68 POTALIACE/E. 
2 B. resinirera (Mart. nov. gen. bras. 2. p. 90. t. 170.) 
leaves opposite, oblong-obovate; calyx yellow; corolla green. 
h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, at 
Villa Barra do Rio Negro. Stem simple. An infusion of the 
leaves is rather mucilaginous, and somewhat astringent; and 
is used as a lotion to weak eyes. 
Resin-bearing Potalia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Fagre'a, p. 69. 
II. ANTHOCLEI’STA (from a»0oc, anthos, a flower, and 
kXetoros, kleistos, shut up; corolla shut up by the crown in the 
throat). Afz. ex R. Br. 
Lin. syst. JDodecándria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted. Co- 
rolla tubular; limb 12-cleft, imbricate in zstivation. Stamens 
12, combined. Style filiform; stigma capitate, obtusely 2- 
lobed. Berry roundish or oblong, size of a cherry, 2-celled ? 
4-celled. ?—Middle-sized branching trees; with broad, oppo- 
site leaves, which are combined at the base by interpetiolar 
sheaths ; and terminal panicled corymbs of white flowers. 
1 A. NÒBILIS; leaves broad, obovate, coriaceous, almost 
sessile. kh. S. Native of Sierra Leone, on the mountains. 
Corolla white. 
Noble Anthocleista. Tree 20 feet. 
2 A. wacRoPHY'LLA (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. 471.) leaves 
broad-obovate, obtuse, membranous. h. S. Native of Sierra 
Leone, on the mountains. Berry 4-celled. Leaves as large 
as those of the common cabbage. 
Large-leaved Anthocleista. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Fagre'a, p. 69. 
III. FAGR/EA (so named by Thunberg in honour of Jonas 
Theodore Fagraus, M. D.). Thunb. nov. gen. 34. Schreb. 
gen. no. 276. 
Lin. syst. Penta-Hexdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, 
imbricate. Corolla funnel-shaped: with an imbricate, 5-6-cleft 
limb: tube widening from the base. Stamens 5-6, inserted in 
the mouth of the tube, and protruding beyond it. Style fili- 
form; stigma peltately orbicular. Berry small, 2-4-celled. Seeds 
angular.—Trees or shrubs, with opposite, broad, coriaceous 
leaves ; with interpetiolar stipulas ; and terminal flowers. Brac- 
teas opposite. 
* Erect shrubs and trees. 
1 F. Zeyra’nica (Lin. syst. 198. Thunb. nov. gen. 35. and 
in act. holm. 1782. p. 132. t. 4") shrubby, erect; stem sub- 
quadrangular; leaves crowded, obovate-oblong, obtuse; brac- 
teas ovate, obtuse; flowers few, terminal, umbellate. h. S. 
Native of Ceylon. Willughbéia Zeylánica, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 
672. Leaves a span long. Flowers large. Segments of co- 
rolla oblique, obtuse, entire. Seeds orbiculate. 
Ceylon Fagraea. Fl. Dec. Shrub 2-4 feet. 
2 F. rra‘crans (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 32.) arboreous; leaves 
lanceolate, bluntly acuminated ; corymbs axillary, decompound ; 
stamens ascending; corollas large. h. S. Native of China, 
but now cultivated in Pulo Penang. Leaves decussate, } foot 
long and 14 inch broad. Petioles enlarged at the base into a 
stem-clasping ring, which, in the dried specimens, are incrusted 
with a clear yellow resin. Flowers small, numerous, whitish 
yellow. Corolla having a tube between campanulate and fun- 
nel-shaped : and ovate-oblong divisions. Berry size of a cur- 
rant, red. 
Fragrant Fagrea. Tree middle-sized. 
3 F. LANCEOLA'TA (Blum. bijdr. p. 1021.) arboreous ; leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, almost veinless ; 
stipulas petiolar, rounded at the apex; peduncles terminal, 
solitary, twin, or tern. b. S. Native of Java, in mountain 
woods on the west side of the island, where it is called Kiterong ; 
II. ANTHOCLEISTA. 
III. Faenza. 
and of Penang. Wall. cat. no. 1599. Leaves smaller than in 
most of the species. 
