Sciiidicarpus ITssicI. — Cinnamomiim Burm. 21 1 



Descrpt. Fructus carnosus basi calyce fere toto ve- 

 geto, in cupulam sexdentatam mutato cinctus, oblongus aut 

 utrinque subacutus aut obtusiusculus, 0,5 — 0,7 poll. longus, 

 0,4 poll, crassus , colorc indico dein anthracino splendens ; 

 caro virjdis; semen subconforme ovoidemn an ovoideo-oblon- 

 gum ; testa badia sicca flavo-fusca , chartacea, intus nitida, 

 e raphe ramosa notata, extus ab apice versus basin striata, 

 stria in apice elevata, basi sulcata ad margines cotyledonum ; 

 chalaiia parva ad extremitatem seminis inferiorem ncc latera- 

 lls subinconspicua, colore vix diversa , sed magis opaca ro- 

 tundata; e?7ib/yo solidus semen implens ejusdemque formae; 

 cotijledones intus planae extus convexae, crassae, carnosae, 

 supra basin conjunctae; radicula conica Inclusa, versus hilum 

 in seminis extremitate superiore spectans, collum latum, pro- 

 portionallter maxlmum, plumula subcyhndrica, bifida. — cf. 

 Nees Laur. 14et50. — Coluntur in horto bogoriensl scptem 

 formac liujus speciei, secundum qualitatem aromaticam corti- 

 cis solummodo (ut videtur) diversae, partim ad varietatem 

 a. commune Nees, partim ad [?. subcordatum Nees spectantes. 

 A. Botter (Tydschr. Ned. Ind. II. ii. p. 116 etc. tab. I et II.) 

 Kaneelkultuur, has varietates, quarum prior tantum ad usum 

 pharmaceuticum et mercenarium adhibetur, notis sequentlbus 

 dlstingult ; sed slgna, e fuliorum forma sumta, maxime varla- 

 bih, haud rite varietates sistere possunt. 



1. Rassa kurundu {Cingalens.) i. e. Cinnamomum dulce; 

 follls ovatis, obtusis s. acutiusculis, basi rotundatis, marglne 

 inflexo subcanaliculatis, laete viridibus; corticis llbro dulcis- 

 simo aromatico, nec acri. (Foha in nostris trinervia, in eo- 

 dem sacpius ramo basi cordata, subcordata aut rotundata, 

 2 — 4 poll. longa, 1,5 — 2,5 polL lata, in ramis fructiferis ple- 

 rumque basi acuta! — ) 



2. JSai kurundu i. e. Cinn. serpentinum ; folils ovato- 

 lanceolatls longe acuminatis, basi subcordatls, subplanis, pal- 

 llde viridibus ; corticis llbro aromatlco subacri. (Folia in 

 nostris plerumque triplinervia, 6 poll. longa, 2 — 4 poll. lata, 



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