EBENACEZ. VII. Caretizia. 
rolls, which become purplish on drying. Calyx sub-globose 
at the base; segments bluntish. Corolla not widened at the 
throat, but naked ; with narrow, bluntish, imbricate segments. 
1 D. rrzxpuLIFLORA (Mart. nov. gen. bras. 2. p. 140. t. 196.) 
branches pendulous ; petioles biglandular; leaves oblong, gla- 
brous ; calyxes smoothish, 3 times shorter than the corolla, 
which is villous inside ; calycine segments linear. ).S. Na- 
tive of Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, along the river 
Solimoes. Habit of Celástrus scandens. 
Pendulous-flomered Diclidanthera. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 
2 D. raAunirFOLIA (Mart. l. c. p. 141. t. 197.) branches loose ; 
petioles glandless, downy; leaves oblong, downy along the 
middle nerve; calyxes downy, twice shorter than the corolla, 
which is glabrous; calycine segments oblong. h. S. Native 
of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, near Sebastianople. 
Laurel-leaved Diclidanthera. Shrub 5 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Diospyros, p. 41. 
VII. CARGI'LLIA (named in memory of James Cargill, 
M. D., of Aberdeen, who lived in the time of Caspar Bauhin, 
and who described, for the first time, some marine Alge in his 
Theatrum Botanicum, particularly the Fùcus esculéntus, F. pal- 
matus, F. digitatus, and U'lva pavónia). R. Br. prod. p.526. 
Lin. syst. — Polygümia, Dioécia. Flowers polygamous. Ca- 
lyx semi-quadrifid. Corolla with a 4-cleft limb. Male flowers 
having the stamens inserted in the base of the corolla, but some- 
times also hypogynous, double the number of the segments of 
the corolla ; filaments double. Hermaphrodite or female flowers 
having fewer stamens than the male, and these barren. Ova- 
rium 4-celled ; cells 2-seeded. Berry globose, girded by the 
adpressed cup-shaped calyx at bottom.— Evergreen trees, with 
entire, glabrous leaves: and axillary, 1-flowered pedicels. 
1 C. ra'xa (R. Br. prod. 526.) leaves oblong, a little undu- 
lated, glabrous, almost of the same colour on both surfaces; 
calyxes of the male flowers 4-toothed, one half shorter than the 
tube of the corolla; style 3-4-parted; branchlets loose. h.G. 
Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 
Loose-branched Cargillia. Clt. 1827. Tree. 
2 C. AusrRA'LrS (R. Br. prod. p. 527.) leaves oblong, gla- 
brous, obtuse at the apex, acute at the base, pale beneath; 
calyx in the male flower 4-cleft, equal in length to the tube of 
the corolla; style undivided. h. G. Native of New South 
Wales. Hook. bot. mag. 3274. Corolla white. 
Southern Cargillia. Clt. 1816. Tree 15 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Royèna, p. 42. 
VIII. MA'BA (the vernacular name of M. elliptica in Ton- 
gatabu). Forst. gen. t. 16. Juss. in ann. mus. 5. p. 418. 
Juss. gen. 418.—Ferréola, Koenig. and Roxb. 
Lin. syst. Dioécia, Tridndria. Flowers dioecious. Calyx 
semi-trifid. Corolla urceolate, trifid. Male flowers with hy- 
pogynous stamens, double in number to the segments of the 
corolla, rarely equal that number : with simple and double fila- 
ments alternating with each other. Female flowers without any 
stamens. Ovarium 3-celled; cells 2-seeded. Berry oval, 
rarely globose, girded by the cup-shaped calyx at the base.— 
Shrubs or trees with entire leaves: and axillary, 1-flowered 
pedicels. 
1 M. Extiptica (Forst. gen. p. 122. t. 16. fl. austr. 366.) 
leaves elliptic, glabrous; flowers triandrous, by threes. h. S. 
Native of the Friendly Islands. Lam. ill. t. 803. Young leaves 
and branches villous. Calyxes downy. 
Elliptic-leaved Maba. Shrub. 
