TERNSTEiEMIA GYMNANTHERA. (Nat. ord. TernstrsBtaiacesB.) 



XERNSTRiEMIA. Linn. — QEK. CHAR. Flowere usually hermathrodite, sepals 5 much imbricate, petals 5 imbricate united at the base, 

 stamens numerous adnate to the base of the corol, anthers glabrous basifixed, cells aduate, ovary 2-3 celled with 1-4 ovules suspended from near the apex 

 of each cell, style simple with a broadly 2- 3 lobed stigma, fruit thick and indehiscent, but rather dry, seeds 2-few large, horseshoe-shaped inside, albumen 

 fleshy often thin or scarcely any, embryo much curved or folded longitudinally. Trees or shrubs, leaves coriaceous, peduncles 1-flowered axillary or lateral 

 curved downwards with 2 bracteoles close to the calyx. 



TeRNSTJLEMIA GYMNANTHERA. (WA.) A middling sized tree, glabrous, leaves cuneate-obovate, obtuse or shortly 

 aud obtusely pointed coriaceous entire, peduncles twice as long as the petioles, bracteoles persistent, anthers dotted with little points 

 on the connective without bristles. Cleyera gymnanthera, WA. Prod. p. 87. Ternstraemia, Benth. and Book. 



A common tree on the Nilgiris and other elevated mountains on the west side of the Presidency, from an elevation of about 4,000 feet 

 upwards, also in Ceylon; called Kaymone on the Nilgilis. The wood is pinkish in color and much esteemed; it, viorks well, but requires to be 

 well seasoned ; it is used for doors, rafters, and a variety of purposes. 



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