550 



TILIACE^E. IX. GREWIA. 



Vat. /3, rhamnifolia (Roth. nov. spec. p. 244.) leaves ovate, 

 scarcely cordate. 



Hornbeam-leaved Grewia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 10 feet. 



44 G. COMMUTATA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 511.) leaves oblong or 

 ovate, acuminated, acute or obtuse, somewhat cordate at the 

 base, unequally serrated, clothed with pale and rufescent pubes- 

 cence above, tomentose beneath ; peduncles axillary, umbellate, 

 3 times longer than the petioles, upper ones length of leaves. 

 Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. G. carpinifolia, Roth. nov. 

 spec. 245. but not of Juss. Flowers purple inside. 



Changed Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



45 G. MEGALOCA'RPA (Beauv. fl. d'ow. 2. p. 69. 1. 102.) leaves 

 oblong, bluntly acuminated, serrated, smooth ; peduncles 1-2- 

 flowered ; fruct glabrous, 4-lobed. T; . S. Native of Guinea. 

 Fruit black and edible, at first bitter, but afterwards becoming 

 sweet. Flowers dark purple. 



Large-fruited Grewia. Shrub 10 feet. 



46 G. RUGOSA ; leaves large, roundish-oblong, pubescent and 

 very veiny beneath, smoothish and wrinkled, acute or rounded 

 at the apex, coarsely and unequally toothed, 3-nerved at the 

 base. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. G. obliqua, Roxb. 

 hort. beng. p. 92. 



Wrinkled-leaved Grewia. Shrub. 



47 G. OBLI'QUA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 92.) leaves lanceolate, ob- 

 lique, toothed, scabrous on both surfaces from stellate hairs ; 

 stipulas linear, equal in length with the petioles ; peduncles 

 solitary, 3-flowered. lj . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Flowers purple inside. 



Oblique-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



48 G. OCCIDENTALS (Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 964.) leaves 

 roundish-ovate, obtuse, toothed, smooth ; peduncles solitary, 

 1 -flowered. TJ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Seba, thes. 1. t. 26. f. 3. Delaum. herb. amat. t. 95. Curt. bot. 

 mag. t. 422. Leaves small, like those of elm. Sepals equal 

 in length to the petals, a little longer than the stamens. Flowers 

 purple. 



Western Grewia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1690. Shrub 10 ft. 



4. Petals oblong. Leaves 5-7 '-nerved. 



49 G. POPULIFOLIA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 33.) leaves small, 

 orbicular, unequally and bluntly crenate-toothed, smooth above, 

 pubescent beneath ; peduncles long, solitary, 1 -flowered. T?. G. 

 Native of Egypt and Arabia. Chadara tenax, Forsk. descr. 105, 

 G. Chadara, Lam. diet. 3. p. 44. Leaves hanging down like those 

 of Populus tremula. 



Poplar-leaved Grewia. Shrub. 



50 G. BETUL^FOLIA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 92. t. 50. f. 1.) leaves 

 small, cordate, serrate, somewhat villous ; peduncles long, soli- 

 tary, 1 -flowered, fy . S. Native of Senegal and other parts of 

 Guinea. Flowers purple. Tliis is probably only a variety of 

 G. populifolia. 



liirch-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 feet. 



51 G. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 92. t. 50. f. 3.) leaves 

 small, round, crenulated, rather white from down ; peduncles 

 usually 2-3 together, 2-5-flowered, longer than the petioles. 

 T? . S. Native on the Coromandel coast. Leaves like those of 

 Betula pumila, almost sessile. G. orbiculata, Roth. nov. spec. 

 247. Flowers purple. 



Round-leaved Grewia. Shrub 4 feet. 



52 G. PU'MILA (Hamilt. mss. in D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 227.) 

 leaves roundish, 5-nerved, serrated, and are villous as well as 

 the branches ; peduncles axillary, solitary, twin, or tern, 3-flow- 

 ered. Jj . G. Native of Nipaul at a village called Bassaria. 

 G. nana, Wall. mss. in herb. soc. Lin. Flowers small, purplish. 



Dwarf Grewia. Fl. Mar. Shrub 1 foot. 



