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RHAMNE^. XIV. Hovenia. XV. Colubrina. 



sub -cylindrical, reflexed, smooth, an inch long, thickening after 5 C. triilora (Brogn. in mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves acute 



liowennnr, contammg a sweet red pulp, which is eaten by the crenulated, rusty beneath ; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered, oi 



Japanese, and has a taste somewhat like a pear. 



Sweet Hovenia. Fl. July, Aug, Clt. 1812. Tree 12 feet. 



2 H. in^qua'lis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 40.) leaves cordate, acu- 

 minate, rather hairy beneath, unequal at tlie base, 3-nerved. 



pedicels 3 together, i -flowered. ^. G. Native o 

 Rhamnus triflorus, Moc. et Sesse in herb. Lamb, 

 greenish-white. 



Me: 



Flow 



''ers 



-flowered 



Shrub. 



D. Don, prod. 189. Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 414. Flowers small, 

 white, disposed in axillary, rarely in terminal, dichotomous, 



Vf 9* J^^^^^^ ^f Nipaul, at Katumanda, where it is called 6 C. Cube'nsis (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves elliptical, 



Munko'KhosJiee.^ ^ H. acerba, Lindl.^bot. reg.^ t. 501. H. dulcis, oblong, acutish, quite entire, greenish-velvety above, hoary and 



T.1 ,, downy beneath, as well as the branchlets and flowers ; peduncles 



- . . . , axillary, corymbose, longer than the petioles. Tj • S. Native 



villous cymes. Capsule round, size of a pea, seated on an en- of Cuba, in bushy places, as well as of St. Domingo. Ceano^ 



larged peduncle, which is soft, and contains a red sweet pulp. thusCuben^is, Lam. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 49. Rhamnus Cuben- 



Ihis does not come to maturity till after the capsules are ripe. 



t/??^5rMa/-leaved Hovenia. Fl. Ap. Jul. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 ft, 



Cidt, See RetanUla for culture and propagation, p. 34. 



XV. COLUBRrNA (from coluber, a snake, in allusion to the length of petioles. T2 



twisted stems). Rich, mss 



sis, Lin. Flowers cream-coloured. Sepals fringed. 



Cuba Snake-wood. Fl. ? Clt. 1820. Shrub 8 feet. 



7 C. Alama'ni ; leaves oi^ate, obtuse, serrulated, somewhat 

 velvety and green above, hoary and downy beneath, as well as 

 the branchlets and flowers ; peduncles axillary, corymbose, 



. S. Native of Mexico. Ceanothus Ala- 



Brogn. 



Rhamnus and Ceanothus species of authors. 



mem. rhamn. p. 61. — mani, D. C. prod. 2. p. 31. Leaves both opposite and alternate 



(f- 



Lin. syst. 



Mono 



in the same branch. 



^ Alaman^s Snake-wood. Shrub. 



8 C. ? macroca'kpus ; leaves ovate, somewhat cordate at the 

 - ^. base, roundish, serrated, downy beneath, as well as the branch- 



flat, P^^^t^^g^"^ ^^\^'^^" §'\ Ovary immersed^in and adnate to lets ; flowers axillary, glomerate ; fruit pendulous. ^ . S. Na- 

 tive of New Spain. Ceanothus macrocarpus, Cav. icon. 3. t. 

 27Q. Flowers white. 



(f- 



Calyx spreading, 5-cleft 



3. D. 6.). Stamens 

 Disk fleshy, rather 



the disk (f. 6. D. e.),3-celled. Style trifid (f. 6. D. a.). Stigmas 3. 

 Fruit capsular, dehiscent, tricoccous, girded at the base by the 

 circumcised calyx (f. 6. D./.). Seeds furnished with a short 

 stalk. — Shrubs, with alternate, quite entire or crenulated leaves, 

 netted with distant feather nerves, smooth, but usually pubes- 

 cent or rusty-villous. Flowers in axillary, short, crowded cymes, 

 or in fascicles, with simple peduncles (f. 6. D.). 



-fruited 



Clt. 1824. Shrub 6 feet. 



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South American sj^ecies. 



1 C. ferrugi'nea (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. G2.) leaves ovate, 

 a little acuminated, entire, covered with rusty vilH beneath, as 



well as tlie branchlets and flowers ; flowers axillary, cymose, mous, few-flowered, h 



aggregate. 



