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TAMARINDUS 



1 . Diffufus, folio lis pinnatis, pinnis dijlichis alter fits. 



Tamarindus Ray Hi/l. L. H. C. & Sp. PI. 

 Tamarindus Mufei & Thez. Zeyl. 



Tamarindus Gerhardi emaculati, &c. Slo. Cat. 147. 

 Tamarindus Pluck, t. 64,. f. 4. 



Tamarindus & Caranda Bontii, p. 94. & Intay. Pif. 1 57 

 BalemPulli. H. M. P. 3. t. 23. 



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Injloribus hujus plant a Jlaminacompreffafunt, uno verfu dlfpojita, & ad medietatem con 

 nexa-, petalumque Juperius, majus rigidum y difforme& obtufum. Ad Diadelphias prope 

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The Tamarind-tree. 



This tree is pretty common in Jamaica, and indeed in all our fugar colonies, but 

 thrives moft luxuriantly in the gravelly bottoms of St. Cbrijlophers. Its fruit and 

 leaves are equally cooling : the latter are fometimes ufed in fubacid infuiions, but the 

 other is moil generally preferved with fugar or fyrup, and kept in that ftate through- 

 out the year by moft families : It is a gentle grateful cooller and laxative, and 

 much coveted by all new-comers : It is fometimes ufed in common diluting 

 drinks, and frequently enters as an ingredient in punch, which then feldom 

 fails to open the body. Alpinus fays, that the decoction of the leaves kills the worms 

 in children, but with what certainty, I am not able to determine : It is however 

 obferved, that moft auftere vegetable juices do deftroy them more or lefs in thefe warm 



climates. 



This plant is a fenfitive, in fome degree, and clofes up its leaves on the approach 

 of cold, or moift and heavy air. 





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COMMELINA 1. ErecJa major fwiplex j fori bus conglomerat is pedunculo 



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longiori incidentibus. 

 Commelina Corollis equalibus, Joliis ovato-lanceolatis fubciliatis. L, H. Upf. 



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Periclimenum ErecJum herbaceum, &c. Slo. Cat. & H. tab. 147. 

 Zanonia P turner i. t. 38. 



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The larger ere& Commelina with long Flower-ftalks. 





This plant is frequent enough in the fhady mountains, and rifes generally to the 

 height of three feet, or better, above the root. The ftalk is Ample, and furnifhed 

 from fpace to fpace, with large lanceolated leaves that ftand on vaginated foot- 

 ftalks : From the upper vaginas and immediately under the main body of the 

 leaves, rife the peduncles or foot-ftalks of the flowers ; thefe are generally pretty 

 long, andfurnifhed with one or two fmaller leaves about the middle, but at the top 

 they are charged with a group of flowers difpofed clofely together. 



Tho' I think this plant differs widely from the other fpecies of the Commelina, 

 both in difpofition and appearance, I have ranged it here, according tocuftom , but 

 fhall add its Botanic characters, as they appeared in the frefh plants growing in their 

 native foil. ' 



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Periantium. Prefer folia floralia, nullum. 



Corolla. Monopetala infundibuliformis -, pedamen imperfc 











lacinias met as feci us, lacim 

 corollam referentibus, ceteris 





fupplentibus. 

 Stamina. Filamenta fex fe 



; limbus in fex 

 bus interioribus majoribus & 

 ioribus G? calicis quaft vicem 



'quali 

 antherifque fagittatis reft 



quorum 



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fore paulo longiora Jl 







Piftulum Germen fitbrotundum, parvum, obtufe trigonum, in f undo fori s fitum 



ftilus fwiplex longitudine Jlaminum, Jligma ampliatum £f quafi 



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