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ANONACEJE. I. ANONA. 



Rhomboidal-petalled Custard-apple. Tree. 



* * * Petals all acute, inner ones a little smaller, (f. 23. a, b.) 



1 A. SYLVA'TICA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 32. pi. insu. bras. no. 

 29.) leaves large, elliptical, short-pointed, acutish at the base, 

 puberulous above, pubescent beneath and full of very minute 

 pellucid dots ; fruit bearing peduncles extra-axillary, solitary. 

 \l . S. Native of Brasil in the province of Minas-Geraes. The 

 fruit ripens in March. It is commonly called Araticu do Mato. 

 The fruit is good to eat. The wood is white and compact, 

 tender, and light, and, therefore, is very proper for works of 

 sculpture. 



Wood Custard-apple. Tree 20 feet. 



8 A. PALU'STRIS (Lin. spec. 757.) leaves ovate-oblong, leathery, 

 quite smooth ; flowers solitary on peduncles ; petals all acute ; 

 fruit rather areolate. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica in low moist 

 places, and other parts of South America, near the borders of 

 rivers and in marshes. Dun. mon. anon. p. 65. Pluk. aim. 

 32. t. 240. f. 6. Sloane, jam. 205. hist. 2. p. 169. t. 228. f. 1. 

 Flowers yellow ; the three outer petals are veined on the outside, 

 but spotted with red on the inside; the three inner ones are 

 one-half, smaller than the outer ones, white on the outside, and 

 of a dark blood-colour on the inside. Fruit large, smooth, heart- 

 shaped, sweet-scented, of an agreeable taste, but it is said to be 

 a strong narcotic, and is therefore not eaten on that account. It 

 is called in Jamaica Alligator- A 'pple. The wood is so soft even 

 when dry that it is frequently used by the negroes, instead of 

 corks to stop up their jugs and calabashes, whence it has uni- 

 versally obtained the name of Cork-wood in Jamaica. In Brasil 

 it is called Araticu do brejo and Cortissa, where the inhabi- 

 tants also make corks of the branches. They have also tried to 

 make a kind of wine from the fruit. 



Marsh Custard-apple or Cork- wood. Clt. 1788. Tr. 10 to 20ft. 



9 A. CO'NICA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 490.) leaves oblong, 

 or obovate-oblong, acuminated, on slender petioles ; peduncles 

 lateral, 3-4-flowered ; outer petals lanceolate, long, acute, inner 

 ones small, ovate, acute ; fruit long, conical, reticulated, some- 

 thing like a Cucumber. 



ComcaZ-fruited Custard-apple. Shrub. 



10 A. LONGIFO^LIA (Aubl. guian. FIG. 23. 

 1. p. 615. t. 248.) leaves oblong, 



acuminated, mucronate, smooth ; 

 flowers axillary, solitary, stalked ; 

 petals all acute ; fruit ovate-globose, 

 dotted and reticulated. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of Guiana on the borders of 

 streams, also in the island of Trini- 

 dad. Dun. mon. anon. p. 66. 

 Flowers large, purplish, inner petals 

 smaller than the outer ones. Fruit gela- 

 tinous, flesh-coloured, eatable.(f.23.) 

 Long-leaved Custard-apple. Fl. 

 May. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 



11 A. PUNCTATA (Aubl. guian. 

 1. p. 614. t. 247.) leaves ovate-ob- 

 long, acute, smooth ; flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary, nearly sessile ; petals 



all acute ; fruit somewhat globose, covered with dots. Tj . S. 

 Native of Cayenne in woods, near the borders of streams. Dun. 

 mon. anon. p. 67. Flowers small, yellowish. Fruit fleshy, of 

 an obscure brown, with red pulp, eatable. 



Z>o<;d-fruited Custard-apple. Fl. April. Clt. 1822. Tree 20 ft. 



12 A. PERUVIA'NA (H. et B. ined. Dun. mon. anon. p. 67.) 

 leaves oblong-elliptical, acute, a little coriaceous, somewhat de- 

 current ; peduncles axillary, bracteolate ; petals all acute ; fruit 

 globose, reticulated. ^ S. Native of Peru in marshes about 



Guayaquil. A. uliginosa, H. B. et Kth. nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 56. 

