MELIACEZ. XVI. Dipymocueton. XVII. APHANAMIXIS. 
peat, and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass, 
in heat. 
XVI. DIDYMOCHE'TON (from é:cupoc, didymos, double, 
and xirwy, chiton, a coat; in allusion to the petals being con- 
nected with the staminiferous tube at the base). Blum. bijdr. 
4th number. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx small, 5-sepalled, 
imbricate. Petals 5, connate with the tube of the stamens at the 
base, but free at the apex, spreading. Stamens 10, with the 
tube elongated and 10-toothed at the apex, bearing the anthers 
inthe throat. Ovary inclosed in the membranous tube, 5-celled; 
cells 2-ovulate. Style filiform, terminated by a capitate stigma. 
Berry corticate, ovate, 2-3-celled from abortion. Seeds solitary, 
axarillate, exalbuminous, fixed to the inner angle of the cells. 
Cotyledons thick.—A shrub with impari-pinnate leaves. 
1 D. nu‘rans (Blum. 1. c.) leaflets oblong-lanceolate, pubes- 
cent on the ribs beneath; spikes panicled, axillary, nodding ; 
flowers glomerate. h.S. Native of Java. 
Nodding-flowered Didymocheton. Shrub 6 feet. 
Cult. A mixture of loam and sand will answer this shrub, 
and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. 
XVII. APHANAMI’XIS (from a priv. gavat, phanai, to ap- 
pear, and uic, mixis, mixed ; in allusion to not being joined at 
the base, but free and mixed). Blum. bijdr. 4th number. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Hexdndria. Calyx small, of 5 
roundish, imbricate sepals. Petals 3, oval, concave, spreading. 
Stamens 6, connate into a globe. Anthers oblong, trigonal. 
Ovary girded by a narrow ring, 3-celled; cells 2-seeded. Style 
pyramidal, triquetrous, terminated by a simple stigma. Capsule 
obovate, 2-3-valved, 2-3-celled; valves with a dissepiment in 
the middle of each. Seeds solitary, covered by a fleshy-lobed 
aril, umbilicate at the base, exalbuminous, fixed to the central 
receptacle. Cotyledons thick. Radicle superior.—A tall tree 
with impari-pinnate leaves ; leaflets opposite, oblong. Panicles 
_ elongated, axillary. 
1 A.cranprroxia (Blum. 1. c.) h.S. Native of Java. 
Great-leaved Aphanamixis. Tree 40 feet. 
Cult. This tree will grow in a mixture of loam and sand; 
and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass, in 
eat. 
XVIII, HE’YNEA (in honour of B. Heyne, M.D. a Ger- 
man botanist, and traveller in the East Indies). Roxb. hort. 
beng. p. 33. and in bot. mag. t. 1738. D. C. prod. 1. p. 624. 
IN. syst. Monadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx 5-toothed. Pe- 
tals5. Filaments 10, joined into a cylindrical tube, bearing the 
anthers at the apex. Style 1. Ovary 2-celled ; cells containing 
*ovule, which are fixed to the inner angle. Capsules 2-valved 
1-celled, l-seeded from abortion. Seed arillate. Embryo 
‘nverted, free of albumen, with very thick cotyledons.—Trees 
with Impari-pinnate leaves, and panicles or racemes of small, 
white flowers, 
gt H. rrr‘suca (Roxb. hort. beng. 33. cor. 3. t. 260. and in 
ms, bot. mag. t. 1738.) leaves impari-pinnate ; leaflets 3 
pairs; panicles axillary, on long peduncles, corymbose. R.G. 
ites of Nipaul. Flowers white. Every part of the tree is 
2p aree-Paired-leaved Heynea. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1812. Tree 
] è H. QUINQUE'JuGA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 90.) leaves abrupt- 
donates with 5-7 pairs of oval, oblong leaflets, which are 
Well ed at the origin of the veins beneath with rusty down, as 
as the twiggy panicle. h. S. Native of Java and the 
oMccas. Trichilia rufinérvia, Blum. bijdr. 4th number. 
XVIII. Heynes. XIX. Cutsocueron. XX. Carapa. 685 
Five-paired-leaved Heynea. Clt. 1816. Tree 20 feet. 
