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MURRAYA PANICULATA. 



Decandria Monogynia. Nat. Ord. Aurantije. 



Foliolis ovatis acuminatis, floribus terminalibus axillaribusque 

 subsolitariis, baccis oblongis saepius dispermis. 



Chalcas paniculata. Lour. Fl. Coch. p. 270. — Camunium, 

 Humph. Amh. v. 5. p. 26. t. 17. — Kamuning. Malay. — This is 

 an abundantly distinct species from M. exotica^ though unac- 

 countably confounded with it by later authors. Loureiro 

 discriminates between them very well, and his description is 

 on the whole good. Rumphius' figure is bad, but preserves 

 several of the distinguishing characters ; particularly in the 

 inflorescence and leaves, which, however, are not sufficiently 

 acuminate. It grows to the size of a small tree^ and the wood 

 is much employed for the handles of kreesses, being capable 

 of receiving a fine polish. The leaflets are generally five, 

 ovate, terminating in a long acumen, which is slightly emar- 

 ginate at the point, shining, and very entire, the terminal 

 one considerably the largest. In M. exotica, the leaflets are 

 more numerous and closer, obovate, blunt, and of a much 

 firmer, thicker substance. The flowers of M. paniculata are 

 fewer and larger than those of M. exotica, and are sometimes 

 terminal, generally one or two together from the axils of the 

 upper leaves. Ovary 2-celled : berries oblong, reddish, and 

 mostly containing 2 seeds, which are covered with silky 

 hairs. The berries of M. exotica are ovate, and generally 1- 

 seeded. The specific name paniculata is objectionable, as 

 the flowers are much less panicled than in the other species. 



The Camunium sinense, Humph, v. 5. t 18. fl. 1, which is 

 commonly met with in gardens throughout the Malay Islands, 

 is quite a distinct genus from the other two Camuniums, and 

 has been described by Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch, v. 1. p. 173, 

 under the name of 



AGLAIA ODORATA. 



This has a 5-parted inferior calyx, and 5-petaled corolla. 

 Stamens 5, and inserted, in the manner of the Meliacece, on 

 the inside of an ovate nectarial tube, which is contracted at 



