DirLEN14. DILLENIACEJE. 5 
terminal style and simple stigma; ovules ascending. Fruit of 1-5 dis- 
tinct unilocular carpels, or of a similar number cohering together: the 
carpels are either capsular or baccate, and pointed with the style. Seeds 
several in each carpel, or only two or one by abortion, with or without 
a pulpy arillus: testa hard. Embryo straight, minute, at the base of a 
fleshy albumen.—Leaves alternate, or rarely opposite, without stipules. 
I. TETRACERA. Linn. ; Gertn. fr. t. 69. 
Flowers often by abortion diccious or polygamous. Stamens numerous: 
filaments dilated at the apex: cells of the anther distinct, roundish. Cap- 
sules 3-5, follicular, surrounded by the imbricated distinct sepals. Seeds 
1-5, shining, with an arillus.—Usually climbing shrubs or small trees, with 
terete branches. Leaves alternate, petioled, entire, quite entire or toothed, 
coriaceous, evergreen. Flowers panicled. 
14. (1) T. Rheedii (DC. :) climbing: leaves oblong, sharpened at both ends, 
quite entire or with a few distant gland-shaped tooth glabrous and free from 
roughness on both sides; nerves and reticulated veins somewhat prominent 
beneath: panicle compact, resembling a corymb: sepals 4, glabrous on the 
outside and silky within, ciliated: capsules shining, usually by abortion one- 
seeded.—z ; racemes many-flowered.— Wight ! cat. n. 19.—T. Rheedii, DC. 
syst. ; prod. 1, p. 68; Spr. syst. 2. p. 629.—Calophyllum Akara, Burm. Ind. 
p. 121.— Rheed. Mal. 5. t. 8.—0; racemes few-flowered.—Wight ! cat. n. 20. 
—T. levis, Wall.! L. n. 6627. Travancore. Malabar. 
T. levis not very well described by Vahl, must be the same as T. Mala- 
barica of Lamarck, from whom he received his specimens: this last name 
De Candolle changes to T. Assa, and Dr Wallich refers to it T. trigyna, Roxb. 
fl. Ind. 2. p. 645. 
+15. (2) T? Heyneana (Wall. L. n. 6630). 
II. DILLENIA. Linn.; Lam. ill. t. 492. 
Stamens numerous: filaments somewhat attenuated upwards: anthers ad- 
nate, elongated. Carpels 5-20, indehiscent, united round a central conical 
axis into a spurious berry, erowned by as many radiating styles and entire 
stigmas. Seeds immersed in a gelatinous pulp.— Trees. Leaves oblong, but 
variable in size and shape on the same individual; always much larger on 
young plants than on old ones: lateral nerves parallel to each other, usually 
excurrent and forming sharp teeth or serratures. Petioles with a broad base 
half embracing the stem. Stipules none. Peduncles arising from a scaly 
bud. Flowers yellow. es 
16. (1) D. penta Roxb.:) leaves broadly lanceolate, s y toothed 
or n reis. Lee sae the ees: pedancdos from the "ads Ud dare 
of the former year's leaves, several together, one-flowered, without bracteoles : 
inner row of stamens longer than the others: styles 5.— Rob. Cor. 1. t. 20 ; 
fi. Ind. 2. p. 652 ; Ham. ! in Lin. Soc. Trans. 15. p. 100; Wight! cat. n. 22. 
— Colbertia Coromandeliana, DC. prod. 1. p. 75; Wall. ! L. n. 949.—Wormia 
Coromandeliana, Spr. syst. 2. p. 631.——Malabar, and southern provinces. 
17. (2) D. speciosa ( Thunb. :) leaves oblong, serrated, glabrous, Brest 
with ie flowers: esce E i ; a ure stamens al 
equal in length: styles and carpels about 20: seeds hairy.—DC. prod. 1. 
D. 76; Spr. syst. 2. p. 644; Roxb. fl. Ind. 2. p. 650; Wall.! L. n. 943; 
Wight! cat. n. 21.—D. Indica, Lina. —D. elliptica, "Thunb. ; DC. prod. 1. p. 76; 
