RHAMNE^. VII. Segeuetia. VIII. Rhamnus. 



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4 S. orPOSiTiroLiA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) branches 

 round, climbing ; leaves and branches truly opposite, and with 

 short straight thorns, which grow out into branches ; leaves 



Splendid Segeretia. Shrub cl. 



13 S. lanceola^ta; arborescent; leaves lanceolate, serrulated, 

 acute at both ends and pubescent beneath. Tp . IL Native of 



ovate-lanceolate, serrulated, acuminated, somewhat retuse at the North America, in Tennessee, on the sides of hills. Rhamnus 

 base; racemes axillary and terminal, short, villous, the whole lanceolatus, Pursh, fl. bor. amer. !• p. 16G. Berries black. 



^. 



\j* 



brachiate panicle ; flowers fascicled. 

 G. Native of Nipaul at Cokurna in the valley- Zizy- 



forming a pretty large 



LanceolateAesivedi Segeretia. 



Tree 16 feet. 



14 S. Micha'uxii (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) leaves oval, 

 serrulated ; flowers very minute, dioecious, disposed in spikes, 

 sessile ; style trifid ; berry 3-scedcd. T? . H. Native of Caro- 

 lina and Florida, on the sea coast. Rhamnus minutiflorus, 



phus oppositifolia, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 370. Flowers greenish. 



Opposite-leaved Segeretia. FL Atig. Sept. Shrub cl. 



5 S. affi'nis ; leaves veiny, nearly opposite, ovate-oblong, 

 long-acuminated, rounded at the base, serrulated, smooth; spikes Michx. fl, bor. amer. 1. p. 154. Flowers white, 

 panicled, axillary, and terminal, shorter than the leaves. ^ . S. 

 Native of Java. Rhamnus aff'inis, Blum, bijdr. IHL 



Allied Segeretia. Shrub 8 feet. 



Michaux^ s Segeretia. Shrub G feet. 



15 S. FiLiFORMis ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrulated, shining, 

 with the ribs beneath, as well as the petioles, pubescent ; flowers 



6 S. iiAMOSA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) branches round, hermaphrodite, disposed in filiform spikes, the whole forming a 

 climbing, opposite; spines hooked; leaves oblong, acuminated, panicle. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. Rhamnus filiformis, 



Roth. nov. spec. 153. 



i^/7i/br?n-spiked Segeretia. Shrub. 



IC S. PARViFLORA ; Icaves somewhat coriaceous, shining, ser- 

 rated, ovate, acuminated ; flowers disposed in loose spikes, tlie 

 whole forming a panicle. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Rliamnus parviflorus, Klein, et Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 294. 



Small-Jlowered Segeretia. Shrub. 



17 S. ? coRYMBOSA ; leaves coriaceous, elliptical, a little 

 serrated ; flowers corymbose, on peduncles. T? . S. Native of 



serrulated, villous at the origin of the nerves ; flowers fascicled, 

 disposed in short, panicled, villous, terminal racemes. ^2 • w Cr. 

 Native of Nipaul, at Chundrugiri, where it climbs over trees 

 and shrubs to a great extent. Zizyphus hamosa. Wall. fl. ind. 



Thorns slightly curved. 



Fl. Aug. 

 tri'gyna ; climbing ; branches round ; leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, smooth, shining, serrulated, retuse at the base ; 

 flowers glomerate, disposed in spikes, forming a terminal panicle; 



2. p. SQd. 



IIoohed-xhoxneA Segeretia. 



7 S. 



Flowers greenish. 

 Shrub cl. 



petioles and branchlets pubescent ; styles 3. Vi 



G. Native the East Indies. Rhamnus corymbosus, Vahl. 



of Nipaul, in mountain woods. Rhamnus trigynus and termi- 

 nalis, Ilamilt. in D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 190. Shrub spinose. 



Trigyiious Segeretia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Shrub cl. 



8 S. Guayaquile^nsis (Brogn, 

 branched : 



Corymhose-^oweYeCi Segeretia. Shrub. 



