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mitted an account from Ava, which was given to Sir Joseph 
Banks under the name of Mangifera Marian^ the latter 
word being its name in the language of Ava. 
Arbor ramis angiilatis ; foliis oppositis;, petiolatis, lanceolatis, 
integerrimis, acuminatis, venosis, nitidis, nudis. Petiolus bre- 
vissimus, supra concavus, estipulaceus. 
Spicag simplicissimae, folio multum longiores, axillares et 
terminales. Pedunculus tetragonus, acutanguliis. Floras ter- 
minales terni ; laterales oppositi, solitarii, sessiles, remoti : ex- 
planatos non vidi. 
Drupa compressa, flava, pulcherrima, glabra, figiira et sapore 
mangiferse indicse, ossiculo fibroso solitario monospermo. 
From the inflorescence^ as above described, it v/ill ap- 
pear, that, however nearly allied by the singular position 
of the leaves, the Marian must be different from the plants 
of Rumphius, which have the flowers disposed in panicles. 
The two kinds of this author seem distinct species, which 
may be thus distinguished from each other, and from the 
Marian, The name given to this latter by Dr Koxburgh 
is now improper, being equally applicable to two other 
species. 
1. Mangifera Mariana foliis oppositis, floribus spicatis, pe- 
dunculo tetragono. 
Mangifera oppositifolia, Hort. Beng. 18. 
Ma-ri-an Burmanorum. 
Habitat in regno Peguensi. 
2. M. TJtana foliis oppositis, floribus paniculatis, fructu gla- 
bro. 
Mangifera sylvestris prima. Herb. Amb. i. 97, t. 2"]} 
Habitat in Amboina et Insulis vicinis. 
3. M. Taipa foliis oppositis, floribus paniculatis, fructu pi- 
lose. 
Mangifera sylvestris altera, Herk. Amb. i. 97. 
Habitat in Amboina et Insulis vicinis. 
