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THALAMIFLOR.E. 
sile or stalked, 1- or many-seeded, distinct or concrete 
into a fleshy mass. Seeds attached to the suture in 
1-2 rows : testa membranaceo-crustaceous, fragile: 
embryo minute, in the base of the hard fleshy rumi- 
nate albumen. 
Trees or shrubs: branches terete, with the bark usually re- 
ticulated or verrucose, and, when young frequently pubescent. 
Leaves alternate, jointed on the stem, simple, almost always 
entire, without stipules. Peduncles in general axillary, some- 
times lateral, or opposite to a leaf, usually bracteolated, solitary 
or 2-3 together, 1 — cc-flowered, not unfrequently by abor- 
tion indurated, enlarged, and hooked. — The roots, bark, leaves, 
and, when it is capsular, the fruit are acrid, pungent, aromatic, 
stimulant, and have been used as substitutes for the different 
condiments. The fruit, when fleshy, is usually edible, and 
much esteemed in tropical countries. The flowers of several 
of the species, such as those of the uvaria odorata, which is 
a common tree in the neighbourhood of the Botanic Garden at 
Bath, are remarkably fragrant. The Anonace.e are inhabitants 
of the warmer parts of the globe. None of them appear to have 
been known to the ancients. According to the Monograph of 
Dunal, this Order comprehends 105 species, of which 47 are 
indigenous to tropical America. 
I. Anona. 
Sepals 3, united at the base, concave, subcordate, 
somewhat acute. Petals 6, thickish, the inner ones 
smaller or none. Anthers co, subsessile, dilated, and 
angulated at the apex, covering the torus. Carpels 
oo united into a single sessile berry, with the rind 
muricated squamose or reticulated, pulpy within, 
co -celled ; cells radiating from a central receptacle, 
1 -seeded. 
Trees or shrubs. Leaves sometimes pellucido-punctate. — 
Name, from a term used by the American Indians. Linnaeus 
used the word Annona from the Latin, which signifies a year’s 
increase or supply of corn, S>c. 
Sect. 1 — Petal subequal. 
1. Anona muricata. Sour- Sop. 
Leaves oblong subacuminate glabrous shining, pe- 
duncles usually solitary one-flowered, outer petals 
sub-cordate acute, inner rounded, fruit muricated, 
spinules fleshy, recurved. 
