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culi oblongi, basi tantum uniti. Germen receptaculo car- 

 noso, convexo, maximo, cinctum, anceps. Stylus compres- 

 sor, longitudine staminum. Stigma e lamellis duabus lance- 

 olatis, acutis, conniventibus conliatum. Fructum Don vidi. 



Pala, p. 81. fig. 45. 

 By a mistake in the letter-press quoted as figure 46. 



Linnaeus and Burman (Flor. Intl. 69.) joined the Lignum scho- 

 lare of Rumphius (Herb. Amb. ii. 246.) with the Curutu Pala. 

 next described in this work, and with a plant of Breynius formed 

 the Tabcvnamontana scholaris, being righl as to the genus respect- 

 ing the Curutu Pala, but wrong as to the Lignum scholare, which 

 is an Echitcs. There is reason, however, from the specific name 

 to believe that the Lignum scholare was in reality the plant which 

 they meant to describe. The error soon became evident, and. 

 in place of the Curutu Pala, the Pala was joined with the Lig- 

 num scholare to form the Echites scholaris (Lncycl. Meth. ii. 341.), 

 the plant of Breynius being left out, although 1 have no doubt of 

 its being the Pala. As, however, the leaves of the Lignum scho- 

 lare are sharp-pointed and have prominent veins, and as those 

 of the Pala diner in both respects, Willdenow (Sp. PL i. 1241.) 

 seems with propriety to have rejected it as synonymous with the 

 Lignum scholare, which is the only authority for the Echites scho- 

 lar is, thus leaving the Pala unoccupied. I think that this is a 

 common tree in Bengal, is there called Chhatin, and is what 

 Dr. Roxburgh {Hort. Beng. 20.) called the Echites scholar is ; but 

 the circumstances above mentioned lead me to doubt the accu- 

 racy of this opinion, although there can be no doubt of the Pala 

 and Lignum scholare being very nearly allied species. As I may 

 have misunderstood Dr. Roxburgh's meaning, who in the Hortus 

 Bengalensis quotes neither Rheede nor Rumphius, I shall de- 

 scribe the Pala. 



vol. xiii. 3 x Echites? 



