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ANONACE^E. XII. GUATTERIA. 



1 D. LANCEOLA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 35. t. 7.) Jj . S. 

 Native of Brasil. Branches furfuraceous. Leaves about 3- 

 inches long, lanceolate, rather acuminated, shining above, but 

 scurfy beneath. Carpels about 6-lines long, of a chesnut colour, 

 shining, having the appearance of a plum. 



Lanceolate-\eaved Duquetia. Tree 16 feet. 



Cult. Duquetia will thrive very well in a mixture of sandy 

 loam and peat, and ripened cuttings will strike root in a pot of 

 sand under a hand-glass, in a moist heat. 



XII. GUATTE'RIA (John Bapt. Guatteri, an Italian bota- 

 nist, once a professor at Parma, mentioned by the authors of 

 Flora Peruviana.) Ruiz, et Pav. prod. p. 85. t. 17. Dun. mon. 

 anon. p. 50 and 123. D. C. syst. 1. p. 502. prod. p. 93. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Polygynia. Sepals 3, joined at the 

 base (f. 25. a.) ovate, somewhat cordate, acute. Petals 6, (f. 

 25. b.) ovate or obovate. Anthers indefinite, nearly sessile. 

 Carpels indefinite (f. 25. c.) somewhat baccate, dry, coriaceous, 

 ovate, or somewhat globose, stipitate, 1 -seeded. Trees or shrubs 

 with entire leaves, and axillary solitary, binate or tern, one or 

 rarely few-flowered peduncles. 



1 G. ABEREMO'A (Dun. mon. anon. p. 126.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acute, tomentose ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered; berries 

 somewhat stipitate, ovate, mucronate. ^ . S. Native of Guiana 

 in woods. Aberemoa Guianensis, Aubl. gui. 1. p. 610. t. 245. 

 A small tree with large leaves. Berries about 20, yellowish. 



Var. j3, microcdrpa (D. C. 1. c.) differing from the species in 

 the fruit being a little smaller. 

 Aberemoa is the name of the species in Guiana. Tree 60 ft. 



2 G. BRE'VIPES (D. C. syst. l.p. 505.) leaves oval, somewhat 

 pointed, smooth, shining ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered ; ber- 

 ries ovate, on short stipes. ^ S. Native of Guiana, and in the 

 island of Trinidad, in woods. Leaves 8 or 12 inches long, and 

 3 or 4 broad. Flowers unknown. 



Short-footed-frmteA Guatteria. 



3 G. OUREGO'U (Dun. mon. 

 anon. p. 126.) leaves oblong-ellip- 

 tic, acuminated, smooth ; peduncles 

 1-3, axillary; berries ovate, acute, 

 on long stipes. Tj S. Native of 

 Guiana and the island of Trinidad 

 in woods. Cananga Ouregou. Aubl. 

 guian. 1. p. 608. t. 244. Flowers 

 brown, sweet-scented. Berries 

 ovate, dry, coriaceous, yellowish. 

 The leaves when bruised are very 

 aromatic, as well as all parts of the 

 tree. We have seen a tree in the 

 island of Trinidad resembling this, 

 whose flowers were lateral on the 

 branches. Ouregou is the Carib- 

 bean name of this tree. 



Ouregou Guatteria. Fl. Sep. Tree 70 feet. 



4 G. PODOCA'RPA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 503.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 abruptly-acuminated, smooth ; peduncles axillary, solitary ; ber- 

 ries ovate, submucronate ; stipe much longer than the berry. 



(? . S. Native of Cayenne. Very like G. Ouregou, but the 

 berries are one-half larger ; stipes 3 or 4 times longer than the 

 berry. Flowers brown, sweet-scented. 



Var. a, oligocarpa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 93.) berries 14-20, a 

 little ribbed. 



Var. (3, polycarpa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 93.) berries about 40, 

 not ribbed. 



Stalked-fruited Guatteria. Tree 50 feet. 



5 G. CERASOI DBS (Dun. mon. anon. p. 127.) leaves lan- 

 ceolate, acute, pubescent beneath ; peduncles axillary, solitary ; 



Tree 60 feet. 



