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rollas, which become purplish on drying. Calyx sub-globose 

 at the base ; segments bluntish. Corolla not widened at the 

 throat, but naked ; with narrow, bluntish, imbricate segments. 



1 D. PEXDULIFLORA (Mart. nov. gen. bras. 2. p. 140. t. 196.) 

 branches pendulous ; petioles biglandular ; leaves oblong, gla- 

 brous ; calyxes smoothish, 3 times shorter than the corolla, 

 which is villous inside ; calycine segments linear. \ . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, along the river 

 Solimoes. Habit of Celastrus scdndens. 



Pendulous-flowered Diclidanthera. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 



2 D. LAURIFOLIA (Mart. 1. c. p. 141. t. 197.) branches loose ; 

 petioles glandless, downy ; leaves oblong, downy along the 

 middle nerve ; calyxes downy, twice shorter than the corolla, 

 which is glabrous ; calycine segments oblong. (7 . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, near Sebastianople. 



Laurel-leaved Diclidanthera. Shrub 5 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Dio^pyros, p. 41. 



VII. CARGI'LLIA (named in memory of James Cargill, 

 M. D., of Aberdeen, who lived in the time of Caspar Bauhin, 

 and who described, for the first time, some marine Algae in his 

 Theatrum Botanicum, particularly the Fucus esculentus, F. pal- 

 matus, F. digilalus, and U'lva pai-onid), R. Br. prod. p. 526. 



Lix. SYST. Polygamia, Dioecia. Flowers polygamous. Ca- 

 lyx semi-quadrifid. Corolla with a 4-cleft limb. Male flowers 

 having the stamens inserted in the base of the corolla, but some- 

 times also hypogynous, double the number of the segments of 

 the corolla ; filaments double. Hermaphrodite or female flowers 

 having fewer stamens than the male, and these barren. Ova- 

 rium 4-celled ; cells 2-seeded. Berry globose, girded by the 

 adpressed cup-sliaped calyx at bottom. Evergreen trees, with 

 entire, glabrous leaves : and axillary, 1-flowered pedicels. 



1 C. LA'XA (R. Br. prod. 526.) leaves oblong, a little undu- 

 lated, glabrous, almost of the same colour on both surfaces ; 

 calyxes of the male flowers 4-toothed, one half shorter than the 

 tube of the corolla ; style 3-4-parted ; branchlets loose, fj . G. 

 Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 



Zoose-branched Cargillia. Clt. 1827. Tree. 



2 C. AUSTRA'LIS (R. Br. prod. p. 527.) leaves oblong, gla- 

 brous, obtuse at the apex, acute at the base, pale beneath ; 

 calyx in the male flower 4-cleft, equal in length to the tube of 

 the corolla; style undivided, t? . G. Native of New South 

 Wales. Hook. hot. mag. 3274. Corolla white. 



Southern Cargillia. Clt. 1816. Tree 15 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Royena, p. 42. 



VIII. MA'BA (the vernacular name of M. elliptica in Ton- 

 gatabu). Forst. gen. t. 16. Juss. in ann. mus. 5. p. 418. 

 Juss. gen. 418. Ferreola, Koenig. and Roxb. 



LIN. SYST. Dioecia, Triandria. Flowers dioecious. Calyx 

 semi-trifid. Corolla urceolate, trifid. Male flowers with hy- 

 pogynous stamens, double in number to the segments of the 

 corolla, rarely equal that number : with simple and double fila- 

 ments alternating with each other. Female flowers without any 

 stamens. Ovarium 3-celled ; cells 2-seeded. Berry oval, 

 rarely globose, girded by the cup-shaped calyx at the base. 

 Shrubs or trees with entire leaves: and axillary, 1-flowered 

 pedicels. 



1 M. ELLIPTICA (Forst. gen. p. 122. t. 16. fl. austr. 366.) 

 leaves elliptic, glabrous ; flowers triandrous, by threes. lj . S. 

 Native of the Friendly Islands. Lam. ill. t. 803. Young leaves 

 and branches villous. Calyxes downy. 



/Z>;j^c-leaved Maba. Shrub. 



