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1 D. raxceora ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 35.t.7) .S. 
Native of Brasil. Branches furfuraceous. Leaves about 3- 
inches long, lanceolate, rather acuminated, shining above, but 
scurfy beneath. Carpels about 6-lines long, of a chesnut colour, 
shining, having the appearance of a plum. 
Lanceolate-leaved Duquetia. Tree 16 feet. 
Cult. Duquetia will thrive very well in a mixture of sandy 
loam and peat, and ripened cuttings will strike root in a pot of 
sand under a hand-glass, in a moist heat. 
XII. GUATTERIA (John Bapt. Guatteri, an Italian bota- 
nist, once a professor at Parma, mentioned by the authors of 
Flora Peruviana.) Ruiz, et Pav. prod. p. 85. t. 17. Dun. mon. 
anon. p. 50 and 123. D.C. syst. 1. p. 502. prod. p. 93. 
Liv. syst. Polyandria, Polygynia. Sepals 3, joined at the 
base (f. 25. a.) ovate, somewhat cordate, acute. Petals 6, (f. 
25. b.) ovate or obovate. Anthers indefinite, nearly sessile. 
Carpels indefinite (f. 25. c.) somewhat baccate, dry, coriaceous, 
ovate, or somewhat globose, stipitate, 1-seeded. Trees or shrubs 
with entire leaves, and axillary solitary, binate or tern, one or 
rarely few-flowered peduncles. 
1 G. Aseremo‘'a (Dun. mon. anon. p. 126.) leaves ovate- 
oblong, acute, tomentose ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered ; berries 
somewhat stipitate, ovate, mucronate. h.S. Native of Guiana 
in woods, Aberemda Guianénsis, Aubl. gui. 1. p. 610. t. 245. 
A small tree with large leaves. Berries about 20, yellowish. 
_ Var, ÈB, microcérpa (D. C. 1. c.) differing from the species in 
the fruit being a little smaller. 
A beremoa is the name of the species in Guiana. Tree 60 ft. 
2 G. sre’vires (D. C. syst. 1. p. 505.) leaves oval, somewhat 
pointed, smooth, shining; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered ; ber- 
ries ovate, on short stipes. h. S. Native of Guiana, and in the 
island of Trinidad, in woods. Leaves 8 or 12 inches long, and 
3 or 4 broad. Flowers unknown. 
Short-footed-fruited Guatteria. Tree 60 feet. 
3 G. Ourrcou (Dun. mon. FIG. 25. 
anon. p. 126.) leaves oblong-ellip- 
tic, acuminated, smooth ; peduncles Sf A 
1-3, axillary; berries ovate, acute, NÀ , Wz 
on long stipes. h.S. Nativeof WEY a ea Ex 
Guiana and the island of Trinidad YQ PR 
inwoods. Canénga Ouregou. Aubl. ` Xf Ss 
guian. 1. p. 608.t. 244. Flowers a na 
brown, sweet-scented. Berries y f IZ 
ovate, dry, coriaceous, yellowish. | JER 
The leaves when bruised are very 
aromatic, as well as all parts of the 
tree. We have seen a tree in the f 
island of Trinidad resembling this, A 
whose flowers were lateral on the 
branches. Ouregou is the Carib- 
bean name of this tree. 
Ouregou Guatteria. Fl. Sep. Tree 70 feet. 
4 G. ropoca’rra (D.C. syst. 1. p. 503.) leaves oval-oblong, 
abruptly-acuminated, smooth ; peduncles axillary, solitary ; ber- 
ries ovate, submucronate ; stipe much longer than the berry. 
k. S. Native of Cayenne. Very like G. Ouregòu, but the 
berries are one-half larger ; stipes 3 or 4 times longer than the 
berry. Flowers brown, sweet-scented. 
Var. a, oligocárpa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 93.) berries 14-20, a 
little ribbed. 
Var. B, polycárpa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 93.) berries about 40, 
not ribbed. l 
Stalked-fruited Guatteria. Tree 50 feet. 
