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SAPINDACE&. XIV. CUPANIA. 



Poiret's Cupania. Tree 20 feet. 



14 C. VOUA-RA'NA (Cambess. in mem. mus. 18. p. 42.) leaves 

 with 2-3 pairs of elliptic or oblong-obovate, obtuse, or shortly 

 acuminated, obsoletely-sinuated, smooth, stalked leaflets ; calyx 

 5-parted, tomentose, permanent, at length smooth ; capsule ob- 

 cordate, 2-lobed, smooth, f? . S. Native of Guiana, where it 

 is called Voua-rana. Voua-rana Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 

 suppl. p. 12. t. 374. Matayba? Voua-rana, D. C. prod. 1. p. 

 609. Cupania laevigata, Rich. ined. Racemes axillary, branched. 

 Flowers in fascicles on the racemes. 



Voua-rana Cupania. Tree. 



15 C. PUNCTA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 389.) leaves with 

 5-C pairs of ovate, obtuse, usually somewhat emarginate, quite 

 entire leaflets, which are smoothish above and pubescent beneath ; 

 calyx hairy. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of 

 Minas Geraes. Flowers usually decandrous. Filaments pilose. 



Dotted Cupania. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



16 C. GEMINA'TA (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 419.) leaflets 2, oval, 

 acuminated, entire, glaucous above, puberulous beneath ; lateral 

 nerves prominent, confluent at the apex. Tj . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. C. diphylla, Vahl. ? Younger capsules velvety, 

 bluntly trigonal. 



Twin-leaved Cupania. Tree. 



17 C. ? NITIDA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 613.) leaflets 1-2 pairs, with 

 an odd one, oval, acuminated, entire, coriaceous, very smooth 

 on both surfaces. Jj . S. Native of French Guiana or Cayenne. 

 Young capsules velvety, adult ones smooth, 3-winged at the 

 apex. This is probably a species of Paull'mia. 



(Shining-leaved Cupania. Tree ? 



SECT. II. MOLIN^'A (in honour of John Des Moulins, a 

 French physician). Juss. gen. 245. Lam. ill. t. 305. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 613. Petals flattish, a little larger than the calyx. 

 Filaments very short, villous. Mauritian or East Indian species. 



18 C. L.K vis (Pers. ench. 1. p. 413.) leaflets 2-3 pairs, oppo- 

 site, oblong, quite entire, very smooth, coriaceous ; nerves 

 hardly prominent. Tj . S. Native of the island of Bourbon. 

 Molinae'a, Lam. ill. t. 305. f. 1. Molinae'a lae'vis, Willd. spec. 

 2. p. 329. Capsules obovate, triquetrous-winged. Corymbs of 

 flowers panicled, terminal. 



Smooth Cupania. Tree small. 



19 C. CHAPELIERIA'NA (Cambess. in mem. mus. 18. p. 44.) 

 leaves with 3-7 pairs of elliptical, oblong, smooth, toothed 

 leaflets, which are shining above and narrowed at the base ; 

 calyx permanent, puberulous ; capsule obovoid, smooth ; ra- 

 cemes axillary, a little longer than the leaves. T? . S. Native 

 of Madagascar. 



Chapelier's Cupania. Tree. 



20 C. ALTERNIFOLIA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 413.) leaflets 4-5 

 pairs, usually alternate, quite entire, very smooth, coriaceous ; 

 nerves hardly prominent. ^ s - Native of the Island of 

 Bourbon. This plant is probably nothing more than a slight 

 variety of C. lce~ms. Molinse'a, Lam. ill. t. 305. f. 2. M. 

 alternifolia, Willd. spec. 2. p. 329. 



Alternate-leafletted Cupania. Tree. 



21 C. PERROTTE'TII (Cambess. in mem. mus. 18. p. 45.) leaves 

 with 2-3 pairs of elliptical, acutish or obtuse, quite entire, 

 stalked, smooth leaflets ; calyx deciduous, 5-parted, hairy ; cap- 

 sule obovate, somewhat emarginate at the apex, somewhat 2- 

 lobed, smooth. J? . S. Native of the Philippine Islands. 

 Racemes very short, axillary. 



Perrottet's Cupania. Tree. 



22 C. VENULOSA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 613.) leaflets 1-2 pairs, 

 opposite, oblong, quite entire, very smooth, netted with rather 

 prominent nervules. ^ . S. Native of the island of Bourbon 



and the Mauritius. Leaflets very like the leaves of Vaccmium 

 vltis-idea. 



