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ARALIACE.E. II. PANAX. 



20 P. SPLE'NDENS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 11.) stem arbo- 

 reous, unarmed ; leaves digitate, on long petioles ; leaflets 9, 

 petiolulate, somewhat oblong, cuspidately acuminated, rounded 

 at the base, or somewhat cordate, sharply and doubly toothed, 

 rather hispid above and silky beneath. Jj . S. Native of 

 South America, in the temperate parts of Popayan. Aralia mi- 

 cans, Willd. mss. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 701. Flowers and 

 fruit unknown. 



Splendent-leaved Panax. Tree 20 feet ? 



21 P. SERRA'TUM (Wall, in herb. Moricand. ex D. C. prod. 4, 

 p. 253.) stem shrubby, unarmed ; leaves on long petioles, digi- 

 tate ; leaflets 7, petiolulate, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, rather 

 bluntish at the base, somewhat serrated, pale beneath, glabrous on 

 both surfaces in the adult state. Tj . G. Native of Nipaul. 

 Umbels many, disposed in a racemose manner. 



Serrated-leaved Panax. Shrub. 



22 P. TOMENTOSIJM (Wall, in herb. Moricand, ex D. C. prod. 

 4. p. 254.) stem shrubby, unarmed ; leaves on long petioles, 

 digitate ; leaflets 5 ? petiolulate, oblong-lanceolate, quite entire, 

 acuminated, somewhat attenuated at the base, glabrous above, 

 and tomentose beneath. Jj . G. Native of Nipaul. Flowers 

 like those of P. serratum, and perhaps, with that species, ought 

 to be excluded from Panax. 



Tomcnlose Panax. Shrub. 



23 P. SPECIOSUM (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1120.) stem arboreous, 

 unarmed; leaves petiolate, digitate; leaflets 7-10, petiolulate, 

 ovate-oblong, rounded at the base, acute and quite entire at the 

 apex, flat, clothed with silky tomentum beneath ; panicles ter- 

 minal, crowded ; umbels of 12-15 flowers. Tj. S. Native of 

 Caraccas and Porto-Rico, on sterile hills. P. spinosa, Poir. 

 suppl. 2. p. 778. P. undulatum, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 5. p. 11. t. 417. f. 2. Panicle very showy, rather silky. 

 Petioles 3 feet long ; leaflets nearly a foot long. 



Showy Panax. Tree large. 



24 P. MOROTOTONI (Aubl. guian. 2. p. 949. t. SCO.) stem 

 arboreous, unarmed ; leaves petiolate, digitate ; leaflets 7-9, 

 oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, quite entire, undu- 

 lated, clothed with golden tomentum beneath ; panicle terminal, 

 diffuse; umbellules of 8-13 rays. T? . S. Native of Cayenne, 

 and the Island of Trinidad. P. chrysophyllum, Vahl. eclog. 1. 

 p. 33. P. undulata, Pers. ench. 1. p. 298. but not of Kunth. 

 Fruit compressed, pubescent. Leaflets like the leaves of Chry- 

 sophyllum Cainlto. Miirototdni is the Guiana name of the tree. 



Morotoloni Panax. Clt. 1822. Tree 100 feet. 



25 P. SERI'CEUM (Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 254.) stem 

 arboreous, unarmed; leaves digitate; leaflets 6-7, nearly sessile, 

 oblong, obtuse, cuneated, with a revolute entire margin, coria- 

 ceous, silky from very fine rusty down beneath ; racemes um- 

 belliferous, panicled, clothed with silky rusty down. (7 . S. 

 Native of Brazil. P. vinosus, Schlecht. ex Pohl. 



Silky Panax. Tree. 



5. Shrubby or herbaceous plants. Leaves pinnate, bipinnate, 

 and pinnately decompound. 



26 P. ? ANISUM (D. C. prod. 4. p. 254.) stem shrubby, un- 

 armed ; branches very hispid ; leaves impari-pinnate : with 

 5-7 oval, quite entire leaflets, which are acute at both ends ; 

 umbels terminal, compound. ^ . S. Native of the Moluccas, 

 and other Indian islands. Anisum Moluccknum, Rumph. amb. 

 2. p. 132. t. 42. Fruit rather didyrnous, with the scent of 

 anise-seed. 



^niie-scented-seeded Panax. Shrub 10 feet. 



