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CORDIACE&. I. CORDIA. 



54 C. OBLIQUA (Willd. phyt. 1. p. 4. no. 16. t. 4. f. 1.) leaves 

 roundish-cordate, nervosely veined, oblique. Ij . S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1072. C. Myxa, y, Poir. 

 diet. 7. p. 40. Nearly allied to C. Myxa, and probably only 

 a variety of that species. Leaves quite entire, not repand. 

 Calyx not striated. Stamens exserted. 



Oblique-leaved Cordia. Clt. 1818. Tree. 



55 C. SPINE'SCENS (Lin. mant. 206. syst. 230.) leaves ovate, 

 serrated, scabrous above, and tomentose beneath ; old petioles 

 permanent, spinescent ; racemes axillary, simple or bifid, fili- 

 form, length of leaves ; calyx campanulate, obsoletely 5-toothed ; 

 corolla campanulate, 5-toothed, twice as long as the calyx ; 

 stigmas acute. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. Branches 

 strict, tomentose, rusty. Leaves size of those of the cherry- 

 tree. Fruit sessile, black, size of currants. 



Spine scent-petio]ed Cordia. Clt. 1824. Tree 40 to 60 feet. 



56 C. SINE'NSIS (Lam. ill. no. 1914. Poir. diet. 7. p. 49.) 

 leaves oblong, obtuse, villous in the axils of the veins ; panicles 

 lateral and terminal, shorter than the leaves ; calyx glabrous, 

 hardly striated, campanulate, with 4-5 short, obtuse lobes ; 

 corolla funnel-shaped, twice as large as the calyx ; drupe small, 

 ovate, containing a 2-celled putamen. lj . G. Native of China. 

 Leaves elliptic, entire, 2-3 inches long. Branches of panicle 

 glabrous, divaricate, dichotomous, usually recurved. Corolla 

 white. 



China Cordia. Tree or shrub. 



57 C. IN'DICA (Lam. ill. no. 1913. Poir. diet. 7. p. 49.) 

 leaves ovate, naked, obtuse, or acutish, entire, membranous ; 

 panicles terminal and lateral, elongated, composed of short pen- 

 dulous racemes ; flowers on short pedicels ; calyx campanulate, 

 with a torn mouth ; tube of corolla inclosed ; drupe containing 

 a 2-celled nut. fy . S. Native of the East Indies, Sonnerat. 

 Branches terete, glabrous. Leaves 2-4 inches long, and 2 

 broad, paler beneath ; petioles 1^ inch long. Corolla small, 

 with a short spreading limb. Drupe small, ovate. 



Indian Cordia. Tree or shrub. 



58 C. PANICULA'TA (Roth. nov. spec. p. 124.) leaves round- 

 ish-ovate, somewhat emarginate at the base, and rather une- 

 qual, pilose above on the midrib and veins, entire ; panicle 

 terminal, composed of alternate, sub-corymbose branches ; 

 flowers sub-secund ; calyxes smooth. T? . S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Leaves obtuse at both ends, quite glabrous 

 beneath. Calyx beset with minute pili. Like most of the 

 species of Cordia the calyx increases much in size after flores- 

 cence, but in substance is coriaceous, and its form more campa- 

 nulate, inclosing the fruit in the manner of the cup in acorns. 



Panicled-fiowered Cordia. Tree. 



* * * Species natives of Africa, 



59 C. CRENA'TA (Delile, fl. aegypt. p. 51. t. 20.) leaves ovate 

 or rhomboid, glabrous on both surfaces, crenately serrated at 

 the apex ; cymes terminal ; stigmas filiform. Pj . S. Native 

 of Egypt. Cordia Myxa, Forsk. arab. p. 63. no 136. Sebes- 

 tena sylvestre, Nep. egypt. 17. t. 8. Branches twiggy. Leaves 

 same colour on both surfaces. Flowers scent of Jasmine. Calyx 

 tubular, 4-5-toothed. Putamen 2-celled ; cells 1-seeded. 



Crenatcd-leaveH Cordia. Shrub or tree. 



60 C. SENEGALS/HSIS (Juss. ex Poir. diet. 7. p. 47.) leaves 

 membranous, ovate, acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces, 

 quite entire, reticulately veined ; panicles with short branches, 

 which are hardly longer than the petioles ; flowers on short 

 pedicels, tetrandrous ; corolla 4-cleft ; calyx trifid. Tj . S. 

 Native of Senegal, Adanson. A quite glabrous shrub, with 

 slender, black, terete branches. Leaves alternate, 4- 5 inches 

 long, and 3 broad. Probably a distinct genus. 



