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ANONACE.E. II. ROLLINIA. 



6. Petals all equal, spreading. 



31 A.? AXILLIFLO RA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 86.) leaves oval- 

 oblong, bluntish, under surface pubescent ; pedicels axillary, 

 1 -flowered, 4-times longer than the petioles. Tj . S. Native of 

 French Guiana. Fruit unknown. 



Axillary-flowered Custard-apple. Shrub 8 to 14 feet. 



32 A. ? UNIFLO'RA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 76.) leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, smooth, under surface glaucous ; peduncles opposite 

 the leaves clothed with white tomentum. Tj . S. Native of 

 Para in Brazil. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 87. A beautiful species, 

 but doubtful if belonging to this genus. Flowers white on the 

 outside. Calyx 3-parted. 



One-flowered Custard- Apple. Shrub 6 feet. 



33 A. NI'TIDA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 488.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminated, wavy, smooth ; peduncles axillary or 

 lateral, twin or solitary, and furnished with a few scales. Jj . S. 

 Native of Peru. Petals 6, equal, obovate-oblong, obtuse. Ovary 

 globose, crowned by a round point. 



Shining-leaved Custard-apple. Shrub. 



f Anonce not sufficiently known. 



34 A. ASIA'TICA (Lin. spec. 2. p. 758.) leaves oblong, acu- 

 minated, not dotted, younger ones pubescent, adult ones smooth. 



f? . S. Native of Ceylon. Mill. diet. no. 7. A. Asiatica. var. a, 

 Dun. mon. anon. p. 71. This tree is said by Martyn to have a 

 smooth oblong-conical fruit, red on the outside, and filled with a 

 whitish eatable pulp, but inferior in flavour to the fruit of A. 

 squamosa. Perhaps this is only a variety of A. Forsk'dhlii. 

 Asiatic Custard-apple. Fl. ? Clt.? Shrub 12 feet. 



35 A. SENEGALE'NSIS (Pers. ench. 2. p. 95.) leaves elliptical, 

 leathery, glaucous, somewhat emarginate at the apex, upper 

 surface smooth, under surface, as well as branches and petioles 

 covered with rusty pubescence ; peduncles solitary or twin, 

 axillary, rather pendulous ; fruit small, scaly. fj . S. Na- 

 tive of Guinea in bushy places. Dun. mon. p. 76. Deless. 

 icon. sel. 1. t. 86. Petals leathery, of a greenish-yellow colour. 

 Fruit, when ripe, of a yellowish colour, containing a soft, excel- 

 lent tasted pulp. This fruit is much esteemed by the natives of 

 Guinea. 



Senegal Custard-apple. Fl. Feb. Mar. Clt. 1823. Sh. 6 ft. 



36 A. EXSU'CCA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 77.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 leathery, smooth, upper surface shining, under surface smooth, 

 as well as branches ; peduncles nearly opposite the leaves, sim- 

 ple or 2-parted. Jj . S. Native of Guiana in woods. A beau- 

 tiful tree, bearing small dry fruit. Flower-bud 3-lobed. 



-Dry-fruited Custard-apple. Tree 20 feet. 



37 A. AFRICA'NA (Lin. spec. 758.) leaves lanceolate, pubes- 

 cent. Jj . S. Native of South America 2 Mill. diet. no. 6. 

 A very obscure species, of which there is no specimen in the 

 Linnean herbarium. 



African Custard-apple. Shrub ? 



38 A. ATABAPE'NSIS (H. B. et Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 

 58.) leaves oblong, obtuse, cuneated at the base, leathery, very 

 smooth, shining, not dotted; peduncles solitary, 1 -flowered; 

 petals ovate, heart-shaped, acutish, inner ones scarcely smaller. 

 T? . S. Native of New Guiana on the banks of the river Ata- 

 bapo. Perhaps this is not distinct from A.palustris. 



Atabapo Custard-apple. Shrub 16 feet. 



39 A. BONPLANDIA'NA (H. B. ex Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. 

 p. 58.) leaves oblong, acuminated, somewhat coriaceous, dotted, 

 smooth, shining; peduncles solitary, 1 -flowered ; outer petals 

 ovate, clothed with fine tomentum. f? . S. Native near Guaya- 

 quil. 



