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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Hytnenma 



campanulate. Sepals 4, very imbricate. Petals 5, sessile, ovate- 

 elliptical, a little unequal, the uppermost often larger. Stamens 10, 

 free, glabrous. Ovary shortly stalked ; stalk adherent to the 

 hollow receptacle. Pod somewhat woody, large, not opening. 

 Seeds few. 



Species 8, natives of tropical America. 



H. Courbaril L. Sp. PI. 1192 (1753) & ed. 2, 537; Gaertn. 

 Fruct. ii. t. 145 ; Descourt. Fl. Ant. v. t. 359 ; Hayne Arzneyh. 

 Gew. xi. t. 10 ; Macf. Jam. i. 349 ; Griseb. Fl. Br. W. Ind. 213 ; 

 Benth. in. Fl. Bras. xv. pt. 2, 235 ; Cook d; Coll. in Contrib. U.S. 

 Nat. Herb. viii. 164, «. 41 ; Urb. Symb. Ant. iv. 270. H. foliis &c. 

 Browne Hist. Jam. 221. Resina pici &c. Shane Gat. 215 k Hist. 



Fig. 35. — Hymeneea Courbaril L. 



A, Portion of inflorescence with a leaf X §. 



B, Bud, nat. size. 



C, D, Petals, nat. size. 

 E, Bud with some of the parts removed, 



nat. size. 



F, Flower after pollination, petals and 

 stamens removed, nat. size. 



G, Pod with portion removed to show 

 pulp and seeds x J. 



