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EBENACE^E. I. DIOSPYROS. 



25 D. SYLVA'TICA (Roxb. cor. 1, p. 37. t. 47.) leaves oblong 

 or oval, acute at both ends, glabrous ; female flowers trigynous, 

 erect ; corolla of hermaphrodite flowers about equal in length to 

 the calyx; berry 8-seeded. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies, 

 among the Circars. Corolla whitish. Male flowers with about 

 1 8 single anthered filaments. Tella-goda is the Telinga name of 

 the tree. 



Wood Date Plum. Clt. 1812. Tree. 



26 D. RETICULA'TA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1112.) leaves ovate or 

 elliptic, obtuse; rounded at the base, glabrous and shining on 

 both surfaces, coriaceous, finely reticulated beneath ; calyxes 

 villous. Tj.S. Native of the Mauritius. 



Reticulated-leaved Date Plum. Clt. 1824. Tree 20 feet. 



27 D. EBENA'STER (Retz. obs. 5. p. S3.) leaves bifarious, 

 oval-oblong, coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces ; leaf-buds gla- 

 brous ; flowers quadrifid. fj . S. Native of the East Indies, in 

 woods, about Calcutta, Amboina, &c. D. Ebenum, Lin. suppl. 

 440. Hebenaster, Rumph. amb. 3. p. 13. t. 6. Berry yellow 

 when ripe. The wood of this tree is compact, hard, and heavy, 

 whitish next the bark, but towards the middle very black, this 

 blackness gradually tinges the whole body in the same manner 

 as resin of fir. This is said to be the true Ebony, but there is no 

 doubt but the Ebony of commerce is the wood of several species. 



Ebony-Yike Date Plum, or Common Ebony. Clt. 1772. 

 Tree 40 feet. 



28 D. OBLONGA (Wall. cat. no. 4124.) leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, glabrous, on short petioles, acuminated ; flowers axillary, 

 aggregate ; calyx 5-cleft, villous inside. ^ . S. Native of 

 Penang. D. frondosa, and D. nervosa, Wall. cat. no. 4125 and 

 4126, hardly appear to be more than varieties of this species. 



Oblong-\eaved Date Plum. Shrub. 



29 D. SAFOTA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 535.) leaves bifarious, 

 oblong, entire, obtuse, polished; filaments 8-10, in both male 

 and hermaphrodite flowers ; berry globular, with a few irregular 

 shaped seeds, fj . S. Native of the Mauritius. Sapotte-nigra, 

 Sonn. voy. nov. guin. p. 45. t. 14, 15, and 16. Berry size of a 

 large orange. Introduced by the late Hyder Ally, into his 

 garden at Seringapatam. 



Sapola Date Plum. Tree. 



30 D. RAMIFLORA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 535.) leaves lanceolate, 

 glossy ; hermaphrodite and male flowers in fascicles from the 

 large woody branches ; calyx and corolla from 5- to 6-parted ; 

 style 5-6-cleft ; berry containing from 10 to 20 seeds. Jj . S. 

 Native of the eastern frontier of Bengal, where it is called Oori- 

 Gaub, also Goolul. It supplies the natives with a strong, hard 

 wood. Leaves 6-10 inches long. Filaments 10-12 in the female 

 flowers, but the males are still unknown. It is probably a 

 species of Embryopteris. 



Branch-flowered Date Plum. Tree large. 



31 D. MELANOXYLON (Roxb. cor. 1. p. 36. t. 46.) leaves ob- 

 long-lanceolate, acute at the base, and obtuse at the apex, nearly 

 opposite, coriaceous, finely veined, glabrous, but villous when 

 young, as well as the branches ; flowers 5-cleft. Tj . S. Native 

 of the East Indies, Java, where it is called Tremble Kibarasma, and 

 Kiklor. Calyx and corolla 5-cleft ; male peduncles 3-6-flowered. 

 Styles 3-4 ; male flowers with about 12 anthers; and female flowers 

 decandrous. This is one of the species which produces Ebony ; 

 it is called Tumballi by the Tamuls, Tindoo by the Hindoos, and 

 Tumida by the Telingas ; but several other species also produce 

 Ebony, as D. tomentosus, D. ebenum, and D. ebendster, &c. It 

 is only the centre of large trees that is black and valuable, 

 which part is more or less in quantity according to the age of the 

 tree. The outside of the wood is soft and white, which time 

 and insects soon destroy, leaving the black untouched. The 

 ripe fruit is eaten by the natives ; it has an astringent taste, and 

 is not very palatable. The bark is also astringent ; powdered 



and mixed with pepper, it is given for dysentery by the native 

 doctors. 



