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CALYOIFLOR/E. 
1. Hedera arborea. Tree Ivy . 
Arborescent unarmed, leaves oval acuminate, 
racemes terminal, umbels pedunculated, pedicels 
longer than the dowel*. 
Aralia arborea, foliis nitidis oblongo-ovatis, umbella 
laxa radiis sinsiulis glandula notatis. Browne , 189. — A. 
arborea Swartz, Ohs. 119. — Jacq. Amer. 89 — Hedera 
arbor, Plum. Spec. 18. ic. 148. — H. arborea, Swartz, FI. 
Ind. Occ. 518. 
HAB Common. Lower mountains. 
F L. Throughout the year. 
A tree of moderate height, sparingly branched. Leaves 
crowded at the end of the branches: petiole half the 
length of the leaf. Common rachis channelled : peduncles 
an inch in length, compressed, bibracteolated : bracteoles 
placed at the middle of the peduncle, small, ovate. Invo- 
lucre G 8-toothed, containing 6-8 pedicelled flowers. Ca- 
lyx G-toothed. Petals G, lanceolate, acute, deciduous. 
Styles 5. Berry globular, 5-G-agonal (5-6-grooved). 
Acording to Swartz the umbellet is composed of about 
30 flowers, and the calyx is 5-toothed and the petals 5. 
2. Hedera pendula. Pendulous Ivy. 
Arborescent unarmed, leaves ovato-lanceolate, 
umbels subcapitate, peduncles very long pendu- 
lous axillary. 
Swartz. FI. Ind. Occ. 512. t. 9. 
HAB. The higher mountains. 
Fi. Summer, after the rains. 
A low tree, 10-12 feet in height, with spreading branch- 
es. Leaves scattered, alternate, or opposite, or in threes, 
obtuse : petioles long. Peduncles towards the end of the 
branches, solitary, very long, 1-2 feet in height. Umbel 
simple, about an inch and a half in diameter : flowers very 
numerous, shortly pedicelled. Calyx obscurely toothed. 
Petals 5, oblongo-ovate, of a greenish colour, with a ridge 
on the inner surface terminating in an incurved apicula. 
Filaments 5, subulate, erect, shorter than the petals. 
Ovary pentagonal. Berry 5-seeded. 
