SAPINDACEÆ. XX. Nepuesium. XXI. Tuovurnta. XXII. H YPELATE. 
leaves simple, obovate-lanceolate, auricled at the base; dvary 
didymous, with 2 styles between; stamens 8, monadelphous at 
the base ; sepals unequal ; flowers in terminal, panicled racemes ; 
ovary surrounded by 8 glands. h.S. Native of the Moluccas. 
Scytalia verticillata, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 29. Flowers small, 
white tinged with red. 
Whorled-leaved Nephelium. Fl. June. Clt. 1821. Shrub 6 ft. 
t Species only known by name from Roxb. hort. beng. p. 29. 
and 88. under the genus Scytalia. 
8 N. rtmosum. Roxb. Silhet. p. 29. 
9 N. Danua. Roxb. Chittagong. p. 29. 
10 N. rv‘srum. Roxb. Silhet. p. 29. 
11 N. parvirtorum. Roxb. Moluccas. p. 88. 
12 N. oppositiréitium. Roxb. Moluccas, p. 88. 
_ Cult, This is a genus of fine trees, for the most part bear- 
ing delicious fruit. They will grow well in a mixture of loam 
and peat. Cuttings taken off from ripened wood, planted in 
sand under a hand-glass, in a moderate heat, will root. 
XXI. THOUI'NIA (in honour of Andre Thouin, professor 
of agriculture in the Jardin des Plantes of Paris, editor of the 
agricultural part of the Encyclopedie Methodique; died in 
1820.) Poit. ann. mus. 3. p. 70. t. 6. D.C. prod. 1. p. 612. 
but not of Thunb. nor Smith. 
Lix. syst. Octo-Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-5-parted. 
Petals 4-5, naked inside. Disk occupying the bottom of the 
calyx, regular, crenulated. Stamens 8-10, inserted between the 
margin of the receptacle and the ovary. Style trifid, with the 
segments longitudinally stigmatose inside, immersed between the 
lobes of the ovary. Fruit constantly of 3 carpels, adnate to the 
central axis, drawn out into a membranous wing at the apex and 
back, l-celled, 1-seeded at the base. Seeds destitute of aril.— 
i rees or shrubs, rarely furnished with tendrils, with exstipu- 
ate, abruptly-pinnate, trifoliate, rarely simple leaves. Flowers 
small, whi te. 
* Leaves simple. 
Pika SIMPLICIFOLIA (Poit. ann. mus. 3. p. 71. t. 6.) leaves 
sins Je serrate-toothed, rather tomentose beneath ; racemes 
little sh Rh. S. Native of St. Domingo. Racemes axillary, a 
és orter than the leaves. Leaves resembling those of the 
eet chesnut, but narrower. 
mple-leaved Thouinia. Shrub 8 feet. 
site On TEGRIPÒLIA (Spreng. neue. entd. 2. p. 155.) leaves 
sity Ire, smooth on both surfaces ; racemes panicled. h.S. 
e of Brazil. Leaves discoloured beneath. Panicle termi- 
nal, flaccid, 
Entire-leaved Thouinia. Tree small. 
** Leaves trifoliate. 
3 R . 
aie TRIFOLIATA (Poir. ann. mus. 3. p. 72. 5. t. 27.) leaflets 
Sessile, oval, tapering to the base, somewhat serrated, 
smoo ele) i 
single” but pilose in the axils of the veins beneath; racemes 
aup ermina], h.S. Native of St. Domingo about Fort 
Trifoliate-leaved Thouinia. Shrub 8 feet. 
; racemes simple. kh. S. Native of St. 
the . Leaves and carpels one-half smaller than those of 
preceding species. 
Omentose-leaved Thouinia. Tree small. 
prod, L VILLO'sA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 
* P. 612.) leaflets ovate, serrated at the apex, acute, vil- 
671 
lous ; racemes panicled. h.S,. Native of New Spain about 
Quaunahuaca. Carpels 3, distinct to the base, therefore it will 
probably form a distinct genus. 
Villous-leaved Thouinia. Tree small. 
