on the Ilortus Malabaricus, Part I. 559 



Ilortus Malabaricus from the great size and form of its leaves ; 

 and therefore I supposed it to be the Lauras Malabratum or Ma- 

 lahathrum of the Encyclopedic (iii. 445.): but the plant I found 

 is a Laurus, which the Katou Carua is not ; and the leaves and 

 bark, both of its root and branches, were devoid of aromatic 

 smell or taste. I suspect however that it is the same with the 

 Laurus malabathrica of Dr. Roxburgh, who would never have 

 classed a plant in the genus Laurus, which had five stamens and 

 a quinquefid petal ; and he quotes the figure alone of the Katou 

 Carua, having probably never looked at the description. The 

 tree was in the garden when he took charge, so that he did not 

 know from whence it came. I adopt the native name, as its 

 leaves are never used for the Malabathrum. 



Laurus Bejolghota, foliis triplinerviis basi acutis, paniculis ter- 

 minalibus, pedicellis subtrirloris, cortice foliisque insipidis. 

 Laurus Malabathrica. Hort. Bens:. 30? 

 Bejolghota Bengalensium. 

 Habitat in sylvis Camrupae ad Tistam rluvium. 



Arbor magna ramulis tetragonis, obtusangulis, glabris, opposi- 

 tis. Folia plerumque opposita, pedem fere longa, tres pol- 

 lices lata, elliptica vel oblonga, sed supra medium plerum- 

 que latiora, nervo marginali integerrima,basi acuta, utrinque 

 glabra, supra nitida, subtus glauca, crassa, triplinervia, ve- 

 nis vagis minute reticulata ; omnium, quae vidi, apices in- 

 sectis erosi. Petiolus brevissimus glaber, depressus, sub- 

 anceps, estipulaceus. Panicula facie terminales, plures 

 patentes, subtrichotomae, rachi tetragono, ramulis compres- 

 sis. Flores parvi, subterni. Paniculce fructiferae, forte pro- 

 deunte novo ex gemma terminali ramulo, infrafoliacea?, ut 

 in similibus plerumque fit, nam fructum non vidi. 



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