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VOCHYSIE-S;. II, Amphilochia* III. Vochysia. 



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II. AMPHILO'CHIA (to the memory of Ampliilochus, an ovate, bluntly acuminated, glabrous; racemes terminal, panicled. 

 Athenian philosopher, and writer on agricultnre). Mart. bras. Pj .S. Native of Brazil. Cucullaria citrifolia, Roem. et Schultes, 



1. p. 127. D. C. prod. 3. p. 26. 



Lin. syst. Mondndria^ Monogynia. Calyx of 5 unequal coria- 

 ceous parts ; upper part large, and drawn out into a short horn. 



mant. 1. p. 52. 



Citron-leaved Vochysia, Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



4 V. EMARGiNA^TA (Poir. dict. 8. p. 682.) leaves 4 in a whorl, 



taining few ovula. 



Petal one, deeply obcordate. Fertile stamen one, alternate with petiolate, oblong, bluntly emarginate, attenuated at the base, 

 the petal, usually without any rudiments of sterile ones. Anther rather coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces; racemes nume- 

 rous, ascending, elongated, terminal, erect; peduncles usually 

 8-flowered. T? . S. Native of Brazil, about Rio Janeiro. V6- 

 chya, Vand. fl. bras, in Rocm. script. 69. t. 6. f. 1. Cucullaria 

 emarginata, Vahl. enum. 1. p. 5. 

 - EmarginateAeeived Vochysia. Tree 20 feet. 



5 V. TETRArHY'iLA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 27.) leaves 4 in a 



4-celled ; cells in distinct pairs. Ovary free, with the cells con- 

 Capsule having the epicarp separable, corti- 



cate, 3-celled, S-valved, opening at the dissepiments ; the valves 

 are bent inwards so much as to form the dissepiments to the 



Seeds 1-2 in each cell. — Trees, with opposite petio- 



Leaf-buds covered 



capsule. 



late coriaceous, reticulately-veined leaves. 



with white grains, which remain afterwards permanent at the 



base of the branches. 



interrupted spikes. 



Flowers terminal, disposed in somewhat 



whorl, linear-oblong, acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous on both 

 surfaces ; racemes axillary, very simple. Ij . S. Native of 

 Guiana, in humid woods. Cucullaria tetrapbylla, Meyer, csseq. 



Petal pubescent. 



1 A. DicHOTOMA (Mart. 1, c. t. 77.) leaves roundish and p. 12. There is a variety of this species mentioned by Meyer 

 somewhat cordate 



at the base, narrow-oblong, and bluntish, 

 pubescent beneath. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 of Minas Geraes. Petal sulphur-coloured, marked with a blue 

 spot at the base. - 



Dichotomous Amphilochia. Tree. 



in nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 813. with 3 leaves in a whorl. 



Four-leaved Vochysia. Tree 20 feet. 



6. V. ROTUNDiFunA (Mart. bras. 1. p. 140. t. 83.) quite gla- 

 brous ; leaves 3 or 4 in a whorl, almost sessile, cordate at the 

 base, orbicular and emarginate, glaucescent, coriaceous, firm ; 



2 A. corda'ta (Mart. 1. c. p. 129.) leaves deeply cordate at racemes terminal, solitary ; peduncles usually 2-flowercd : ovaries 

 the base, rather ovate-lanceolate, acutish, glabrous and glauces- glabrous. Tj , S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 cent on both surfaces. ^q . S. Native of the south of Brazil. Geraes, on mountains. 



Tree. 



Qualea cordata, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 17. Flowers like the last. 

 Cordare-leaved Amphilochia. 

 Cult. See Vochysia for culture and propagation, p. 670. 



HI, VOCHY'SIA {Vovhy is the Guiana name of one of the 



*pecjes). Juss. gen. p. 426. 



Mart. bras. 2. n. 139. D. C. prod. 



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St. Hil. mem. mus. 6. p. 166. 



3. p. 26.— Vochy, Aubl. 



Round-leaved Vochysia. Tree 40 (eet. 



7 V. herbaVea (Pohl.pl. bras. 2. p. 27. t. 118.)leavesobovate, 

 mucronate, pilose, on short petioles, 5-G in a whorl; racemes 

 elongated ; peduncles clothed with villous tomentum, usually 5- 

 flowered. \i . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 



Herbaceous Vochysia. Shrub 2 feet. 



8 V. sERi'cEA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 28. t. 119.) leaves crowded, 



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Vochya, Vand. fl. bras, in Room, scrip, t. in cumulated w^horles, usually 6 in each whorl, petiolate, ob- 



^ — Salmonia, Neck. elem. no. 808. — Cucullaria, Schreb. gen. versely-oblong, emarginate at the apex ; racemes clothed with 



no. 11. 



