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43 C. CALLOPHY'LLA (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. 

 Linnaea. 1. p. 645.) stipulas spinose, hooked ; leaves oval, coria- 

 ceous, smooth, with a callous mucrone at the point ; racemes 

 elongated ; pedicels umbellate. J? . S. Native of Java. C. tylo- 

 phylla, Spreng. syst. append, p. 201. Flowers probably white. 



Beautiful-leaved Caper- tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



44 C. UMBELLA'TA (R. Br. ined. and D. C. prod. 1. p. 247.) 

 unarmed ; leaves oval, blunt ; somewhat emarginate, smooth ; 

 branchlets and petioles pubescent; pedicels umbellate, terminal. 

 Tj . G. Native of New Holland on the eastern coast within the 

 tropic. Flowers white. 



Umbellate-fiowered Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



45 C. INCANE'SCENS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 247.) stipulas spinose, 

 hooked ; leaves elliptical, mucronate, and are hoary as well as 

 the branches from appressed down ; pedicels umbellately-corym- 

 bose, terminal. TJ . S. Native of Mysore. Flowers white. 



Jncanescent Caper-tree. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



46 C. CORYMBO'SA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 605.) stipulas spinose, 

 hooked ; leaves oval, or obovate, smooth, but usually pubescent 

 beneath ; pedicels corymbose, terminal, and axillary, f? . S. 

 Native of Senegal and Gambia. Flowers white. Perhaps the 

 plant with the smooth is specifically distinct from that with the 

 pubescent leaves. 



Corymbose-flowered Caper-tree. Fl. Mar. Ap. May. Sh. 8 ftt 

 47. C. CANE'SCENS ; stipulas spinose ; leaves tomentose, lan- 



ceolate-obovate, emarginate ; pedicels corymbose, terminal, f; . 



S. Native of the eastern coast of Africa, Flowers white. 

 Candescent Caper-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



48 C. ROXBU'RGHII (D.C. prod.l . p. 247.)stipulas of the branches 

 spinose, reflexed, on the branchlets none ; leaves elliptical, smooth ; 

 branchlets grey-velvety ; pedicels racemosely-corymbose. Tj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Flowers white. (C. A'guba, herb. Banks.) 



Roxburgh's Caper-tree. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



49 C. OBOVA'TA (Buch. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 248.) leaves 

 obovate, cinereously- velvety on the under surface as well as the 

 branches ; pedicels racemosely-corymbose. 1? . S. Native of 

 Mysore. Flowers probably white. 



Obovate-leaved Caper-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



50 C. MA'XIMA (Roth. nov. spec. 237.) unarmed; leaves 

 roundish-ovate, narrowed a little at both ends, upper surface 

 smooth, shining, under surface pubescent, and is as well as the 

 branches greyish ; racemes terminal, somewhat paniculate, f? . S, 

 Native of the East Indies. Flowers white. 



Greatest Caper-tree. Tree 20 feet. 



51 C. GRA'NDIS (Lin. fil. suppl. 263.) unarmed; leaves 

 ovate, and are as well as younger branches somewhat velvety, 

 adult ones smooth ; racemes terminal. Ij . S. Native of Cey- 

 lon. Flowers pale yellow. Fruit small, globose. 



Grand Caper-tree. Tree 30 feet. 



52 C. RACEMI'FERA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 248.) stipulas of the 

 branches rather spinose, unequal, none on the branchlets ; leaves 

 obovate, upper surface smooth, under surface pubescent, as well 

 as the younger branches ; racemes terminal. Tj . S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Flowers white. 



Raceme-bearing Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



53 C. PUBE'RULA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 248.) stipulas on the 

 branches spinose, hooked, those on the branchlets punctiform ; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, upper surface smooth, under surface some- 

 what velvety as well as the branchlets ; racemes terminal. Ij . 

 S. Native on the western coast of tropical Africa. Flowers white. 



Puberulous Caper-tree. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



54 C. BRA'SSII (D. C. prod. 1. p. 248.) stipulas spinose, 

 hooked ; leaves ovate- lanceolate, smooth ; branchlets and pe- 

 tioles pubescent ; racemes corymbose, axillary. Tj . S. Native 

 on the western coast of Africa, at Cape Coast, and Acra. 

