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SABOTAGED. IV. BUMELIA. 



tuse concave segments. Corolla white, also clothed with silky 

 down, having roundish-ovate segments, with 2 subulate scales at 

 the base of each segment. Drupe roundish-ovate, glabrous. 

 The plant of Humboldt does not differ from that of Swartz, 

 unless that the calyx and branchlets of the former are downy. 

 Round-leaved Bumelia. Clt. ? Tree 20 feet. 



11 B. CUNEA'TA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 49G.) leaves cu- 

 neate-obovate, glabrous ; flowers in lateral and axillary fascicles 

 towards the tops of the branches. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica, 

 and other west Indian islands, among bushes on the mountains. 

 Sideroxylon obovatum, Lam. ill. no. 2464. Gsertn. fil. carp, 

 cent. 1. p. 125. A'chras cuneifolia, Poir. ency. 6. p. 534. 

 Leaves sometimes as if they were in fascicles, and rather emar- 

 ginate at the apex. Calycine segments roundish, concave. 

 Corolla small, with acuminated segments, hardly longer than the 

 calyx ; inner scales small, acute. 



Cuneate-leaved Bumelia. Clt. 1823. Tree. 



* * Armed shrubs or trees. 



12 B. CELA'STRINA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 

 212.) spiny ; leaves obovate-oblong, rounded at the apex, cu- 

 neated at the base, quite entire, rather coriaceous, glaucous- 

 green. ^ . S. Native of Mexico, on the western declivities 

 of mountains. Leaves in fascicles of 2-6. Calycine segments 

 4, roundish elliptic. Peduncles solitary or twin, rising from 

 the fascicles of leaves. 



Celastrus-like Bumelia. Shrub. 



13 B. BUXIFOLIA (Willd. herb, ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. 

 p. 802. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 212.) spiny 

 erect ; leaves elliptic, rounded at the apex and cuneated at 

 the base, or obovate, quite entire, somewhat coriaceous, gla- 

 brous, shining, clothed with silky down beneath while young. 

 Jj . S. Native of the Spanish Main, near Cumana, where it 

 is called Pejoui by the inhabitants. Leaves 1^ inch long. 

 Calycine segments roundish-elliptic, somewhat concave. Corolla 

 hemispherically campanulate, 5-6-parted. Flowers umbellately 

 crowded, small, white. 



Box-leaved Bumelia. Tree 40 feet. 



14 B. LYCIOIDES (Gaertn. fil. carp. 3. p. 127. t. 120. Pers. 

 ench. 1. p. 237.)spiny ; leaves bro,ad-lanceolate, bluntish, taper- 

 ing to the base, glabrous ; flowers in axillary fascicles. t? . S. 

 Native of Carolina, in shady woods. Sideroxylon lycioides, 

 Duham. arb. 2. p. 260. t. 68. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1090. Ait. 

 hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 12. Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 155. 

 Sider. lae've, Walt. fl. corol. p. 100. Lycioides, Lin. hort. cliff, 

 p. 488. Spines subulate. Leaves 2 inches long, deciduous, a 

 little silky while young. Flowers greenish white. Segments of 

 corolla trifid? perhaps from the 2 scales inside each segment. 



Boxthorn-liJse Bumelia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1758. Sh. 8 to 10 ft. 



15 B. FE'ROX (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 6. p. 392.) 

 nearly glabrous in every part, with strong flexuous branches 

 and spreading spinescent branchlets ; leaves coriaceous, glau- 

 cescent, on short petioles, cuneated, obtuse, spatulate-lanceolate, 

 elliptic and obovate ; flowers aggregate, axillary, calycine seg- 

 ments ovate-obtuse, unequal. \j . G. Native of Mexico. 

 Leaves 1-2 inches long. Pedicels 1-flowered. Segments of 

 corolla a little longer than the calyx, erosely crenulattd. Sta- 

 mens equal in length to the corolla ; sterile ones spatulate, 

 lanceolate, with dentately jagged edges. Ovarium 5-celled. 

 Flowers white. 



Fierce Bumelia. Shrub or tree. 



16 B. RECLINA'TA (Vent, choix. t. 22. Pursh, fl. amer. 

 sept. 1. p. 155.) spiny, bushy, diffusely reclinate ; leaves small, 

 obovate, quite smooth; flowers in axillary fascicles. Ij . H. 

 Native of Georgia, on the banks of rivers. Sideroxylon recli- 

 natum, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 122. Young branches 



terminated by a long spine. Leaves alternate or in fascicles. 