FIG. 25. 



petals nearly equal ; berries ovate-globose ; stipe longer than 

 the berry. Tj . S. Native of Coromandel in the mountains. 

 Uvaria cerasoides, Roxb. cor. 1. p. 30. t. 33. A large tree with 

 bifarious branches. Fruit dark-red about the size and shape 

 of a small cherry, 1-seeded, they are eaten by the natives, but 

 are rather too astringent. Stigma broad purple. The wood 

 is employed for many purposes by the natives of Coromandel. 

 Cherry-like Guatteria. Clt. 1820. Tree 60 feet. 



6 G. SUBERO'SA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 128.) leaves oblong, 

 acute, smooth ; peduncles nearly opposite the leaves, 1 -flowered ; 

 outer petals smallest ; berries globose ; stipe one-half longer 

 than the berry. Jj. S. Native of Coromandel. Uvaria su- 

 ber6sa, Roxb. corom. 1. p. 31. t. 34. This plant is more com- 

 mon than G. cerasoides and smaller. The three outer petals are 

 greenish, the three inner ones whitish. Fruit dark-red, or almost 

 black, about the size of a small-pea. The wood is durable, of 

 a chocolate colour, and very elastic. 



Var. ft ; leaves narrowest at the base, and a little curled on the 

 margins. 



Var. y ; leaves exactly oblong, pale glaucous ; branchlets 

 villous. 



Co7%-barked Guatteria. Fl. ? Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 



7 G. MACROPHY'LLA (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. 

 Linnaea. 1. p. 496.) leaves oval, tapering to both ends, coriace- 

 ous, pubescent beneath ; peduncles very short, lateral, few- 

 flowered ; outer petals shortest ; berries egg-shaped, on short 

 stipes. T? . S. Native of Java. 



Long-leaved Guatteria. Tree. 



8 G. BRA'GMA (Blum. 1. c.) leaves oblong, acuminated, shining 

 above, with the veins underneath as well as the branchlets, 

 tomentose; peduncles lateral, very short, 1 -flowered; outer 

 petals shortest, fy . S. Native, of Java and the neighbouring 

 islands, where it is called Bragma. 



Bragina Guatteria. Tree. 



9 G. PISOCA'RPA (Blum. 1. c.) leaves unequal at the base, 

 ovate-oblong, bluntish, with the veins beneath as well as the 

 branches tomentose ; peduncles 1 -flowered, usually opposite the 

 leaves, fruit 1-4, globose, almost sessile, smooth. Tj . S. Native 

 of Java. 



Pea-fruited Guatteria. Tree 20 feet. 



10 G. RU'FA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 129. t. 29.) leaves oval, 

 acuminated, cordate at the base, under surface clothed with brown 

 tomentum as well as the branchlets ; peduncles very short, 

 lateral, or opposite the leaves ; petals equal ; berries stipitate, 

 velvety. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies in the -islands of 

 Timor and Java, Lindl. bot. reg. 836. Uvaria tomentosa, Vahl. 

 ined. but not of Roxb. A small shrub with brownish-purple, 

 sweet-scented flowers. Berry 1-seeded, nearly the length of 

 the stipe. 



Rufous Guatteria. April, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 feet. 



11 G. CORDA'TA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 129. t. 30.) leaves cor- 

 date at the base, oblong, acutish, under surface rather tomentose 

 as well as the branchlets ; recemes opposite the leaves, short, few- 

 flowered. Tj . S. Native of Java. Corolla and calyx clothed 

 with rusty tomentum. 



Cordate-leaved Guatteria. Tree. 



12 G. ERIOPODA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 505.) leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, tapering a little to the base, acuminated, younger ones 

 villous; peduncles lateral, solitary, l-flowered,tomentosely hispid. 

 Jj.S. Native of Peru about Cuchero. Deless. icon. sel. 1. 

 t. 90. Flowers velvety and peduncles hairy. 



Hairy-peduncled Guatteria. Tree 20 feet. 



13 G. HIRSD'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 146.) leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminated ; peduncles axillary, smooth ; flowers 

 hairy. Tj . S. Native of Peru in groves towards a village called 

 Chinchao. Dun. mon. anon. p. 131. Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per 5. t. 478. 



