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diameter of 25 feet, although the height is not great, at most 20 
or 80 feet high, and specimens of Bémbax ceiba, Eriodéndron 
anfractudsum and Guineénsis, and other species are not uncom- 
mon above 100 feet in height. The wood of all the plants con- 
tained in this order is soft and light, as in Malvacee, from which 
this order probably does not differ in its medical properties. 
Synopsis of the Genera. 
1 Heurcreres. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. Stamens 5 to 15, 
monadelphous, but multifid at the apex. Ovary stipitate. Styles 
5, joined at the base. Carpels 5, 1-celled, many-seeded, twisted 
or straight. Leaves simple. 
2 Myro pia. Calyx tubular, 4-5-toothed, bursting laterally. 
Column of stamens long. Anthers 10-15. Capsule drupace- 
ous, 2-3-celled; cells 1-seeded. Leaves simple. 
3 Pracia’ntuus. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, 2 of which are 
approximate, remote from the rest. Stigma clavate. Berry ? 
Leaves simple. 
4 Martr'sta. Calyx irregularly 2-5-toothed, bursting. Co- 
lumn of stamens cleft into 5 at the apex, each division contain- 
ing 12 anthers, all on the outer side. Drupe ovate, 5-celled ; 
cells 1-seeded. Leaves simple. 
5 Pourre't1a. Calyx 5-parted, campanulate. Column of 
stamens 5-cleft at the apex. Capsule coriaceous, membra- 
nous, 5-winged, 1-celled, indehiscent, cell 1-seeded. Leaves 
entire. 
6 Montezuma. Calyx hemispherical, truncate, sinuately- 
toothed. Stamens numerous, twisted around the style, mona- 
delphous, with 5 distinct furrows. Capsule globose, 4-5-celled ; 
cells many-seeded. Leaves entire. 
7 Orne'tus. Calyx 5-cleft ; lobes acute, reflexed. Stamens 
numerous, joined into a tube at the base, somewhat reflexed at 
the apex. Stigma multifid. Capsule woody, oblong-ovate, 12- 
celled, many-seeded. Leaves entire. 
8 Apanso'ntA. Calyx 5-parted, deciduous. Urceolus of the 
stamens dilated and expanded at the apex. Stigmas numerous. 
Capsule woody, indehiscent, 10-celled, many-seeded, full of fari- 
naceous pulp. Leaves compound. 
9 CaroLr NEA. Calyx tubular, somewhat truncate, perma- 
nent. Petals very long. Stamens monadelphous at the base, but 
divided into many 12-24-anthered bundles at the top. Stigmas 
5. Capsule woody, many-valved, 1-celled, many-seeded. Seeds 
enveloped in aril. Leaves compound. (f. 86.). 
10 Bo’msax. Calyx subquinquefid or truncate. Petals con- 
nected together, and with the staminiferous column at the base. 
Stamens numerous, sometimes purely monadelphous, sometimes 
divided into 5 bundles at the apex; filaments free. Capsule 
large and long, 5-celled, 5-valved; cells many-seeded. Seeds 
albuminous, enwrapped in wool. Leaves compound. 
11 Eriope’Npron. Calyx obtusely 5-lobed. Petals con- 
nected together, and with the staminiferous column at the base. 
Stamens numerous, connected at the base in a short column, but 
divided into 5 bundles at the apex; bundles connected to the 
top, filiform, each bearing 2 or 3 anthers at the apex, linear or 
anfractuous, appearing like 1 anther. Leaves compound. 
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BOMBACE#. 
I. HELICTERES. 
12 Cuorr'sta. Calyx campanulate, 2-5-lobed, furnished 
with 3 permanent bracteas at the base. Petals long. - Tube of 
stamens double, the interior one slender, round, bearing 10 twin 
anthers, outer one short, 10-lobed, sterile, adnate to the interior 
above the base. Ovary sessile, ovate, 5-celled. Capsule 5- 
‘valved, 1-celled, many-seeded. Leaves compound. 
13 Duro. Calyx obtusely 5-lobed, girded by a 2-lobed 
involucel (f. 87. a. b.). Petals connected at the base. Stamens 
numerous, pentadelphous. Anthers anfractuous (f. 87. d.). 
Stigma simple. Fruit large, round, muricated (f. 87. g-), 5-celled 
(f. 87. k.); cells 4-5-seeded, pulpy inside. Leaves simple. 
14 Ocuro'ma. Calyx funnel-shaped, hardly 5-cleft, 3 round- 
ish, and 2 acutish. Anthers anfractuous. Stigmas 5. Capsule 
long, clothed on the inside with silky wool. Seeds oblong. 
Leaves lobed. 
15 Cuerrostr'mon. Calyx campanulate, 5-parted, decidu- 
ous, with 3 bracteas at the base. Petals none. Column of sta- 
mens 5-cleft at the apex, bearing 2 linear anthers on the back of 
each lobe. Capsule oblong, 5-angled, 5-valved ; valves with a 
hairy dissepiment in the middle of each. Seeds carunculate, 
15-18 in each cell. Albumen fleshy. Leaves lobed. 
I. HELI’CTERES (from éé helix, a screw ; carpels twisted 
together ina spiral manner). Lin. gen. no. 1024. D.C. prod. 
1. p.474.). 
Lix. syst. Monadélphia, Penta-Decéndria. Calyx tubular, 
somewhat 5-toothed. Petals 5, ligulate, unguiculate, a little 
toothed at the apex. Stamens 5-10-15, monadelphous, with 
the urceolus multifid at the apex, intermixed with sterile hairs. 
Ovary on along stalk. Styles 5, joined ‘at the base. Carpels 
5, 1-celled, many-seeded, opening on the inside, generally regu- 
larly twisted together screw-wise, seldom straight. Seeds with- 
out albumen. Cotyledons spirally convolute. Shrubs and 
trees, usually clothed with stellate tomentum, with simple, un- 
equally-cordate leaves and few-flowered axillary peduncles. 
Sect. I. Sprrocarrz‘a (from ezeipa, speira, a spire, and 
kaproc, karpos, a fruit ; in allusion to the carpels being twisted 
together in a spiral manner). D.C. prod. 1. p. 475. Carpels 
twisted together, constituting a spiral, 5-furrowed, oblong, oF 
ovate fruit. 
1 H. Isòra (Lin. spec. 1366.) leaves cordate, ovate, serrate- 
toothed, acuminate, scabrous, tomentose beneath; flowers axil- 
lary, decandrous; fruit cylindrical, somewhat velvety, awl- 
shaped at the apex. h. S. Native of Malabar and the 
Moluccas. Sims, bot. mag. t. 2681,—Pluk. alm. t. 245. f. 2. 
—Rump. amb. 7. t. 17. f. 1.—Rheed. mal. 6. p. 55. t. 30. H. 
Jamaicénsis, Lam. dict. 3. p. 87. Leaves like those of the 
Hazel. Petals obovate, yellow. This plant is called [séra-murr!. 
by the inhabitants of Malabar. 
Isora Screw-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1733. Shrub 12 ft. 
2 H. Roxsu’rcuu; leaves broad, obovate-roundish, acumin- 
ated, toothed, tomentose beneath as well as the branches ; pedi- 
cels 2-3 together, short, axillary ; petals reflexed. Re 5 
Native of the East Indies. H. Isòra, Roxb. but notof Lin. 
Flowers red. Peduncles twin, very short, bearing 2-3 pedicels. 
Roxburgh’s Serew-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 
3 H. ova‘ra (Lam. St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 273.) decandrous ; 
leaves ovate or subcordate, with a short acumen, biserrate- 
toothed, dotted above from stellate down, but covered with 
