. 550 TILIACEZ. 
Var. B, rhamnifdlia (Roth, nov. spec. p. 244.) leaves ovate, 
scarcely cordate. 
Hornbeam-leaved Grewia. Clt, 1823. Shrub 10 feet. 
44 G.commuta ta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 511.) leaves oblong or 
ovate, acuminated, acute or obtuse, somewhat cordate at the 
. base, unequally serrated, clothed with pale and rufescent pubes- 
cence above, tomentose beneath ; peduncles axillary, umbellate, 
3 times longer than the petioles, upper ones length of leaves. 
h. S. Native of the East Indies. G. carpinifodlia, Roth. nov. 
spec. 245. but not of Juss. Flowers purple inside. 
Changed Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 
45 G. MEGALOcA’RPA (Beauv. fl. d’ow. 2. p. 69. t. 102.) leaves 
oblong, bluntly acuminated, serrated, smooth ; peduncles 1-2- 
flowered ; fruct glabrous, 4-lobed. h.S. Native of Guinea. 
Fruit black and edible, at first bitter, but afterwards becoming 
sweet. Flowers dark purple. 
Large-fruited Grewia. Shrub 10 feet. 
46 G. ruGésa ; leaves large, roundish-oblong, pubescent and 
very veiny beneath, smoothish and wrinkled, acute or rounded 
at the apex, coarsely and unequally toothed, 3-nerved at the 
base. h.S. Native of the East Indies. G. obliqua, Roxb. 
hort. beng. p. 92. 
Wrinkled-leaved Grewia, Shrub. 
47 G. ostreva (Juss. ann. 4. p. 92.) leaves lanceolate, ob- 
lique, toothed, scabrous on both surfaces from stellate hairs ; 
stipulas linear, equal in length with the petioles; peduncles 
solitary, 3-flowered. kh. S. Native of the East Indies. 
Flowers purple inside. 
Oblique-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 
48 G. occiwenta LIS (Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 964.) leaves 
roundish-ovate, obtuse, toothed, smooth; peduncles solitary, 
1-flowered. 
Seba, thes. 1. t. 26. f. 3. Delaum. herb. amat. t. 95. Curt. bot. 
mag. t. 422. Leaves small, like those of elm. Sepals equal 
in length to the petals, a little longer than the stamens. Flowers 
purple. 
Western Grewia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1690. Shrub 10 ft. 
§ 4.. Petals oblong. Leaves 5-7-nerved. 
49 G. roputiroLia (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 33.) leaves small, 
orbicular, unequally and bluntly crenate-toothed, smooth above, 
pubescent beneath ; peduncles long, solitary, 1-flowered. h. G. 
Native of Egypt and Arabia. Chadara ténax, Forsk. descr. 105, 
G. Chadara, Lam. dict. 3. p. 44. Leaves hanging down like those 
of Populus trémula. 
Poplar-leaved Grewia. Shrub. 
50 G. BETULÆFÒLIA (Juss. ann. 4, p. 92. t. 50. f. 1.) leaves 
small, cordate, serrate, somewhat villous; peduncles long, soli- 
tary, 1-flowered. h.S. Native of Senegal and other parts of 
Guinea. Flowers purple. This is probably only a variety of 
G. populif dlia. 
Birch-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 
51 G. rorunpiroria (Juss. ann. 4. p. 92. t. 50. f. 3.) leaves 
small, round, crenulated, rather white from down; peduncles 
usually 2-3 together, 2-5-flowered, longer than the petioles. 
h.S. Native on the Coromandel coast. Leaves like those of 
Bétula pimila, almost sessile. G. orbiculata, Roth. nov. spec. 
247. Flowers purple. 
Round-leaved Grewia. Shrub 4 feet. 
52 G. pu'mira (Hamilt. mss. in D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 227.) 
leaves roundish, 5-nerved, serrated, and are villous as well as 
the branches ; peduncles axillary, solitary, twin, or tern, 3-flow- 
ered. .G. Native of Nipaul at a village called Bassaria. 
G. nana, Wall. mss. in herb. soc. Lin. Flowers small, purplish. 
Dwarf Grewia. Fl. Mar. Shrub 1 foot. 
53 G. Asta’tica (Lin. mant. 122.) leaves cordate, roundish, 
hk. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.. 
