which affords the Gamboge of Siam. Its 
. being the same with that which in Ceylon 
. yields this substance may be doubted. It 
— js perhaps, and more probably, a nearly 
allied species of the same genus; t is affi- 
nity appearing from the experiments o 
Dr. Christison, showing all but an identity 
of chemical composition in the product, 
and from their medicinal effects being pre- 
cisely the same, as has been proved in 
Ceylon, and in this country, both by Dr. 
. Christison and myself. 
_ Ht seems probable, from some parts of 
. the description in the Flora Indica, and 
the quality of the Gamboge yielded by it, 
that Garcinia pictoria, Roxb., may prove 
to be another species of this genus; but in 
this conjecture I must be wrong, if Bucha- 
nan is correct in considering this the same 
as Orycarpus Indica (Encycl. Method. 
Suppl. 4. 257). I think, however, Bucha- 
mn is mistaken, for he deems it, atthe same 
time, synonymous with Garcinia Indica 
of Choisy, and with Arbor Indica Gum- 
| mi guttam fundens," &c. of Burmann; while, 
The locality 
where Garcinia pictoriais found (W ynaad) 
mg limited, and the tree having been, 
... fermerly at least, well known at Tellicherry, 
" tis probable that specimens may be pro- 
~ Cured to ascertain the fact. 
HEBRADENDRON.! Graham. 
Nat. Ord. Gurrirer®.—Class and Ord. 
Mowacta (or Diecia?) MoxADELPHIA. 
Gen. Cua, HEBRADENDRON. Flores 
diclines, Masc. Calyx membranaceus 
4-sepalus, persistens. Corolla 4-petala. 
Stamina monadelpha, columella 4-gona, 
anther terminales, operculo umbilicato 
“rcumscisso, Fem. incognitus, Bacca 
i (4) locularis, loculis monospermis, 
staminibus quibusdam abortivis liberis 
basi circumdata, stigmate sessile lobato 
Inuricato coronata. Cotyledones crasse, 
te adicula centralis, filifor- 
res foliis integris. 
t e 
del From —_ cer in allusion to the peculiar 
REMARKS ON THE GAMBCGE TREE OF CEYLON. 
199 
1. Hebradendron cambogioides ; flori- 
bus masculis axillaribus, fasciculatis; se- 
palis junioribus subequalibus ; foliis obo- 
vato-ellipticis, abrupte subacuminatis. 
(Tas. XXVII.) 
Synonyms. 
Carcapuli Linscot, Herman. Mus. Zey- 
lan. p.26. bid. in Rheed. Hort. Malab. 
1. 42. in nota.—Ray, Hist. Plant. 2. 1661. 
Samuel Dale Pharmacop. 927. 
Arbor Cambodiensis Guttam Gambi fun- 
dens. Pluk, Alm. 41. Ibid. Mantissa 20. 
Arbor Indica Gummi guttam fundens, 
fructu dulci rotundo, Cerasi magnitudine, 
Carcapuli Acoste. J. Burmann. Thesau- 
rus Zeylan. 2T. 
Cambogia Gutta. Linn. Fl. Zeylan. 
87. (excl. omn. syn. preter. Dale, Ray, 
Burm. Herm.) N. L. Burmann. Fl. Indie. 
119. (excl. Syn. Pluk. et Rheed). 
Mangostana Morella. Gert. Fruct. 2. 
p. 106. t. 105. 
Garcinia Morella. Desrousseauz in Lam. 
Encycl. Method. 3. 701. Pers. Synops. 
2. 8. Choisy in De Cand. Prodr. 1. 561. 
Stalagmitis Cambogioides. Moon's Cat. 
of Plants in Ceylon, Part I. p. 73. 
Descr. A Tree of moderate size. 
Leaves opposite, petiolate, obovato-ellipti- 
cal, abruptly subacuminate, coriaceous, 
smooth, shining, dark-green above, paler 
below, veins in the recent state inconspi- 
cuous, especially above ; in the dried state, 
distinct on both sides. Flowers unisexual, 
monecious (or dimcious?) Male small 
(eight to nine lines across), clustered in the 
axils of the Petioles, on short single-flow- 
ered peduncles. Sepals four, subequal, im- 
bricated, concave, membranous, veined, the 
outer subentire; and somewhat coriaceous 
in the bud, the inner sparingly denticulato- 
ciliate, yellow on the inside, yellowish-white 
on the outside. Petals four, spathulato- 
elliptical, coriaceous, crenulate, longer than 
the calyx, yellowish-white, red on the inside 
near the base, deciduous. Stamens mona- 
delphous; column four-sided ; Anthers in 
a roundish capitulum, terminal upon a 
short clavate free portion of the filament, 
opening by the circumcision of a flat um- 