18 S. LEPROSA ; climbing, adult branches spiny ; leaves veiny, 

 nearly opposite, ovate, somewhat cordate, obtuse, serrated, 



mem. rhamn. p. 53,) much smooth; young ones densely furfuraceous ; pedicels 1-flowered, 

 branches quadrangular ; spines scattered, awl-shaped ; axillary, solitary. ^2 • w ^' Native of Java. Rhamnus leprosus. 



leaves elliptical, mucronate, hoary beneatli ; flowers sessile, Blum, bijdr. 1139. 



scattered on the spikes ; stigmas 3. ^2 • S* Native on the 



Leprous Segeretia. Shrub cl. 



shore of the Pacific ocean, near Guayaquil. Rhamnus Guaya- Cult. The hardy kinds of this genus are well fitted for shrub- 



«.,n-„^' TT T^ . rr .1 ^ ^M beries ; they are increased by ripened cuttings or slips of the 



roots, planted under a hand-glass, but they are generally pro- 



quilensis, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 54. 



Guayaquil Segeretia. 



9 S. 



Shrub 6 feet. 



SEN 



js (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) shrub very pagated by laying the branches. For the culture and propaga- 

 tion of the stove and greenhouse species see Berchemiuy p. 28. 



FIG, 5. 



spiny, almost leafless ; branches round ; spines decussately- 

 opposite, very long ; leaves ovate, somewhat quintuple, nerved ; 

 flowers rising above the base of the spines in glomerated fasci- 

 cles ; stigma trifid. Tj , S. Native of Peru, in hot places, near 

 Contumasay. Colletia spicata, Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 513. 

 Rhamnus senticosus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 54. 

 Fruit globose, 1-3-seeded. Flowers green. 



Thorny Segeretia. Shrub 6 feet. 



10 S. decussata; branches angular, elongated ; leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acute, quite entire, somewhat coriaceous, quite smooth ; 

 spines axillary, decussate, spreading, stiff*; flowers disposed on 

 long spikes ; spikes conjugate at the base of the spines, and 

 are 3-times longer than them. Tj . S. Native of Peru. Rham- 

 nus decussata, herb. Pav. This is probably the same as the 

 preceding species. 



Z)ecw55afe-spined Segeretia. Shrub 6 feet. 



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Unarmed* 



VIII. RHA^'MNUS (from the Celtic word ram, signifying a 

 tuft of branches, which the Greeks have changed to papioc, and 

 11 S. e'legans (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) lower leaves the Latins ioramus). Lam. diet. 4. p. 461^ ill, t. 128. Gaert. 

 truly opposite, ovate-oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base, fruct. 2. p. 106. D. C. prod. 2. p. 23. 

 serrulated, smooth, shining ; panicles axillary and terminal, sim- 



Brogn. mem. rhamn. 



pie ; flowers 



3 



sessile, h 



This 



glomerate, spiked ; stigmas 

 Native of South America, but in what place is unknown, 

 plant is probably spiny ? Rhamnus elegans, Kunth. 



Elegant Segeretia. 



12 S. SPLE NDENs ; climbing; leaves veiny, ovate, bluntly 

 acuminated, somewhat cordate at the base, crenulated ; cymes 



S. Native of 



P 



53. 



Shrub. 



axillary, bifid, shorter than the petioles. 

 Java. 



^ 



Rhamnus splendens, Blum, bijdr. 1140. 



Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx urceolate, 4-5- 

 cleft (f. 5. C. 6. A. a.). Petals wanting or emarginate (f- 5. C. c). 

 Stamens bearing ovate 2-celled anthers (f. 5. A. d. B. 6.). 

 Disk thin, covering the tube of the calyx (f. 5. B. d, A. e. C. e.). 

 Ovary free, 3-4-celled (f. 5. A. h.f.). Styles 3-4 (£.5. A. g,\ 

 connected or free. Fruit baccate, containing 3-4-indehiscent nuts 

 (f. 5. A.j. B./.), rarely only 2 from abortion. — Small trees or 

 shrubs^ with alternate, stipulate, short, stalked, entire or toothed, 