 Flowers white. . 



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Brass's Caper-tree. Clt. 1793. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



55 C. FAScicuLA 1 RIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 248.) stipulas on the 

 branches spinose, somewhat hooked, none on the branchlets ; 

 leaves elliptical, adult ones smooth ; racemes fasciculately-co- 

 rymbose, axillary. Jj . S. Native on the western coast of 

 Africa, at Cape Coast, and Acra. Flowers white. 



Fascicled-corymbed Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



56 C. LANCEOLA'RIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 248.) stipulas spinose, 

 hooked ; leaves lanceolate, acute ; racemes axillary, somewhat 

 corymbose ; pedicels furnished on each side at their base with 

 a spinose stipula. Tj , S. Native of Java. C. Salaccensis, Blum. 

 Flowers white. 



ianceo&zr-leaved Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



4. Octdndrce (so named because of the flowers being oc- 

 tandrous). Pedicels axillary, usually many-flowered; flowers 

 octandrous. Perhaps a proper section. Species all from the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



57 C. CLUYTLKFOLIA (Burch. cat. no. 3881, and D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 248.) unarmed ; leaves oblong-cuneated, blunt, smooth, 

 with a mucrone; pedicels axillary, solitary, 1 -flowered, one-half 

 shorter than the leaves. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers white. 



Cluylia-leaved Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



58 C. OLEOIDES (Burch. cat. no. 4200.) unarmed; leaves ob- 

 long, smooth, narrowed at the base, blunt at the apex, with a 

 mucrone ; racemes axillary, a little shorter than the leaves ; stalk 

 of fruit shorter than the pedicel. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Berry globose, about the size of a pea. 

 Flowers white. 



Olive-like Caper-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



59 C. CORIA'CEA (Burch. cat. no. 2898.) unarmed; leaves 

 oblong, blunt, smooth ; racemes axillary, a little shorter than the 

 leaves, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Scarcely 

 differing from C. oleoldes. Flowers white. 



Leathery-\eave(l Caper-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



60 C. ALBITRU'NCA (Burch. cat. no. 1762. trav. 1. p. 343.) 

 unarmed ; leaves oblong, very blunt, narrowed at the base, 

 smooth ; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves ; stalk of 

 fruit length of the pedicel. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers white. 



White-trunked Caper-tree. Tree 16 feet. 



61 C. PUNCTA TA (Burch. cat. no. 1891. trav. 1. p. 492.) un- 

 armed ; leaves oblong, somewhat narrowed at the base, and 

 somewhat mucronate at the top, smooth, netted with veins ; race- 

 mes axillary, much shorter than the leaves. ^ . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



Dotted Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



62 C. RACEMULO'SA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 248.) stipulas spinose, 

 small ; leaves oval-oblong, smooth ; racemes axillary, 3-times 

 longer than the leaves. Ij . G. Native of South Africa. Flowers 

 apetalous ? 8-12 stamened. 



/faceH/o.se-rlowered Caper-tree. Slirub ? 



SECT. II. CAPPARIDA'STRUM (from Capparis, and astrum, an 

 affixed signification). D. C. prod. 1. p. 248. Flower-bud some- 

 what obovate, with small, roundish, equal sepals, imbricated 

 before expansion. Stalk of fruit middle-sized. Branches un- 

 armed. Leaves smooth. Species all from America. 



63 C. FRONDO'SA (Jacq. amer. 162. t. 104. pict. 79. t. 153.) 

 leaves leathery, lanceolate, acuminated, somewhat cordate at the 

 base, 3-times or more, longer than the petiole ; pedicels corym- 

 bose at the top of the peduncle. Tj.S. Native of Carthagena, 

 in woods ; also in St. Domingo 'and New Granada. Flowers 

 greenish or purple. Fruit purple, with whitish flesh. 



Leafy Caper-tree. Clt. 1800. Shrub 7 feet. 

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