HOMALINEJ]]. I. HoMALiuM. 11. Napimoga. III. Azara. 



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5 Blackwe'llia. Tube of calyx short ; limb lO-SO-parted, serratures. Racemes length of leaves, perliaps always axillary. 



inner lobes smallest. Stamens hiserted in the calyx, at the base 

 of the glandless lobes. Ovary conical above. Styles 3-5. Cap- 

 sule 1-celled, many-seeded. Seeds fixed to the parietes. 



6 Illigera. Calyx 10-parted, in 2 series; inner segments 



Flowers yellow ? Jacq. amer. pict. t. 2G1. f. 43. A lofty tree, 

 with habit and leaves of elm. 



7?ac^w205e-flo\vered Homalium. Fl. May, July* Clt. 181G. 

 Tree 60 ft. 



2 H.Racou'bea (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 991.) leaves coriaceous, 



petaloid. Stamens 5, inserted in the base of the calyx, and toothed ; racemes terminal ; flowers almost sessile ; fascicles of 



alternating with 5 glands. Style crowned by a peltate emargi- 

 nate stigma. Ovary inferior, 1-celled, 1-ovulate. 



7 Rhinanthe^ra. Calyx 10-parted; segments disposed in 

 a double series. Stamens 5, inserted in the base of the calyx, Guiana name. 



stamens triandrous. T2 . S. Native of Guiana. Racoiibea 

 Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 590. t. 236. H. spic^tum, Lam. 



diet. 1, p. 62. ill. 483. f. 1. Racemes much longer than the 

 leaves ; flowers sessile, yellowish. Racoiibea is derived from its 



alternating with 5 glands. Style crowned by a peltate emargi- 



nate stigma. 



8 Astra'nthus. Tube of calyx short, limb 1 1-cleft, the 7 

 alternate lobes shortest. Stamens 7 ; anthers 3-celled. Ovary Leone.' Flowers yellowish? 



Racouhca Homalium. Shrub 8 feet. 



3 H. ANGUsTiFoLiuM (Smith in Rees' cycl. no. 3.) leaves ellip- 

 tical-lanceolate, almost entire ; racemes axillary ; flowers almost 

 sessile ; inner lobes of calyx obovate. Tj . S. Native of Sierra 



Narrow-leaved Homalium. Tree. 



4 H. sena'rium (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 



free. Styles 4. Fruit 1 -seeded. 



9 Ni'sA. Calyx turbinate, 10-12-cleft, in a double series. 



Stamens 5-6, opposite the inner lobes of the calyx. Ovary half P^'^,^' 2. p. 54.) leaves ovate, coarsely-toothed ; racemes axillary 



1, .^,, ini^^T^. 1 and termmal : flowers on pedicels ; lascicles of stamens hexan- 



adhering to the calyx. Styles Z-S. Fruit unknown. ^ 



10 Myrianthe'ia. Calyx campanulate, 10-cleft, the 5 inner 

 lobes unguiculate and petaloid. Stamens inserted in the calyx, 

 m 5 4-5 anthered fascicles. Ovary conical at the apex, inclosing 

 4 uvula. Styles 4. Fruit 1-seeded from abortion. 



t Genera allied to Homalinece. 



11 Asterope*ia. Calyx large, 5-cleft; lobes oblong, ex- 

 panded. Petals 5, deciduous, inserted in the calyx. Stamens 



drous. Tj . S. Native of Mexico. 

 Six-stamencd Homalium. Shrub. 

 Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. 



II. NAPIMO'GA (its Guiana name). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 

 592. t. 237. D. C. prod. 2. p. 54. 



Lin. syst. Polyadeljihia^ Polyandria. Character the same as 



Homalmm, but destitute of the glands at the inner lobes of the 



calyx. — A tree, w^ith elliptical-oblong, serrated leaves, and axil- 



10, alternate ones shortest, adnate to the tube of the calyx. lary and terminal spikes of small greenish flowers. Stamens 18. 



i N. Guiane'nsxs (Aubl. guian. 1. c.) Ij . S. Native of 

 Guiana, in woods. Homalium Napimoga, Spreng. syst. app. 

 p. 210. 