3 H. murtrsvea (Blum. bijdr. 4th number,) leaves impari- 
pinnate, with usually 6 pairs of oblong leaflets, tapering unequally 
on both sides to the base ; racemes axillary, solitary. h. S. 
Native of Java. 
Many-paired-leaved Heynea. Tree 20 feet. 
Cult. These trees will succeed well in a mixture of loam and 
peat, and ripened cuttings, with their leaves not shortened, will 
root in sand under a hand-glass, in a moderate heat. 
XIX. CHISOCHE'TON (from cyiZw, schizo, to cut, and 
xtTwv, chiton, a coat; in allusion to the staminiferous tube being 
6-cleft). Blum. bijdr. 4th number. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Hexdndria. Calyx urceolate, nearly 
entire. Petals 4, linear. Anthers 6, rarely 7 or 8, inserted in 
the throat of a 6-cleft, conical tube. Ovary girded by a short 
ring, 3-celled ; cells 1-seeded. Style clavate, crowned by an 
obtuse stigma. Capsule 2-3-celled, or only 1-celled from abor- 
tion, 2-3-valved, with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. 
Seeds arillate ; aril incomplete, fleshy. Embryo exalbuminous. 
Cotyledons large, peltate.—Trees with impari-pinnate leaves, 
and with branched panicles of flowers. 
1 C. pa'tens (Blum. 1l. c.) leaflets oblong; panicles spread- 
ing, much branched. h. S. Native of Java. Schizochiton, 
Spreng. syst. append. p. 251. 
Spreading-panicled Chisocheton. Tree. 
2 C. pive’RGENs (Blum. I. c.) leaflets oblong; panicle divari- 
cate, twiggy. h. S. Native of Java. Schizochiton, Spreng. l. c. 
Diverging- panicled Chisocheton. Tree. 
Cult. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand will suit the species 
of this genus, and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a 
hand-glass, in heat. 
XX. CARA‘PA (Carapa is the name of C. Guianénsis in 
Guiana). Aubl. guian. suppl. p. 33. t. 387. D. C. prod. 1. p. 
626.—Xylocárpus, Schreb. gen. no. 646.—Persoònia, Willd. 
spec. 2. p. 331. 
Lix. syst. Monadélphia, Octo-Decándria. Calyx coriaceous, 
4-5-lohed. Petals 4 or 5, coriaceous. Stamens 8-10; filaments 
joined into a tube, which is toothed at the apex, and bearing the 
anthers on the inside at the throat. Style short. Stigma broad, 
truncate, with a furrowed margin. Drupe dry, globose, woody 
inside, 4-5-furrowed, 4-5-valved, 4-5-seeded. Seeds thick, free 
of albumen.—Trees with abruptly-pinnate, coriaceous leaves, 
and panicled racemes of small, dirty-yellowish flowers. Stamens 
and habit of trees agreeing with Meliàceæ, but the seeds come 
closer to those of Guttifere. 
1 C. Guianr’nsis (Aubl. l. c.) leaflets 8 or 10 pairs, alter- 
nate or opposite, elliptical, oblong, acuminated, coriaceous, shin- 
ing. h.S. Native of Guiana in forests. Lam. ill. t. 301. 
Persoonia Guareoides, Willd. spec. 331. The inhabitants of 
Guiana extract an oil from the seeds of this tree by bo.ling 
them in water, which they call oil of carapa, and is used by them 
for rubbing their hair and all parts of their body ; it preserves 
them against the bites of insects and the humidity of the atmos- 
This oi] is thick and bitter. The trunk of the tree fur- 
The tree is called Carapa by 
Fruit the size 
phere. 
nishes masts for small vessels. 
the Caribbees, and ¥-Andiroba by the Caripous. 
an apple. 
Guia Carapa. Fl. Nov. Clt.1824. ‘Tree 60 feet. l 
2 C. ogova`ra (Blum. bijdr. 4th number, ) leaves with 2 pairs 
of obovate, coriaceous leaflets. h. S. Native of Java. Xylo- 
cárpum obovàtum, Spreng. syst. append. 147. 
Obovate-leaved Carapa. Tree 20 fect. 
3 C. Guiner’Nsis (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 168.) leaflets 
8 or 10 pairs, oblong, acuminated, shining, coriaceous ; racemes 
