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MURRAYA PANICULATA. 
Decanpria Mowoavwia. Nat. Ord. AvRANTIA, 
Foliolis ovatis acuminatis, floribus terminalibus axillaribusque 
subsolitariis, baccis oblongis ssepius dispermis. 
Chalcas paniculata, Zour. Fl. Coch. p. 270.—Camunium, 
Rumph. Amb. v. 5. p. 26. t: 17.—Kamuning. Malay.—This is 
an abundantly distinct species from M. exotica, though unac- 
countably confounded with it by later authors. Loureiro 
discriminates between them very well, and his description is 
on the whole good. Rumphius figure is bad, but preserves 
several of the distinguishing characters; particularly in the 
inflorescence and leaves, which, however, are not sufficiently 
acuminate. It grows to the size of a small £ree, and the wood 
is much employed for the handles of kreesses, being capable 
of receiving a fine polish. The leaflets are generally five, 
ovate, terminating in a long acumen, which is slightly emar- 
ginate at the point, shining, and very entire, the terminal 
one considerably the largest. In M. exotica, the leaflets are 
more numerous and closer, obovate, blunt, and of a much 
firmer, thicker substance. The flowers of M. paniculata are 
fewer and larger than those of M. exotica, and are sometimes 
terminal, generally one or two together from the axils of the 
upper leaves. Ovary 2-celled: berries oblong, reddish, and 
mostly containing 2 seeds, which are covered with silky 
hairs. The berries of M. exotica are ovate, and generally 1- 
seeded. The specific name paniculata is objectionable, as 
the flowers are much less panicled than in the other species. 
'The Camunium sinense, Rumph. v. 5. t. 18. f: 1, which is 
commonly met with in gardens throughout the Malay Islands, 
is quite a distinct genus from the other two Camuniums, and 
has been described by Loureiro, £7. Cochinch, v. 1. p. 173, 
under the name of 
AGLAIA ODORATA. 
This has a 5-parted inferior calyz, and 5-petaled corolla. 
Stamens 5, and inserted, in the manner of the Meliacee, on 
the inside of an ovate nectarial tube, which is contracted at 
