SCHIZANDREiE DILLKNIACE^. 17 



botrys suaveolens, Bl. Penang. — Orophea polycarpa, Alph, DC. 

 Banks of the Saluen river, — Polyalthia fruticans, Alph. DC. Tavoy. 

 Guatteria anoncefoUa. Alph. DC. Tavoy. G. cinnamomea, Alph. DC. 

 Singapore. 



SCHIZ ANDREW, Bl.— Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 19. 



With one exception, (Villarezia.) trailing shrubs, containing 4 genera ; 

 viz. Kadsura, Juss.; Sphterostema, Bl. ; Schizandra, Michx. ; and Villarezia, 

 Ruiz and Pav. The first genus, with one species, is a Native of Japan and 

 the Khassya Mountains ; the second, with four forms, inhabits Java and 

 Nepal. The third and fourth, each with only one species, belong to N. 

 America and Chili. — Leaves aromatic. {Lindl. B. Reg., not Nat. Syst. 1. c. 

 in which it is said, that Schizandrese have no aromatic or bitter properties.) 

 Kadsura, Juss. (DC. pr. I, p. 83. — Sarcocarpon, Bl.) 



1. japonica. Dun. {DC. I. c. — Kdmpf. amoen. t. 477; — Uvaria japonica, 



Z.) B ^~N Japan, Khassya Mountains, Nepal. — Introduced in 1827, 



but has not fl. here. 

 Sph^rostema, Bl. {B. Reg. 20, t. 1688.) 



1. propinquum, Bl. {B. Reg. I. c. — Kadsura propinqua, Wall. tent. fl. 

 nep. p. \\, t. 15.) $ /^ Nepal. Has been introduced into H. C. G. 

 Fl. ? 



2. grandiflorum, Bl. (Kadsura grandiflora. Wall. tent. fl. nep. t. 14.) 

 5 /-~N Nepal. — Has been introduced into H. C, G. — Fl. .-' 



* Sphcerostema axillare, Bl. Java. S. elongatum, Bl. Java. — Schizandra 

 coccinea, Michx. ; B. M. 34, t. 1413. 3^^ Carolina, Georgia. 



ORDER IX.— DILLENIACE^, DC— Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 20. 



Handsome trees, shrubs, or undershrubs, rarely herbs, amounting to 

 about 115 species, of which 47 belong to New Holland and Van Diemen's 

 Land ; 42 to the E. Indies ; about 30 to S. America ; 3 to Madagascar ; 2 

 to Guinea; and 1 to New Caledonia. — The Indian forms are ranged under 

 nine genera ; viz. 12 under Tetracera; 5-6 under Delima ; 3 under Wormia ; 

 1 under Actinidia ; 4 under Colbertia ; \\ under Dillenia ; 1 under Capellia ,- 

 3 under Acrotrema ; and 1 under Schumacheria. — With a few exceptions, 

 the properties of the order are unknown. 

 Tetracera, L. (DC. pr. I, p. 67 ; — W. and A. pr. 1, p. 20.) 



1. Rheedii, DC. (o. c. p. 68 ; — W. and A. I. c, — /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 

 1 ;— Wight ic. I, t. 70 \—Rheed. 5, t. 8.) B r\ Travancore, S. Con- 

 can. Fl. middle-sized, white, fragrant. Introduced into H. C. G. — Fl. .? 



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