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. TILIACEA. XVIII. 
bescent tubercles. h. S. Native of Guiana and Cayenne, 
where it is called Petowmo. Lam. ill. t. 470. f. 3. Geert. fruct. 
2. p. 188. t. 121. Aublétia aspera, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1156. 
Corolla yellow. 
Rough-fruited Apeiba. 
30 to 40 feet. 
5 A. ECHINATA (Geert. fr. 2. p. 189. t. 121.) leaves? fruit 
muricated, with long, pyramidal, and very smooth tubercles, 
8-10-celled. %.S. Native of South America. 
Echinated-fruited Apeiba. Tree. 
6 A. L&'vis ; leaves ovate-oblong, entire, acuminated, smooth, 
on long petioles; peduncles axillary, opposite the leaves, and 
terminal, constituting a terminal, many-flowered corymbose 
panicle; petals and sepals 4. h. S. Native of Guiana. 
Flowers apparently red. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 
Smoothed-leaved Apeiba. Shrub 12 feet. 
7 A. GLABRA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 541. t.214.) leaves ovate- 
oblong, acuminated, quite entire, smooth; calyx 5-parted ; fruit 
scabrous, 8-10-celled. h.S. Native of Cayenne and Guiana 
where the inhabitants call it Jvowyra. They use pieces of the 
wood rounded and pointed to produce fire, whence the Creoles 
call it Bois de méche. Aublétia læ'vis, Swartz. prod. 83. Willd. 
spec. 2. p. 1156. Petals blunt, greenish. 
Smooth-leaved Apeiba. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1817. Tree 
10 to 15 feet. 
8 A. pr’scotor (Spreng. neu. entd. 2. p. 166. under Aub- 
lètia) leaves ovate-oblong, quite entire, hairy beneath, 2-co- 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1792. Tree 
_ loured ; anthers bristly at the apex ; fruit covered with bristles. 
T'wo-coloured-leaved Apeiba. Tree 20 feet. 
Cult. Apeiba is a genus of trees with fine broad leaves and 
largish usually yellow flowers. The species will thrive well in 
a mixture of loam and peat. The best way of bringing them 
into flower in this country is by cutting a ring round the bark of 
alarge branch; by this means the growth is stopped. The 
cuttings must be taken off when well ripened, and they should 
be planted in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. The glass they 
are planted under should be tilted occasionally, so as to give a 
little air to the cuttings, otherwise they are apt to damp off. 
XIX. SLOA‘NEA (in honour of Sir Hans Sloane, once Pre- 
sident of the Royal Society, founder of the British Museum, 
and Chelsea Botanical Garden, author of a history of Jamaica, 
died in 1753). Plum. gen. t. 15. D. C. prod. 1. p. 515. 
Lin. syst. Polyéndria, Monoginia. Calyx of 4-7 lanceo- 
late-linear_sepals, which are velvety on the outside and coloured 
on the inside, sometimes they are connected at the base and 
sometimes almost to the middle. Petals wanting. Stamens 
numerous, almost destitute of filaments, but with very long 
anthers, which are terminated by a small point. Ovary 1, 
crowned by a filiform stigma. Capsules coriaceous, woody, 
roundish, 4-5-celled, 4-5-valved, echinated from crowded some- 
. What woody bristles; cells 1-3-seeded. Seeds covered with 
fleshy aril. Trees natives of South America, with large alter- 
nate leaves, and each flower furnished with 1 bractea. This 
genus should perhaps be divided into as many genera as there 
are sections. 
Sect. I. Stoa'nra (see genus). Plum. gen. t.15. D. C. prod. 
l. p. 515. Calyx 6-7-cleft. Style long, simple. Capsule 4-valved, 
covered with straight or inflexed bristles. Seeds enwrapped in 
fleshy aril. 
1 S. bentara (Lin. spec. 730.) leaves ovate, acute, bluntly 
toothed; stipulas cordate-triangular, serrated. h.S. Native 
of South America. Castdnea Sloanea, Mill. dict. S. gr andi- 
flora, Smith, in Rees’ cycl. no. 2. S. Plumiérii, Aubl. guian, 1. 
