ANONACEiE. 7 



14. O. Ouregou, Dun. Leaves obovate-oblong, cuspidate, cuneate at the base, shining 

 above, glabrescent beneath, with the veins prominent ; peduncles short, 2-4, axillary ; calyx- 

 SRgments triangular, pointed ; petals rusty-velvety, oiovate, interior longer j carpids ovoid, 

 provided with a long, slender stalk. — Aubl. t. 244. — Anona chrysopetala, Steud.!, in PL ' 

 Eostm. — A high tree; leaves 6"-12" long; interior petals 6'" long, excrescent; carpids in- 

 definite, 4'" long : stallc equalling or exceeding them. — Hab. Caribbean Islands!; [S.Tho- 

 mas I, Guiana 1, equatorial Brazil I]. 



6. OXANDEA, Mch. 



Sepals cohering at the base. Petals flat. Stamens 10-20 : connective produced above 

 and beyond the extrorse anther-cells into a ligulate appendage. Ovaries distinct: ovule 

 single, erect. Carpids indehiscent. — ^Trees ; leaves glabrous ; flowers axillary. 



15. O. virgata. Pick. Leaves lanceolate-elliptical or lanceolate; flowers subsessile, 

 subsoUtary ; exterior petals obovate ; carpids ovoid-globose, very sKortly stalJced. — Bun. 

 Anon. t. 31. — Uvaria, Sw. Guatteria, Dun. — A slender tree or high shrub ; leaves 14"-2" 

 long, 8"'-10"' broad; flowers small, whitish; ovaries 6-12; carpids by abortion 4-1,4'" 

 long, 3'" diam. : stalk i'" long. — Hab. Jamaica I, on the mountain woods of the western ' 

 districts: JfaroA; [Cuba I, Haiti]. 



' 16. O. laiirifoIia,>i2ic^. Leaves oblong ; flowers peduncled, fascicled, or solitary ; ex- 

 terior petals oblong ; carpids ovoid, stalked. — Dun. Anon. t. 33 ; Mch. Fl. Out. t. 8. — 

 Uvaria, Sw. Guatteria, Dun. — A high tree; leaves 3"-5" long, ]J"-2" broad; flowers 

 4"'-5"' long, white ; ovaries B-8 ; carpids 8'" long, doable the length of the stalk, or mpre. 

 — Hab. Jamaica I, Hb: Benth., in the mountain woods of the central districts ; [Cuba 1 to 

 Portorico]. 



6. ANAXAGOKEA, St. Mil. 



Sepals cohering at the base. Petals flat. Stamens indefinite ; connective shortly pro- 

 duced. Ovaries distinct ; ovules 2, erect. Follicles tapering at the base into a clavate stalk. 

 — Trees or shrubs ; flowers small, axillary or lateral. 



17. A. acuminata, St. Hil. Leaves oblong, abruptly tapering into a narrow point, 

 glabrous : principal veins connected near the margin; flowers axillary ; follicles about twelve, 

 obovate-ovoid, mucronate, equalling the stalk. — Dun. Anon. t. 16. — Xylopia, Dun. — A 

 small or middle-sized tree ; leaves usually 6" long, 2" broad ; follicles 6'" long, 4'" diam. — 

 Hab. Trinidad I, Prd., in the Maraval Valley ; [Guiana !]. 



7*. CANANGA, Rumph. 



Petals eloflgated, flat. Stamens indefinite: connective produced above and beyond the 

 extrorse anther-cells into an ovate, pointed appendage. Ovaries distinct : ovules indefinite, 

 biserial. Carpids baccate, stalked : seeds pitted, the inner layer of the testa penetrating into 

 the albumen by means of sharp tubercles. — A high tree ; flowers large, downy, fascicled in 

 t%e axils. 



18*. O. odorata, J. Mooh., Tayl. Leaves oblong, taper-pointed, membranous, glabres- 

 cent. — Deless. Ic. t. 88. — XJnona odorata and leptopetala. Dun. — Hab. Naturalized in Ja- 

 maica!, Al., March; [introduced from the East Indies]. — The Canang of Descourtilz (J7. 

 6. t. 428) is another plant, the Xylopia aromatica, Mart., the existence of which in the 

 West Indies is doubtful. 



8*. MONODOEA, Dun. 



Petals 6, exterior oblong, undulated ; interior cordate, cohering at the base, connivent. 

 Stamens, indefinite : anthers oval, sessile. Ovary single : ovules indefinite. Pericarpium 

 baccate. — ^A tree, tmth large, fragrant flowers. 



This genus, from its large anthers, would belong to the Meliuseee of J. Hooker and 

 Thomson's ' Flora Indica.' 



19*. M. Myristica, Dun. — Dot. Mag. t. 30S9; Seauv. Fl. d'Ovoare, 1. t. 16 {exclus. 

 /rarf.).— Xylopia undulata, P. B. (excl.fr.). XJnona, Dun. Habzelia, A. DC.—k low tree, 

 about 15' high ; leaves oblong ; peduncles lateral, elongated, pendulous, with a bract above 



