EBENACE.E. I. DIOSPYROS. II. EMBRYOPTERIS. 



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late ; male peduncles 3-6-flowered; male flowers with 16 stamina, 

 on a convex receptacle. I? . S. Native of Tipperah. A tall, slender 

 tree, with a straight trunk, as in firs. The female tree is unknown. 

 Straight Date Plum. Tree tall. 



42 D. BRACTEA'TA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 539.) leaves oblong, 

 acute ; style 4-cleft ; berry 8-seeded. ^ . S. Native of Dooab. 

 The male tree has not been found. 



Bracteate- flowered Date Plum. Tree. 



43 D.LOBA'TA (Lour, cochin, p. 227.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 glabrous on both surfaces ; peduncles 1 -flowered ; berries 8- 

 lobed : flowers quadrifid. Jj . G. Native of Cochinchina. 

 Leaves 'small. Corolla white, with a 4-cornered tube. Stigma 

 deeply 4-cleft. Berry pale yellow, about an inch in diameter, 

 having a sweetish austere pulp, without any smell. 



Zo&erf-fruited Date Plum. Clt. 1822. Shrub 8 feet. 



44 D. DENSIFLORA (Wall. cat. no. 4140.) leaves oblong, gla- 

 brous, coriaceous ; peduncles branched, or in clusters, many- 

 flowered ; fruit globose. \ . S. Native of Moalmyne and 

 Martaban. Leaves 5-8 inches long, and 4-5 broad. 



Dense-Jlonered Date Plum. Shrub. 



45 D. LYCIOIDES (Desf. in ann. mus. cah. 36. p. 448.) 

 leaves small, lanceolate, flat, obtuse, glabrous, smooth, subfasci- 

 cled. (7 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 hermaphrodite. Hardly distinct from Royena. 



Lycium-like Date Plum. Clt. 1806. Shrub. 



46 D. VACCINOIDES (Lindl. ex Hook. exot. fl. 189.) leaves 

 ovate, obtuse, shining above, villous beneath, and on the edges; 

 flowers solitary, axillary, quadrifid, tetrandrous ; fruit ovate, 

 3-celled, 3-seeded ; calycine segments ovate, subulate, pilose, 

 with coloured edges ; corolla sub-campanulate, with ovate, 

 undulated segments. Tj . G. Native of China, Penang, and 

 Singapore. Lodd. hot. cab. 1549. Perhaps a species of Maba, 

 with quadrifid flowers. Stigma quite simple. Corolla white. 

 A small evergreen shrub. 



jr/wrtle-berry-l'tke Date Plum. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub 2-3 feet. 



47 C. HETEROPHY'LLA (Wall. cat. 4138.) leaves variable in 

 size and shape, roundish or oblong-obovate, emarginate, smaller 

 than in most other species : calycine lobes obtuse, reflexed. 

 H . S. Native of Ava. Allied to the preceding. 



Variable-leaved Date Plum. Shrub. 



( Species hardly known. 



48 D. MELAMDA (Poir. ency. 4. p. 431. Pers. ench. 2. p. 

 fi25.) leaves ovate, petiolate; berries sub-globose, depressed, 

 10-celled ; calyx pentagonal, with a reflexed mouth, fj . S. 

 Native of the Isle of France. Ebenus melanida, Commers. 



Black-wooded Date Plum. Tree. 



49 D. LEUCOME'LAS (Poir. 1. c.) leaves ovate-elliptic, sub- 

 cordate ; calyx 6-toothed, girding the berry one half of its 

 length, which is 2-celled. T; . S. Native of the Isle of France. 



White and Black-wooded Date Plum. Tree. 



50 D. XODOSA (Poir. 1. c ) leaves ovate-lanceolate, glabrous ; 

 flowers quinquefid ; fruit globose, solitary. Tj . S. Native of 

 the Isle of France. 



Knotted Date Plum. Tree. 



51 D. CHRYSOPHY'LLOS (Poir. 1. c. p. 433.) leaves oblong, 

 shining and rufescent beneath ; flowers solitary, quinquefid ; calyx 

 hairy; fruit pear-formed. H . S. Native of the Isle of France. 



Golden-leaded Date Plum. Tree. 



52 D. AXGULA'TA (Poir, 1. c. p. 436.) leaves ovate, obtuse, 

 coriaceous ; flowers quinquefid ; fruit angular. Jj . S. Native 

 of the Isle of France. 



Angultir-fruited Date Plum. Tree. 



