104 OCHNACE^. 



raultiovnlate : stigmas distinct. Penearp Arj. Seeds of Temstr<emia.—1teea; leave* 

 veined; flowers axillary, cltistered, tmmlly polygamous. 



4. P. undulata, Sw. BrancUets gkbrate : down subaerieeons, very early disappearing; 

 leaves lanceolate, acuminate, oblique at the base, obtusely serrate, glabrous ; flowers fea- 

 cicled: pedicels nearly as long as the petiole; sepals rounded, ciliate, three tmies exceeded 

 by the obovate-oblong petals: onter aeries half aa long; stigma shortly 3-lobed.— F. Perro- 

 tetiana, Tul. Temstroemia aaUcifolia, DC. T. dentata, Sieb. Mart. 315 I— A high tree; 

 leaves 6"-3" long, 20"'-13"' broa^ ■ veins conapicuous on both aides, tertiary ones mmutely 

 reticulated ; pedicels usually 3-5, 3'" long; petals whitish, 3'" long; stamens in ? provided 

 with an oblong anther, but devoid of pollen ; fruit globose, mucronate : cells about 6-8- ■ 

 seeded.— Hab. S. Kitts!, i»«M.;'Montserrat, Dominica!, Imr.; Trinidad!, Sieb. 



6. F. hirsuta, iS^. Branchlets and petioles densely villous, or at length glabrescent : 

 hairs long, spreading, ferruginous ; leaves oblong, polntleted, oblique at the baae, obtusely 

 serrate, hairy beneath along the nervea ; flowera glomerate : pe/licels nearly aa long as the 

 calyx, »MeA exceeded by the petiole; sepals rounded, ciliate, three times exceeded by the 

 oval-oblong petals : outer series shorter; stigma S-globose. — ^Broteum undulatnm, V. Sem- 

 ■sttS BiaaiiM i uat a,. Mie^. Nearly related to the preceding ; but the down, which so soon dis- 

 appears in the young brauchlets of the latter, is quite -different. — Hab. Jamaica!, March; 

 S. Vincent I, Guild. 



4. lAPLACEA, Kth. 

 (Hsemocharis, Salisb.) 



Sepals in 3-3 whorls. Petals 5 (-10), distinct. Anthers roundish, incumbent. Ovary 

 5(-2)-celled: stigmas distinct. Cap«</e woody, loculicidal. $e«rfj compressed, produced at 

 the top into an oblong, membranaceous wing ; testa woody, in the cylindrical hole of which 

 the straight exalbumiuous embryo is imbedded. — Trees or shrubs ; flowers large, solitary. 



Gordonia is distinguished by leafy, l»iplicate cotyledous ; Stuartia by the wingless seeds, 

 and the albuminous embryo. 



6. Ii. hseinatoxylon, Camb. Branchlets pnberulous, glabrescent ; leaves elliptical, 

 shortly petioled, obtusely serrate, glabrous or glabrate ; aepala 7, glabrous : exterior whorls 

 smaller; petals 5, obcordate, white; ovary tomeutose: stigmas 5, subsessile; capsule oblong- 

 lanceolate, 5 (-3) -angular: cells %-seeded. — Gordonia, Sw. — A tree, 20'-30' high; leaves 

 bluntish at both enda, 3"-4" long, 14"-2" broad ; petals 10'" long ; capsule-valves l"long : 

 seeds 2-3 times exceeded by the wing. — Hab. Jamaica !, Macf., in mountain-woods. 



7. Ii. villosa, Gr. Branchlets villous ; lea/oes obovate, blunt, subsessile, crenate or 

 subentire, villous or glabrate beneath : down persistent along the midrib ; sepals 7, pubes- 

 cent externally: exterior whorls smaller; petals B, obovate, aUlcy on the outside; ovary 

 villous: styles 5; capsule oblong-linear, 5-angular: "cells h-seeded." — Gordonia, Macf.! — 

 A shrub, 5'-8' high ; leaves usually 2" long, Ii" broad ; capsule 1" long.— Hab. Jamaica I, 

 Macf., in the mountains. 



XXXIII. OCHNACEiE. 



, Sepals imbricative : two exterior. Stamens inserted into a short carpophore : anthers 

 articulated with the filament, long, opening with two terminsd pores. Pistil mostly syncaa-- 

 pons : ovary usually 5-lobed. Embryo straight. — Woody plants ; leaves simple, alternate, 

 stipulate,^ shining ; pedicels articulated. , 



No remarkable properties are known, but am astringent principle exists in the bark and 

 pericarp, and a fat oil in the seeds, 



1. GOMPHIA, Schreb. 



Sepals 5. Petals h. Stamens \0: anthers erect, oblong. Ojiajy deeply 5 -lobed : cells 

 uniovulate ; style simi)le, central. Drupes 6 (-1), inserted into the convex carpophore. 

 Embryo exalbumiuous. — Leaves petioled ; veins curved, reticulated : (stipulea in the 

 American species lateral) ; cymes terminal, racemiform or paniculate ; flowers yellow. 



1 . G. laurifolia, Sw. Leaves quite entire, elliptical-lanceolate ; veins prominulous ; 



