DILLENIACE#. 
the purpose of allaying swellings of the legs, so common in that 
country. 
Wrinkled-leaved Davilla. Fl. May, July. Shrub cl. 
5 D. macropuy’tua (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 18.) stem climbing ; 
branches roughish; leaves oblong-elliptical, acuminated, repand, 
smooth, but pilose on the nerves beneath ; petals 5, quite entire ; 
pistil 1. R. S. Native of Brazil in the northern parts of 
the province of Minas Geraes called Minas Novas. Flowers 
yellow. 
Long-leaved Davilla. Fl. July. Shrub cl. 
6 D. ancustiro LIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 19.) stem climbing; 
branches villous ; leaves oblong-linear, acute, quite entire, smooth 
on both surfaces, but pilose on the nerves beneath ; petioles vil- 
lose ; petals 3, obcordate ; pistils twin. kh. U.S. Native of 
Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers yellow. 
Narrow-leaved Davilla. Fl. March. Shrub cl. 
Cult. Fine upright or climbing shrubs, requiring the same 
treatment as that recommended for Tetracera. 
II. EMPEDO'CLEA (to the memory of Empedocles, a fa- 
mous philosopher of Agrigentum in Sicily, who, among other 
things, wrote on the nature of plants.) St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 19. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of many ovate 
permanent sepals, usually 13, closely imbricated and very obtuse. 
Petals 3, hypogynous, deciduous. Stamens indefinite. Ovary 1, 
oblong, pyramidal, trigonal, with one of the angles bearded, 1- 
celled, 6-seeded. Fruit baccate, crowned by one awl-shaped 
style-—A shrub with simple leaves and white flowers. 
1 E. atyiro'nra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 20. t. 3.) h. S. Na- 
tive of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, among bushes in 
humid places. An erect shrub, with broad-elliptical leaves, which 
are blunt at both ends, and running into the petiole at the base, 
coarsely serrated, smooth above but rusty beneath. Racemes 
terminal and rising from the axils of the upper leaves. 
Alder-leaved Empedoclea. Shrub 4 feet. 
Cult. This handsome shrub will grow well in a mixture of 
oam and peat, and ripened cuttings will strike root, if planted in 
à pot of sand and placed under a hand-glass, in heat. 
IV. DOLIOCA’RPUS (from dodwe, dolios, deceitful, cagroc, 
"Pos, a fruit ; because though beautiful are poisonous). Roland. 
erie 1759. p. 249. t.9. D.C. syst. 1. p. 405. prod. 1. 
Peni syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5, concave, 
Stati Permanent sepals. Petals 3-4, roundish, deciduous. 
ens indefinite. Carpel 1, baccate, 1 or 2-seeded. Mostly 
Sai : ` 
rmentose shrubs, with the appearance of Tetràcera. 
* ROLA NDRI (Gmel. syst. 805.) scandent ; leaves oblong, 
slomnated, toothed at the apex ; peduncles lateral, 1-flowered, 
and Boss flowers 3-petalled. h. u. S. Native of Surinam, 
i razil in the province of Minas Geraes.—Rol. act. holm. 
-P. 260. t. 9. f. 1-2-3. Tetràcera doliocárpus, Willd. spec. 
2 
. Pp. 1241, D. scandens, Poir. suppl 2 497. Flowers white 
axillary glomerate. (St. Hil.) PP e p | 
olander’s Doliocarpus. 
D ST f US i 
Ov. (Poir. 
Fl. May, Oct. Shrub cl. 
1 suppl. 2. p. 498.) stem strict ; leaves 
, anceolate, toothed, deflexed ; flowers terminal, 3-petalled. 
P. 1241 ative of Surinam. Tetracera stricta, Willd. spec. 2. 
~ D. major, Gmel. syst. 805. 
Pright Doliocarpus. Shrub 6 feet. 
ALI NEA (Gmel. syst. 805.) stem scandent; leaves 
a: ated, quite entire; peduncles lateral, many- 
c ae 3-petalled. h.. S. Native of Guiana in 
tràcera scan inea scandens, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 556. t. 221. Te- 
dens, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1241. Soràmia, Lam. ill. 
III. Emprpocrea. 
1V. Doriocarrus. V. DELMA. 71 
t. 463. f. 2. Petals white. The name Calinea is of doubtful 
origin, it is perhaps the name of the shrub in Guiana. - 
Calinea Vetracera. Fl. April. Clt. 1822. Shrub cl. 
