyx inferior, urceolate, 4-toothed. Petals 4. Sta- 

 dagascar, where it is called bois d'olive. Rubentia olivina, mens 4, joined together a little at the base, alternating with the 

 Gmel. syst. 408. E. rndicum, Gaert. fruct. 1. t. 57. Lam. ill. petals. Anthers incumbent. Ovary 1-celled, 4-ovulate. Stigmas 

 t. 132. Nerves hi the young leaves reddish. The nut is said 2, sessile. Berry globose, 1-3-seeded. Seeds marked by a 

 to be hairy on the outside. Flowers yellowish-green. 



Eastern Olive-wood. Clt. 1771. Tree 12 feet. 



2 E. AUSTRA^LE (Vent. malm. t. 11 7.) leaves crenately-toothed, 

 oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, much longer than the petioles ; 

 flowers usually tetrandrous. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. entire, smooth. 

 Portenschlacria australis, Tratt. arch. t. 250. LamSrckia dentata. 



Hortul. Flowers small, greenish-yellow. 



Southern Olive-wood. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1796. Sh. 4 ft. 



3 E. INTEGRIFOHUM ; Icavcs oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, 

 much longer than the petioles, quite entire, or with a few small 

 glandular teeth ; flowers numerous, usually tetrandrous ; calyx 

 reflexed. 



prominent hilum at the base, exalbuminous. Embryo straight. 

 This genus comes near to Schcefferia, but differs in the structure 

 of the fruit. — A sarmentose shrub with axillary, twin, spreading 

 prickles. Leaves opposite, ovate, elliptic, cuspidate, quite 



Flowers small, racemose, axillary, and terminal. 



A. sarment6su.m (Blum, bijdr, 1144.). ^ . ^. 

 of Java, where it is called Papadjaran. 

 Sarmentose Actegeton. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation, see next genus. 



1 



S. Native 



Shrub straggling. 



12. G. 



Native of New Holland. Portenschlagia 

 integrifolia, Tratt. arch. t. 284. Flowers yellowish-green. 



Entire-leaved Olive-wood. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? Sh. 6 ft. 



4 E. glau'cum (Pers. ench. 1. p. 241.) leaves elliptical, ser- 

 rated, hardly 3-times longer than the petioles ; cymes loose, nearly 

 the length of the leaves ; flowers pentandrous. Tj . S. Native 

 of Ceylon and Coromandel. Schrebera albens, Retz. obs. 6. 

 p. 25. t. 3. Celastrus glaucus, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 42. Mangi- 

 fera glauca, Rottb. nov. act. hafn. 2. t. 4. f. 1. Senacia glauca, 

 Lam. ill. no. 2714. Leaves oblong. Panicles axillary, dicho- 

 tomous. Flowers small, greenish-yellows Drupe nearly round, 



size of a large cherry. This plant has been introduced from ^^^^ panicles of small flowers. 



XTIL PTELI'DIUM (it has received this name from its simi- 

 larity to Ptelea). Pet. Th. gen. nov. 24. veg. afr. austr. 1. p. 11. 

 and 29. t.2. D. C. prod. 2. p. 11. — Seringia, Spreng, syst. 1. 



p. 460. but not of Gay. 



Lin. syst. Pentandria^ Monogijnia. Calyx urceolate, 4- 

 lobed. Petals 4, inserted by the broad claws in the calyx. Disk 

 4-lobed. Stamens 4, alternating with the petals. Ovary com- 

 pressed. Style almost wanting. Fruit sarnara-like, much com- 

 pressed, indehiscent, surrounded by a wing, 2-celled, 2-seeded. 

 Seeds erect. Embryo flat, green, in a fleshy albumen. — A 

 shrub with opposite, ovate, quite entire leaves, and loose, axil- 



Ceylon, under the name of Ceylon-tea ; its leaves are like those 

 of that plant, but much longer; their taste slightly bitter and 

 astringent. 



Glaucous Olive-wood. Clt. 1824. Tree 14 feet. 



