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SAMYDE^. I. Samyda. 





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sepals ; filaments monadelphous at tlie base and flat, but awl- 

 shaped at the appx, sometimes they are all antheriferous, some- 



4 S, macroca'rpa (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D, C* 

 prod. 2. p. 48.) pedicels 2-3 together, very short, axillary; 

 leaves ovate, acute, serrated, rather downy beneath, Tj , S, 



blood-red inside. 



Shrub 6 feet. 



i-Cw,^^ *T ^1* i. . M 11 1 1 ' /* M Native of Mexico. Flowers greenish-white. Capsules larse 



times the alternate ones are sterile and shorter than the fertile ui.„,i „„j .•„.:j. ^ 1 ^ ^^^^g*^ 



ones, villous or fringed, the alternate ones bearing ovate, 2- 



celled, erect anthers inserted by their base. Style fihform. Stigma 5 S7 velutina (D. C prod. 2. p. 48.) flowers 5-cleft; pedicel 



capitate or lobed. Capsule coriaceous, 1 -celled, 3-5-valved, numerous, axillary, very short; leaves obovate-oblong, mucro 



many-seeded(f. 9. J.); valves incompletely dehiscent, usually lifn;' ^''i'^^^^ "^""x^Sl^/l^^^^^ ''^„^'?!^„''''"^^^^^^^ 

 somewhat pulpy, and coloured inside. Seeds ovate, baccate, 

 umbilicate, fixed to the papillose or pulpy part of the valves. 

 Albumen fleshy. Embryo inverted, minute, with ovate, leafy, 





villi. T2 

 white. 



Native of St. Domino^o. 



Flowers probably 



Velvety Samyda. Shrub 6 feet. 



6 S. AFFiNis (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 354.) pedicels 1 -flowered 

 plaited cotyledons, and a blunt radicle, contrary to the external numerous, axillary ; leaves oblong, tapering at^both ends^almost 



umbilicus. — Shrubs or little trees, natives of the warmer regions 

 of the world. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually somewhat 

 distich, simple, quite entire or toothed, feather-nerved, perma- 



white ? 



Tj . S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers 



Allied Samyda. Shrub. 



7 S. GRANDiFLORA (Sprcug. syst. 2. p. 354.) pedicels 1- 

 nent, usually full of pellucid dots, w^hich are either round or flowered, aggregate, axillary ; leaves oblong, tapering to both 



ends, almost sessile, opaque above, but shining beneath. ^ . S. 

 Native of Brazil. Flowers probably white. 

 Grcat'Jlowered Samyda. Shrub 8 feet. 



8 S. decu'rrens (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 354.) cymes axillary, 

 stalked, few-flowered ; leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, 

 running down the petioles at the base, crenulate, quite smooth, 



oblong. Peduncles axillary, sometimes solitary, 1 or many- 

 flowered. Sometimes aggregate, 1 -flowered. This order agrees 

 wxihBixmece and Flacourtianece in the structure of the fruit, but 

 the situation of the stamens brings it between Rhdmnece and 

 Rosacece^ Chrysohalanece or Chailletiacece* 



Synopsis of the Genera. 



1 Samy'da. Stamens 10-12, all antheriferous 



Stigma globose. 



opaque 



T2 



Native of Brazil. 



DeciirrentAe-dved Samyda. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 feet. 



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Flowers dodecandrous. 



9 S. serrula'ta (Lin. spec. 758.) peduncles sohtarjs axil- 

 lary, 1 -flowered; leaves ovate-oblong, acute, with stiff serra- 



' " ' netted 



and 



2 Casearia. Stamens 12-30, monadelphous at the base, 

 alternate ones antheriferous, sterile ones awl-shaped or spatulate. 



