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EL^OCARPE^E. I. EL.EOCARPUS. II. ACERATIUM. III. DICERA. IV. FRIESIA. 



Obtuse-leaved Elaeocarpus. Tree 20 feet. 



17 E. MACROPHY'LLUS (Blum. 1. c.) leaves oval-oblong, ob- 

 tuse, rounded at the base ; repandly serrated ; stipulas semi-or- 

 bicular, leafy ; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves ; fruit 

 oval, smooth, fj . S. Native of Java. Flowers white. 



Long-leaved Elaeocarpus. Tree 80 feet. 



18 E. GLA'BER (Blum. .1. c.) leaves ovate or oval-oblong, 

 obtuse, rounded at the base, mucronately serrated ; racemes 

 axillary, nodding, exceeding the leaves in length ; petals fringed. 

 ^ . S. Native of Java. Flowers white. 



Smooth Elasocarpus. Tree 20 feet. 



1 9 E. RESINOSUS (Blum. 1. c.) leaves oval-oblong, acuminat- 

 ed, bluntish at the base, obsoletely serrated, with glands at the 

 origin of the veins beneath ; racemes axillary, shorter than the 

 leaves ; petals fringed, villous on the inside. ^ . S. Native of 

 Java. Flowers white. 



Resinous Elaeocarpus. Tree 50 feet. 



20 E. ANGUSTIFOLIUS (Blum. 1. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 acuminated at both ends, serrulated above the base ; racemes 

 axillary, shorter than the leaves ; fruit globose ; nut wrinkled, 

 somewhat furrowed. >?.S. Native of Java. Flowers white. 



Narrow-leaved Elaeocarpus. Tree. 



21 E. FIORIBU'NDUS (Blum. 1. c.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acu- 

 minated at the apex, acute at the base, bluntly-serrated, coria- 

 ceous, very smooth ; racemes axillary, nodding, equal in length to 

 the leaves ; petals fringed. Jj . S. Native of Java. 



Bundle-flowered Elaeocarpus. Tree. 



22 E. LONGIFOLIUS (Blum. 1. c.) leaves oblong, acuminate, 

 acute at the base, repandly mucronulate ; racemes shorter than 

 the leaves, covered with silky down ; petals fringed. Tj . S. 

 Native of Java. Flowers white. 



Long-leaved Elaeocarpus. Tree. 



23 E. STIPULA'RIS (Blum. 1. c.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, with the veins on the under surface pubescent ; stipulas 

 ovate, deeply serrated ; racemes axillary, velvety-tomentose, 

 equal in length to the leaves ; fruit oval. >2 . S. Native of Java. 

 Flowers white. 



Large-stipuled Elaeocarpus. Tree 60 feet. 



24 E. TOMENTOSUS (Blum. 1. c.) leaves ovate, acuminate, 

 roundish at the base, with bristle-like teeth, velvety-tomentose 

 beneath, as well as branches ; racemes axillary, elongated. Jj . S. 

 Native of Java. Flowers white. 



Downy Elaeocarpus. Tree. 



25 E. PUBE'SCENS (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42.) leaves oppo- 

 site, oblong, pubescent, membranous, rather cordate at the base ; 

 branches villous as well as the young leaves ; racemes com- 

 pound ; sepals awl. shaped. T? . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Ovary villous, mucronate with the style. Flowers white, rather 

 large. 



Pubescent Elaaocarpus. Tree. 



t Species only known by name from Roxburgh's Hortus Ben- 

 galensis, p. 42 and 92, but some of these are probably identical 

 with some of those described above, 



26 E. aristatus, Roxb. Silhet. 27 E. serrulatus, Roxb. 

 Tinnevilly. 28 E. robustus, Roxb. Silhet. 29 E. lucidus, 

 Roxb. Chittagong. 30 E. lanceaefolius, Roxb. Silhet. 31 E. 

 tuberculatus, Roxb. Chittagong. 32 E. pilosus, Roxb. Mas- 

 cal Island. 



Cult. Elizocdrpus is a very curious and ornamental genus 

 of trees. They will thrive well in a mixture of loam and peat ; 

 and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass ; those of 

 the stove species in heat. Seeds of some of the species will 

 ripen, if pains be taken to fertilize the stigmas when they are 



in full bloom. The green-house species are well adapted for a 

 conservatory. 



