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XV. DIPLOPHRA’CTUM (from é:rdooc, diploos, double, 
and ppaypoc, phragmos, a dissepiment; in allusion to the cells 
of the fruit being divided by transverse dissepiments). Desf. 
mem. mus. 5. p. 34, t. 1. Kunth, malv. p. 15. nov. gen. amer. 
5. p. 334. in a note. D. C. prod. 1. p. 514. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 sepals (f. 
94. a.) Petals 5 (f. 94. b.), each furnished with a scale on the 
inside at the base (f. 94. c.). Stamens numerous, free (f. 94. 
d.). Style crowned by 5 aggregate stigmas (f. 94. g.). Cap- 
sules globose, indehiscent, 5-winged (f. 94. e.), 10-celled (f. 
94. f.), cells divided by transverse dissepiments into 1-seeded 
divisions. Seeds arillate, fixed to the sides of the cells. Em- 
bryo fleshy, placed at the base of the albumen.—A tree, with 
oak-like leaves. 
1 D. auricuta‘tum (Desf. 1. c.) 
h. S. Native of Java. Leaves 
sessile, oblong-lanceolate, wrink- 
led, downy beneath, serrated to- 
wards the top, obliquely auricled 
at the base. Stipulas 2 to each 
leaf, the 1 is of 2-rounded lobes, 
with a bristle-like appendage rising 
between these lobes (f. 94. h.), the 
other is of 1 round lobe on one 
side of a bristle-like appendage 
(f. 94. d.). Flowers rather larger 
than those of the Lime-tree, yellow- 
ish or white, solitary, axillary, and 
terminal, pedicellate. 
Auricled-leaved Diplophractum. 
Tree 20 feet. 
Cult. This tree will thrive well 
in a mixture of loam and peat; and 
cuttings will root in sand or mould under a hand-glass, in heat. 
XVI. MICROSTE’MMA (from juxpoc, micros, small, and 
ore pa, stemma, a crown ; in allusion to the petals being smaller 
than the sepals.) Lab. aust. cal. p. 58. t. 57. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Polydndria. Calyx of 5-6 sepals, per- 
manent. Petals 10-12, shorter than the sepals. Stamens 30 or 
more ; filaments connected at the base. Anthers kidney-shap- 
ed, 2-celled. Capsule ovate, 10-12-celled, 10-12 valved. Style 
simple, crowned by a 5-6-cleft stigma. Valves of capsule with 
a dissepiment in the middle of each. Seeds solitary at the top 
of the valves, Albumen fleshy.—A shrub, with terminal clus- 
ters of flowers and fascicled exstipulate leaves. 
1 M. saxicirorium (Lab. 1. c.) leaves oblong, tapering to 
both ends, almost entire; stipulas wanting; peduncles crowded, 
terminal, h. G. Native of New Caledonia. Diplophractum 
salicifolium, Spreng. syst. app. p. 205. 
Willow-leaved Microstemma. Tree 16 feet. 
Cult. This tree will thrive well in a mixture of peat and 
loam ; and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass. 
XVII. MUNTI/NGIA (in honour of Abraham Munting, once 
professor of botany in the university of Groningen, died in 1682, 
author of several botanical works.) Lin. gen. no. 651. D. C. 
` prod. 1. p. 514, Geert. fruct. 1. t. 59. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-7-parted, de- 
ciduous. Petals 5-7. Stamens numerous, unconnected. Ovary 
sessile, globose, surrounded with many hairs at the base, crown- 
ed by a sessile, permanent, rayed stigma. Berry 5-celled, many- 
seeded. Seeds small, imbedded in pulp. Embryo small.— 
Trees, allied to Apeiba, with oblique, alternate, serrated leaves, 
and large axillary flowers, rising in twos or threes above the axils 
of the leaves. Pedicels bracteate at the base. 
1 
TILIACEA. XV. Dirtoppractrum. XVI. Microst—EmMa. XVII. Muntinera. XVIII. Apersa. 
