72 DILLENIACEÆ. VI. CURATELLA. 
bescent. k. S. Native of Guiana. Male flowers unknown. 
Perhaps a species of Doliocarpus. 
Guiana Delima. Shrub cl. ; 
8 D. ni’r1pa (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 70.) leaves lanceolate-oblong, 
scabrous, quite entire; flowers hermaphrodite, panicled, 4- 
petalled. k.. S. Native of the island of Trinidad. Style 
length of stamens ; stigma somewhat peltate. 
Shining-leaved Delima. Shrub cl. 
9 D.? Piri’pu (D.C. syst. 1. p. 408.) leaves oval-oblong, 
soft, with the margins undulately-crenated ; flowers panicled, 
hermaphrodite, pentandrous. h.S. Cultivated about Pananie, 
&c. in Malabar. Piripu, Rheed. mal. 7. p. 101. t. 54. Flowers 
white, 5-petalled. 
Piripu Delima. Fl. December. Shrub cl. 
Cult. A genus of fine climbing shrubs. The species will 
thrive in a mixture of loam peat and sand, and ripened cuttings 
will strike root if planted in a pot of sand with a hand-glass placed 
over them, in heat. 
VI. CURATE’LLA (from curatus, worked; because the 
leaves, which have a rough surface, are used in Guiana for 
polishing bows, sabres, and other weapons.) Lin. gen. no. 679. 
Lam. ill. t. 479. Juss. gen. 282. D. C. syst. 1. p. 409. prod. 1. 
. 70. 
P Lin. syst. Polyándria, Digýnia. Calyx of 4-5-spreading 
unequal sepals. Petals 4-5, roundish, deciduous. Stamens in- 
definite. Carpels 2, capsular, 1 or 2-seeded. Seeds ovate, shin- 
ing.—Small shrubs, with ovate rough leaves, winged petioles, and 
white flowers. 
1 C, America'na (Lin. spec. 248.) leaves ovate, repand, and 
somewhat denticulated, very rough, running along the petiole 
at the base; racemes issuing from the adult branches. h. S. 
Native of South America, particularly Guiana and Peru. 
Aubl. guian. 1. p. 579. t. 232. Lam. ill. t. 479. Petals white. 
The leaves of this species are used in Cayenne for polishing wood. 
The bark is thick, wrinkled, and cracked, and falls off in large 
pieces. 
American Curatella. Fl. Aug. Clt.? Shrub 10 feet. 
2 C. Casa'rma (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 22. pl. usu. bras. t. 24.) 
leaves broad, very blunt, more or less repand-toothed, wrinkled 
above, downy beneath ; racemes compound, lateral, and are as 
well as the pedicels and calyx villous. h.S. Native of Brasil, 
where it is called Cabaiba, and where the inhabitants employ the 
inner bark in the cure of wounds. 
Cabaiba Curatella. Shrub 6 feet. 
3 C. ara Ta (Vent. choix, p. 49.) leaves oval, quite entire, 
smooth ; blunt at both extremities ; petioles winged ; panicle ter- 
minal, h.S. Nativeof Guiana. Perhaps a species of Wormia. 
Wing-petioled Curatella. Fl.? Clt.? Shrub 10 feet. 
Cult. A genus of fine shrubs. The species will grow well 
in a mixture of loam and peat, and ripened cuttings will root 
freely if planted in a pot of sand with a hand-glass placed over 
them, in heat. 
VII. TRACHYTE'LLA, (from rpayurne, trachytes, rough- 
ness; because the leaves, which have a very rough surface, are 
used for polishing wood as well as metal). D.C. syst. 1. p. 
410. prod. 1. p.70. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Mono-Digynia. Calyx of 4-5 per- 
manent sepals. Petals 4-5, deciduous. Stamens indefinite. 
Carpels 1 or 2, baccate, many-seeded. A perfectly doubtful 
genus, which was only known to Loureiro.—Climbing shrubs 
with rough leaves and racemes of white flowers. 
