GUTTIFERjE. XII. STALAGMITIS. XIII. MESUA. 



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3 S. OVALIFOLIBS (Roxb. hort. beng. 42. under Xanthochy- 

 mus,) branches angular ; leaves oval or oblong, rounded at both 

 ends ; flowers small, aggregate, in clusters ; pedicels short ; 

 fruit 3-seeded. T? . S. Native of Ceylon. 



Oval-leaved Stalagmitis. Clt. 1 820. Tree. 



4 S. GUINEE'NSIS (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 320.) leaves 

 oval, tapering to both ends ; fruit ? ^ . S. Native of Sierra 

 Leone on the mountains. Branches square. 



Guinea Stalagmitis. Clt. 1824. Tree 20 feet. 



5 S. CAMBOGIOI'DES (Murr. comm. goett. 9. p. 175.) stamens 

 30, disposed in 5 bundles ; stigmas 3-4 ; berry globose, 3-4- 

 seeded; leaves ovate acute. Jj . S. Native of Ceylon and Cam- 

 boja. This tree yields a quantity of yellow resin, which is used 

 by painters as gamboge, and is scarcely distinguishable from it. 



Gamboge-like Stalagmitis. Tree 30 feet. 



SECT. II. BRINDONIA. Flowers dioecious or hermaphrodite. 

 Stamens of the male flowers connected in one bundle ; those of 

 the hermaphrodite flowers connected in several bundles. 



6 S. COCHINCHINE'NSIS (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 561. un- 

 der Garcinia,) leaves ovate-oblong, acutish; branches tetragonal ; 

 flowers lateral, crowded, on very short peduncles, whitish ; berry 

 the form of a pear ; stigma 6-lobed. Pj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies, China, and Cochin-china. G. Amboinensis, Spreng. syst. 

 2. p. 448. Rumph. amb. 3. p. 58. t. 32. Oxycarpus Cochin- 

 chinensis, Lour. fl. coch. 648. This is a large tree, with tetra- 

 gonal branches. The leaves are 7-8 inches long, and about 3 or 

 4 inches broad, very smooth and thick. Flowers small, whitish. 

 Fruit about the size of a plum, usually in the shape of a pear, 

 of a reddish colour when ripe; the pulp is juicy, and smells 

 somewhat like an apple, and is eatable in a raw state ; it is 

 acid, as well as every other part of the tree. The bark of the 

 tree is brownish, and yellow within, containing a quantity of yel- 

 low, viscid juice, which flows copiously on the least incision being 

 made. This juice possesses the same quality as that of Garcmia 

 Cambogia. The wood is of little use, being too soft, and not 

 durable. The leaves are used in Amboyna as a condiment to 

 fish. The tree is very common in Amboyna in the plains about 

 the shore and on the mountains. 



Cochin-china Stalagmitis. Tree 40 feet. 



7 S. ELLI'PTICA (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 561. under 

 Garcmia,) branches tetragonal ; leaves elliptical, ovate, veiny, 

 acute, large, of a shining-green colour, with black dots ; flowers 

 lateral, in fascicles, small, on short peduncles ; stamens con- 

 nected in 5 bundles ; female flowers unknown, tj . S. Na- 

 tive of the islands of Timor and Java. Perhaps this tree is suf- 

 ficiently distinct from S. Cochinchinensis. Bark yielding a quan- 

 tity of yellow, thick juice, as the rest of the species. Fruit pro- 

 bably eatable. 



Elliptical-leaved Stalagmitis. Tree. 



8 S. CELE'BICA (Lin. spec. 635. under Garcinia,) leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute ; branchlets tetragonal ; flowers ter- 

 minal, umbellate, on very short peduncles ; stigma 8-lobed ; 

 berry globose, T; . S. Native of the Island of Macassar, 

 whence it has been transplanted into Amboyna and Java, 

 where, however, it seldom bears ripe fruit. Mangostana Ce- 

 lebica, Rumph. amb. 1. p. 134. t. 44. Brindonia Celebica, 

 Pet. Th. diet, scien. nat. 5. p. 339. This is not a lofty tree, 

 but it has an elegant spreading head. The leaves are thick, 8 

 inches long, and about 3 fingers broad, but are larger in younger 

 trees. The fruit resembles that of the common Mangostan, but 

 sometimes grows to a larger size ; it is of a yellowish-red or 

 saffron colour, like the pomegranate, crowned by the 8-lobed 

 stigma, which is hollow above, and broader there than at its origin. 