2 M. tavrina (R. Br. prod. p. 517.) leaves oval-oblong, 
veiny, bluntish at the base, shining, and are, as well as the 
branches, glabrous; male and female flowers solitary ; alternate 
VIII. Masa. OLEIN Æ. 43 
filaments double. h.S. Native of New Holland, within the 
tropic. 
Laurel-like Maba. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 
3 M. opova‘ra (R. Br. l. c.) leaves obovate, rather retuse, 
opaque and glabrous in the adult state: but the young ones, 
petioles, and branches are downy; calyxes downy ; alternate 
filaments double; berries sessile, solitary, oval. h.S. Na- 
tive of New Holland, within the tropic. 
Obovate-leaved Maba. Shrub. 
4 M. suxirüLIA (Juss. ann, mus. 5. p. 418. Pers. ench. 2. 
p. 606.) leaves obovate, glabrous in the adult state; calyxes 
downy; flowers solitary or aggregate, hexandrous; filaments 
all simple. h. S. Native of the East Indies, on the mountains. 
Ferréola buxifólia, Roxb. cor. 1. p. 35. t. 45. Flowers yellowish. 
Box-leaved Maba. Clt. 1810. Shrub. 
5 M. nv uiris (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oval-obovate, rather re- 
tuse, attenuated at the base, glabrous, as well as the branchlets, 
even in the young state; berries solitary, oval, about equal 
to half the length of the leaves, and are, as well as the calyxes, 
glabrous. L.S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 
Humble Maba. Shrub. 
6 M. cemina‘ra (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oval or obovate, mar- 
ginate, rather veiny, somewhat attenuated at the base, quite 
glabrous, even in the young state, as well as the branchlets ; 
berries oval, twin, 4-5 times shorter than the leaves, and are, 
as well as the calyxes, clothed with fine down. kh. S. Native 
of New Holland, within the tropic. 
Twin-berried Maba. Shrub. 
7 M. xirrónEA (R. Br. l. c.) leaves oval-oblong, rather re- 
tuse, attenuated at the base, shining ; branchlets glabrous; 
berries solitary, oval-oblong, 4 times longer than the calyx, 
which is obsoletely lobed, and 4 to 5 times shorter than the 
leaves. 5.S$. Native of New Holland, within the tropic, on 
the shore. 
Shore Maba. Shrub. 
8 M. nETICULA TA (R. Br. l. c. p. 528.) leaves obovate or 
oval, retuse, reticulately veined, with sub-recurved edges, gla- 
brous in the adult state, as well as the branchlets; alternate 
filaments double; berry depressedly globose. 4%. S. Native 
of New Holland, within the tropic. 
Reticulated-leaved Maba. Shrub. 
9 M. compa’cra (R. Br. l. c.) leaves obovate and oval, rather 
retuse, compact, reticulated, flat, and are, as well as the branches, 
glabrous; berries depressedly globose; calyx of the fruit ob- 
soletely lobed, reflexed, silky inside. h.S. Native of New 
Holland, within the tropic. 
Compact Maba. Shrub. 
10 M.? Esrwóxvrow; leaves small, lanceolate, hard, flat, 
glabrous as well as the branches; peduncles terminal, many- 
flowered; berry ovate, acutish ; calyx wanting, and nectarium 
stellate (ex Lour.) kh. S. Native of Cochinchina, in vast 
woods.  Ebenóxylon, Lour. coch. p. 6183.  Caju-arang. 
Rumph. amb. 3. p. 1. t. 1. Wood hard, heavy, with a black 
heart, and is the ebony of Cochin-china. Berry reddish yellow 
(ex Lour.), small, 1-celled, 3-seeded. Flowers triandrous. 
Ebony-wood Maba. Tree large. 
Cult. See Royéna, p. 42. for culture and propagation. 
Orper CXLVII. OLEINZ (so called on account of its 
containing plants agreeing with Olea in important characters.) 
Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 1806. R. Br. prod. p. 522. Jas- 
míneze, part. Juss. gen. p. 104. Lilàceze, Vent. tabl. 1. p. 306. 
Flowers hermaphrodite, sometimes dioecious. Calyx 1- 
leaved, divided, permanent. Corolla hypogynous, monopetalous, 
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