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CELASTRINE^E. V. CATHA. VI. PLECTRONIA. VII. MAYTENUS. 



rising from the centre of the fascicles of leaves. Flowers 

 small, whitish-yellow. Disk saucer-like, crenulate, surrounding 

 the base of the ovary. Style half S-parted. Stigmas emar- 

 ginate. Capsule inflated, 3-sided, 3-celled, 3-valved, with 2 

 red seeds in each cell, resting on a white fleshy receptacle. It 

 is called Cliennee-chtntoo in the Telinga language, and is very 

 useful to make fences and for fuel. 



Emarg -mate-leaved Staff-tree. Clt. 1820. Shrub -1 feet. 



* * Leaves toothed or serrated. 

 Asiatic. 



7 C. MONTA'NA (Roth. nov. spec. 154. Roxh. fl. ind. 2. 

 p. 387.) spines bearing leaves and flowers ; leaves obovatc, ser- 

 rulated, smooth ; panicles axillary, small, dichotomous ; cap- 

 sules 3-sided, 3-celled, each cell containing 1 or 2 seeds. Tj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies, on mountains. Flowers small, white. 

 Disk as in C. emarglnata. Stigmas emarginate. Seeds small, 

 nearly round, with a white aril embracing the lower part of the 

 seed. The wood is hard and durable. 



Mountain Staff-tree. Tree 20 feet. 



8 C. WALLI'CHII; spines bearing leaves and even flowers; 

 stem erect, stiff; branches round, flexuous ; leaves very tough, 

 obovate-cuneated, sharply-serrulated ; corymbs small, scattered 

 among the leaves. T? . S. Native of the East Indies, at Tra- 

 vancore. C. rigida, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 39C. C. buxifolius, Roxb. 

 Leaves at first in fascicles 9 the spines. Flowers small, white. 



Jf'allicti's Staff-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



9 C. RU'FA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 397.) erect, smooth, spa- 

 ringly armed with axillary short spines ; leaves lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, serrulated, coriaceous ; corymbs axillary, fascicled, on 

 capillary, coloured peduncles ; capsule obovate, triangular, 3- 

 seeded. t? . S. Native of the forests in the valley of Nipaul. 

 A large very branchy tree. Young branches angular, of a more 

 or less deep red colour, glaucous. Leaves with glandular ser- 

 ratures. Flowers small, white. Capsules small, obovate, 3- 

 lobed, 3-celled, 3-seeded. Segments of calyx and petals cre- 

 nulate. 



Rufous Staff-tree. Fl. March, April. Tree 30 feet. 



10 C. ZEYLA'NICA (Roth, mss. ex Schiilt. syst. C. p. 427.) 

 spines axillary, opposite, shorter than the petioles ; leaves 

 roundish-cuneated, somewhat emarginate at the apex, obsoletely 

 crenated, shining ; peduncles axillary, aggregate, fj . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Flowers white. 



Ceylon Staff-tree. Shrub. 



African. 



11 C. SENEGALE'NSIS (Lam. diet. 1. p. 661.) spines bearing 

 leaves and flowers ; branches terete ; leaves obovate-oblong, 

 smooth, somewhat glaucous, unequally toothed ; cymes small, 

 few-flowered, *j . S. Native of Senegal and Gambia. C. 

 phyllacanthus, Lher. sert. ang. 6. no. 28. Flowers whitish-green. 



Var. j3, glaucifblius (D. C. prod. 2. p. 8.) leaves whitish- 

 glaucous beneath, bluntish ; cymes many-flowered, about the 

 length of 'the leaves. 



Senegal Staff-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



12 C. BUXIFOLIA (Lin. spec. 285.) spines large, bearing both 

 leaves and flowers ; leaves lanceolate-obovate, obtuse, serrated, 

 smooth, coriaceous ; branches angular ; corymbs axillary, pe- 

 dunculate, longer than the leaves. V? . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope, in bushy places. Sims, bot. mag. 2114. Iloutt. 

 pfl. syst. 3. t. 21. f. 1. Flowers white. Capsules globular. 



Box-leaved Staff- tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1752. Shrub 

 8 to 1 feet. 



