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bescent tubercles. fj S. Native of Guiana and Cayenne, 

 where it is called Petoumo. Lam. ill. t. 470. f. 3. Gaert. fruct. 

 2. p. 188. t. 121. Aubletia aspera, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1156. 

 Corolla yellow. 



.Rog/(-fruited Apeiba. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1792. Tree 

 30 to 40 feet. 



5 A. ECHINA'TA (Gaert. fr. 2. p. 189. t. 121.) leaves? fruit 

 muricated, with long, pyramidal, and ve.ry smooth tubercles, 

 8-10-celled. fj . S. Native of South America. 



Echinated-frmted Apeiba. Tree. 



6 A. LjEVis ; leaves ovate-oblong, entire, acuminated, smooth, 

 on long petioles ; peduncles axillary, opposite the leaves, and 

 terminal, constituting a terminal, many-flowered corymbose 

 panicle ; petals and sepals 4. J? . S. Native of Guiana. 

 Flowers apparently red. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 



Smoothed-\enved Apeiba. Shrub 12 feet. 



7 A. GLA'BRA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 541. t. 214.) leaves ovate^ 

 oblong, acuminated, quite entire, smooth; calyx 5 -parted ; fruit 

 scabrous, 8-10-celled. T?.S. Native of Cayenne and Guiana 

 where the inhabitants call it Ivouyra. They use pieces of the 

 wood rounded and pointed to produce fire, whence the Creoles 

 call it Bois de meche. Aubletia laeVis, Swartz. prod. 83. Willd. 

 spec. 2. p. 1156. Petals blunt, greenish. 



Smooth-leaved Apeiba. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1817. Tree 

 10 to 15 feet. 



8 A. DI'SCOLOR (Spreng. neu. entd. 2. p. 166. under Aub- 

 letia) leaves ovate-oblong, quite entire, hairy beneath, 2-co- 

 loured ; anthers bristly at the apex ; fruit covered with bristles. 



Two-coloured-\ea.ved Apeiba. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. Apeiba is a genus of trees with fine broad leaves and 

 largish usually yellow flowers. The species will thrive well in 

 a mixture of loam and peat. The best way of bringing them 

 into flower in this country is by cutting a ring round the bark of 

 a large branch ; by this means the growth is stopped. The 

 cuttings must be taken off when well ripened, and they should 

 be planted in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. The glass they 

 are plan ted under should be tilted occasionally, so as to give a 

 little air to the cuttings, otherwise they are apt to damp off. 



XIX. SLOA'NEA (in honour of Sir Hans Sloane, once Pre- 

 sident of the Royal Society, founder of the British Museum, 

 and Chelsea Botanical Garden, author of a history of Jamaica, 

 died in 1753). Plum. gen. t. 15. D. C. prod. 1. p. 515. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4-7 lanceo- 

 late-linear sepals, which are velvety on the outside and coloured 

 on the inside, sometimes they are connected at the base and 

 sometimes almost to the middle. Petals wanting. Stamens 

 numerous, almost destitute of filaments, but with very long 

 anthers, which are terminated by a small point. Ovary 1 , 

 crowned by a filiform stigma. Capsules coriaceous, woody, 

 roundish, 4-5-celled, 4-5-valved, echinated from crowded some- 

 what woody bristles; cells 1-3-seeded. Seeds covered with 

 fleshy aril. Trees natives of South America, with large alter- 

 nate leaves, and each flower furnished with 1 bractea. This 

 genus should perhaps be divided into as many genera as there 

 are sections. 



SECT. I. SLOA'NEA (see genus). Plum. gen. 1. 15. D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 515. Calyx 6-7-cleft. Style long, simple. Capsule 4-valved, 

 covered with straight or inflexed bristles. Seeds enwrapped in 

 fleshy aril. 



1 S. DENTA'TA (Lin. spec. 730.) leaves ovate, acute, bluntly 

 toothed; stipulas cordate-triangular, serrated. T? . S. Native 

 of South America. Castanea Sloanea, Mill. diet. S. grandi- 

 flora, Smith, in Rees' cycl. no. 2. S. Plumierii, Aubl. guian. 1. 

 p. 536. Flowers large. 



Toothed-leaved Sloanea. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1752. Tree 

 50 feet. 



