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. IX. TRICHILIA. 



Four-paired-leafletted Trichilia. Tree 30 feet. 



7 T. EME'TICA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 31.) leaves impari-pinnate, 

 with 4 pairs of elliptical leaflets, which are villous on the under 

 surface ; flowers decandrous, crowded ; filaments of stamens 

 joined to the middle. ^ . G. Native of Arabia on the Yemen 

 mountains. Elcaja, Forsk. descr. 127. Flowers whitish. The 

 fruit of this tree, mixed with perfumes, is used by the Arabian 

 women for washing their hair. The fresh seeds are made into 

 an ointment with those of Sesamum against the itch. Forskol 

 found mention of this tree in an Arabian book by the name of 

 Djmiz-Elcai, whence his generic name Elcaja. 



Emetic Trichilia. Tree 30 feet. 



8 T. HAVANNE'NSIS (Jacq. amer. 129. t. 175. f. 38. pict. p. 

 65. t. 260. f. 35.) leaves impari-pinnate, with 2 or 3 pairs of 

 obovate, smooth leaflets, outer ones largest ; racemes cymose, 

 axillary, crowded, shorter than the petioles. ^ . S. Native of 

 Cuba in mountain woods, and near Xalapa in Mexico. H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 216. T. glabra, Lin. syst. nat. 

 13. p. 294. Flowers white. Stamens distinct at apex. All 

 parts of the tree have an unpleasant smell when bruised. 



Havannah Trichilia. Clt. 1794. Tree 30 feet. 



9 T. CATI'GUA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 77.) leaves pinnate ; 

 leaflets 9-12, lanceolate, or lanceolate-ovate, smooth; panicles 

 much shorter than the leaves, 2-3-ternate ; petals connected at 

 the base, spreading, densely pubescent ; filaments connate into 

 an 8-10-toothed tube, and bearing the anthers between the teeth. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, 

 where it is called Catigua. Wood hard. 



Far. ft, parvifldra (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaflets 11-15; panicles 

 shorter ; flowers not half the size. In the province of Goyaz. 

 Catigua Trichilia. Fl. April, June. Tree 40 feet. 



10 T.ODORA'TA (Andr. hot. rep. t. 637.) leaves impari-pinnate, 

 with 3-4 pairs of smooth, ovate- oblong, wavy leaflets; racemes 

 axillary, glomerate ; stamens bifid, distinct. ^ S. Native of 

 St. Vincent? Hook, exot. fl. t. 128. Flowers greenish-white, 

 sweet-scented, 4-petalled, and with a 4-toothed calyx. 



Sweet-scented Trichilia. Clt. 1801. Tree 20 feet. 



11 T. PA'LLIDA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 733.) leaves pinnate, 

 with 3 pairs of ovate-lanceolate, acute, smooth, membranaceous 

 leaflets ; racemes axillary, and somewhat terminal ; flowers oc- 

 tandrous ; capsules 2-valved. Tj . S. Native of Hispaniola 

 and Mexico in bushy places on the mountains. Portesia ovata, 

 Cav. diss. 7. p. 369. t. 215. ? Lam. ill. t. 302. f. 1. Flowers 

 white. Filaments distinct almost to the base. 



Pale Trichilia. Fl. Feb. Mar. Tree 16 feet. 



12 T. MOSCHA^TA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 735.) leaves pin- 

 nate, with alternate, ovate, acuminated, smooth leaflets ; racemes 

 axillary ; anthers sessile on the top of the tube ; capsules usually 

 1-seeded. Tj . S. Native on the north side of Jamaica in 

 woods, where it is called musk-mood, on account of the smell 

 of every part of the tree when rubbed. Flowers whitish. 



Musk Trichilia. Fl. May. Tree 20 feet. 



1ST. TERMINALS (Jacq. amer. 130.) leaves pinnate, with 3 

 pairs of lanceolate, blunt, shining leaflets ; racemes panicled ; 

 lobes of calyx profoundly cut, much spreading ; filaments of 

 stamens distinct. Tj S. Native of Jamaica near Kingston. 

 Flowers white. 



Terminal Trichilia. Tree 20 feet. 



14 T. GLANDULOSA (Smith, in Rees' cycl. p. 36. no. 10.) leaves 

 pinnate, with 5 or 7 elliptical-lanceolate, bluntly acuminated 

 leaflets, hairy at the origin of the veins beneath ; flowers octan- 

 drous ; tube of stamens entire ; stigma depressed. P? . G. 

 Native of New Holland at Port Jackson. T. octandra, Sol. 

 mss. Flowers whitish. 



Glandular Trichilia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1821. Tree 20 ft. 



