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POTALIACE^:. II. ANTHOCLEISTA. III. FAGMA. 



2 B. RESIN!FERA (Mart. nov. gen. bras. 2. p. 90. t. 170.) 

 leaves opposite, oblong-obovate ; calyx yellow ; corolla green, 

 fj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, at 

 Villa Barra do Rio Negro. Stem simple. An infusion of the 

 leaves is rather mucilaginous, and somewhat astringent ; and 

 is used as a lotion to weak eyes. 



Resin-bearing Potalia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Fagrce'a, p. 69. 



II. ANTHOCLEI'STA (from avOoe, anthos, a flower, and 

 icXeioroe, kleistos, shut up ; corolla shut up by the crown in the 

 throat). Afz. ex R. Br. 



LIN. SYST. Dodecdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted. Co- 

 rolla tubular ; limb 12-cleft, imbricate in aestivation. Stamens 

 12, combined. Style filiform ; stigma capitate, obtusely 2- 

 lobed. Berry roundish or oblong, size of a cherry, 2-celled ? 

 4-celled. ? Middle-sized branching trees ; with broad, oppo- 

 site leaves, which are combined at the base by interpetiolar 

 sheaths ; and terminal panicled corymbs of white flowers. 



1 A. NOBILIS ; leaves broad, obovate, coriaceous, almost 

 sessile, f? . S. Native of Sierra Leone, on the mountains. 

 Corolla white. 



Noble Authocleista. Tree 20 feet. 



2 A. MACROPHY'LLA (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. 471.) leaves 

 broad-obovate, obtuse, membranous. ^ . S. Native of Sierra 

 Leone, on the mountains. Berry 4-celled. Leaves as large 

 as those of the common cabbage. 



Large-leaved Anthocleista. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Fagrce'a, p. 69. 



III. FAGR^A (so named by Thunberg in honour of Jonas 

 Theodore Fagraeus, M. D.). Thunb. nov. gen. 34. Schreb. 

 gen. no. 276. 



LIN. SYST. Penta-Hexdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, 

 imbricate. Corolla funnel-shaped : with an imbricate, 5-G-cleft 

 limb : tube widening from the base. Stamens 5-6, inserted in 

 the mouth of the tube, and protruding beyond it. Style fili- 

 form ; stigma peltately orbicular. Berry small, 2-4-celled. Seeds 

 angular. Trees or shrubs, with opposite, broad, coriaceous 

 leaves ; with interpetiolar stipulas ; and terminal flowers. Brae- 

 teas opposite. 



* Erect shrubs and trees. 



1 F. ZEYLA'NICA (Lin. syst. 198. Thunb. nov. gen. 35. and 

 in act. holm. 1782. p, 132. t. 4') shrubby, erect; stem sub- 

 quadrangular ; leaves crowded, obovate-oblong, obtuse ; brae- 

 teas ovate, obtuse ; flowers few, terminal, umbellate. ^ . S. 

 Native of Ceylon. Willughbeia Zeylanica, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 

 672. Leaves a span long. Flowers large. Segments of co- 

 rolla oblique, obtuse, entire. Seeds orbiculate. 



Ceylon Fagraea. Fl. Dec. Shrub 2-4 feet. 



2 F. FRA'GRANS (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 32.) arboreous ; leaves 

 lanceolate, bluntly acuminated ; corymbs axillary, decompound ; 

 stamens ascending ; corollas large. fj . S. Native of China, 

 but now cultivated in Pulo Penang. Leaves decussate, j foot 

 long and 1^ inch broad. Petioles enlarged at the base into a 

 stem-clasping ring, which, in the dried specimens, are incrusted 

 with a clear yellow resin. Flowers small, numerous, whitish 

 yellow. Corolla having a tube between campanulate and fun- 

 nel-shaped : and ovate-oblong divisions. Berry size of a cur- 

 rant, red. 



Fragrant Fagraea. Tree middle-sized. 



3 F. LANCEOLA'TA (Blum, bijdr. p. 1021.) arboreous ; leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, almost veinless ; 

 stipulas petiolar, rounded at the apex ; peduncles terminal, 

 solitary, twin, or tern. Tj . S. Native of Java, in mountain 

 woods on the west side of the island, where it is called Kiterong ; 



and of Penang. Wall. cat. no. 1599. Leaves smaller than in 

 most of the species. 