53 G. ASJA'TICA (Lin. mant. 122.) leaves cordate, roundish, 



acute, unequally serrate, smooth above and hoary beneath, on 

 short petioles ; peduncles 2-3 together, 2-3-flowered, twice or 

 thrice the length of the petioles. >; . S. Native of the Coro- 

 mandel coast and the Mauritius. Sonn. voy. 2. t. 138. Leaves 

 like those of Tilia argentea. Flowers small. Berries small, 

 red, and acid. 



Asiatic Grewia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1792. Shrub 12 feet. 



54 G. SCLEROPHY'LLA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 92.) leaves large, 

 roundish, obtuse, wrinkled, unequally toothed, smooth above 

 and villous beneath ; peduncles axillary, 2-flowered, rather 

 longer than the petioles. Tj . S. Native of Saharimpoor. 

 Leaves usually rounded at the apex, but sometimes with a point, 

 3-5-nerved at the base. Flowers rather large. 



Hard-leaved Grewia. Tree 20 feet. 



55 G. SUBIN.KQUA'I.IS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 511.) leaves orbi- 

 cular, oblique at the base, with 5-7 palmate nerves, acuminated 

 at the apex, serrate, pubescent ; peduncles 2-3 together, 2-3- 

 flowered, longer than the petioles, fj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. G. arborea, Roth. nov. spec. 247. but not of Forsk. 



Almost-equal-\ea.ve& Grewia. Tree 15 feet. 



56 G. iN.s:auA v i,is (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnsea. 1. p. 

 657.) leaves usually 5-nerved at the base, ovate-oblong, acu- 

 minated, somewhat cordate at the base, unequally and obtusely 

 serrated, covered with stellate pubescence above, but with white 

 tomentum beneath ; peduncles 2-4, axillary, 2-6-flowered, um- 

 bellate, with the pedicels bracteate at the base ; petals oblong, 

 shorter than the calyx, fj . S. Native of Java. 



(/nejMa^-leaved Grewia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



57 G. ARBOREA (Roxb. hort. beng. 92.) leaves ovate, subcor- 

 date, obtusely serrated, covered with stellate pubescence on both 

 surfaces ; peduncles aggregate, elongated, axillary, umbellately- 

 panicled. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. Leaves 5-nerved 

 at the base. 



Tree Grewia. Tree 20 feet. 



58 G. VILLOSA (Roth. nov. spec. 248.) leaves roundish-ovate, 

 with a short acumen, somewhat cordate at the base, doubly 

 serrate, beset with starry hairs above, and with starry greyish 

 down beneath, rufous on both surfaces ; peduncles crowded to- 

 gether, 1-flowered, shorter than the petioles. Tj . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Resembles G. subincequalis. 



Villous Grewia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



59 G. ORBICULARIS (Lamb, herb.) leaves roundish-ovate, 

 hoary on both surfaces, rather serrulated ; peduncles axillary, 

 solitary, 3 -flowered. ^ . S. Native of the East Indies. 



Orbicular-leaved Grewia. Shrub 10 feet. 



60 G. ABUTILIFOIIA (Juss. ann. 4. p. 92.) leaves broad-cor- 

 date, sinuately-angular at the apex, unequally-toothed, scabrous 

 above, somewhat tomentose beneath ; peduncles 2-3 together, 

 each bearing 3 flowers, much shorter than the petioles. Pj . S. 

 Native of Java. G. arbutifolia, Pers. no. 31. Resembles G. 

 aspera. 



Mulberry-leaved Grewia. Shrub 12 feet. 



61 G. A SPERA (Roth. nov. spec. 245.) leaves ovate-roundish, 

 acuminated, blunt at the base, unequally serrated, rough on both 

 surfaces from starry hairs ; pedicels in threes, 1-flowered, shorter 

 than the petioles, fj . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers 

 purple ? G. abutifolia, Wall, in herb. Lin. soc. but not of Juss. 



/Jog/(-leaved Grewia. Shrub 8 feet. 



62 G. TILI^FOLIA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 35.) leaves roundish, 

 cordate, smooth, bluntly serrate ; peduncles 2-3 together, each 

 bearing 4 flowers, shorter than the petioles. tj . S. Native of 

 the East Indies and Ceylon. Microcos lateriflora, Lin. spec. 

 734. G. arborea, Roxb. ex Willd. nov. act. nat. cur. 1813. 

 p. 205. 



Lime-tree-leaved Grewia. Clt. 1812. Tree 12 feet. 



63 G. SA'PIDA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42.) leaves oval, 5- 