13 C. CYMOSA (Sol. in bot. mag. t. 2070.) spines all naked; 

 leaves obovate, obtuse, serrated, smooth, coriaceous ; corymbs 



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shorter than the leaves. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers whitish. 



Cymose-Ronered Staff-tree. Fl. July. Clt. 1815. Shrub 8 

 to 10 feet. 



14 C. MULTIFLORA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 661.) lower spines very 

 long, those on the branches small, rather leafy ; leaves obovate, 

 rhomboid, serrated, smooth ; branches rather angular ; cymes 

 axillary, stalked, tj . S. Native of Africa. C. Hispanicus, 

 Hort. par. Flowers white. 



Many-flowered Staff-tree. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1816. Sh. 6 ft. 



15 C. PYRACA'NXHA (Lin. spec. 285.) spines naked ; branches 

 round ; leaves obovate or elliptical, serrated or entire, shining ; 

 peduncles axillary, few- flowered, branched, divaricating, tj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sims, bot. mag. 1157. 

 Mill. icon. t. 87. Flowers greenish-white. Capsule red, 3-celled, 

 3-seeded, but often fewer from abortion. 



Fire-spined Staff-tree. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1742. Sh. 4 ft. 



16 C. ROTUNUIFOLIA (Thunb. fl. cap. 221.) spines spreading; 

 leaves stalked, roundish, obsoletely toothed. ^ G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers unknown. 



Round-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. 



17 C. FLEXUOSA (Thunb. fl. cap. 221.) spines filiform; 

 branches flexuous ; leaves smooth, ovate, wavedly-serrated ; 

 pedicels numerous, axillary, 1 -flowered. fj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers whitish. 



/'/araotM-branched Staff-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



18 C. PARVIFLORA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 31.) spines naked; 

 leaves ovate, crenated, smooth ; peduncles filiform, dichotomous, 

 longer than the leaves. T? . G. Native of Kurma, in Arabia. 

 Catha spinosa, Forsk. descr. 64. Flowers small, white. 



Small-Jlonered Staff-tree. Shrub. 



19 C. ARTICULA'TA (Thunb. jap. Blum, bijdr. p. 1146.) 

 spinose ; leaves roundish, oval, acute at both ends, smooth ; 

 young branches rather spiny, sarmentose ; peduncles axillary, 

 trifid. P; G. Native of Japan. 



Jointed Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



Cult. The culture and propagation of the species of Catha 

 is the same as that for the stove and greenhouse species of Ce- 

 Idstrus, p. 9. 



VI. PLECTRO'NIA (from Tr\tKrpov,plectron, a thorn; shrub 

 covered with thorns.) Lin. gen. no. 300. Schreb. gen. no. 389. 

 Burm, prod. p. 6. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogijnia. Calyx obsoletely 5- 

 toothed, clothed with sinuses or 5 villous scales, permanent. 

 Petals 5, sessile, inserted in the throat of the calyx. Stamens 

 5, very short ; anthers 2-celled, roundish, each covered by a 

 calycine scalo. Ovary small. Style filiform. Stigma ovate. 

 Berry oblong, 2-celled, 2-secded. Seeds oblong, compressed. 

 A tree of no beauty, with quadrangular branches, opposite, 

 stalked, lanceolate-ovate, entire, long leaves, and branched co- 

 rymbs of white flowers, which are shorter than the leaves. 



1 P. VENTOSA (Lin. mant. 52. syst. 242.). (7 . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. P. corymbosa, Burm. prod. 6. Burm. 

 afr. 257. t. 94. Celastrus ? Plectronia, D. C. prod. 2. p. 9. 



Wind Plectronia. Clt. 1816. Tree. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see greenhouse species of 

 Celastrus, p. 9. 



VII. MAYTE'NUS (Maiten is the name of one of the species 

 in Chili). Feuill. Domb. Molin. ? H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amcr. 7. p. 64. D. C. prod. 2. p. 9. 



LIN. SYST. Pdlyg&mia, Dice cia. Flowers polygamous. 

 Calyx 5-cleft, small, permanent. Petals 5, spreading, alternating 

 with the sepals. Disk fleshy, surrounding the ovary. Stigma 



