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Alyxia R. Brown. Prod. 469. — Cal3'x 5-partitus, eglandulosus, segmentis 

 ovatis lanceolatisve brevibus. Corolla hypocrateriformis, tubo cylindraceo ad stamina 

 dilatato, fauce esquamata; lobi 5, contorti, sinistrorsuni obtegentes. Stamina medio 

 tubo V. altius inclusa; antherae lanceolatse, loculis basi inappendiculatis. Discus O v. 

 obscure annulatus. Ovarii carpella 2, distincta; st3-lus filiforniis; stigma oblongum 

 V. eapitatum, apiculo inconspicuo v. breviter 2-fido; ovula in quoque carpello 4-6, 

 2-seriata. Drupae v. baccse 2 v. abortu solitarise ovoidese v. oblongse i-spermse v. 

 moniliferse, articulis 2 rarius 3-4 oblongis i-spermis. Semina ovata v. oblonga, sul- 

 cata V. placentam intrusam amplectentia; albumen corneum, ruminatum; cotjledones 

 foliaceae, ovatse v. oblongae, rectse v. curvulse, radicula brevi supera. — Frutices saepius 

 glabri. Folia 3-4-natim verticillata v. rarius opposita, coriacea, nitida pennivenia 

 venis tamen parum promiuulis. Flores parvuli, gemiui v. C3'mosi, C3'mis capitellatis 

 fasciculatis v. breviter spicato-pauiculatis, axillaribus v. iu axillis foliorum termina- 

 lium pseudo-terminalibus. (H. & B. ) 



A. olivaeformis Gaud., in Bot. \oy. Fre3'c., p. 451. — A straggling or twin- 

 ing shrub. Leaves opposite and ternate, elliptico-oblong, 1 J-^-a '74 X/^2-H in., acumi- 

 nate at both ends, coriaceous, gloss3\ Penduncles axillar3^, 3- rarely 4-flowered. 

 Cal3'x small, acuteh' 4- rarel3- 5 -parted. Corolla yellowish, the tube 2-2 J^ lines, the 

 4 rarel3^ 5 ovate lobes half the length of the tube. Anthers small, acute enclosed. 

 Style enclosed; stigma at first conical and slightl3' hairy at the top, but afterward 

 capitate. Ovules 2 in each carpel, superposed. Drupes often twin in a single flower 

 and stipitate, flesh3', black, elliptico-oblong, sometimes curved, 7-10 lines long, acumi- 

 nate at both ends. The niaile of the natives, who make great use of the fragrant 

 branches; the perfume is, however, rather nauseous to foreign nostrils. (Fig. 98.) 



Santalum Linn. Gen. n. 480. — Flores hermaphroditi. Perianthii tubus cam- 

 panulatus v. ovoideus, ima basi ovario adnatus; lobi 4 rarius 5 usque ad discum soluti, 

 valvati, intus pone stamina fasciculo pilorum instructi. Stamina basi loborum affixa 

 iisque breviora, filamentis brevibus ; antherse ovatse, loculis parallelis longitudinaliter 

 dehiscentibus. Discus tubuni perianthii tenuiter vestiens, inter stamina in squamas 

 distinctas carnosulas spathulatas triangulares v. fere quadratas productus. Ovarium 

 primum in fundo perianthii fere liberum, mox basi accrescens semi-inferum ; st3'lus 

 elongatus, stigmate breviter 2-3-lobo; ovula 2-3, infra medium placentae centralis 

 longe acuminatse afifixa, arete reflexa. Drupa subglobosa, cicatrice annulari perianthii 

 delapsi coronata, exocarpio hand crasso, endocarpio duro saepius rugoso. Semen 

 subconforme; embryo in centro albuminis rectus v. obliquus, linearis, teres, radicula 



