3. LIRIODENDRON. Lin n .; Gcertn.fr. t. 178.
Sepals 3, caducous. Petas 6, campanulate. Carpels densely imbricated,
1- 2-seeded, indehiscent, deciduous; the apex produced into a lanceolate
wing. -A large tree. Leaves 3-lobed, the terminal lobe emarginately truncate,
the lateral ones with 2 sinuses. Flowers, greenish-yellow, orange within.
Stipules flat.
L . Tyiipifera (Linn.)—M ich x .f. 1. p. 326; Mich x .f. sylv. 1. p. 302. t.
61; Bigel. med. hot. t. 31.
Canada! to Louisiana and Florida. May-June.—Trunk sometimes 140
leei high, and 8-9 m diameter.— Tulip-tree. White-wood.
Or d e r III. A N O N A C E iE . Juss.
Sepals 3 -4 , persistent, often united at the base. Petals 6, in two
rows, hypogynous, coriaceous : estivation valvular. Stamens indefinite,
packed closely together on a hypogynous torus : filaments short:
anthers adnate, extrorse; connectivum large, sometimes nectariferous
at the apex. Ovaries usually numerous and closely packed, separate
or sometimes cohering : styles short or none : stigmas simple : ovules
solitary or several, erect or ascending. Fruit consisting o f dry or
succulent, 1- or many-seeded carpels, which are distinct or concrete
into a fleshy mass. Seeds anatropous ; testa brittle. Embryo minute,
at the base o f hard ruminated albumen,— Trees or shrubs. Leaves
(and branches pubescent when young) alternate, exstipulate, distinctly
articulated with the stem, entire. Flowers axillary, mostly solitary.
Petals, and commonly the leaves, minutely punctate with pellucid
dots.
Anona glabra, Linn. (Anona foliis latis, &c. Catesb. Car. t. 64.) a West Indian
species, has not been met with in the United States, Catesby was doubtless mistaken
as to the locality.—Prof. Bailey, of West Point U. S. Military Academy, has
seeds of a large-fruited species of Anona from Key West.
1. UVARIA. Linn.; Blume,fl. Jav. ex. Alph. DC; mem. Anon.p. 25.
Uvaria, Asimina, and Porcelia, of Authors. Orchidocarpum, Michx.
Sepals 3, united at the base. Petals 6, in a double series. Ovaries few or
numerous. Carpels oblong, baccate, often torulose, pulpy within, several-
seeded.—Aromatic shrubs or trees.
§ Carpels by abortion 2-3 or solitary: inner petals smallest: flowers
solitary on short axillary peduncles, which are sometimes bracteolate.
-—A simina, A dans.
• Leaves membranaceous: flowers expanding at or before XU time of leafing, arising
from, tU axils of former leaves.
1 TT triloba • leaves oblong-obovate, acuminate; petals dark purple; the
exterim m b S t r , 3 « 4 times tire length’of the sepals.-Anona tnloba ^
Michr > f svlv.2. t. 60. Porcelia triloba, Pers. syn. 2. p. 95;
p. 383.'' Orchidocarpum arietinum, Michx.! fl. 1- P- 329. A simmar ,
^XnL'rfTtreams1 Mddlefsomhern, and Western States ! March-April.
- A smafl tree K o feet’ high. Branches and leaves nearly glabrous
Ovaries often 8. Fruit of a single carpel (2-3 inches
2-3 connate carpels, yellowish, esculent, very {mgrznt.-Papaw.
2 TJ varviflora: leaves oval-obovate, 1 acuminate ; petals_ greenish-pur-
pie2; the I S S i , hardly « i c e .he l e « t of .he
parviflorum, Michx.! 1. c. Porcelia parviflora, Pers. 1. c. Asimina parv
flora, Dunal, Anon.p. 82. t. 9; Ell. sk. 2. p. 41. branches nearly
Woods, Virginia to Florida!—A low shrub. Leaves and branches nea y
glabrous except when very young. Flowers not half the size of U - ^ b
peduncles shorter than the flowers. Fruit as large as a plum, somewhat
fleshy.
O TT ohovata • leaves oblong-obovate, obtuse, ferruginous-tomentose be-
„ i h f “ i e “ W ) y X w ie h -w W . Are “ “ . " T i T
times larger than the sepals.—Anona grandiflora, Bartr. tram t 2. A. o
vata Wttld sp. 2. p. 1269. Orchidocarpum grandiflorum, Michx. . fl. 1. p-
330 ’ Porcelia grandiflora, Pers. 1. c. ; Nutt.! gen. 2. p. 19. Asimina grandiflora,
Dunal, l. c. t. 11; Ell. sk.2.p.A2. tnmentose
Sandy woods, Georgia! and Florida. '.—Shrub 1-2 feet high, tomentose
when young. 6 uter petals 2 inches or more in length: inner ones much
shorter^ linfar-oblong.—The oldest and most appropriate specific name is
pre-occupied in Uvaria.
;§ ** Leaves coriaceous, persistent: flowers arising from tU axils of present leaves.
4. U. pygmcea : leaves elongated, oblanceolate, obovate, oblong, or elliptical
; pedals reddish-brown; the exterior obovate-oblong many times l o ^ «
than the sepals.-Anona pygmtea, Bartr. tram t L J cM o c a ^ um
pygmffium, Michx.! 1. c Porcelia °p ^ 2‘ P'
19. Asimma pygmsea, Dunal, l. c. t. 10 , p u . sk. 6. p. *0
p, flowers all terminating short leafy branches. , i • r
Sandy fields, Georgia! and Florida1-Sufiruticose, 6-20 inches high,
glabrous. Leaves variable, when narrow often 6 inches long, .
inch broad, obtuse or acute. Outer petals an inch long: the inner much
smaller, linear-oblong.
Or d e r IV. SC H IZA N D R A C E JE . B lum e .
Flowers monoecious, or rarely dioecious ; the floral envelopes m a
a ternary order. Sepals 3 -6 , imbricated in a double series, deciduous ;
the inner ones similar to the petals. Petals 3 -1 2 , imbricated in 1 -4
rows, hypogynous. Stamens 5 or indefinite, with very short filaments,
coadunate on a subglobose torus. Ovaries numerous, aggregated on a