30 SAPOTACE, 
tuse concave segments. Corolla white, also clothed with silky 
down, having roundish-ovate segments, with 2 subulate scales at 
the base of each segment.  Drupe roundish-ovate, glabrous. 
The plant of Humboldt does not differ from that of Swartz, 
unless that the calyx and branchlets of the former are downy. 
Round-leaved Bumelia. Clt.? Tree 20 feet. 
11 B. cunea‘ra (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 496.) leaves cu- 
neate-obovate, glabrous ; flowers in lateral and axillary fascicles 
towards the tops of the branches. R.S. Native of Jamaica, 
and other west Indian islands, among bushes on the mountains. 
Sideróxylon obovàtum, Lam. ill. no. 2464. Gaertn. fil. carp. 
cent. 1. p. 125. — A'chras cuneifólia, Poir. ency. 6. p. 534. 
Leaves sometimes as if they were in fascicles, and rather emar- 
ginate at the apex.  Calycine segments roundish, concave. 
Corolla small, with acuminated segments, hardly longer than the 
calyx ; inner scales small, acute. 
Cuneate-leaved Bumelia. Clt. 1823. Tree. 
** Armed shrubs or trees. 
12 B. ceza’strina (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 
212.) spiny ; leaves obovate-oblong, rounded at the apex, cu- 
neated at the base, quite entire, rather coriaceous, glaucous- 
green. h. S. Native of Mexico, on the western declivities 
of mountains. Leaves in fascicles of 2-6. Calycine segments 
4, roundish elliptic. Peduncles solitary or twin, rising from 
the fascicles of leaves. 
Celastrus-like Bumelia. Shrub. 
13 B. puxirdria (Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. 
p.802. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 212.) spiny 
erect; leaves elliptie, rounded at the apex and cuneated at 
the base, or obovate, quite entire, somewhat coriaceous, gla- 
brous, shining, clothed with silky down beneath while young. 
^. S. Native of the Spanish Main, near Cumana, where it 
is called Pejoui by the inhabitants. Leaves 14 inch long. 
Calycine segments roundish-elliptic, somewhat concave. Corolla 
hemispherically campanulate, 5-6-parted. Flowers umbellately 
crowded, small, white. 
Boz-leaved Bumelia. Tree 40 feet. 
14 B. rvcioipzs (Gaertn. fil. carp. 3. p. 127. t. 120. Pers. 
ench. 1. p. 237.) spiny ; leaves broad-lanceolate, bluntish, taper- 
ing to the base, glabrous; flowers in axillary fascicles. h. S. 
Native of Carolina, in shady woods.  Sideróxylon lycioides, 
Dubam. arb. 2. p. 260. t. 68. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1090. Ait. 
hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 12. Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 155. 
Sider. Ja? ve, Walt. fl. corol. p. 100.  Lycioides, Lin. hort. cliff. 
p. 488. Spines subulate. Leaves 2 inches long, deciduous, a 
little silky while young. Flowers greenish white. Segments of 
corolla trifid? perhaps from the 2 scales inside each segment. 
Boxthorn-like Bumelia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1758. Sh. 8 to 10 ft. 
15 B. rERox (Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 6. p. 392.) 
nearly glabrous in every part, with strong flexuous branches 
and spreading spinescent branchlets; leaves coriaceous, glau- 
cescent, on short petioles, cuneated, obtuse, spatulate-lanceolate, 
elliptic and obovate; flowers aggregate, axillary, calycine seg- 
ments ovate-obtuse, unequal. hb. G. Native of Mexico. 
Leaves 1-2 inches long. Pedicels 1-flowered. Segments of 
corolla a little longer than the calyx, erosely erenulated. Sta- 
mens equal in length to the corolla; sterile ones spatulate, 
lanceolate, with dentately jagged edges. ^ Ovarium 5-celled. 
Flowers white. ; 
Fierce Bumelia. Shrub or tree. 
16 B. nEcLiNA' TA (Vent. choix. t. 22.  Pursh, fl. amer. 
sept. 1. p. 155.) spiny, bushy, diffusely reclinate; leaves small, 
obovate, quite smooth; flowers in axillary fascicles. bh. H 
: Native of Georgia, on the banks of rivers.  Sideróxylon recli- 
nàtum, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 122. Young branches 
IV. Bumeria. 
Leaves alternate or in fascicles. 
terminated by a long spine. 
