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GENUS V. CALYSACCION. 
Diceeia Polyandria. Sex: Syst: 
Deriv. From Kalyx, calyx, and Sakkeion, a small bag, in allu- 
sion to the mode of growth of the sepals. 
Gen. Cuar. Flowers unisexual. Mate : sepals united in zsti- 
vation, forming a closed sack: sepals 4, imbricated: filaments 
short, slender: anthers 2-celled : cells approximated : connectivum 
slightly prolonged, and truncated at the apex: pistil wanting. 
(1) C. toncrrotium. (Wight.) 
Ident. Wight’s Ill. I. p. 180. 
Syn. Calophyllum longifolium, W. § 4. prod. 
Engrav. Wight's Icon. t. 1999. 
Srec. Cuar. Large tree: leaves opposite, oblong, coriaceous : 
flowers in clusters on the thick branches below the leaves, small, 
white, streaked with red. 
Concans. Mysore. Flowering in March. The flower-buds are 
collected: and sold in the bazaars for dyeing silk, and are also used 
as a perfume, 
ORDER XXIX. HIPPOCRATEACEZ. 
Arborescent or climbing shrubs, with opposite, simple leaves: 
sepals 5, connected to their middle, persistent, imbricated in 
gestivation: petals hypogynous, alternate with the stamens: 
disk fleshy, cup-shaped: stamens distinct: ovary triangular, 3- 
celled, with 2 or more erect ovules in each cell: stigmas 1-3: 
fruit fleshy, 1-3-celled or of 3 wing-like carpels: seeds nume- 
rous or solitary by abortion: albumen none. 
GENUS I. HIPPOCRATEA. 
Triandria Monogynia. Sex: Syst: 
Deriv. From Hippocrates, the celebrated Greek Physician. 
Gen. Cuar. Trees or climbing shrubs with twisted branches: 
ealyx 5-cleft: petals 5: filaments dilated at the base: anthers 1- 
celled: style short: stigmas 3: carpels 3, or 1-2 by abortion, com- 
pressed, 1-celled, 2-valved, dehiscent: seeds oblong, compressed, 
winged downwards. : 
