678 MELIACE#. 
2-3-celled, with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. 
Seed solitary, covered with lobed aril. Leaves imparipinnate. 
18 He’ynea. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Stamens 10, 
connected into a tube, bearing the anthers at the apex. Ovary 
2-celled ; cells 2-ovulate. Capsule 2-valved, 1-celled, 1-seeded 
from abortion. Leaves impari-pinnate. 
19 CutsocnE' ton. Calyx urceolate, nearly entire. Petals 4, 
linear. Anthers 6, rarely 7-8, inserted in the throat of the 6- 
cleft tube. Capsule 2-3-celled, rarely 1-celled, 2-3-valved, with 
a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seeds covered by 
an incomplete, fleshy aril. Leaves impari-pinnate. 
20 Carapa. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Petals 4-5. Stamens 8-10, 
connected into a tube, which is toothed at the apex, bearing the 
anthers at the throat on the inside. Style short, crowned by a 
broad stigma. Drupe 4-5, furrowed or lobed, 4-5-valved, 4-5- 
seeded. Seeds very large, resembling those of the Mammee 
apple. Leaves abruptly-pinnate. 
21 Catra’npria. Calyx of 4 permanent, unequal sepals. 
Petals 4. Stamens 25-40; filaments distinct at the base, but 
joined into a cylindrical tube at the apex, bearing the anthers 
in its throat. Capsule woody, subglobose, 3-valved, 3-celled, with 
a dissepiment in the middle of each valve, each cell containing 
1-2 1-seeded nuts. Seeds without aril. Leaves simple. 
22 Oponta’Npria. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, ovate. Fila- 
ments 10, connate at the base, the 5 opposite the petals sterile. 
Disk none. Style short, crowned by an obtuse stigma. 
Tribe I. 
MELIE'& (plants agreeing with Melia in many important 
characters). D.C. prod. 1. p. 619. Cells of fruit 1 or 2-seeded 
(f. 113. f.), destitute of albumen. Embryo inverted. Cotyle- 
dons flat, leafy.—Trees or shrubs, with alternate leaves; they 
are simple in the 5 first genera, and compound in the 2 last. 
I. GERU‘MA (djerrum is the Arabic name of this shrub). 
Forsk. descr. 62. D. C. prod. 1. p. 619. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Pentandria. Calyx flat, 5-toothed. 
Petals 5, lanceolate, spreading. Stamens 5, erect, joined in a 
thick ring at the base. Anthers trigonal. Style 1. Stigmas 3. 
Capsules oval, 4-5-celled, 4-5-valved. Seeds 2 in each cell, in- 
serted in trigonal pulp. (Forsk.) 
1 G. atea (Forsk. l.c.) h? G. Native of Arabia about 
Hadie. Leaves alternate, oval-oblong, somewhat serrated. 
Flowers white. 
White Geruma. Shrub. 
Cult. This shrub will grow freely in a mixture of loam and 
peat, and large cuttings will strike root freely in sand under a 
hand-glass. 
I. TURRÆ'A (in honour of George Turra, an Italian bo- 
tanist, and professor of botany in the university of Padua, author 
of several botanical works; died in 1607). Lin. mant. no. 1306. 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 620. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decdndria, 
Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 
5, very long, strap-formed. 
ng, Stamens 10, joined into avery lon 
tube, which is 10-cleft at the apex, with he anthers at the base 
of the lobes, or inserted between them. Style 1. Stigma 
thickish. Capsules 5-celled ; cells 2-seeded ; valves with a dis- 
sepiment in the middle of each. Leaves simple, rarely pinnate. 
1 T. vrrens (Lin. mant. 237.) leaves elliptical-lanceolate, 
acuminated, emarginate, quite smooth ; calyxes and fruit silky- 
1 
I. GERUMA. 
II. TURRÆA. 
villous. h. S. Native of the East Indies among heaps of 
Scoria on worn out volcanoes. Smith, icon. ined. 1. t. 10. 
Flowers white, disposed in small axillary spikes. 
Var. B? Billardiérii (D. C. prod. 1. p. 620.) leaves ovate, 
lanceolate, acuminated, young ones pubescent, at length becom- 
ing smooth; calyx pubescent; stigma protruding much. k. 
