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CHRYSOBALANE^E. I. CHRYSOBALANUS. II. MOQUILEA. III. COUEPIA. IV. ACIOA. V. PARINAUIUM. 



Elliptic-leaved Cocoa-plum. Fl. Feb. Mar. Sh. 8 to 10 ft. 



3 C. OBLONGIFOLIUS (Mich, fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 285.) leaves 

 oblong or oblanceolate, a little crenulated ; panicles terminal ; 

 stamens glabrous, fj . S. Native of Georgia, in sandy pine 

 forests. Nutt. gen. amer. l.p. 301. Fruit olive-formed, nearly 

 dry. Leaves sometimes tomentose beneath. 



" Oblong-leaved Cocoa-plum. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1812. Sh. 1 ft. 



4 C. OVALIFOLIUS (Schott, in Spreng. syst. append, p. 40G.) 

 leaves coriaceous, rather cordate, elliptic, obtusely pointed, 

 clothed with silvery tomentum beneath ; flowers hermaphrodite ; 

 stamens glabrous. ^ S. Native of Brazil. 



Oval-leaved Cocoa-plum. Shrub. 



5 C. MACROPHY'LLUS (Schott, 1. c. p. 407.) leaves cordate, 

 oblong, obtuse, elongated, coriaceous, shining above, but clothed 

 with white tomentum beneath, having the veins parallel and pro- 

 minent ; flowers hermaphrodite. Jj . S. Native of Brazil. 

 In this and the preceding species 7 of the stamens are wanting 

 or sterile. 



Long-leaved Cocoa-plum. Shrub. 



Cull. Sandy loam is the best soil for the species of Cocoa- 

 plum. Large cuttings, taken off at a joint, without shortening 

 any of their leaves, and planted thinly in a pot filled with sand, 

 with a bell-glass placed over them, in a moist heat, will strike 

 root readily. The best way of increasing the plants is by seeds, 

 when they can be procured. 



II. MOQUI'LEA (meaning not explained by the author). 

 Aubl. guian. 1. p. 521. t. 208. D. C. prod. 2. p. 526. 



LIN. SYST. Icosandria, Monogynia. Calyx tubular or urceolate, 

 acutely 5-parted or 5-toothed. Petals 5, rather unequal, round- 

 ish. Stamens about 40, longer than the petals, inserted in the 

 tube of the calyx beneath the petals, distinct or polyadel- 

 phous at the base. Ovary hairy. Style lateral, filiform, hairy 

 below. Stigma obtuse. Drupe woody, egg-shaped, with a 

 chinky bark, 1 -seeded. Seed amygdalaceous. Trees with sim- 

 ple leaves and axillary and terminal racemes of white flowers. 



1 M. GUIANE'NSIS (Aubl. 1. c.) leaves oval, acuminated, quite 

 entire, glabrous ; racemes loosely panicled. ^ . S. Native of 

 Guiana, in woods. Stamens about 40, free. 



Guiana Moquilea. Tree 30 feet. 



2 M. CANOME'NSIS (Mart. fl. bras. 2. p. 79. t. 166.) young 

 branches, under side of the leaves, buds, and racemes beset with 

 rusty hairs ; leaves oblong, acute ; berry globose ; stamens in 5 

 bundles, rising from an incomplete orb in the top of the tube 

 of the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Hirtella Canomensis, 

 Spreng. syst. append, p. 407. Flowers white. 



Canom Moquilea. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Chrysobdlanus. 



III. COUE'PIA (Coucpi is the name of the tree in Guiana). 

 Aubl. guian. 1. p. 521. t. 207. D. C. prod. 2. p. 526. 



LIN. SYST. Icosandria, Monogynia. Calyx tubular, bluntly 

 5-lobed at the apex. Petals 5, nearly orbicular, length of calyx. 

 Stamens about 20, nearly equal, inserted in the top of the caly- 

 cine tube ; filaments distinct. Ovary somewhat stipitate. Drupe 

 egg-shaped, with a dry, thick, coriaceous, fibrous rind. Seed 1 , 

 large, inclosed in a thin testa. Trees with oval, entire, feather- 

 nerved leaves. Flowers few, nearly terminal. 



1 C. GUIANE'NSIS (Aubl. 1. c.) leaves with undulated margins ; 

 tube of calyx obconical, with rounded lobes. Tj . S. Native 

 ofGuiana. A'ciaamara, Willd. spec. 3. p. 717. Petiole clothed 

 with rufous hairs. Flowers small, white. Seed bitter. In 

 Guiana the natives strip the bark from the tree and use it in 

 baking their earthenware. 



