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Monodora Myristica. Jamaica 

 Calabash-Nutmeg 



Class and Order. 



POLYANDRIA MoNOGYNIA. 



( Nat. Ord. — Anonace^e. ) 



Generic Character. 



Cal. 3-sepalus, sepalis basi unitis. Pet. 6, basi unita ; 3 

 exteriora oblongo-lanceolata, undulato-crispata, 3 interiora 

 cordiformia, conniventia. Antherce numerosae, sessiles, 

 basin germinis cingentes. Germen solitarium. Stigma 

 sessile. Bacca laevis, subglobosa, 1-locularis. Semina in 

 pulpa nidulantia. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Monodora* Myristica ; baccis subglobosis magnis. D C. 

 Monodora Myristica. Dunal, Monogr. Anon. p. 80. De 



Cand. Syst. Veget. v. 1. p. 477, Prodr. v. 1 P- 87. 



Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 604. 

 Anona Myristica. Gcertn. de Fruct. v. 2. t. 125./. 1. _ 

 American Nutmeg. ec Long, Hist. Jam. v. 3. p. 73j." 



Bancroft in Lunan, Hort. Jam. v. 2. p. 10. 



Descr. " This grows/' according to Dr. Bancroft, " to 

 a large, branching tree, in habit resembling the Anonas. 

 Leaves confined to the extremities of the branches, disti- 

 chous, alternate, oblong, or sometimes obovate, somewhat 

 cordate at the base, quite entire, nerved, veined, smooth, 

 shining, of a bright, yet pale green above, paler still be- 

 neath, from four to five inches long, and from one to two 



in r»ri AC 



inches 



* From pons, one, and iup», a gift, in allusion to its solitary fruit. 



