SAPOTACE. 
* * Armed shrubs. 
12 S. arma‘tum (Roth. nov. spec. p. 67.) prickles axillary, 
about equal in length to the petioles ; leaves elliptic, tapering to 
both ends, downy beneath, tomentose while young; pedicels 
axillary and lateral, crowded. ^b. S. Native of the East In- 
dies. Very like S. tomentósum in the leaves and flowers. The 
flowers are scattered without order. 
Armed Iron-wood. Tree. 
13 S.? pveca’nprum (Lin. mant. p. 48. Willd. spec. 1. p. 
1091. berol. mag. p. 55.) spinose; leaves elliptic, deciduous, 
glabrous; flowers in axillary fascicles ; stamens 10, fertile, 
length of nectary. 5b. S. Native of South America. Spines 
axillary, solitary. Corolla funnel-shaped, with concave seg- 
ments. Segments of nectary or abortive stamens serrated. 
Anthers sagittate. Berry black, 3-5-celled. 
Decandrous lron-wood. Tree. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Sersalisia, p. 27. 
IV. BUMELIA (from Sovpedia, boumelia, the Greek name 
for the common ash). Swartz, prod. p. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. 
p. 493. Schreb. gen. 1736.—A‘chras species, Lin. Poir.—Si- 
deróxylon species, Lam. and others.—Chrysophyllum species, 
Aubl. and others. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 
rolla with a short tube, and a 5-parted limb, furnished with 2 
scales at the base of each segment. Stamens 5, inserted in the 
tube of the corolla, and opposite its segments, having as many 
membranous scales or sterile filaments alternating with them. 
Ovarium 5-celled: cells l-ovulate. Stigma simple. Drupe 
oval, 1-seeded. Seed albuminous.— Trees, rarely shrubs. Leaves 
scattered, entire, permanent. Peduncles axillary and lateral, 
1-flowered, usually crowded in fascicles. Flowers whitish. 
* Unarmed shrubs or trees. 
1 B. nigra (Swartz, prod. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 487.) leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, with undulated margins; branchlets 
twiggy ; flowers 4-6 in a fascicle. h. S. Native of Jamaica, 
in mountain woods.  A'chras nigra, Poir. suppl. 6. p. 532.— 
A'chras, Browne, jam. 'p. 201. Sideréxylon nigrum, Geertn. 
fil. carp. 1. fasc. 3. p. 123. ? Bark blackish. Leaves crowded 
at the tops of the branches, dark green, drooping. Segments of 
corolla and calyx ovate, concave, white. Sterile filaments lan- 
ceolate undulated. Drupe glabrous, roundish. 
Black Bumelia. Clt. 1806. Tree 30 feet. 1 
2 B. Pa'LLIDA (Swartz, prod. p. 40. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 489.) 
leaves elliptic, obtuse ; pedicels crowded, lateral; branches erect. 
5.S. Native of Jamaica, in fields. A'chras pállida, Poir. suppl. 
6. p. 533. Sideróxylon pállidum, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 668. 
nearly allied to B. nigra, from which it differs in the smaller 
stature, whitish bark, and stiffer branches. Two of the caly- 
cine segments are larger tban the other three. Corolla yellow- 
ish white, divided even to the base ; segments without any scales 
atthe base. Scales or sterile filaments trifid at the apex. 
Pale Bumelia. Tree small. 
3 B. nErU'sA (Swartz, prod. p. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 490.) 
leaves cuneate-ovate, retuse, stiff; flowers in axillary fascicles. 
b. S. Native of the west of Jamaica, on the mountains. 
Gaertn. fil. carp. 3. p. 126. t. 202. f. 3.  A'chras retusa, Poir. 
suppl. 6. p. 533.— Browne, jam. 201. no. 7. Leaves alternate 
and opposite, shining above, white beneath, and full of black 
dots. Calyx white, roughish. Sterile filaments lanceolate, un- 
dulated. Drupe ovate. Browne calls this Bastard Bully-tree. 
Retuse-leaved Bumelia. Tree dwarf. 
4 B. raripíssiqa (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1086.) leaves lanceolate- 
oblong, sub-emarginate; flowers in axillary fascicles. h. S. 
