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GUTTIFERZ. II. Crusa. III. Tovomrra. IV. ArRUDEA. 617 
§ 2. Quapoya (Quapoy is the Caribbean name of C. Qua- 
poya). Stamens definite, 5 or 6. 
16 C. Quaròra (Chois. mss. D.C. prod. 1. p, 559.) flowers 
dioecious, stalked ; calyx of 5 or 6 sepals; corolla of 5 or 6 
yellow petals ; nectary short, 4-5-lobed; stigmas 5; fruit glo- 
bose; leaves obovate, acute. h.. S. Native of Guiana in 
the woods. Quapoya scandens, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 898. t. 343. 
C. microcarpa, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 5. Xanthe, Schreb. A climb- 
ing shrub with yellow flowers, when broke or cut yields a white 
transparent juice. It is called Quapoy in Guiana. Panicle ter- 
minal, diffuse, dichotomous. 
Quapoy Balsam-tree. Shrub cl. 
17 C. Pa’na-pana‘rt (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 559.) 
flowers dioecious, almost sessile; fruit oblong; leaves ovate- 
oblong, acute, small. h. S. Native of Guiana in woods. 
Quapoya Pana-panari, Aubl. guian, 2. p. 901. t. 344. C. ma- 
crocarpa, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 599. Xánthe parviflora, Willd. 
Panicle terminal, trichotomous. Flowers yellow, like those of 
the preceding. ‘This climbing shrub is called Pana-panari in 
Guiana. When cut it yields a yellow juice. 
Pana-panari Balsam-tree. Shrub cl. 
18 C. acumrna'ta (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 599.) leaves roundish, 
tapering abruptly to both ends, ending in a spiny point, veiny 
beneath ; flowers axillary, on short peduncles. h.S. Native 
of Porto-Rico on the higher mountains. A climbing shrub with 
white? flowers. 
Acuminated-leaved Balsam-tree. Shrub cl. 
A species hardly known. 
19 C.? SESSILIFLÒRA (Poir. dict. 5. p. 183.) leaves obovate, 
somewhat veined ; flowers sessile, clustered. h. S. Native of 
adagascar, 
Sessile-flowered Balsam-tree. Tree. 
oe pas All the species of this genus grow well in light sandy 
» and the pots will require to be well drained with potsherds. 
uttings root freely in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. 
a. TOVOMI'TA (Tovomite is the Caribbean name of T. 
we nt Aubl. guian. 2. p. 956.—Maridlva, Vand. in Roem. 
1] Pt. bras. p. 118.—Beauharndisia, Ruiz. et Pav. ann. mus. 
crane po chrocárpus, Pet. Th. gen. nov. mad. p. 15.—Mi- 
thera, Chois. mem. hist. nat. par. 1. t. 11 and 12. 
‘i k syst. Polyándria, Tetra-Pentagynia. Calyx bractless, 
‘tien sepals, Petals 4, rarely 6-10. Stamens 20-15, free, in 
f s neries; filaments thick ; anthers small, at the top of the 
vie 8, obliquely adnate. Styles 4-5, very short or wanting, 
terminated by a thick stigma. Capsule crowned by the 
ed. yles and stigmas, 4-5-celled, 4-5-valved ; cells 1- 
icle.. Te enwrapped in pulp. Embryo thick, with a small 
dots, Fy, rees, rarely shrubs. Leaves lined or full of pellucid 
dioecious Owers racemose, rarely cymose, axillary and terminal, 
l > polygamous and hermaphrodite. 
Series 7 ADAGASCARIE’NsIs ; calyx of 2 sepals; stamens in 3 
eaves conected at the very base; stigma 4-6-lobed, sessile ; 
cleg few Cous, approximate, sometimes 3 in a whorl ; pedun- 
chrocár owered, axillary. h. S. Native of Madagascar. 
White ? ne us Madagascariénsis, Pet. Th. gen. mad. p. 15. Flowers 
* hermaphrodite, 
Rascar Tovomita. Tree 30 feet. 
Petals 4. VIANE Nsts (Aubl. guian. 2. p. 956. t. 364.) sepals 2; 
stigmas. Stamens in 1 series ; style short, crowned by 4 sessile 
stem-cla. „Caves ovate-oblong, bluntly acuminated, somewhat 
duncles Ping, coriaceous, 4-5 inches long, white beneath; pe- 
jointed . <r Mbose, dichotomous, thick, terminal; pedicels 
= ptali acutish, h. S. Native of Guiana and Brazil. 
