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the leaves having fallen). .S. Native of Java, in the moun- 
tain woods of Seribu and Panang. Said to be allied to N. 
glabra. Heads of flowers globose. Fruit sometimes sessile and 
sometimes pedicellate, but probably from abortion. 
Tall Nauclea. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 
18 N. osrv'sa (Blum. bijdr. p. 1009.) leaves obovate-oblong, 
obtuse, coriaceous, glabrous, downy in the axils of the veins 
beneath; stipulas oblong, obtuse; peduncles solitary or by 
threes, terminal, length of petioles. .S. Native of Java, in 
the woods on Mount Tjerimai. 
Obtuse-leaved Nauclea. Tree. 
19 N. srevxa‘ra (Wall. cat. no. 6102.) branches terete, 
smooth; leaves lanceolate, glabrous; peduncles solitary, ter- 
minal, bearing each a globose crowded head of flowers. h. G. 
Native of Cochin-china. Cephalanthus stellatus, Lour. coch. 
Flowers apparently red. 
Stellate Nauclea. Shrub. 
20 N. rorunpiron1a (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 124.) arboreous ; 
leaves petiolate, roundish-oval, obtuse ; stipulas oblong, obtuse, 
many-nerved; heads terminal, on short peduncles; capsules 
distinct. h.S. Native of the East Indies, in Chittagong ; 
and of the Society Islands. The rest unknown, 
Round-leaved Nauclea. ‘Tree. 
21 N. Arrica‘na (Willd. spec. 1. p. 929.) shrubby, smooth- 
ish; leaves oval, acute, petiolate ; stipulas oblong, acute; pe- 
duncles short, terminal, solitary, rarely by threes; bearing each 
a globose head of flowers; tube of calyx short, truncate ; 
anthers exserted, reflexed. h.S. Native of Guinea, at Cape 
Coast, and Senegal, and all along the western coast of Africa. 
Uncaria inérmis, Willd. in Ust. del. 2. p. 199. t. 3. N. Afri- 
cana, Schum. pl. guin. p. 104. Cephalanthus Africanus, Reichb. 
in Sieb. fl. exsic. seneg. no. 20. Flowers red. 
Var. B, Luzoniénsis (D. C. prod. 4. p. 345.) pubescent ; leaves 
pubescent beneath, but less so above; throat of corolla densely 
bearded. h. S. Native of the island of Luzon, one of the 
Philippines. N. Africdna, Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 4. 
p. 140. Perhaps a proper species. 
African Nauclea. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 
22 N. Cincuo'nx (D. C. prod. 4. p. 345.) leaves ovate, ob- 
tuse at the base, and acutish at the apex, glabrous above, pale 
beneath and rather pilose on the nerves; panicle terminal, 
elongated : having the branchlets opposite, and each bearing a 
globose head of flowers, 3-5 in number ; bracteas ovate-oblong, 
deflexed, under the branchlets of the panicle k.S. Native 
of South America, probably in Peru. Cinchona globifera, 
Pav. quinol. ined. N. polycéphala, A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. 
nat. par. 5. p. 289. Heads dense, many-flowered. Flowers 
velvety on the outside. Fruit unknown. Perhaps a species of 
Cephaldnthus, but differs from that genus in the flowers being 
pentamerons, 
Cinchona Nauclea. Shrub. 
23 N. microcr’pnata (Delile, in Caill. pl. afr. p. 67. no. 54.) 
shrubby, glabrous ; leaves 4 in a whorl, lanceolate, tapering into 
the petioles; stipulas united into a 4-toothed ring ; peduncles 
axillary, smooth, slender, longer than the petioles ; ‚heads of 
flowers globose ; calyxes and corollas small, pubescent. h. S. 
Native of the north of Africa, at Singue. 
Small-headed Nauclea. Shrub. 
24 N. ranceora'ta (Blum. bijdr, p. 1009.) leaves on short 
petioles, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, coriaceous, 
glabrous; stipulas oblong, obtuse ; peduncles terminal, solitary. 
- S. Native of the west of Java, in mountain woods. Cè- 
phalanthus orientalis, Blum. cat. hort. buitenz. p- 38. Flowers 
varying to tetrandrous. 
Lanceolate-leaved Nauclea Shrub. 
