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ARALIACEiE. X. SCIODAPHYLLUM. 



root, or by seed. The hardy shrubby kinds also grow best in 

 peat-earth, and are very ornamental and curious ; they are in- 

 creased by seeds brought from the places of their natural growth, 

 which do not vegetate until the second year ; or by slips of the 

 roots. The other species being either green-house or stove 

 plants, require to be grown in pots, in a mixture of loam, peat, 

 and sand ; and cuttings of them root readily under a hand- 

 glass. 



X. SCIODAPHY'LLUM (<motc, skioeis, shady ; from <ma, 

 skia, shadow, and (j>v\\oi>, phyllon, a leaf; the leaves are large, 

 and usually digitate, and afford much shade). P. Browne, jam. 

 p. 190. Poir. diet. 6. p. 745. Spreng. syst. 1. no. 1139. Blum, 

 bijdr. p. 874. D. C. prod. 4. p. 259. Actinophyllum, R. et 

 Pav. fl. per. prod. Aralia species, Blume, in litt, &c. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Pentagy'nia. All as in Aralia, but 

 the petals cohere in the form of a calyptra at the apex, notwith- 

 standing it ought perhaps still to be joined with Aralia. 



1. Leaves simple, undivided. 



1 S. HU'MILE (Blum, bijdr. p. 875.) shrub parasitical, diffuse ; 

 leaves simple, ovate-oblong, acuminated, distantly serrated, cori- 

 aceous, glabrous ; racemes terminal ; flowers umbellate, tetran- 

 drous. Jj . S. Native of Java, in woods on Mount Salak. 



Humble Sciodaphyllum. Shrub diffuse. 



2. Leaves simple, palmate-lobed. 



2 S. PALMA'TUM (Blum.l. c. p. 875.) stem arboreous, prickly ; 

 leaves membranous, glabrous, palmately 5-9-parted : segments 

 lanceolate, serrated from the middle to the apex ; racemes axil- 

 lary ; flowers umbellate, with 8-12 stamens. T? . S. Native of 

 Java, in humid parts of woods on the mountains, where it is 

 called tjankuran by the natives. Fruit hemispherical, 6 lines in 

 diameter. 



Palmate-\eaved Sciodaphyllum. Tree. 



3. Leaves trifoliate. 



3 S. SCA'NDENS (Blum, bijdr. p. 878.) stem shrubby, scan- 

 dent ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets lanceolate, much acuminated, 

 quite entire, coriaceous, glabrous: the middle one on a long 

 petiole ; racemes crowded, terminal, divaricate ; flowers umbel- 

 late, pentandrous. Fj . w . S. Native of Java, in woods on 

 Mount Tjerimai. 



Scandent Sciodaphyllum. Shrub cl. 



4 S. PARASITICUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 877.) stem shrubby, para- 

 sitical ; leaves ternate : leaflets oblong, acuminated, obtuse at 

 the base, remotely serrated, coriaceous, glabrous, nearly vein- 

 less ; racemes axillary and terminal, solitary or twin ; flowers 

 umbellate, hexandrous. F; . S. Native of Java, at the foot of 

 Mount Salak, where it is called Ramo giling huntje. 



Parasitic Sciodaphyllum. Shrub parasitical. 



4. Leaves digitate. 

 * East Indian species. 



5 S. SUBAVB'NE (Blum, bijdr. p. 876.) stem frutescent ; leaves 

 digitate : leaflets 3-5, oblong, acuminated at both ends, coriace- 

 ous, nearly veinless ; racemes crowded, terminal, diverging ; 

 flowers umbellate, pentandrous. Tj . S. Native of Java, on 

 Mount Salak, in woods, where it is called Ramo-huntje by the 

 natives. 



Nearly-veinless-leaved Sciodaphyllum. Shrub. 



6 S. TOMENTOSUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 877.) stem pubescent; 

 leaves digitate ; leaflets 5-7, oblong, acuminated, rounded at the 

 base, shining above, but clothed with stellate tomentum beneath ; 



racemes panicled, axillary, and terminal ; flowers umbellate, 

 pentandrous. F? . S. Native of Java, in woods on Mount Bur- 

 angrang. 



