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fruit combined. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies, on the 

 banks of rivers. 



Wallich's Nauclea. Shrub. 



4 N. COADUNA'TA (Roxb. in Rees" cycl. vol. 24. no. 6.) 

 arborescent; leaves petiolate, broad -ovate, cordate, obtuse, coria- 

 ceous, smooth ; stipulas obovate ; peduncles terminal, solitary ; 

 capsules united. Tj . S. Native of Ceylon. N. cordata, Roxb. 

 rl. ind. 2. p. 118. Peduncles drooping, each bearing a large 

 beautiful globular head of very fragrant bright yellow flowers. 

 Bractea a small irregularly 4-toothed withering ring, round the 

 peduncles near the base, within the stipulas. Anthers cordate, 

 on very short filaments, from the mouth of the tube just under 

 the fissures of its border. 



Coadunate-capsu\ed Nauclea. Fl. May, June. CIt. 1820. 

 Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



5 N. SERI'CEA (Wall. cat. no. 6095.) branches tetragonal ; 

 leaves elliptic, obtuse at both ends, almost sessile, smooth ; 

 heads terminal by threes : middle one on the shortest peduncle ; 

 corollas clothed with silky villi. Ij . S. Native of the Burman 

 empire, on the banks of the Irrawaddi at Henzrava ; and at 

 Chittagong. Capsules combined. 



Silky Nauclea. Shrub. 



6 N. BRUNONIS (Wall. cat. no. 6097.) branches obscurely 

 tetragonal ; leaves broad, roundish, cordate at the base, smooth 

 above and pubescent beneath, as well as on the petioles ; pedun- 

 cles terminal, trichotomously panicled : the middle ones shortest ; 

 stamens exserted ; fruit combined ; stipulas elliptic, obtuse, 

 pubescent. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies, at Plavong. 



Brown's Nauclea. Shrub. 



7 N. BARTLI'NGII (D. C. prod. 4. p. 344.) branches from 

 compressed to terete ; leaves nearly sessile, cordate at the base, 

 oblong, acute, shining above, at length glabrous, pubescent be- 

 neath as well as the branchlets ; stipulas ovate, obtuse, pubes- 

 cent on the outside, deciduous, longer than the petioles ; pe- 

 duncles terminal, solitary ; fruit united, rather tomentose. Tj . 

 S. Native of Luzon, near Sorzogon. N. moll is, Bartl. in herb. 

 Hsenke, but not of Blume. Heads size and form of the fruit of 

 Pldtanus. 



Bartling's Nauclea. Tree 20 feet. 



8 N. DIVERSIFOLIA (Wall. cat. no 6096.) branchlets tetra- 

 gonal ; leaves of various sizes and shapes, but usually elliptic, 

 obtuse at the apex, and somewhat cordate at the base, smooth, 

 on longish petioles : peduncles terminal, trichotomously panicled : 

 the middle one always short ; heads globose ; fruit combined ; 

 stamens exserted. tj . S. Native of the East Indies, in various 

 parts of the Burmese empire. 



Diverse-leaved Nauclea. Shrub. 



9 N. POLYCE'PHALA (Wall. cat. no. 6100.) leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, long-acuminated, glabrous ; peduncles forming a ter- 

 minal panicle ; heads small ; fruit combined. Jj . S. Native of 

 the East Indies, on the mountains of Silhet. 



Many-headed Nauclea. Shrub. 



2. Capsules distinct in the heads. 



10 N. MACROPHY'LLA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 120.) arboreous ; 

 leaves stem-clasping, very broad, oval, obtuse, villous on the nerves 

 beneath ; stipulas linear-lanceolate ; peduncles terminal, solitary, 

 recurved ; capsules distinct. T; S. Native of Amboyna. 

 Trunk of tree straight, like that of a pine or fir. Branches de- 

 cussate. Leaves 8-24 inches long, and 6-8 inches broad. Pe- 

 d'.'ncles length of the stipulas ; each supporting a head of 

 numerous, short, beautiful pale yellow sweet-smelling flowers, 

 which is 3 inches in diameter. Stigmas exserted, pure white. 

 Placentas to which the seeds are attached linear. 