 Flowers small, white. Corolla and scales serrated. Sterile fila- 

 ments subulate, entire. Drupe ovate. 



Reclinatc-brancheA Bumelia. Fl. Jan. Clt. 1806. Sh. 3to4ft. 



17 B. TE'NAX (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1085. enum. p. 248.) leaves 

 obovate-lanceolate, of a rusty silvery colour beneath, silky ; 

 flowers in axillary fascicles. fj . H. Native of Carolina, in 

 dry situations. B. chrysophylloides, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. 

 p. 155. Sideroxylon tenax, Lin. mant. p. 48. Jacq. coll. 2. 

 p. 252. Lam. diet. 1. p. 245. Siderox. chrysophylloides, 

 Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 123. Chrysophyllum Caroliniense, 

 Jacq. obs. 3. p. Si. t. 54. Chrys. glabrum, Juss. Siderox. 

 sericeum, Walt. fl. car. p. 100. Branches very tough. Bark 

 white. Leaves deciduous. Calycine and corolline segments 

 ovate, obtuse. Segments of nectary trifid. Stamens length of 

 corolla. Drupe oval. Flowers white. 



ToH^A-branched Bumeha. Fl.Jul. Aug. Clt. 1765. Tr. 20ft. 



18 B. LANUGINOSA (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 155.) rather 

 spinose ; branchlets spreading, downy ; leaves oval-lanceolate, 

 glabrous above and woolly beneath, but not silky ; flowers in 

 axillary fascicles. ^ H. Native of Carolina and Georgia, in 

 humid situations among bushes. Sideroxylon lanuginosum, 

 Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 123. Siderox. tenax, Walt. fl. car. 

 p. 100. Very nearly allied to B. tenax, but differs in the 

 leaves being woolly beneath, not silky, often obtuse. 



W 7 oo%-leaved Bumelia. Clt. 1806. Tree small. 



19 B. PENTAGONA (Swartz, jjrod. p. 49. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 494.) 

 leaves lanceolate, acuminated, shining ; flowers in axillary and 

 lateral fascicles ; drupe pentagonal. \i . S. Native of St. 

 Domingo, on the mountains. Sideroxylon pauciflorum, Lam. 

 ill. 2459. as is seen by Poir. suppl. 1. p. 445. no. 12. A'chras 

 pentagona, Poir. ency. 6. p. 533. Branches warted, cinereous. 

 Segments of the calyx roundish, villous. Corolla white, hardly 

 the length of the tube of the calyx : having the segments ovate, 

 concave. Sterile filaments lanceolate. Drupe ovate, glabrous. 



Pentagonal-fruited Bumelia. Tree 20 feet. 



20 B. OBLONGIFOLIA (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 135.) spiny; 

 leaves smooth, oblong, obtuse, deciduous ; flowers conglomerate, 

 nearly sessile, very numerous ; scales or sterile filaments 

 trifid. fj H. Native of North America, on the Mississippi, 

 near the lead mines of St. Louis ; it is also abundant as far 

 down the river as Natches. Tree, with numerous twisted 

 branches. Calycine segments ovate, concave. Drupe purple. 

 Wood fetid. 



Oblong-leaved Bumelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Tree 

 18 to 20 feet. 



21 B. STRIGOSA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 665.) somewhat spinose; 

 leaves oblong, obtuse, shining above, but pale and clothed with 

 adpressed bristles beneath. Pj . S. Native country unknown. 

 Sideroxylon strigosum, Willd. enum. suppl. p. 11. Flowers 

 whitish. 



Strigose Bumelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Tree 20 ft. 



22 B. CRENULA V TA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 665.) leaves oblong- 

 lanctolate, attenuated at the base, quite glabrous on both sur- 

 faces, crenulately serrated ; branches glabrous, subspinose ; 

 peduncles 1-flowered, usually solitary. ^ . S. Native of 

 Porto Rico. 



CVenu/a/erf-leaved Bumelia. Shrub or tree. 



f Species not sufficiently knonn. 



23 B. ? MULTIFLORA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 498.) 

 spiny ; leaves ohovate-cuneated, obtuse, glabrous, coriaceous ; 

 peduncles divided, fasciculate, lateral. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Sideroxylon multiflorum, Lam. ill. no. 

 2465. Poir. suppl. 1. p. 446. no. 16. Habit, flowers, and 

 fruit unknown. 



