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* * Armed shrubs. 



12 S. ARMA'TUM (Roth. nov. spec. p. 67.) prickles axillary, 

 about equal in length to the petioles ; leaves elliptic, tapering to 

 both ends, downy beneath, tomentose while young ; pedicels 

 axillary and lateral, crowded. I? . S. Native of the East In- 

 dies. Very like S. tomentbsum in the leaves and flowers. The 

 flowers are scattered without order. 



Armed Iron-wood. Tree. 



13 S.? DECA'KDRUM (Lin. mant. p. 48. Willd. spec. 1. p. 

 1091. berol. mag. p. 55.) spinose ; leaves elliptic, deciduous, 

 glabrous; flowers in axillary fascicles; stamens 10, fertile, 

 length of nectary. (7 . S. Native of South America. Spines 

 axillary, solitary. Corolla funnel-shaped, with concave seg- 

 ments. Segments of nectary or abortive stamens serrated. 

 Anthers sagittate. Berry black, 3-5-celled. 



Decandrous Iron-wood. Tree. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Sersalisia, p. 27. 



IV. BUME'LIA (from fiovficXia, bournelia, the Greek name 

 for the common ash). Swartz, prod. p. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. 

 p. 493. Schreb. gen. 1736. A'chras species, Lin. Poir. Si- 

 deroxylon species, Lam. and others. Chrysophyllum species, 

 Aubl. and others. 



LIN. SYST. Penlandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 

 rolla with a short tube, and a 5-parted limb, furnished with 2 

 scales at the base of each segment. Stamens 5, inserted in the 

 tube of the corolla, and opposite its segments, having as many 

 membranous scales or sterile filaments alternating with them. 

 Ovarium 5-celled : cells 1-ovulate. Stigma simple. Drupe 

 oval, 1 -seeded. Seed albuminous. Trees, rarely shrubs. Leaves 

 scattered, entire, permanent. Peduncles axillary and lateral, 

 1 -flowered, usually crowded in fascicles. Flowers whitish. 



* Unarmed shrubs or trees. 



1 B. NIGRA (Swartz, prod. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 487.) leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, with undulated margins ; branchlets 

 twiggy ; flowers 4-6 in a fascicle. Jj S- Native of Jamaica, 

 in mountain woods. A'chras nigra, Poir. suppl. 6. p. 532. 

 A'chras, Browne, jam. 'p. 201. Sideroxylon nigrum, Gaertn. 

 fil. carp. 1. fasc. 3. p. 123. ? Bark blackish. Leaves crowded 

 at the tops of the branches, dark green, drooping. Segments of 

 corolla and calyx ovate, concave, white. Sterile filaments lan- 

 ceolate undulated. Drupe glabrous, roundish. 



fi/adi Bumelia. Clt. 1806. Tree 30 feet. 



2 B. PA'LLIDA (Swartz, prod. p. 40. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 489.) 

 leaves elliptic, obtuse ; pedicels crowded, lateral ; branches erect, 

 fj . S. Native of Jamaica, in fields. AVhras pallida, Poir. suppl. 

 6. p. 533. Sideroxylon pallidum, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 668. Very 

 nearly allied to B. nigra, from which it differs in the smaller 

 stature, whitish bark, and stiffer branches. Two of the caly- 

 cine segments are larger than the other three. Corolla yellow- 

 ish white, divided even to the base ; segments without any scales 

 at the base. Scales or sterile filaments trifid at the apex. 



Pale Bumelia. Tree small. 



3 B. RETU'SA (Swartz, prod. p. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 490.) 

 leaves cuneate-ovate, retuse, stiff; flowers in axillary fascicles. 



b . S. Native of the west of Jamaica, on the mountains. 

 Gasrtn. fil. carp. 3. p. 126. t. 202. f. 3. A'chras retusa, Poir. 

 suppl. 6. p. 533. Browne, jam. 201. no. 7. Leaves alternate 

 and opposite, shining above, white beneath, and full of black 

 dots. Calyx white, roughish. Sterile filaments lanceolate, un- 

 dulated. Drupe ovate. Browne calls this Bastard Bully-tree. 

 Ret use -leaved Bumelia. Tree dwarf. 



4 B. FCETIDISSIMA (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1086.) leaves lanceolate- 

 oblong, sub-emarginate ; flowers in axillary fascicles. Pj . S. 



