274 SiVrOTACEuE. (sATODILLA KAMI I, v.) 



Oin>i:i; Ki>. SAPOTACE^. (Sapodim.a Family.) 



Trt'c's or sliru])s, with milky juice, alternate entire exstipulate short- 

 petioU'il leaves, and regular perfect (.^niall) flowers, connnonly in sessile 

 axillary clusters. — Calyx free from the 3-12-celle(l o\ ary, 4 - 8-i)arted, 

 pei"sistent. Corolla hypogynous, 4 - 8-clefl, mostly with one or two ap- 

 pendages between each lobe. Fertile stamens as many as the lobes of the 

 corolla and opposite them, alternating with as many scale-like or petal- 

 like sterile ones, inserted on the tube of the corolla : anthers extrorse. 

 Ovules anatropous, single, suspended from the central angle of each cell, 

 or ascending from its base. Fruit a dru])e or berry. ISeeds few. Albu- 

 men fleshy or oily, or none. Embryo straight. 



Synopsis. 



* Calyx 5-partod. 

 ■*- Corolla with a single appunJage between the lobes. 



1. SIDEROXTLON. Sterile stamens none. Fruit a drupe. Albumen copious- 



■t- -t- Corolla with two appendages between the lobes. 



2. IJTPIIOLIS. Seed with copious albumen. Sterile stamens fimbriate. Ovary smooth. 



3. ISL'MELIA. Seed without albumen. Sterile stamens entire. Ovary hairy. 



* * Calyx6-8-parted. 



4. MIMDSOPS. Appendages of the corolla two between the lobes. Stamens 6-8. 



1. SIDEROXYLON, L. 



Calyx 4-partcd. Corolla 5-clcft, with u sinj^lc appendage between the lobes. 

 Stamens 5, the sterile ones none. Ovary hairy, 5-cellcd. Drupe mostly l-ccUcd, 

 1-seeded. Albumen copious. — Tropical trees. Flowers clustered. 



1. S. pallidum, Sprcng. Smooth; leaves membranaceous, elliptical, ob- 

 tuse, wavy on the margins, on slender petioles ; clusters few-flowered ; drupes 

 purplish, ovoid. — South Florida. — Leaves 5'- 6' long. Drupe 9" long. 



2. DIPHOLIS, A. DC. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 5-cleft, with two toothed appendages between the 

 lobes. Stamens 5, each alternating with an ovate-lanceolate fimbriate sterile one. 

 Ovary smooth. Berry juiceless, 1-seeded. All)umen copious, fleshy. — A small 

 tree, with silky branc^hes. Leaves smooth, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, narrowed 

 into a short petiole. Flowers clustered, on short pedicels. 



1. D. salicifolia, A. DC— South Florida, Dr. Blodgctt. Leaves 2'- 3' 

 long. Calyx silky. Drupe small, oblong. 



3. BUMELIA, Swartz. 



Calyx .5-pai-ted. Corolla .5-clcft, with two appendages between the lobes. 

 Stamens 5, each alternatin<r with a petal-like sterile one. Ovary 5-celled, hairy 