2 S. NI'TIDA ; leaves broad-lanceolate, acute, shining, entire ; 

 stipulas deciduous ; peduncles pubescent, terminal, usually 3 or 

 4 together, 1-flowered, furnished with 2 opposite bracteas in 

 the middle ; capsule thickly beset with straight, purple bristles ; 

 calyx 4-cleft. ^ . S. Native of Guiana. Peduncles some- 

 times 2-flowered, rising from the bracteas. Leaves very long 

 and coriaceous, (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 



Shiny-leaved Sloanea. Tree 50 feet. 



3 S. PLUMIE V RI ; leaves cordate at the base, sinuately 

 toothed ; stipulas serrated. Tj S. Native of St. Domingo. 

 Plum. icon, ed Burm. 240. t. 244. f. 1. Flowers large. 



Plumier's Sloanea. Tree 50 feet. 



SECT. II. GYNOSTOMA (from yvrri, gyne, a female, and 

 arofia, stoma, a mouth ; in allusion to the stigma being perfo- 

 rated). D. C. prod. 1. p. 515. Calyx 5-parted, with- equal 

 lobes. Torus thickened. Anthers hairy on the outside. Style 

 awl-shaped. Stigma perforated, scarcely toothletted. Capsule 

 4-valved, covered with variously inflexed bristles ; valves open- 

 ing from the base to the apex. 



4 S. MAss6Ni (Swartz, fl. ind. occid. 2. p. 938.) leaves cor- 

 date, elliptical, obtuse, entire, or toothed ; stipulas linear, ser- 

 rated. J? . S. Native of the West India Islands. Leaves 

 more than a foot long. Racemes axillary, nodding towards the 

 ends of the branches. Flowers smaller than those of the pre- 

 ceding species. 



Masson's Sloanea. Tree 50 feet. 



SECT. III. MYRIOCH^TA (from pvpioe, myrios, an indefinite 

 number, and x atr *)i chalte, the hair of the head ; in allusion to 

 the capsule being covered with innumerable stiff hairs). D. C. 

 prod. l.p. 515. Calyx 5-parted, with 1 of the lobes smaller than 

 the rest. Torus villous. Style short. Stigmas 4-5, simple. 

 Capsules 4-5-celled, 4-5-valved, covered with crowded stiff 

 bristles. 



5 S. SINEMARIE'NSIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 534. t. 212.) leaves 

 roundish-ovate, entire ; stipulas long, acuminated, deciduous. 

 J? . S. Native of Guiana and the West India Islands, particu- 

 larly St. Christopher. Lam. ill. t. 469. S. Aubletii, Swartz, 

 fl. ind. occid. p. 490. Wood compact and red. Leaves a foot 

 long. Racemes axillary, each peduncle with a single flower, 

 shorter than the petioles. Flowers small. This tree is pro- 

 bably a species of Ablania. 



Sinemaria Sloanea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Tree 50 ft. 



SECT. IV. OXYA'KDRA (from oe, oxus, sharp or pointed, 

 and avrip avSpog, aner andros, a male, alluding to the sharp- 

 pointed anthers). D. C. prod. 1. p. 515. Calyx 5-parted; 

 lobes linear-lanceolate, acuminated. Torus small. Style fili- 

 form, long, simple. Capsule, judging from the ovary, is pro- 

 bably destitute of bristles. This is probably a distinct genus. 



6 S. CORYMBIFLORA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 516.) leaves ovate, 

 acute, entire ; stipulas deciduous ; peduncles axillary, branched, 

 corymbose at the apex, many-flowered. Tj . S. Native of 

 French Guiana. 



Corymb-flowered Sloanea. Tree 30 feet. 



SECT. V. ? FOVEOLA'RIA (from fovea, a pit-fall ; alluding to 

 the receptacle being honey-combed or pierced). D. C. prod. 1. 

 p. 516. but not of Ruiz and Pav. fl. per. Calyx 4-parted ; 

 lobes ovate-lanceolate, bluntish. Torus distinctly foveolate. 

 Stamens with longish hairy filaments, and elongated, downy, 

 hardly acute anthers. Ovary ovate, villous. Style villous at 

 the base. Stigmas 3. This is perhaps a distinct genus. 

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