MB HIERN, ON EBENACE^L 57 



Maba reticulata, R. Br. Prince of "^ales Islands, &c. Nov. 2 4, 1802. Cumberland 



Islands. Oct. 16, 17, 1802. 

 Maba compacta, R. Br. N. Coast Island. Feb. 18, 21, 1803. 



CUMING (18369). 



No. 1142. Philippine Islands. 1841. Diospyros philippinensis, Alph. DC. 



1496) 



r . Philippine Islands. Diospyros pellucida. 

 loOuj 



1694. Philippine Islands. 1841. Maba Cumingiana, Alph. DC. 



1829. Philippine Islands. 1841. Diospyros multiflora, Blanco, non Wall. 



Description of the Family. 



EBENACKE. Vent. Tabl. regn. veg. ii. p. 443 (excl. pier, gen.) ann. vii. (1799), 

 Juss. in Ann. Mus. v. p. 417 (part.) (ann. xiii. 1804), 

 Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. et Van Diem. p. 524 (1810), 

 Agardh, class, plant, p. 18 (part.) (1825), 

 Bartl. ord. nat. plant, p. 161 (1830), 

 Mart, conspect. regn. veg. p. 26 (1835), 

 Perleb, Clav. class, ord. et Fam. p. 24 (1838), 

 Endl. gen. plant, p. 741 (183640), 

 Alph. DC. Prodr. viii. p. 209 (1844), 

 Lindl. Veget. kingd. edit. iii. p. 595 (1853), 

 Griseb. Grundr. syst. bot. p. 141 (1854), 

 Agardh, Theor. syst. plant, p. 128 t. x. fig. 1113 (1858), 

 Le Maout et Decaisne, Trait. Gen. bot. p. 222 (1868). 



Vaccinia, sect. iii. (part.) Adans. fam. pL ii. p. 165 (1763) ; 



Guaiacance, Juss. Gen. plant, p. 155 (excl. pier, gen.) (1789) ; 



Bicornes, Giseke, Pnelect. p. 337 (part.) (1792) ; 



Diospyri (part.), Trattiunick, gen. pi. meth. Nat. disp. p. 52 (1802) ; 



Ebenacece, trib. I. Diospyrece, DC. et Dub. Bot. Gall. i. p. 320 (1828) ; 



Sapotacece, c. Sapotece, bb. Mimusopece (part.), Reich. Pflanz. p. 38 (1834) ; 



Ebenacece (part.) et Styracece (part), Meisn. gen. i. p. 250, ii. p. 159 (1836 43); 



Ebenece, Horan. Tetract. Nat. p. 27 (1843) ; 



Diospyracece, Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. p. 343 (1845). 



EBENACE/E. 

 CHARACTER ORDINIS. 



Flores scepius diced, rarius hermaphroditi vel polygami, dichlamydei, 3 7-meri. 



Calyx inferior, synsepalus, persistens, in fructu scepe plus minus accretus. 



Corolla sympetala, regularis, hypogyna, decidua; lobis in prafloratione sinistrorse contor- 

 tis, rarissime valvatis. 



Flos masculus: stamina 3 oo , distincta vel geminata vel ad basim plus minus con- 

 nata, corolla lobis alterna vel alterna atque opposita, imo corollcs inserta vel hypogyna 



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