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14. G. Ouregou, Dun, Leaves obovate-oblong, cuspidate, euneate at the base, shining 

 above, glabrescent beneath, with the veins prominent ; peduncles short, 2-4, axillary ; calyx- 

 srgments triangular, pointed ; petals rusty-velvety, obovate, interior louger ; carpids ovoid, 

 provided with a long, slender stalk. — Aubl. t. 244. — Auona chrysopetala, Steud.l, in PI. 

 Hostm. — A high tree; leaves 6"-12"loug; interior petals 6"' long, excrescent; carpids in- 

 definite, 4'" long : stalk equalling or exceeding thein. — Hab. Caribbean Islands I; [S.Tho- 

 mas !, Guiana !, equatorial Brazil !]. 



5. OXANDRA, Rich. 



Sepals cohering at the base. Petals flat. Stamens 10-20 : connective produced above 

 and beyond the extrorse anther-cells into a ligulate appendage. Ovaries distinct : ovule 

 single, erect. Carpids indehiscent. — Trees; leaves glabrous ; flowers axillary. 



15. O. virgata, Rich. Leaves lanceolate-elliptical or lanceolate; flowers subsessile, 

 subsolitary ; exterior petals obovate ; carpids ovoid-globose, very shortly stalked. — Dun. 

 Anon. t. 31. — Uvaria, Sic. Guatteria, Dun. — A slender tree or high shrub; leaves li"^2" 

 long, 8"'-10'" broad; flowers small, whitish; ovaries 6-12; carpids by abortion 4-1,4'" 

 long, 3"' diam. : stalk \ w long. — Hab. Jamaica !, on the mountain woods of the western 

 districts: March; [Cuba!, Haiti]. 



16. O. laurifolia, Rich. Leaves oblong; flowers peduncled, fascicled, or solitary ; ex- 

 terior petals oblong; carpids ovoid, stalked. — Dun. Anon. £.32; Rich. PI. Cub. t. 8. — 

 Uvaria, Sw. Guatteria, Dun. — A high tree; leaves 3"-5" long, ]£"-2" broad; flowers 

 4"'-5'" long, white ; ovaries 5-8 ; carpids 8'" long, double the length of the stalk, or more. 

 — Hab. Jamaica !, Hb. Benth., in the mountain woods of the central districts ; [Cuba ! to 

 Portorico]. 



6. ANAXAGOREA, St. Hil. 



Sepals cohering at the base. Petals flat. Stamens indefinite : connective shortly pro- 

 duced. Ovaries distinct ; ovules 2, erect. Follicles tapering at the base into a clavate stalk. 

 — Trees or shrubs ; flowers small, axillary or lateral. 



17. A. acuminata, St. Hil. Leaves oblong, abruptly tapering into a narrow point, 

 glabrous : principal veins connected near the margin ; flowers axillary ; follicles about twelve, 

 obovate-ovoid, mucronate, equalling the stalk. — Dun. Anon, t. 16. — Xylopia, Dun. — A 

 small or middle-sized tree : leaves usually 6" long, 2" broad ; follicles 6'" long, 4'" diam. — 

 Hab. Trinidad 1, Prd., in the Maraval Valley; [Guiana!]. 



7*. CANANGA, Rumph. 



Petals elongated, flat. Stamens indefinite: connective produced above and beyond the 

 extrorse anther-cells into an ovate, pointed appendage. Ovaries distinct : ovules indefinite, 

 biserial. Carpids baccate, stalked : seeds pitted, the inner layer of the testa penetrating into 

 the albumen by means of sharp tubercles. — A high tree ; flowers large, downy, fascicled in 

 the axils. 



18*. C. odorata, J. Hook., Tayl. Leaves oblong, taper-pointed, membranous, glabres- 

 cent. — Deless. Ic. t. 88. — Unona odorata and leptopetala, Dun. — Hab. Naturalized in Ja- 

 maica!, Al., March; [introduced from the East Indies]. — The Canang of Descourtilz (Fl. 

 6. t. 428) is another plant, the Xylopia aromalica, Mali;., the existence of which in the 

 West Indies is doubtful. 



8*. MONODORA, Dun. 



Petals 6, exterior oblong, undulated ; interior cordate, cohering at the base, connivent. 

 Stamens, indefinite : anthers oval, sessile. Ovary single : ovules indefinite. Pericarpium 

 baccate. — A tree, with large, fragrant flowers. 



This genus, from its large anthers, would belong to the Meliusea of J. Hooker and 

 Thomson's ' Flora Indica.' 



19*. Itt. Myristica, Dun.—Bot. Mag. t. 3059 ; Beauv. Fl. d'Oware, 1. t. 16 (exclus. 

 fruct.). — Xylopia nndulata, P. B. (excl.fr.). Unona, Dun. Habzelia, A. DC. — A low tree, 

 about 15' high ; leaves oblong; peduncles lateral, elongated, pendulous, with a bract above 



