Flora Medica

DIPTERACE^:.Nat.syst.ed. 2.^.98.VATERIA.Calyx 5-partite segments sometimes afterwards : enlarged,equal. Petals 5. Stamens 15-30: anthers tapering. Ovary3-celled, with 2 pendulous ovules in each cell. Seed solitary:cotyledons stalked radicle : superior. Trees. Leaves oblong,entire, coriaceous, glabrous. Panicles axillary or terminal, withwhite flowers. W. and A.289. V. indica Linn, sp.pl. 734-. Gcertn. iii. t. 189. Roxb.fl. ind. ii. 602. W. and A. i. 83. Elaeocarpus copalliferusRetz. obs. iv. n. 85. Paenoe Rheede iv. t. 15. Malabar.A large tree. Young shoots downy. Leaves oblong, stalked, entire,emarginated or obtuse, smooth .leathery, 4-8 inches long; stipules oblong.Panicles terminal. Flowers distant, stalked, rather large. Bracts oblong,1-flowered. Calyx 5-parted, villous. Petals 5, oval, emarginate. Stamens40-50 ;anthers beaked. Ovary downy, conical, 3-celled ; cellseach containing 3 ovules, pendulous ; style longer than the stamens ;stigma acute. Pericarp coriaceous, oblong, obtuse, 1-seeded, 1-celled,3-valved, about 2J inches long and I A inch broad. Tree exudes anabundance of a re'sin like copal, which" hardens of a deep amber colour ;in its fluid state it is the Piney varnish of the South of India; in itssolid state it is the Gum Animi of the shops.DIPTEROCARPUS.Calyx of 1 piece, 5-cleft : 2 of the segments, when in fruit,expanded into long ligulate scarious wings. Petals 5. Stamensnumerous, membranous at base, distinct ; anthers long,linear,, tapering. Ovarium 3-celled, with 2 pendulous ovules ineach cell. Seed solitary: :cotyledons crumpled radicle superior.Large trees. Flowers in racemes, white tinged withred.290. D. trinervis Blume Fl. Jav. sub Dipteroc. No. 1. p. 11.t. 1. Ancient forests of Java, 2000-3000 feet above the sea.A tree 150-200 feet high. Leaves oval, rather acute, somewhatrounded at the base, smooth, as well as the linear attenuated leafbuds.Petals pale yellow with a pink stripein the middle, united at the base,lepidote on the outside. Calyx of the fruit with the larger segmentsoblong-lanceolate, obtuse. Like others of this genus the tree aboundsin a resinous secretion ; which, in this species, is spoken of by Blumeas an excellent material as salves for inveterate ulcers, when it isdesirable to excite the wound, and to correct the pus. Dissolved inspirits of wine, or formed into an emulsion with yolk of egg, it has the14-5 L