MAGNOLIACEjE. IX. TALAUMA. X. ABOMADENDRON. 



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effect disposed singly in different parts, as in open places of 

 pleasure-grounds in warm situations. 



IX. TALA'UMA (Talauma is the aboriginal name of T. Plu- 

 mieri.) Juss. gen. 281. D. C. syst. l.p. 460. prod. 1. p. 81. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Polygynia. Carpels 1 or 2 seeded, 

 disposed in spikes, joined into strobile-like fruit (f. 22. 6.) open- 

 ing irregularly on the outside ; seeds in each cell 2,_ or from 

 abortion solitary, hanging by a thread. Spath deciduous, cover- 

 ing the flower-bud before expansion. Sepals 3. Petals 6-12. 

 Anthers bursting inwards. Perhaps several of the East India 

 species of Magnolia is referable to this genus. Large trees, 

 with the habit of Magnolia, with large terminal solitary flowers 

 of 3 sepals and 6-12 petals. 



1 T. PLUMI'EKA (Swz. prod. 87. fl. ind. occid. 2. p. 997.) 

 leaves ovate-roundish, somewhat cuneated at the base ; petals 12, 

 thick, oblong, obtuse. Jj . S. Native of Martinico, Guadeloupe, 

 St. Lucy. Magnolia Plumiera, Swz. prod. 87. fl. ind. occid. 

 2. p. 997. Annona dodecapetala, Lam. diet. 2. p. 127. Magnolia 

 fatiscens, Rich. icon, et descr. ined. T. caerulea, Jaum. fam. nat. 

 2. p. 76. A tree from 50 to 80 feet high. Leaves coriaceous, 

 smooth, reticulately veined, ovate-roundish, somewhat cuneated 

 at the base. Flowers large, white, sweet-scented, solitary on 

 the tops of the branches. Fruit, according to Plumier, blue ; 

 according to Swartz sordid-green. The flowers are used by the 

 distillers of Martinico to sweeten liquors. 



Far. ft, longifolia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 82.) leaves obovate-ob- 

 long. Tj . S. Native of Dominica. 



Plumper's Talauma. Tree 50 to 60 feet. 



2 T. OVA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. FIG. 22. 

 p. 26. t. 4. f. A.) leaves ovate, blunt- 



ish ; flowers of 6-petals. fj . S. 

 Native of Brasil in the western part 

 of the province of Minas Geraes in 

 marshes. Magnolia ovata, Spreng. 

 syst. app. 217. Leaves 5-7 inches 

 long and 3-4 broad. Petals 20 lines 

 long, white. Sepals rather glau- 

 cous, (f. 22. a.) 



0a<e-leaved Talauma. Tree 

 20 feet. 



3 T. SELLOWIANA, (St. Hil. fl. 

 bras. 1. p. 26. t. 4. f. B.) leaves ob- 

 ovate-round, very blunt, but acute 

 at the base ; flowers of 6-petals. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brasil in woods 



not far from the town called Sorocaba. Magnolia Selloi, 

 Spreng. syst. app. 216. Leaves 3-5 inches long, and 3-4 

 broad. Petals 14-16 lines long, white. Sepals rather glaucous 

 (f. 22. &.). 



Sello's Talauma. Fl. Jan. Tree 50 feet. 



4 T. CANDO'ILII (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. 1. p. 9. fl. Jav. 

 fasc. 19. p. 32. t. 9.) leaves oblong, acuminated at both ends ; 

 flowers 9-12-petalled, outer ones short; peduncles 1-flowered, 

 rather drooping, and are as well as the petioles of the younger 

 leaves clothed with rufous villi ; stem shrubby. 7/ . S. Native 

 of Java. Magnolia odoratissima, Reinw. ined. Magn. pumila, 

 Spreng. exclusive of the synonyms. Flowers large, cream-co- 

 loured. 



Var. ft, latifblia (Blum. 1. c.) leaves broader, and less atten- 

 uated at the base. 



De Candolle's Talauma. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1828. Shrub 6 ft. 



5 T. RU'MPHII (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. l.p. 10. fl. jav. fasc. 

 19. p. 39.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, very much acuminated; pe- 

 duncles 1-flowered erect. Stem arboreous; petals 6. Tj . S. 

 Native of Java and the Moluccas. Magnolia Rumphii, Spreng. 



syst. app. p. 217. Sampaca montana, Rumph. amb. 2. t. 69. 



Flowers pale-yellow or cream-coloured, terminal, sweet-scented. 