IX. Grewia. 
acute, unequally serrate, smooth above and hoary beneath, on 
short petioles; peduncles 2-3 together, 2-3-flowered, twice or 
thrice the length of the petioles. h.S. Native of the Coro- 
mandel coast and the Mauritius. Sonn. voy. 2. t. 138. Leaves 
like those of Tilia argéntea. Flowers small. Berries small, 
red, and acid. 
Asiatic Grewia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1792. Shrub 12 feet. 
54 G. scheropuy Lua (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 92.) leaves large, 
roundish, obtuse, wrinkled, unequally toothed, smooth above 
and villous beneath; peduncles axillary, 2-flowered, rather 
longer than the petioles. h. S. Native of Saharimpoor. 
Leaves usually rounded at the apex, but sometimes with a point, 
8-5-nerved at the base. Flowers rather large. 
Hard-leaved Grewia. Tree 20 feet. ; 
55 G. susrinzqua'tis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 511.) leaves orbi- 
cular, oblique at the base, with 5-7 palmate nerves, acuminated 
at the apex, serrate, pubescent; peduncles 2-3 together, 2-3- 
flowered, longer than the petioles. h. S. Native of the East 
Indies. G. arbòrea, Roth. nov. spec. 247. but not of Forsk. 
Almost-equal-leaved Grewia. Tree 15 feet. 
56 G..1nzqua'tis (Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 
657.) leaves usually 5-nerved at the base, ovate-oblong, acu- 
minated, somewhat cordate at the base, unequally and obtusely 
serrated, covered with stellate pubescence above, but with white 
tomentum beneath; peduncles 2-4, axillary, 2-6-flowered, um- 
bellate, with the pedicels bracteate at the base; petals oblong, 
shorter than the calyx. h.S. Native of Java. 
Unequal-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 
57 G. ARBÒREA (Roxb. hort. beng. 92.) leaves ovate, subcor- 
date, obtusely serrated, covered with stellate pubescence on both 
surfaces; peduncles aggregate, elongated, axillary, umbellately- 
panicled. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Leaves 5-nerved 
at the base. . 
Tree Grewia. Tree 20 feet. 
58 G. virròsa (Roth. nov. spec. 248.) leaves roundish-ovate, 
with a short acumen, somewhat cordate at the base, doubly 
serrate, beset with starry hairs above, and with starry greyish 
down beneath, rufous on both surfaces; peduncles crowded to- 
gether, 1-flowered, shorter than the petioles. h.S. Native 
of the East Indies. Resembles G. subinequalis. 
Villous Grewia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 
59 G. orpicuLa'ris (Lamb. herb.) leaves roundish-ovate, 
hoary on both surfaces, rather serrulated’; peduncles axillary, 
solitary, 3-flowered. h.S. Native of the East Indies. 
Orbicular-leaved Grewia. Shrub 10 feet. 
60 G. ABUTILIFÒLIA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 92.) leaves broad-cor- 
date, sinuately-angular at the apex, unequally-toothed, scabrous 
above, somewhat tomentose beneath; peduncles 2-3 together, 
each bearing 3 flowers, much shorter than the petioles. h. S. 
Native of Java. G. arbutifdlia, Pers. no. 31. Resembles G. 
áspera. 
Mulberry-leaved Grewia. Shrub 12 feet. ; 
61 G. a’spera (Roth. nov. spec. 245.) leaves ovate-roundish, 
acuminated, blunt at the base, unequally serrated, rough on both 
surfaces from starry hairs ; pedicels in threes, 1-flowered, shorter 
than the petioles. .S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers 
purple? G. abutifolia, Wall. in herb. Lin. soc. but not of Juss. 
Rough-leaved Grewia. Shrub 8 feet. ; 
62 G. TILIÆFÒLIA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 35.) leaves roundish, 
cordate, smooth, bluntly serrate ; peduncles 2-3 together, each 
bearing 4 flowers, shorter than the petioles. h. S. Native of 
the East Indies and Ceylon. Microcos lateriflòra, Lin. spec. 
734. G. arborea, Roxb. ex Willd. nov. act. nat. cur. 1813. 
p. 205. 
Lime-tree-leaved Grewia. Clt. 1812. Tree 12 feet. 
63 G. sa’prpa (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42.) leaves oval, 5- 
