L 1738 
HeYNEA TRIJUGA. WALNUT-LIKE 
. HEYNEA. 
ER REE RE EE Te RE ER 
: Clafs and Orden 
DecANDRIA Monocynta. 
Generic Charaéter. 
‘Cal. 5-dentatus. Petala 5. Neétarium cylindricum, fauce 
antheriferum. Germ. biloculare, loculis difpermis, ovulorum 
infertio interior. Cap/: fupera, 1-locularis, 2-valvis, 1-{perma. 
Sem, arillata. Embryo inverfus, perifpermo deftitutus. Roxs. 
Specific CharaGer. 
HEYNEA irijuga; foliis impari-pinnatis trijugis, paniculis 
axillaribus longius pedunculatis. Roxd. Plant. Corom. inedit. 
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This fine tree is a native of Napaul, from whence the feeds 
were fent by Dr. Bucwanan to the botanic garden at Calcutta. 
Dr. Roxgurcn remarks, that in feven years, a tree raifed from _ 
feed was fifteen feet high, with much the habit of the walnut. — 
Its time of flowering at Calcutta was in March, and the fruit 
ripened in O€ober. a ‘3s 
Our drawing was made at the Comptefle Dz Vanpr's 
fuperb colle&ion at Bayes-Water, where it flowered, near the 
window of the ftove, in September 1814. : 
Heynea belongs to Jussieu’s natural order of Melia ; 
and was named by Dr. Roxgsurcu in honour of our friend, 
Dr. Heyne, who has for many years paid great attention to the 
natural hiftory of India; whither he has lately returned, in the 
Company’s fervice. From his talents and induftry we may 
expect much ufeful information. : 
How much the fcience of Botany is indebted to Dr. 
Roxauren, the fplendid work on the Plants of the Coaft of 
: Coromandel, 
