SAPOTACE/JE. X. Mimusoprs. 
— Breyn. cent. 20. t. 8.— Burm. zeyl. 27. Flowers middle-sized, 
drooping, white. Segments of corolla lanceolate, and a little 
torn at their tips. Berry ovate, with a slight groove on one 
side, dotted, yellow when ripe. .Elengi is the Malabar name of 
the tree ; Bokul is the Bengalese name; Mulsari is the Hindos- 
tanee name; Pagadoo of the Telingas. 
Elengi Mimusops. Clt. 1796. Tree 15 feet. 
4 M. Kav'kr (Lin. spec. 497.) leaves obovate, very blunt, 
silvery or hoary beneath, hardly 3 times as long as the petioles, 
crowded at the ends of the branches; flowers fascicled, hexan- 
drous. h. S. Native of the East Indies and New Holland, 
within the tropic. Benectaria, Forst. descrip. p. 82.—Rumph. 
amb. 3. t. 19. t. 8. Fruit oval, drooping, edible. 
Kauki Mimusops. Clt. 1796. Tree 30 feet. 
5 M. osrusiror1a (Lam. dict. 4. p. 186. Blum. bijdr. 675.) 
leaves oval-oblong, obtuse and emarginate, attenuated a little 
at the base, coriaceous, with revolute edges. h. S. Native 
of Java, in gardens, where it is called Kambang Tanjong ; and 
of the Mauritius. Branches thick, like those of a species of 
Achras. Leaves crowded at the tops of the branches. 
Blunt-leaved Mimusops. Tree. 
6 M. uzxa'wpRA (Roxb. cor. 1. p. 10. t. 16.) leaves obovate, 
deeply emarginate, green and shining on both surfaces ; pedicels 
1-6 together, nearly as long as the petioles, which are smooth. 
b.S. Native of the East Indies, among the Circars, Leaves 
8-5 inches long, and 1 to 2 broad. Calyx 6-parted. Corolla 
having the inner row of segments 6, and the outer 12. Antheri- 
ferous stamens 6. Berry size and shape of an olive, yellow. 
The wood of this species being remarkably heavy, is much used 
by the washermen to beetle their cloth on. 
Hexandrous Mimusops. Clt. 1804. Tree 20 foot. 
7 M. Baróra (Gaertn. fil. fruct. vol. 3. ex Blum. bijdr. 673.) 
leaves obovate, sub-emarginate. h. S. Java, in gardens. 
Balota Mimusops. Fl. July. Tree 30 feet. 
8 M. pissx'crA (R. Br. prod. p. 530.) leaves obovate, bluntly 
emarginate, glabrous; peduncles crowded, length of petioles, 
which are glabrous. h. S. Native of the island of Tonga- 
tabu.  A'chras dissécta, Forst. pl. escul. no. 13. fl. aust. 155. 
Lin. syst. 342. Flowers white. Fruit about the size of an 
olive, edible. Hardly distinct from M. hexándra, Roxb. Ova- 
rium 6-celled. Flowers 8-cleft. 
Dissected-flowered Mimusops. Clt.1804. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 
9 M. Manirxa‘ra ; leaves obovate, obtuse, glabrous, on pe- 
tioles an inchlong; pedicels crowded, length of petioles ; flowers 
6-cleft. h.S. Native of Malabar and the Philippine islands. 
Manilkara, Rheed. mal. 4. p. 53. t. 25. Flowers white, about 
half an inch indiameter. This tree is cultivated in Malabar for 
the fruit, which is of the form and size of an olive, succulent, 
the pulp of a sweetish acid flavour, containing only 1 or 2 seeds. 
The leaves are used for cataplasms to tumours, being bruised 
and boiled with the root of Curcüma and the leaves of ginger. 
It is supposed to be a native of the Philippine Islands, where it 
is called Manilkara and Manil-gale. It probably also grows 
in China, for the Dutch call it Chineesche Irruyen. 
Manil-kara Mimusops. Tree. 
10 M. rv'crpA (Wall. cat. no. 4147.) leaves glabrous, rusty 
beneath, dark green and shining above, elliptic-lanceolate, with 
an obtuse acumen ; pedicels axillary, aggregate; calyx having 
the 4 outer segments roundish and imbricate, shorter than the 
4 inner ones; style exserted. 5 .S. Native of Penang. 
Shining-leaved Mimusops. Tree. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Chrysophyllum, p. 33. 
XI. IMBRICA'RIA (from imbrico, to cover with tiles; from 
the wood being used for roofing houses). Commers. Juss. gen. 
p. 152. Lam. ill. t. 300, R. Br. prod. 531. 
