658 



COMBRETACEiE. III. Terminalia. 



from the tree similar to Benzoin. T. angustif olia, Pet. Th. drupe large, furnished with 2 wings. Fj . S. Native of BraziT, 

 obs. pi. afr. austr. 19. Catappa Mauritiana, Gaertn. fil. 3. p. in the province of Minas Geraes, where it is called Caxapora- 



de Gentio. Nectary fleshy, plicately 5-lobed at the base of the 



207. exclusive of the synonyrae of Aublet. 

 Mauritian Terminalia. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 



5 T. Cata'ppa (Lin. mant. 519.) leaves obovate, tapering to 

 the base, pubescent beneath ; glands small, situated at the base 

 of the leaves on the under surface at the sides of the middle 

 nerve, f^ • S. Native of the East Indies, and now cultivated 

 inmanyof the West India islands.* Jacq. icon. rar. 1. 1. 197. Lam. 

 ill. t. 848. f. 1. Adamarum, Rheed. mal. 4. t. 3. and 4. Fruit 

 ovate-roundish, compressed. Leaves obtuse, and somewhat acu- base. 



style. 



Beach-leaved Terminalia. 



Tree 10 to 30 feet. 



10 T. lanceola^ta (Mart. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acutish, mucronate, clothed with silky pubescence, Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia. Said to be like the 

 preceding, but the branches are slenderer, epidermis thinner, 

 and the leaves are lanceolate, green, and tapering more to the 



minated. Drupe about 3 inches long, egg-shaped, containing an 

 oblong kernel, which has the taste of an almond, and may be used 



LanceolateAeaved Terminalia. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. 



11 T. arge'ntea (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 43.) leaves opposite, 



for the same purposes, but it does not contain so much oil. Within ovate, acuminated, pubescent above, and shining and silky be- 



the tropics the trees are commonly planted near houses in avenues, neath. T2 . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia, at 



and seats are placed under them, for the enjoyment of the close Villa do Rio da Contas. A yellow resinous juice flows from 



extensive shade they afford. The timber is light and lasting, and this tree, which is used instead of gamboge by the inhabitants. 



is useful for many purposes. The bark and leaves yield a black 

 pigment, with which the Indians dye their teeth, and Indian ink 

 is made. Blume describes his T. Catappa (bijdr. p. 640.) as 



Silvery Terminalia. Tree. 

 12 T. seri'cea (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 243.) leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, quite entire, glandless, clothed with silky silvery 



having the leaves cordate at the base, obsoletely crenulated, gla- down ; flowers disposed in dense 



brous, and rather pubescent on the mid-rib beneath. 



heads. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, 



FIG. 88- 



Var. /3, suhcordata (Willd. spec. 4. p. 968.) leaves obovate, in the provinces of Minas Geraes 



and Goyaz. Drupe winged. 

 Silky Terminalia. Tr. 20 ft. 

 13 T. austra'lis (St. Hil. fl. 



rather cordate at the base, obtuse, pubescent beneath, or gla- 

 brous in the adult state ; glands small, situated at the base of 

 leaves beneath, at the sides of the middle nerve. Tj • S, Na- 

 tive of the West Indies, but only perhaps cultivated there. bras. 2. p. 240. t. 128.) leaves 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 113. T. intermedia, lanceolate, tapering into the pe- 

 Bert. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 359. Hardly distinct from the tiole at the base, acute, quite en- 



species. 



Catappa Terminalia. 



Clt. 1778. Tree 20 to40 feet. 



6 T. MoLLucA^NA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 349.) leaves obovate, 



obtuse at the base, and biglandular, quite entire, glabrous on 

 both surfaces in the adult state, standing on short petioles. P2 • S. 

 Native of the Moluccas and East Indies. Catappa, Rumph. amb. 

 1. p. 174. t. 68. This species differs from T. Catappa in the 



tire, glandless, smoothish; flowers 

 corymbose, on long peduncles. 

 T2 . S. Native of Brazil, in 

 the province of Minas Geraes. 

