. VIII. UNONA. 



3 A. PENDULIFLO'RA (Moc. et Sess. in Dun. mon. anon. p. 

 100. t. 28.) stem arborescent; leaves nearly sessile, somewhat 

 cordate, oblong-lanceolate, waved; peduncles long, 1 -flowered, 

 pendulous ; petals inflexed ; carpels long, somewhat stipitate. 



y^ . S. Native of Mexico. A small tree. Petals of a yellow- 

 ish-green colour, inside of the inner ones reddish-yellow, Car- 

 pels about 7, leguminiform. 

 Pendulous-flowered Unona. Tree 20 feet. 



4 U. MARENTE'RIA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 487.) branches climb- 

 ing ; leaves oval, obtuse, quite smooth ; peduncles erect, 1- 

 flowered, subterminal ; petals oval, velvety on the outside, some- 

 what unequal ; carpels substipitate, ventricose. Tj . w . S. Native 

 of Madagascar. Marenteria, Norh. ex Pet. Th. gen. nov. 

 inadag. p. 18. no. 60. A small climbing shrub. Carpels 4-5, 

 on short pedicels. Petals brown-velvety on the outside. 



D. Armenteries's Unona. Shrub cl. 



5 U. CRASSIPE'TALA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 101. t. 24.) leaves 

 oblong-elliptical, acuminated, smooth; peduncles axillary, 1- 

 flowered, pilose, erect, longer than the petioles ; petals oblong, 

 thick. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. U. pachyp6tala, Spreng. 

 Petals brown, spreading, about an inch long. 



Thick-petalled Unona. Shrub. 



6 U. FUSCA TA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 488.) leaves oblong, acumi- 

 nated, smooth ; peduncles erect, axillary, 1 -flowered, pilose, 

 somewhat shorter than the petioles ; petals oval-oblong, acutish. 

 Ij . S. Native of Guiana. Petals rufescent. Ovaries densely 

 approximate, length of stamens. Fruit unknown. 



V5roKw-flowered Unona. Fl. ? Clt. 1820. Shrub. 



7 U. OBTUSIFLO RA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 488.) leaves smooth, 

 oval-oblong, acuminated at both ends ; peduncles axillary, 1 - 

 flowered, hardly pubescent, much longer than the petioles ; petals 

 oblong-obovate, very blunt. Jj . S. Native of Guiana. Petals 

 of a brownish-grey colour on the outside, velvety. 



Blunt-flowered Unona. Shrub. 



8 U. ACUMINA'TA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 488.) leaves smooth, 

 oblong, taper-pointed at both ends ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered, 

 hardly pubescent, much longer than the petioles ; petals oblong, 

 acute, fy . S. Native of Guiana. Flowers like those of A. 

 obtusiflbra, but rather smaller, and of the same colour. Stamens 

 and ovaries like those of A.fuscata. 



Acuminated-leaved Unona. Fl. ? Clt. 1 820. Shrub 6 feet. 



9 U. MACROCA'RPA (Vahl. ined. D. C. syst. 1. p. 489.) leaves 

 oval, blunt at both ends, coriaceous, quite smooth; peduncles 

 lateral, short, branched, 2-3-flowered ; petals oval-oblong, acu- 

 tish. J? . S. Native of Guinea. Petals equal, somewhat coria- 

 ceous, velvety with pubescence. 



Long-fruited Unona. Shrub. 



10 U. OVA'TA (Vahl. ined. D. C. syst. 1. p. 489.) leaves ovate, 

 acute, upper surface smooth, with the middle nerve on the under 

 surface, clothed with rusty tomentum, as well as the branchlets ; 

 peduncles 2-flowered, very short, opposite the leaves ; petals 

 oval-oblong, acutish. Tj . S. Native of Guinea. Petals nearly 

 equal, coriaceous, purple. 



Var. ft, Afzeliana (D. C. syst. 1. p. 489.) very like the 

 species, but the adult leaves are smooth, (except the longitu- 

 dinal nerve) rusty. Tj . S. Native of Sierra Leone. 



Otsate-leaved Unona. Shrub. 



11 U. GRANDIFLORA (Leschen. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 90.) 

 leaves oval-oblong, almost sessile, cordate at the base, upper 

 surface smooth, under surface velvety; peduncles 1 -flowered, 

 opposite the leaves ; petals oval-oblong, fj . S. Native of 

 Bengal. Carpels 30-35, terete, velvety. 



Great-flowered Unona. Shrub. 



