Dr. JAck's Account of the Lansium, &c. 115 
LANSIUM. 
Decandria Monogynia. N.O. Meliaceæ Juss. 
Calyx 5-partitus. Corolla 5-petala, petalis subrotundis. Tubus 
staminiferus globosus, ore subintegro, antheris decem in- 
clusis. Ovarium 5-loculare, loculis 1—2-sporis. Stylus bre- 
vis, columnaris. Stigma planum, 5-radiatum. Bacca cor- 
ticata, 5-locularis, 5-sperma, uno alterove loculo tantum 
semen perficiente. Semina integumento exteriore pulposo 
sapido. Albumen nullum; cotyledonibus inequalibus peltatis. 
Arbores, foliis pinnatis, floribus racemosis. 
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LANSIUM DOMESTICUM. 
Langsat or Lanséh. Malay. 
Lansium. Rumph. Amb. i. p. 151. t. 54. 
Marsden’s Hist. of Sumatra, pl. v. p. 101. 
Native of the Malay Islands. 
À moderate-sized tree. Branchlets tomentose. Leaves alternate, 
pinnate ; leaflets from seven to nine, alternate, short, pedi- 
celled, elliptic-oblong, broader above, rounded towards the 
. point, and terminating in an obtuse acumen, entire, very 
smooth ; nerves pubescent beneath ; from seven to ten inches 
long. The young leaves are pubescent on the under sur- 
face. Stipules none. Racemes springing from the trunk 
and naked branches, sometimes solitary, sometimes fasci- 
cled, at first suberect, but drooping afterwards by the weight 
of the fruit; tomentose: flowers sessile, alternate, solitary, 
tribracteate at the base. Calyx deeply five-parted ; seg- 
ments round, concave, imbricated. Corolla five-petalled, 
yellowish, a little longer than the calyx; petals subrotund. 
Staminiferous tube sub-globose ; mouth nearly entire; an- 
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