Z/anceotoe-leaved Fagraea. Fl. Nov. Dec. Tree. 



4 F. ELLIPTICA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 32.) leaves broad-elliptic, 

 on short petioles, firm ; corymbs terminal, supra-decompound ; 

 tube of corolla cylindrical. Tj . S. Native of the Moluccas. 



Elliptic- leaved Fagreea. Tree or shrub. 



5 F. OBOVA'TA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 33.) arboreous ; 

 leaves ovate or obovate, crowded, rounded, with a short broad 

 point, petiolate ; peduncles terminal, 3-flowered, sub-corymbose. 



Jj . S. Native of Silhet, and Singapore. Branches obscurely 

 4-sided. Leaves 5-6 inches long, thick. Petioles furnished 

 with a few glandular ciliae, connected by interpetiolar stipu- 

 las. Flowers white, fragrant, coriaceous, as large as those of 

 Plumiera acuminata, but much smaller than those of F. Zey- 

 lanica. Calycine segments ovate, obtuse. Berry 4-celled, 

 many-seeded. Seeds immersed in soft pulp. Perhaps the same 

 as F. Zeylanica. 



Obovate-le&ved Fagraea. Tree. 



6 F. MALAYA'NA (Mart. nov. gen. bras. 2. p. 91.) leaves 

 elliptic, rounded at both ends, with a short acumen at the apex ; 

 calyx 5-cleft, as in the rest ; corolla tubular, 6-cleft ; stamens 6. 

 tj . S. Native of the Prince of Wales's Island. Perhaps the 



same as F. elliptica. 



Malay Fagraea. Shrub or tree. 



7 F. RACEMOSA (Jack, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 35.) shrubby, 

 erect ? ; leaves broad, oval, rounded at both ends, almost sessile ; 

 racemes drooping, terminal, shorter than the leaves, consisting 

 of opposite fascicles of sub-sessile flowers, (7 . S. Native of 

 Penang. Leaves 6-7 inches long, and 4-5 wide, obtuse, or 

 slightly pointed, united by interpetiolar stipulary processes. 

 Calycine segments oval, obtuse. Segments of corolla obovate, 

 crenulated. Stamens at first descending, afterwards ascending. 



^acewitwe-flowered Fagraea. Shrub. 



* * A climbing shrub. 



8 F. VOLUBILIS (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 36.) shrubby, 

 climbing ; leaves ovate or obovate, petiolate ; racemes terminal, 

 loose, longer than the leaves, composed of remote, small ra- 

 cemules of pedicellate flowers. lj . ^. S. Native of Bencoolen. 

 Leaves rather remote, 8-12 inches long, and 4-7 wide at top. 

 Stipulas as in F. racemosa. Petioles furnished with a narrow 

 margin on each side, which originates from the slightly decur- 

 rent base of the leaf. Berries as large as gooseberries, half the 

 size of those of F. obovdta. Placentas oblong, broad, fleshy, 

 convex and notched for the reception of the seeds ; the inner 

 side smooth and concave, fixed longitudinally by a narrow 

 lamina to the sides of the thin dissepiment. Seeds angular, sca- 

 brous, with copious dots ; integument simple, crustaceous. Al- 

 bumen fleshy. Embryo cylindrical, occupying a great part of 

 the axis of the albumen, with exceedingly small cotyledons, 

 and a centrifugal radicle. This and F. racemosa may probably 

 form a distinct genus. 



Twining Fagraea. Shrub cl. 



* * * Parasitical shrubs. 



9 F. AURICULA' TA (Jacq. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 34. Blum, 

 bijdr. p. 1020.) parasitic; leaves broad, cuneate-oblong, acute, 

 veiny; interpetiolar stipulas, 2-lobed, recurved ; peduncles ter- 

 minal, usually by threes ; corolla large. T? . S. Native of Java, 

 parasitical on trees about Buitenzorg, where it is called Men- 

 gando-badak ; and of Singapore. Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 3. t. 222. 

 Leaves coriaceous, 6-12 inches long, and 3-4 inches broad at 

 top. Calycine segments roundish, obtuse, spreading. Flowers 

 very large. 



Auncled Fagrsea. Fl. year. Shrub par. 







