570 TERNSTRŒMIACEÆ. XII. Bonnetia. XIII. Manurea. XIV. Marma., XV. Ventenatia. XVI. CARAPA. 
Tomentose-leaved Laplacea. Fl. Dec. Shrub 10 feet. 
Cult. Laplàcea is a very shewy genus of small trees. They 
will thrive well ina mixture of loam and peat ; and ripened cut- 
_ tings will root in sand under a hand-glass, in a moderate heat. 
XII. BONNETIA (in honour of Charles Bonnet, a French 
naturalist; he wrote some botanical papers ìn 1754.) Mart. et 
Zucc. fl. bras. 1, p. 115. t. 100. but not of Schreb. 
Lin. syst. Polyándria, Monogýnia. Calyx permanent, 5- 
parted, imbricate. Petals 5, equal, free, but unequal-sided, 
twisted in æstivation. Stamens indefinite, smooth, free, fili- 
form, permanent ; anthers fixed above the base, 2-celled, each cell 
opening by a pore at the base. Style trifid at the apex, each 
lobe terminated by a peculiar kind of stigma. Capsule girded 
round the base by the permanent calyx and stamens, 3-celled, 3- 
valved; valves bent in at the edges so much as to constitute dis- 
sepiments, central column awl-shaped, placentiferous, each pla- 
centa opposite the valves. Seeds numerous, linear. Integument 
thin, drawn out at both ends.—Elegant middle-sized trees or 
shrubs. Leaves scattered, exstipulate, coriaceous, entire, 1- 
nerved, marked with transverse veins, with the petioles articu- 
lated at the base. Flowers large, terminal ; peduncles 1 or many- 
flowered, articulated at the base. 
1 B. a'xncers (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 115. t. 100. B) leaves ob- 
ovate-oblong, on short petioles, smooth ; peduncles axillary, 3- 
flowered ; pedicels involucrated at the base. h.S. Native of 
Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro in sandy places. Petals 
white, mixed with rose-colour, smooth. f 
Two-edged Bonnetia. Fl. Sept. Shrub 2 to 3 feet (St. Hil.) 
Tree 16 feet (Mart.). 
2 B. vexnuròsa (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 115. t. 100. A.) leaves 
oblong, bluntish, veiny beneath, on short petioles; flowers in 
racemes ; seeds erect. h.S. Native of Brazil in the province 
of Bahia. Flowers white. Leaves tapering to the base. 
Veiny-leaved Bonnetia. Tree. 
3 B. srricra (Nees et Mart. in nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 87. 
t. 6.) leaves alternate, nearly sessile, obovate, obtuse or acutish, 
coriaceous, shining ; peduncles axillary and terminal, somewhat 
corymbose at the tops of the branches, 3-flowered. h.S. Na- 
tive of Brazil between Cabo Frio and Lagoa Feia, and the river 
Parahiba, in marshy places. Kiséria stricta, Mart. in regensb. 
bot. zeit. Jahrg. p. 298. Calyx with 3 bracteas under the flower. 
Straight Bonnetia. Shrub 8 feet. 
Cult. See Laplacea for cultivation and propagation. 
XIII. MAHU'REA (Mahuri is the name of the tree in 
Guiana). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 558. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Polyéndria. Sepals 5. Petals 5, 
equal. Stamens numerous, connected at the base. Anthers ad- 
nate, 2-celled, bursting lengthwise. Style 1. Stigma 3-4-lobed. 
Capsule conical, 3-valved, bent in at the margins. Seeds nu- 
merous, linear, winged at both ends, attached to the angles of 
the central column.-—Trees, with alternate leaves. Flowers 
disposed in racemes, purplish. 
1 M. paru’stris (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 558. t. 222.) flowers 
hardly the diameter of an inch; anthers adnate, minute ; leaves 
oblong-coriaceous. h.S. Native of Guiana in marshes. Bon- 
nètia meridionàlis, Swartz. B. palústris, Vahl. Flowers ter- 
minal, racemose, purplish. Leaves entire, full of pellucid dots. 
Marsh Mahurea. Tree 15 feet. 