25 N. cranpirdua (D. C. prod. 4, p. 345.) leaves rather 
RUBIACEÆ. I. Navcrea. 
large, obovate or ovate-oblong, obtuse, acute at the base, rather 
undulated, glabrous; stipulas oval, about equal in length to 
the petioles; peduncles terminal, solitary, length of petioles, 
b. S. Native of Java. N. macrophylla, Blum. bijdr. p. 1010. 
but not of Roxb. There is a variety of this species in the 
province of Bantam, having the leaves all obovate and undulated, 
and another in the province of Rembang having larger and more 
undulated leaves. 
Great-leaved Nauclea. Tree or shrub. 
26 N. corva‘ta (Blum. bijdr. p. 1011. but not of Roxb.) 
leaves roundish-cordate, retuse at the apex, glabrous; stipulas 
oblong-roundish, united at the base, length of petioles ; peduncles 
terminal, solitary. h.S. Native of Java, on Mount Salak. 
Cordate-leaved Nauclea. Shrub or tree. 
27 N. ontenta‘iis (Lam. ill. 153. f. 1.) arboreous, glabrous ; 
leaves oval-oblong, on short petioles, smooth; stipulas oblong ; 
peduncles axillary, opposite : upper ones solitary, 3 times longer 
than the heads of flowers, which are globose. h.S. Native of 
the East Indies, Java, and China. Poir. dict. 4. p. 435. Blum. 
bijdr. p. 1006. Ham. in Lin. trans. 15. p. 94,—Bancalus, 
Rumph. amb. 3. t. 55. f. 1. Anthers inclosed. Style much 
exserted ; stigma ovate. 
Eastern Nauclea. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 
28 N. cane’scens (Bartl. in herb. Heenke, ex D. C. prod. 4. 
p. 346.) branches tetragonal, velvety; leaves on short petioles, 
elliptic, short-acuminated, glabrous above and canescent be- 
neath; peduncles compressed : lower ones axillary, opposite: 
the upper ones from the falling of the leaves appear racemose, 
and are as well as the heads tomentose; lobes of calyx linear, 
obtuse. h. S. Native of the Island of Luzon. Stipulas deciduous, 
at the sides of the leaves, oblong-linear, twin, on both sides in the 
upper part of the racemes. 
Canescent Nauclea. Shrub or tree. 
29 N. rorunpiroria (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D. Cc. prod. 
4, p. 840.) glabrous; branchlets tetragonal; leaves petiolate, 
roundish-cerdate, short-acuminated, paler beneath; pee 
axillary, opposite, solitary, compressed, articulated in the mid- 
dle; heads globose, tomentose ; segments of the calyx ovate, 
obtuse. h. S. Native of the Island of Luzon. Corolla hoary 
from tomentum; with an elongated tube; and roundish nee 
The sterile peduncles become hardened and hooked, as m the 
genus Uncaria. 
Round-leaved Nauclea. Tree or shrub. 
Secr. II. Penracory'na (from revre, pente, five, ar 
coryne, a club; in reference to the 5 club-shaped lobes m oc 
calyx). D.C. prod. 4. p. 346. Segments of calyx (or bra 
teoles) elongated and club-shaped. : 
30 N. CORDIFÒLIA (Roxb. cor. 1. p. 40. t. 53. fi. ined. E 
122.) arboreous; leaves petiolate, roundish-cordate, villous at 
neath ; stipulas oval, peduncles 1-3 together, axillary ; bear! F 
each a globose head of flowers; lobes of calyx and E 
clavate. h. S. Native of Coromandel and Cottala, on 7 
mountains, in the southern peninsula of India. Petioles ar 
rather villous, equal in length to the peduncles. Flowers y 1 
lowish. Seed 6 in each cell of the capsule, pen 
winged, never imbricated, but bifid at the apex. Leaves Bei 
inches each way, on petioles from 2-3 inches long. cele 
downy, from 1-4. The wood is exceedingly beautiful, its co 
is like that of box-wood, but much lighter, and at gi ra 
time very close-grained. It is to be had of a large size, Ms 
1-2 feet or more in diameter, and is used for almost a 
purpose, where it can be kept dry. For furniture pee i 
exceedingly well, being light and durable. This is pro a Prt 
N. sterculizefdlia, A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. par. 9+ P+ 
Heart-leaved Nauclea. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 