Long-leaved Nauclea. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



UN. SESSIMF6LIA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 124.) arboreous; 



leaves oblong, sessile, rather cordate at the base and clasping 

 the stem, rounded at the apex ; heads terminal, solitary ; cap- 

 sules distinct, 4-valved. T? . S. Native of the East Indies, in 

 the forests of Chittagong. The rest unknown. 

 Sessile-leaved Nauclea. Tree. 



12 N. OVALIFOLIA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 124.) arboreous; 

 leaves sessile, oval, or elliptic ; heads of flowers terminal, soli- 

 tary. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies, in the forests of Silhet, 

 where it is called Shal by the natives. The rest unknown. 



Oval-leaved Nauclea. Tree. 



13 N. CADA'MBA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 121.) arboreous, gla- 

 brous ; branches brachiate ; leaves petiolate, coriaceous, ovate, 

 obtuse at the base, and acuminated at the apex ; stipulas trian- 

 gular ; peduncles terminal, solitary, usually shorter than the 

 heads, which are globose ; lobes of calyx linear ; stamens exserted, 

 shorter than the lobes of the corolla, fj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies, about Calcutta ; and of Malabar. Katon-jaka, Rheed. 

 mal. 3. t. 33. and therefore Cephalanthus orientalis, Lin. spec, 

 ed. 1. p. 95. N. citrifolia, Poir. diet. 4. p. 435. Flowers 

 orange-coloured, collected into heads about the size of a small 

 apple (Roxb.). Style white, exserted ; stigma thickish, oblong. 

 Capsules distinct, 4-celled at top. Seeds not winged. Leaves 

 5-10 inches long. Kudumbais the native name of the tree. It 

 is common about Calcutta, where it grows to be a large tree, 

 and is not only highly ornamental, but very useful from the ex- 

 tensive close shade it yields. 



Cadamba Nauclea. Clt. ? Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



14 N. PARVIFO'LIA (Roxb. FIG. 83. 

 cor. 1. p. 40. t. 52. fl. ind. 2. 



p. 122.) arboreous, glabrous ; 

 branches brachiate; leaves pe- 

 tiolate, obovate, obtuse, or short 

 acuminated ; stipulas oval ; pe- 

 duncles terminal, solitary, or by 

 threes, when 3 the middle one 

 is shortest ; heads globose, bi- 



bracteate ; limb of calyx trun- 'WfflJJl'' "" IJ1 Wi\H^7 



cate. \. S. Native of the 

 East Indies, almost every where ; 



and is a native of all the coast w ,,,,,, VVu;7a , 

 of Coromandel, but chiefly in 

 the mountains and in the Philippines. Ham. in Lin. trans. 

 15. p. 94. N. parviflora, Pers. ench. 1. p. 202. Wall, 

 in litt. N. orientalis, Gsertn. fruct. 1. p. 151. t. 30. exclusive 

 of the synonymes, ex Ham. Branches numerous, spreading, 

 forming a large oval shady head. Heads of flowers light yellow, 

 globular, size of a plum. Anthers on short filaments. Style 

 much exserted. The wood is of a light chestnut colour, firm 

 and close grained ; is used for various purposes, where it can 

 be kept dry, but exposed to wet it soon rots. (f. 83.) 

 Small-leaved Nauclea. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



15 N. OLA'BRA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 121.) leaves elliptic, 

 smooth ; stipulas linear ; peduncles terminal by threes ; lobes 

 of calyx triangular ; stigma globose ; cells of capsule 3-4- 

 seeded. Pj . S. Native of the Moluccas. The leaves, accord- 

 ing to Blum, bijdr. p. 1009. are oval, bluntish, attenuated at the 

 base ; and the peduncles are trifid from the falling of the leaves. 



Glabrous Nauclea. Tree. 



16 N. MISSIO'NIS (Wall. cat. no. 6099.) leaves lanceolate, 

 glabrous ; peduncles terminal, solitary, bracteate at the base ; 

 fruit distinct. 17.8. Native of the East Indies. N. orientalis, 

 Herb. Madras. Stipulas lanceolate, acute. 



Mission Nauclea. Shrub. 



17 N. EXCE'LSA (Blum, bijdr. 1009.) leaves oval, acute, 

 rounded at the base, coriaceous, glabrous ; stipulas oblong, 

 obtuse, pubescent ; peduncles terminal by threes (or trifid from 



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