ELHOCARPEZ. V. Acronopia. VI. Varea. VII. Tricuspmaria. VIII. Decapias CHLENACE. 
Cult. This shrub will thrive well in a mixture of turfy loam 
and peat ; and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass. 
V. ACRONO'DIA (from axpoc, akros, the summit, and vwéoe, 
nodos, toothless; alluding to the anthers being without bristles 
at the summit). Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht.. Linnza. 1. p. 660. 
Lin. syst. Dice‘cia,, Octéndria. Male flowers ; sepals and 
petals 4, the last small and linear, erose at the apex. Anthers 
8-12, linear, puberulous, destitute of terminal bristles. Female 
flowers unknown. . . 
1 A. puncra'ra (Blum. I. c.). h. S. Native of Java. A 
tree with scattered, lanceolate, serrated leaves, which are full of 
dots beneath and axillary simple racemes of flowers. 
Dotted-leaved Acronodia. Tree 30 feet. 
Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will suit this tree well, 
and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass, in a 
moist heat. 
VI. VA’LLEA (in honour of Robert Valle of Rouen, who 
has given a commentary on the works of Pliny). Mut. in Lin. 
suppl. 266. D.C. prod. 1. p. 520. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogijnia. Calyx of 5 sepals. 
Petals 5, trifid. Glands of receptacle forming a ring around 
the ovary. Scales 5, adnate under the claws of the petals. 
Stamens 30-40; anthers mutic, bursting at the top. Style fur- 
rowed. . Capsules 4-5-valved, 4-5-celled; valves muricated, 
spreading ; cells 2-seeded. Small trees with kidney-shaped 
stipulas, and alternate, cordate, stalked, entire leaves. 
1 V. sripura‘ris (Mut. in Lin. fil. suppl. 266.) branches, 
pedicels and petioles smooth ; leaves cordate, blunt, bearded at 
the origin of the veins beneath, as well as at their base; stipulas 
on short stalks. h.S. Native of South America at Santa Fe 
de Bogota. H. B. and Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 350. t. 
489. Flowers pale-red. 
Stipular Vallea. Tree 14 feet. 
2 V.corpiroiia (Ruiz et Pav. syst. fl. per. 132.) branches, 
pedicels, and petioles hairy ; leaves cordate, acute, hairy beneath, 
especially at the base; stipulas on short stalks. h.S. Native 
of Peru in groves. Flowers white. 
Heart-leaved Vallea, Tree 18 feet. ` 
3 V. pusr’scens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 350.) 
branches, pedicels, and petioles clothed with rusty down ; leaves 
cordate, blunt, covered with rusty pubescence beneath ; stipulas 
sessile. h. S. Native of South America near Santa Fe de 
Bogota. Flowers white. 
Pubescent Vallea. Tree 20 feet. ; 
Cult. The species of Véllea will thrive well in a mixture of 
loam and peat ; and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a hand- 
glass, in a moderate heat. 
VII. TRICUSPIDA‘RIA (from tres, three, and cuspis, a 
point ; in allusion to the petals being divided into 3 points at the 
apex). Ruiz et Pav. syst. fl. per. p. 112. prod. t. 36. D.C. 
prod. 1. p. 520.—Trictispis, Pers. ench. 2. p. 9. 
Lin. syst. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-toothed. Pe- 
tals 5, tricuspidate at the apex. Glands of receptacle annular, 
10-sided. Anthers 15, mutic, bursting at the apex. Capsules 
3-celled, 3-valved ; valves septiferous. Seeds few. 
1 T. pepr’npens (Ruiz et Pav. l.c.) Rh. G. Native of 
Chili in groves and inundated places. Leaves opposite, oblong- 
ovate, serrated. Pedicels axillary, solitary. Flowers white ? 
Depending Tricuspidaria. Tree 20 feet. 
Cult. See Véllea for cultivation and propagation. 
VIII. DECA'DIA (from éexa, deca, ten; the corolla is of 
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10 petals, which distinguishes it from all the other genera of this 
order), Lour. coch. 1. p. 385. D. C. prod. 1. p. 520. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx 8-parted, per- 
manent. Petals 10, somewhat ovate, a little serrated. Stamens 
30, standing upon the base of the petals. Anthers roundish. 
Style filiform. Drupe containing a 5-celled nut. Perhaps the 
stamens are inserted in the calyx, if so this genus is probably 
referable to Rosdcee. 
1 D. arumindsa (Lour. p. 315.) k.G. Native of Cochin- 
china and the Molucca Islands in woods.—Rumph. amb. 2. t. 100. 
Leaves alternate, lanceolate, serrated, smooth. Racemes almost 
simple. Flowers white. The bark and leaves of this tree are 
used by native dyers to heighten and fix colours. 
Alum Decadia. Tree 20 feet. 
Cult. This tree will thrive in a mixture of loam and peat ; 
and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass. 
Orper XXXVI. CHLENA'CES (from yaiva, chlaina, a 
cloak. The flowers of most of the plants belonging to this 
order are furnished with an involucrum). Pet. Th. hist. veg. 
afr. austr. p. 49. D. C. prod. 1. p. 521. 
Involucre 1 (f. 96. b.) to 2-flowered, permanent, various in 
form and consistence (f. 96. f.). Calyx of 3 small sepals (f. 
96.a.). Petals 5 (f. 96. b.) to 6, hypogynous, broadest at the 
base, sometimes they are connected at the very bottom. Stamens 
usually numerous (f. 96. c.), but sometimes there are even as 
few as 10; filaments connected at the base into a tube, or adnate 
to the tube of the petals ; anthers roundish, 2-celled, adnate or 
free. Ovary 1(f. 96. g.), 3-celled. Style 1, filiform, crowned 
by a triple stigma (f. 96. d.). Capsule 3-celled or only 1-celled 
from abortion. Seeds solitary or numerous in each cell, fixed 
to the central axis, inverted. Albumen fleshy (ex Juss.) cor- 
neous (ex Pet. Th.). Embryo central, green. Cotyledons 
leafy, waved. Little trees and shrubs, natives of Madagas- 
car, with alternate, feather-nerved, entire leaves; deciduous 
stipulas ; and racemose and panicled flowers. This order is allied 
` to Malvacee, according to Petit Thouars, in the flowers being 
furnished with an involucre, as well as in the stamens being mo- 
nadelphous, but according to the opinion of Jussieu it is more 
nearly allied to Ebendcee and Simplocinea, on account of the 
petals being connected at the base, as well as in the seeds being 
albuminous. 
Synopsis of the genera. 
1 Sarcotrz'na. Involucrum fleshy, urceolate, 5-toothed, with 
a calyx within it. Petals 5, conniving into a tube, with the 
stamens inserted in its base. Capsule baccate, 3-celled, cells 
9-seeded, furnished with prurient villi on the inside. 
2 LEPTOLÆNA. Involucrum rather fleshy, cylindrical, small. 
Sepals 3, longer than the involucrum. Petals 5, conniving into 
a tube. Stamens 10. Ovary 3-celled; cells 2-seeded, but the 
capsule is 1-celled, 1-seeded from abortion. . 
3 ScHIZOLÆ'NA. Involucrum 2-flowered, not fleshy, fringed 
(£. 96. f.). Sepals 3 (f. 96.a.). Petals 5 (f. 96. b.). Stamens 
numerous (f. 96. c.). Capsule 3-celled ; cells many-seeded. 
4 RuopoLÆæ na. Involucrum of 2 bracteas, which are pressed 
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