5 G. cerasor pgs (Dun. mon. anon. p. 127.) leaves lan- 
ceolate, acute, pubescent beneath; peduncles axillary, solitary; 
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ANONACEÆ. XII. GUATTERIA. 
petals nearly equal; berries ovate-globose; stipe longer than 
the berry. h. S., Native of Coromandel in the mountains, 
Uvaria cerasoides, Roxb. cor. 1. p. 30. t. 33. A large tree with 
bifarious branches. Fruit dark-red about the size and shape 
of a small cherry, l-seeded, they are eaten by the natives, but 
are rather too astringent. Stigma broad purple. The wood 
is employed for many purposes by the natives of Coromandel. 
Cherry-like Guatteria. Clt. 1820. Tree 60 feet. 
6 G. susero sa (Dun. mon. anon. p. 128.) leaves oblong, 
acute, smooth ; peduncles nearly opposite the leaves, 1-flowered; 
outer petals smallest; berries globose ; stipe one-half longer 
than the berry. h. S. Native of Coromandel. Uvaria su- 
berdsa, Roxb. corom. 1. p. 31. t. 34. This plant is more com- 
mon than G. cerasoides and smalley. The three outer petals are 
greenish, the three inner ones whitish. Fruit dark-red, or almost 
black, about the size of a small-pea. The wood is durable, of 
a chocolate colour, and very elastic. 
Var. [3 ; leaves narrowest at the base, and a little curled on the 
margins. 
Var. y; leaves exactly oblong, pale glaucous; branchlets 
villous. 
Corky-barked Guatteria. Fl. ? Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 
7 G. macropuy’txia (Blum. bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. 
Linnea. 1. p. 496.) leaves oval, tapering to both ends, coriace- 
ous, pubescent beneath; peduncles very short, lateral, few- 
flowered; outer petals shortest; berries egg-shaped, on short 
stipes. h.S. Native of Java. 
Long-leaved Guatteria. ‘Tree. o. 
8 G. Bra'cma (Blum. 1. c.) leaves oblong, acuminated, shining 
above, with the veins underneath as well as the branchlets, 
tomentose ; peduncles lateral, very short, l-flowered; outer 
petals shortest. h. S. Native of Java and the neighbouring 
islands, where it is called Bragma. 
Bragma Guatteria. Tree. 
9 G. pisoca’rpa (Blum. l. c.) leaves unequal at the base, 
ovate-oblong, bluntish, with the veins beneath as well as the 
branches tomentose ; peduncles 1-flowered, usually opposite the 
leaves, fruit 1-4, globose, almost sessile, smooth. h.S. Native 
of Java. . 
Pea-fruited Guatteria. Tree 20 feet. 
10 G. ru`ra (Dun. mon. anon. p. 129. t. 29.) leaves oval 
acuminated, cordate at the base, under surface clothed with brown 
tomentum as well as the branchlets; peduncles very short 
lateral, or opposite the leaves; petals equal; berries stipitaté, 
velvety. h.S. Native of the East Indies in the islands of 
Timor and Java, Lindl. bot. reg. 836. Uvaria tomentosa, 
ined. but not of Roxb. A small shrub with brownish-purple 
sweet-scented flowers. Berry 1-seeded, nearly the length © 
the stipe. 
Rufous Guatteria. April, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 feet. 
11 G. corpa ra (Dun. mon. anon. p. 129. t. 30.) leaves cor- 
date at the base, oblong, acutish, under surface rather tomentos¢ 
as well as the branchlets ; reeemes opposite the leaves, short, few- 
flowered. h.S. Native of Java. Corolla and calyx clothe 
with rusty tomentum. 
Cordate-leaved Guatteria. Tree. 
12 G. erropa (D. C. syst. 1. p. 505.) leaves oblong-lan- 
ceolate, tapering a little to the base, acuminated, younger ones 
villous ; peduncles lateral, solitary, 1-flowered, tomentosely hispid. 
h.S. Native of Peru about Cuchero. Deless. icon. sel. 
t. 90. Flowers velvety and peduncles hairy. 
Hairy-peduncled Guatteria. ‘Tree 20 feet. , 
13 G. mmsu`ra (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 146.) leaves 
lanceolate, acuminated; peduncles axillary, smooth ; flower 
hairy. h. S. Native of Peru in groves towards a village call 
Chinchao. Dun. mon. anon. p. 131. Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per5. t- 418. 
