•n 7 . K r lowers oisexuai, calyx small, 5-lobed, persistent
Petals 5, roundish, stamens inserted beneath the margin of the disk
alternately shorter, disk annular, fleshy, embracing the ovary and
pinnate 81™ “ mple* berry globose> 1-seeded-Leaves unequaUy
I f l f e sim?le leaves of my plant seem to indicate that it is erroneously
referred to this genus, but I have introduced it on account
of the pecuhar fruit, erect seed, being unusual in this order. '
.236. P. ? Colebrookiam, R. W. Arboreous, leaves coriaceous alternate
simple, oblong or obovate, quite entire, acute/ orending in i
short abrupt acumen, parallelly veined, glabrous, racerdesL axiflarv
' or frojn the scars of fallen leaves, much shorter than the leaves’
many-flowered. Fruit superior, globose, pointed with the persist
ent fleshy style and capitate stigma: perecarp containingYeWn
its lamina numerous small cells, the base bound by 'a rfng. slfed
one, erect, cotyledons thick, fleshy, radicle inferior. S
Hab.—Shevagerry Hills.
T tb mature fruit-2 A fruit cut transversely, showing
the thick fleshy cotyledons—3. Cut vertically, seed erect, radicle a?
the base-4. A seed the lobes separated to show the radicle nnd
Jessnm«nifiedA 31“g e °bc’ with the radicIe at the base—«If moreor
'237. tJBuchamnia lanceolata, R. W. Leaves lanceolate, acute or
the conSested towards the summits of
from the summits of the' e,bsr aPnuchheessc,e ncto, netrreacctt,e dte: rfmloiwnaelr sa nsdm aaxlli llna.r,y
' “ 3 * capitate ou the ends of the short lateral divisions of the
‘ . Malabar near Quilon.
p ' tndica that the samthee t/eriamits- sTerhvee lteoa vcehsa ararec tseori lziek beo tthho.s e of Mm.e• ifera8
-• „ V Flowering, branch—natural size—2. A flower—3. The sam*
K i r r V o 8“ - Ovary surrounded by the crenatelv
' Jbdu'tl ’opbeerhda dpiss ke—rro6n- e0ovuasr,lyy —c7u.t vAe rdtiiacgarlalym, othfe t hoev upleet arelsp. resented ere■ ct*
_ 238. Rhizophora mucronata, Lin. (R. Candelaria, W. and A Prod I
Leaves oval, long-cuspidate, segments of the calyx “t r i ^ u S ^
w T ering. hi anch-MgfM, af size-2. An expanded flower seen
cfKnt? ,itah-e6 «s V$ht?'la Sf eafAledx ped1t abilso Idie sst,e mtheen sb 8od-3ie.s fAo(fl othwee ra anfttheerr bs loaofmte-r
|^ f£ f in?.th?i1' pollen, the thinner ones at the base, the withered
ceUs-4. Anthers before and
- 5 a“ fruT X r R a t i o n of the anther
cepi me considerab,y advanced-««, e*.
P r r f i ? ' ) Rteedii, Blumc? (B.gymnorrhiza. W. and A
19 » ill i ‘ 8 °''al> oblong, acuminate at both ends: cal vx about
1. Flowering branch—no/arof size—2. A flower the cni n
to show the petals—3. A detached petal-4: Stamens-5. -fhe o“a?v -
6' 7ThT i f ^ CUt ^rtically, showing the cells at the base of the st vie
f S L E U t * * t a “ re" “"r-S - A »«it After g e .ito .U o a E
• Ml® at Loth endsi. ScalMvx aib oWut -1a0n-dc,lAef-t , tLheea evdegs eosv oafl, toh-b>l opnegta, las cfurmomi-
■the base to the apex densely clothed with silvery haire- segments
• J o r T obtuse> ooe-bnstled at the apex, with a longer onlfS the
incite WCY 2' 3; Bac^ and front views of a petal, showl
e S g e r o di’ lsia-‘’ “ a « »
CERIOPS, (Am.) "
Gen. Char. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, emargiaate, before exban-
sion. embracing two stamens. Stamens 10, erect: anthers eordnto-
orate milch shorter hair the filaments. Ovary half adhere” t
celled, with two ovules in each cell i stigma simple: Fruit some» h»t
S ? ‘he b“ n' wi? * relie" a segmE . of the
“ 'S - f f im u T to f1” N„°!,S T ler” cA“ “,s 01 A t - “ “‘»t . i
3, . hA folIo?w.Ter",“ sesp baPls“ rcehm- o”v“e'df ft“o* show thAe tp tehtea lpse—ri4o. dT ohfe e sx upnann s,i,0o.noi-0
removed-5. 'S tam en s -6 . Ovary cut tran sversely-? VnrMe-dh- r
,A g e rminating-» The same cut verticallv toshow [he l e e d -
Tmgn^ied.^“SVerSelly_1L The radicle cut transversely- a lliZ r e lr le s s
...S i . i t e a s a , S ) w-
1. A leaf bearing branch-2. A branch in flower-3. A flower-4-
The same cut vertically, showing the position of the stamens the
^ J T nnS th0 t.uLe of the.caTyx, tfie style and stigma and he
'f .® f .the ?X.ary> * \tb the central column free at the base, and anna
rently furnished with pendulous ovules—5. The column and ovules
removed from the ovareal cell-6. Stamens—7. A branch covered
with fi'u t-8 An immature fruit cut vertically, the solitary seed pen
dulous—9. The same cut transversely. y eea Pen_
t h e Z ^ n f f , el t0 *M.“ 5f?toriou* Officer Mr. Apothecary Bertie for
md S f t i t o S ‘ and .Iso for tie f lo » S
my l C t £ to.thEfavoJn“ 11’15 * “ "“* ■ “ d *° "» « n ' P™»«
The following generic eharaeter and description were drawn un i,,r
No ^ lnott and Published in the journal of Zoology and Botany^
SCLEROPYRUM, (Santalacere.)
