b TilALAMIFLOR^. 



sileor stalked, 1- or many-seeded, distinct or concrete 

 into a fleshy mass. Seeds attached to the suture in 

 1-2 rows : testa membranaceo-crustaceous, fragile : 

 embryo minute, in the base of the hard fleshy rumi- 

 nate albumen. 



Trees or shrubs : branches terete, with the bark usually re- 

 ticulated or verrucose, and, when young frequently pubescent. 

 Leaves alternate, jointed on the stem, simple, almost always 

 entire, without stipules. Peduncles in genei'al axillary, some- 

 times lateral, or opposite to a leaf, usually bracteolated, solitary 

 or 2-3 together, I — cc-flowered, not unfrequently by abor- 

 tion indurated, enlarged, and hooked. — The roots, bark, leaves, 

 and, when it is capsular, the fruit are acrid, pungent, aromatic, 

 stimulant, and have been used as substitutes for the different 

 condiments. The fruit, when fleshy, is usually edible, and 

 much esteemed in tropical countries. The flowers of several 

 of the species, such as those of the uvaria odorata, which is 

 a common tree in the neighbourhood of the Botanic Garden at 

 Bath, are remarkably fragrant. The Anonace^ are inhabitants 

 of the warmer parts of the globe. None of them appear to have 

 been known to the ancients. According to the Monograph of 

 Dunal, this Order comprehends 105 species, of which 47 are 

 indigenous to tropical America. 



I. Anona. 



Sepals 3, united at the base, concave, subcordate, 

 somewhat acute. Petals 6, thickish, the inner ones 

 smaller or none. Anthers co, subsessile, dilated, and 

 angulated at the apex, covering the torus. Carpels 

 CO united into a single sessile berry, with the rind 

 muricated squamose or reticulated, pulpy within, 

 CO -celled ; cells radiating from a central receptacle, 

 1 -seeded. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves sometimes pellucido-punctate. — 

 Name, from a term used by the American Indians. Linnseus 

 used the word Annona from the Latin, which signifies a years 

 increase or supply of corn, Sfc. 



Sect. 1. — Petal suhequal. 

 1. Anona muricata. Sour- Sop. 

 Leaves oblong subacuminate glabrous shining, pe- 

 duncles usually solitary one-flowered, outer petals 

 sub-cordate acute, inner rounded, fruit muricated, 

 spinules fleshy, recurved. 