2. (Eta'nia. Outer petals ovate-oblong, acutish ; inner ones 

 none or very minute. 



12 U. TRIPE'TALA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 490.) leaves lanceolate, 

 upper surface wrinkled, under surface tomentose ; carpels stipi- 

 tate, ovate, somewhat triquetrous, granulated, 3-seeded. Jj . S. 

 Native of Amboyna in plains and on hills. Unona tripetaloidea, 

 Dun. mon. anon. p. 104. Rumph. amb. 2. p. 197. t. 66. f. 1. 

 Uvaria tripetala, Lam. diet. 1. p. 597. A tree with the habit of 

 Michelia Champaca. Flowers on peduncles solitary, sweet- 

 scented, greenish. Fruit about the size of a plum. This tree 

 is called in the Malay language Cananga-CEtan, whence the 

 name of the section. 



Three-petalled Unona. Tree 40 feet. 



3. Cananga. \Cananga-eetan is the Malay name of the pre- 

 ceding species.) Petals linear ^lanceolate, long, narrow. 



13 U. VIOLA'CEA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 105. t. 25.) leaves ellip- 

 tical, bluntish, smooth ? peduncles opposite the leaves, drooping, 

 1-flowered, surrounded by one bractea ; petals lanceolate-oblong. 

 Tj . S. Native of Mexico. Un. spec. nov. Moc. and Sess. pi. 

 mex. icon. pict. ined. Petals purplish-brown, inner ones white 

 on the inside at the base. 



FzoZaceows-flowered Unona. Shrub. 



14 U. UNCINA TA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 127.) leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, smooth, shining; peduncles opposite the 

 leaves, hooked beneath the middle ; carpels ovate-roundish. J? . 

 G. Native of the Mauritius and the East India islands. Dun. 

 mon. anon. p. 105. t. 12. Artabotrys adoratissima, R. Br. in 

 bot. reg. t. 423. Rheed. mal. 7. p. 86. t. 46 ? Anona hexa- 

 petala, Lin. fil. supl. 270 ? Petals reddish-brown. Carpels 

 fleshy, roundish, 1 or 2-seeded, about the size of a walnut. Seeds 

 large, oblong. The flowers of this species are extremely fra- 

 grant. 



j3 ; peduncles simple, arched. Perhaps this plant is referable 

 to t. 16. in Braam. icon. chin. 1821 ? 



//ooied-peduncled Unona. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1758. Shrub 

 6 feet. 



15 U. HAMA'TA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 106. t. 27. Blum, bijdr. 

 fl. ned. ined. ex Schlecht. Linneea. 1. p. 495.) branches rather 

 climbing ; peduncles solitary, hooked, few-flowered ; leaves ellip- 

 tical-oblong, acute at both ends, coriaceous, smooth; petals 

 lanceolate, constricted at the base, clothed with rusty-tomentum ; 

 carpels ovate, tapering to both ends, 2-seeded. Tj . w . S. Na- 

 tive of Java and China. A large shrub, with an erect stem and 

 climbing branches. 



.//oo&erf-peduncled Unona. Shrub cl. 



16 U. CANA'NGA (Spreng. syst. app. p. 2 15.) leaves unequally 

 ovate-oblong, acuminated, smooth; peduncles axillary, 1 -many- 

 flowered, leafy; pedicels rather corymbose; petals lanceolate; 

 carpels ovate, stipitate. ^ . S. Native of Java. A. odorata, 

 Blum. Flowers monoecious. Cananga is a name used in Am- 

 boyna for U. tripetala. 



Cananga Unona. Shrub. 



17 U. ESCDLE'NTA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 107.) stems climb- 

 ing ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, smooth ; branches tendrilled at the 

 apex ; peduncles 1-flowered ; petals lanceolate. T? . w . S. 

 Native of India about Madras. Uvaria esculenta, Roxb. Rottl. 

 and Willd. in nov. act. nat. cur. berol. 4. p. 201. A climbing 

 shrub. Fruit eatable. 



Esculent Unona. Fl. Nov. Clt. 1818. Shrub cl. 



18 U. LESSERTIA'NA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 107. t. 26.) leaves 

 oblong-elliptical, upper surface smooth, shining; peduncles 

 lateral, 1-flowered, bracteate; petals oblong, somewhat curled. 

 T; . S. Perhaps a native of China or India. Uvaria uncata, 

 Vahl. in herb. Deless. Petals of a pale-brown colour, velvety. 



De Lessert's Unona. Shrub cl. ? 



19 U. VIRGA'TA (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. 



