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CAPPARIDE^E. XIII. CAPPARIS. 



ing; leaves ovate, vnucronate ; pedicels 1 -flowered, rising above 

 the axils of the leaves, 2 or 4 together. T? . S. Native of 

 Coromandel and Ceylon. Flowers white. 

 Horrid Caper-tree. Shrub 1 feet. 



24 C. PUBIFLORA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 246.) stipulas spinose, 

 spreading, small, straight ; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, smooth, 

 pedicels 1 to 3 together, axillary, twice the length of the petioles. 



*} . S. Native of Timor ? and Java. Petals downy, white. 

 Dmvny-flonered Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



25 C. APHY'LLA (Roth. nov. spe. p. 238.) stipulas spinose ; 

 leaves none? umbels of flowers almost sessile, rising from the 

 axils of the stipulas ; stem flexuous, dichotomous, leafless, and 

 is, as well as the divaricate branches, very smooth. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Flowers white ? 



Leafless Caper-tree. Clt. 1 822. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



26 LINEA'TA (Pers. synop. 2. p. 60.) leaves ovate, acumi- 

 nated, on short foot-stalks, at last becoming glabrous on the 

 upper surface ; under surface, as well as brandies, covered with 

 velvety tomentum ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered. tj . S, Na- 

 tive of Brazil, at Rio Janeiro. Flowers white. 



Lined-leaved Caper-tree. "Shrub 6 feet. 



27 C. DIVARICA'TA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 606.) stipulas spinose, 

 hooked, divaricate ; leaves glabrous, linear, acute, on very short 

 foot-stalks. J? . S. Native of Coromandel. This plant cer- 

 tainly belongs to Sect. Eucdpparis, but the flowers and fruit are 

 unknown. 



Divaricated stipuled Caper-tree. Shrub 10 feet. 



2: Seriales (from sero, to lay in order ; because of the 

 flowers being disposed in something like whorles.) Pedicels 1- 

 flonered, rising above the axils of the leaves, several together, 

 and disposed in a vertical series. 



28 C. ZEYLA'NICA (Lin. spec. 720.) stipulas spinose, straight ; 

 leaves oval, pointed at both ends, smooth ; pedicels 2 or 3 toge- 

 ther, 3-times longer than the petiole. Jj S. Native of Ceylon 

 and Java. Flowers small, white, 12-anthered. Perhaps the 

 same as C. Zeyltinica of Lour, which is described as having a 

 small, black, round, 3-seeded berry. 



Ceylon Caper-tree. Clt. 1819. Shrub 6 feet. 



29 C. BILLARDIE'RII (D. C. prod. l.p. 247.) stipulas spinose, 

 straight ; leaves oval-oblong, veiny-netted, and are, as well as 

 branches, smooth ; pedicels 3-together ; ovary almost sessile. 



fj . S. Native of the Molucca Islands, at the straits of Bouton. 

 Flowers white. 



La Billardiere's Caper-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 

 80 C. ACUMINA'TA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 1131.) stipulas spinose, 

 hooked at the top ; leaves ovate, mucronately-acuminated; rusty- 

 tomentose on the under surface ; pedicels 2-3 together. Tj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Petals white, ciliated with down. 

 Perhaps this plant is referable to t. 29. of Braam. icon. chin. 

 1821. 



Taper-pointed-\ea.ved Caper-tree. Clt. 1822. Shrub 6 feet. 



31 C. FOS'TJDA (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. Linnsea. 

 1. p. 644.) stipulas spinose, straight; leaves oval, acuminated, 

 a little cordate at the base, clothed beneath, as well as the 

 branches with stellate down ; pedicels solitary, or 2-5 together, 

 twice the length of the petiole ; petals villous. Tj . S. Native 

 of Java. Flowers white. Like C. acuminata. 



Fetid Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



32 C. MICRA'NTHA (Blum. 1. c.) stipulas spinose, small, 

 straight ; leaves oval, scariose, coriaceous, smooth, somewhat 

 cordate at the base ; pedicels 2-6 together, shorter than the pe- 

 tioles. Tj . S. Native of Javai Flowers probably white. 



