LEGUMINOS^. CCLXXXV. Eperua. CCLXXXVL Parivoa. CCLXXXVII. Anthonota, &c. 



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Tiiuars, but not without some doubt, and Loureiro refers it to petiole terete. Racemes axillary, very short. This genus is 



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Baryxylum. 

 Jmboynalnisia. Tree 60 feet. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Copmfera^ p. 456. 



CCLXXXV. EPE'RUA (the tree is called in Guiana Vovapa- 



Tabaca, and the fruit eperu^ signifying a sabre, from the shape 

 of the pods). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 369. t. 142. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 510. — Rotmannia, Neck. elem. no. 1284. — Panzera, Willd. 

 spec. 2. p. 540. 



LiN. SYST. Monadelphiaj Decdndria. Sepals 4, thick, and 

 concave, connected together into a permanent urceolate tube at 

 the base, with the sides incumbent, upper one the broadest. 

 Petal 1, roundish, fringed,' inserted in the middle of the calyx. 

 Stamens 10, long ; filaments thickened, and rather villous at 

 the base, and joined into a short monadelphous ring. Ovary sti- 

 pitate. Style long, filiform. Legume compressed, dry, coria- 

 ceous, falciform, 2-valved, I-4-seeded, when young it is tomen- 

 tose. — A tree, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, bearing 2-3 pairs of 

 ovate, acuminated, shining leaflets. Panicle pendulous, on a 

 long peduncle, constantly composed of numerous distant racemes. 

 Flowers red. 



1 E. falca'ta (Aubl. 1. c.) Tj . S. Native of Guiana, in 

 woods, where it is called Vouapa^ according to Delessert's her- 

 barium. Dimorpha falcata, Smith in Rees' cycl. no. 3. The 



inhabitants of Guiana make handles to their hatchets of the wood 

 of this tree. 



/a/ca/e-podded Eperua. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Copaifera^ p. 456. 



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CCLXXXVI. PARIVO^A (the Guiana name of the tree). 

 Aubl. guian. 2. p. 75Q. t. 303, D. C. prod. 2. p. 510.— Adleria, 

 Neck. elem. no. 1286.— Dimorpha, Willd. spec. 3. p. 971. 



Lin. SYST. Diadelphia^ Decandria. Calyx furnished with 2 

 bracteoles on the outside, 3-5-cleft ; tube urceolate ; segments 

 thick and blunt. 



the calyx. 



Petal 1, large, roundish, convolute, inserted in 



Stamens 10; filaments long, 9 of which are joined 

 together at the base, and the tenth loose. Ovary stipitate. Style 

 'ong, fiHform. Legume thick, compressed, oval, 2-valved, 1- 

 seeded, — A tree, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, bearing 3-4 pairs 

 ol ovate, acuminated, shining leaflets. Flowers purple, in short 

 racemes. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from Eperua. 



1 P. GRANmFLORA (Aubl. 1. c.) ^i . S. Native of Cayenne, 

 ^ong the banks of rivers. Dimorpha grandiflora, Willd. 1. c. 

 Kudge m Lin. trans. 9. p. 180, t. 20. Petal almost 2 inches 

 J^ng, purple. The trunk of the tree is more than 2 feet in 

 lameter, and the wood is reddish, solid, and compact ; and is 



^sed m Cayenne for various important purposes. 

 ^reat-flmered Parivoa. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Copatfera^ p. 456. 



Clt. 1821. Tree 30 feet. 



^ CCLXXXVII. 



now 



ANTHONOTA (from av^oc, anthos, a 



^^*er, and vwroc, notos^ the back ; in reference to the flower 

 J«>ng only furnished with one petal, which is behind). Beauv. 

 "y ow. 1. p, 70. t, 42. D. C. prod. 2. p. 510. 



are 

 Petal 



Monogynia. Bractea 2-lobed, situated 

 ^tler the calyx. Calyx petaloid, 4-cleft, 3 of the lobes 



nceolate and acute, the fourth broader and emarglnate. 



li K ^^^'^^''^g ^^ ^ ^0"g claw, with a spoon-shaped emarglnate 

 tli^n' ,^^'^"^^"s 10, free, 3 of which are very long, and 7 shorter 



^ , Stvle fili- 



form 



Ovary sessile, compressed, ovate 



8ed fl^^^^^'^^^ ^y * somewhat bifid stigma. Legume compres- 

 tic \ \ ^^^^^'y dehiscent, 1-celled, many-seeded, somewhat re- 

 ^^ u ated from transverse wrinkles. Seeds orbicular, flat. — A 



allied to Outeay Vouapa and Parivoa, 



1 A. macrojphy'lla (Beauv. 1. c.) "^ . S. Native of Western 

 Africa, between Waree and Buonopozo, along the banks of rivu- 

 lets. Leaflets 8-10 inches long. 



