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polyadelphous), more numerous than the petals : filaments flattish. Ovary usually adnate 

 to the base of the calyx -tube, syncarpous : style simple. Seeds albuminous : embryo cylin- 

 drical, or with a slender radicle and foliaceous cotyledons. — Woody plants ; leaves simple, 

 exstipulate. 



1. STYRAX, L. 



Calyx 5-denticulate or -truncate. Corolla 5(-3-8)-partite. Stamens twice as many as 

 the corolla-segments ; anthers usually linear, adnate. Ovary 3-celled : cells many-ovulate : 

 upper ovules or all ascending. Fruit usually subcylindrical and 1-seeded by abortion, sup- 

 ported by the calyx, often 3-valved. Embryo axile : cotyledons foliaceous, as long as the 

 radicle. — Flowers white ; down mostly stellate or lepidote, rarely simple. 



Sect. NothostyraX. — Corolla-segments valvate. Calyx adnate to the base of the ovary. 



1. S. glaber, Sw. ! Branchlets lepidote; leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, point- 

 leted, subentire, white-lepidote beneath, and with scattered, rusty, stellate, disappearing 

 scales ; racemiform cymes axillary,, exceeding the petiole : pedicels shorter than the nodding 

 flower ; corolla tomentose-lepidote, thrice as long as the 5-denticulate calyx ; anthers linear. 

 — S. occidentals, Sw. ! S. guiauensis, A. DC. (PI. Spruce. 2126).— A tree; leaves 4"-8", 

 corolla 8'" long ; cymes many-2(-l)-flowered. — Hab. S. Vincent !, Anders. ; [Guiana, equa- 

 torial Brazil 1]. 



2. SYMPLOCOS, Jacq. 



Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5-8 (-10), imbricative, usually connected at the base by the 

 staminal tube. Stamens mostly indefinite : anthers erect, roundish. Ovary 3-5 (-6-2)- 

 celled : cells few-ovulate : ovules pendulous. Drupe adnate to the calyx-tube, crowned be- 

 low the summit by its limb. Embryo cylindrical. — Peduncles axillary .- flowers in the West 

 Indian species white, odorous ; down simple. 



Sect. Ciponima, Aubl. — Petals spreading above. Filaments erect, several-serial, fiat, con- 

 stricted below the anther. Drupe 3-5 -celled : cells l-seeded by abortion. 



2. S. octopetala, Sw. Branchlets glabrescent ; leaves elliptical, bluntly mucronate, 

 glandular-serrulate above, glabrous, or sparingly hispidulous and glabrate beneath ; peduncles 

 1-2-fiowered, exceeding the petiole ; calyx supported by 3-5, roundish, pubescent bractlets : 

 lobes roundish, ciliate ; 5 petals obovate-oblong, often with an accessory row of l-"4 " nar- 

 rower ones ; stamens monadelphous : tube much exceeding the line of adhesion ; drupe oblong, 

 5-celled, glabrous. — Ternstroemia crenata, Macf. — A tree, 30' high; leaves thin, rigidnlous, 

 3''-4", peduncles 5"'-6'", corolla 6"'-5'", drupe 8'" long : the larger drupe is the chief ground 

 for supposing that this is not a form or monstrosity of the following species. — Hab. Ja- 

 maica!, Pd., AL, in woods, S. Anns, S. George. 



3. S. martinicensis, Jacq. Branchlets glabrescent ; leaves elliptical, pointletcd or 

 bluntish, subentire, crenulate-repand or serrulate, glabrous; peduncles b-1-fiowered, nearly 

 as long as the petiole ; calyx supported by several deltoid or roundish, puberulous bractlets : 

 lobes roundish, ciliate ; petals 5, oblong; stamens pentadelphous : bundles adhering nearly 

 to the middle of each petal, deeply divided above the line of adhesion ; drupe small, ovoid- 

 oblong, 5(-3) -celled, glabrous. — Sw. Obs. t. 7. /. 1. — A tree or shrub ; leaves shining, rigi- 

 dulous, 2"-4", peduncles 3"'-5'", corolla 4"'-5'", drupe 4'" long.— Hab. Jamaica !, Pd., 

 Manchester; Dominica !, Imr. ; [Cuba ! to French islands !]. 



4. S. Ciponima, L'Her. Branchlets hirsute ; leaves oblong or lanceolate-oblong, 

 with a bluntish point, revolnte at the margin, subentire or crenate-repand, glabrous above, 

 hispidulous beneath ; peduncles reduced, %-many-fiowered ; calyx supported by hirsute 

 bractlets : lobes ovate-lanceolate, blunt, hirsute ; petals 5, oblong ; stamens pentadelphous : 

 bundles slightly adhering to the petals, divided nearly to the middle ; drupe " ovoid, 5-4- 

 celled glabrescent."— Aubl. t. 226. Mart. PI. Bras. 17. t. 8./. 2 : analyt. — A shrub, 8' 

 high ; leaves 2"-3", corolla 3"'-5'", drape " 4'" long."— Hab. Trinidad !, Pd., Cr., in 

 woods; [Venezuela!, Guiana!, eq. Brazil!]. 



Of Humiriacea, Saccoglottis amaionica, Mart., occurs in Rev. Mr. Guilding's S. Vin- 

 cent collection, but is probably only cultivated in that island's Botanic Garden. 