5 E. xyloca'rpum (D. C. prod, 2. p. 11.) leaves ovate, entire, 

 or somewhat scolloped, glaucous, coriaceous, on very short pe- 

 tioles ; corymbs dichotomous, one-half shorter than the leaves ; 

 flowers pentandrous. ^ . S. Native of the island of St. Thomas. 

 Cassme xylocarpa, Vent, choix. t. 23. Cassine sphaerocarpa, 

 hort. par. Flowers greenish-yellow. Probably this and the 

 following will form a separate genus. 



Woody -fruited Olive-wood. Clt. 1816. Shrub 4 feet. 



6 E. ROTUNDA* TUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 11.) leaves ovate- 

 roundish, obtuse, quite entire, or a little toothed, coriaceous, on 



1 P. ovA^TUM (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 597. Lam. ill. t. 910.) T? . H. 

 Native of Cochin-china. Seringia ovata, Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 441. Ptelea ovata. Lour. fl. coch. p. 82. Flowers greenish- 

 white. 



Ocate-\e3NeA Ptelidium. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 



Cult. Loam, peat, and sand is a good mixture for this shrub, 

 and ripened cuttings will strike root in sand under a hand-glass, 

 in heat. 



XIV. TRALLIA^NA (in honour of Alexander Trallian, a cele- 

 brated physician of the sixth century : his works were published 

 at Paris, 1548.) Lour. fl. coch. p. 157. D. C. prod. 2. 



p. 11. 



LiN. SYST. Pentdndria^ Monogynia. Calyx permanent, 5- 



short stalks, usually three in a whorl; cymes crowded, one- parted, with rounded lobes. Petals 5, spreading, reflexed. 



half shorter than the leaves; flowers pentandrous, dioecious. Disk erect, with 10 notches. Stamens 5, hypogynous ? Ovary 



Tj . S. Native of St. Thomas, in salt marshes. Flowers greenish- roundish. Style 1. Berry roundish, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Seeds 



yellow. 



RoundedAe^yeH Olive-wood. Shrub. 



•j* Species hardly known. 



7 E.? cRocEUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 11.) leaves elliptical, co- 

 riaceous, with awned, spiny serratures. Tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers copper-coloured ? 



Copper-coloured Olive-tree. Shrub. 



8 E.? TOMENTosuM (HuiTib. cx WiUd. mss. in Rocm. et Schult. 

 syst. 3. p. 345.) leaves oblong-lanccolate, downy ; flowers pen- 

 tandrous. ^ . S. Native of South America. Flowers greenish- 

 yellow. 



Doivny Olive-wood. Tree. 



9 E. ? trine'rve (Hort. madr. ex Willd. 1. c.) leaves ovate, 

 cordate, 3-nerved, crenated ; branches spiny. Tj . S. Native of? 



Thr€e-nerved'\cVi\eA Olive-wood. Tree ? 



Cult. See Ptelidium for culture and propagation. 



angular inside, and rounded on the outside. Leaves cordate, 

 acuminated, alternate. Peduncles lateral, dichotomous, bearmg 

 small greenish-white flowers. 



1 T. sca'ndens (Lour. 1. c.) \. y^.G. Native of Cochin- 

 china. Rhamnus scandens, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 768. 



Climbing Tralliana. Shrub cl. 



Ctdt. A climbing shrub of no beauty. It will grow in any* 

 common soil, and ripened cuttings will root in sand, under a 



hand-glass. 



Tribe IIL 



CASSINIE^ (plants agreeing with Cassme in important 

 characters). Petals broadest at the base. Fruit indehiscent. 

 Embryo straight, placed in the axis of a fleshy albumen. — Trees 

 or shrubs, wath simple leaves. 



XV. CASSFNE (a name of American origin). Lin. gen. 

 371. Lam. ill. t. 310. Gsert. fruct. 2. p. 72. t. 92. D. C. prod. 

 2. p. 11. 

 XIL ACTEGKTON (from ciktu', actin, a ray, and yftrwv, Lin. syst. Pentdndria^ Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-parted. 



Petals 5, spreading, broadest at the base. Stamens 5, alternat- 



geitouy near to?). Blum, bijdr. p. 1113 



