Plate 2065. 



2 exteriora. 



LUCUMA HARTII, Ilemsl. 



SAPOTACEiE. 



L. Hartii, Hemsl. (sp. nov.) ; a L. muUiflora (supra, t. 2498) foliis 

 majoribus, floribus tetrameris sessilibus, fructu majore recedit. 



Arbor ramis floriferis crassissimis primum ferrugineo-puberulis. 

 Folia arapla, ad apices ramorum conferta, longe petiolata, coriacea, 

 lanceolata vel oblanceolata, cum petiolo 6-12 poll, longa, acuminata, 

 basi cuneata, supra glabra vel cito glabrescentia, subtus, prcecipue secus 

 costam et venas primarias numerosas, ferrugineo-puberula. Flores (bene 

 evoluti non visi) pauci, in axillis foliorum superiorum sessiles, tetrameri, 

 circiter 4 lin. diametro. Sepala fere orbicularis, 2 omnino interiora, 



Corollas lobi rotundati, ciliolati. Stamina petalis op- 

 posita, staminodiis triangulari-ligulatis alternantia, inclusa. Ovarium 

 hirsutum, 4-loculare, stylo glabro breviter exserto. Fructus globosus, 

 aurantiacus, edulis, 2-3 poll, diametro, interdum abortu 1 -sperm us ; 

 semina oblongo-cylindrica, hilo angusto, cotyleclonibus requalibus. 



Trinidad : Maraval, Hart, 4324. 



According to Mr. J. H. Hart, to whom Kew is indebted for speci- 

 mens, this tree bears the name of § eontrevent > in Trinidad. From 

 imperfect material received in 1890, it whs at first supposed to be 

 L. multijlora, A.DC, but it proves to be very distinct, and apparently 

 previously undescribed. — W. DOTTING Hemsley. 



Fig. 1, a flower; 2, corolla laid open showing the stamens and staminodia ; 3, 

 pistil ; 4, cross section of an ovary ; o, a fruit in vertical sectim showing two seeds ; 

 6, a seed; 7, embryo; 8, cross section of the same. Figures 1-4 enlarged; 5-8 

 natural si -re. 



