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late, woolly ; flowers quadrifid or quinquefid. ^ . G. Native 

 of Cochin China. Flowers white. Berry large, nearly globular, 

 umbilicate, pulpy, yellowish when ripe. The fruit has an auste- 

 rity mixed with its sweetness, with a disagreeable smell ; it is, 

 however, eaten and sold in the markets, in the northern provinces 

 of Cochin China. The wood, when of sufficient age, is excellent 

 for cabinet and all elegant work, being of a compact, fine, regular 



^ grain, heavy, very white, veined with black, and sometimes 

 black at the heart. 



Decandrous Date Plum. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



10 D. FUBE'SCENS (Pers. ench. . p. 625.) leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, downy beneath, as well as the branches. Vj . S. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. D. hirsuta, Pers. The leaves of 

 this, and D. lycioides, are small and sub-fasciculate, and there- 

 fore have not the habit of the other species. They are closely 

 allied to Roijena. 



Donny Date Plum. Tree. 



1 1 D. KIGULOSA (R. Br. prod. p. 526.) leaves elliptic-acumi- 

 nated, tomentose beneath, and a little wrinkled, simple and 

 bluntish at the base ; flowers quadrifid. Ij . S. Native of 

 New Holland, within the tropic. 



Wrinkled Date Plum. Clt. 1823. Tree. 



12 D. PSIDIOIDES (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 254.) 

 leaves obovate-oblong, rounded at the apex, acute at the base, 

 glabrous and shining above, clothed with fine down beneath ; 

 flowers trifid. ij . S. Native of Peru, near Guayaquil, on the 

 shores of the Pacific Ocean. Leaves 4 inches long. Fruit 

 solitary, at first yellow, then red, edible, with an ungrateful 

 smell, and an insipid taste, 6-celled ; an inch in diameter. 



Guata- like Date Plum. Tree 12 to 20 feet. 



13 D. ACAPULCE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth. 1. c.) leaves obovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, cuneated at the base, hairy on both surfaces, 

 but more particularly beneath ; flowers trifid. fj S. Native 

 of New Spain, near Acapulco. D. salicifolia, Willd. spec. 4. p. 

 1112? Leaves canescent beneath, 2i inches long. Berry soli- 

 tary, size of the preceding, nearly globose. 



Acapulco Date Plum. Tree 12 to 20 feet. 



14 D. COKDUPLICA'TA (H. B. et Kunth. 1. c.) leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, obtuse, acute at the base, conduplicate, smoothish above, 

 but downy beneath, especially on the nerves and veins ; flowers 

 trifid. (7 . S. Native of Peru, near Guayaquil. Leaves 4 to 

 4| inches long, paler beneath. Peduncles 3-flowered. Corolla 

 greenish, clothed with silky hairs. Stamens 5-8, unequal. 



Conduplicate-\eaved Date Plum. Tree 12 to 20 feet. 



15 D. MACROPHY'LLA (Blum, bijdr. p. 670.) leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base, and sometimes sub- 

 cordate, coriaceous, glabrous, tomentose on the midrib beneath, 

 as well as on the branchlets ; racemes axillary, rarely supra- 

 axillary, few-flowered ; lower female flowers almost solitary, 5- 

 cleft. I? . S. Native of Java, on the Seribu and Parang 

 mountains, &c., called Kitjallung by the natives. 



Long-leared Date Plum. Fl. Feb. Tree 60 feet. 



16 D. FiLosiu v scui.A (Wall. cat. no. 4132.) leaves obovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, rounded at the base, pilose on the mid-rib 

 and margins while young ; pedicels lateral, solitary ; calyx 

 pilose : segments 4, lanceolate, acuminated ; young branches 

 villous. Jj . S. Native of Silhet. 



Rather Hairy Date Plum. Shrub or tree. 



* Leaves glabrous. 



17 D. OBTUSIFOLIA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1112. H. B. et Kunth. 

 1. c. t. 247.) leaves oblong, obtuse, acute and revolute at the 

 base, glabrous, shining above ; flowers quinquefid. f? . G. 

 Native of Mexico, near Cuernavaca, where it is called Sapote 

 Negro, by the natives. Leaves 4-5 inches long. Stamens 10-12. 

 Fruit depressedly globose, 3-4 inches in diameter, black, edible. 



Obtuse-leaced Date Plum. Tree tall. 



