202 FLORA OF JAMAICA Oxandra 



above the extrorse anthers into a long, tapering appendage. 

 Keceptacle convex. Carpels numerous, distinct ; ovule 1, erect. 

 Berries ellipsoidal, stalked. Lancewood. 



Species 8, natives of tropical America (inch West Indies). 



Leaves oblong-elliptical, 8-16 cm. 1 1. 0. laiirifolia. 



Leaves elliptical, 4-10 cm. 1 2. O. lanceolata. 



1. 0. laurifolia A. Bich. in Sagra Cuh. 20, /. 8 (1845) ; 

 leaves oblong-elliptical, acuminate, villose underneath when 

 young ; flowers axillary and lateral, clustered or subsolitary ; 

 outer petals oblong, obtuse ; berries stalked. Griseh. Fl. Br. 

 W. Ind. 7 ; Urb. Symh. Ant. iv. 239. Uvaria laurifolia Sw. FL 

 Ind. Occ. 1001 (1800). Guatteria laurifolia Dun. Anon. 132, 

 t. 32 (1817) ; Macf. Jam. i. 14. Bocagea laurifolia Benth. dj 

 Hook. f. Gen. PL i. 29 (1862) ; Fawc. Fl PI. Jam. 1. Arbor foliis 

 ovatis glabris &c. Browne Hist. Jam. 370. (Fig. 82.) 



Portland, Broivne ; Priestmans River, Deans ! Cuba, Hispaniola, 

 Porto Rico, St. Cruz, Guadeloupe. 



Tree, 50 ft. and over, 12-18 in. in diam. and more. Leaves 8-16 cm. 1., 

 3-5 cm. br. ; petiole stout, 3 mm. 1. Calyx 1*5 mm. 1. Petals white, 

 7 mm. 1. Berries 11-16 mm. 1., 8-10 mm. br. 



A good timber tree, especially where strength or elasticity is required. 

 This species seems to be confined to the north-eastern portion of the 

 island. See remarks on the next species, which are also applicable here. 



2. 0. lanceolata Baill. in Adansonia viii. 168 (1868); leaves 

 elliptical, acuminate, tapering to base ; flowers axillary, sub- 

 solitary ; outer petals obovate-roundish ; berries subsessile. 

 Urb. loc. cit. O. virgata A. Bich. loc. cit. ; Griseb. loc. cit, 

 Uvaria lanceolata Sw. Prodr. 87 (1788). U. virgata Sw. Fl. 

 Ind. Occ. 999. Guatteria virgata Dun. Anon. 131, t. 31 (1817); 

 Macf. Jam. i. 14. Bocagea virgata Benth. & Hook. f. loc. cit.; 

 Fawc. loc. cit. 



Black lancewood. 



March ! Hope, 700 ft. ; Grandvale, Westmoreland, 500 ft. ; Trov, 

 1400 ft.; Harris \ Fl. Jam. 6720, 6863, 7099, 8613, 9431. Cuba, His- 

 paniola, Porto Rico. 



A straight-growing tree, to 30 ft. high, and 8-12 ins. in diam. Leaves 

 4-10 cm. 1., 2-4 cm. br. ; petiole 1-2 mm. 1. Calyx about 2*2 mm. 1. 

 Petals 4-5 mm. 1. Berries 11-12 mm. 1., 7-9 mm. br. 



The wood is tough, strong and elastic, with very fine, dense grain and 

 lustrous surface ; it is extremely hard, equalling boxwood. It is imported 

 into England under the name of " lancewood spars " for carriage building. 

 It is also used for lances, fishing-rods, ramrods and general turnery. 

 Weight 52-63 lbs. per cubic foot. 



