Note 798 — I.—PHÆNOGAMOUS OR FLOWERING PLANTS. (continued 6)
Reading edition
We are not yet prepared to accept the opinion of Baillon, that M. Pereiræ is specifically identical with M. Toluifera, though we admit they are very closely related. According to our observations, the two trees exhibit the following differences:—
M. Toluifera. M. Pereiræ.
Trunk tall and bare, branching at 40 to 60 feet from the ground, and forming a roundish crown of foliage. Trunk throwing off ascending branches at 6 to 10 feet from the ground.
Calyx rather tubular. Calyx widely cup-shaped, shallow.
Racemes dense, 3 to 4½ inches long. Racemes loose, 6 to 7 inches long.
Legume scarcely narrowed towards the stalk-end. Legume much narrowed towards the stalk-end.
See also Bentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants, part 10 (1876), Toluifera Pereiræ.