28 SAPOTACE. 
series. Corolla cup-shaped, 5-parted, with ovate-lanceolate, 
sub-emarginate segments; having 5 petal-like, linear-subulate 
segments, adhering to the base of the corolla, and alternating 
with its segments. Stamens 5, filiform, length of corolla, and 
adnate to its base; anthers incumbent, ovate, keeled on the 
back. Ovarium conical, hairy. Style glabrous; length of 
stamens; stigma simple. Drupe ovate, terminated by the 
style, 2-3-celled ; cells 1-seeded. Seeds hard, smooth, having 
a longitudinal furrow inside.—4A small evergreen tree. 
1 A. smeER6xyLon (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 502.) 
h. H. Native of the southern parts of the kingdom of Mo- 
rocco; abundant in woods situated in the southern provinces, 
between the rivers Tansif and Sur.  Sideróxylon spinósum, 
Lin. spec. p. 279. exclusive of the syn. of Rheede, mal. Ait. 
hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 14. Dry. in Lin. trans. 2. p. 225. 
Correa, in ann. mus. 8. p. 393.  Eleodéndron A'rgan, Retz. 
obs. 6. p. 26. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1148. exclusive of the syn. 
Rhámnus pentaphyllus, Jacq. and Boccone. Schousb. mar. 
p.89. Rhámnus Siculus, Lin. syst. 3. p. 227. exclusive of the 
synonymes.— Comm. hort. amst. 1. p. 161. t. 88. An ever- 
green tree of middle size, with a bushy head. Branches ter- 
minated by strong spines. Leaves lanceolate, entire, bluntish, 
glabrous, paler beneath; the lower ones in fascicles. Flowers 
lateral and axillary, scattered, crowded, sessile. Corolla green- 
ish-yellow. Fruit dotted with white, size of a plum, full of 
white, milky juice. 
Jron-wood Argania. Fl. July. Clt. 1711. Tr. 15 to 20 ft. 
Cult. The tree will grow against a south wall, but will 
require the protection of a mat in severe weather in winter. 
It is to be propagated by cuttings in sand, under a hand-glass. 
III. SIDERO'XYLON (from oiénpoc, sideros, iron, and 
£vNov, xylon, wood; from the hardness of the wood). Dill. 
elth. p. 357. t. 265. f. 344. Lin. gen. no. 264. Juss. gen. 
151. Geertn. fruct. 3. p. 123. t. 202. Lam. ill. t. 120. Vent. 
choix. t. 22. 
Liw. syst.  Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-parted. 
Corolla 5-cleft, with roundish, concave segments; having a 
lobe in each recess, Stamens 5 (in one species 10), length of 
corolla, alternating with the teeth inside the corolline segments, 
which are probably sterile stamens; anthers oblong. Style 
length of stamens. Stigma obtuse. Berry 5-celled, 5-seeded, 
but some of the cells are usually abortive. Albumen subcartila- 
ginous. Embryo obliquely ascending.—Evergreen trees, with 
axillary and lateral fascicles of flowers. 
* Shrubs unarmed. 
1 S. rx nur (Lin. in Dill. hort. elth. 357. t. 265. f. 344.) 
spec. p. 278.) leaves oblong-ovate, obtuse, glabrous; flowers in 
lateral and axillary fascicles. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Jacq. coll. 2. p. 250. Mill. ill. t. 299. S. A'rgan, 
Lam. dict. 1. p. 245. ill. no. 2455. t. 120. f. 1. Roeméria inérmis, 
Thunb. in Roem. arch. 2. p. 2. Leaves coriaceous, shining, 
3 inches long, attenuated at the base. Flowers small, with a 
green calyx and white petals and stamens. Sterile filaments lan- 
ceolate, acuminated, usually cut. 
Unarmed Iron-wood. Fl. July. Clt. 1692. Sh. 5 to 6 ft. 
2 S.cixE REUM (Lam. dict. 1. p. 244. exclusive of the syno- 
nymes) leaves obovate, flat, reticulated with veins beneath; 
flowers axillary, 1-4 in a fascicle. ^. S. Native of the Isle 
of France.—Burm. afr. t. 84. f. 2. Branches rufescent. Leaves 
coriaceous, glabrous, dotted beneath. Flowers small, white. 
