COMBRETACEiE. III. Terminalia. 



659 



Native of Guiana, In the island of Arowabisch, in woods. Pro- 

 bably a distinct species. 



Br oadJeaved TevminaMa. Clt. 1800. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



Fatrcea Terminalia. Clt. 1S26. Tree 20 to iO feet. 



25 T. RHOMBoi'DEA(Spreng. syst. 2. p. 358.) leaves alternate, 

 oblong-lanceolate, acutisb at both ends, quite entire, glabrous, 



17 T. Bengale'nsis (Roxb. hort. beng. p. S3.) leaves alter- on short petioles. Tj. S. Native of Madagascar. Myroba- 

 nate, obovate, obtuse, quite entire, glabrous on both surfaces, lanus, Lam. ill. t.'849. f. 1. Myrobalanus rhomboidea, Poir. 



if? . S. Native of Bengal, suppl. 3. p. 708. Drupe dry, oval, rather rhomboid, acutish 



at both ends, with 6-7 acute deep angles. 



/?Aom6-fruited Terminalia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



26 T, Bada'mia (D. C. prod. 3. p. 12.) leaves obovate ; drupe 



glandles^ as well as the petioles. 



T. rot-^ta, Roxb. in herb. Lamb. Perhaps T. myrohdlana^ Roth. 



is referrible to this species. 



^ew^af Terminalia. Tree 100 feet. 



18 T. Belle'rica (Roxb. cor. 2. p. 54. t. 198.) leaves alter- dry, elliptic, smooth; flesh spongy; putamen with 6 wings, 

 nate, elliptic, quite entire, acutish at both ends, glabrous, on long 

 petioles ; petiole furnished with 2 small, opposite, or subalter- 



^.S. 



n^te glands at the apex. 

 the mountains. 



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Native of Madagascar. Bad^mia Commersonii, Gcertn, 

 fruct. 2. p. 90. t. 97. Myrobalanus, Lam. ilh t. 849. f- 2. 

 Myrobalanus Terminalia, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 707. Flowers un- 

 known. Badamier is the name of the tree in the Isle of France. 

 Badamia Terminalia. Tree 30 feet. 



27 T, Pa'mea (D, C. prod. 3. p. 13.) leaves alternate, oblong, 



attenuated at the base, acutish at the apex, petiolate, glabrous ; 



The kernel of the nut is reported to intoxicate if drupes oblong, bluntly trigonal, rather baccate. Pj . S. Native 



Native of the East Indies, on 



_ilerica, Breyn. icon. 18. t. 4. 



Tani, Rheed. mal.4. t. 10. Drupe 



ovate, bluntly pentagonal, fleshy. Flowers fetid. A quantity 



of insipid gum like gum-arabic issues from this tree when 

 wounded. 



eaten in any great quantity. 



Bellertc Terminalia. Clt. 1818. Tree 100 feet. 



19 T. Chebula (Retz. obs. 5. p. 31. Roxb. cor. 2. p. 52. 

 1. 197.) leaves nearly opposite, ovate, acutish, petiolate, glabrous 

 above in the adult state, but when young they are clothed with 

 filky villi on both surfaces ; glands 2 at the top of the petiole, 

 and many on the margin of the limb. b. S. Native of the 

 East Indies, on the mountains. 



Myrobalanus Chebula, Gaertn. 



of French Guiana, in woods. Pamea Guian^nsis, Aubl. gulan. 

 2. p. 946. t. 359. Leaves crowded at the tops of the branches. 

 Flowers unknown. Fame is the Guiana name of the tree. 

 Fame Terminalia. Tree 40 feet. 



•f Fruit of (he following sj^ectes unhnowriy or very doubtful. 



Flowers 4*- cleft ^ octandrous. 





fruct.2. p. 90. t. 97. Drupe ovate, bluntly angular, the alter- 28? T. erythrophy'lla (Burch, cat. no. 1749. trav. 1, p. 



nate angles the largest ; flesh hard and brittle. Nut pen- 400.) leaves alternate and opposite, quite entire, elliptic, acu- 



tagonal. The outer coat of the fruit mixed with salt of steel minated, glabrous, rather ciliated, glandless ; petioles very short, 



makes a vq^ y durable ink. The galls, called cadacay by the pubescent as well as the branches. Tj . G. Native of the Cape 



Tamuls, are found on the leaves of this tree, and are probably of Good Hope. Peduncles axillary, shorter than the leaves. 



produced by the punctures of insects on the tender leaves. With Spikes ovate, capitate. Flowers hermaphrodite. Perhaps a 



them and alum the best and most durable yellow is dyed, and in 

 conjunction with ferruginous mud a black is procured from them. 

