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in masc. marcescentia. Masc. Stamina 4-5 petalis alterna, 

 sub disco crasso inserta, filamentis subulatis inferne pi- 

 losis, antheris parvis. Fcem. v. hermaphrod. ? Stamina 0, 

 v. effoeta ? Ovaria 3-5 disco crasso insidentia, distincta, * 

 stylis totidem apicalibus supra basim in unum concretis. 

 Drupee 1-3 pisiformes, receptaculo incrassato insertee, mo- 

 nospermy, Semen plus minus semi anatropus, peri- 

 tropus v. subascendens ; integumentum membranaceum, 

 embryo intra albumen carnosum rectus, radicula supera. 



Arbores in Napalia, China boreali, Java, Antillis, et insula St. 

 Catharince Brasilia meridionalis, observatse, habitu Ailanthi 

 v. Picramnue, foliis alternis, imparipinnatis, foliolis inte- 

 gerrimis, v. glanduloso dentatis, pari infimo interdum sub- 

 abortivo stipularum formam induentej floribus inconspi- 

 cuis in cymas axillares pedunculatas, versus apicem ra- 

 morum collectis. Partes omnes insigniter amarae. 



Sp. 1. Picrasma Javanica, Biume bijdr. p. 248 j Benn. 1. c. 

 tab. 41. 



P. foliolis 5-nis (nunc3-nis) breviter acuminatis, integerrimis, 

 floribus 4-meris. 



In insula Java, Blume, Horsfield. 



2. Picrasma Napalensis, Benn. loc. cit. p. 201. 



P. foliis septenis (nunc 3-nis) longius acuminatis, integerri- 



niis, floribus 4-meris. 

 In Napalia. 



3. Picrasma Quassioides, Benn. 1. c. p. 198, in annot. 

 Mma Quassioides, Hamilt. MSS. 



Simaba Quassioides, Don. 



Brucea Napalensis, Wall, in herb. Hook, (ex collectione pri- 



vata, absque numero.) 

 P. foliolis 9-15, acuminatis, serratis, pari infimo interdum 



stipularum formam induente ; floribus 5-meris ; pube brevi, 



ferruginea, novella, petiolos, inflorescentiam induente, 



sub foliis rariore. 

 !n Napalia. 



4 « Picrasma Ailanthoides. 

 &*** Ailanthoides, Bunge enum. pi. Chin. bor. p. 15. 



