380 CORDIACEE. 
54 C. osríqvA (Willd. phyt. 1. p. 4. no. 16. t. 4. f. 1.) leaves 
roundish-cordate, nervosely veined, oblique. 
the East Indies. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1072. C. Myxa, y, Poir. 
dict. 7. p. 40. Nearly allied to C. Myxa, and probably only 
a variety of that species. Leaves quite entire, not repand. 
Calyx not striated. Stamens exserted. 
Oblique-leaved Cordia. Clt. 1818. Tree. 
55 C. sprne’scens (Lin. mant. 206. syst. 230.) leaves ovate, 
serrated, scabrous above, and tomentose beneath; old petioles 
permanent, spinescent; racemes axillary, simple or bifid, fili- 
form, length of leaves ; calyx campanulate, obsoletely 5-toothed ; 
corolla campanulate, 5-toothed, twice as long as the calyx; 
stigmas acute. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Branches 
strict, tomentose, rusty. Leaves size of those of the cherry- 
tree. Fruit sessile, black, size of currants. 
Spinescent-petioled Cordia. Clt. 1824. Tree 40 to 60 feet. 
56 C. Sine’nsis (Lam. ill. no. 1914. Poir. dict. 7. p. 49.) 
leaves oblong, obtuse, villous in the axils of the veins; panicles 
lateral and terminal, shorter than the leaves; calyx glabrous, 
hardly striated, campanulate, with 4-5 short, obtuse lobes ; 
corolla funnel-shaped, twice as large as the calyx ; drupe small, 
ovate, containing a 2-celled putamen. h.G. Native of China. 
Leaves elliptic, entire, 2-3 inches long. Branches of panicle 
glabrous, divaricate, dichotomous, usually recurved. Corolla 
white. 
China Cordia. Tree or shrub. 
57 C. In’pica (Lam. ill. no. 1913. Poir. dict. 7. p. 49.) 
leaves ovate, naked, obtuse, or acutish, entire, membranous ; 
panicles terminal and lateral, elongated, composed of short pen- 
dulous racemes ; flowers on short pedicels; calyx campanulate, 
with a torn mouth ; tube of corolla inclosed ; drupe containing 
a 2-celled nut. h.S. Native of the East Indies, Sonnerat. 
Branches terete, glabrous. Leaves 2-4 inches long, and 2 
broad, paler beneath; petioles 14 inch long. Corolla small, 
with a short spreading limb. Drupe small, ovate. 
Indian Cordia. Tree or shrub. 
58 C. PAuIcULA TA (Roth. nov. spec. p. 124.) leaves round- 
ish-ovate, somewhat emarginate at the base, and rather une- 
qual, pilose above on the midrib and veins, entire; panicle 
terminal, composed of alternate, sub-corymbose branches ; 
flowers sub-secund; calyxes smooth. kh. S. Native of the 
East Indies. Leaves obtuse at both ends, quite glabrous 
beneath. Calyx beset with minute pili. Like most of the 
species of Cérdia the calyx increases much in size after flores- 
cence, but in substance is coriaceous, and its form more campa- 
nulate, inclosing the fruit in the manner of the cup in acorns, 
Panicled-flowered Cordia. Tree. 
** * Species natives of Africa. 
59 C. crena‘ta (Delile, fi. egypt. p. 51. t. 20.) leaves ovate 
or rhomboid, glabrous on both surfaces, crenately serrated at 
the apex; cymes terminal; stigmas filiform. h.S. Native 
of Egypt. Cordia Myxa, Forsk. arab. p. 63. no. 136. Sebes- 
téna sylvéstre, Nep. egypt. 17. t. 8. Branches twiggy. Leaves 
same colour on both surfaces. Flowers scent of Jasmine. Calyx 
tubular, 4-5-toothed. Putamen 2-celled ; cells 1-seeded. 
Crenated-leaved Cordia. Shrub or tree. 
60 C. SENEGALE'Nsis (Juss. ex Poir. dict. 7. p. 47.) leaves 
membranous, ovate, acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces, 
quite entire, reticulately veined ; panicles with short branches, 
which are hardly longer than the petioles; flowers on short 
pedicels, tetrandrous; corolla 4-cleft; calyx trifid. h. S. 
Native of Senegal, Adanson. A quite glabrous shrub, with 
slender, black, terete branches. Leaves alternate, 4-5 inches 
long, and 3 broad. Probably a distinct genus. 
b.S. Native of 
I. Conp1a. 
Senegal Cordia. Tree 20 feet. 