Senegal Cordia. Tree 20 feet. 



SECT. II. GERASCANTHUS (from yrjpnoKia, gerasco, to grow 

 old ; and avBoe, anthos, a flower ; probably in reference to the 

 hoary appearance of the flowers.) Calyx 10-striped, or 10-rib- 

 bed. Flowers large, corymbose.. Cerdana, Ruiz, et Pav. 



61 C. GERASCA'NTHUS (Jacq. amer. p. 43. t. 175. f. 16. pict. 

 t. 259. f. 12. Swartz. obs. 86. Lin. spec. 273.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acute, quite entire, glabrous ; racemes terminal, aggre- 

 gate ; flowers verticillate, sessile ; calyx 10-furrowed, 10-striped, 

 downy, 5-toothed ; limb of corolla 5-cleft ; throat villous ; sta- 

 mens length of corolla. Jj . S. Native of the West Indies, in 

 woods ; and of Mexico, near Acapulco. Lam. ill. t. 96. f. 2. 

 Brown, jam. p. 107. t. 29. f. 3. Leaves unequal at the base, 3-4 

 inches long. Racemes usually 4 together, 3-4 inches long. 

 Flowers verticillate ; whorls distant. Corolla funnel-shaped, 

 white ; tube longer than the calyx ; lobes of limb roundish. 

 Stamens hardly exserted. There is a variety of this species with 

 hexamerous hexandrous flowers. This is esteemed one of the 

 best timber trees in Jamaica, of which it is a native. The wood 

 is of a dark brown colour, and gently striped ; it is tough and 

 elastic, of a fine grain, and easily worked. It is called Spanish 

 elm or Prince wood by the English, and Bois de chypre by the 

 French. The leaves of the Jamaica tree are said to be rather 

 scabrous. The plant of Jacquin differs from that of H. B. et 

 Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 54. Poir. ency. 7. p. 42. t. 96. f. 2, and 

 Browne, jam. 170. t. 29. f. 3, in the leaves, young branches, 

 and inflorescence being beset with stellate hairs, not glabrous ; 

 in the leaves being lanceolate-oblong, acute at both ends, 

 not obtuse at the base ; in the stamens being equal in length 

 to the segments of the corolla, not inclosed. We therefore 

 propose to call the plant of Kunth C. Kunthei, should it prove 

 distinct. 



Spanish-elm, or Grey Cordia. Fl. May. Clt. 1789. Tree 

 30 feet. 



62 C. GERASCANTHOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 

 p. 69.) leaves oblong- lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, quite 

 entire, glabrous, shining above ; panicles terminal, spreading ; 

 flowers pedicellate, solitary ; calyx 10-furrowed, 10-striped, 

 hispid, 2-4-toothed : teeth acute ; limb of corolla sub-quin- 

 quefid, with a glabrous throat, and roundish lobes. 1? . S. 

 Native of Mexico, about Acapulco. Branches wrinkled, white, 

 glabrous. Panicle clothed with fuscous tomentum. Corolla 

 funnel-shaped, white. Genitals exserted. 



Gerascanthus-like Cordia. Tree 30 feet. 



63 C. LU'TEA (Lam. ill. no. 1897. Poir. diet. 7. p. 45.) 

 leaves ovate, obtuse, crenated above ; corymbs lateral and 

 terminal ; calyx 10-furrowed, 10-striped, ovate-cylindrical : with 

 4 ovate, short teeth, having white, scarious margins ; corolla 

 funnel-shaped, having the tube length of the calyx, the limb 

 rather large, of 6-8 segments ; stamens 8, villous at the base ; 

 drupe ovate, acute, containing a 2-4-celled nut. J? . S. Native 

 of Peru, about Lima and Huanaca. C. Myxa, Lin. spec. 273. 

 syst. p. 230. mat. med. 67. ? Branches glabrous, but downy 

 towards the top. Leaves scabrous on both surfaces, beset with 

 white dots above, when young downy beneath. Corymbs small, 

 clothed with cinereous or yellowish tomentum ; peduncles very 

 short. Corolla yellow. Drupe white. 



Yellom-Rowered Cordia. Tree. 



64 C. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Ruiz. et. Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 24. t. 148. 

 f. a. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 70.) leaves roundish- 

 elliptic, obtuse at both ends, a little denticulated, scabrous 

 above, and clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; peduncles 

 dichotomously corymbose, many-flowered ; flowers sessile ; 

 calyx furrowed, downy ; limb of corolla 6-cleft ; throat rather 



