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ENUMEEATioN OF lUrticacecB 



M. Wallichianus, Thw. -Belregeasia WalUchiana. Wedd. 1. c 



WaU. Cat. n. 4607.— c.p. 2201. 



p 464 t. 14. UrticaleucophyUa, vvau. «^ 

 Hab. Hantani, in the Central Province. 



Arlor 15-20-i)edalis. 



TRIE. ARTOCARPEM. 



14. ARTOCARPUS, Linn. 



WiUd 



margine grosse crenatis ; venis fvimarns rectis, P^^^ll^i^^^X*; ™g,,: 

 lamtna ilterposita superne prommente et ad "^^'^f;;.?"^^^^" /^^^^^^ 

 cata ; amentis squamts orbiculanbus stipjtatis P^l^^^^is puberui pcrs s 

 tentibus arete tectis ; masc. lineari-cylmdricis.^JJ^. oUongo-cylindntis. 



Hab Not uncommon in the southern and central parts of the island, 



2000 feet. Nom. vul 



Arbor ingens, eximia, 40-50-pedalis, EamuHjnniores J^^^f ; J/^f^^^^^^^^^ 

 puBctati, strlgoso-scabri, denique l.ruunei, rn^y^hs. Foha 6-14 poll Im^^^^^^ 

 toll, lata, superne nigro-viridia, costa vemsqnc palli^^^subtus pallida a^pn^^^ 



virides 



Siipalce nigro 



Amenta 



masc. U poll, knga, 5-8 lin. in diam. ; /cm. breviora, 10-12 l^'^^^'^ j'^™, | >„", 

 J«, minutis, numerosissimis, paplllEcformibus, parum glandulosis. Frudu, oblon us 

 parum nodulosus, papillosus, 6-8 poll, longus, 34-4 poll, latus. Semma subsphae 



rica, alba, semipollicaria. . . • i-ca 



Folia plantaram juniorum vel ^alde luxuriantium majora et pmnatitida. 



This fine tree, which has, until now, been confounded with ^ '"^f ''f i'"^ i^^f '£* 

 of WUldenow, is evidently quite distinct from that, and apparently ^^^^ll^ ^T^j 

 hitherto described species. The wood is of very good quaLty but not ™nsideiea o 

 equal value with that of Ariocarpus integrifolia. The seeds toasted are a favoui.te 

 article of food with the Cinghalese. / , 



2. A. Lakoocta, Eoxb. FL Ind. iii. p. 524 ; Wight, Ic. t. 681 ; Treci- 

 Ann. des Sci. Nat. ser. iii. vol. iii. p. 117 ; Walpers, Annales, i. bbo. 



''■ Yar. /3'; foliis utrinque glabris vel subtus ad costam neryosque pube- 

 rulis.-ii. Gomeziana:^^. MSS. Tree. 1. c p. 118 ; Walp. 1. c-c.p. 



^^HAB.'Eiinapoora, GarAr>.r. ^ Yar. ^. Southern -d central pa^^^^^^^^^ 



3000 



Nom. vulg. " Canna-gona- 



gaas." 



Fructus minute velutinus. 

 The seeds of this, when tc 



common 



The timber 



native gardens Lave been, but cannot be considered truly .i"'!^!?'^"""^- /^^ ^ an 

 is very valuable for cabinet and other work ; and the truit is much esteemefl as 



article 



15. CUDRANTJS, Eumphius. 



Cudranus et Madura (Sect. Plecospermum), mc^^^.^. Cudrmlf, Trecul. 

 Maclura\s>ici.Lrptosura),m.xaiic. Tropins, y^iM., ^rwra. ^ ^^ 



1. C. Rumphu, Thw.— a Bimanus xelJavanus, Javancnsts, et 