-> PART. VIL, 
Vand. t. 8. f. 6. Mariálva Guianénsis, Chois mss. D. C. prod. 
1. p. 560. Mart. fl. bras, 2. p.84. Flowers with green petals 
and white anthers, dioecious. ; 
Guiana Tovomita. Tree 10 feet. 
3 T. FRucTIPE'NDULA; sepals 2; petals 4; stamens in one 
series ; capsule crowned by 4 distinct styles; leaves oblong, 
acutely and sharply acuminated, 3 inches long; peduncles fili- 
form, axillary, and terminal, 2-3-flowered, elongated ; pedicels 
jointed. h.S. Native of Peru in groves on the Andes at Chi- 
caplaya and of Cayenne. Beauharndisia, Ruiz et Pav. ann. mus. 
11. p.71. f. 9. Marialva fructipéndula, Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 
1. p. 560. Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 85. Flowers yellowish, dioe- 
cious? Fruit turbinate, pendulous, crowned by the permanent 
styles. When cut transversely, it yields a quantity of yellow 
resinous viscid juice, which is also observed in the calyx and 
anthers. The bark is used by the inhabitants of Chicoplaya 
in Peru to dye lint of a reddish-purple colour ; they also use it 
as a medicine. 
Pendulous-fruited Tovomita. Fl. Jan. Feb. Tree 18 feet. 
4 T. uxırròra (Chois. mss. D.C. prod. 1. p. 560. under 
the name of. Mariálva,) leaves lanceolate, bluntish ; peduncles 
axillary, 1-flowered, scarcely half an inch long. h.S. Native 
of Guiana. Flowers yellowish, dioecious ? 
One-flonered Tovomita. Tree 20 feet. 
5 T. panicura'ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 815.) leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, toothed; flowers panicled; calyx 4-leaved. R.S. 
Native of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. Petals green. . 
Panicled-flowered Tovomita. Shrub 6 feet. 
6 T. Brastuie'nsts (Mart. nov. gen. 1. p. 83. t. 167. under 
Maridlva,) leaves broad-lanceolate, acute at both ends, smooth ; 
peduncles in pairs, 1-flowered ; petals obtuse. h. S. Native 
of Brazil. Flowers white but at length reddish, Capsule crowned 
by distinct styles. 
Brazilian Tovomita. Tree 20 feet. 
7 T. cLUSIÆFÒLIA ; sepals 2; petals 8-10 ; flowers dioecious ; 
stamens numerous, in many series ; fruit crowned by a 6-toothed, 
peltate stigma; leaves oblong, acute, smooth; peduncles race- 
mose. h. S. Native of Cayenne. Clusia longifolia, Rich. 
act. soc. hist. nat. par. 1. p. 113. Micranthéra clusizfolia, Chois. 
in mem. hist. nat. par. 1. p. 11-12. Flowers yellow, dioecious. 
Clusia-leaved Tovomita. Clt. 1823. ‘Tree. 
Cult. These fine trees will thrive in a mixture of loam, peat, 
and sand, and ripened cuttings will root freely in sand under a 
hand-glass, in heat. 
IV. ARRU'DEA (in honour of Manoel Arruda da Camara, 
M. D., who has written on Brazilian plants). Cambess. in mem. 
mus. 16. p.421. St. Hil. fl. bras. p. 319. a. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Polydndria. Calyx of many imbri- 
cate unequal sepals, outer ones smallest. Petals 9-10, imbricate. 
Stamens numerous, inserted in the conical receptacle, closely 
connected together into a compact mass; anthers adnate, 2- 
celled, bursting at the top by 2 pores. Style short, crowned by 
an 8-lobed stigma, the lobes of which are distinct and wedge- 
shaped. Ovary immersed in the fleshy receptacle, 8-celled ; 
cells 1 or 2-seeded. A small tree with quite entire stalked 
leaves, and with solitary polygamous flowers, at the tops of the 
ranches. . 
P 1 A. cLustoìpes (Cambess. in St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 319. t. 
66.) k. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. 
Leaves obovate or elliptic, veiny. Petals of a pale-red colour. 
Stigma yellow. ; 
Clusia-like Arrudea. Tree 15 feet. l 
Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will suit this tree ; and ripened 
cuttings will strike root if planted in sand with a hand-glass 
placed over them, in heat. 
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