102 APOCYNE^E. LIII. AMBELLANIA. LIV. PACOURIA. LV. HANCORNIA. LVI. LANDOLPHIA. LVI1. COUMA, &c. 



every part of the plant, is changed into a bad kind of elastic 

 rubber, or caoutchouc, on exposure to the air. 



Edible Willughbeia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub cl. 



2 W. JAVA'NICA (Blum, bijdr. p. 1024.) climbing, cirrhife- 

 rous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, bluntish at the apex, with fine 

 parallel veins : peduncles cymiferous, axillary, longer than the 

 leaves. Tj . w . S. Native of Java, in woods, on the Seribu and 

 Salak mountains, where it is called Aroy Kibattarah. 



Java Willughbeia. Fl. March, July. Shrub cl. 



3 W. CEL-B'SIOA (Blum., bjjdiv p. 1024.) climbing; leaves 

 elliptic-oblong,: acuminated, -Veiny ; peduncles axillary, cymi- 

 ferous, about equal in length to the petioles, b . ... S. Native 

 of the Celebs. :.-'. ; : .' 



Celebes Wiilugh&eiaV ' Fl/Atig".'' Shrub cl. 



4 W. MARTABA'NA (Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 3. p. 45. t. 272.) 

 cirrhiferous, scandent, glabrous ; leaves ovate-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, parallelly nerved ; berries globose. Tj . ^. S. Native of 

 the province of Martaban, at Amherst, and Moalmeyne. Fruit 

 yellow, about the size of an orange. This is very nearly allied 

 to W. edulis. 



Martaban Willughbeia. Shrub cl. 



5 W. CORIA'CEA (Wall. cat. no. 1620.) leaves coriaceous, 

 shining above, and rusty beneath, elliptic, short-acuminated, 

 obtuse, tendrils as in the last species. *j . w . S. Native of 

 Singapore. 



Conaceows-leaved Willughbeia. Shrub cl. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Echites, p. 76. 



LIII. AMBELLA'NIA. (Ambellani is the Guiana name 

 of the shrub.) Aubl. guian. 1. p. 266. t. 104. Juss. gen. 144. 

 Fagrae'a species, Willd. Willughbeia species, Willd. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx short, 5-parted ; 

 segments acute. Corolla tubular, with a narrow throat ; and a 

 5-cleft, oblique, undulated limb. Stamens 5, inclosed ; anthers 

 sagittate. Style tetragonal ; stigma seated on a flat, orbicular 

 disc ; bi-cuspidate at the apex. Berry ovate, oblong, fleshy, large, 

 2-celled, many-seeded, warted. Seeds broad, compressed, mu- 

 ricate, fixed to the slender receptacle or dissepiment. A small, 

 lactescent tree. Leaves opposite. Peduncles axillary and ter- 

 minal, 3-4-flowered, unibracteate. 



1 A. A'CIDA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 266. t. 104.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, glabrous, quite entire, undulated on. the edges. fy . S. 

 Native of Guiana and Cayenne. Willoughbeia acida, Willd. 

 spec. 1. p. 1231. Leaves 7 inches long, and 3 broad, on short, 

 half-embracing petioles. Flowers whitish. Berry citron-co- 

 loured, warted. Bracteas at the base, of each peduncle, and 

 each flower. The fruit, macerated in water, has a pleasant acid 

 flavour. 



4cid-fru\ted Ambellania. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Taberncemontana, p. 92. 



LIV. PACOU'RIA (Pacouri-rana is the Guiana name of 

 the tree.) Aubl, guian. 1. p. 279, t. 105. Juss. gen. 148. 

 Willughbeia species, Willd. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, per- 

 manent ; segments obovate, roundish, acute. Corolla with a 

 short tube, and a 5-cleft limb ; segments oblique, undulated. 

 Stamens short, inclosed ; anthers cuspidate. Style tetragonal ; 

 stigma as in Ambellania. Berry large, pear-shaped, fleshy, pulpy, 

 1 -celled, many-seeded. Seeds hard, angular, nestling in the pulp. 

 A lactescent shrub, with sarmentose, nodose branches. Leaves 

 opposite at the nodi. Racemes axillary on long peduncles, 

 twining by tendrils. 



