EBENACES. 
late ; male peduncles 3-6-flowered; male flowers with 16 stamina, 
ona convex receptacle. b..S. Native of Tipperah. A tall, slender 
tree, with a straight trunk, as in firs. The female tree is unknown. 
Straight Date Plum. Tree tall. 
42 D. BnacrEA' TA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 539.) leaves oblong, 
acute; style 4-cleft; berry 8-seeded. k.S. Native of Dooab. 
The male tree has not been found. 
Bracteate-flowered Date Plum. Tree. 
43 D.Losa'rA (Lour. cochin. p. 227.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
glabrous on both, surfaces; peduncles 1-flowered ; berries 8- 
lobed; flowers quadrifid. h. G. Native of Cochinchina. 
Leaves ‘small. Corolla white, with a 4-cornered tube. Stigma 
deeply 4-cleft. Berry pale yellow, about an inch in diameter, 
having a sweetish austere pulp, without any smell. 
Lobed-fruited Date Plum. Clt. 1822. Shrub 8 feet. 
44 D. prENsirLÓRA (Wall. cat. no. 4140.) leaves oblong, gla- 
brous, coriaceous; peduncles branched, or in clusters, many- 
flowered; fruit globose. h. S. Native of Moalmyne and 
Martaban. Leaves 5-8 inches long, and 4-5 broad. 
Dense-flowered Date Plum. Shrub. 
45 D. tycioiprs (Desf. in ann. mus. cah. 36. p. 448.) 
leaves small, lanceolate, flat, obtuse, glabrous, smooth, subfasci- 
cled. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 
hermaphrodite. Hardly distinct from Royéna. 
Lycium-like Date Plum. Clt. 1806. Shrub. 
46 D. vacctnoipes (Lindl. ex Hook. exot. fl. 189.) leaves 
ovate, obtuse, shining above, villous beneath, and on the edges; 
flowers solitary, axillary, quadrifid, tetrandrous; fruit ovate, 
3-celled, 3-seeded; calycine segments ovate, subulate, pilose, 
with coloured edges; corolla sub-campanulate, with ovate, 
undulated segments. h. G. Native of China, Penang, and 
Singapore. Lodd. bot. cab. 1549. Perhaps a species of Maba, 
with quadrifid flowers. Stigma quite simple. Corolla white. 
A small evergreen shrub. 
Whortle-berry-like Date Plum. 
Shrub 2-3 feet. 
47 C. nzrEROPHY'LLA (Wall. cat. 4138.) leaves variable in 
size and shape, roundish or oblong-obovate, emarginate, smaller 
than in most other species: calycine lobes obtuse, reflexed. 
h.S. Native of Ava. Allied to the preceding. 
Variable-leaved Date Plum. Shrub. 
T Species hardly known. 
Fl. April, May. Clt. 1823. 
48 D. metanipa (Poir. ency. 4. p. 431. Pers. ench. 2. p. 
625.) leaves ovate, petiolate; berries sub-globose, depressed, 
10-celled ; calyx pentagonal, with a reflexed mouth. R. S. 
Native of the Isle of France. Ebénus melanida, Commers. 
Black-wooded Date Plum. Tree. 
49 D. rrucowE'LAs (Poir. l. c.) leaves ovate-elliptic, sub- 
cordate; calyx 6-toothed, girding the berry one half of its 
length, which is 2-celled. h.S. Native of the Isle of France. 
White and Black-wooded Date Plum. Tree. 
50 D. Nonósa (Poir. l. c.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, glabrous ; 
flowers quinquefid; fruit globose,.solitary. h.S. Native of 
the Isle of France. 
Knotted Date Plum. Tree. 
51 D. cunvsornv'rLos (Poir. l c. p. 433.) leaves oblong, 
shining and rufescent beneath; flowers solitary, quinquefid ; calyx 
hairy; fruit pear-formed. h.S. Native of the Isle of France. 
Golden-leaved Date Plum. Tree. 
52 D. AwGULA'TA (Poir, l. c. p. 436.) leaves ovate, obtuse, 
coriaceous ; flowers quinquefid; fruit angular. h.S. Native 
of the Isle of France. 
Angular-fruited Date Plum. Tree. 
53 D. rpv'ris (Lodd. cat. p. 9. 1830.) nothing is known of 
this plant but the name. 