Sterile fila- 
Flowers small, white. Corolla and scales serrated. 
ments subulate, entire. Drupe ovate. 
Reclinate-branched Bumelia. Fl.Jan. Clt.1806. Sh. 3to4ft. 
17 B. rE&' sax (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1085. enum. p. 248.) leaves 
obovate-lanceolate, of a rusty silvery colour beneath, silky; 
flowers in axillary fascicles. h. H. Native of Carolina, in 
dry situations. B. chrysophylloides, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. 
p.155. Sideróxylon ténax, Lin. mant. p. 48. Jacq. coll. 2. 
p. 252. Lam. dict. 1. p. 245. Siderox. chrysophylloides, 
Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 1283.  Chrysophyllum Caroliniénse, 
Jacq. obs. 3. p. 3. t. 54. Chrys. glàbrum, Juss. Siderox. 
sericeum, Walt. fl. car. p. 100. Branches very tough. Bark 
white. Leaves deciduous. Calycine and corolline segments 
ovate, obtuse. Segments of nectary trifid. Stamens length of 
corolla. Drupe oval. Flowers white. 
Tough-branched Bumelia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1765. Tr. 20 ft. 
18 B. rawvGINOsA (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 155.) rather 
spinose ; branchlets spreading, downy; leaves oval-lanceolate, 
glabrous above and woolly beneath, but not silky; flowers in 
axillary fascicles. h. H. Native of Carolina and Georgia, in 
humid situations among bushes.  Sideróxylon lanugindsum, 
Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 123.  Siderox. ténax, Walt. fl. car. 
p. 100. Very nearly allied to B. tenax, but differs in the 
leaves being woolly beneath, not silky, often obtuse. 
Woolly-leaved Bumelia. Clt. 1806. Tree small. 
19 B. penracona (Swartz, prod. p. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 494.) 
leaves lanceolate, acuminated, shining; flowers in axillary and 
lateral fascicles; drupe pentagonal. h. S. Native of St. 
Domingo, on the mountains.  Sideróxylon pauciflorum, Lam. 
ill. 2459. as is seen by Poir. suppl. 1. p. 445. no. 12. — A'chras 
pentagóna, Poir. ency. 6. p. 533. Branches warted, cinereous. 
Segments of the calyx roundish, villous. Corolla white, hardly 
the length of the tube of the calyx : baving the segments ovate, 
concave. Sterile filaments lanceolate. Drupe ovate, glabrous. 
Pentagonal-fruited Bumelia. Tree 20 feet. 
20 B. osLowciróLIA (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 135.) spiny; 
leaves smooth, oblong, obtuse, deciduous ; flowers conglomerate, 
nearly sessile, very numerous; scales or sterile filaments 
trifid. h. H. Native of North America, on the Mississippi, 
near the lead mines of St. Louis; it is also abundant as far 
dewn the river as Natches. Tree, with numerous twisted 
branches. Calycine segments ovate, concave. Drupe purple. 
Wood fetid. 
Oblong-leaved Bumelia. 
18 to 20 feet. 
21 B.srricdsa (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 665.) somewhat spinose ; 
leaves oblong, obtuse, shining above, but pale and clothed with 
adpressed bristles beneath. k.S. Native country unknown. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Tree 
Sideróxylon strigósum, Willd. enum. suppl. p. 11. Flowers 
whitish. 
Strigose Bumelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Tree 20 ft. 
22 B.cnENuLA TA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 665.) leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, attenuated at the base, quite glabrous on both sur- 
faces, crenulately serrated; branches glabrous, subspinose ; 
peduncles 1-flowered, usually solitay. kh. S. Native of 
Porto Rico. 
Crenulated-leaved Bumelia. Shrub or tree. 
+ Species not sufficiently known, 
23 B.? wurTIFLÓRA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 498.) 
spiny ; leaves obovate-cuneated, obtuse, glabrous, coriaceous ; 
peduncles divided, fasciculate, lateral. ^p. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope.  Sideróxylon multiflorum, Lam. ill. no. 
2465. Poir. suppl. I. p. 446. no. 16. Habit, flowers, and 
fruit unknown. 