 Flowers yellowish. Drupe winged 



on each side. (f. 88.) 



Southern Terminalia. Tree. 



flowers being usually double the size, in the disk being large and 8 to 10 feet. 

 villous, and in the drupe being larger and hardly crested. 

 Molucca Terminalia. Clt. 1804. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



po/3aXaroc 



7 T. glabra'ta (Forst. prod. p. 389. pi. escul. p. 52.) leaves Dioscorides speaks of an Egyptian tree, whose fruit yields a 

 obovate, cuneated at the base, quite entire, glabrous on both perfumed liquor, from fivpoy^ myron, perfume, and (iaXai^Ci 



D. C. prod. 3. p. 12.— Myrobalanusand Ba- 



Myrobal 



surfaces ; petioles longish, pubescent, fj • S. Native of the balanos^ a nut). D. C. prod. 3. p. 12. 



Friendly and Society Islands. Spreng. antiq. hot. t. 2. Accord- dkmia, Gaertn. fruct. 2. p. 90. t. 97. 



ing to Forster, this species differs from T. Catappa in the leaves t. 849. Drupe ovate or a little compressed, dry or baccate, 



being glabrous beneath, and not above half the size, and in the containing a roundish, angularly-furrowed putamen 



nut being very much smaller, oval, less furrowed, never margi- 



nate, but acute, compressed, and membranous, and as if it was 



appendiculated at the apex. In the South Sea islands this tree is 



cultivated near the huts and in the burial-places. In the lan- 



14 T. obovVta (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 241.) leaves obovate- 

 oblong, narrowed into the petiole at the base, mucronulate, q^^^e 

 entire, glandless, smoothish ; flowers corymbose, on long pedun- 



^ cles. F2.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, 



guage of Otaheite it is named Auwira or e-Tara^trt ande-7ara- ' on the mountains called Serra Negra, where it is called Caras- 

 heimif and is accounted sacred to their idols. ; The wood is cos. Drupe ovoid, attenuated at both ends. 



used in building boats, and in making drums, benches, &c. The 

 kernels are eaten and have the flavour of almonds. 



Smooth Terminalia. Tree 30 to 50 feet. 



8 T. Januare'nsis (D. C. prod. 3. p. 11.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, quite entire, or crenately repand ; peduncles lateral, 

 few-flowered ; drupe compressed, quadrangular, winged. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, on Mount Cercovado, near Rio Janeiro. Ca- 

 tappa Braziliensis, Raddi, quar. piant. add. p, 2G. f. G. in act. soc. 16 T. latif 

 ital. 1820. vol. 18. p. 414. but not T. Braziliensis of Spreng. nate, obovate, 



Obovate-leaved Terminalia. Tree 20 feet. 



15 T. adama'ntum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 241.) leaves 



ob- 



long, narrowed at the base, rounded at the apex, and mucro- 

 nulate, quite entire, glandless, pubescent ; spikes naked at the 

 base, but dense-flowered above the middle. ^ . S. Native 

 P^o^n ;r^ ^l^^r^v/^,r;».,>.*^nvf;r.oo^:r.T■Qoc ;n tVipDictritoDiamantes. 



Adamant Terminalia. Tree. 



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Perhaps a species of Comhretum. 



Rio Janeiro Terminalia. Tree 6 to 10 feet. 



tapering to the base, obtuse, and almost en- 

 n both surfaces, glandless. h • S. Native oi 



9 T. FAOiFOLiA (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 42. t, 29.) leaves in fas- leaves, 

 cicles, ovate, or oval-oblong, acutish, mucronate, glandless, ceous. 



tire, glabrous on 



Jamaica, in all the great inland woods. 



clothed with silky villi on both surfaces ; spikes naked at the 

 base, axillary, crowded with flowers, shorter than the leaves ; 



Racemes length of 



Drupe ovate, acuminated, boat-shaped, fleshy, coria- 

 Nerves of young leaves as well as the petioles coverea 



■with very short velvety down. Calyxes pubescent 



dichotoma (Meyer, < 



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