Lin. syst. Monmidria, Monogijnia. Calyx coloured, 5-parted 

 (f« 91. a.), with 4 of the lobes small (f. 91. a.), and the fifth or 

 superior one large, and drawn out into a spur at the base (f. 91. 

 *•)• Petals 3 (f, 91. c. rf.), unequal, inserted in the calyx, the 2 

 lateral ones not half the size of the middle one (f. 91. rf. c). 

 otamens 3, opposite the petals, 2 lateral ones sterile and small ; 

 ?"d the middle one larger and fertile, 

 immoveable anther, which is cucuUate at the 

 terminal, obtuse. 



bearing a 



, Capsule trigonal 



valves opening in the middle. 



exalbuminous 



superior. 



continuous 



apex. Stigma 



91. h.)y 3-celled; the 



Seeds furnished with a wing, 



Radicle 



(f. 



Cotyledons large. 



solitary in the cells. 

 South American trees, with opposite or verticillate, 

 ^vate, entire, feather-nerved, bistipulate leaves, standing on short 

 Jootstalks. Flowers of all yellow, disposed in terminal racemes; 

 pedicels 1-2-4-flowered, bibracteolate at the base. 



1 V. Guiane'nsis (Lam. ill. no. 07. t. 11.) leaves opposite, 

 obovate-oblong, ending in a short acumen each, glabrous on 

 uoth surfaces ; racemes simple, erect, terminal, dense-flowered ; 

 *Pur of flower spreading. T?. S. Native of Guiana and Ma- 



^anham, in woods. ^ , ^ 



S' Cucullaria excelsa, Willd. spec. 1. p. 17. but not of Vahl. 



Gmana Vochysia. Tree 20 to 40 feet. 

 J * V. TOMEKTOSA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 2G.) leaves opposite, ob- 

 jong-oval, ending each in a long taper -point, attenuated at the 

 **^e, glabrous above, but clothed with rusty tomentum beneath ; 

 Racemes terminal, loose, nodding. Ij . S. Native of Guiana, in 

 Jjoods. Cucullaria excelsa, Vahl. enum. 1. p. 4. exclusive of 

 ^e synonymes. Cucullaria tomentosa, Meyer, esseq. p. 12. 



fomentose Vochysia. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



* V, CITRIFOLIA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 491.) leaves opposite, 



silky tomentum ; peduncles usually 3-flowcrcd. f? . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 

 Silky Vochysia. Shrub G to 8 feet. 



9 V. ciNNAMOMEA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 29. t. 120.) leaves cu- 

 mulated in whorles, 6 or 8 in each whorl, nearly sessile, oblong, 

 obtuse, emarginate, clothed with brown tomentum beneath ; 

 racemes very long, whorled ; peduncles tomentose. ^ . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 



Cm«r/mon-like Vochysia. Shrub G to S feet. 



10 V. ELLi^^TicA (Mart. bras. 1. p. 141. t. 84.) leaves oppo- 

 site, or 3 or 4 in a whorl, almost sessile, rounded and emargi- 

 nate at both ends, glabrous, coriaceous, finely veined, glauccs- 



Vochy Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 18. t. 



cent ; racemes terminal, solitary ; peduncles 2-flowered, and are, 

 as well as the calyxes, pubescent ; ovaries villous. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province o£ Minas Geraes, \n the dia^^ 



mond district, (f. 91.) 



E lliptlc Aeavcd Vochysia. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



1 1 V. TucANdKUM (Mart. bras. 2. p. 142. t. 85.) leaves 3 to 

 8 in a whorl, lanceolate-oblong, or obovate-oblong, attenuated 

 at the base, obtuse or rounded at the apex, and emarginate, 

 glabrous on both surfaces; veins of leaves rather remote, com- 

 bined a considerable way from the margin ; racemes terminal, 

 solitary ; ovaries glabrous. T? . S. Native of the south of 



Brazil. 



Var. ayfastigiata (D. C. prod. 3. p. 27.) leaves 3 or 4 in a 

 whorl, approximate, lanceolate ; racemes short, fastigiate, very 

 simple, few-flowered ; spur of flower bent downwards, and ad- 

 pressed to the calyx. 



Var. ft, macrosiachya (D. C. 1. c.) leaves 4 in a whorl, ob- 

 long or obovate-oblong ; racemes terminal, solitary, compoundj 

 tai^ering much to the apex; spur of flowers bent. 