1 T. Acræa (D. C. syst. 1. p. 410.) leaves lanceolate, some- 
what serrated ; racemes spiked, linear, interrupted. h.. G. 
Native of uncultivated places near Canton in China. Actæ'a 
VII. TRACHYTELLA. 
VIII. Recenta. IX. Pacuynema. X. Hemistemma, 
áspera, Lour. cochin. ed Willd. 1. p. 405. The leaves of this 
species are used in China for polishing works of wood as well as 
of metal. 
Actea-like Trachytella. Shrub cl. 
2 T. caturconum (D.C. syst. 1. p. 410.) leaves ovate, quite 
entire ; racemes somewhat divided. hk.. G. Native of Cochin 
China in woods. Calligonumasperum. Lour. cochin. ed Willd. 
1. p.418. The name is derived from cadXoc, kallos, beauty, 
and yovv, gonu, a knee or joint; because the leaves are jointed, 
which gives the plant a very remarkable appearance. 
Beautiful-jointed Trachytella. Shrub cl. 
Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will probably suit these 
plants, and ripened cuttings will probably root if planted in a pot 
of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them. 
VIII. RE’CCHIA (in honour of Nardo Antonio Reccho, who 
arranged Hernandez Mexico). Sesse et Moc. fl. mex. icon. ined. 
and D. C. syst. 1. p. 411. prod. 1. p. 70. l 
Lin. syst. Decándria, Digynia. Calyx of 5, equal, spread- 
ing sepals. Petals 5, oblong, deciduous. Stamens 10. Ova- 
ries 2. Shrub with twisted angular branches, and yellow flowers. 
1 R. Mexicana (Sess. et Moc. l. c.) k.S. Native of 
Mexico. Leaves oval or oblong. Flowers somewhat racemose 
along the superior branches. 
Mexican Recchia: Shrub cl. 
Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will suit this shrub, and 
ripened cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand with a hand- 
glass placed over them, in heat. 
Tribe II. 
DILLE'NEZ (plants agreeing with Dillénia in some charac- 
ters). Sal. par. lond. no. 73. D.C. syst. 1. p. 411. prod.1. p. 70. 
Filaments of stamens not dilated at the apex, but somewhat 
tapering (f. 16. a. & f. 17. a.), anthers elongated, adnate (f. 17. 
c.); carpels usually from 2 (f. 16. d.) to 5, distinct; rarely soli- 
tary, or from 5-20, joined (f. 19. c.). Trees, shrubs, or sub- 
shrubs, very rarely scandent. 
IX. PACHYNE MA (rayve, pachys, thick, vepa, nema, a 
filament ; filaments very thick). R.Br, in D.C, syst. 1. p. 411. 
prod. 1. p. 70. Ta 
Lin. syst. Heptándria Digynia or Decándria Trigyma. 
Petals 5, ovate (f. 16. a.), soon falling off. Stamens 7 (f. 16. a.) 
10; filaments very thick at the base (f. 16. b.), erect, tapering to 
the top (f. 16. a.) ; anthers ovate, adnate at the top of narrowe 
filaments (f. 16. c.), distinct conniving or parallel. Ovaries 2 (£. 
16. d.) 3, ovate, each ending in an awl-shaped style (f. 16. d.). 
Fruit unknown. l 
1 P. comprana‘rum (R. Br. in 
D. C. syst. 1. p. 412.) h. G. Na- 
tive of Carpentaria.  Deless. icon. 
sel. 1. t. 73. A little leafless 
shrub with the habit of Ephédra ; 
branches compressed, toothed on 
the margins with the flowers rising 
from the axils of these teeth either 
singly or in pairs (f. 16.). 
Flat-branched Pachynema. Clt, ? 
Shrub 1 foot. 
Cult. This shrub will thrive 
well on a mixture of loam and peat, 
and cuttings will strike root freely 
in sand under a hand-glass. 