Small-flowered Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



33 C. CALLO'SA (Blum. 1. c.) stipulas spinose, straight ; leaves 

 oblong, scariose at the apex, coriaceous, smooth, rounded at the 

 base ; pedicels solitary, 1-2-3 together, about equal in length 

 with the petioles. Tj . S. Native of Java. Flowers probably 

 white. Allied to the preceding. 



Callous Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



34 C. FLEXUO'SA (Blum. 1. c.) stipulas spinulose, very short ; 

 leaves elliptical-oblong, acute at both ends, coriaceous, smooth, 

 but scariose at the apex ; pedicels on the younger branches, 2-4- 

 together, equal in length with the petioles. fj . S. Native of 

 Java. Flowers probably white. Allied to the two preceding. 



/YeiEMOws-branched Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



35 C. VOLKAME'RLE (D. C. prod. 1. p. 247.) stipulas spinose, 

 hooked at the top ; leaves ovate, pointed with a callous mucrone, 

 rusty-velvety on the under surface alonp; the nerves ; pedicels 

 2-3 together. fj Gr. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Volkameria Capensis, Burm. prod. cap. 1 7. Petals white, cili- 

 ated with hairs. 



yolkameria-like Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



36 C. LASIA'NTHA (R. Br. ined. and D. C. prod. 1. p. 247.) 

 stipulas spinose ; leaves ovate-oblong, on very short petioles, at 

 length smooth, younger ones as well as branchlets and calyx 

 velvety ; pedicels 2-3 together. Jj . S. Native of New Hol- 

 land on the eastern coast within the tropic. Flowers white. 



Woolly-flowered Caper-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



37 C. TERNIFLORA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 247.) stipulas spinose, 

 hooked ; leaves ovate-mucronate, at length smooth, younger ones 

 pubescent ; pedicels 3 together ; sepals velvety. Tj , S. Na- 

 tive of Coromandel. Flowers white. 



Tern-flomered Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



38 C. QUADRIFLORA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 247.) stipulas spinose, 

 straightish ; leaves ovate, acuminated, with a callous point, 

 upper surface smooth, under surface velvety, as well as branches 

 and calyx ; pedicels 4 together. Tj . S. Native of the East In- 

 dies. C. pyrifolia ft, Lam. diet. 1. p. 606. Pluk. phyt. t. 107. 

 f. 3. Flowers white. 



Four -flowered Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



39 C. QUINIFLORA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 247.) stipulas none; 

 leaves ovate, somewhat acuminated, younger ones pubescent, at 

 length smooth ; pedicels 4-6, together. J; . G. Native of New 

 Holland on the northern coast. Flowers white. 



Five-flowered Caper-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



40 C. MICRACA'NTHA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 247.) stipulas spinose, 

 small, straight ; leaves oval, blunt, pointed with a callous mu- 

 crone ; pedicels 4-6 together. Jj . S. Native of Java. Flowers 

 white. 



Small-spined Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



3. Corymbbsce (from corymbus, a corymb ; because of the 

 flowers being disposed in corymbs.) Pedicels disposed in corymbs 

 or racemes. Flowers polyandrous. 



41 C. CITRIFOLIA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 606.) stipulas spinose, 

 hooked ; leaves oblong, mucronate, smooth ; pedicels umbellate, 

 terminal. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. There 

 is a variety of this plant with puberulous branches. Flowers 

 small, white. 



Citron-leaved Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



42 C. SEPIA'RIA (Lin. spec. 720.) stipulas spinose, hooked ; 

 leaves ovate, somewhat emarginate, and pubescent on the under 

 surface as well as the branches ; pedicels umbellate, terminal. 

 T? . S. Native of the East Indies in hedges. Pluk. phyt. t. 338. 

 f. 3. Flowers small, white. 



Var. ft, glabrata (D. C. 1. c.) adult leaves smooth. Native of 

 Timor. 



Hedge Caper- tree. Fl. Clt. 1823. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