15 T. BI'JUGA (Labill. nov. cal. t. 54.) leaves abruptly pin- 



nate, with 2 pairs of oblong, waved, smooth leaflets ; panicle 

 loose, shorter than the leaves ; anthers 10, in the throat of a 

 toothed tube. ^ . G. Native of New Caledonia. Petals yellow. 

 7>o-/>atYerf-leafletted Trichilia. Tree 30 feet. 



16 T. SPECTA'BILIS (Forst. prod. no. -188.) leaves pinnate, 

 with obovate leaflets ; racemes axillary, supra-decompound. 

 Tj . G. Native of New Zealand. Flowers white. 



Sheny Trichilia. Tree 20 feet ? 



17 T. ALLIA'CEA (Forst. prod. no. 189.) leaves pinnate, with 

 lanceolate, acute leaflets ; racemes axillary, supra-decompound. 



>j . G. Native of the island of Namoka in the South Seas. 

 Dysoxylum alliaceum and longifolium, Blum.bijdr. 4th number. 

 Flowers white. All parts of the tree smells of garlic when bruised. 



Gar/zc-scented Trichilia. Tree 20 feet. 



1ST. E'LEGANS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 79. t. 98.) leaves 

 impari-pinnate, with 1-2-3 pairs of lanceolate, bluntish leaflets, 

 which are pilose in the axils of the veins beneath ; panicles ra- 

 ceme-formed, about equal in length to the petioles ; petals dis- 

 tinct, smooth ; filaments connate into an 8-10-toothed tube, 

 bearing the anthers between the teeth, Jj . S. Native of Brazil 

 in woods not far from the town of St. Paul. Petals whitish. 



Elegant Trichilia. Fl. Nov. Tree 15 feet. 



19 T. HETEROPHY'LLA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 554.) leaves pinnate 

 and ternate, with ovate, acuminated, smooth leaflets ; racemes 

 axillary ; flowers octandrous. Tj . S. Native of Madagascar. 

 Portesia mucronata, Cav. diss. 7. p. 370. t. 216. Lam. ill. t. 

 302. f. 2. Flowers yellowish. Anthers sessile between the teeth 

 of the tube. 



Variable-leaved Trichilia. Tree 20 feet. 



20 T. MONTANA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 7. p. 226.) 

 leaves impari-pinnate, with 1-2 pairs of oblong, acuminated, 

 smooth leaflets, which are netted beneath ; panicles axillary, 

 solitary, or twin almost simple, longer than the petioles. Tj . S. 

 Native of New Granada on Mount Quindiu. Flowers whitish. 



Mountain Trichilia. Tree 20 feet. 



* Leaves trifoliate. 



21 T. TRIFOLIA'TA (Lin. spec. 551.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets 

 obovate, shining. Tj S. Native of Curacoa in dry grassy 

 places. Jacq. amer. 129. t. 82. pict. 65. t. 123. T. Halesia, 

 Laefl. itin. 188. Flowers white. All parts of the tree have an 

 unpleasant smell. The negresses use a decoction of the roots 

 to procure abortion. In Curacoa the tree is called Kerse-boom 

 or Cherry-tree. The Spaniards also call it Cerasso-macho or 

 Male-cherry. 



Trifoliate Trichilia. Shrub 6-10 feet. 



22 T. PTELEJEFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 80. t. 99.) leaves 

 ternate ; leaflets obovate, shortly and bluntly acuminated, mem- 

 branous, puberulous ; panicles shorter than the petioles ; petals 

 distinct, smooth ; filaments joined into a tube at the base, dis- 

 tinct above, bidentate at the top ; cells of ovary only containing 

 1 ovula. \i . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Flowers small, white. 



Ptelea-leaved Trichilia. FJ. Oct. Shrub. 



23 T. NERVOSA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 31.) leaves trifoliate; 

 leaflets ovate. T; . S. Native of Java. Melia Koatj&pa, Burm. 

 ind. 101. exclusive of the synonymes. Flowers whitish. 



Nerved-leaved Trichilia. Tree 20 feet. 



24 T. VENOSA (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 68.) leaves ternate ; leaflets 

 ovate-roundish, obtuse, with parallel veins, smooth ; flowers pa- 

 nicled, smooth. Tj . S. Native of the island of Mascarin. 



Veiny-\eaMeA Trichilia. Shrub. 



25 T. PORTORICE'NSIS (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 68.) leaves ter- 

 nate ; leaflets oblong, acutish, repand, smooth on both surfaces, 

 shining ; petioles channelled ; racemes corymbose, few-flowered. 

 Tj . S. Native of Porto-Rico. 



