MALPIGHIACE^E. IV. GALPHIMIA. V. CAUCANTHUS. VI. HIPTAGE. VII. TRISTELLATEIA. 



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IV. GALPHI'MI A (an anagram of Malj/ighia,) Cav. icon. 5. 

 p. 61. D. C. prod. l.p. 582. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Trigynia. Calyx 5-parted, with- 

 out glands. Petals unguiculate, oval or oblong. Stamens 10, 

 almost free. Styles 3. Fruit (according to Cavanilles) 3- 

 celled? containing 3 nuts; nuts opening on the back, 1 -seeded. 

 Flowers yellow. Racemes terminal, as in Byrsonima, but differs 

 from it in the calyx being destitute of glands. 



1 G. HIRSU'TA (Cav. icon. 5. p. 62.) leaves ovate, acute, on 

 short footstalks, hairy on both surfaces. Tj . S. Native of 

 Mexico between Chilpancinga and Rio Azul. 



Hairy Galphimia. Shrub 6 feet. 



2 G. GLAU'CA (Cav. icon. 5. p. 61. t. 489.) leaves ovate, ob- 

 tuse, smooth, glaucous beneath, and with one tooth on each side 

 at the base ; petioles without glands. Tj . w . S. Native of Mexico. 



G7acos-leaved Galphimia. Clt. 1830. Shrub cl. 



3 G. GLANDULOSA (Cav. icon. 6. p. 43. t. 563.) leaves oval- 

 lanceolate, smooth, each petiole furnished with 2 large glands at 

 the top; petals oblong. Tj . S. Native of the western parts of 

 Mexico on the declivities of mountains. H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 gen. amer. 5. p. 172. Malpighia biglandulosa, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 

 7. Perhaps several species are confounded below under the 

 head of varieties. Flowers of all yellow. 



Var. a, ovalifolia (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ind. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 582.) leaves oval, obtuse. Jj . S. Native of 

 Mexico. 



Var. ft, oblongifblia (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 582.) leaves oval-oblong, tapering to both ends. 

 Tj . S. Native of Mexico. 



Far. y, lanceolata (Cav. 1. c.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated at 

 both ends. Tj . S. Native of Mexico. 



Glandular Galphimia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



f- Doubtful species, the calyxes of which are furnished rvith 

 glands. 



4 G. ? LONGIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 173.) leaves lanceolate-oblong, acute, angularly-cuneated at the 

 base, smooth, each petiole bearing 1 or 2 glands ; racemes ter- 

 minal, branched. J? . w . S. Native of South America in shady 

 places at the river Cassiquiare. Flowers yellow. 



Long-leaved Galphimia. Tree 20 feet. 



5 G. ? MOLLIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 173.) 

 leaves oblong, acute at both ends, coriaceous, smooth above, and 

 shining, but clothed with soft hoary pubescence beneath, each 

 petiole bearing 2 glands ; umbels axillary ? few-flowered. ^ . 

 '~ 1 . S. Native of the temperate parts of Mexico. Flowers yellow. 



/Sq/i-leaved Galphimia. Shrub cl. 



Cult. The species of Galphimia are rather handsome shrubs. 

 They will thrive well in a mixture of loam and peat, and ripened 

 cuttings will strike root in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. 



V. CAUCA'NTHUS (the Arabic name of this tree is kauka, 

 and avSoc, anthos, a flower). Forsk. descr. 91. D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 583. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Trigynia. Calyx campanulate, 5-part- 

 ed, destitute of glands. Petals unguiculate, concave. Stamens 

 10; filaments awl-shaped. Margins of anthers rather promi- 

 nent. Styles 3, awl-shaped. Fruit unknown. This genus is 

 perhaps not sufficiently distinct from Galphimia. 



1 C. ARA'BICUS (Lam. diet. 1. p. 658.) F? . G. Native of 

 Arabia on the mountains at Tases. Malpighia Caucanthus, Poir. 

 suppl. 4. p. 6. Galphimia Cauca, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 385. Leaves 

 opposite, orbicular, smooth, usually emarginate. Corymbs of 

 flowers terminal. Flowers white. The fruit is said to be 

 about the size of a pigeon's egg, and perhaps therefore fleshy. 



