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7 9 ECU IT ES GRANDIFLORA, HOLIC.AUNA LONGIFOLIA. 8 0
Albumen thin, light gray. ing a singl e compre.ssed ovule, attached to one side of the top
Embryo straight. Cotyledi ms oblong. Radicle long, c ryiindric, of iis cell. Styles three, recurved. Stigmas crescent shaped.
superior. little hairy.
Nut inferior, naked, exactly ovate, a little compressed, si z e ofa
la:ge olive, smooth, whe n ripe yellow, or ic-ceiled.cv; dvular.
.SAc//rather thick, and contains between ii ;s laminsnu
H O L I G A R N A BUCHANAN. cells, filled with a black, rather thick, ac a i d fluid, a; ; in the
Poiygaraous.
.vate, cell.il.ir,
P E N T A N D R I A TRIGYNIA
G E N E R I C CHARACTER.
Cali/x S-toothed. Fslals five
ne seeded. Embry
Nut inferior,
•iciiout albumen.
2S2. HOLIGARN.A. LONGIFOLI A B.
Cauu-tsjeiii. or Kaiou-tjeroe, Rheed.mal. 4. p. 19. t. 9.
OBSERVATIONS.
A large tree, a native of the mount,linoDs parts of Gkillagon^,
where it blossoms iiijanuary. Dr. Buchanan first found xhtmale
tree in Chillagong, and some years after lie found tlie female fhsnuapkroditej
in MalabaT, and gave it the name Holigama, from its
appcllatiotiin the language of Karnala. Hethinks it is the variety
called Bibo, of the Caitu-tsjcru- [Rheed. mal. 4. f . 9.) and says the
natives of Malabar, by incision, extract an exceedingly acrid juice,
with which they varnish their targets. I am, however, inclined
to consider Van Rhecdes Caitu-isjiJ-u to be this very tree; and his
Bibo, or Tseejeio. vol. 4. p. 20 to be Semecarpies Anacardiuvi.
D E S C R I P T I O N .
Trunk straight; in a twelve year old tree, male tree, ten inches
in circumference. Bark smooth, ash-coloured. Branches
p a t e n t ; height of the whole tree twenty-five feet. In its
native soil the trunk attains to the thickness of six feet in
circumference ; and the total height of the tree above fifty,
Leaves alternate, crowded about the ends of the branchlets, shortpetioied,
narrow-cuueifortn, entire, acute, smooth on both
sides, but paler underneath ; length from one to two feet, by
S-G inches broad.
Peiioles short, and thick, and armed with generally two subulate
inoffensive incurved (thorn-like) bodies on each side nf the
mai'gin. .
Stipules no other than the last mentioned subulate bodies on the
petioles,
MALE.
Panicles axillary, single, greatly shorter than the leaves,
Floioers numerous, small, dull white,
Bractes small, ferruginous.
Calyx 5-sided ; angles somewhat sharp,
Corol fiat, to the base 5-parted, (or it may be called 5-petalled);
seg^nent5 obiong, villous.
Filaments five, shorter than the corol. Anther.incumbent.
FEMALE HERMAPHRODITE on a separat e tree.
Paniclcs, bracles, calyx, and corol as in the male.
Stamina is in the male, but greatly smaller, wi th minute, set
abortive antlurs.
Germ inferior, a little hairy ; in it one compressed cell, '
common Markins; Nut, or Anacardiuvi.
Seed conform to the nut. Integument single, membranaceous,
Albumen none.
Embryo conform lo (he seed, inverse. Cotyledons equal, ovate,
yellowish, Corcle lateral. Phimula hairy, acute. Radicle
oblong, inverse, attached to one edge of the cotyledons consideiably
below their apex, and corresponding with the
attachment of the ovule in the germ.
M A R L E A. "
O C T A N D R I A MONOGYNIA.
G E N E R I C CHARACTER.
Calyx 6-8-toothed. superior. Petals Gfn« inferior, 2-celied.
Cells one-seeded, attachment superior. Drupe with 2-celled
nut. Embryo inverse, furnished with albumen.
283. MARLEA BEGONIFOLIA.
OBSERVATIONS.
Marlea the vernacular name in SiUul, where it is indigenous,
grows to the size of a small tree ; yielding timber employed by
the natives in the construction of their houses. Flowering time
the month of Apri l ; seed ripe injuly.
I n its natural character it approaches near to Alangium; the
number of stamina, and internal structure of the germ and drupe,
jver, .sodifferentas to induce me to consider it sufficiently
:o form a separate genus, which I do under its vernacular
name Marlea.
D E S C R I P T I O N .
Leaves alternate, petioled, unequally cordate, (as in the Begonia:,)
inches, by 3-5 broad,
a little villous, about an inch long.
are, ho
distinci
i n g l /
length 4-S
Petioles I
Sliptiles none.
Peduncles axillary, length of the petioles, dichotomous,
flowered.
Flowers of a middling size, short-pedicelled ; petals white.
Calyx superior, small, G-8 toothed.
Petals 6-8, linear, recurved.
Filaments eight, shon, flat, hairy, inserted wiihii
n tlie petals on
glandular hemispherical body, which cro\
Anllurs linear, very long.
Germ inferior, 2-celled, with one omle in each, •
top of the axis. Style length of the siamina,
4-tooihed.