II. ACERA'TIUM (from a, priv. and xepat, keras, a horn; 

 because the stamens are destitute of the terminal bristles, which 

 are so conspicuous in the preceding and following genus). D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 519. 



LIN. SYST. Dodecdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 sepals. 

 Petals 5, jagged at the apex, with broad ciliated claws. Anthers 

 downy, destitute of terminal bristles. Style 1. Fruit unknown. 



1 A. OPPOSITIFOLIUM (D. C. prod. 1. p. 519.). Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of Amboyna. Leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong, rather pu-> 

 bescent on the nerves, furnished with a few mucronated teeth. 

 Peduncles terminal, 3-flowered. Flowers white ? 



Opposite-leaved Aceratium. Clt. 1818. Tree. 



Cult. This tree will thrive well in a mixture of loam and 

 peat, and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass, in 

 heat. 



III. DI'CERA (from ciec, dis, double, and wpac, keras, a 

 horn ; in allusion to the anthers being terminated by 2 bristles). 

 Forst. gen. t. 40. D. C. prod. 1. p. 520. 



LIN. SYST. Dodecdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4 or 5 sepals. 

 Petals 4-5, 3-lobed at the top. Anthers 12-20, linear, each 

 terminated by 2 bristles. Capsules (in D. dentata, which is the 

 type of the genus,) 2-celled ; cells many-seeded. Shrubs with 

 laurel-like leaves. 



1 D. DENTA'TA (Forst. gen. p. 80.) leaves alternate, oblong, 

 serrate-toothed at the top ; racemes axillary ; flowers monogy- 

 nous ; capsules of 2, many-seeded cells. \i . G. Native of 

 New Zealand. Elaeocarpus dentatus, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 67. 

 Eriostemon, Col. hort. rip. t. 30. Filaments of stamens hairy. 

 Flowers white. A rambling shrub. 



Tooled-leaved Dicera. Fl. July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 10 ft. 



2 D. ? SERRA V TA (Forst. gen. p. 80.) leaves opposite, ovate, 

 doubly serrated ; racemes compound ; flowers tetragynous ; 

 berry of 4, 2-seeded cells. J? . G. Native of New Zealand. 

 Elaeocarpus Dicera, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 67. Flowers white ? 

 Perhaps a distinct genus or a species of Friesia. 



Serrated-leaved Dicera. Shrub 10 feet. 



3 D. CRASPE DUM (Gmel. syst. D. C. prod. 1. p. 520.) leaves 

 oblong, crenated, ending in a reflexed point ; spike subterminal, 

 crowded ; flowers'monogynous ; berry of one many-seeded cell. 

 T? . S. Native of Cochin-china in woods. Craspedum tecto- 

 rium, Lour. coch. 336. Elaeocarpus tectorium, Poir. suppl. 

 2. p. 104. Perhaps a distinct genus. Flowers greenish-yellow. 

 The wood is used for building houses in Cochin-china, and the 

 leaves for roofing them. 



Fringed-fiowered Dicera. Tree 50 feet. 



Cult. The species of Dicera thrive well in a mixture of 

 loam and peat ; and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a 

 hand-glass. 



IV. FRIE'SIA (in honour of Elias Fries, M. D. Professor of 

 Botany in the university of Lund ; an acute philosophical and 

 cryptogamic botanist). D. C. prod. 1. p. 520. 



LIN. SYST. Dodecdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted. 

 Petals 4, 3-lobed at the apex. Anthers 12, cordate-oblong, 

 acuminate, dehiscent at the apex. Berry dry, somewhat stipi- 

 tate, indehiscent, 2-4-furrowed, 2-4-celled ; cells 2-seeded. 



1 F. PEDUNCULA'RIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 520.). Tj . G. Na- 

 tive at Cape Van Diemen. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, serrated ; 

 pedicels axillary, spreading, 1-flowered, somewhat nodding. 

 Elseocarpus peduncularis, Lab. nov. holl. 2. p. 15. t. 155. 

 Flowers white. 



Peduncled-Qowered Friesia. Clt. 1818. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