Sect. IJ. Gerascantuus (from ynpackw, gerasco, to grow 
old ; and avo, anthos, a flower; probably in reference to the 
hoary appearance of the flowers.) Calyx 10-striped, or 10-rib- 
bed. Flowers large, corymbose.  Cerdàna, Ruiz. et Pav. 
61 C. Grnasca' uTHUs (Jacq. amer. p. 43. t. 175. f. 16. pict. 
t. 259. f. 19. Swartz. obs. 86. Lin. spec. 273.) leaves ovate- 
oblong, acute, quite entire, glabrous ; racemes terminal, aggre- 
gate; flowers verticillate, sessile ; calyx 10-furrowed, 10-striped, 
downy, 5-toothed ; limb of corolla 5-cleft; throat villous; sta- 
mens length of corolla. 5. S. Native of the West Indies, in 
woods ; and of Mexico, near Acapulco. Lam. ill. t. 96. f. 2.— 
Brown, jam. p. 107. t. 29. f. 3. Leaves unequal at the base, 3-4 
inches long. Racemes usually 4 together, 3-4 inches long. 
Flowers verticillate ; whorls distant. Corolla funnel-shaped, 
white; tube longer than the calyx; lobes of limb roundish. 
Stamens hardly exserted. There is a variety of this species with 
hexamerous hexandrous flowers. This is esteemed one of the 
best timber trees in Jamaica, of which it is a native. The wood 
is of a dark brown colour, and gently striped ; it is tough and 
elastic, of a fine grain, and easily worked. It is called Spanish 
elm or Prince wood by the English, and Bois de chypre by the 
French. The leaves of the Jamaica tree are said to be rather 
scabrous. The plant of Jacquin differs from that of H. B. et 
Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 54. Poir. ency. 7. p. 42. t. 96. f. 2, and 
Browne, jam. 170. t. 29. f. 3, in the leaves, young branches, 
and inflorescence being beset with stellate hairs, not glabrous ; 
in the leaves being lanceolate-oblong, acute at both ends, 
not obtuse at the base; in the stamens being equal in length 
to the segments of the corolla, not inclosed. We therefore 
propose to call the plant of Kunth C. Kánthei, should it prove 
distinct. 
Spanish-elm, or Grey Cordia. Fl. May. Clt. 1789. Tree 
30 feet. É 
62 C. ceRascantuoipss (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 
p- 69.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, quite 
entire, glabrous, shining above; panicles terminal, spreading ; 
flowers pedicellate, solitary ; calyx 10-furrowed, 10-striped, 
hispid, 2-4-toothed: teeth acute; limb of corolla sub-quin- 
quefid, with a glabrous throat, and roundish lobes. bh. S. 
Native of Mexico, about Acapulco. Branches wrinkled, white, 
glabrous. Panicle clothed with fuscous tomentum. Corolla 
funnel-shaped, white. Genitals exserted. 
Gerascanthus-like Cordia. Tree 30 feet. 
63 C. rurea (Lam. ill. no. 1897. Poir.. dict. 7. p. 45.) 
leaves ovate, obtuse, crenated above; corymbs lateral and 
terminal ; calyx 10-furrowed, 10-striped, ovate-cylindrical : with 
4 ovate, short teeth, having white, scarious margins ; corolla 
funnel-shaped, having the tube length of the calyx, the limb 
rather large, of 6-8 segments ; stamens 8, villous at the base ; 
drupe ovate, acute, containing a 2-4-celled nut. h. S. ` Native 
of Peru, about Lima and Huanaca. C. Myxa, Lin. spec. 273. 
syst. p. 220. mat. med. 67.? Branches glabrous, but downy 
towards the top. Leaves scabrous on both surfaces, beset with 
white dots above, when young downy beneath. Corymbs small, 
clothed with cinereous or yellowish tomentum; peduncles very 
short. Corolla yellow. Drupe white. 
Yellow-flowered Cordia. Tree. 
64 C. rorunpirétia (Ruiz. et. Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 24. t. 148. 
f.a. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 70.) leaves roundish- 
elliptic, obtuse at both ends, a little denticulated, scabrous 
above, and clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; peduncles 
dichotomously corymbose, many-flowered ; flowers sessile; 
calyx furrowed, downy; limb of corolla 6-cleft; throat rather 
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