Ovary trigonal, 3-celled. Style short, 3-cleft. Stigmas capi- 

 tate. Seeds fixed by their centre. 



12 Nei'llia. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft (f. 10. 6.). Petals 

 5 (f. 10. d.)y roundish, sessile, inserted in the throat of the calyx. 

 Stamens numerous, inserted with the petals in a double series 

 (,!• 10. e.). Style one, obtuse. Capsule 1-celled, many-seeded. III. AZA'RA (in honour of Joseph Nicholas Azara, a Spanish 



Guiana Napimoga. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. 



Seeds numerous, fixed to a single parietal placenta. 



13 Aristote'lia. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Petals 5, 

 inserted in the bottom of the calyx. Stamens 15-18, in fascicles. 

 Anthers bursting by 2 pores at the apex. Ovary free. Styles 



promoter of botany). Ruiz et Puv. fl. per. ct chil. prod. 1. p. 

 76. t. 3^. syst. p. 1. p. 137. D. Don, in edinb. new. phil. joum. 



for Jan. 1831. 



Lin. syst. Polyandria^ Monogynia. Periantliium 4-5-parted. 

 Petals wanting. Stamens indefinite, inserted in the base of the 



»5, connected at the base. Berry globose, 3-celled; cells 1-2- calyx. Anthers round, 2-celled, bursting outwards. Styles 3, 



seeded. Seeds angular. Albumen fleshy. Embryo flat. 



LIUM 



joined, crowned by 3 minute stigmas. Berry globose, 1-celled, 

 few-seeded from abortion, opening by a fissure at the base of 

 le the styles. Placentas 3, parietal, alternating with the stigmas, 

 stamens are 21, and regularly divided into s'-stamened^fascicles). with lateral branches. Seeds covered with spongy aril when 

 Jacq. amer. UO. D. C. prod. 2. p. 53. — Acoma, Adans. fam. mature, albuminous, having 2 covers ; umbilicus basilar, per- 



^'- ^ - forated. Embryo straight, with reniform leafy cotyledons, and 



>i. p. 510.— Racoubea, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 590. 



Lix. SYST. Polyadelphia^ Polyandria. Calyx somewhat coni- 

 cal, adhering to the ovary ; limb disposed in a double series, 10 

 Qj\ ^'^ "14"Parted, inner lobes narrowest (f. 12. a.). Glands 



-7, placed at the base of the inner lobes of the calyx. Stamens 

 placed ,n front of the outer lobes between the glands, in fas- 

 cicles (f. 12. a.), containing 3 (f. 12. a.) or 6 stamens each. Ovary 

 conical above. Styles 3, filiform. 



ong, acuminated, serrated leaves, and with the flowers dis- 

 posed in spicate racemes. 



bra ^ ^^^^^MosuM (Jacq. amer. 170. t. 183. f. 72.) leaves mem- 

 no r ^^11' i ^^^^^^^^ ' racemes axillary and terminal; flowers 

 ptaicelled ; fascicles triandrous. ^i . S. Native of Jamaica, 



Lam 1?"^' ^^adaloupe, and other parts of South America. 



stvle ' T ^ ^^^* ^* ^' There is a variety of this tree with 4 



> 3. Leaves ovate, bluntly-acuminated, with coarse deep 



Small trees, with oval-ob- the genus has been di 



a terete radicle. — Leafy trees, with alternate, simple, stalked, 

 stipulate leaves, which are bitter to the taste. Flowers disposed 

 in corymbs or spikes, fragrant. 



N. B. This genus has been inserted in j5ia7«(?<^, p. 297. vol. 1. 

 of this w^ork, but since that part of the work has been printed 



d to belong to Homalinc(^. We 



have therefore given a fresh character both of the genus and 



species 



Sect. I. Aza'ra (see genus for derivation). Perianthium 5-7- 

 parted, spreading, with the segments somewhat imbricate in 

 aestivation. Stamens indefinite, many sterile. 



1 A. DENTATA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. ct chil. syst. 1. p. 138. 

 fl. per. 5. t. 465. f. a.) leaves ovate, serrated, scabrous, tomen- 