 Flowers yellow, with the three outer petals furnished with a red 

 spot on the inside at the base of each. Fruit not eatable. 

 Peruvian Custard-apple. Shrub 16 feet. 



13 A. AUSTRA'LIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 33.) leaves large, 

 ovate, very blunt at the base, but pointed at the apex, quite 

 smooth ; fruit even. Tj . S. Native of Brasil in the province 

 of St. Catharine ; on the sea-shore very common. A small tree 

 quite smooth, except the buds. Leaves 5-6 inches long, and 

 about 3 broad. The fruit is mature in April, it is ovate and 

 blunt, with a soft compact pulp of the colour of an Apricot, but 

 of an ungrateful taste. The tree is very like A. palustris, but 

 differs greatly in the size and shape of its leaves. 



Southern Custard-apple. Tree 20 feet. 



14 A. CORNIFO^LIA (St. Hil. bras. 1. p. 33.) leaves usually 

 ovate or obovate, generally finely mucronated, smoothish above, 

 puberulous and hoary beneath ; middle nerves and parallel lateral 

 veins rufescent beneath; peduncles 1 -flowered, opposite the 

 leaves ; segments of calyx very short and acuminated. Fj . S. 

 Native of Brasil in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas Geraes, 

 where it is called Araticu do Campo. Outer petals broad-ovate, 

 inner ones oblong-elliptical, usually acuminated. Receptacle 

 with a circle of villi at the base. Fruit scaly, ovate smooth or 

 villous. Leaves 2-4 inches long, and 1-2 broad. Petals very 

 thick, pubescent, yellow, larger than the calyx. This is cer- 

 tainly a very variable shrub. 



Dogwood-leaved Custard-apple. Shrub 15 feet. 



15 A. AMBO'TAY (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 616. t. 249.) leaves 

 oblong-elliptical, under surface rusty-tomentose ; flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary, on very short peduncles ; petals all acute. Tj . S. 

 Native of Cayenne in woods. Dun. mon. anon. p. 67. Flowers 

 very small, greenish. Fruit unknown. Ambotay is the name of 

 the tree in Guiana. 



Ambotay Custard-apple. Fl. Nov. Shrub 8 feet. 



16 A. i-ALuiio'sA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 611. t. 246.) leaves 

 oblong, acute, upper surface somewhat tomentose, under surface 

 silky-tomentose, rufescent, nerved ; flowers on short peduncles : 

 petals all acute ; fruit ovate, tuberculated. fy . S. Native of 

 Guiana in marshy places. Dun. mon. anon. p. 68. Flowers 

 greenish ; petals silky on the outside. Fruit yellow, eatable. 



Marsh Custard-apple. Fl. Feb. Nov. Clt. 1803. Shrub 4 to 

 5 feet. 



2. Outer petals ovate, concave, acute, coriaceous, inner ones 

 wanting. Fruit not sufficiently known, and therefore this section 

 of Anona is only added to the genus from the habit of the 

 shrubs. 



17 A. ECHINA'TA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 68. t. 4.) leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acutish, upper surface smooth, under surface tomen- 

 tose ; branches rugose ; peduncles solitary, 1 -flowered; flowers 

 3-petalled ; fruit egg-shaped, echinated. T? . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. Petals leathery. 



Echinated-fruiteA Custard-apple. Shrub 12 feet. 



18 A. SERI'CEA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 69. t. 5.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acuminated, upper surface smooth, under surface as well 

 as branches rusty-tomentose or silky ; flowers 3-petalled, soli- 

 tary, axillary, stalked, rusty on the outside. Jj . S. Native 

 of Cayenne. Flowers nearly like those of A. echinata. 



Silky-]eaved Custard-apple. Shrub 10 feet. 



5) 3. Outer petals linear-oblong, narrow, triquetrous at the 

 apex, somewhat concave at the base, usually closed, concealing 

 the genitals, inner petals very minute. 



19 A. saDAMo'sA (Lin. spec. 757.) leaves oblong, bluntish, 

 smooth, full of pellucid dots, rather glaucous beneath ; outer 

 petals nearly closed ; fruit egg-shaped, scaly. ^ . S. Culti- 