VOL. IV. 
I. Diospyros. 
II. EMBRYOPTERIS. 41 
Edible-fruited Date Plum. Tree. 
Cult. The hardy species of Diospyros grow to large shrubs 
in this country, therefore they should be planted in the back of 
shrubberies; they are easily increased both by layers and seeds. 
The greenhouse and stove species require the same treatment as 
other stove and greenhouse shrubs; a mixture of loam, sand, 
and peat, is the best soil for them ; and they are readily increased 
by ripened cuttings, in sand under a hand-glass; those of the 
stove species should be placed in a moist heat. 
II. EMBRYO'PTERIS (eußpvov, embryon, an embryo, and 
nrepvé, pteryz, a wing ; in reference to the embryo being winged.) 
Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 145. t. 29. Roxb. cor. 1. p. 49. t. 70. 
—Cavanillea, Lam.—Diospy ros species of authors. 
Lin. syst. Polygamia, Dioécia. This genus differs alone 
from Diospiros, in the stamens of the male flowers being 4 or 
6 times the number of the segments of the corolla.— Trees with 
entire leaves; male peduncles 3-4-flowered, and the female ones 
1-flowered. 
1 E. eELATINÍFERA (Roxb. cor. 1. p. 49. t. 70. Willd. 
spec. 4. p. 836.) leaves lanceolate; stamens 16-20 in the male 
flowers, and 1-4 in the female flowers; flowers quadrifid ; 
styles 4; berry 8-seeded. 5. S. Native of the East Indies. 
Embry. peregrina, Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 145. t. 29. Cavanillea 
Philippénsis, Lam. dict. 3. p. 636. See Juss. ann. mus. 5. p. 418. 
Diospyros Embryópteris, Pers. ench. 2. p. 624. Ker. bot. reg. 
t. 499. D.glutinósa, Koen. A middle-sized tree, with long 
leaves. Flowers whitish. Stigma cruciate, sessile. The fruit is 
eaten by the natives when ripe, but cannot be said to be palatable, 
on account of its strong astringency. Sir W. Jones says the tree 
is generally known in Bengal by the name of Gaub ; and that the 
Sanscrit name is Tindooka ; and that the astringent, viscid juice 
of the fruit is used all over that country for paying the bottoms of 
boats. The unripe fruit contains a very large proportion of 
tannin. The infusion is employed to steep fishing nets in, to 
make them more durable, and probably adds to their strength. 
The wood is but of indifferent quality, and not much used. 
Glue-bearing Embryopteris. Fl.Jul. Clt. 1818. Tr. 25 ft. 
2 E. píscoron; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, rounded at 
the base, of a silky glaucous colour beneath, and downy; 
flowers quadrifid ; stamens 24. h.S. Native of the Philip- 
pine Islands. Diospyros discolor, Willd. spec. 4. p. 1108. 
Stigma sessile. Perhaps only a variety of the preceding. 
Branches and corolla villous. Leaves almost a foot long. 
Berry 4-6-seeded. 
Two-coloured-leaved Embryopteris. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 feet. 
3 E. racemosa; leaves from oblong to lanceolate, obtuse, 
glossy ; both male and female flowers in axillary comose 
racemes, the former with 20-30 stamens, the latter with 12-16; 
stigma 4-cleft ; berry round, smooth, 4-seeded. h.S. Native 
of Silhet, where it is called Goolul, and where the fruit is eaten 
by thenatives. Diospyros racemósa, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 536. 
Racemose-flowered Date Plum. Tree small. 
4 E. Lovrerria'na ; leaves broad-lanceolate; flowers quadri- 
fid; stamens 20 ; berries pea-shaped, 8-seeded. 5. G. Native 
of Cochinchina. Diospyros dodecándra, Lour. coch. p. 228. 
Corolla white, with a sub-globose tube. Berry pale, with a 
sweetish, astringent, edible, but pleasant pulp. The wood is 
like that of the false Ebony, Diospiros Ebenáster, but has not 
the black veins. The trees are much used as supports to the 
Black Pepper plants. 
Loureiro's Embryopteris. 
5 Kar (Lin. syst. 918. Thunb. jap. 157. Lour. coch. 
226. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 527.) leaves bifarious, ovate-elliptic, 
Mi a elliptic-oblong, or obovate, cordate at the base, 
Tree large. 
