GUTTIFERZE. XII. Sraraemitis. 
3 S. ovatirotius (Roxb. hort. beng. 42. under Xanthochy- 
mus,) branches angular ; leaves oval or oblong, rounded at both 
ends; flowers small, aggregate, in clusters; pedicels short; 
fruit 3-seeded. h.S. Native of Ceylon. 
Oval-leaved Stalagmitis. Clt. 1820. Tree. 
4 S. Guinee’nsis (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 320.) leaves 
oval, tapering to both ends; fruit? h. S. Native of Sierra 
Leone on the mountains, Branches square. 
Guinea Stalagmitis. Clt. 1824. Tree 20 feet. 
5 S. campocior'pEs.(Murr. comm. goett. 9. p. 175.) stamens 
30, disposed in 5 bundles; stigmas 3-4; berry globose, 3-4- 
seeded; leaves ovate acute. h.S. Nativeof Ceylon and Cam- 
boja. This tree yields a quantity of yellow resin, which is used 
by painters as gamboge, and is scarcely distinguishable from it. 
Gamboge-like Stalagmitis. Tree 30 feet. 
Secr. II. Brinpon1a. Flowers dioecious or hermaphrodite. 
Stamens of the male flowers connected in one bundle; those of 
the hermaphrodite flowers connected in several bundles. 
6 S. Cocuincutye'nsts (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 561. un- 
der Garcinia,) leaves ovate-oblong, acutish; branches tetragonal ; 
flowers lateral, crowded, on very short peduncles, whitish ; berry 
the form of a pear ; stigma 6-lobed. h.S. Native of the East 
Indies, China, and Cochin-china. G. Amboinénsis, Spreng. syst. 
2. p. 448.—Rumph. amb. 3. p. 58. t. 32. Oxycarpus Cochin- 
chinénsis, Lour. fl. coch. 648. This is a large tree, with tetra- 
gonal branches. The leaves are 7-8 inches long, and about 3 or 
4 inches broad, very smooth and thick. Flowers small, whitish. 
Fruit about the size of a plum, usually in the shape of a pear, 
ofa reddish colour when ripe; the pulp is juicy, and smells 
somewhat like an apple, and is eatable in a raw state; itis 
acid, as well as every other part of the tree. The bark of the 
tree is brownish, and yellow within, containing a quantity of yel- 
low, viscid Juice, which flows copiously on the least incision being 
made. This Juice possesses the same quality as that of Garcinia 
Cambogia. The wood is of little use, being too soft, and not 
durable. The leaves are used in Amboyna as a condiment to 
fish. The tree is very common in Amboyna in the plains about 
the shore and on the mountains. 
Cochin-china Stalagmitis. Tree 40 feet. 
T S. exurprica (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 561. under 
arcinia,) branches tetragonal; leaves elliptical, ovate, veiny, 
acute, large, of a shining-green colour, with black dots; flowers 
teral, in fascicles, small, on short peduncles ; stamens con- 
nected in 5 bundles; female flowers unknown. h. S. Na- 
tive of the islands of Timor and Java. Perhaps this tree is suf- 
dody distinct from S. Cochinchinénsis. Bark yielding a quan- 
'y of yellow, thick juice, as the rest of the species. Fruit pro- 
ably eatable, 
Elliptical-leaved Stalagmitis. Tree. 
ovate-la ELEBICA (Lin. spec. 635. under Garcinia,) leaves 
minal, nceolate, acute; branchlets tetragonal; flowers ter- 
> Umbellate, on very short peduncles; stigma 8-lobed ; 
w uid globose. k. S. Native of the Island of Macassar, 
where, he has been transplanted into Amboyna and Java, 
ebica, Reo it seldom bears ripe fruit. Mangostana Ce- 
et Th umph. amb, 1. p. 134. t. 44. Brindonia Celébica, 
ut it ha dict. scien. nat. 5. p- 339. This is not a lofty tree, 
i los an elegant spreading. head. The leaves are thick, 8 
i. ong, and about 3 fingers broad, but are larger in younger 
somet} e fruit resembles that of the common Mangostan, but 
“gga grows to a larger size; it is of a yellowish-red or 
"aie ur, like the pomegranate, crowned by the 8-lobed 
e sa ich is hollow above, and broader there than at its origin. 
