170 Dr. Francis Hamitton’s Commentary 
albidis, farinosis. Bractew stipuleeformes, caduca, geminze ad singulas 
panicule divisiones, et ad singulorum pedicellorum basin. Flores alterni, 
pedicellati, albi, odorati, calycibus extra farinosis. 
Calyx coloratus, persistens, patulus, laciniis oblongis obtusis ultra medium 
quinquefidus. Petala quinque, longitudine calycis sessilia, disci hypogyni 
lateribus inserta, calyce alterna, ovata, integerrima. Anthere plurime, 
sessiles, disco insidentes, seta recurva terminatae. Germen superum, ova- 
tum, sulcatum, ovulis quinque foetum. Stylus subulatus, staminibus lon- 
gior. Stigma acutum. 
For a description of the fruit I may refer to Gærtner’s account (De Sem. 
iii. 53. £. 189.), to which I have nothing to add. 
It would thus appear that the Paeroe does not belong to even the same 
natural order with the Elwocarpus, but is nearly allied to the Vatica, Shorea, 
Dipterocarpus, Hopea Roxburghii, Dryobalanops, and Lophira, which form a 
natural order, standing between the Guttifere and Aurantice ; while the Elæo- 
carpus, although placed by Jussieu among the latter, is, I think, more nearly 
allied to the Tiliacee. | 
NYALEL, seu NIALEL, p. 57. tab. 16. 
With his too frequent want of care concerning native names, the author 
says that this tree by the Brahmans is called Lassa, which is usually applied 
to some species of Cordia; but in the plate the name given by the Brahmans 
is said to be Rana Bori, and Rana signifying wilde, the generic name is Bori, 
to which it will be found that two other plants (7. 40, 41.), having little affinity 
to this, are also referred. 
Commeline compares the Nayalel to the Sambucus Indica of Bontius, an 
author whom I have had no opportunity of consulting. Plukenet compared 
both (taking them, I presume, to be the same) with his Uvifera arbor Ameri- 
cana per funiculos e summis ramis ad terram usque demissis prolifera (Alm. 394. ; 
Phyt. t. 237. f.5.); but I see no grounds for this comparison, for the leaves of 
Plukenet's tree are simple, and those of the Nayalel, like those of the Sam- 
bucus, are pinnated ; nor does Rheede hint at its branches sending down roots 
like a Ficus, to which genus the American plant perhaps belongs. 
