CONNARACE/E. II. OMPIIALOBIUM. III. EURYCOMA. IV. CSESTIS. V. TAI-IRIA. 



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Pinnate-leaved Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. 



10 O. SMEATIIMA'NNI (D. C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets 3-5, 

 elliptical-oblong, acuminated, smooth above, somewhat ferruoi- 

 neous and somewhat pubescent, feather-nerved, and finely re- 

 ticulated ; panicles terminal ; ovary solitary, somewhat pubes- 

 cent. Tj . S. Native of Sierra Leone. Leaflets 3 inches long, 

 and about 1^ broad. 



SmeatJimann's Omphalobium. Shrub 12 feet. 



11 O. PEROTTE'TII (D. C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets elliptical- 

 oblong, acuminated, smooth above and shining, but covered with 

 short woolly ferrugineous down beneath ; panicle terminal ; car- 

 pels solitary, obovate, obtuse, somewhat stipitate, young ones 

 clothed with deciduous rusty down, but they are smooth at 

 length. Ij . S. Native of French Guiana. Leaflets 3-6 inches 

 long and 1-2 inches broad. 



Perottet's Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. 



2. Cnestoidea (plants agreeing with Cnestis in having nu- 

 merous carpels). D. C. prod. 2. p. 86. Carpels numerous. 



12 O. VILLOSUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets 3, oval, acute, 

 tapering to the base, somewhat membranous, feather-nerved, 

 smooth above, but clothed beneath with rusty velvety villi, as 

 well as the panicles and carpels. \i . S. Native of Sierra Leone. 

 Cnestis trifolia, Lam. diet. 3. p. 34. Spondioides villosa, 

 Smeathm. herb. Lobes of calyx imbricate in Eestivation. Car- 

 pels 1-5, tapering very much to the base. Cotyledons thick. 

 Radicle superior. Albumen wanting. 



/ illous Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. 



13 O. PENTA'GYNUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets 3, co- 

 riaceous, orbicular, acuminated, quite smooth on both surfaces, 

 3-nerved ; panicles axillary and terminal ; calyxes and ovaries 

 villous. ^ . S. Native of Madagascar. Connarus pentagynus, 

 Lam. diet. 2. p. 95. Cav. diss. 7. p. 376. t. 223. 



Five-styled Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. 



Cult. See Connarus for culture and propagation, p. 90. 



III. EURY'COMA (from tvpvs, eurys, wide, and Kop.ii, kome, 

 hair ; in allusion to the tufts of leaves at the tops of the branches). 

 Jack, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 307. D. C. prod. 2. p. 86. 



LIN. SYST. Polygamia, Diafcla. Flowers polygamous. 

 Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, covered with glandular hairs. Stamens 

 5, with a pair of glands between each. Ovary 5-lobed, crowned 

 by 5 joined styles, and 5 separate stigmas. Carpels 3-5, 1- 

 seeded. Seeds destitute of aril and albumen.^A small tree, 

 with pinnate, fastigiate leaves. Panicle axillary. Corolla purple. 



1 E. LONGIFOLIA (Jacq. et Wall. 1. c.). \i . S. Native of 

 Sumatra and Singapore. Leaves 2 feet long. Flowers purple. 



Long-leaved Eurycoma. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. See Connarus for culture and propagation, p. 90. 



IV. CNE'STIS (from KVCUI, kneo, to scratch ; in allusion to 

 the capsules being covered with stinging hairs on the outside). 

 Juss. gen. p. 374. Kunth, gen. tereb. D. C. prod. 2. p. 86. 



LIN. SYST. Decandria, Pentagynia. Calyx 5-cleft, downy 

 on the outside, valvate in the bud. Petals 5, inserted in the 

 bottom of the calyx as well as the 10 stamens, free. Carpels 5, 

 (1-4) distinct, 1-styled, somewhat stipitate at the base, coria- 

 ceous, 2-valved, pod-formed, opening on the back, usually 

 clothed with stinging hairs both inside and outside, with 2 ova 

 in each carpel. Seeds solitary, rising from the base of the 

 carpel, erect, destitute of aril. Albumen fleshy. Embryo 

 straight. Cotyledons leafy. Radicle superior. Usually scan- 

 dent shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and racemose panicles 

 of flowers. 