Var. ft, farinbsum (Blum, bijdr. p. 875.) leaflets 7, ending in 

 a long taper-point each. Jj . S. Native of the west of Java, in 

 mountain woods, where it is called Pangany tapok. Actino- 

 phyllum farinosum, Blum. cat. hort. buit. p. 43. 



Tomentose Sciodaphyllum. Shrub. 



7 S. ELLIPTICUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 878.) stem shrubby, scan- 

 dent ; leaves digitate ; leaflets 5-7, rarely 3, elliptic, acutish at 

 both ends, coriaceous, glabrous ; panicle terminal, divaricate ; 

 flowers umbellate, pentandrous. Tj . ^. S. Native of Java, at 

 the foot of Mount Salak, where it is called Ramo-gunli by the 

 natives. Petals purplish. 



lliplical-\ea.fietted Sciodaphyllum. Shrub cl. 



8 S. DIVARICA'TUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 876.) stem arborescent, 

 sometimes scandent ; leaves digitate : leaflets 5-9, petiolulate, 

 oblong, bluntish at both ends, glabrous ; racemes panicled, ter- 

 minal ; flowers umbellate, pentandrous. fj . S. Native of Java, 

 on the mountains in humid woods, in the province of Buitinzorg, 

 where it is called Ramo-giling or Sanga-boanah. Actinophyl- 

 lum divaricatum, Blum. cat. hort. buit. p. 42. and in flora 1825. 

 p. 147. 



Divaricate Sciodaphyllum. Shrub cl. ? 



9 S. IU'CIDUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 877.) stem arborescent ; leaves 

 digitate : leaflets 1 1-12, oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base, 

 coriaceous, glabrous ; racemes crowded, terminal, divaricate, 

 glabrous; flowers umbellate, pentandrous. T? . S. Native of 

 Java, on the top of Mount Salak. 



Shining Sciodaphyllum. Tree. 



* * American species. 



10 S. BROWNII (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 953.) stem arboreous; 

 leaves digitate ; leaflets 7-11, nearly umbellate, petiolulate, ob- 

 long-lanceolate, glabrous, unequal ; racemes compound, very 

 long, nutant ; flowers nearly capitate, pentandrous ; corollas 

 hemispherical. Jj . S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains in 

 woods. Sciodaphy'llum, Browne, jam. 195. t. 19. f. 1. Aralia 

 Sciodaphy'llum, Swartz, prod. 55. Hedera Sciodaphy'llum, 

 Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 519. Schultes, syst. 5. p. 510. Vitis 

 heptaphy'lla, Lin. mant. p. 212. ex Smith, exclusive of the coun- 

 try. The central leaflets of the leaves are smallest. Anthers 

 purple. 



Browne's Sciodaphyllum. Clt. 1793. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



11 S. CONICUM (Poir. diet. 6. p. 746.) stem shrubby; leaves 

 digitate: leaflets 7-13, petiolulate, oblong, abruptly acuminated, 

 coriaceous, glabrous, reticulately veined ; racemes 2-3, rather vel- 

 vety ; flowers capitate, with 7-8-9-10-11 stamens ; corollas coni- 

 cal, fy . S. Native of Peru, in groves. Actinophy'llum conicum, 

 Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 74. t. 309. Heads of flowers about 

 the size of a pea. Corollas of a whitish-red colour. Branches 

 violaceous. 



Conical-flowered Sciodaphyllum. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



12 S. PENTA'NDRUM (Poir. diet. 6. p. 747.) stem shrubby, 

 somewhat arboreous ; leaves digitate : leaflets 7-11, petiolulate, 

 oblong, acuminated at the apex, coriaceous, glabrous above, but 

 beset with stellate pili beneath ; racemes 1-3, woolly ; flowers 

 capitate, pentandrous; corollas conical, obtuse. Tj . S. Native 

 of Peru. Actinophy'llum pentandrum, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. 

 p. 75. t. 311. Corollas of a whitish purple colour ; anthers yel- 

 low. Berry whitish, about the size of a cherry. Leaflets dark- 

 brown beneath. Racemes pale-reddish. 



Pentandrous Sciodaphyllum. Clt. 1820. Tree 18 to 20 ft. 



13 S. ANGULA r TUM(Poir. diet. 6. p. 745. exclusive of Browne's 

 synonyme,) stem arboreous ; leaves digitate: leaflets 7-11, pe- 

 tiolulate, oblong, acuminated, concave at the base, shining above, 