Ferny-leaved Cupania. Tree. 



23 C. THOUARSIA'NA (Cambess. in mem. mus. 18. p. 45.) 

 leaves with 2 pairs of obovate -oblong, cuneated, emarginate, 

 quite entire, smooth leaflets ; calyx permanent, puberulous ; 

 capsule obovate, smooth ; racemes axillary, shorter than the 

 leaves, densely puberulous. ^ . S. Native of Madagascar. 



Petit Thouars's Cupania. Tree. 



24 C. CANE'SCENS (Pers. ench. 1. p. 413.) leaflets 2 pairs, 

 opposite, elliptical-oblong, quite entire, shining, even, smooth. 

 Tj . S. Native of Coromandel in the mountains. Molinse'a 

 canescens, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 29. Panicles axillary. Cap- 

 sules ovate, 3-furrowed, not winged. 



Hoary Cupania. Clt. 1818. Tree 16 feet. 



25 C. TOLA'MBITOU (Cambess. in mem. mus. 18. p. 43.) 

 leaves with 2-3 pairs of oblong, subacuminated, quite entire, 

 nearly sessile, quite smooth, leaflets, which are narrowed at the 

 base ; calyx deciduous ; capsule obcordately 3-lobed, smooth ; 

 racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves. tj . S. Native of 

 Madagascar, where it is called Tolambitout. 



Tolambitou Cupania. Tree. 



SECT. III. ADONTA'RIA (from ocioue olovroe, odous odontos, 

 a tooth ; petals toothed). D. C. prod. 1. p. 614. Petals cre- 

 nate-toothed at the apex, inserted in a 5-parted or 5-tubercled 

 hypogynous disk. Filaments villous at the base. 



26 C. DENTA'TA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 614.) leaflets 6-7 pairs, alternate, oval-oblong, cre- 

 nate-toothed. Tj . S. Native of Mexico. Panicle terminal. 

 Petals white, equal in length with the pubescent calyx, cuneated, 

 3-toothed at the apex. Capsules red, ovate, 3-furrowed, wingless. 



Toothed-leaved Cupania. Clt. 1824. Tree small. 



SECT. IV. GUIOA (in honour of Joseph Guio, a botanical 

 artist, mentioned by Cavanilles). Cav. icon. 4. p. 49. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 412. Petals flat, smaller than the calyx. Filaments 

 smooth. Capsules 3-winged, or perhaps of 3 distinct carpels. 

 This section will probably form a distinct genus. 



27 C. RATONIA (Cambess. in mem. mus. 18. p. 47.) leaves 

 with 2-3 pairs of oblong-spatulate, somewhat cuneated, obtuse 

 or a little emarginate, quite entire, smooth, stalked leaflets ; 

 calyx 5-parted, permanent ; capsule obcordate, 2-lobed, smooth ; 

 racemes simple, axillary, solitary. tj . S. Native of St. Do- 

 mingo, where it is called Raton. 



Raton Cupania. Tree. 



28 C. LENTISCIFOLIA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 413.) leaflets 3 pairs, 

 alternate, lanceolate, quite entire, coriaceous. ^ . S. Native of 

 the island of Babao, one of the Friendly Islands. Guioa len- 

 tiscifolia, Cav. icon. 4. p. 49. t 373. Petals red. Panicle 

 terminal. 



Lentiscus-leaved Cupania. Shrub 6 feet. 



SECT. V. APE'TALA. Flowers apetalous. Petals wanting. 



29 C. APE'TALA (Lab. nov. cal. p. 72. t. 73.) leaflets 5-13 

 pairs, ovate-lanceolate, smooth ; racemes short, axillary ; flowers 

 polygamous, apetalous. Tj . S. Native of New Caledonia. 



Apetalous Cupania. Tree 36 feet. 



30 C. LESSERTIA'NA (Cambess. in mem. mus. 18. p. 46.) leaves 

 with 2-3 pairs of oblong-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, acu- 

 minated, entire, stalked, quite smooth leaflets ; calyx permanent, 

 5-cleft, hairy ; capsule pear-shaped, smooth. \i . S. Native 

 of Java. Mischocarpus Sundaicus, Blum, bijdr. p. 238. Ra- 

 cemes axillary, solitary, or twin, spike-formed. Petals wanting. 



De Lessert's Cupania. Tree. 



SECT. VI. DIMERE'ZA (from 



, dimercs, 2-parted ; in 



