TILIACEjE. IX. GREWIA. 



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base ; petals very minute, villously ciliated. Tj . S. Native of 

 Java. 



Var. ft ; leaves elliptical-oblong ; peduncles twin. 



Oblong-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



23 G. FLA'VA (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 113.) leaves oval, 

 cuneiform, very blunt, crenulate, hoary pubescent on both sur- 

 faces ; pedicels 1-flowered ; petals bifid, shorter than the calyx. 

 *2 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope beyond the Orange 

 River. Flowers yellow. 



Yelloiv-fiovfered Grewia. Clt. 1819. Shrub 2 feet. 



24 G. CUNEIFOLIA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 90. t. 49. f. 2.) leaves 

 small, wedge-shaped, thickisb, smooth, rounded at the apex and 

 crenated, entire at the base ; sepals narrow, a little longer than 

 the petals ; peduncles solitary, 2 -flowered ; sepals narrow, ex- 

 ceeding the length of the petals. Jj . S. Native of Mada- 

 gascar. 



Wedge-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



25 G. BILOBA ; leaves ovate, acuminated, coarsely serrated, 

 3-nerved at the base, smooth above but pubescent beneath ; 

 peduncles opposite the leaves, umbellate, about equal in length 

 to the petioles ; fruit 2-lobed. fy . G. Native of China, (v. s. 

 in herb. Lamb.) 



Two-lobed-frulted Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



26 G. DI'DYMA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 93.) leaves smooth, 

 oblong-lanceolate, 3-nerved at the base, serrated, ending in a 

 long, serrated acumen, cuneated at the base; pedicel 1-flowered? 

 3-times longer than the petiole ; fruit didymous. Jj . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. G. disperma, Roth. 



Didymous-trutted Grewia. Shrub. 



27 G. NI'TIDA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 90. t. 47. f. 2.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, crenulated, smooth, shining ; peduncles solitary, short, 

 1-2-flowered; sepals and petals ovate. 1? . G. Native of 

 China. 



Shining-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



28 G. MEXICA'NA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 510.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, somewhat serrulated, smooth above, velvety beneath ; 

 peduncles many-flowered, racemose ; petals equal in length with 

 the calyx. Tj . S. Native of New Spain. Flower-bud obo- 

 vate-globose, velvety. This is the only American species. 



Mexican Grewia. Shrub feet. 



29 G. OVALIFOLIA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 90.) leaves oval, crenu- 

 lated, smooth, tapering to the apex ; peduncles 2-3-flowered, 

 solitary, or somewhat racemose at the tops of the branches ; 

 sepals narrow, twice as long as the petals, f? . S. Native of 

 Coromandel. 



Oval-leaved Grewia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. 6 ft. 



30 G. LATERIFLORA ; branches erect ; leaves alternate, obo- 

 vate, acuminated, distantly toothed, 3-nerved at the base, pale 

 on the under surface, smooth ; peduncles axillary, 3-4-flowered, 

 longer than the petioles. T? . S. Native of Sierra Leone, 

 (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 



Side-flowered Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



31 G. MACROPHY'LLA ; leaves large, oblong, acuminated, 3- 

 nerved at the base, villous beneath as well as on the midrib 

 above, entire ; peduncles axillary, solitary or twin, sometimes 

 bifid, corymbose ; stem very villous. Tj . S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Leaves a span long and 4-5 inches broad. Petals 

 apparently linear. 



Long-leaved Grewia. Shrub 10 feet. 



32 G. ORIENTA'LIS (Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 964.) leaves ovate, ob- 

 long, crenated, roughish beneath, bluntly acuminated ; peduncles 

 axillary, 3-flowered ; sepals narrow, thrice as long as the petals, 

 but equal in length with the stamens. Tj . S. Native of the 

 Coromandel coast. Rheed. mal. 5. t. 46. Pluk. aim. t. 50. 

 f. 4. Flowers white on the inside and green on the outside. 

 Stamens white, tipped with yellow. 



Oriental Grewia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1767. Shrub 6 

 feet. 