 Chebula Terminalia. Clt. 1796. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 



20 T. Ci'trina (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 33.) leaves alternate, 

 ovate, acuminated, quite entire, glabrous, petiolate ; petioles 

 turnished with 2 thick glands at the apex. T? . S. Native of 

 ^«e East Indies. Myrobalanus citrina, G^rtn. fruct. 2. p. 90. 



^,* Drupe ovate-oblong, tapering downwards, yellowish. 

 Ci/ro?i.fruited Terminalia. Clt. 1823. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 



21 T. Aru'ta (Hamilt. mss. in herb. Lamb.) leaves alternate, 

 ^*j>ptic, puberulous as well as the petioles, which are furnished 

 ^'th 2 or 3 opposite glands at the apex ; fruit obovate. ^2 • S. 

 ^ativeofthe East Indies. 



^'•w'a Terminalia. Tree. 

 .22 T. ni'tida (Roxb. in herb. Lamb.) leaves alternate, ellip- 



species of Combretum. 

 Red-leaved Terminalia. 



Tree 40 k^i. 



29 T. ? viLLosA (Spreng. neue. entd. 2. p. 111.) leaves alter- 

 nate, oblong, attenuated at both ends, denticulated, petiolate, 

 glabrous above, villous beneath ; panicles axillary, clothed with 

 rusty villi. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Calyx corolline, villous 

 inside. Stamens 8, exserted. Perhaps a species of Comhretum. 



Villous Terminalia. Shrub. 



30 T, ? Di'scoLOR (Spreng. 1. c.) leaves obovate-oblong, quite 



entire, glabrous, rufous beneath ; panicle terminal ; branches 

 angularly-compressed, glabrous, ii . S. Native of Brazil. Calyx 

 5-lobed. Stamens said to be 8. 



Z)i5Co/oMrerf-leaved Terminalia. Tree. 



* * Flowers 5-cleft^ decandrous. 



«c, tapering to both ends, acuminated at the apex, glabrous; 31 T. arbu'scula (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 750.) loaves scat- 



spikes axillary ; calyx very woolly inside, b 



*e East Indies. ' ^ ^ 



ffttidAe^xed Terminalia. Tree. 



23 T. pro'cera (Roxb. cor. 3. t. 224.) leaves alternate, ob- 



l^K^' ^uite entire, obtuse, with an acumen, on short petioles, 



^'abrous^ but beariui? hairs in the axils of the lateral nerves, 



Native of tered, ovate-lanceolate, entire, on short petioles, pubescent when 



young, at length glabrous ; spikes length of the leaves. J? . S. 

 Native of the north of Jamaica. Limb of calyx urceolate, 5- 

 toothed, villous inside. Stamens 10, exserted. Fruit un- 



known. 



^pd bearing 2 glands on the under surface at the base at the 

 ll^es of the middle nerve. . ^2 • S. Native of Coromandel. 



ranches horizontal, whorled! Limb of calyx rotate 

 °^*ong, obscurely 5-angled. 



^o« Terminalia. Clt. 1816. Tree 50 to 100 feet. 



** T. Fatr^'a (D. C. prod. 3. p. 12.) leaves alternate, hardly 

 P^tjolate, oval, quite entire, obtuse, or mucronate, glabrous on 

 Jpwi surfaces. ^ . S Native of Madagascar. Fatrae'a, Juss. 

 rjj- sci. nat. 16. p. 206. Pet. Th. obs. pi. afr. aust. p. 19. Myro- 

 planus Fatra^a, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 708. T. Madagascariensis, 

 P^eng. syst. 2. p. 358. Drupe ovate, olive-formed, obsoletely 

 *^gular. ^ 



Shrubby Terminalia. Clt. 1822. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



32 T. sERi'cEA (Burcli. cat. geogr. afr. austr. no. 2399.) 



leaves alternate, crowded at the tops of the branches, oblong, 



Drupe mucronate, sessile, quite entire, clothed with silky adpressed 



villi on both surfaces ; spikes shorter than the leaves, peduncu- 

 late, ovate, clothed witli silky villi. ^ . S. Native of tlicCape 

 of Good Hope. Limb of calyx 5-cleft. Stamens inclosed in 

 the specimen examined, but they were probably not mature. 



Silky Terminalia. Shrub G to 8 feet. 



S3 T. ? mona'ptera (Roth. nov. spec. 382.) leaves alternate, 

 oblong-ovate, acutish, obtuse at the base, wrinkled above and 

 pubescent, but tomentose beneath, and biglandular at the base ; 



ovate, tomentose. furnished with 1 or 3 wings, h . S. 



drupe 



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