GUTTIFERjE. I. VERTICILLARIA. 



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Synopsis of the Genera. 

 TRIBE I. 



CLUSIE'JE. Ovary many-celled; cells 1 or many, ovulate. 

 Fruit capsular, dehiscent, many-celled. 



1 VERTICILLA'RIA. Sepals 2. Petals 4. Stamens numerous. 

 Style wanting. Stigma concave, 3-lobed. Capsule oblong, rather 

 trigonal, 3-celled, 3-valved. Seeds solitary, oblong. 



2 CLUSIA. Flowers dioecious. Sepals 4, bibracteate at 

 the base. Petals 4-8. Stamens numerous ; the male flowers 

 free. Anthers bursting outwards. Stigmas 5-12, thick, sessile 

 in the female flowers. Capsule 5-9-celled, 5-9-valved. Seeds 

 egg-shaped. 



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3 TOVOMI'TA. Sepals 2-4, bractless. Petals 4, rarely 6-10. 

 Stamens 20-30, free. Anthers obliquely adnate. Styles 4-5, 

 very short, each terminated by a stigma. Capsule 4-5-valved. 



4 ARRU'DEA. Calyx many-leaved, imbricate. Petals 9-10, 

 imbricate. Stamens numerous, closely connected. Anthers 

 opening by 2 pores at the apex. Style short, crowned by an 

 8-lobed stigma. Ovary 8-celled; cells 1-2-seeded? 



5 HAVE'TIA. Flowers dioecious. Sepals 4, petals 4, both 

 orbicular. Anthers 4, alternating with the petals, immersed 

 in the receptacle, 1 -celled, 3-valved at the apex? Female flowers 

 unknown. 



TRIBE II. 



CHRYSOPIE'^E. Ovary many-celled; cells containing many 

 ovules. Fruit fleshy, indehiscent, many-celled, 



6 MORONO'BEA. Calyx 5-parted, bractless. Petals 5. Stamens 

 1 5-20, joined into a tube, which is deeply 5-cleft. Anthers ad- 

 nate to the tube, bursting outwards. Stigmas 5, nearly sessile. 

 Ovary 5-celled ; cells containing 5 ovulae. 



7 CHRYSO'PIA. Sepals 5, bractless. Petals 5, inserted on the 

 outside of the disk. Stamens joined into a thick urceolus at the 

 base, profoundly 5-6-cleft at the apex. Style 5-cleft at the apex. 

 Fruit fleshy, 5-celled. 



TRIBE III. 



GARCINIE'/E. Ovary many-celled ; cells containing 1 ovulce. 

 Fruit jleshy (f. 104. _/".), indehiscent, many-celled. 



8 MAMME'A. Sepals 2, deciduous, bractless. Petals 4-6, de- 

 ciduous. Stamens free, or a little connected at the very base. 

 Anthers bursting at the sides. Style short, crowned by a 4- 

 lobed stigma ; lobes emarginate. Fruit fleshy, 2-3-4-celled, with 

 a large thick seed in each cell. 



9 PENTADE'SMA. Sepals 3-4, permanent. Petals deciduous. 

 Stamens numerous, collected into 5 bundles. Fruit fleshy, 

 3-5-celled ; cells containing each a large, angular, thick seed. 



10 RHEE'DEA. Calyx wanting ? Petals 4. Stamens nume- 

 rous. Style 1 , crowned by a funnel-shaped stigma. Fruit fleshy, 

 3-seeded. 



11 GARCI'NIA. Sepals 4, bractless, permanent. Petals 4, 

 deciduous. Stamens 12-20, free. Anthers bursting outwards. 

 Style short, crowned by a 4-8-lobed stigma. Fruit fleshy, 4-8- 

 celled ; cells each containing one large, thick seed. 



12 STALA'GMITIS. Flowers dioecious (f. 104. e.) or herma- 

 phrodite (f. 104. c.). Sepals 4-5 (f. 104. a.), permanent, bract- 

 less. Petals 4-5 (f. 104. 6.), deciduous. Male flowers with a 

 fleshy, 4-5-lobed receptacle, usually bearing many imperfect an- 

 thers (f. 104. c.). Stamens monadelphous, or disposed in 4-8 

 bundles (f. 1 04. c.). Anthers didymous, bursting at the sides. 

 Hermaphrodite flowers, with stamens disposed into 4-8 bundles 

 (f. 104. c.). Style short, crowned by a 3-5 (f. 104. e.) -8-lobed 

 stigma. Fruit fleshy, 3-5-8 -celled ; cells containing one arillate 

 seed each. 



TRIBE IV. 



CAIOPHYLLIE'JE. Ovary \-Z-celled; cells containing 1-2- 

 ovulce. Fruit drupaceous, indehiscent. 



13 MESU\&. Sepals 4, bractless, permanent. Petals 4. 

 Stamens filiform, numerous, connected at the very base. An- 

 thers fixed by their base, bursting at the sides. Ovary 2-celled ; 

 cells containing 2 ovulae. Fruit 1 -celled from abortion, 1-4- 

 seeded. Seeds egg-shaped. 



14 CALOPHY'LLUM. Sepals 2-4, bractless. Petals 4, rarely 

 2. Stamens definite or indefinite, short, free or connected at 

 the very base. Anthers fixed by their base, bursting inwards. 

 Style twisted, crowned by a capitate, usually lobed stigma. 

 Fruit 1 -celled, containing one globose or egg-shaped seed. 



f Genera allied to Guttiferce, but are not sufficiently known. 



15 MACA'NEA. Fruit baccate, large, pear-shaped, 1-celled, 

 pulpy inside, 4-6-seeded. Seeds fixed laterally to the receptacle, 

 ovate, coriaceous, imbedded in the pulp. 



16 SINGA'NA. Calyx 3-5-parted. Petals 3-5, unguiculate, 

 with a serrulated limb. Stamens numerous. Anthers roundish. 

 Style incurved, crowned by a concave, capitate stigma. Cap- 

 sule long, cylindrical, 1-celled, many-seeded, Seeds large, en- 

 wrapped in pulp, fixed to the receptacle. 



17 MACO'UBEA. Fruit the shape of an orange, rather com- 

 pressed, 1-celled, many-seeded. Seeds oblong, arillate, fixed to 

 the parietes of the fruit. 



Tribe I. 



CLUSIE'.3i. Ovary many-celled ; cells 1 or many, ovulate. 

 Fruit capsular, dehiscent, many-celled. 



I. VERTICILLA'RIA (from verticillum, a whorl; the branches 

 are disposed in a regular whorl at the top of the tree). Ruiz 

 et Pav. syst. fl. per. p. 140. Chloromyrum, Pers. ench. 1. 

 p. 73. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx of 2 coloured 

 sepals. Petals 4. Stamens numerous ; filaments filiform ; an- 

 thers ovate. Style none. Stigma concave, 3-Iobed. Ovary 

 oblong, somewhat 3-lobed. Capsule oblong, rather trigonal, 3- 

 celled, 3-valved ; valves corky. Seeds solitary, oblong. A 

 tree with oblong, acuminated, entire leaves and slender branches. 



1 V. PERUVIA'NUM. ^ . S. Native of Peru. Chloromyrum 

 verticillatum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 73. Ruiz etPav. fl. per. p. 18. 

 t. 15. f. 4. 



Peruvian Verticillaria. Tree. 



Cult. This tree will thrive well in light loam mixed with a 

 little peat ; and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a hand- 

 glass, in heat. 