Long'leajletted Anthonota. Shrub G to 8 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Copatfera^ p. 456. 



CCLXXXVII I. OU'TEA (Joulay is the name of 0. paniculata 

 in Guiana). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 28. Juss. gen. 347. Vahl. enum. 

 2. p. 38. — Macrolobium, spec. Schreb. et Willd. 



Lin. SYST. Tridndriay Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, furnished 

 with 2 opposite bracteas at the base. Petals 5, 4 of which are 

 very minute or almost wanting, the fifth large, and undulately 

 plicate. Stamens 3-4, long, free, when 4 the fourth is sterile. 

 Ovary pedicellate, terminated by a long style. Legume com- 

 pressed, 1-celled (1-seeded? ex ovarium). — Trees, natives of 

 Guiana, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, and racemes of flowers. * 

 . 1 O. MULTi'juGA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 510.) leaves with 3-5 

 pairs of obovate-cuneated, oblong, very blunt, retusely emargi- 

 nate leaflets. T2 • S- Native of French Guiana. Stamens 3. 



Perhaps sufficiently distinct from the following species. 

 Many-patredAea^etted Outea. Tree. 



2 O. Guiane'nsis (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 28. t. 9.) leaves with 2 



. S. Native of French 



pairs of elliptic-oblong obtuse leaflets. 

 Guiana. 



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Stamens 4, of which one is sterile and villous. Lam. 

 ill. t. 26. Macrolobium pinnatum, Willd. spec. l.p. 186. Ma- 

 crolobium U'tea, Gmel. syst. 93. 



Guiana Outea. Clt. 1825. Tree 50 feet ? 



3 O. Bi'jUGA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 511.) leaves with 2 pairs of 



Coleb. 



leaflets; flowers triandrous, and with 6 sterile filaments. 

 Native of the East Indies. Macrolobium bijugum 

 Lin. trans, vol. 12. p. 359. t. 17. 



Trvo^pairedAeaReited Outea. Clt. 1823. Shrub 10 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Copatfera, p. 456. 



CCLXXXIX. VOUATA (the name of the first species in 

 Guiana). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 25. Juss. gen. p. 350. D. C. prod. 



2. p. 511. — Macrolobium species, Schreb. et Willd. Macro- 

 lobium, Vahl. enum. 2. p. 37, — Kruegeria, Neck. elem. no. 

 1389. 



LiN. SYST. Tridndria^ Monogynia. Calyx 4-cleft, furnished 

 with 2 opposite bracteoles at the base. Petal one, flat. Stamens 



3. Legume pedicellate, coriaceous, 1 -seeded. — Trees, natives 

 of Guiana, bearing only one pair of leaflets, 

 in racemes. 

 Outea. 



1 V. BiFOLiA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. ^5. t. 7.) leaflets sessile, 

 ovate, acuminated, oblique ; bracteas with one elevated nerve 

 each ; lobes of calyx spreading, about equal in length to the 

 corolla ; legumes winged on one side. ^ . S. Native of Guiana 

 and of Maranham in Brazil, where we have seen it in great 

 plenty. Macrolobium bymenaeoides, Willd. spec. 1. p. 186. 

 Macrolobium Vuapa, Gmel. syst. l.p. 93. M. bifolium, Pers. 

 ench. 1. p. 39. Petals violaceous. 



TwoJeaJletted Vouapa. Clt, 1823. Tree 60 feet. 



2 V. SiMiRA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 2Q. i. 8.) leaflets petiolulate, 

 somewhat obovate-lanceolate, equal at the base ; legumes oval, 



» S. Native of Guiana, where it is 



Flowers disposed 

 This genus is perhaps not sufficiently distinct from 



with smooth margins. 

 called Simira. 



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Macrolobium sphaerocarpum, Willd. spec. 1. p. 



186. Macrolobium Simira, Gmel. syst. l.p. dS. 

 lacea, Lam. ill. no. 420. Petals violaceous. 

 Simira Vouapa. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 



Vouapa vio- 



d V. STAMiNEA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 510.) leaflets sessile, Ian- 



|abrous shrub, without stipulas. Leaves abruptly-pinnate, with ceolate-oblong, bluntish ; segments of calyx reflexed ; staniens 



pairs of coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, acuminated leaflets; 



"01,, II 



3 times the length of the corolla; legumes obsoletely margined 



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