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polyadelphous), more numerous than the petals : filaments flattish. Ovary usually adnate 

 to the base of the calyx-tube, syncarpous : style simple. Seeds albuminous : embryo cylin- 

 drical, or with a slender radicle and foliaceous cotyledons. — Woody plants ; leaves simple, 

 exstipulate. 



1. STYRAX, L. 



Calyx 5-denticulate or -truncate. Corolla 5(-3-8)-partite. Stamens twice as many as 

 the coroUa-segments ; anthers usually linear, adnate. Ovary 8-celled ; cells many-oTulate : 

 upper ovules or all ascending. Fruit usually subcylindrical and 1-seeded by abortion, sup- 

 ported by the calyx, often 3-valved. Emhryo axile : cotyledons foliaceous, as long as the 

 radicle. — Flowers white ; down mostly stellate or lepidote, rarely simple. 



■ Sect. NoTHOSTYRAX, — Corolla-segments vahate. Calyx adnate to the base of the ovary. 



1. S. glaber, Sw. I Branchlets lepidote ; leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, point- 

 leted, subentire, wMte-lepidote beneath, and with scattered, rusty, stellate, disappearing 

 scales ; racemiform cymes axillary, exceeding the petiole : pedicels shorter than the nodding 

 flower ; corolla tomentose-lepidote, thrice as long as the 5-denticulate calyx ; anthers linear. 

 — S. occidentalis, Sw. I S. guiauensis, A. DC. {PI. Spruce. 2126). — A tree; leaves 4"-8", 

 corolla 8'" long ; cymes many-2(-l)-flowered. — Hab. S. Vincent I, Anders. ; [Guiana, equa- 

 torial Brazil 1], 



2. SYMPLOCOS, Jaeq. 



Calyx o-lobed. Petals 5-8 (-10), imbricative, usually connected at the base by the 

 staminal tube. Stamens mostly indefinite: anthers erect, roundish. Ovary 3-5 (-6-2)- 

 celled : cells few -ovulate : ovules pendulous. Drupe adnate to the calyx-tube, crowned be- 

 low the summit by its limb. Embryo cylindrical. — Peduncles axillary : flowers in the West 

 Indian species white, odorous ; down simple. 



Sect. CiPONiMA, Aubl. — Petals spreading above. Filaments erect, several-serial, flat, con- 

 ' striated below the anther. Drupe S-5-eelled: cells l-seeded by abortion. 



2. S. octopetala, Sw. Branchlets glabrescent ; leaves elliptical, bluntly mucronate, 

 glandular-serrulate above, glabrous, or sparingly hispidulous and glabrate beneath ; peduncles 

 1-i-flowered, exceeding the petiole ; ca/yx supported by 8-5, roundish, pubescent bractlets : 

 lobes roundish, dliate ; 5 petals obovate-oblong, often with an accessory row of 1-" 4 " nar- 

 rower ones ; stamens mouadelphous : tube much exceeding the line of adhesion ; drupe oblong, 

 5-celled, glabrous. — Temstrcemia crenata, Mac/. — A tree, 30' high; leaves thin, rigidulous, 

 3''-4", peduncles 5"'-6"', corolla 6"'-5"', drupe 8'" long : the larger drupe is the chief ground 

 for supposing that this is not a form or monstrosity of the following species. — Hab. Ja- 

 maica I, Pd., Al., in woods, S. Anns, S, George. 



3. S. martlnicensis, Jacq. Branchlets glabrescent ; leaves elliptical, pointleled or 

 bluntish, subentire, crenulate-repand or serrulate, glabrous ; peduncles %-\-flowered, nearly 

 as long as the petiole ; calyx supported by several deltoid or roundish, puberulous bractlets : 

 lobes roundish, ciUate ; petals 5, oblong; stamens peutadelphous : bundles adhering nearly 

 to the middle of each petal, deeply divided above the line of adhesion ; drupe small, ovoid- 

 oblong, 5(-3)-celled, ^abrous. — Sw. Obs. t. t.f. 1. — A tree or shrub ; leaves shining, rigi- 

 dulous, 2"-4", peduncles 3"'-5"', corolla 4"'-5"', drupe 4'" long. — Hab. Jamaica I, Pd., 

 Manchester ; Dominica 1, Imr. ; [Cuba ! to French islands !]. 



4. S. Ciponima, L'Her. Branchlets hirsute; leaves oblong or lanceolate-oblong, 

 with a bluntish point, revolute at the margin, subentire or crenate-repand, glabrous above, 

 hispidulous beneath; peduncles reduced, ^-^many-flowered ; calyx supported by hirsute 

 bractlets : lobes ovate-lanceolate, blunt, hirsute ; petals 5, oblong ; stamens peutadelphous : 

 bundles slightly adhering to the petals, divided nearly to the middle ; drupe " ovoid, 5-4- 

 celled, glabrescent."— ^««/. t. 226. Mart. Ft. Bras. 17. t. 8./. 2 : analyt.—A. shrub, 8' 

 high ; leaves 2"-3", corolla 3"'-5"', drupe " 4'" long."— Hab. Trinidad !, Pd., Or., in 

 -woods; [Venezuela!, Guiana!, eq. Brazil!]. 



Of Hnmiriace<B, Saccoglottis amamnica, Mart., occurs in Rev. Mr. Gnilding's S. Vin- 

 cent collection, but is probably only cultivated in that island's Botanic Garden. 



