6 ANONACE^. 



duced to scales, or obsolete. Carpids one-seeded, united in a fleshy synearpiam. — ^Trees of 

 slirubs; &oyiets terminal or lateral ; fetaia tomentose : UUse globose. 



9. R. Sieberi, ^. 7)0. Leaves oblong, strigillose beneath : veins prominent ; segments 

 of corolla oilong-ovate, rounded, subtruncate at the top, divergent or incurved. — A. DC. in 

 Mem. Oenhve, 5. t. 2*.— Anona reticulata, Sieb. Hb. Trin. n. 7*1— A tree; leaves pointed 

 or bluntishat both ends; lateral peduncles 1-5-flowered ; segments of corolla 6'" long and 

 2i'" broad, either horizontally divergent or (perhaps in a younger state) incurved-asoending. 

 — Hab. Trinidad!, Sieb.; S. Vincent!, Guild.; [Mexico, in the proviuce of Teapa]. 



10. B. multifiora, Splitgerb.l {not Miq.) Leaves oblong, leathery, glahrate and smooth 

 beneath : veins delicate, scarcely or not at all prominent ; segments of corolla short, obovate, 

 horizontally divergent ; syncarpium globose. — R, glaucescens, Miq./ {in PI. Sostm. n. 967)- 

 K. resinosa. Spruce 1 (ej. Coll. n. 1225). — A small tree,' 16'-30' high; leaves polished, 

 pointed or bluntish, rounded at the base; lateral peduncles 2-5 -flowered; segments of corolla 

 4"'-5"' long, 3"'-4"' broad.— The wood is used for spears and rafters. — Hab. Trinidad I, 

 Lochh., Cr., in mountain woods; [Guiana!, equatorial Brazil!]. 



Tribe it. XTLOPIEJE.— Carpels distinct. -^etaUMilmite^. 



3. XYLOPIA, L. 



Sepals connected in a tube. Petals linear, thick, exterior concave, interior somewhat 

 shorter, keeled on^e inner side. Stamens indefinite, inserted upon a hollow disc, including 

 the ovaries ; connective truncate. Ovaries 2— oo , distinct : styles connivent and forming a 

 conical body : ovules 2-6, sutural. Carpids usually stalked, subbaccate or at length dehis- 

 cent, torulose by spurious horizontal dissepiments separating the seeds, or one-seeded. — 

 Trees or shrubs ; flowers axillary, solitary or fascicled, usually silley. 



11. X. jamaicensis, Cfriseb. Leaves lanceolate-linear, taper-pointed; upper bracteole 

 partly involving the ealyx-tube ; calyx eupuliform, pubescent, three-lobed to the middle, four 

 times shorter than the sillty corolla : lobes rounded, bluntish ; carpids 2, compressed-ovoid, 

 sessile, 5-4-seeded. — Br. Jam. t. 5./. 2. — ^X. muricata, L. : this name cannot be adopted, 

 as taken from a character not existing, the carpids not being muricate, but perfectly smooth, or 

 scarcely somewhat pimpled. — A tree, 15'-20' high; leaves 3"-l|" long, 6'" broad, tapering 

 into a narrow (sometimes bluntish) point, glabrous above, pubescent or nearly glabrons be- 

 neath ; exterior petals 4'" long ; carpids 10"'-12"' long, 8'" broad, 3'" thick, glabrous, woody. 

 — X. salicifolia, Kth. (X. frutesoens, Aubl. Gartn.), of the southeni Continent, is very similar, 

 but has 5-10 ovaries, and the carpids obovate and stalked, much smaller, usually two-seeded, 

 acrid-aromatic {Mart.), while they are bitter in the West Indian species. — Hab. Jamaica I, 

 Al., March, e.g. S. Ann's. 



12. X. glabra, L. Leaves lanceolate, taper-pointed; bracteoles somewhat remote from 

 the calyx, deciduous ; calyx eupuliform, silky and glabrescent, three-lobed to the middle, four 

 times shorter than the Silky corolla : lobes rounded, bluntish ; carpids two. — Dun. Anon, 

 t. 19. — A tree ; leaves 2"-3" long, 1" broad, downy beneath with appressed hairs in the 

 younger state : point bluntish, sometimes emarginate ; flowers solitary or fascicled ; exterior 

 petals 4"'-6"' long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Al. ; Barbadoes ; [Venezuela !, Guiana]. 



13. X. grandiflora, Aubl. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, pointed; upper bracteole partly 

 involving the calyx-tube, with the flowers sill^ ; calyx shortly campanulate, tridentate (or 

 trifid), 4-6 times shorter than the corolla : teeth pointed ; carpids stalked, incurved-oblong, 

 subcylindrical, 2-4-seeded. — Dun. Anon. t. 21, 22 ; Sich. Cab. t. 6. — Unona acutiflora. Dun. 

 U. xylopioides. Dun. X. longifolia, A. DO. X. cubensis, BicA. A tree ; leaves 3"-6" long, 

 l"-2" broad ; exterior petals 8"'-16"' long ; carpids 8'" long, 3'" broad, blunt, rounded at 

 the base towarSs the stalk, which is 2'" long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Trinidad !, Cr. ; [Cuba ; 

 Panama I to Brazil I] . 



4. GUATTERIA, S. P. 



Sepals cohering at the base. Petals flat. Stamens indefinite ; connective truncate. Ova- 

 ries distinct : ovule single, erect. Carpids stalked. — Trees or shrubs ; flowers axillary, 

 rarely lateral. 



