Drscr. A Tree, according to Jacquin, twenty feet in 
height, readily distinguished from all others by its peculiar 
habit: for it sends out large, horizontal, scarcely divided 
branches, which bear fascicles of leaves at various dis- 
tances. These leaves are from four to six inches in length, 
broadly -lanceolate, somewhat acute, entire, tapering at 
the base, but destitute of petiole. Peduncles, in general 
from the older portions of the trunk or branches, solitary, 
rarely two or three together, decurved, bearing a single, 
pendent flower of a large size, and, though varying some- 
what in colour, generally of a yellowish-green, more or 
less streaked or veined with reddish lines. The calyx is 
large, of two roundish, or oval, green, concave lobes. Co- 
_ rolla large, somewhat campanulate, with a remarkable con- 
striction below the middle, above which it becomes ventri- 
cose, and at the mouth cut into five, much crisped and 
waved, sharp, but rather unequal segments, which are at 
length reflexed: it does not readily fall away, but decays 
upon the peduncle, and then gives out a very disagreeable 
smell. Stamens four, didynamous, sometimes five, shorter 
than the corolla. Anthers of two oblong lobes, spreading 
at their base. Germen ovate, surrounded by a  % 
fleshy, yellowish ring : Style rather longer than the corolla: 
Stigma two-lobed. Fruit, according to authors, an oval 
or round berry, large, externally coriaceous, one-celled, 
containing a copious pulp, in which are imbedded several 
cordate, compressed seeds, which are said to have two 
cells, 
The Plate represents a portion of a Branch, with Leaves and Flowers of 
the nat. size, 1. Fruit smaller than nature. 