27 P. LESCHENAU'LTII (D. C. prod. 4. p. 254.) stem shrubby, 

 unarmed ; leaves pinnate : with 5 petiolulate, broadly ovate, 

 narrowly acuminated, acutely serrated, glabrous leaflets ; umbels 

 compound, bracteate. Tj . F. Native of the East Indies, on 



the Nellighery mountains, where it was gathered under the name 

 of Sole maliquet. Calyx bluntly 5-toothed. 

 Leschenault's Panax. Tree. 



28 P. BI'JUOUM (Wall. cat. 4937.) unarmed ; leaves pinnate ; 

 leaflets 5, broad-ovate, acuminated, smooth, spinnlosely serrated, 

 rather oblique at the base ; panicle umbellate, compound, spread- 

 ing ; umbellules of many flowers. fj.G. Native of Nipaul. 



Tn>o-paired-]eafletted Panax. Tree. 



29 P. PINNA' TUM (Lam. diet. 2. p. 715.) stem shrubby, un- 

 armed ; leaves impari-pinnate ; leaflets oval-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, nearly entire, glabrous ; panicle terminal ; umbels few- 

 flowered. I? S. Native of the Moluccas. Scutellaria se- 

 cunda, Rumph. amb. 4. p. 76. t. 32. Panax secunda, Schultes, 

 syst. 6. p. 215. Berry somewhat compressed. 



Pinnate-leaved Panax. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



30 P. ARMA'TUM (Wall. cat. no. 4933.) stem shrubby, prickly ; 

 rachis of leaves jointed, furnished with hooked prickles, par- 

 ticularly at the joints ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, serrated, beset 

 with bristly hairs on both surfaces, but particularly on the nerves ; 

 panicle long, downy ; umbellules many-flowered. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. 



Armed Panax. Shrub. 



31 P. FINLAYSONIA'NUM (Wall. cat. no. 4936.) shrub furnished 

 with hooked prickles on the stems, and rachis of leaves ; leaves 

 pinnate and bipinnate ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, membranous, 

 coarsely serrated, beset with bristly hairs on both surfaces ; 

 panicle large ; umbellules many-flowered. fj . S. Native of 

 the East Indies. 



Finlayson's Panax. Shrub. 



32 P. FRA'GRANS (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 21.) stem shrubby, 

 unarmed ; leaves decompound, having the petiole many times 

 oppositely branched : the ultimate branches of the petiole tri- 

 foliate ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, entire, petiolulate, the middle 

 one the longest ; panicles loose : ultimate branches short, bearing 

 few-flowered umbellules. Fj . G. Native of Nipaul. Hedera 

 fragrans, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 187.? but the leaves are not 

 truly ternate, nor the margins setaceously serrated, nor any ways 

 glaucous beneath. 



Fragrant Panax. Clt. 1816. Shrub. 



33 P. FRUTICOSUM (Lin. spec. 1513.) stem shrubby, unarmed ; 

 leaves pinnately decompound ; leaflets petiolate, oval-oblong, 

 acuminated, coarsely and* dentately serrated : ultimate ones 

 deeply trifid ; panicle corymbose : with the branches umbelli- 

 ferous at the apex. \i . S. Native of the islands of Ternatea, 

 Java, and Amboyna. Andr. bot. rep. t. 595. Blum, bijdr. 

 p. 880. Scutellaria tertia, Rumph. amb. 4. p. 78. t. 33. Styles 

 3. Berry 2-3-seeded. Leaves bipinnate or tripinnate. 



Shrubby Panax. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1800. Shrub 6 feet. 



34 P. OBTU'SUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 880.) stem shrubby, un- 

 armed ; leaves supra-decompound ; leaflets obovate-roundish, 

 entire, or deeply parted, repandly and cuspidately serrated ; 

 umbels compound, terminal. T? . S. Native of Java, where 

 it is called Kodong-dong. 



Obtuse-]eafietled Panax. Shrub. 



35 P. SAMBUCIFOLIUM (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. 2. no. 256.) 

 stem shrubby, unarmed ; leaves pinnate, and somewhat bipin- 

 nate ; leaflets petiolulate, distant, oblong, acuminated, remotely 

 serrated; panicle terminal; umbels 10-12-flowered. ^ . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Styles 2, acute. 



Elder-leaved Panax. Shrub. 



36 P. DECOMPOSITUM (Wall, in herb. Moricand. ex D. C. 

 prod. 4. p. 255.) stem herbaceous ? unarmed; leaves impari- 

 pinnate, of 2-4 pairs of petiolulate, ovate, acuminated, sharply 

 serrated, glabrous, or rather scabrous leaflets ; umbels decom- 

 pound. Native of Nipaul. Umbellules many-flowered ; pedi- 

 cels 4-5 lines long. 



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