Feronia. decandria monogynia. 411 



"mit of the mountain. To us, parched with thirst, and 

 " exhausted with fatigue it proved extremely grateful ; 

 ** though afterwards, a somewhat different feeling was 

 "excited. On discovering that the underside of the 

 " leaves was covered with thousands of insects, of a faint 

 " green colour, and so minute as to be barely distin- 

 "guishable by the naked eye, at first I supposed that the 

 "honied substance must have been a formation of these 

 *' insects ; but I was afterwards able to correct this no- 

 " tion, by observing that some of the stems and branch- 

 " es, which were hoary with lichens, were likewise cover- 

 ^' ed with it, though no traces of the insects could be ob- 

 " served. The nectaries of the flowers were plentifully 

 " supplied with honey j but in them it was fluid, and tran- 

 " sparent as water." 



FERONIA.' 



Correa in Trans, of Linn. Soc. 5. 224. 



Calyx from four to five-toothed. Corol from four to 

 five-petalled. Germ superior, one-celled ; ovula numer- 

 ous, attached to five parietal receptacles. Berry spheri- 

 cal, covered with a hard cortex, one-celled. Seeds nu- 

 merous, immersed in pulp. Embryo vaga without peris- 

 perm. 



1. T. elepJiantim. Willd. 4. 973. R. Coram, pi 2. N, 

 141. 



Crateva valianga. Kou. Mss. by some written balanga, 

 or balangas. 

 Capittha. Asiat. Res. 4. p. 280. 

 Anisifoiius. Rumph. Amb. 2. t. 43. 

 Beng. Kath-bel. 

 Teling. Yellanga. 

 Tarn. Valianga, or Vola-marum. 

 Eng Elephant, or wood apple. 



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