Guiana Couepia. Tree 60 feet. 



2 C. PARI'LLO (D. C. prod. 2. p. 526.) leaves flat ; tube of 

 calyx cylindrical, with oval-oblong, acuminated lobes, f; . S. 



Native of Guiana, where it is called Parillo. Flowers small, 

 white. 



Parillo Couepia. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Chrysoudlanus. 



IV. AGIO' A (Acioua is the Guiana name of the tree). 

 Aubl. guian. 2. p. 690. D. C. prod. 2. p. 526. Dulacia, Neck. 

 elem.no. 1236. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx tubular, bluntly 

 and unequally lobed at the apex. Petals 5, oblong, obtuse, un- 

 equal. Stamens 10-12, projecting only on one side of the flower; 

 filaments joined to the middle into a flat ligula, but free at the 

 apex. Ovary or stipe of ovary adnate to the calyx at the base. 

 Drupe ovate, coriaceous, chinky at maturity, containing a 1- 

 celled, 1 -seeded nut. Seed large, with a brittle testa. A 

 tree, with oval, acute, entire leaves, caducous stipulas, and ter- 

 minal corymbs of violaceous flowers. 



1 A. GUIANE'NSIS (Aubl. 1. c.). Jj . S. Native of Guiana, 

 in woods. A'cia dulcis, Willd. spec. 3. p. 717, Petioles gla- 

 brous. Seed eatable. Hardly distinct from Couepia. It is 

 sometimes called Coupi by the inhabitants of Guiana. The fruit 

 contains a sweet oil like that of the almond. 



Guiana Acioa. Tree CO feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Chrysobdlanus. 



V. PARINA'RIUM (Parinari is the name of P. montanum 

 in Guiana). Juss. gen. 341. Lam. ill. t. 429. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 526. Parinari, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 514. Dugortia, Neck, 

 elem. no. 797. Petrocarya, Schreb. gen. no. 629. 



LIN. SYST. Icosandria, Monogynia. Calyx urceolate, 5- 

 cleft. Petals 5. Stamens about 15, commonly 3 to each petal. 

 Ovary villous, with the stipe adhering to the calyx. Style fili- 

 form, glabrous. Drupe ovate, thick, containing a 2-celled, 2- 

 seeded, hard nut, which is rough on the outside. Seeds co- 

 vered with wool. Trees with villous branches, and with the 

 leaves glabrous above, but white from pubescence beneath. 

 Flowers small, white, disposed in panicles, corymbs, or racemes. 

 Pulp of fruit eatable, and sometimes the kernel of the nut. 



SECT. I. PETROCA'RYA (from Trerpa, petra, a stone ; and 

 Kapva, karya, a nut ; in reference to the hard nut contained in 

 the fruit). D. C. prod. 2. p. 527. Flowers disposed in corym- 

 bose branched racemes. Stamens 7-8, sterile in one side, 

 and 7 or 8 fertile at the opposite side. Species native of 

 Guinea. 



1 P. MONTA'NUM (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 514. t. 204 and 205.) 

 leaves ovate, acuminated, clothed with white down beneath. 



^ . S. Native of French Guiana, in woods. Petrocarya montana, 

 Willd. spec. 2. p. 287. Petrocarya Brasiliensis, Schott. The 

 drupe is large, ovate, smooth, and fulvous, has a thick acid rind, 

 and the nut or kernel of the tubercular putamen is sweet and edible. 

 Mountain Parinarium. Tree 60 to 80 feet. 



2 P. CAMPE'STRE (Aubl. 1. c. p. 516. t. 206.) leaves cordate, 

 acuminated, clothed with white down beneath. fj . S. Native 

 of French Guiana, in woods. Drupe small, oval, yellow ; pu- 

 tamen less echinated than in most of the species, and containing 

 only one single, edible seed. Stipulas broad, many nerved. 



Field Parinarium. Clt. 1824. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



SECT. II. NEOCA'RYA (Neou, the Senegal name of P. Sene- 

 galensis, and Kapvov, karyon, a nut ; which signifies Neou- 

 nul). D. C. prod. 2. p. 527. Flowers disposed in axillary 

 and terminal panicled racemes. Stamens all fertile, disposed in 

 one series, some of th^m, rather concrete at the base. Species 

 native of Guinea. 



3 P. SENEOALE'NSIS (Perr. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 527.) 

 leaves oval, obtuse at both ends, clothed with white down be- 



