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sessile, 4-lobed. Pericarp drupaceous. Embryo large, ovoid : cotyledons distinct. — Trees 

 or shrubs ; leaves leathery, veined, petioled: veins' prominulous on both sides; peduncles 

 simple, fascicled or subsolitary in the axils. 



Sect. 1. Eumammea. — Anthers oblong, dehiscent laterally. 



12. M. americana, L. Leaves obovate-oblong, rounded at the top ; peduncles a few 

 in the axils, or solitary, as long as the petiole ; sepals 2, oval-roundish, exceeding half of the 

 petals; stamens numerous; drupes globose, russet, large, apiculate, 4 (-1) -seeded. — Jacq. 

 Amer. Pict. t. 248 ; Tuss. Fl. 3. t. 7 ; Desc. Fl. 1. t. 2.— A tree, 40'-60' high ; leaves 

 8"-4" long; petals white, odorous, obovate, 6"'-8'"long; drupes 7"-3" diam. — Hab. Ja- 

 maica !, Macf., Al. ; Caribbean Islands ; [Cuba! to Brazil!]. 



Sect. 2. Rheedia. — Anthers minute, roundish: cells obliquely adnate, introrse. 

 (The deciduous calyx was erroneously considered as wanting.) 



13. Ml. humilis, V. Leaves elliptical-oblong, oblong or ovate, with a bluntish point ; 

 peduncles usually fascicled, nearly as long as the petiole ; sepals usually 2, much exceeded 

 by the small petals; stamens 20-12 ; drupes ovoid, yellow, apiculate, 3(-l)-seeded. — A low 

 tree or shrub ; peduncles reddish ; petals white, spathulate, 3'" long ; drupes 4"-l" long. 



a. Vahlii. Shrubby ; leaves elliptical-oblong or oblong, usually pointed at both ends. — 

 Vahl, Eclog. 1. 20. [exclus.fruct.) ; Desc. Fl. 3. t. 343. — Garcinia macrophylla, Mart. (lib. 

 Bras.; PI. Sprue. 1744) : the other American Garcinia are to be compared with this vari- 

 able plant.— Leaves 7"-4" long, 3i"-2" broad : petiole 12"'-8'" long. 



j8. Plumieri. Arboreous ; leaves ovate, bluntish, rounded or subcordate at the base. — 

 Plum. ed. Burm. t. 257 ; Tuss. Fl. 3. I. 32.— Rheedia lateriflora, L. Mammea, Or. Mal- 

 pighia mitis, Rchb. in Sieb. PI. Trin. 56 ! : a form with solitary peduncles. — Leaves 8"-6" 

 long, 4"-3" broad. 



Hab. Jamaica!, March; Montserrat {¥.), S. Vincent! (a, 0), Guild.; Trinidad!, Sieb. ; 

 [Guadeloupe !, Guiana !, New Granada !, Brazil !]. 



6. CALOPHYLLUM, L. bfiA , 



Floioers polygamous. Sepals 2-4. Petals 4 (-2), imbricative. Stamens <x> (-definite) : 

 anthers oblong, introrse. Ovary 1 (-2) -celled : ovules solitary, erect ; style distinct : stigma 

 peltate, lobed. Pericarp drupaceous. " Embryo ovoid : cotyledons cohering." — Trees ; 

 leaves penninerved: veins delicate, densely approximate, straightish ; cymes racemiform 

 or paniculate, axillary. 



14. C. Calaba, Jacq. Leaves elliptical-oblong or oblong, bluntish or emarginate, ta- 

 pering at the petioled base ; racemes much exceeded by the leaves, few-flowered ; drupe glo- 

 bose, greenish. — Jacq. Amer. Pict. t. 249 ; Desc. Fl. 2. t. 74. — A high tree; leaves vari- 

 able, 3"-10" long ; petals white, odorous, 3'" long, about twice as long as the sepals ; ovary 

 longitudinally striated, longer than the short style ; drupe 1" diam. — -Hab. Jamaica !, AI-, 

 March, common in mountain- woods ; Dominica !, Imr. ; S. Vincent !, Guild. ; Trinidad !, 

 Cr.; [Cuba ! to Brazil !]. 



XXXV. CANELLACE.E. 



Sepals 3, distinct, imbricative, persistent. Petals 5 (-4), fleshy, imbricative. Stamens 

 hypogynous, 10-20, forming an entire tube, which is truncate at the top : anthers adnate to 

 the tube, extrorse, contiguous. Ovary unilocular, with 2-4, parietal placentas -. ovules cam- 

 pylotropous. Peiicarp baccate. Embryo short, cylindrical, included in the copious albu- 

 men. — Woody plants; leaves scattered, coriaceous, entire, exstipulate, minutely dotted; 

 flowers corymbose. 



The Canellacea abound in aromatic and tonic properties. The bark of the Canella alba 

 is a renowned spice and drug, formerly confounded with that of Drimys : it is exported to 

 Europe chiefly from the Bahamas (White- wood-bark, or Wild Ciunamon). Cinnamodendrun 

 partakes of the same properties (Red Canella, or Mountain-cinnamon of Jamaica). 



