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Mimusops commersonii, Engler (M. coriacea, Miq. Imbricaria coriacea, A. DC.). Tree: lvs. oval-oboyate, retuse, short-petioled, entire, shining above and slightly pilose beneath, coriaceous: pedicels solitary, or twin, axillary, much shorter than lvs.: outer calyx-lobes reddish pubescent outside but nearly glabrous inside, the inner ones narrower and white-velvety. Madagascar.—Said to be intro. in S. Calif.
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Mimusops balata, Miq. (Achras Balata, Aubl. M. bidentata, A. DC. M. Pierreana, Baill.). Tall tree, to 100 ft.: lvs. petioled, oblong- lanceolate, elliptic or oblong-obovate. acuminate or obtuse, about 4 in. long, grayish velutinous or nearly glabrous beneath, lightly very many-nerved: pedicels 10 or more, somewhat shorter than the petioles: calyx-lobes or sepals 6, grayish velutinous on the back; corolla- lobes 6 or 8 and more, the exterior ones 2- lobed or -parted and denticulate; stamens 6 or 8; staminodes lobed or denticulate; ovary 8 -10 - celled: berry ovoid, about 1 in. long. W. Indies and S.—It is a variable species, with a number of named botanical varieties in the W. Indies. The M. globosa of lists probably belongs here.
Mimusops balata, Miq. (Achras Balata, Aubl. M. bidentata, A. DC. M. Pierreana, Baill.). Tall tree, to 100 ft.: lvs. petioled, oblong- lanceolate, elliptic or oblong-obovate. acuminate or obtuse, about 4 in. long, grayish velutinous or nearly glabrous beneath, lightly very many-nerved: pedicels 10 or more, somewhat shorter than the petioles: calyx-lobes or sepals 6, grayish velutinous on the back; corolla- lobes 6 or 8 and more, the exterior ones 2- lobed or -parted and denticulate; stamens 6 or 8; staminodes lobed or denticulate; ovary 8 -10 - celled: berry ovoid, about 1 in. long. W. Indies and S.—It is a variable species, with a number of named botanical varieties in the W. Indies. The M. globosa of lists probably belongs here.