4 T. Sorama (D.C. syst. 1. p. 406.) stem scandent, leaves 
obovate, quite entire ; peduncles lateral, somewhat corymbose ; 
flowers 5-petalled. h. S. Native of Guiana on the banks 
of the river Sinemari. Soramia Guianénsis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 
552. t.219. Tetraceraobovata, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1241. Mappia 
Schreb. gen. no. 1755. Berries about the size and colour of a 
cherry. Petals white. Soramia is the name of this shrub in 
Guiana. 
Soramia Doliocarpus. Fl. May. Shrubcl. 
Cult. A genus of fine upright, or climbing shrubs, requiring 
the same treatment as that recommended for Tetràcera. 
V. DELI'MA (from delimo, to file or shave off; because the 
leaves of some of the species are used for polishing). Lin. amoen. 
1. p. 403. Juss. gen. p. 339, Geert. fruct. 2. p. 112. t. 106. 
D.C. syst. 1. p. 406. prod. 1. p. 69. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 permanent 
sepals. Petals 3-5, roundish, deciduous. Stamens indefinite. 
Carpel 1, capsular, 1-2-seeded. Flowers sometimes dioecious from 
abortion. Climbing shrubs, with the habit of Tetràcera. 
1 D. sarmento'sa (Lin. spec. 736.) leaves ovate-oblong, ser- 
rated, rigid, scabrous; flowers hermaphrodite, panicled, apeta- 
lous ; ovaries and capsules smooth. kh. U.S. Native of the 
island of Ceylon. Burm. ind. 122. t. 37. f.1. Tetracera sar- 
mentosa, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 70. This shrub is called in Ceylon 
Korosnael and Korossanael, from the verb Korossa, to smooth, 
in allusion to the leaves, which are used for polishing utensils. 
Sarmentose Delima. Fl. Clt. 1820. Shrub. cl. 
2 D. rripe’rata (Blum. bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. Linnza 
1. p. 492.) leaves obovate, mucronately toothed at the apex ; 
flowers hermaphrodite, panicled, 3-petalled ; capsule pubescent. 
h. O.S. Native of Java. 
Three-petalled Delima. Shrub cl. 
3 D. CASTANEÆFO LIA; leaves crowded, oblong, serrated, 
smoothish; flowers lateral, sessile. h. .S. Native of Brasil. 
O'thlis. castanezefdlia, Schott. in Spreng. syst. app. 407. Calyx 
of 5 permanent sepals and 2-bracteas, they are imbricate and 
concave. Petals 5, deciduous. Anthers linear, continuous, with 
lateral very slender cells. Capsules usually 1-seeded. Seeds 
arillate. A rambling shrub. 
Chesnut-leaved Delima. Shrub cl. 
4 D. irerme' DIA (Blum. bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. 
Linnea, 1. p. 492.) leaves oval, hardly acute at the ends, repand- 
serrated at the apex ; stiff, scabrous ; panicle compound, leafy ; 
flowers hermaphrodite, 5-petalled ; ovaries and capsules pubes- 
cent. h. S. Native of Java. 
Intermediate Delima. Shrub cl. 
5 D. uepeca’rpa (D. C. syst. 1. p. 407.) leaves obovate, 
somewhat crenulate, scabrous ; flowers hermaphrodite, panicled, 
5-petalled ; ovaries and capsules pubescent. R. o S. Native 
of Java and the Philippine Islands. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 72. 
Seeds semi-arillate. This shrub is called in the Philippine islands 
Bois de rape, in allusion to the use of its leaves for polishing. 
Downy-fruited Delima. Shrub cl. ; 
6 D. Mexica'na (Sesse et Moc. fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 
syst. 1. p. 407.) leaves oval, bluntish, tapering a little to the 
base, smooth, serrated; flowers dioecious, panicled, 5-petalled, 
disposed in sessile fascicles along the branches. k. U.S. Na- 
tive of Mexico. Petals white. Seed ovate, thick, netted. 
Mexican Delima. Shrub cl. 
7 D. Guianensis (Rich. in D.C. syst. 1. p. 408.) leaves ob- 
long, acuminated at both ends, smooth, somewhat serrated ; 
flowers dioeceous, axillary, on short pedicels ; fruit globose, pu- 