S s Stalagmitis. Tree 20 feet. 
'* S NDICA (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 561. under 
XIII. Mesva. 621 
Garcinia,) leaves ovate, acuminated ; flowers terminal, male 
ones 4-5, crowded, hermaphrodite ones solitary, on short pe- 
duncles; berry globose, 5-6-celled. h. S. ` Native of the 
East Indies. Brindònia I’ndica, Pet. Th. dict. scien. nat. 5. p. 
339. Fruit probably eatable. 
Indian Stalagmitis. Tree. 
10 S. Cowa (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42. under Garcinia,) 
leaves ovate, acuminated ; branches round ; male flowers lateral, 
4-5 together, hermaphrodite ones solitary, terminal, on short 
peduncles; stigma entire, rugged, 6-furrowed; berry ovate- 
globose. h.S. Native of the East Indies, where it is called 
Kuna. G. dioica, Smith in Rees’ cyclop. vol. 15. Flowers 
yellowish. 
Kuwa Stalagmitis. Clt. 1822. Tree 20 feet. 
11 S. panicuna'ra (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42. under Garcinia,) 
stamens many, polyadelphous ; leaves elliptical, tapering to the 
base ; flowers terminal, panicled. h. S. Native of the East 
Indies. 
Panicled-flowered Stalagmitis. Tree 40 feet. 
12 S. umBELLA`rA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42. under Garcinia,) 
leaves oblong, obtuse at both ends; peduncles lateral, umbel- 
lately many-flowered ; corolla 4-5-lobed; calyx 4-5-toothed. 
h. S. Native of the East Indies. This is certainly a distinct 
genus, on account of the calyx and corolla being monapetalous. 
Stamens not seen. 
Umbellate-flowered Stalagmitis. Tree 40 feet. 
t Species not sufficiently known. 
13 S. tu‘reus ; Lodd. cat. 14. S. macrophyllus, Lodd. cat. 
both under Xanthochijmus. 
+ Species only known by name from Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42, 
under the genus Garcinia. 
S. Kydiana, S. purpurea, S. Gitta, S. lanceæfòlia, S. Boobi- 
cowa. 
Cult. These fine trees will thrive well in a turfy loam, mixed 
with a little peat, but require a strong heat to flourish well. 
Ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass, in a moist 
heat. 
Tribe IV. 
CALOPHYLLIE‘©. Ovary 1-2-celled; cells containing 
1-2-ovulz. Fruit drupaceous, indehiscent. 
XIII. MESU‘A (in honour of Mesue, the father and son, 
two celebrated Arabian physicians and botanists, who resided 
at Damascus, and flourished in the 8th and 9th_ centuries. 
The works of the younger Mesue, both medical and botanical, 
were published in folio with annotations at Venice in 1581.) 
Lin. gen. no. 665. Juss. gen. 258. Cambess. in mem. mus. 16. 
p. 426. t. 11. B. l 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Polyándria. Calyx bractless, of 4 
unequal sepals, permanent. Petals 4. Stamens indefinite, con- 
nected at the base ; filaments filiform ; anthers inserted by the 
base, erect, 2-celled, bursting lengthwise at the sides. Style 
short, crowned by a thick, concave stigma. Ovary 2-celled ; 
cells containing 2 erect ovulæ. Fruit drupaceous, globose or 
egg-shaped, 1-celled from abortion, 1-4-seeded. Seeds egg- 
shaped. Trees with axillary, solitary, hermaphrodite flowers. 
1 M. Fe’RREA (Lin. spec. 734.) leaves elliptical-lanceolate, 
acute, glaucous beneath ; flowers stalked, axillary ; petals some- 
what unguiculate, regular ; mature nut 1-seeded from abortion. 
_§. Native of Java and other parts of the East Indies. 
Calophyllum Nagassarium, Burm. ind. 121.— Rumph. amb. 7. 
p- 3. t.2. Flowers white, about the size of those of the sweet- 
briar, sweet-scented. Fruit rufous and wrinkled, containing 1 
seed, which is eatable. This tree is much cultivated in Java and 
Amboyna for the beauty and scent of its flowers, 
