1Q8 CANELLACBJ!. 



sessile, 4-lobed. Pericarp drupaceous. Bmbrt/o large, ovoid : cotyledons distinct. — Trees 

 or shrubs ; leaves leatkerf/, veined, pelioled: veins prominulous on both sides; peduncle^ 

 simple, fascicled or subsolitmy in the axils. 



Sect. 1. EuMAMMEA. — Anthers otlong, dehiscent laterally. 



12. M. americana, L. Leaves obovate-oblong, rounded at the top ; pedundos a few 

 in the axils, or solitary! as long as the petiole ; sepals 2, oval-roundish, exceeding half of the 

 petals; stamens numerous; drupes glotose, russet, large, apiculate, 4(-l)-seeded. — Jacq. 

 Amer. Piot. t. 248; Tuss. Fl. 3. t.1; Dese. Fl. I. t. 2.— A tree, 40'-60' high; leaves 

 8"-4" long; petals white, odorous, obovate, 6"'-8"'long; drupes 7"-3" diam. — Hab. 3a- 

 maica \, Maef., Al.j Caribbean Islands ; [Cuba! to Brazil!]. 



Sect. 2. Kheedia. — Anthers minute, roundish ; cells obliquely adnale, introrse. 

 (The deciduous calyx was erroneously considered as wanting.) 



18. M. humilis, V. Leaves elliptical-oblong, oblong or ovate, with a bluntish point ; 

 peduncles usually fascicled, nearly as long as the petiole ; sepals usually 2, much exceeded 

 by the small petals; stamens 30-12 ; drupes ovoid, yellow, apiculate, 3(— l)-seeded. — A low 

 tree or shrub ; peduncles reddish ; petals white, spathulate, 3'" long ; drupes 4"-l" long. 



a. Vahlii. Shrubby ; leaves elliptical-oblong or oblong, usually pointed at both ends. — 

 Vahl, Eclog. t. 20. (exclus. fruct.) ; Desc. Fl. 3. t. 343. — Garcinia niacrophylla, Mart. {Hb. 

 Bras.; PI. Sprue. 1744) : the other American Oarciniis are to be compared with this vari- 

 able plant.— Leaves 7"-4" long, 3i"-2" broad : petiole 12"'-8"' long. 



/8. Plumieri. Arboreous ; leaves ovate, bluntish, rounded or subcordate at the base. — 

 Plum. ed. Buna. t. 257 ; Tuss. Fl. 3. t. 32. — Rheedia lateriflora, L. Mammea, Gr. Mal- 

 pighia mitis, Echb. in Sieb. PI. Trin. 56 ! : a form with solitary peduncles. — Leaves 8"-6" 

 long, 4"-3" broad. 



Hab. Jamaica!, March ; Montserrat (F.), S. Vincent! (o, ;8), Guild.; Trinidad!, &eb.; 

 [Guadeloupe!, Guiana!, New Granada!, Brazil !]. 



6. CALOPHYLLUM, L. 



Flowers polygamous. Sepals 2-4. Petals 4 (-2), imbricative. Stamens oo (-definite) : 

 anthers oblong, introrse. 0»a>y l(-2)-celled : ovules solitary, erect ; style distinct : stigma ^ 

 peltate, lobed. Pericarp drupaceous. " Embryo ovoid : cotyledons eebe»Bg."-'-'l'rees ; 

 leaves penninerved : veins delicate, densely approximate, straightish ; cymes racemiform 

 or paniculate, axil! 



14. C. Calaba, Jacq. Leaves elliptical-oblong or oblong, bluntish or emargiuate, ta- 

 pering at the petioled base ; racemes much exceeded by the leaves, few-flowered ; drupe glo- 

 bose, greenish. — Jacq. Amer. Pict. t. 249; Desc. Fl. 2. t. 74. — A high tree; leaves vari- 

 able, 3"-10" long ; petals white, odorous, 3'" long, about tvrice as long as the sepals ; ovary 

 longitudinally striated, longer than the short style ; drupe 1" diam. — Hab. Jamaica I, Al., 

 March, common in mountain-woods; Dominical, Imr.; S. Vincent!, Guild.; Trinidad I, 

 Cr.; [Cuba! to Brazil!]. 



XXXV. CANELLACE^. 



Sepals 3, distinct, imbricative, persistent. Petals 5 (-4), fleshy, imbricative. Stamens 

 hypogynous, 10-20, forming an entire tube, which is truncate at the top : anthers adnate to 

 thie- tube, extrorse, contiguous. Ovary unilocular, with 2-4, paiietal placentas : ovules cam- 

 pylotropous. Pericarp baccate. Embryo short, cylindrical, included in the copious albu- 

 men. — Woody plants; leaves scattered, coriaceous, entire, exstipulate, minutely dotted; 

 flowers corymbose. 



The Canellaceca abound in aromatic and tonic properties. The baik of the Canella atba 

 is a renowned spice and drag,. formerly confounded with that of Drimys: it is exported to 

 Europe chiefly from the Bahamas (White-wood-bark, or Wild Cinnamon), annamodendrort 

 partakes of the same properties (Red Canella, or Mouutdn-cinuamon of Jamaica). 



