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No. 220. 
Weinmannia mbifolia Benth. 
The Bramble-leaved Weinmannia. 
(Family CU-NONIACE^E.) 
Botanical description. Genus, Weinmannia L. in Sy sterna Nature, Edition X, 
1005(1759). 
The particular edition from \vhich the following has boon copied is Vol. iii, 
p. 274, of the 1770 Edition :- 
488. Weinmannia. Cal. 4-phyllus. Cor. 4-petala. Caps. 2-locukris, birostris. 
pinnata. Weinmannia. Arbuscula ramis oppositis : vitimis subpubescentibus. Folia opposita, 
pinnata cum impari : Petiolo communi alato, articulis subovatis : Foliola 11-13, parva,nuda, 
obtusa, opposita, sessilia, obovata, latere interiore versus basin angustiora, serratnris utrinque. 
Wtipulae ovatae, raagnitudine folioruni, deciduae, inter paria petiolorum solitariae. llacemi 
terminales, solitarii, pedunculati, foliis longiores, crecti, sin:plices. 
Floribus nuuierp.sis, albis, magnitudine Tiarellae. Pcdicellis unifloris, e singulis punctis pcduneuli 
pluribus. Calyx foliolis oblongis, quatuor, patentibus, albis. Petala 4, lanceolata, ealyeo 
triple longiora. Stamina capillaria. Corolla duplo longiora. Gormen ovatuin, bisulcum* 
Styli 2, albi, filiformes. Stigmata capitata. Copiose in Insula S. Crucis a D. Browne. 
It may be translated as follows, and it will be observed that the original 
species is D. pinnata (a West Indian one). 
488. Weinmannia. Calyx 4-lobed, corolla 4-petalled. Capsule 2-celled ; 
birostrate. 
Species pinnata ( Weinmannia). A small tree, branches opposite ; the 
ultimate branches somewhat pubescent. Leaves opposite, imparipinnate ; the 
common petiole winged, the joints almost ovate. Leaflets 11-13, small, naked, 
obtuse, opposite, sessile, obovate, the inner side somewhat narrower towards the base, 
serrulate on both sides. Stipules ovate, of the size of the leaves, deciduous, 
interpetiolar, solitary. Racemes terminal, solitary, pedunculate, longer than the 
leaves, erect, simple. Flowers numerous, white, of the size of Tiarella. Pedicels 
uni-flowered, many coming from each point of the peduncle. Calyx with 4 oblong, 
spreading white leaflets (sepals). Petals 4, lanceolate, three times as long as the 
calyx. Stamens hair-like, twice ae long as the corolla. Ovary ovate, bisulcate. 
Styles 2, white, filiform. Stigmas capitate. Very abundant in the islan 4 of St. 
Croix (West Indies), D. Browne. 
