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scription is as follows: " Catesbaea ? javanica. Descr. Calyx: Perian- 
thium infundibuliforme, brevissimum. CoroUae tubus longissimus, 
subcylindraceus: Limbus brevis, quinquepatitus. Filamenta 4 fili- 
formia, longissima, corollae tubo inserta. Antherae parvae. Germen 
rotundum parvum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus longior. Flores 
caerulei ex alis ; pedunculi ad summum triflori : pedicelli breves. Frutex 
Rami penduli quadrangulares. Folia ovato-lanceolata opposita glabra 
acuta petiolata secunda decidua. Habitat ad mare." This de- 
scription agrees closely with Clerodendron commersonii, and there is, 
moreover, no other known Javan coastal plant to which it at all 
applies. 
Citrus grandis Osbeck, Dagbok Ostind. Resa 98. 1757. 
This is scarcely more than a nomen nudum, yet there is no doubt 
whatever as to the identity of the species intended. Swingle^ has 
adopted Osbeck's name in place of Citrus decomana L. There is no 
Latin description, and no reference to Citrus aurantium L. var. 
grandis L. Sp. PI. 783. 1753. Under the heading Pompelmoser " 
Osbeck describes two foims or species, the first the common pomelo 
as Citrus grandis, the second the form that the Javanese called pom- 
pelmus. The following is a translation of Osbeck's statement: 
" Pompelmoser, Citrus grandis is a large round fruit resembling an 
orange but much larger, and on account of its acidity more refreshing 
than the orange, in the place of which it is eaten after meals. The 
rind is spongy, as thick as one's finger and bitter as in the pomeranser 
(the bitter or Seville orange), to which this fruit is nearest related. 
There was another kind which the Javanese called pompelmus, a 
round fruit like a small orange but green and covered with green 
warts. Of this I saw but two. It was more expensive, sweeter and 
better flavored than the preceding." 
Under the latter Osbeck gives, with doubt, a footnote reference to 
" Limon tuberosub martinicus, malice Lemon martin. Rumph. 2. 
p. loi. t. 26?" The oldest binomial for the pomelo is Aurantium 
maximum Burm. Index Universalis Herb. Amb. 16. 1755. 
Citrus limonia Osbeck, Reise Ostind. China 250. 1765. 
Swingle^^ has adopted Osbeck's name for the form generally known 
as Citrus limonum Risso or C. medica var. limonum Hook, f., the 
^Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae 2: 144.' 1914. 
Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae 2: 146. 1914. 