W 



1^ . S, Native of South America, in most of the 



9 C. ? pube'scens ; .leaves ovate, acuminated, pubescent 

 acutely serrated ; peduncles axillary, very short ; dichotomous 

 umbellate. ^2 . S. Native of Peru, in groves. Ceanothus 

 pubescens, Ruiz et Pav.'fl. peru, 3. p. 6. t. 228. f. a. Flowers 

 white. Fruit round, black. 



Pubescent Snake-wood. Tree 18 feet. 



10 C? MociNiA^NA ; leaves oval, entire, 1 -nerved, pubescent 



beneath, as well as the branchlets ; peduncles lateral, dichoto- 



ixico. Ceanothus 



M 



Mocinianus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 32. Ceanothus macrocarpus, Moc. 



Rhamnus colubrinus, Lin. syst. 195. Jacq. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. but not of Cav. Calyx spreading 



hort. vind. 3. t. 50. Ceanothus colubrinus. Lam. ill. no. 2684. 

 Ceanothus arborescens. Mill, — Comm, hort. 1. t. 90. Flowers 



greenish. 

 couleiivre 

 name. 



Seeds ovate, shining, black. 

 Snake-wood in M 



or 



Rusty Snake-wood. 



May 



This tree is called Bois 

 e ; hence the generic 



Clt. 1762. Tree 30 feet. 



much after the time of flowering. 

 Mocino's Snake-wood. Clt. 1824. 



Shrub. 



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Asiatic species* 



2 C. ferme'ntum (Rich. ined. in Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) 

 This species has not been described ; it is therefore only known 



to Brogniart. 



It is a native of Guiana, 



Fermented Snake-wood. Tree. 



3 C. reclina'ta (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves ellip- 



branches and flowers 



tlcal, acute, quite entire, pubescent beneath, as well as the 



; branches flexible, pendulous ; flowers 

 axillary, aggregate, cymose. T? . S. Native of the mountains 

 of Jamaica, in bushy places, also in St. Domingo, where it is 

 called Palo-amargo. Rhamnus ellipticus, Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 

 265. Paliiirus inermis; Hort. par. Zizyphus Domingensis, 

 Duham. ed. nov. 3. p. 55. ex Desf. Ceanothus reclinatus, Lher. 

 sert. p. 6. — Browne, jam. t. 29. f. 2. Flowers greenish. 



/?cc///2i?c?-branched Snake-wood. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1758. Sh. 6 ft. 



4 C. GRANULOSA (Brogu. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acuminated, somewhat serrated from the middle, smooth, 

 shining, with the nerves at the base pubescent, as well as the 

 petioles ; peduncles axillary, short, dichotomous, umbellate. ^ . 

 S. Native of Peru, in groves. Ceanothus granvdbsus, Ruiz et 

 Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 228- f. b. Flowers white. Capsules round- 

 ish, turbinate, with prominent ribs. 



Granular Snake-wood. Tree 24 feet. 



lie. Asia'tica (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, serrulated, glossy, 3-nerved at the base; peduncles 

 axillary, branched, many-flowered, shorter than the leaves. ^' 

 S. Native of the East Indies, Ceylon, Mauritius, Nipaul, a5 

 well as on the western coast of equinoxial Africa. Ceanothus 

 Asiaticus, Lin. spec. 284. Cav. icon. t. 440. f. 1. Lam. ilh** 

 129. Tubanth^ra, Comm. mss. — Burm. zeyl. 111. t. 48. 

 Rhamnus acumin^tus, Colebr. mss. Flowers small, yellowish- 

 green, fragrant. Capsule round, obovate, about the size of a 

 small gooseberry, 3.furrowed, 3-celled, 3-valved, 3-seedeA 

 Seeds triangular, with a gibbous back. 



^52a<ic Snake-wood. FL July, Aug. Clt. 1691. Shrub 16 feet. 



12 C. Nipaule'nsis ; shrub erectish or rambling, with all the 

 upper parts pubescent ; leaves somewhat bifarious, oblong, acu- 

 mmated, serrulated, smooth, and stining, with alternate nerves, 

 the axillae of which are hairy ; racemes terminal, panicled, pubes- 

 cent. Tj . G. Native of Nipaul. Ceanbthus Nipaulensis, Wall. 

 fl. md. 2. p. 375. Branches scabrous, and have a tendency to 

 ramble over trees. Flowers small, green, fascicled, disposed m 

 termmal racemes on the naked branches, interspersed with > 

 number of small, lanceolate, floral leaflets, the whole forming » 

 branchy panicle. Petals very small, yellowish, cucuUate, con; 

 ceahng the stamens. Ovary .3-lobed. Style trifid. - Fruit 

 about the size of a pea at first, succulent, afterw^ards dry, con- 



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