Black-wooded Date Plum. Clt. 1817. Tree. 



32 D. LANCESFOLIA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 537.) leaves bifarious, 

 lanceolate, polished; flowers sessile; male ones crowded in heads ; 

 filaments 16, simple. >j . S. Native of Silhet, where it is called 

 Goolul, and where it furnishes the natives with a durable timber, 

 for the construction of their habitations. Stigma 8-cleft. 

 Flowers quadrifid and quinquefid. 



Lance-leaved Date Plum. Tree large. 



33 D. EBE'NUM (Retz. obs. 3. p. 5. t. 31.) leaves bifarious, 

 ovate-lanceolate or oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; leaf-buds 

 hairy ; male flowers sub-racemose, with about 20 anthers ; her- 

 maphrodite flowers octandrous, solitary ; stigma 4-cleft. Tj . S. 

 Native of Ceylon, in woods. D. glaberrima, Rothb. in nov. act. 

 hafn. 2. p. 540. t. 5. Hebenaster, Rumph. amb. 3. p. 13. t. 6.? 



Ebony Date Plum. Clt. 1 792. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



34 D. MARITIMA (Blum, bijdr. p. 669.) leaves oblong, obtuse, 

 acutish at the base, and furnished with 2 depressed glands at the 

 base beneath, coriaceous, glabrous, shining ; flowers axillary, 

 sessile, male ones crowded, hermaphrodite ones almost solitary ; 

 flowers obliquely 4-5-cleft. Jj . S. Native of Java, on the 

 south shore. 



Sea-side Date Plum. Fl. Oct. Nov. Shrub. 



35 D. MONTA'NA (Roxb. cor. 1. p. 37. t. 48.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, rounded at the base, acute at the apex, glabrous ; male 

 flowers with 8 double filaments ; berry 8-seeded. Tj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies, among the Circars, where it is called 

 Yerra-goda by the Telingas. Female flowers with about 4 ste- 

 rile stamens. 



Mountain Date Plum. Clt. 1822. Tree. 



36 D. MABOLA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 41. Lindl. bot. reg. 1 139.) 

 leaves oblong, acute at both ends, deep green above, silky beneath, 

 as well as the branchlets ; fascicles of flowers disposed in ra- 

 cemes ; stamens 12, in the male flowers. Tj . S. Native of the 

 Philippine Islands. Cavanillea Philippensis, Desr. in Lam. diet. 

 3. p. 663. t. 454. Wood black, very compact. Corollas sweet- 

 scented, pale yellow, silky outside. The fruit called Mabola 

 is brown, with a pink-coloured, fleshy rind, about the size of a 

 quince : its flavour is said to be agreeable, the pulp is firm and 

 white. The tree is cultivated in the Isle of France, for its fruit. 



Mabola Date Plum. Clt. 1822. Tree 8-10 feet. 



37 D. OBOVA'TA (Jacq. schcenbr. 3. p. 34. t. 312.) leaves mem- 

 branous, obovate, obtuse, glabrous on both surfaces ; flowers 

 quadrifid, octandrous ; berries 4-seeded. Tj . S. Native of 

 Jamaica and St. Domingo. D. tetrasperma, Swartz. prod. 6?. 

 fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 678. Corolla orange-coloured. 



Obovate-leaved Date Plum. Clt. 1796. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



38 D. UNDULA'TA (Wall. cat. no. 4136.) leaves glabrous, 

 shining, deep green, oblong, acuminated, on short petioles ; 

 flowers axillary, sessile, solitary ; calyx villous, 4-lobed ; fruit 

 globular. Jj . S. Native of the Burman empire, at Amherst. 

 Leaves 6-10 inches long. 



Undulated-leaved Date Plum. Shrub or tree. 



39 D. AMOS'NA (Wall. cat. no. 4139.) leaves lanceolate, or 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous ; flowers lateral and axil- 

 lary, sessile, solitary, clothed with rusty down ; calyx propped by 

 scales. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. Leaves 7-9 inches long. 



Pleasant Date Plum. Shrub or tree. 



40 D. EHRETIOIDES (Wall. cat. no. 4137.) leaves glabrous, 

 oblong-roundish or oblong, rusty beneath ; peduncles lateral 

 and axillary, trichotomous, downy : lateral branches 3-flowered, 

 the middle one 1 -flowered. Tj . S. Native of the Burmese Em- 

 pire at Moalmeyne. Leaves 8-10 inches long, and 4-6 broad. 



Ehretia-like Date Plum. Shrub or tree. 



41 D. STRICTA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 539.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 



