Mr. Schomburgk's Description of the Mora Tree. 21 1 



comparison to the style, and the nerves of the leaves more distinctly marked, 

 differences which may probably be owing to the greater age and less vigonr 

 of growth of the tree from which they were taken. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



T.\B. XVI. 



Mora excelsa. 



Tab. XVII. 



Fig. 1. Flower. 



2. The same spread open. , .. , 



„. .., )■ magnified. 



;}. Pistillum. I "" 



4. Longitudinal section of the ovarium. J 



5. Mature legume. 



6. Embryo, with one of the cotyledons removed to show the plumula. 



