Cedrela. pentandrta monogynia. 625 



l.C. Toona. R. 



Panicles pendulous. Leaflets from six to twelve pairs, 

 lanceolate, entire, acute. 



Surenus. Rumph. Amb. iii. 66. t. 39. 



Beng. Toon. Lood. 



This most elegant, large timber tree is now found common 

 in Bengal, probably brought thither originally from the 

 mountainous parts of the northern, and north-east frontier. 

 Leaves deciduous during the cold season, appearing again 

 with the flowers in February. Seed ripe in May and June. 



Trunk erect, growing to a great size and height, though 

 I have only seen small trees about Calcutta. Bark smooth, 

 gray. Branches numerous, forming- a large, beautiful, sha- 

 dy head. Leaves alternate, abruptly pinnate, drooping", 

 from twelve to eighteen inches long-. Leaflets from six to 

 twelve pairs, opposite or nearly so, short-petiolated, oblique- 

 ly lanceolate, the upper half broadest, and extending- further 

 down the petiolet than the lower ; margins waved, smooth 

 on both sides, tapering to a long- acute point; from two to 

 six inches long. Petioles and petiolets round and smooth. 

 Stipules none. Panicles terminal, nearly as long as the 

 leaves, pendulous, composed of numerous, diverging, com- 

 pound ramifications, smooth in every part. Bractes minute, 

 deciduous. Floicers very numerous, small, white, and pos- 

 sessing a fragrance like that of fresh honey. Calyx five- 

 parted. Petals five, oblong, with the margins ciliate, the 

 apices incurved over the stamens, and keeled on the inside 

 near the base. Nectary consisting of five, large, hairy, 

 orange-coloured glands, sitting round the lower half of the 

 germ. Filaments erect, inserted into the centre of the five 

 nectarial glands, rather shorter than the petals. Anthers 

 bent in towards the stigma. Germ superior, oblong, internal 

 structure and contents as in the capsule. Style length of 

 the corol. Stigma large, flat, composed of five lobes. Cap- 

 sules oblong, rather larger than a field bean, smooth, five- 

 celled, five-valved; valvelets opening from the apex and 