Celebes Stalagmitis. Tree 20 feet. 



9 S. I'NDICA (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 561. under 



Garcinia,') leaves ovate, acuminated ; flowers terminal, male 

 ones 4-5, crowded, hermaphrodite ones solitary, on short pe- 

 duncles ; berry globose, 5-6-celled. Jj . S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Brindonia I'ndica, Pet. Th. diet, scien. nat. 5. p. 

 339. Fruit probably eatable. 

 Indian Stalagmitis. Tree. 



10 S. Cow A (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42. under Garcinia,) 

 leaves ovate, acuminated ; branches round ; male flowers lateral, 

 4-5 together, hermaphrodite ones solitary, terminal, on short 

 peduncles; stigma entire, rugged, 6-furrowed; berry ovate- 

 globose. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies, where it is called 

 Kuwa. G. dioica, Smith in Rees 1 cyclop, vol. 15. Flowers 

 yellowish. 



Kuwa Stalagmitis. Clt. 1822. Tree 20 feet. 



11 S. PANICULA'TA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42. under Garcinia,) 

 stamens many, polyadelphous ; leaves elliptical, tapering to the 

 base ; flowers terminal, panicled. ^ . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. 



Pam'c/ed-flowered Stalagmitis. Tree 40 feet. 



12 S. UMBELLA'TA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42. under Garcinia,) 

 leaves oblong, obtuse at both ends ; peduncles lateral, umbel- 

 lately many-flowered ; corolla 4-5-lobed ; calyx 4-5-toothed. 

 fj . S. Native of the East Indies. This is certainly a distinct 

 genus, on account of the calyx and corolla being monapetalous. 

 Stamens not seen. 



UmbeUate-Rowered. Stalagmitis. Tree 40 feet. 



f Species not sufficiently known. 



13 S. LU'TEUS ; Lodd. cat. 14. S. macrophyllus, Lodd. cat. 

 both under Xanthochijmus. 



Species only known by name from Roxb. hort. beng. p. 42, 

 under the genus Garcinia. 



S. Kydiana, S. purpurea, S. Gutta, S. lancesefolia, S. Boobi- 

 cowa. 



Cult. These fine trees will thrive well in a turfy loam, mixed 

 with a little peat, but require a strong heat to flourish well. 

 Ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass, in a moist 

 heat. 



Tribe IV. 



CALOPHYLLIE'^E. Ovary 1-2-celled; cells containing 

 1-2-ovulae. Fruit drupaceous, indehiscent. 



XIII. MESIPA (in honour of Mesue, the father and son, 

 two celebrated Arabian physicians and botanists, who resided 

 at- Damascus, and flourished in the 8th and 9th centuries. 

 The works of the younger Mesue, both medical and botanical, 

 were published in folio with annotations at Venice in 1581.) 

 Lin. gen. no. 665. Juss. gen. 258. Cambess. in mem. mus. 16. 

 p. 426. t. 11. B. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Polydndria. Calyx bractless, of 4 

 unequal sepals, permanent. Petals 4. Stamens indefinite, con- 

 nected at the base ; filaments filiform ; anthers inserted by the 

 base, erect, 2-celled, bursting lengthwise at the sides. Style 

 short, crowned by a thick, concave stigma. Ovary 2-celled ; 

 cells containing 2 erect ovulse. Fruit drupaceous, globose or 

 egg-shaped, 1-celled from abortion, 1-4-seeded. Seeds egg- 

 shaped. Trees with axillary, solitary, hermaphrodite flowers. 



1 M. FE'RREA (Lin. spec. 734.) leaves elliptical-lanceolate, 

 acute, glaucous beneath ; flowers stalked, axillary ; petals some- 

 what unguiculate, regular ; mature nut 1 -seeded from abortion. 

 Tj . S. Native of Java and other parts of the East Indies. 

 Calophyllum Nagassarium, Burm. ind. 121. Rumph. amb. 7. 

 p. 3. t. 2. Flowers white, about the size of those of the sweet- 

 briar, sweet-scented. Fruit rufous and wrinkled, containing 1 

 seed, which is eatable. This tree is much cultivated in Java and 

 Amboyna for the beauty and scent of its flowers. 