18 D. SERRA'TA (Hamilt. mss. ex D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 

 143.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, serrated, glabrous ; petioles 

 short, and are, as well as the branchlets, villous ; pedicels lateral, 

 aggregate, drooping, and are, as well as the calyxes, hairy ; 

 stigmas 3, long, acute ; flowers quinquefid. Jj . G. Native of 

 Nipaul, at Narainhetty, where it is called, by the Newar people, 

 Yelang. Termstroe'mia bifaria, Hamilt. mss. Leaves 2-4 

 inches long. Ovarium 6-celled. Berry 3-celled, many-seeded. 

 Perhaps a distinct genus. 



<Serrated-leaved Date Plum. Tree large. 



19 D. CERASIFOLIA (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 144.) leaves 

 elliptic, acuminated, glabrous ; petioles short, and are, as well as 

 the branchlets, downy ; pedicels lateral, drooping, aggregate, 

 and are, as well as the calyxes, downy ; stigmas 3, acute ; flowers 

 quinquefid. ? T- . G. Native of Nipaul, at Narainhetty. 

 D. fceminea, Hamilt. mss. This species agrees in character 

 with the preceding, and will probably, with it, constitute a new 

 genus. 



Cherry-leaved Date Plum. Tree. 



20 D. FRUTE'SCENS (Blum, bijdr. p. 668.) leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, acutish at the base, glabrous, shining ; fascicles of 

 flowers crowded, axillary and lateral ; flowers quadrifid. 

 fj . S. Native of Java, on the banks of the river Tjisedanie, 

 near Rompien, in the province of Buitenzorg. 



Var. ft ; leaves elliptic-oblong, bluntly acuminated ; ultimate 

 branches downy. ^ . S. Native of the Island of Nusse Kam- 

 banga, where it is called Tallak. 



Shrubby Date Plum. Fl. May, Nov. Shrub. 



21 D. VIRGINIA'NA (Lin. spec. 1510.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 acuminated, glabrous, shining above, and paler beneath, re- 

 ticulately veined ; petioles short, and curved, and are, as well 

 as the branchlets, downy ; leaf-buds glabrous ; flowers quadri- 

 fid, rarely quinquefid. fj . H. Native of Virginia, Carolina, 

 and Pennsylvania, in woods ; or from New York to Louisiana. 

 Mill. fig. 126. Wats, dendr. brit. 146. Park. par. 570. t. 569. 

 f. 6. Guajacana, Catesb. car. 2. t. 76. Pluk. aim. 244. f. 5. 

 Flowers pale yellow. Fruit form and size of a date, or common 

 plum, golden yellow when ripe. It is austere when fresh, 

 like the medlar ; but when mellowed by the frost, it is then 

 very sweet and glutinous, with very little austerity. In North 

 America it makes a palatable liquor with malt; there is also 

 a spirit distilled from it. The wood is very hard, but brittle and 

 white : it is very good for joiners' tools, such as planes, &c., but 

 it soon rots if exposed to the weather. It is known in North 

 America by the name of Pishamin or Presimon. 



Virginian Date Plum. Fl. July. Clt. 1829. Tree 20 feet. 



22 D. LOUREIRIA'NA ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, smooth, with 

 oblique prominent ribs ; flowers solitary, terminating, quin- 

 quefid, rarely quadrifid. ^ . G. Native of Cochinchina. 

 Diospyros Lotos, Lour cocli. p. 226. Flowers pale. Fruit 

 downy, half an inch in diameter, round, 8-seeded, with very little 

 pulp. 



Loureiro's Date Plum. Shrub 6 feet. 



23 D. DIGYNA (Jacq. schcenbr. 3. p. 35. t. 313.) leaves ob- 

 long, acute at both ends, glabrous ; flowers digynous, drooping ; 

 corolla much longer than the calyx. 1? . S. Native of the 

 Celebes. Flowers white, quinquefid. 



Digynous-Rowered Date Plum. Tree 20 feet. 



24 D. CAULIFLORA (Blum, bijdr. p. 668.) leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, acute at the base, glabrous ; male flowers 

 axillary ; hermaphrodite ones digynous, crowded into lateral 

 fascicles ; flowers semi-quadrifid. J; . S. Native of Java, on 

 ^calcareous mountains, where it is called Prellek. Nearly allied 

 to D. digyna. 



Stem-/onered Date Plum. Fl. June, July. Shrub. 