1 P. GUIANE'NSIS (Aubl. 1. c.) leaves ovate, acute, undu- 

 lated, glabrous, large, entire, having the nerves red and pro- 

 minent beneath ; petioles stem-clasping ; flowers fascicled on 

 the racemes, which are branched. ^ . w . S. Native of 



Guiana. Willughbeia scandens, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1231. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Guiana Pacouria. Shrub cl. or tw. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Echites, p. 76. 



LV. HANCO'RNIA (meaning unknown to us.) Gomez 

 in act. acad. Oliss. 1812. p. 51. with a figure. Mart. act. bonn. 

 11. p. 84. Mangaibo, Pis. med. bras. p. 76. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-parted. 

 Corolla salver-shaped ; tube long, ventricose at top ; segments 

 of the limb ovate-acute, 3 times shorter than the tube. Stamens- 

 inclosed, pilose ; anthers oblong, connivent. Stigma bifid, seated 

 on a cylindre. Berry 1-celled, many-seeded. Albumen hard, 

 fleshy. 



1 H. SVECIOSA (Gomez. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, coriaceous, 

 bluntly cuspidate, glabrous ; peduncles terminal, usually 3- 

 flowered. \i . S. Native of Brazil. 



Showy Hancornia. Tree 20 feet. 



2 H. PUBE'SCENS (Mart, in act. bonn. 11. p. 85.) leaves ob- 

 long, acuminated, and are, as well as the branches, downy ; 

 cymes terminal, sessile, dichotomous. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. 



Downy Hancornia. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Taberncemontana, p. 92. 



LVI. LANDO'LPHIA (named by Beauvois, after M. Lan- 

 dolphe, a captain in the French navy, commander of an expediton 

 to Waree, who was of great assistance to Palisot de Beauvois, 

 during his stay in Africa.) Beauv. fl. d'ow. 1. p. 54. t. 34. 



LIN. SYST. Penldndria, Monogynia. Calyx permanent ; 5-6- 

 cleft ; segments coriaceous, sub-imbricate. Corolla tubular, with 

 oblique segments, and a villous throat. Stamens 5. OvariumlO- 

 striped. Style thickened at top ; stigma sub-bifid. Berry fleshy, 

 nearly globose, depressed at top, 1-celled. Seeds many, ovate, 

 compressed. A shrub, with straight, terete branches. Leaves 

 opposite, ovate-lanceolate, quite entire, acute, petiolate, glabrous, 

 5-6 inches long. Flowers white, disposed in terminal, panicled 

 corymbs, with opposite branches ; and very short pedicels. 



1 L. OWARIE'NSIS (Beauv. fl. d'ow. 1. p. 54. t. 34.) fj . S. 

 Native of Guinea, in the interior of the kingdom of Waree. 



Waree Landolphia. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Taberncemontana, p. 92. 



LVII. COU'MA (Couma is the Caribbean name of the tree.) 

 Aubl. Guian. suppl. p. 39. t. 392. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. 1 Calyx, corolla, stamens, 

 and pistil unknown. Berry globose, rusty, compressed at top, 3-4 

 or 5-celled. Seeds 3-4-5, orbicular, flat, covered with rust- 

 coloured pulp. A tree, with thick bark, bushy at top ; branch- 

 lets trigonal, nodose. Leaves 3 in a whorl, at the nodi, stiff, 

 glabrous, ovate, acuminated, pale green above, but paler beneath, 

 on short petioles. Peduncles rising single from the nodi, short, 

 bearing 4-5 berries on long pedicels, which are very palatable 

 when ripe. 



1 C. GUIANE'NSIS (Aubl. 1. c.) t? . S. Native of Guiana 

 and Cayenne, in woods. Leaves opposite, or 3-4 in a whorl ; 

 the branches always terminated by 3 leaves. 



Guiana Couma. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Taberncemontana, p. 92. 



Tribe IX. 



ALLAMANDIE'./. Fruit capsular, composed of 2 joined 

 follicles, prickly or smooth. Seeds fixed to a central placenta, 

 of the figure of a buckler, surrounded by a membranous wing. 

 Albumen wanting. 



LVIII. ALLAMA'NDA (so named after Frederick Alla- 

 mand, a surgeon of Holme, who went to Guiana about 1769, 

 and to Russia in 1776. He sent specimens and descriptions 