S. Native of the East Indian Islands. Perhaps a proper 
species. 
Green Turræa. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 
2 T. puse’scens (Willd. spec. 2. p. 555.) leaves ovate, emar- 
ginate, pubescent beneath; calyxes villous. h.S. Native of 
the Island of Hainan. Hellen, in act. holm. 1788. p. 296. t. 10. 
f. 3. Flowers reddish, disposed in umbels. 
Pubescent Turrea. Tree 20 feet. 
3 T. macuLa TA (Smith, icon. ined. 1. t. 11.) leaves ovate, 
acute, smooth; calyxes ciliated ; petals smooth. h.S. Native 
of Madagascar. T. glabra, Cav. diss. 7. p. 360. t. 204. Flowers 
2 or 3 inches long, disposed in lateral bundles, with pale-red 
petals. Leaves with pale spots, especially at the nerves beneath, 
deciduous. 
Spotted-leaved Turrzea. Tree 20 feet? 
4 T. sericea (Smith, icon. ined. 1. t. 12.) leaves ovate, 
bluntish, downy on both surfaces ; calyxes, peduncles, and pe- 
tals villous. kh.S. Native of Madagascar. T. tomentosa, 
Cav. l.c. p. 361. t. 205. f. 2. Petals linear, 4 inches long, 
longer than the staminiferous tube. Flowers red, large, rising 
from the lateral buds, usually solitary, seldom 3-4 together. 
Leaves deciduous. 
Silky-calyxed Turreea. Tree 20 feet. . 
5 T. vanceora‘ta (Cav. diss. 7. p. 361.t. 205. f. 1.) leaves 
lanceolate, bluntish at both ends, smooth; segments of calyx 
lanceolate, longer than its tube; petals linear, shorter than the 
staminiferous tube. h.S. Native of Madagascar. Peduncles 
axillary, 1-2-flowered. Flowers an inch long. Petals yellow, 
with scarlet bases. Capsules clothed with a rufous down. 
Lanceolate-leaved Turrea. Shrub. 
6 T. ri'aipa (Vent. choix. t. 48.) leaves elliptical, acuminated, 
with revolute margins, stiff, shining; calyxes and petals smooth- 
ish ; branches straight. h . S. Native of the Mauritius. Petals 
yellow, rather pilose, an inch long, a little longer than the stamı- 
niferous tube. 
Stiff-leaved Turræa. Clt. 1816. Tree 50 feet. 
7 T. neTERopHY’tLA (Smith in Rees’ cycl. 36. no. 6.) leaves 
ovate, undivided or 3-lobed, with villous veins ; calyxes hairy, 
with short teeth; petals reddish, somewhat spatulate, longer than 
the staminiferous tube. h. S. Native of Guinea at Cape Coast. 
Variable-leaved Turræa. Tree 20 feet ? 
8 T. QUERCIFÒLIA ; leaves cuneated at the base, triangularly 
3-lobed at the top, somewhat 5-lobed ; pedicels solitary, axillary; 
1-flowered. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone. Flowers appa 
rently red. 
Oak-leaved Turræa. Tree. . ; . 
9 T. pinna‘ra (Wall. pl, asiat. rar. 2. t. 119.) leaves impari- 
pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of stalked, cordate-lanceolate, acute, 
quite entire, pubescent leaflets ; calyx pubescent, with ligulate, 
obtuse segments; claws of petals connate. h. S. Native 0 
the East Indies. Corolla pink. 
Pinnate-leaved Turræa. Tree. o, 
10 T.? nerga`cea (Poir. dict. 8. p. 187.) leaves elliptic-lan- 
ceolate, obtuse, smooth; flowers solitary; calyxes striated, 
smooth, ©? S. Native of Rio Janeiro. Petals jagged at the 
apex. Filaments shorter than the corolla. This is probably 4 
distinct genus, and not belonging to Meliacee. 
Herbaceous Turræa. Pl. ; 
Cult. The species of this genus will grow well in a mixture 
of loam, peat, and sand, and ripened cuttings will strike root mm 
