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SAMYDEiE. 11. Casearia. 



11 C» Mariquite'nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 

 p. 364.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, 



Great-Jlowered Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



19 C. sessiliflo'ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 231.) branches 



denticulated, smooth, full of pellucid dots ; fruit solitary or twin, smooth below and puberulous above ; leaves elliptic, short- 

 covered with fine tomentum. T2 . S. Native of New Granada, acuminated, obsoletely serrulated, full of pellucid dots, smooth 



near Mariquita. Flowers unknown. 

 Mariquito Casearia. Shrub 10 feet. 



flowers pubescent, glomerate, sessile ; fertile stamens 10, 3-tiines 

 shorter than the calyx ; style undivided. ^ . S. Native of 



12 c. ARGU TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. SQS.) Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. Calyx greetiish-white. 



branches finely tomentose ; leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, 

 rounded at the base, sharply serrated, smooth above, and pubes- 



Sessile-Jtorvered Casearia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



20 C. ulmifo'lia (Vahl. in Vent, choix. no. 47. in a 



cent on the nerves beneath, full of pellucid dots ; fruit crowded, note. St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 233.) flowers 10-anthered, 5- 



pubescent at the apex. Tj . S. Native of Mexico, near La 

 Venta del Exido. Flowers unknown. 



Sharp-iiotchedi Casearia. Tree 20 feet. 



13 C. MULTiFLORA (Sprcug. syst. 2. p. 355.) flowers 8-an- 

 thered, 5 -parted? panicles axillary, divaricate; leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, quite entire, smooth ; branches spinescent. 



Native of the East Indies. Flowers greenish-white. 



parted, umbellate ; umbels on short stalks; style undivided; 



leaves oval-oblong, taper-pointed, acutely serrulated, 

 rulous, full of pellucid dots ; branches smooth. 

 Native of Porto-Rico and Brazil. Stamens smooth. 



pube- 

 Sterile 



filaments fringed, spatulate. Flowers w^hitish, a little larger 

 than those of the two preceding species. In the province of 

 Minas Geraes, in Brazil, the inhabitants employ this plant in 

 domestic medicine. They boil the leaves, and apply them to 

 wounds and to the bites of the most poisonous serpents. 

 Elm-leaved Casearia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 

 21 C. serrula'ta (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 754.) flowers 

 an anther). D. C. j^^od. 2. p. 49. Fertile stamens 10, with 10-anthered, 5-parted, small, a little fringed ; pedicels axillary, 

 a sterile one between each. Leaves quite entire or serrated. crowded, 1-flowered; leaves ovate-lanceolate, blunt, serrulated; 



branches flexuous. Tj . S. Native of the West Indies, in the 



T?. S. 



Sterile stamens cucullate. Fruit baccate, sub-4-celled. 

 Many -flowered Casearia. Shrub 8 feet. 



§ 3. Decanthera (from ScK-a, deka^ ten, and avOr/pa, anthera, 



14 C. PARViFLORA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 627.) flowers 10- island of Nevis. Samyda Neviana, Poir. diet. 6. p 

 anthered, 5-parted, small; pedicels 1-flowered, crowded, axil- Flowers whitish. 



Serrulate-lesived Casearia. Clt. 1818. Shrub 4 feet. 



493. 



lary ; leaves oblong, acuminated, crenulate, smooth on both 



surfaces, shining, evidently full of pellucid dots, T2 



Native 



22 C. parviio'lia (Willd. spec. 2. p. 628.) flowers lO-an- 



of the West Indies, in bushy places. Samyda parviflora, Lin. thered, 5-parted, spreading-reflexed ; pedicels crowded, lateral, 

 spec. 557. — Sloan, hist. 2. t. 211. f. 2. Flowers whitish. Pulp 1-flowered ; leaves ovate, acuminated, crenate-serrated, smooth. 

 of fruit yellow. 

 Small-flowered 



Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 

 15 C. sylve'stris (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 725.) flowers 

 10-anthered, 5-parted, small; 'pedicels 1-flowered, axillary, 



Tj . S. Native of Martinique, Guadaloupe, and Porto-Rico. 