53 D. EDL'LIS (Lodd. cat. p. 9. 1830.) nothing is known of 

 this plant but the name. 



VOL. IY. 



Edible-fruited Date Plum. Tree. 



Cult. The hardy species of Diospyros grow to large shrubs 

 in this country, therefore they should be planted in the back of 

 shrubberies ; they are easily increased both by layers and seeds. 

 The greenhouse and stove species require the same treatment as 

 other stove and greenhouse shrubs ; a mixture of loam, sand, 

 and peat, is the best soil for them ; and they are readily increased 

 by ripened cuttings, in sand under a hand-glass ; those of the 

 stove species should be placed in a moist heat. 



II. EMBRYO'PTERIS (tfiftpvov, embryon, an embryo, and 

 rrtpv, pteryx, a wing ; in reference to the embryo being winged.) 

 Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 145. t. 29. Roxb. cor. 1. p. 49. t. 70. 

 Cavanfllea, Lam. Diospy'ros species of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Polygamia, Dioecia. This genus differs alone 

 from Diospyros, in the stamens of the male flowers being 4 or 

 6 times the number of the segments of the corolla. Trees with 

 entire leaves ; male peduncles 3-4-flowered, and the female ones 

 1 -flowered. 



1 E. GELATINIFERA (Roxb. cor. 1. p. 49. t. 70. Willd. 

 spec. 4. p. 836.) leaves lanceolate; stamens 16-20 in the male 

 flowers, and 1-4 in the female flowers; flowers quadrifid; 

 styles 4 ; berry 8-seeded. f; . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Embry. peregrina, Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 145. t. 29. Cavanfllea 

 Philippensis, Lam. diet. 3. p. 636. See Juss. ann. mus. 5. p. 418. 

 Diospyros Embry6pteris, Pers. ench. 2. p. 624. Ker. bot. reg. 

 t. 499. D. glutinosa, Keen. A middle-sized tree, with long 

 leaves. Flowers whitish. Stigma cruciate, sessile. The fruit is 

 eaten by the natives when ripe, but cannot be said to be palatable, 

 on account of its strong astringency. Sir W. Jones says the tree 

 is generally known in Bengal by the name of Gaub ; and that the 

 Sanscrit name is Tindooka ; and that the astringent, viscid juice 

 of the fruit is used all over that country for paying the bottoms of 

 boats. The unripe fruit contains a very large proportion of 

 tannin. The infusion is employed to steep fishing nets in, to 

 make them more durable, and probably adds to their strength. 

 The wood is but of indifferent quality, and not much used. 



Give-bearing Embryopteris. Fl.Jul. Clt. 1818. Tr. 25 ft. 



2 E. DISCOLOR ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, rounded at 

 the base, of a silky glaucous colour beneath, and downy ; 

 flowers quadrifid ; stamens 24. fj . S. Native of the Philip- 

 pine Islands. Diospyros discolor, Willd. spec. 4. p. 1108. 

 Stigma sessile. Perhaps only a variety of the preceding. 

 Branches and corolla villous. Leaves almost a foot long. 

 Berry 4-6-seeded. 



Tn<o-coloured-]eaved Embryopteris. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 feet. 



3 E. RACEMOSA ; leaves from oblong to lanceolate, obtuse, 

 glossy ; both male and female flowers in axillary comose 

 racemes, the former with 20-30 stamens, the latter with 12-16; 

 stigma 4-cleft ; berry round, smooth, 4-seeded. lj . S. Native 

 of Silhet, where it is called Goolul, and where the fruit is eaten 

 by the natives. Diospyros racemosa, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 536. 



.Racemoie-flowered Date Plum. Tree small. 



4 E. LOUREIRIA'NA ; leaves broad-lanceolate ; flowers quadri- 

 fid ; stamens 20 ; berries pea-shaped, 8-seeded. fj . G. Native 

 of Cochinchina. Diospyros dodecandra, Lour. coch. p. 228. 

 Corolla white, with a sub-globose tube. Berry pale, with a 

 sweetish, astringent, edible, but pleasant pulp. The wood is 

 like that of the false Ebony, Diospyros Ebendster, but has not 

 the black veins. The trees are much used as supports to the 

 Black Pepper plants. 



Loureiros Embryopteris. Tree large. 



5 KA'KI (Lin. syst. 918. Thunb. jap. 157. Lour. coch. 

 226. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 527.) leaves bifarious, ovate-elliptic, 

 acuminated, elliptic-oblong, or obovate, cordate at the base, 



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