Drupe oval, obtuse-pointed, size of a small cherry, pulp in small
quantity, but soft, and dark colourcd ; round the base of the
• StjIWium. iMif. aochm. p. 220. 14. B.
5 the gern
Stigma lai-ge,
8 1 MARLEA BEGONIFOLIA.
obtuse point may be traced the minute remains of the calyx,
single, conform to the drupe, brittle, though hard, black,
2-ceIled, grooved on the sides, apex transversely 2-tooihed.
Seed solitary, oval, flattened. Integument single, tliin.
Albumen conform to the seed, soft and oily.
Embryo inverse, nearly as extensive as the perisperm. Cotyledons
ovate-cordate, obtuse. Radicle superior, oval.
X A N T H O P H Y L L U M R.
O C T A N D R I A MONOGYNIA.
N A T U R A L ORDER, CAPPARIDE^, Juss.
G E N E R I C CHARACTER.
Calyx 5-leaved. Corol 5-petalled, sub-papilionaceous. Í
perior, pedicelled, one-celled. Ovula a few, on t^
parietal receptacles. Berry one-seeded. Embryo
without albumen.
284. XANTHOPYHLLUM VIRENS.
Panicles interfoliaceous and terminal. Germ 4-seeded.
Gundee, of the Bengalese.
OBSERVATIONS.
A large timber tree, a native of the thick forests of Silhet, where
it blossoms in March ; and the seed ripen in J u n e andjuly. The
\vood süid to be remarkably hard and useful to the natives,
DESCRIPTION.
Branches onA branchlets very numerous, and much crowded, smooth.
Leaves alternate, short-petioled, from oblong to lanceolar, entire,
ofa firm texture, and polished: length six inches, and from
one and a half to two and a half broad,
Stipides none.
Panicles terminal, and between the leaves (internodal,) very numerous,
and pretty much crowded with flowers; in general
they are shorter than the leaves, and every part smooth.
Floxuers numerous, rather small, colour a mixture of pink and
yellow, gener.illy solitary, pretty long-pedicelled.
Bractes tern at the base of each solitary pedicele, small, ensiform,
villous, caducous.
Calyx 5-leafed, rather unequal, the lower two and superior one
being smaller.
Petals five, the superior and lateral four are nearly equal , sub-spatulate
falcate; the upper two form what may be called the
vexillum ; the fifth or lower one [carina), boat-shaped, unguiculate,
and pink-coloured.
Filaments eight, incurved, nearly equal, shorter than the corol,
and hairy ; Jour of them are inserted on the claws of the
upper four petals, tiuo on the claws of the lower (the cariiia),
and the remaining hoo into the receptacle, between the two
petals whicli lurm the vexillum and the two ann^s. Anthers
Gemsuperior, short-pedicelled,the
XANTHOPHYLLUM VIRENS.
celled, and contains four ovnla, attached two and two, i
opposite, sub-parietal receptacles, near the base of the >
Style length of the stamina, toward the apex incurved. S
s l i g h t ly 2-lobed.
Be>ry globular, short-pedicel led, of a lirm fleshy texture,
ripe olive-coloured, and about the size of a p igeons egg.
celled.
¿ W solitary, nearly round ; attachment lateral. Integument si
rather thick and brownish.
Albumm none.
Embryo transverse, green. Cotyledons two, conform to the
equal. Radicle lateral, truncatc, lo.lged immediately w
the umbilicus of the seed, and pointing to it.
X A N T H O P H Y L L U M FLAVESCENS R.
Panicles axillary
m the back of the
l a l , Gínaí8-I0-seeded. Tv/o g.
ir the base.
Agensafc, of the Bengalese.
OBSERVATIONS.
A large tree, a na tive of the hilly parts of the province of
Chittagong: \vhere ii : blossoms i n May , and is so very like the
former species, vircn. s, that I w; as for sc .me time inclined to consider
them only vari. sties of one 3 specie: s ; btit attentive examinations
made at various times, giv ison to think they are sufficiently
distinct. In r, virens , the leaves continue green
when dry, and are destitute of the twc ) small, hollow glands on
the base of the lower pair of ve, ins, one on each side of the lower
end of the rib, or net •ve, which particul arly mark fiavescms. The
panicles, except those that te the twigs, are in this perfectly
s far above the axils, and ilieir insertions accompanied
by two or three vertically situate htobs, or bxuls, as in .some
species of Cappaiis, kc. In vireus the germ has never more than
four ovula, inserted by pairs on opposite sides near the bottom of
the cell : while inf a v e s c e n s ther e are from eight to twelve ovula'yn
the germ, inserted on opposite sides of the cell, from the base to
near the top.. In virens the stigma is large and more or less 2-iobed ;
wjiavescais simple. In other respects they agree so well, that it
seems unnecessary to figure more jiavtscens, than the back of
the base of one leaf, to shew the two glands ; and two sections of
the germ,
285. BAUHINIA ANGUINA.
Scandent. Stoìi pressed, flexu<
regularly and alternately
/.«Í&ÍJ subcordate, smooth.
50th, : 2-seeded.
;uose ; flexures approximate.
J conve x on the two flat sides.
2-iobed i lobes subtriangular,
flowers triandrous. Legumes
t i o n ofwhick is embraced
ribbed, a little hairy, onej
mu-valli. Rheed.mal. i.p.h
im Vin^üX^RuvipLamb. h.p.l
leave the old Linnasan sf
better, beeause there are n
known.
mdent specie.s already
à i