2 M. sreciòsa (Chois. mss. in D.C. prod. 1. p. 558.) flowers 
yellow, 2 inches in diameter ; anthers elongated, tetragonal, fur- 
rowed, fixed by the base; leaves oblong-lanceolate; racemes 
axillary. h. S. Native of the island of St. Martha. M. 
racemosa, Balbis, mss. 
Shewy Mahurea. Tree 12 feet. 
Cult. See Laplàcea for cultivation and propagation. 
XIV. MARI'LA (from papıàņ, marile, live embers or sparks ; 
in allusion to the sparkling yellow fringe round the seed, or the 
transparent dots and lines on the leaves). Swartz, prod. 84. 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 558. 
Lin. syst. Polyándria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4 cross se- 
pals, the 2 outer ones involving the flower. Corolla of 4-5 pe- 
tals. Stamens very numerous, somewhat connected at the base ; 
anthers adnate, 2-celled, bursting lengthwise. Style 1, short, 
crowned by a capitate 4-5-lobed stigma. Fruit columnar, crown- 
ed by the permanent style, 3-4-celled, 3-4-valved; valves bent 
inwards at the margins so much as to form dissepiments, with 
the placentas opposite the valves. Seeds very numerous, girded 
by a yellow fringed margin. Leaves entire, full of pellucid dots. 
1. M. racemosa (Swartz, prod. p. 88.) leaves opposite, ob- 
long-lanceolate, veined ; racemes axillary. h .S. Native of the 
Caribbee islands. Flowers yellow or greenish-white. 
Racemose-flowered Marila. Tree 15 feet. 
Cult. This tree will thrive well in a mixture of loam, sand, 
and peat; and half-ripened cuttings will root if planted in a 
pot of sand, and a hand-glass placed over them, in heat. 
XV. VENTENA‘TIA (in honour of E. P. Ventenat, a 
French botanist, author of Choix de Plantes cultivées par Cels, 
and the Jardin de la Malmaison, in 1803.) P. Beauv. fl. d’ow. 
et de Ben. 1. t. 17. D. C. prod. 1. p. 527. 
Lin. syst. Polyándria, Monogynia. Calyx of 3, concave, 
(f. 98. a.), deciduous sepals. Petals 11-12 (f. 98. c.), oblong, 
tapering to the base, blunt, spreading. Stamens numerous, free ; 
anthers oblong, 2-celled, adnate, bursting lengthwise. Ovary 
ovate (f. 98.d.). Style longer than the stamens. Berry ovate- 
globose, furrowed longitudinally, 5-celled, cells many-seeded (f. 
98.e.). Seeds unknown, therefore the place which this plant should 
occupy in the natural system is uncertain. Calyx imbricate, not 
valvate, on this account this genus is removed from Tiliàceæ. 
1 V. erau ca (P. Beauv. l. c.) FIG. 98. 
h. S. Native of the western 
coast of Africa, in the kingdom of 
Benin. A small tree, with exsti- 
pulate, stalked, ovate, acuminate, 
glaucous, feather-nerved leaves. 
Flowers scarlet, about the size of 
those of a species of Gordonia. 
Glaucous - leaved Ventenatia. 
Shrub 10 feet. 
Cult. Ventendtia is a very fine 
shrub, bearing very ornamental 
scarlet flowers. It may probably 
thrive well in a mixture of loam 
and peat; and cuttings will per- 
haps root in sand under a hand- 
glass, in a moist heat. 
XVI. CARAI'PA (Caraipe is the name of one of the species 
in Guiana). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 56. t. 223. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx inferior, 5-parted. 
Corolla of 5 unequal-sided petals. Stamens indefinite, free 
or somewhat connected at the base. Style simple, crowned by 
a 3-lobed stigma. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, bearing the seeds 
on the large, ligneous, central, trigonal, 3-winged placenta. Seeds 
subsolitary, compressed. Albumen wanting.— Middle-sized trees, - 
with stalked, opposite, and alternate, simple, exstipulate, coriace- 
ous, entire leaves, and terminal racemes or panicles of white flowers. 
1 C. ranicuza'ra (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 104, t. 64.) leaves 
opposite, oblong, acute, smooth above ; petioles and peduncles 
rusty-tomentose ; flowers panicled ; petals tomentose on the out- 
side. h.S. Native of Brazil near the bar of the Rio Negro. 
Petals white. 
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