Bonpland's Custard-apple. Shrub 12 feet. 



40 A. EXCE'LSA (H. B. et Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 59.) 



leaves oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, somewhat coriaceous, 

 not dotted, smooth, conduplicate. Tj . S. Native of New Spain 

 near Ventadel Exido. 



Tall Custard-apple. Tree 60 feet. 



41 A. RIPARIA (H. B. et Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 59.) 

 leaves oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, membranous, 

 dotted, smooth, shining ; fruit the form of a pear, obsoletely 

 netted. ^ . S. Native of Peru on the banks of the river 

 Guancabamba. 



River-side Custard-apple. Shrub 25 feet. 



42 A. MANIRO'TE (H. B. et Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 59.) 

 leaves obovate-elliptical, short pointed, membranous, rounded 

 at the base, dotted, smooth, with the nerves and veins pubescent; 

 fruit globose, muricated. ^ . S. Native of uncultivated places 

 near Angustura, where it is called Manirote. This species 

 approaches very near A. muricata. 



Manirote Custard-apple. Shrub 10 feet. 



43 A. LE'VIS (H. B. et Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 60.) leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, membranous, 

 smooth ; under surface rather hairy, dotted ; peduncles aggre- 

 gate, 1-flovcered ; outer petals lanceolate, acutish, fruit smooth. 



fj . S. Native of South America near Angustura and inCumana, 

 where it is cultivated. Perhaps this is either A. laurij'blia or A, 

 glabra. Fruit eatable. Flowers greenish-yellow. 

 <SWoo</i-fruited Custard-apple. Shrub 16 feet. 



44 A. QUINDIUE'NSIS (H. B. et Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 

 60.) leaves lanceolate-oblong, acuminated at both ends, some- 

 what coriaceous, upper surface smooth, shining, under surface 

 rather pilose, obsoletely dotted ; peduncles 1-5-flowered ; outer 

 petals ovate-lanceolate ; fruit dotted, f? . S. Native of New 

 Granada in the Andes about Quindu at the height of 3600 feet. 



Quindiu Custard-apple. Shrub 6 feet. 



45 A. MICRA'NTHA (Bert, ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 640.) leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, quite smooth ; branches 

 dotted; peduncles lateral, solitary, 1 -flowered; calyx exceeding 

 the corolla in length. Tj . S. Native of Hispaniola. 



Small-flowered Custard-apple. Shrub 6 feet. 



46 A. MICROCA'RPA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 487.) leaves 

 oblong ; fruit ovate, small, scaly. Tj . S. Native of Peru. 



Small-fruited Custard-apple. Shrub. 



Cult. As the species are all natives of tropical countries, they 

 all require the heat of a stove. They thrive best in rich loamy 

 soil mixed with a little peat. Ripened cuttings will root if planted 

 in a pot of sand and placed under a hand-glass, in a moist heat ; 

 but the leaves of the cuttings should not be shortened. They 

 are easily raised from fresh seeds, procured from their native 

 countries, sown in pots, and plunged into a good hot-bed, in the 

 same sort of soil recommended for the plants. 



II. ROLLl'NIA (to the honour of Charles Rollin, an elegant 

 writer, and professor of rhetoric and eloquence in the college of 

 Plessis, born at Paris, 1661, died 1741). St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. 

 p. 28. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Polygynia. Calyx 3-parted (f. 24. a.) 

 caducous. Corolla monopetalous, globose, with a narrow, 6- 

 lobed hole at the top (f. 24. d.}, inserted below the gynophore, 

 and drawn out on the back beneath the outer lobes into 3 very 

 blunt samara-like wings (f. 24. e.) which are concave on the 

 inside, deciduous. Ovaries numerous, rather oblong, compressed, 

 connected together, 1 -celled, 1 -seeded. Fruit scaly, single 

 (f. 24. y.) from the coalition of the carpels. Seeds unknown, 

 Peduncles extra-axillary, solitary, rarely twin. 



1 R. LONOiFo v LiA(St.Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 29. t. 5.) leaves oblong, 

 acute, but obtuse at the base, smooth above, but clothed with 

 rufous down beneath as well as the young branches. Jj . S. Na- 