Arabian Caucanthus. Shrub or Tree ? 



FIG. 108. 



Cult. This plant will probably thrive well in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and sand ; and ripened cuttings will probably strike 

 root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Tribe II. 



HIPTA'GE.fli (plants agreeing with Hiptdge in the shape of 

 the fruit). D. C. prod. 1. p. 583. Style 1 (f. 108. d.) or 3, con- 

 nected into one. Carpel a dry, indehiscent, 1 -seeded fruit (f. 

 108. e.}, which is usually expanded into wings of various shapes 

 (f. 108. e.). Leaves opposite or in whorls. 



VI. Hl'PTAGE (probably from tTrrapat, hiptamai, to fly ; in 

 allusion to the shape of the lateral petals, which appear like 

 wings). Gaert. intr. p. 126. fruct. 2. p. 169. t. 116. Gaertnera, 

 Schreb, gen. no. 735. but not of Lam. Molina, Cav. diss. 9. 

 p. 435. but not of Juss. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, and 

 furnished with 5 glands at the base on the outside. Petals 5, 

 unequal, fringed (f. 108. 6.). Stamens 10 (f. 108. e.\ one of 

 which is much longer than the rest. Carpels 3 (but usually 1 

 or 2 from abortion), 4-winged (f. 108. e.) ; wings unequal. 

 Climbing shrubs. 



1 H. MADABLOTA (Gaert. fruct. 

 2. p. 169. t. 116.) leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminated ; racemes 

 terminal. Tj . w . S. Native of the 

 East Indies on the Circar moun- 

 tains. Madablota, Sonn. voy. ind. 

 2. p. 135. Molina racemosa, Cav. 

 diss. 9. p. 435. t. 263. but not of 

 Juss. Gaertnera racemosa, Roxb. 

 cor. 1. p. 19. t. 18. Banisteria 

 Bengalensis, Lin. syst. p. 247. 

 Banisteria unicapsularis, Lam. Ca- 

 lophyllum Akara, Burm. ind. 121. 

 Rheed. mal. 6. t. 59. This is a 

 large, woody, climbing shrub, 

 flowering in its native country in 

 the wet and cold season. It is 

 cultivated all over the coast of 



Coromandel on account of the beauty and fragrance of its blos- 

 soms, each of which is composed of five petals, one of them yel- 

 low, the rest white. Madablota is its name in some parts of the 

 East Indies. 



Madablota Hiptage. Fl. March, April. Clt. 1796. Shrub cl. 



2 H. OBTUSIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 583.) leaves obovate, 

 obtuse, rather mucronated ; racemes terminal and axillary. Jj . 

 ^. S. Native of China. Gaertnera obtusifolia, Roxb. hort. 

 beng. p. 32. The flowers are composed of 5 petals, one of which 

 is yellow, the rest white. 



Obtuse-leaved Hiptage. Clt. 1810. Shrub cl. 



Cult. Hiptdge is a genus of beautiful climbing shrubs ; they 

 are therefore very desirable for a stove-conservatory, where they 

 can be trained upon the rafters. A mixture of loam and peat 

 will suit them best, and cuttings will strike root in sand under a 

 hand-glass, in heat. 



VII. TRISTELLATEIA (from tres, three, and Stella, a 

 star; disposition of the appendages of the capsule). Pet. Th. 

 gen. mad. p. 14. no. 47. Zymum, Nor. Juss. ann. 18. p. 482. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 583. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 

 5, unguiculate. Stamens 10, the 5 alternate ones smallest. Ovary 

 impressed with 3 glandular pores. Carpels 3, crowned by 6 

 appendages, which are 3-toothed at the apex. Embryo convolute. 



1 T. MADAGASCARIE'NSIS (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 367.) lj. . 8, 

 Native of Madagascar. This is a twining shrub, with the lower 