1 M. Carasu'ra (Lin. spec. 728. Jacq. amer. t. 107.) leaves 
sessile, oblique, and semi-cordate at the base, lanceolate, villous 
beneath, as well as the branches ; pedicels in pairs, or sometimes 
in fours, axillary, 1-flowered ; sepals acuminated. R.S. Native 
of Jamaica on calcareous subalpine hills.—Jacq. amer. pict. p. 
81. t. 158.—Sloan. jam. 2. p. 80. t. 194. f. 1. Calabura alba, 
Pluk. mant. t. 152. f. 4. Flowers handsome, white, an inch in 
diameter, resembling those of the bramble. Fruit about the 
size of a cherry, of a dark-purple colour when ripe. Leaves 4 
or 5 inches long, and three quarters broad. Calabura is the 
name of the tree in South America. 
Calabura Muntingia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1690. 
to 25 feet. , 
2 M. exa‘sra (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 592.) leaves obliquely 
ovate-oblong, smooth; branches compressed, smooth; pedicels 
axillary, 1-flowered, in pairs; sepals very blunt. h.S. Native 
of Brazil. Flowers white. 
Smooth Muntingia. Tree 30 feet. , 
Cult. These trees thrive well in a light loamy soil; and 
cuttings will root freely in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. 
They are handsome trees, and worth cultivating. 
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XVIII. APETBA (a name given to Apeìba Tiboúrbou by the 
natives of Brazil Margr. bras. p. 124. Aubl. guian. 1. p. 538. 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 514.—Aublètia, Schreb. gen. no. 889.—Oxy- 
tandrum, Neck. elem. no. 1005. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5, rarely 4-parted. 
Petals 5, rarely 4, unguiculate, rather smaller than the calyx. 
Stamens numerous, with short filaments and long anthers, each 
ending in 2 leafy lobules. Style dilated at the apex into a funnel- 
shaped, toothed stigma. Capsule spherical, depressed, coria- 
ceous, rough from stiff hairs or rigid bristles, 8-24 celled. Seeds 
minute, many in each cell, fixed to the central fleshy receptacle. 
—Trees or shrubs, clothed with starry down. Leaves broad, 
entire. Flowers large, golden-yellow or greenish. Peduncles 
opposite the leaves, branched, many-flowered. The wood of 
all the species is white and very light. The bark is fibrous 
and tough, and fit for making cordage. 
1 A. Treovu’rsov (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 538. t. 213.) leaves cor- 
date, ovate-oblong, serrated, hairy beneath; calyx 5-parted ; 
fruit 10-celled, densely clothed with bristles. .S. Native of 
Guiana and Cayenne on hills, also of Tobago and the province of 
Caraccas. Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. p. 110. H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 347.—Apeiba, Margr. bras. t. 124. Sloanea, 
Leefl, itin. 311. A. hirstita, Lam. dict. 1. p. 208. Aubletia Ti- 
birbu, Swartz. Petals dark-yellow. The tree is called Tibour- 
bou by the inhabitants of Guiana. > 
Tibourbou Apeiba. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1756. Tree 10 feet. 
2 A. Perovu’mo (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 543. t. 215.) leaves ovate- 
oblong, somewhat cordate at the base, entire, hoary beneath ; 
calyx 4-5-parted ; fruit densely clothed with bristles, 18 or 20- 
celled. h.S. Native of Guiana in the woods of Sinemaria. 
Rich. act. hist. soc. nat. par. 110. A. hispida, Geert. fr. 2. p- 
121. Aublétia Petoúmo, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1156. Corolla yel- 
low. The tree is called Petoumo by the Caribbees. 
Petoumo Apeiba. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1817. Tree 40 feet. 
3 A. utmiroria (H. B. et Kunth. nov: gen. amer. 5. p. 347.) 
leaves elliptical-oblong, somewhat acuminated, rounded at the 
base, sharply toothed, downy above, but clothed with very fine 
cobwebbed rusty tomentum beneath. h.S. Native of South 
America on the banks of the river Orinoco. Corolla yellow. 
‘Resembles 4. Petoúmo. 
Elm-leaved Apeiba. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 
4 A. a’srera (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 545. t. 216.) leaves ovate- 
oblong, somewhat cordate, quite entire, smooth; calyx 4-5- 
parted; fruct 8-10-celled, muricated with short conical pu- 