33 G. PUBE'SCENS (Beauv. fl. d'ow. 2. p. 75. t. 108.) leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, crenated, smooth above, but pu- 

 bescent beneath, 3-nerved at the base ; peduncles 2-3-flowered, 

 terminal, and axillary. J? . S. Native of Guinea in the king- 

 doms of Benin and Waree as well as Sierra Leone. Flowers red. 

 The whole plant is villous, except the upper surface of the leaves. 



Pubescent Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



34 G. COLUMNA'RIS (Smith, in Rees" cyclop, v. 17. no. 5.) 

 leaves ovate-oblong, crenated, scabrous on both surfaces ; pedun- 

 cles 3-flowered ; genitals on a very villous elongated stipe. Jj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Stipulas awl-shaped, equal in length 

 with the petioles. 



CWanznar-stiped Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



35 G. PILOSA (Lam. diet. 3. p. 43. exclusive of the syno- 

 nymes,) leaves ovate, thickish and roughish, crenate ; peduncles 

 2-6-flowered, axillary, and terminal ; fruit hairy. Pj . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42. G. orientalis, 

 Gaert. Vahl. and Smith in Rees' cyclop, no. 4. Flowers yellow. 



Pilose Grewia. Clt. 1804. Shrub 6 feet. 



36 G. GLANDULOSA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 34.) leaves large, 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, smooth on both surfaces, crenulated, 

 the lower notches glandular ; peduncles axillary, somewhat 3- 

 flowered, shorter than the petioles. fj S. Native of the 

 Mauritius. Juss. ann. 4. t. 48. f. 1. 



Glandular-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



37 G. SERRULA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 510.) leaves ovate-ob- 

 long, acuminated, smooth on both surfaces, serrulated, the lower 

 teeth glandular; peduncles axillary, straight, usually 3-flowered, 

 longer than the petioles. T? S. Native of Bengal. 



Serrulated -leaved Grewia. Shrub 10 feet. 



38 G. L^VIGA'TA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 34.) leaves elliptical, 

 acuminated, smooth on both surfaces, serrated at top, quite entire 

 at the base ; peduncles long, 3-flowered. Tj . S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Smith, in Rees' cycl. no. 7. G. Damine, Geert. 



Smooth-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



39 G. HU'MILIS (Wall. mss. in herb. soc. Lin.) leaves small, 

 oblong, or ovate-oblong, acute or obtuse, rather serrated, wrinkled 

 above, tomentose beneath as well as the branches, 3-nerved at 

 the base, on very short petioles ; pedicel apparently 1-flowered, 

 longer than the petioles. Jj ^. Native of the East Indies at 

 the Irawaddi. 



Humble Grewia. Shrub 2 feet. 



40 G. MO'LLIS (Juss. ann. 4. p. 91.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 serrate-toothed, soft, tomentose beneath ; peduncles almost 

 solitary, usually 3-flowered, longer than the petioles. Tj . S. 

 Native of Guinea. 



Soft-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



41 G. FLAVE'SCENS (Juss. ann. 4. p. 91.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 acute, unequally serrated, scabrous on both surfaces, with starry 

 hairs ; stipulas linear, longer than the petioles ; peduncles gener- 

 ally solitary, 3-flowered, length of petioles, fj . S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Petals yellowish. 



Yellowish-petalled Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



42 G. ACUMINA'TA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 91. t. 48. f. 2.) leaves 

 large, ovate-oblong, abruptly acuminate, crenulated, rounded at 

 the base, smnoth ; peduncles long, usually solitary, 2-3-flowered. 

 fy . S. Native of Java. Sepals an inch long, thrice as long 

 as the petals. 



Acuminate-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



43 G. CARPINIFOLIA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 91. t. 51. f. 1.) leaves 

 ovate, serrated, cordate at the base, acute or obtuse, roughish 

 beneath ; peduncles short, 3-flowered. fj . S. Native of Guinea. 

 Beauv. fl. d'ow. 1. t. 30. Sepals narrow, equal in length with 

 the stamens, but longer than the petals. Flowers purple. 