6 T. sca’Npens (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 384.) leaves trifoliate ; 
leaflets oblong, tapering to both ends, acuminated, smooth, fur- 
nished with 1 or 2 teeth on one side; racemes axillary, often 
converted into tendrils. kh. J. S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 
vince of Rio Janeiro. Petals greenish-white. 
Climbing Thouinia. Shrub cl. 
*** Leaves pinnate. 
7 T. pinna‘ta (Turp. ann. mus. 5. p. 401. t. 26.) leaflets ob- 
long, rather emarginate ; flowers in terminal panicles, with 5 
petals and 8 stamens. h.S. Native of St. Domingo between 
Monte-Christi and San-Yago. 
Pinnate-leaved Thouinia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 8 feet. 
8 T. vory’Gama (Meyer. prim. esseq. 156.) leaflets oblong- 
ovate; flowers polygamous, racemose, villous, with 4 petals 
and 8 stamens. h.S. Native of Guiana in sandy woods. 
Polygamous-flowered Thouinia. ‘Tree 14 feet. 
9 T. peca’npra (H. B. et Kunth, pl. equin. 1. p. 198. t. 56.) 
leaflets 6 pairs, lanceolate, tooihed; flowers panicled, with 5 
petals and 10 stamens. h. S. Native of Mexico about Aca- 
pulca. 
Decandrous Thouinia. Tree 18 feet. 
Cult. These trees will succeed well in a mixture of sandy 
loam and peat, and cuttings taken off from ripened wood will 
root in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. 
XXII. HYPELA‘TE (a name given by Pliny to Ruscus; it 
comes from òro, hypo, under, and edarn, elate, a fir-tree ; habitat 
of original plant). Browne, jam. 208. Swartz, fl. ind. oce. 2. p. 
653. t. 14. D.C. prod. 1. p. 614,—Melicécca species, Juss, in 
mem. mus. vol. 3. 
Lin. syst. Octo-Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. 
Petals 5 or wanting, naked inside. Disk occupying the bottom 
of the calyx, nearly entire or lobed. Stamens 8-10, inserted 
between the margin of the disk and ovary. Style very short, 
crowned by a somewhat 2-3-lobed stigma. Ovary 2-3-celled ; 
cells 2-3-ovulate. Fruit nearly dry, indehiscent, 1-2-celled 
from abortion. Seeds pendulous, destitute of aril ?—Trees with 
exstipulate, trifoliate, or abruptly-pinnate leaves ; leaflets oppo- 
site or alternate. Flowers small, white, glomerate, or disposed in 
short panicles. . 
1 H. rrrrorra'ra (Swartz, fl. ind. oce. 2. p. 655.) leaves trifo- 
liate; leaflets coriaceous, obovate, with rather marginate petioles ; 
panicles terminal, rather corymbose; petals 5. h. S. Native of 
the south of Jamaica on cretaceous hills. It is also said to be 
common in the low lands. A smooth shrub, with leaves like those 
of Toddàlia or Lignum-vitæ, but without dots. The stem is 
beset with leaves at intervals. This shrub is probably 4myris 
lypelala of Rob. in Lunan. hort. jam. 1. p. 149. 
Trifoliate Hypelate. Shrub 9 feet. 
2 A PANICULA`TA (Cambess. in mem. mus. 18. p. 32.) leaves 
with 2 pairs of leaflets ; flowers decandrous, in terminal, corym- 
bose panicles; petals 5. k. S. Native of St. Domingo. Me- 
licócca paniculata, Juss. mem. mus. 3. p. 187. t. 5. Fruit round, 
l-seeded. Leaflets large, oblong-lanceolate, entire. 
Panicled-flowered Hypelate. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 
3 H. pexrta`ra (Cambess. in mem. mus. 18. p. 32.) leaves 
with 5 or 6 pairs of oboval leaflets, which are toothed at the 
apex; peduncles few-flowered, axillary ; flowers octandrous ; 
petals 5. h. S. Native of the Mauritian Islands. Meli- 
cőcca dentata, Juss. mem. mus. 3. p. 187. t. 6, Fruit round, 1- 
seeded. Leaflets small. 