P. 536. Flowers large. 
555 
Toothed-leaved Sloanea. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1752. Tree 
50 feet. 
2 S. NITIDA ; leaves broad-lanceolate, acute, shining, entire ; 
stipulas deciduous; peduncles pubescent, terminal, usually 3 or 
4 together, 1-flowered, furnished with 2 opposite bracteas in 
the middle; capsule thickly beset with straight, purple bristles; 
calyx 4-cleft. kh. S. Native of Guiana. Peduncles some- 
times 2-flowered, rising from the bracteas, Leaves very long 
and coriaceous. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 
Shiny-leaved Sloanea. ‘Tree 50 feet. 
3 S. Pxumte‘r1; leaves cordate at the base, sinuately 
toothed ; stipulas serrated. h. S. Native of St. Domingo. 
Plum. icon. ed Burm, 240. t. 244. f. 1. Flowers large. 
Plumier’s Sloanea. Tree 50 feet. 
Aperwa. XIX. SLOANEA. 
Secr: II. Gynostoma (from yvvn, gyne, a female, and 
croua, stoma, a mouth; in allusion to the stigma being perfo- 
rated). D. C. prod. 1. p. 515. Calyx 5-parted, with equal 
lobes. Torus thickened. Anthers hairy on the outside. Style 
awl-shaped. Stigma perforated, scarcely toothletted. Capsule 
4-valved, covered with variously inflexed bristles ; valves open- 
ing from the base to the apex. 
4 S. Masson1 (Swartz, fl. ind. occid. 2. p. 938.) leaves cor- 
date, elliptical, obtuse, entire, or toothed; stipulas linear, ser- 
rated. h. S. Native of the West India Islands. Leaves 
more than a foot long. Racemes axillary, nodding towards the 
ends of the branches. Flowers smaller than those of the pre- 
ceding species. 
Masson’s Sloanea, Tree 50 feet. 
Sect. III. Myrtocuz'tra (from pvpioc, myrios, an indefinite 
number, and yarn, chaite, the hair of the head ; in allusion to 
the capsule being covered with innumerable stiff hairs). D. C. 
prod. 1. p. 515. Calyx 5-parted, with 1 of the lobes smaller than 
the rest. Torus villous. Style short. Stigmas 4-5, simple. 
Capsules 4-5-celled, 4-5-valved, covered with crowded stiff 
bristles. - 
5 S. SıNEMARIE'NsIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 534. t. 212.) leaves 
roundish-ovate, entire; stipulas long, acuminated, deciduous. 
h. S. Native of Guiana and the West India Islands, particu- 
larly St. Christopher. Lam. ill. t. 469. S. Aublètii, Swartz, 
fl. ind. occid. p. 490. Wood compact and red. Leaves a foot 
long. Racemes axillary, each peduncle with a single flower, 
shorter than the petioles. Flowers small. This tree is pro- 
bably a species of Ablània. 
Sinemaria Sloanea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Tree 50 ft. 
Secr. IV. Oxya’npra (from oéve, oxus, sharp or pointed, 
and avnp avòpoc, aner andros, a male, alluding to the sharp- 
pointed anthers). D. C. prod. 1. p. 515. Calyx 5-parted ; 
lobes linear-lanceolate, acuminated. Torus small. Style fili- 
form, long, simple. Capsule, judging from the ovary, is pro- 
bably destitute of bristles. This is probably a distinct genus. 
6 S. corympirLora (D. C. prod. 1. p. 516.) leaves ovate, 
acute, entire ; stipulas deciduous ; peduncles axillary, branched, 
corymbose at the apex, many-flowered. k. S. Native of 
French Guiana. 
Corymb-flowered Sloanea. Tree 30 feet. 
Sect. V.? Foveora'ria (from fovea, a pit-fall; alluding to 
the receptacle being honey-combed or pierced). D. C. prod. 1. 
p- 516. but not of Ruiz and Pav. fl. per. Calyx 4-parted ; 
lobes ovate-lanceolate, bluntish. Torus distinctly foveolate. 
Stamens with longish hairy filaments, and elongated, downy, 
hardly acute anthers. Ovary ovate, villous. Style villous at 
the base. Stigmas 3. This is perhaps a distinct genus. 
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