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of disk vertically produced (or sometimes 0); each divided into 5-10 

 linear extrorsely adnate muticous anthers. Germen, etc., of Sym- 

 jplionia ; ovules in cells x , 2-seriate, ascending or subhorizontal ; 

 micropyle extrorsely lateral. Berry corticate, indehiscent ; seeds in 

 cells few ; embryo of SympJwnia. — Shrubs or small trees, with 

 yellowish juice ; leaves opposite or subverticillate coriaceous, penni- 

 nerved entire ; flowers solitary at the ends of twigs or growing from 

 the wood, pedicellate or subsessile. (New Caledonia.) — See p. 404. 



12 ? Pentadesma Sab. — Flowers nearly of Sijmphonia ; sepals 5, 

 very unequal and imbricate, the interior larger. Petals 5, rather 

 longer than the interior sepals. Stamens go , very shortly 5-adelphous ; 

 groups alternating with as many rather prominent glandules of disk, 

 in each oo , linear elongate ; anthers extrorsely adnate above the 

 middle ; cells linear rimose. Germen, etc., of Symphonia ; ovules in 

 cells few ascending. Fruit baccate corticate, indehiscent, resinifluous ; 

 seeds in cells few or 1 ; embryo undivided. — A lofty tree, with yellow 

 juice ; leaves opposite coriaceous entire finely and closely penninerved; 

 flowers large terminal solitary. [Trop, west. Africa.) — See p. 404. 



13 ? Platonia Mart. — Flowers nearly of Symphonia ; bud ovoid. 

 Staminal groups 5, alternating with as many angular and rather 

 prominent lobes of the disk ; each divided into oo straight filaments ; 

 anthers extrorsely adnate above middle of filament, muticous. Ger- 

 men, etc., of Symphonia', ovules in cells go , ascending. Fruit baccate, 

 indehiscent, 5-locular ; seeds in cells solitary exalbuminous. — Large 

 trees ; leaves opposite coriaceous, finely and closely penninerved ; 

 flowers large terminal solitary. {Trop. America.) — See p. 404. 



III. GAECINIE^. 



14. Garcinia L. — Flowers polygamous, 4-merous, or more rarely 

 {Xanthochymus) 5-merous ; sepals imbricate, oftener unequal ; the 

 exterior smaller. Petals 4, 5, alternate, imbricate. Stamens oo , 

 either connate in 4, 5, groups few-anthered at apex, or free or con- 

 nate in entire or 4-6-lobed mass ; anthers various in form, either 

 elongate, 2-rimose, or poricid or peltate, 4-locellate or operculately 

 dehiscent (in female flower rudimentary or 0). Germen (in male 

 flower rudimentary or effete) 2-go -locular, oftener 4-5-locular ; style 



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