Very ~ 
IV. Bumetia. 29 
Native of St. Domingo, on the mountains. Sideróxylon fæti- 
dissimum, Lin. mant. p. 49. Jacq. amer. p. 55. Sideroxylon 
oppositifolium, Mill. diet. no. 2.? Tree not lactescent. Leaves 
shining, nearly opposite. Flowers white, fetid, Calycine seg- 
ments roundish, obtuse, concave. Corolla rotate, with ovate, 
flat segments. Sterile filaments serrated. Drupe roundish, 
depressed at top. 
Very fetid-flowered Bumelia. 
Tree 12 feet. 
5 B. rAvcreLORA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 493.) leaves 
lanceolate-oblong, alternate, obtuse; flowers spreading, axil- 
lary, 3-4 in a fascicle. h.S. Native of St. Domingo, in 
woods on the mountains. Siderdxylon pauciflórum, Jacq. amer. 
p. 55. Segments of corolla concave at top. Flowers white, 
less fetid than the preceding, to which it is very nearly allied. 
Fen-flowered Bumelia. Tree 20 feet. 
6 B. MASTICHODE’NDRON (Roem. et Schultes, l. c.) leaves 
lanceolate, acute, and obtuse ; flowers in axillary fascicles. h. S. 
Native of St. Domingo, and the Bahamas. Sideréxylon masti- 
chodéndron, Lam. ill. no. 2456. t. 120. f. 2. Jacq. coll. 2. p. 258. 
t. 17. f. 5. Gaertn. fil. carp. 3. p. 125. t. 202.—Catesb. car. 2. 
t. 75. Branches long, flexible. Leaves shining above and 
paler beneath. Flowers yellowish. Corolla rotate, with ovate, 
obtuse, concave segments. Sterile filaments subulate. Drupe 
yellow, ovate, obtuse. 
Mastich-tree Bumelia. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 
7 B. sariciréx1a (Swartz, prod. p. 50. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 491.) 
leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated; flowers in axillary and 
lateral fascicles. 5. S. Native of Jamaica and St. Domingo. 
Willd. spec. 1. p. 1085. exclusive of Mastichodéndron, Jacq. 
Sideróxylon salicifolium, Lam.ill.2458.? Gaertn. fil. carp. 3. 
p. 124. A'chras salicifolia, Lin. spec. 470.— Browne, jam. 201. 
t. 17. f. 4.—Sloane, hist. 2. p. 98. t. 206. f. 2. The tree is 
called in Jamaica Galimeta-wood, or from the bark White Bully- 
tree. Leaves shining. Calyx clothed with rusty down. Corollas 
white. Fruit small, oblong, often 2-seeded. 
Willow-leaved Bumelia. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 
8 B. woxTA'NA (Swartz, prod. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 493.) 
leaves oblong, obtuse; flowers solitary, or 3 or 4 in a fascicle. 
5.S. Native of the south of Jamaica, on the higher mountains. 
A'chras montana, Poir. suppl. 6. p. 533. Branches a little 
warted. Calycine segments 5-8, concave, roundish. Corolla 
having the tube ventricose at the base ; and the segments of the 
limb:undulated. Scales or sterile filaments acute, connivent. 
Mountain Bumelia. Tree. 
9 B. nervosa (Vahl, eclog, p. 28. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1087.) 
leaves elliptic, of a different colour beneath; flowers tomentose, 
disposed in lateral and axillary fascicles. h. S. Native of 
Cayenne and Guiana. Chrysophyllum Cainito, Aubl. guian. 1. 
p. 234.  Chrysophyllum macrophyllum, Lam. dict. 2. p. 44. 
Tops of branches rather angular, and clothed with rusty to- 
mentum. Leaves acute at the base, and bluntish at the apex, 
4-5 inches long, shining above, but of a rufescent glaucous 
colour beneath, hardly downy. Petioles clothed with rusty 
tomentum. Calycine segments ovate, acute, length of corolla. 
Sterile filaments subulate. Ovarium tomentose. 
Nerved-leaved Bumelia. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 
10 B. rorunpiror1A (Swartz, prod. 50. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 495.) 
leaves nearly orbicular or elliptic, rounded at the apex, acute at 
the base, coriaceous, glabrous, shining ; flowers in axillary and 
lateral fascicles. h. S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains 
among bushes; and in the province of Bracamoros, on the banks 
of the Amazon, at the confluence of the Chincapin. B. obtusi- 
folia, Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 802. 
A'chras rotundifólia, Poir. ency. 6. p. 534. Leaves palest 
beneath. Calyxes clothed with silky down: having ovate, ob- 
Fl June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