Lanceolate-leaved Fagreea. Fl. Nov. Dec. Tree. 
4 F. evrirrica (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 32.) leaves broad-elliptic, 
on short petioles, firm; corymbs terminal, supra-decompound ; 
tube of corolla cylindrical. 5. S. Native of the Moluccas. 
Elliptic-\eaved Fagreea. Tree or shrub. 
5 F. osovaA' ra (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 38.) arboreous ; 
leaves ovate or obovate, crowded, rounded, with a short broad 
point, petiolate ; peduncles terminal, 3-flowered, sub-corymbose. 
h. S. Native of Silhet, and Singapore. Branches obscurely 
4-sided. Leaves 5-6 inches long, thick. Petioles furnished 
with a few glandular cilia, connected by interpetiolar stipu- 
las. Flowers white, fragrant, coriaceous, as large as those of 
Plumiéra acuminata, but much smaller than those of F. Zey- 
lánica. Calycine segments ovate, obtuse. Berry 4-celled, 
many-seeded. Seeds immersed in soft pulp. Perhaps the same 
as F. Zeylánica. 
Obovate-leaved Fagrea. Tree. 
6 F. Mataya‘na (Mart. nov. gen. bras. 2. p. 91.) leaves 
elliptic, rounded at both ends, with a short acumen at the apex ; 
calyx 5-cleft, as in the rest; corolla tubular, 6-cleft; stamens 6. 
n.S. Native of the Prince of Wales's Island. Perhaps the 
same as F. elliptica. 
Malay Fagrea. Shrub or tree. 
7 F. racemosa (Jack, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 35.) shrubby, 
erect?; leaves broad, oval, rounded at both ends, almost sessile ; 
racemes drooping, terminal, shorter than the leaves, consisting 
of opposite fascicles of sub-sessile flowers, 5. S. Native of 
Penang. Leaves 6-7 inches long, and 4-5 wide, obtuse, or 
slightly pointed, united by interpetiolar stipulary processes. 
Calycine segments oval, obtuse. Segments of corolla obovate, 
crenulated. Stamens at first descending, afterwards ascending. 
Racemose-flowered Fagreea. Shrub. 
= * A climbing shrub. 
8 F. vorv'sitis (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 36.) shrubby, 
climbing ; leaves ovate or obovate, petiolate ; racemes terminal, 
loose, longer than the leaves, composed of remote, small ra- 
cemules of pedicellate flowers. h.. S. Native of Bencoolen. 
Leaves rather remote, 8-12 inches long, and 4-7 wide at top. 
Stipulas as in F. racemósa. Petioles furnished with a narrow 
margin on each side, which originates from the slightly decur- 
rent base of the leaf. Berries as large as gooseberries, half the 
size of those of F. obovdta. Placentas oblong, broad, fleshy, 
convex and notched for the reception of the seeds; the inner 
side smooth and concave, fixed longitudinally by a narrow 
lamina to the sides of the thin dissepiment. Seeds angular, sca- 
brous, with copious dots ; integument simple, crustaceous. Al- 
bumen fleshy. Embryo cylindrical, occupying a great part of 
the axis of the albumen, with exceedingly small cotyledons, 
and a centrifugal radicle. This and F. racemdsa may probably 
form a distinct genus. 
Twining Fagraa. Shrub cl. 
* ** Parasitical shrubs. 
.9 F. auricuta'ta (Jacq. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 34. Blum. 
bijdr. p. 1020.) parasitic; leaves broad, cuneate-oblong, acute, 
veiny ; interpetiolar stipulas, 2-lobed, recurved ; peduncles ter- 
minal, usually by threes; corolla large. b. S. Native of Java, 
parasitical on trees about Buitenzorg, where it is called Men- 
gando-badak ; and of Singapore. Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 3. t. 222. 
Leaves coriaceous, 6-12 inches long, and $-4 inches broad at 
top. Calycine segments roundish, obtuse, spreading. Flowers 
very large. 
Auricled Fagreea. 
Fl. year. Shrub par. 
