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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Hymenaea 



campanulate. Sepals 4, very imbricate. Petals 5, sessile, ovate- 

 elliptical, a little unequal, the uppermost often larger. Stamens 10, 

 free, glabrous. Ovary shortly stalked ; stalk adherent to the 

 hollow receptacle. Pod somewhat woody, large, not opening. 

 Seeds fe\v. 



Species 8, natives of tropical America. 



H. Courbaril L. Sp. PL 1192 (1753) & ed. 2, 537; Gaertn. 

 Fruct. ii. t. 145 ; Descourt. FL Ant. v. t. 359 ; Hayne Arzneyk. 

 Gew. xi. t. 10 ; Macf. Jam. L 349 ; Griseb. FL Br. W. Ind. 213 ; 

 Benth. in. FL Bras. xv. pt. 2, 235 ; Cook & Coll. in Contrib. U.S. 

 Nat. Herb. viii. 164, t. 41 ; Urb. Symb. Ant. iv. 270. H. foliis &c. 

 Browne Hist. Jam. 221. Ptesina pici &c. Sloane Cat. 215 & Hist. 



Fig. 35. Hymenaea Courbaril L. 

 A, Portion of inflorescence with a leaf X |. F, Flower after pollination, petals and 



B, Bud, nat. size. 



C, D, Petals, nat. size. 



E, Bud with some of the parts removed, 

 nat. size. 



stamens removed, nat. size. 

 G, Pod with portion removed to show 

 pulp and seeds x 5. 



