Garcinia. polyandria monogynia. 625 



spherical, of a deep purple throughout, with as far as eight 

 seeds. Of this evidently very distinct species 1 have only 

 specimens with leaves and the ripe fruit sent by Dr. Berry, 

 under the name Mate mangostan, which is found in gar- 

 dens only, and supposed to have been originally brought 

 from the Eastern Archipelago, It differs from every other 

 species in the whole fruit, which is about the size of a 

 small orange, being throughout of a deep purple colour, 

 even the proper pulpy aril of the seeds. 



7. G. pediinculafa. R. 



Dioceous. Leaves oblong with parallel veins. Flowers 

 terminal, long-peduncled, male nmnerous, female sub-soli- 

 tary, with nectarial filaments united into five bodies. Ber- 

 ry ten -seeded. 



Tikwl or Tikoor. 



A native of Rungpoor, \vhere the tree is indigenous. 

 The following description was taken from fresh speci- 

 mens, sent from thence by Mr. Todd, who writes that the 

 trees are high, perhaps sixty feet, and of stately growth, 

 some young ones planted in a garden there, were in seven 

 jears, twenty feet high with a trunk, twenty-five inches in 

 circunifi rence, covered with bark of a spongy texture and 

 inwardly of a fle^^h colour. Flowering time from January 

 till March. The fruit ripens in April, May and June. 

 Leaves opposite, short-petioled, oblong and obovate-ob- 

 long, entire, obtuse, smooth on both sides, with large and 

 parallel veins, from six to twelve inches long. Flowers 

 terminal, peduncled ; male numerous, forming small tri- 

 chomous panicles ; female solitary, and also long-pedun- 

 cled. Bractes opposite, one or more pairs of the divisions 

 of the male panicles, and also at the base at the long 

 proper peduncles of both male and female flowers. The 

 male flowers so far as I can see are always on a separate 

 tree. Calyx of two opposite pairs of nearly equal cor- 

 date smooth, concave, fleshy leaflets. Petals four, ob- 



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