 C. decandra, Jacq. amer. t. 85. C. punctata, Spreng. new. 

 entd. 2. p. 154. Flowers whitish. Ovary conical, taper -pointed, 

 hairy. Pulp of fruit yellow. 



crowded; leaves ovate-oblong, long, and bluntly acuminated. Small-leaved Casearia. Clt. 1827. Shrub 6 feet. 



quite entire, and smooth on both surfaces, shining, and evidently 

 full of pellucid dots. Tj . S. Native of the West Indies, 



among bushes on the mountains. 



h. S. 



Native of Porto-Rico and St. 



small, red. 



Far. ft ? platyphy 

 a short taper-point 

 Thomas. C. integrifolia, Vahl. ined. 



Wild Casearia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 7 feet. 



16 C. iN^auiLA'TERA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 237.) branches 

 smooth ; leaves oblong or elliptic-oblong, very unequal-sided, 

 narrowed at^both ends, acuminated, serrate-toothed, full of pel- 

 lucid dots, smoothish, shining ; flowers smooth, umbellate ; 



23 C. ACUMiNA XA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 50.) flowers 10-anthered, 



5-parted, small, quite smooth : pedicels axillary, crowded, 1* 



Flowers whitish. Fruit flowered; leaves ovate-lanceolate, taper-pointed, crenate-serrated, 



smooth, without dots. ^ . S. Native of French Guiana 

 Sterile filaments short, scarcely hairy. Flowers whitish. 



^ eliminate Aeaxed Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. 



24 C. macrophy'lla (Vahl. eel. 2. p. 32.) flowers lO-an- 

 thered, 5-parted, rather velvety ; pedicels crowded, axillary* 

 1-flowered; leaves elliptical, taper-pointed, a little crenated, 

 smooth on both surfaces. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. Pitumba 

 Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 2. app. 29. t. 385. C. Pitumba, Poit* 

 diet. 6. p. 492. Fertile and sterile stamens villous. Leaves 



Long-leaved Casearia. 



Shrub 8 feet. 



umbels nearly sessile ; fertile stamens 10, exceeding the calyx ; 6-8 inches long. Flowers 2-3 lines long, whitish ? Fruit about 



style, trifid. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio the size of a walnut. 



Janeiro. 



Unequal'sidedAeaxed Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



17 C. micra'ntiia ; branches puberulous at the apex; leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, acuminated, serrulated, 

 full of pellucid dots, smoothish, umbellate ; umbels sessile; fer- 

 tile stamens 10, equal with the calyx; style trifid. 



M 



b. S. 



called Pioya. C. parviflora, St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 237. Calyx 

 white inside. 



ll-flow 



Shrub 10 feet. 



18 C. grandiflora (St. Hil- fl. bras. 2, p. 232. t. 126.) 

 branches covered with yellowish tomentum ; leaves oblong-lan- 



half shorter than the corolla ; style undivided. Tj 

 of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. 



Oblong-leaved Casearia, Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



Native 27 C. li'ngua (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 236.) branches pube- 



rulous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, roundish at the base, acun»n- 



25 C. pauciflo'ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 235.) branches 

 smooth at the bottom, but pubescently tomentose at the apex; 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, long-acuminated, nearly entire, dotless, 

 puberulous ; flowers pubescently-tomentose, umbellate ; umbels 

 sessile ; fertile stamens 10, 3-times shorter than the calyx; style 

 undivided. T2 • S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Flowers white inside. 



Few-flowered Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



26 C. oblongifo^lia (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 234.) branchy 

 smooth ; leaves oblong, acute, nearly entire, full of pellucid 



- ^ dots, smooth ; flowers puberulous, umbellate ; umbels sessile I 



ceolate, acute, sharply serrated, dotless, smoothish above, but fertile stamens 10, 3-times shorter than the calyx: style undi%l 

 clothed with yellowish tomentum beneath ; flowers clothed with vided. \ . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, 

 yellowish tomentum, glomerate, sessile; fertile stamens 10, one- -^* - 