Rumphius's Talauma. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1828. Tree 30 feet. 



6 T. MUTA'BILIS (Blum. fl. jav. fasc. 19. p. 35. t. 10.) shrubby ; 

 leaves elliptical, acute at both ends, villous on the ribs beneath ; 

 flowers of 9 almost equal petals. Jj . S. Native of Java. 

 Flowers solitary, drooping, pale-green, tinged with red or purple, 

 at last brownish. 



Var. ft, acurninata (Blum, 1. c. p. 30. 1. 11.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 acuminated, smooth beneath, but the young ones are pubescent 

 beneath. 



Var. y, longifolia (Blum. 1. c. p. 37.) leaves oblong or lanceo- 

 late, acuminated at both ends, younger ones puberulous beneath. 



Var. 5, splendens (Blum. I.e. p. 38. t. 12.) leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, scarcely acute at the base or roundish, smooth, young 

 ones covered with silky brown pubescence on the ribs beneath. 



Changeable Talauma. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



7 T. PU'MILA (Blum. fl. jav. fasc. 19. p. 38. t. 12. C.) leaves 

 elliptical, acuminated at both ends, smooth, reticulately veined ; 

 flowers drooping, of 6-9 petals. 1? . S. Native of Amboyna 

 and Java on high mountains. Liriodendron liliifera, Lin. spec. 

 755. Magnolia pumila, Andr.bot. rep. t. 226. Vent. malm. t. 37. 

 Sims, bot. mag. 977. Flowers cream-coloured, very fragrant at 

 night. Anthers club-shaped. 



Dwarf Talauma. Fl. year. Clt. 1786. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



8 T. MEXICA NA ; leaves oval, tapering a little at the base, 

 blunt ; flowers 9-petalled, expanded ; petals ovate, flat, f? . S. 

 Native of Mexico. Yoloxochitl Aristochyea, Hern. mex. with 

 a figure. Magnolia grandiflora, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. descr. 

 ined. with a figure. Magnolia Mexicana, D. C. syst. 1. p. 451. 

 Magnolia glauca, Moc. ,et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers 

 large, white, but purplish inside, sweet-scented. 



Mexican Talauma. Tree 50 feet. 



9 T. ROXBU'RGHII ; leaves oblong-elliptical, tapering to both 

 ends a little, but obtuse at the point, coriaceous, feather-nerved, 

 prominently reticulated, smooth on both surfaces, shining above. 

 Sepals 3 ; petals 6 ; spath 1 -leaved, inclosing the flower-bud. 



T? . S. Native of the East Indies. Liriodendron grandi- 

 florum, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 43. Flowers probably white ; sepals 

 and petals coriaceous and obtuse. Perhaps a species of Magnolia. 

 Roxburgh's Talauma. Tree 50 feet. 



Cult. Talauma is a genus of magnificent trees and shrubs, 

 resembling Magnolias. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand, will 

 suit them well. They may be increased by layers or inarching 

 on Magnolia obovata, and ripened cuttings of most of the species 

 will root if planted in a pot of sand, arid placed under a hand- 

 glass, in heat. The leaves should not be shortened f. 



X. AROMADE'NDRON (from apw/xa, aroma, fragrance ; 

 StvSpov, dendron, a tree; the flowers are very sweet-scented, 

 and diffuse their fragrance to a considerable distance.) Blum, 

 bijdr. fl. ind. ned. 1. p. 1 0. fl. jav. fasc. 19. p. 25. t. 7 and 8. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Polygynia. Calyx of 1 spathaceous 

 leaf. Petals very narrow and very numerous, about 2 8 , disposed in 

 a quaternary order. Stamens numerous, awl-shaped; anthers burst- 

 ing outwardly. Carpels 2-seeded, joined togetherinto egg-shaped 

 ligneous fruit. A large lofty elegant tree, with oblong-lanceolate 

 distich leaves, and terminal, solitary, large, white, very fragrant 

 flowers, at length changing to a straw-colour. This genus is 

 easily distinguished from Talauma by the number of the petals. 



1 A. E'LEGANS (Blum, bijdr. 1. p. 10. fl. jav. 1. c.) ^'. S. 

 Native of Java on the mountains. The wood of this tree is ex- 

 cellent, of a fine grain, and is used in Java for many purposes. 

 The bark is a grateful aromatic bitter, and is an excellent sto- 

 machic. 



Elegant Aroma-tree. Tree 80 to 140 feet. 