3 Cii^tocra TER. Calyx 5-parted. Stamens 20, monadel- ^^'^^^^ nerves. ^2 • S. 



phous at the base, forming a cup-shaped tube, the 10 antheri- ^^?^^^"^- *• l^^. f. 2. Jacq. colL 2. p. 328. t. 17. f. 1. Flowers 



w^nite* 



/S'^rrw/afe-leaved Samyda. Fl. June,JuL Clt. 1723. Sh.4ft. 



tures, rather puberulous above, but downy beneath 



Native of the Caribbee Islands. 



Plum. 



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ferous ones sliorter than the rest, the 10 sterile ones are bristle- 



like and hairy. Stigmas 3. 



I. SAM Y'DA (aaiiv^a, the Greek name of the birch, resem- 

 blance). Lin. gen. 543. Lam. ill. t. So5. D. C. prod. 2. 

 P- 47. — Guidonia, Plum. gen. t. 24. 



Lix. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Stamens 10-12, all bear- 



mg anthers. Stigma globose. 



Native of St. Domingo. 



Sect. I. Eusamy da (from tv, ew, good, and (rafxv^a ; genuine 

 species). D. C. prod. 2. p. 47. Calyx tubular at the base, 



cleft to the middle. ^ ' ' ~ 



Stamens 10 or 12. 



Flowers laro^e. 



Flowers decandrous. 



1 S. GLABRA^TA (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 760.) peduncles 

 axillary, solitary, 1-flowered; leaves ovate-lanceolate, obtuse 

 quite entire, shining. T2 • S- Native of Jamaica, on the moun- 

 tains. Flowers white. 



6Wo/A-leaved Samyda. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1800. Sh. 12 ft. 



2 S. viLLosA (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 758.) peduncles 

 sohtary, axillary, 1-flowered; leaves oblong, acute, a little ser- 

 rated, oblique at the base, silky, villous beneath, fj . S. Native 

 of Jamaica on tlie mountains. Flowers white, downy. Pulp of 

 seeds scarlet. ^ 



ri//ow^-lcaved Samyda. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 6 ft 



3 S. sPiNULosA (Vent, choix. t. 43.) pedicels 2-3 together' 

 axillary ; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, serrulated, coriaceous^ 

 quite smooth, but pubescent on the nerves beneath. T- . s! 

 Native of the islands of St. Thomas and Porto-Rico. ' Flowers 

 one half smaller than those of the preceding species, white. 



Spiny Samyda. Shrub 6 feet. 



10 S. ROSEA (Sims. bot. mag. t. 

 550.) flowers 5-cleft; pedicels 1- 

 flow^ered, numerous, axillary, very 

 short ; leaves oblong, blunt, finely 

 serrated, clothed with soft pubes- 

 cence on both surfaces. T2 . S. 



^ S. serru- 

 lata, Andr. bot. rep^ t. 202. S. 

 pubescens, Lin. spec. 557. exclu- 

 sive of the synonyms. Flowers 

 large, rose-coloured, (f. 9.) 



/?05e-coloured-flowered Samyda. 

 Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1793. Sh. 4 ft. 



11 S. Ru^BRA (Moc. et Sesse, 

 fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 48.) pedicels numerous, axil- 

 lary, very short; leaves obovate. 



FIG. 9. 



S. Native of 



blunt, serrate-toothed, pubescent beneath. T2 • ^' x-^.w^ 

 Mexico. Flowpr« rp.l n_.loft This species is probably suffi- 



ciently distinct from the preceding. 

 /?erf-flowered Samyda. 



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Shrub 6 feet. 



12 S. TiNiFOLiA (Vent, ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. S5^.) pedicels 

 axillary, 1 -flowered, longer than the petioles ; leaves obovate, 

 smooth, quite entire. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. 



J-inus-leaved^Sixny(\a. Shrub. 



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Flowers polygamous^ male ones decandrous. 



13 S. ? Sello'i (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 354.) flowers polygamous* 

 decandrous ; pedicels aggregate, axillary ; leaves ovate-oblonfi 

 serrulated, unequal at the base, shining above and smooW 



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