Native of St. Domingo, on the mountains. Sideroxylon fceti- 

 dissimum, Lin. mant. p. 49. Jacq. amer. p. 55. Sideroxylon 

 oppositifolium, Mill. diet. no. 2. ? Tree not lactescent. Leaves 

 shining, nearly opposite. Flowers white, fetid. Calycine seg- 

 ments roundish, obtuse, concave. Corolla rotate, with ovate, 

 flat segments. Sterile filarents serrated. Drupe roundish, 

 depressed at top. 



Pery fetid-Rowered Bumelia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 Tree 12 feet. 



5 B. PAUCIFLORA (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 493.) leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong, alternate, obtuse ; flowers spreading, axil- 

 lary, 3-4 in a fascicle. ^ . S. Native of St. Domingo, in 

 woods on the mountains. Sideroxylon pauciflorum, Jacq. amer. 

 p. 55. Segments of corolla concave at top. Flowers white, 

 less fetid than the preceding, to which it is very nearly allied. 



Few-flowered Bumelia. Tree 20 feet. 



6 B. MASTICHODE'NDRON (Rcem. et Schultes, 1. c.) leaves 

 lanceolate, acute, and obtuse ; flowers in axillary fascicles. ^ S. 

 Native of St. Domingo, and the Bahamas. Sideroxylon masti- 

 chodendron, Lam. ill. no. 2456. t. 120. f. 2. Jacq. coll. 2. p. 253. 

 t. 17. f. 5. Gaertn. fil. carp. 3. p. 125. t. 202. Catesb. car. 2. 

 t. 75. Branches long, flexible. Leaves shining above and 

 paler beneath. Flowers yellowish. Corolla rotate, with ovate, 

 obtuse, concave segments. Sterile filaments subulate. Drupe 

 yellow, ovate, obtuse. 



Mastich-tree Bumelia. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 



7 B. SALICIFOLIA (Swartz, prod. p. 50. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 491.) 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated ; flowers in axillary and 

 lateral fascicles. ^ S. Native of Jamaica and St. Domingo. 

 Willd. spec. 1. p. 1085. exclusive of Mastichodendron, Jacq. 

 Sideroxylon salicifolium, Lam. ill. 2458. ? Gaertn. fil. carp. 3. 

 p. 124. A'chras salicifdlia, Lin. spec. 470. Browne, jam. 201. 

 t. 17. f. 4. Sloane, hist. 2. p. 98. t. 206. f. 2. The tree is 

 called in Jamaica Galimeta-tvood, or from the bark White Bully- 

 tree. Leaves shining. Calyx clothed with rusty down. Corollas 

 white. Fruit small, oblong, often 2-seeded. 



Willorv-leaved Bumelia. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 



8 B. MONTA'NA (Swartz, prod. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 493.) 

 leaves oblong, obtuse ; flowers solitary, or 3 or 4 in a fascicle. 

 Jj . S. Native of the south of Jamaica, on the higher mountains. 

 A'chras montana, Poir. suppl. 6. p. 533. Branches a little 

 warted. Calycine segments 5-8, concave, roundish. Corolla 

 having the tube ventricose at the base ; and the segments of the 

 limb undulated. Scales or sterile filaments acute, connivent. 



Mountain Bumelia. Tree. 



9 B. NERVOSA (Vahl, eclog. p. 28. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1087.) 

 leaves elliptic, of a different colour beneath ; flowers tomentose, 

 disposed in lateral and axillary fascicles. Tj . S. Native of 

 Cayenne and Guiana. Chrysophyllum Cainito, Aubl. guian. 1. 

 p. 234. Chrysophyllum macrophyllum, Lam. diet. 2. p. 44. 

 Tops of branches rather angular, and clothed with rusty to- 

 mentum. Leaves acute at the base, and bluntish at the apex, 

 4-5 inches long, shining above, but of a rufescent glaucous 

 colour beneath, hardly downy. Petioles clothed with rusty 

 tomentum. Calycine segments ovate, acute, length of corolla. 

 Sterile filaments subulate. Ovarium tomentose. 



Nerted-\eaved Bumelia. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 



10 B. KOTUNDIFOLIA (Swartz, prod. 50. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 495.) 

 leaves nearly orbicular or elliptic, rounded at the apex, acute at 

 the base, coriaceous, glabrous, shining ; flowers in axillary and 

 lateral fascicles. *? . S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains 

 among bushes; and in the province of Bracamoros, on the banks 

 of the Amazon, at the confluence of the Chincapin. B. obtusi- 

 folia, Willd. herb, ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 802. 

 A'chras rotundifolia, Poir. ency. 6. p. 534. Leaves palest 

 beneath. Calyxes clothed with silky down : having ovate, ob- 