lacinus patentibudsi:o ltcuiJbu sM tausrob.JiPnaertuiasn, thiniutmus ebdrisaccote ocluaptuumla,t o5 -fidum 5 lohn
tectus. Petala nulla. Stamina 5, sepalis opposite, in ter disci mar
ginem penanthiumque inserta. Filamenta planiuscula, sepalis nSilfo
f c l 1? " - *P“i? ™ » . acgmento.utruquc anther» .
terente. Ovarium (abortivum 1) disco immersum, uniloculare tn.Vn^
fere sohdum,) columella centrali carnosa cylindrica e basi loculi orte
arnce libera instructum. Stylus conicus crassus. Stigma 3-4-lobum
insequalibus, duobus majoribus. Fem. Flores (fide
RheideOutin mare at tube. pyriformi. Fruclus drupaceus! p y rt
rconr™ona^tu,s?. 0nS£eSmpeenrm spuh?’s en1?ccuimnu, sh iploe rpiaronpthei ib amsianr.c eAslcbeunmtiebnu sp aemt ndeinsmco
Emfeyc axilis, gracilis, semtoe dimidio bicvion aurb'cS super”
„Art»11-* “ " <“ ?-> if»"“ «. Hamuli teretei. gtabri. Folia glabra
ftema, ejaltpalalu. brae yelMala, 3J-6 poll. Iowa, U 21- tala rumi
litctda, eaomliioUummaalia laaeeSlata, p a m im 'l tcroi, ~ £ £
■
quoquejlore. Flores masculi illis Pomaderridis hand absi-
tasles. Filamenta aptce infra fissuram dorso, jperianthiique laciniee ad
medium, villis albis paucis instruct<e. Drupa basi in pedtcellum IrrerZm ■
crassum attenuata.
m. LE d?.■ P hiMl. tcJhoiuamna. , (A18rn32.—) xSvp.h na.s r1o8c0a • ryWa aW'nhat llichia-n a, Wight et Am qao Vr.'
30 (mas) iy' C' 18, Uem.)—1Tin-itti-C’anni, Rheed. H. Mai. vii. t’.
, Hab.—Iii iVialabaria.
„An a|l the flowers 1 have examined the stigmas appeared imperfect
and although the eentral column of the ovarium was slightly ineras’
sated at the apex, I could perceive no trace whatever of ovules I
therefore consider them as unisexual, in which I. am confirmed'bv
Rheede, who says of his Tiri-itti-Canm, “ fructus n ul l i i n his Idu-
muiii, or the fructiferous plant, no stamens are figured but thev ar
described; probably they ard abortive. Rheede figure’ J •
with thorns on the branches, but uni t-h« m.to
them. On my specimen there are ..uu« wnatever, out it is the mere
termination of a young branch. Rheede says of the male that it is a
parasitical plant, of the female that it is a lofty tree : the former appears
to me quite a misconception on his part. The figures he has
given, the one of the male flower, the other of the fruit, are faithful.’»
It appears to me that Rheed: Hort: Mai: 7 tab. 30, quoted bv mv
Inend as a figure of the male plant has no connection with this genus
or even order, but is a species of Embclia, which abounds on the
Higher eastern slopes of the mountain-range which divides the Peninsula,
but in Malabar descends nearly "to the plains. Its deep
orange coloured flowers render it a striking obje'et. The leaves correspond
in form with the figure, and are thick, fleshy, and glabrous
or even polished above. ’
Obs.—The genera Rotala, Ameletia, Ammannia, Nescea and Nimmo-
nia, appear to be imperfectly separated by their present characters.
1 propose amending them as follows. All thé species now referred to
Ammannia, having a 5-cleft calyx, 5 petals, 5 stamens, a 3-cellcd
ovary anti d-valved septifragal capsule 1 refer to Rotala: (Amm. pen-
tandra belongs to this genus) those having a 4-cleft calyx, 4 petals,
4 stamens, a 2-celled ovary, and a capsule, opening irregularly or
transversely, constitute the genus Ammannia: those with a 4-cleft
calyx, 4 petals, 4 stamens, a 2-celled ovary, and 2-valved septifragal
capsule go to the genus Ameleiia: (Amm. rotundifolia and Nimmonia
jumbunda come herej and lastly those having a 4 or 6-cleft calvx. 4 or
6 petals, 8 or 12 stamens, a 3 or 4-celled ovary, and a 3 or 4-valved
capsule constitute the genus Nescea—(Ammannia octandra comes
here, to r further details see Illustrations of Indian Botanv under
SaltcarteeB.) . J
The essential characters of these genera will then stand thus •
■ f- valyx 3-5-cleft: petals 3-5: stamens 3-5: ovary 3-celled, capsule
3-valved, septifragal. Rotala
. ?• , Calyx 4-cleft, the sinuses furnished with accessory teeth:
i ca.';“(IOU8’ 4 or wanting, by abortion, stamens 4, ovary 2-celled,
a.ud membranous, bursting irregularly or transversely,
o „BGBam‘>hxH m4-BcIle f»t. , w.i.t.h out accessory teeth: petals 4, mAmarmceasncneinat.,
3-4:celled> capsule 2 or 4-valved, septifragal, (flow-
b-ise ) rUCteatea SpibeS’ caly* conspicuously bi-bracteolated at the
4. Calyx 4 or 6-cleft, with accessory teeth : petals 4 or 6 -^stamens
co,i-n°rg„„ a'*t tVlii,0ev aarpye x3. or 4‘celled» capsu• le enclosed within the cal•y x',N deescheias.