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The genus Tent asp adon falls naturally into a group of Anacardiea, characterized by a 
1-celled, 1-ovuled ovary, and laterally or basally attached ovule, and will rank in it With 
Rhus, Pistacia, and Sorindeia. It differs from Mangifera, Anacardinm, and Gluta in 
the compound leaves and laterally attached ovule. The small calyx, comparatively large 
imbricating petals, short stamens with alternate spathulate or capitate staminodia, the 
staminodia, and depressed ovary with short, very broad, recurved stigma, well characterize 
the genus. 
Tab. XXIV. fig. 1. unexpanded, 2. expanded flWer; 3. ovary, disk, and stamina and staminodia; 4. 
stamen; 5. staminodium ; 6. vertical section of ovary : all magnified. 
Norn 
ELematostaphis, H. f. 
Flores dioici ; masc. parvi, irregulares. Calyx trifidus, lobis imbricatis. Petala 3, patula, oblonga, con- 
cava, obtusa, inaequalia. Discus pulviniformis, 3-lobus. Stamina 6, infra discum insert;!, alterna 
longiora, filamentis subulatis. Fl. foem. ignoti. Drupa oblonga, came sanguinea, 1-locularis, 
1-sperma, putamine crasso osseo, loculo intus uno latere carina elevata apice seminifera percurso. 
Semen immaturum prope apicem loculi pendulum. — Arbor parva, glabvrrima, ramis tortuosis. Folia 
decidua, versus apices ramulorum conferta, alterna, exstipulatn, imparl -pinnat a, petiolo graci/i, j>innil 
multijugis, alternis, petiolulatis, lineari-oblongis, basi inaqualibus, obtusis emarg'oiatisve, integerrimis, 
subtus glaucis, membranaceis, reticulatim venosis. Paniculae axillares, elongala, patentim ramosa, 
ramis gracilibus distantibus, ramulis puberulis. Flores parvi, albi, pedicellis basi bracteatis. Fructus 
edulis. 
1. ILematostaphis BartePvI, H. f. 
Hab. Ad ripas fluminis Niger prope Nupe, beat. Barter. 
This remarkable plant belongs to the tribe Anacardiece of Terebinthaceae, and to the 
section with a unilocular ovary and the ovule solitary and suspended. Its immediate allies 
I consider to be, Odina, which has eight stamens and a very different fruit ; Tapiria, which 
has ten stamens and a 4-lobed disk ; Solenocarpus, which has valvate petals and ten 
stamens ; Smodingium, in which the stamens are five and the drupe winged ; and Sch'uius, 
which has also ten stamens : all these, however, I believe, form one group with Harna- 
tostaphis, differing from the other unilocular monospermous Anacardiea with ovules 
suspended from near the apex of the cell, in their compound leaves, and calyx not accres- 
cent or adnate after flowering. It differs from all in the trimerous irregular flowers and 
in habit. 
Mr. Barter describes this plant as a small tree, with deciduous tortuous branches, and 
deep-crimson fruit like bunches of grapes (whence the generic name). The drupes are 
eatable, acid but not unpleasant. 
Pl. XXV. fi ff . A. nnrtinn of nanicle : C. fruiting panicle ; B. apex of branch and leaves; 1. <? flower; 2. 
drupe : all magnified. 
Nov. Gen. Paeishia, H. f. 
Flores dioici. Masc. : Calyx 4-lobus, basi cupulari 
imbricata. Discus 
Petala 4, oblonga, apice erosa, 
Stamina 4, supra basin disci extus inserta. Ovarium 
minimum, columnare. Fcem.: Calyx 4-lobus, lobis post anthesin accrescentibus foliaceis. Petala 4. 
Discus} Stamina 4? effceta. Ovarium liberum, sessile, ovoideum, abortu 1-loculare, in stylum 
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