d' HISTOIRE NATURELLE. SqS 



IX. SIDEROXYLON SPINOSUM. 

 Tab. V, fig. I. {La?narck.^ JEncjcl. , t. i, p. 2/46 )• 

 ^ Fructus. 



Ind. Calix persistens , parvus quinquefldus concavus. 



Peric. Drupa baccata supera, ovab oblonga punctis glandulosis 

 notata,lutescenti viridis, carne duriuscula, fœta nucebi 

 aut tri loculari, vel potins nucibus totidem arcte coali- 

 tis monospermis. Putanien osseum crassum glal^rum. 



Placent 



Dehisc. Nulla. 



* * S E M E N. 



Forma. Semen ellipticum , ulrinque acuminatuni complana- 

 tum. 



Integ. Simplex , tenue , membranaceum , perispermo arcte adhge- 

 rens. 



Perisp. Semini conforme, carnosum. 



Emhrjo. Dicotyledoneus, perispermo paulo miner. Cotyle- 

 8. 5i 