1 C. GLA'BRA (Lam. diet. 3. p. 23. ill. t. 387. f. 1.) leaflets 



5-7 pairs, ovate-oblong, smooth ; small racemes in fascicles ; 

 carpels obovate, obtuse, prurient. 1? . S. Native of the islands 

 of the Mauritius and Bourbon. 

 Smooth Cnestis. Shrub 6 feet. 



2 C. POLYPHY'LLA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 23. ill. t. 387. f. 2.) leaves 

 with 8-9 pairs of ovate-oblong leaves, which are villous beneath ; 

 racemes tomentose ; carpels very blunt, velvety. Pj . S. Na- 

 tive of Madagascar. 



Many-leaved Cnestis. Clt. 1823. Shrub 8 feet. 



3 C. FERRuoiNEA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 87.) leaves with 8-10 

 pairs of oval-oblong leaflets, which are somewhat cordate at 

 the base and acuminated at the apex, smooth above, but downy 

 beneath from ferrugineous hairs as well as the petioles and 

 branchlets. fj . S. Native of Sierra Leone. Spondioides fer- 

 ruginea, Smeathm. herb. 



Rusty Cnestis. Shrub 8 feet. 



4 C. CORNICULA'TA (Lam. diet. 3. p. 23.) leaves with 4-5 

 pairs of oval-oblong, acuminated, smooth leaflets, but with the 

 midrib beset with rusty hairs ; carpels oblong, covered with 

 stinging hairs, and drawn out at the apex into a long acumen. 



f? . S. Native of Sierra Leone. Spondioides pruriens, Smeathm. 

 Petals pale-red. 



Horned-capsuled Cnestis. Shrub 5 feet. 



5 C. RACEMOSA ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, entire, 

 acuminated, smooth on both surfaces ; racemes simple, lateral ; 

 capsules obovate, arched, very villous. Tj . S. Native of Sierra 

 Leone. 



/facewose-flowered Cnestis. Shrub 10 feet. 



6 C. MONADE'LPIIA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 34.) leaves with 2-3 

 pairs of quite smooth, shining, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated 

 leaflets. fy . S. Native of the East Indies, in the province of 

 Silhet. 



Monadclphous Cnestis. Shrub 10 feet. 



7 C. ? PINNA'TA (Beauv. fl. d'ow. 1. p. 98. t. 60.) leaves im- 

 pari-pinnate ; leaflets ovate, acute ; flowers corymbose, axillary, 

 bibracteolate. J? . S. Native of Guinea, in the kingdom of 

 Waree. This is probably a species of Omphalobium. 



Pinnate-leaved. Cnestis. Shrub 8 feet. 



8 C. OBLIQUA (Beauv. fl. d'ow. p. 98. t. 59.) leaflets 3, ovate, 

 acuminated, lateral ones oblique at the base, the odd one a 

 great distance from the lateral ones ; flowers in panicles. Tj . S. 

 Native of Guinea, in the kingdom of Waree. 



Oblique-leafietted Cnestis. Shrub 6 feet. 



Cult. See Connarus for culture and propagation, p. 90. 



V. TAPFRIA ( Tapiriri is the Caribbean name of the tree). 

 Juss. gen. 372. D. C. prod. 2. p. 90. Tapirira, Aubl. guian. 



1. p. 470. t. 188. Salaberria, Neck. elem. no. 985. Joncque- 

 tia, Schreb. gen. no. 785. 



LIN. SYST. Decandria, Pentagynia. Calyx 5-parted, deci- 

 duous, equal ; sepals roundish. Petals 5, exserted from the 

 hypogynous prominent disk, as well as the 10 stamens. Styles 

 none. Stigmas 5. Capsule 5-furrowed, 5-valved, 5-seeded. 

 Seeds arillate (perhaps the capsule is composed of 5 1 -seeded 

 carpels ?). A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves, having 2-3 pairs 

 of almost opposite leaflets, and axillary and terminal panicles of 

 flowers. This genus is excluded from Connaracece by S. 

 Kunth, but a more apt place for its insertion in the natural 

 system is not known to De Candolle. 



1 T. GUIANE'NSIS (Aubl. 1. c.). f? . S. Native of Guiana, 

 in the woods of Sinemari. Joncquetia paniculata, Willd. spec. 



2. p. 750. Flowers white. 

 Guiana Tapiria. Tree 50 feet. 



Cult. See Connarus for culture and propagation, p. 90. 



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