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TABERN^EMONTANA dichotomy. 



The Forked Taberncemontana. 



PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 

 Nat. ord. Apocynace/E. 

 TABERN/EMONTANA. Botanical Register, vol. 4. fol. 338, 



T. dichotoma; foliis oblongis obtusis coriaceis lucidis subtus parallele et 

 transverse multinervosis, cyma elongata dichotoma, laciniis calycis ob- 

 tusis, corolla? oblongo-falcatis tubum eequantibus. Wallich in Botanical 

 Register, fol. 12/3. 

 T. dichotoma. Roxb.fi. ind. II. 21. 



Frutex atrovirens, lactescens ; vel forte arbor humilis. Folia coriacea, 

 opposita, oblonga, sexpollicaria et ultra, apice rotundata, basi acuta, marginibus 

 recurvis. Vense primaries otnninb transversa simplicesque uncice partem ter- 

 tiam distant, apice juxta marginem bifurcant, nee venulis colligantur conspi- 

 cuis ; quce adsunt in folii substantia latent. Flores axillares et terminates, 

 cymosi, nutantes, odoratissimi, bracteas suas citissime perdunt. Calyx coria- 

 ceus, in alabastro globosus ; sepalis rotundatis imbricatis tubo corollce pluries 

 brevioribus. Corolla hypocrateriformis, carnosa, contorta, tubo recto luteo, 

 limbo candido reflexo, laciniis suis tubo paulo longioribus, oblongis, obtusis. 



A most fragrant and beautiful stove plant, resembling 

 a Plumieria in appearance. It is a native of Ceylon, whence 

 we possess native specimens ; according to Dr. Wallich it 

 also occurs in Malabar. The latter describes it as a plant 

 which grows from 12 to 16 feet high, with a peculiarly dark 

 and glossy foliage, and delightfully fragrant flowers. It quite 

 merits the character it has received, as appeared by the spe- 

 cimen at Sion House, from which the accompanying figure 

 was made by permission of His Grace the Duke of Nor- 

 thumberland. 



The following is the account given of it by Roxburgh in 

 his Flora Indica. 



" Trunk short, branches numerous, spreading much in 

 October, 1841. v 



