on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part IV. 179 
Ray derived his “ pericarpium carnosum” I cannot say, unless it was from the 
appearance of the transverse section of the fruit in the figure of Rheede ; but 
this merely represents an unripe fruit; the mature one is evidently a dry cap- 
sule, as may be seen from those parts of the figure that represent it dehiscent. 
Ray seems to have misled Plukenet, who quotes the Katou Adamboe for his 
* Alcew Indice arboree genus peculiare, foliis Beidel Ossaris, Alpini, fructu 
intus carnoso.” (Alm. 16.) 
M. Lamarck at first (Enc. Meéth. i. 39.) considered this as a distinct species, 
and called it 4dambea hirsuta. In this opinion Willdenow coincided; but 
knowing that the 4ddambea was of the same genus with the Lagerstremia, he 
called this species L. hirsuta. M. Lamarck, indeed, afterwards (nc. Méth. iii. 
376.) retracted his opinion, and considered the Katou Adamboe as probably a 
mere variety of the L. Munchhausia ; but he adds, * Nous ne pouvons l'assurer, 
ne le connoissant pas ;" and, as I am in a similar predicament, I would willingly 
follow his example, was not a very great difference, besides the pubescence, 
pointed out by Rheede, who says, “ flores praecedentis Adamboe (Lager- 
streemice Munchhausie) ut et Paretti (Gossypii) floribus quoque similes; me- 
diam tamen floris cavitatem et umbilicum quinque tantum stamina sapien 
candida rubicundis apicibus ornata occupant.” 
Karın Kara, p. 49. tab. 23. 
Commeline does not point out any plant to which this has an affinity ; nor do 
I find that it has been mentioned by any botanist since, except by M. Poiret, 
who properly adopts Tamagali, the name given by the Brahmans, and con- 
siders it as having an affinity to the Geoffræa, in the flowers and fruit at least, 
although the habit is different (Enc. Méth. vii. 560.). Nor can I form any 
conjecture more satisfactory, being quite unacquainted with the plant, or with 
anything like it. The Malabar name implies an affinity with the Elæocarpus 
(Perin Kara), both belonging to the genus Kara of the natives, but the flowers 
seem so different, that this arrangement must be quite unnatural, although 
adopted not only by the vulgar, but by the Brahmans, who call both this and 
the following plant by the generic name Gale, or Gali. 
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