28. Arbor altissima.
Calyx 1-phyllus, 5-divisus, divisionibus lanceolatis, profundis. Petala 5,
lanceolata minuta. Stam. 7, hypogyna, aut perigyna. Stylus 1. Stig.
simplex. Pedunculi 2 aut 3 flores. Flores corymbosi, 1-bracteati,
odoratissimi. Folia obovatè uninervata, integerrima.
29. Arbor Sambuci similis.
Calyx persistens, 5-phyllus. Caps, quadricoeca, rostrata, coriacea,
sicca dehiscens. Cocci placentae centrali non adherentes. Semina 4, ad
basin placentae insidentia, trigona, hirsuta. Pedunculus triflorus. Eolia
magna, ovata, acuminata, ad basin cordata, petiolatay.
30. Arbor.
Drupa extùs coriacea, intùs carnosa, nuce.2-loculata, 2-sperma. Semina
lanugine fuscà, densà, immersa. Cicatrix magna, ad hilum seminum.
Folia lanceolata, cordata, uninervata, subsessilià, subtùs reticulata ”,
31. Calyx 5-lobatus.
Bacca minuta, multilocularis, polysperma, calyCe persistente coronata.
Folia integerrima, ovata, lanceolata, an pinnatà * ?
32. Arbor fetida.
Calyx 4-fidus, seu 4-phyllus, inferus. Cor. ignota. Stamina 6r7,
hypogyna, cum margine membranacea. Folia ovata, ad basin attenuata.
Flores paniculati, terminates. Pedunculi bi aut tri flores. Caulis
ramosus, semi-angulosus.
33. Arbuscula.
Drupa carnosa, parva et nigra, calyce persistente , coronata, nucibus
y An infusion of the leaves is given by the. natives, to fatten those .reduced by illness.
X’liis is called the Mandingo phim, and is much eaten by the natives. It has an insipid,
mealy taste. The .wood of the. tree is said to be the best in the country for fuel.
* The appearance of this genus refers it to the aurantise, and-from the anastomization of its
cells, it is probably new.
2-sulcatus. Bractes 2. Pedunculi dichotomi. Flores fasciculati, axillares.
Folia magna, opposita, lanceolata, acuminata, ad basin attenuata.
Cetera ignota.
34.
Càlyx inferus, 2-3 fidus, dentatus urceolatus. Cor. 5-petala, regularis.
Stamina 10, inaequalia. Ovarium, aut unicum, stigmatibus sessilibus
coronatum, et profundè sulcatum, aut ovaria plurima. Folia ovata,
integerrima. Corolla flava. Flores fasciculati, axillares. Rami tortuosi.
35. Arbor.
Capsula quadricoeca, unilocularis, propter valvas ad medium capsula;
non extendentes.' Capsula 4-alata. Folia opposita, oyata, acuminata.
Pedunculi axillares. .
36. Herba.
Calyx persistens, superus, campanulatus. Corolla, an monopetala, seu
4-petala, lutea. Stam. plurima. Styli 4. Stig. totidem. Germen
inferum. Fructus 4-coccus, coccis rostratis, connatis dehiscentibus,
2-3 spermis. Semina hirsuta. Pedunculi ramosi, axillares. Folia cordata,
acuminata, subtùs canescentia,
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