1 M. LACRINA (R. Br. prod. p. 517.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 veiny, bluntish at the base, shining, and are, as well as the 

 branches, glabrous ; male and female flowers solitary ; alternate 



filaments double. J; . S. Native of New Holland, within the 

 tropic. 



Laurel-like Maba. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



3 M. OBOVA'TA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves obovate, rather retuse, 

 opaque and glabrous in the adult state : but the young ones, 

 petioles, and branches are downy ; calyxes downy ; alternate 

 filaments double ; berries sessile, solitary, oval. 1? . S. Na- 

 tive of New Holland, within the tropic. 



Obovate-leaved Maba. Shrub. 



4 M. BUXIFOLIA (Juss. ann. mus. 5. p. 418. Pers. ench. 2. 

 p. 606.) leaves obovate, glabrous in the adult state ; calyxes 

 downy ; flowers solitary or aggregate, hexandrous ; filaments 

 all simple, fy . S. Native of the East Indies, on the mountains. 

 Ferreola buxifolia,Roxb. cor. 1. p. 35. t. 45. Flowers yellowish. 



Box-leaved Maba. Clt. 1810. Shrub. 



5 M. HU'MILIS (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oval-obovate, rather re- 

 tuse, attenuated at the base, glabrous, as well as the branchlets, 

 even in the young state ; berries solitary, oval, about equal 

 to half the length of the leaves, and are, as well as the calyxes, 

 glabrous. Tj . S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 



Humble Maba. Shrub. 



6 M. GEMIN.VTA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oval or obovate, mar- 

 ginate, rather veiny, somewhat attenuated at the base, quite 

 glabrous, even in the young state, as well as the branchlets ; 

 berries oval, twin, 4-5 times shorter than the leaves, and are, 

 as well as the calyxes, clothed with fine down. ^ S. Native 

 of New Holland, within the tropic. 



Twin-berried Maba. Shrub. 



7 M. UTTOREA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oval-oblong, rather re- 

 tuse, attenuated at the base, shining ; branchlets glabrous ; 

 berries solitary, oval-oblong, 4 times longer than the calyx, 

 which is obsoletely lobed, and 4 to 5 times shorter than the 

 leaves. J? . S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic, on 

 the shore. 



Shore Maba. Shrub. 



8 M. RETICCLA'TA (R. Br. 1. c. p. 528.) leaves obovate or 

 oval, retuse, reticulately veined, with sub-recurved edges, gla- 

 brous in the adult state, as well as the branchlets ; alternate 

 filaments double ; berry depressedly globose. ^ . S. Native 

 of New Holland, within the tropic. 



Reticulated-leaved Maba. Shrub. 



9 M. COMPA'CTA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves obovate and oval, rather 

 retuse, compact, reticulated, flat, and are, as well as the branches, 

 glabrous ; berries depressedly globose ; calyx of the fruit ob- 

 soletely lobed, reflexed, silky inside. ^ . S. Native of New 

 Holland, within the tropic. 



Compact Maba. Shrub. 



10 M. ? EBENOXYLON ; leaves small, lanceolate, hard, flat, 

 glabrous as well as the branches ; peduncles terminal, many- 

 flowered ; berry ovate, acutish ; calyx wanting, and nectarium 

 stellate (ex Lour.). ^ . S. Native of Cochinchina, in vast 

 woods. Ebenoxylon, Lour. coch. p. 613. Caju-arang. 

 Rumph. amb. 3. p. 1. t. 1. Wood hard, heavy, with a black 

 heart, and is the ebony of Cochin-china. Berry reddish yellow 

 (ex Lour.), small, 1 -celled, 3-seeded. Flowers triandrous. 



Ebony-mood Maba. Tree large. 



Cult. See Royena, p. 42. for culture and propagation. 



ORDER CXLVII. OLFIN-S! (so called on account of its 

 containing plants agreeing with O'fea in important characters.) 

 Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 1806. R. Br. prod. p. 522. Jas- 

 mineae, part. Juss. gen. p. 104. Lilaceae, Vent. tabl. 1. p. 306. 



Flowers hermaphrodite, sometimes dioecious. Calyx 1- 

 leaved, divided, permanent. Corolla hypogynous, monopetalous, 

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