Grey-barked Iron-wood. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 
3 S. nitipum (Blum. bijdr. 675.) leaves oblong, attenuated 
III. Sipznoxvrox. 
at both ends, shining; flowers crowded into axillary racemes. 
h. S. Native of Java, in the province of Buitenzorg, in woods 
on Mount Sulin, where it is called Njalu. 
Shining Iron-wood. Tree 80 feet. 
4 S.? nvcósuw (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 501.) leaves 
oblong, acuminated, glabrous; flowers in axillary fascicles ; 
fruit wrinkled, acuminated. ^. S. Native of Jamaica, on the 
higher mountains. Chrysophyllum rugósum, Swartz, prod. p. 
49. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 484. Willd. berl. mag. 3. p. 60. Leaves 
large, paler beneath. Corolla 10-cleft, 5 of the segments obtuse 
and 5 very short. Fruit size of a filbert, yellowish brown. 
Seeds ovate-oblong, compressed. 
Wrinkled-fruited Iron-wood. Tree. 
5 S.? CawroxiE'wsE (Lour. coch. p. 122.) leaves palmate, 
glabrous, on long petioles; peduncles solitary, axillary, many- 
flowered. h.G. Native of China, in the suburbs of Canton. 
Shrub climbing. Calyx a small, lancéolate, deciduous spathe. 
Corolla 5-cleft. Nectarium acutely 5-cleft. Stamens 5. Stigma 
obtuse. Berry roundish, 4-celled, 1-seeded. Root a large 
round tube, tapering at the base. This is certainly not a Side- 
réaylon, nor does it appear to belong to the order. 
Canton Iron-wood. Shrub cl. 
6 S.? arrovirens (Willd. enum. suppl. p. 11.) leaves lan- 
ceolate, acute, smooth, pale beneath, approximate; flowers 
small, racemose, axillary. h.G. Native? Anerect, branched 
shrub, with greyish white branches; petioles blackish, brown. 
Flowers white. Pérhaps the same as S. atrovirens, Lam., or 
probably S. nígricans, Dum. Cours. 
Dark-green lron-wood. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 
7 S. GvapaLUPE'Nsis (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 666.) unarmed ; 
leaves ovate-oblong, bluntish, coriaceous, quite glabrous, pa- 
rallelly veined beneath ; peduncles solitary, 1-flowered, axillary. 
5.S. Native of Guadaloupe. 
Guadaloupe Iron-wood. Tree or shrub. 
8 S. romenrosum (Roxb. cor. 1. p. 28. t. 28.) leaves oblong, 
undulated, downy; flowers in axillary fascicles; berry 1-5- 
seeded. h. S. Native of the East Indies, on the tops of 
mountains. Bark ash-coloured. Leaves smooth in the adult 
state, but clothed with rust-coloured down while young, 3-5. 
inches long. Flowers small, dull white. Berry ovate, size of 
an olive. Segments of corolla acutish. S. Wightianum, Wall. 
no. 4154. appears to be only a more glabrous variety of S. 
tomentósum. : 
Tomentose Ivon-wood. Clt. 1818. Tree 8 to 10 feet. 
9 S. cranvrrotium (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 348.) leaves 
obovate-elliptic, obtuse or acuminated, tapering downwards, 
smooth, crowded at the tops of the branches ; flowers globular, 
in numerous axillary and lateral, crowded fascicles ; segments 
of corolla obtuse; ovarium densely bearded. h. S. Native 
ofSilhet. Branches angular. Leaves 6-12 inches long. Flowers 
small, pea-green. Stigma truncate. S. régium, Wall. cat. no. 
415. (a native of Pegu) does not appear to differ from this. 
Great-leaved Iron-wood. Tree large. 
10 S. WarrrHiaà'NuM; branches, petioles, and midrib of 
leaves clothed with rusty villi while young ; leaves large, ellip- 
tic-oblong, or oblong-obovate, acuminated, on short petioles, 
crowded at the tops of the branches. h.S. Native of Penang. 
S. rugósum, Wall. cat. no. 4158. but not of Roem. et Schultes. 
Wallich’s Iron-wood. Tree. 
11 S. nervosum (Wall. cat. no. 4159.) branches, petioles, 
and midrib of young leaves, calyxes, and pedicels clothed with 
rusty villi; flowers rather large, in crowded, close, axillary and 
lateral fascicles; leaves large, oblong, with a short acumen, on 
short thick petioles, rusty beneath. h. S. Native of the 
Burmese empire, at Trogle, on the banks of the Saluen river. 
Nerved Iron-wood. ‘Tree. 
