Hunteria. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 695 
Obs. The want of the nuciform, bony, exterior ‘integument 
of the seed in Geertner’s O, trifoliatum, ii. 129, induces me 
to think his cannot be the same, yet I know of no other to 
compare his with, 
' ~ The root of this plant is employed for the cure of various 
disorders by the Telinga physicians. First, in substance, in- 
wardly, as a 5 atl oe Secondly, in the same manner, after 
the bite of poisonous animals. The juice is also expressed, 
and dropt into the eye, for the same purpose. And thirdly, it 
is administered, in substance, to promote delivery in tedious 
cases, 
HUNTERLA. R. 
Calyx five-parted. Corol infundibuliform, _ dake two- 
lobed ; /obes one-celled, two-seeded ; attachment of the ovula 
eiaievior. Berries two, pedicelled, one-celled, one or two- 
seeded. 
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soe Bl eta i ° a8 
=A tree, a native of Prince of Wales’ Island, where it blos- 
soms in July ; in Bengal, i in May; butin the latter piece ithas 
not ripened its seed, 
Leaves opposite, short-petioled, shame and lanceolate, ob- 
tuse, pointed, entire, smooth on both sides, from three to four 
inches long, and one or two broad. Stipules none, but a 
swelling on the inside of the base of the petiole. Corymbs 
terminal, decussate. #/Jowers numerous, small, white, Ca- 
lyx one-leaved, five- parted, permanent, segments ¢ ovate, Co- 
rol ‘one-petioled, funnel-shaped. Tube two or three times 
longer than the calyx, gibbous at the base, and swelled a lit- 
tle at the mouth, Border contorted, five-parted, divisions 
obliquely ovate-oblong, i in the bud spirally imbricated. Nee- 
tary a fleshy ring round the base of the germ. Filaments 
five, very short. Anthers ovate, lodged in the swelled part 
of the tube, just within its mouth. Germ superior, ovate, 
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