XI. [MBRICARIA. 
XII. Ompuatocarpum. XIII. Bassia. 35 
Lin. syst. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx S-parted, cori- 
aceous: the segments disposed in a twin order, Corolla having 
the segments disposed in 3 rows, those in the middle row op- 
posite those of the outer row, all trifid, 8 in each row.? Sta- 
mens 16, 8 antheriferous : and 8 sterile, filiform, inflexed, altern- 
ating with the fertile ones. Fruit large, globular, 8-celled, 
8-seeded, many of the cells as well as seeds becoming abortive. 
Seeds irregularly crested towards the umbilicus.— Trees, natives 
of the Isle of Bourbon and the Mauritius; with entire, glabrous, 
coriaceous leaves; and axillary fascicles of white, pedicellate 
flowers. 
1 I. Commersoni1; leaves broad, obovate, rusty beneath, 
scattered, coriaceous, emarginate at apex, pale green and shining 
above; pedicels thick, angular, aggregate. bh. S. Native of 
the Mauritius and Java, in gardens, — Mimüsops Imbricària, 
Willd. spec. 1. p. 326. Blum. bijdr, 675. 
Commerson's Imbricaria. Tree. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Chrysophyllum, p. 83. 
XII. OMPHALOCA'RPUM (opgaroc, omphalos, a navel, and 
xapzoc, karpos, a fruit; the fruit is depressed and hollowed at 
the apex). Beauv. fl. d'ow. 1. p. 6. t. 5-6. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx many-parted,” 
squarrose ; scales 11-12, imbricated, obtuse, villous outside. 
Corolla with a short tube: having the segments disposed in 2 
rows, 6-7 in each row, those of the outer row equal, ovate : those 
of the inner row fringed and alternating with those in the outer 
row. Stamens 30-40, disposed in unequal series. Style simple, 
filiform ; stigma simple, sub-capitate, scabrous. Fruit large, 
solid, woody, roundish, umbilicate about the style, many-celled ; 
cells 1-seeded.—A tall tree, with lanceolate, shining leaves, and 
sessile, aggregate, or solitary pink flowers rising from the trunk. 
1 O. rnocERuw (Beauv. l. c.) h. S. Native of western 
Africa, in the kingdom of Warree, at Buonopozo, behind the 
kingdom of Galbar. 
Tall Omphalocarpum. Tree very large. 
Cult. See Chrysophijllum, p. 33. for culture and propagation. 
XIII. BA'SSIA (named by König in honour of Ferdinand 
Bassi, Curator of the botanic garden at Bologna) Koen. in 
Lin. gen. ed. Reich. no. 645. Schreb. 105. Juss. gen. 152. 
Gaertn. fruct. 2. p. 104. t. 104. f. 2. 
Lin. syst. — Dodecándria Monogynia. Calyx 4-5-parted, 
coriaceous. Corolla campanulate, with an 8-parted limb; tube 
inflated, ovate, fleshy. Stamens 16, disposed in 2 rows ; fila- 
ments subulate, combined at the base; anthers linear, sagittate, 
villous outside. Ovarium ovate, 6-8-celled. Style subulate ; 
stigma acute. Fruit fleshy, 5-8-celled; cells 1-seeded. Seeds 
oblong, somewhat trigonal, exalbuminous.—Lactescent trees, 
with quite entire, smooth, coriaceous leaves; and axillary, soli- 
tary, or aggregate flowers. 
1 B. rowcirÓLiA (Lin. syst. p. 44. mant. pp. 555. and 563.) 
leaves ovate-lanceolate, smooth ; pedicels axillary, drooping, 
crowded round the ends of the branchlets; stamens 16-20, 
within the gibbous tube of the corolla. h. S. Native 
of Malabar, Coromandel, and Ceylon ; in the former place it is 
called ///ipe, and in the latter Miele. Geertn. fruct. 2. t. 104. 
Lam, ill. t. 398. A lofty tree, with recurved branches, which 
are clothed with grey down. Leaves approximate at the tops 
of the branches, 6 inches long, deciduous. Peduncles at length 
elongated and drooping, crowded round the ends of the young 
shoots. Seeds smooth, shining yellow. This tree is called by 
the Tamuls Jlliepi or llleepie. The oil pressed from the fruit 
is used for lamps; it is the principal ingredient in making 
country soap. It is to the common people a substitute in place 
of ghee and cocoa-nut oil in their curries and other dishes. 
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