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ONAGRARIiE. X. Jussi^ea: 



^2 • B. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 

 humid valleys near Piedade, and in the provinct 

 in meadows, near Palmita. Petals yellow. 

 Palmita Jussiaea. Fl. June. Sh. 3 to 5 ft. 



38 J. MYRTIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. 



bras. 2. p. 260.) shrubby, much 



branched ; branches hairy, angu- 

 larly furrowed at the apex ; 



leaves lanceolate, acute, quite 

 entire, glabrous above, but pu- 

 berulous beneath ; flowers pedi- 

 cellate ; calyx hairy, with an ob- 

 conical tube and lanceolate acute 

 lobes ; petals ohovate, slightly 



M 



M 



FIG. 98. 



emarginate. Tj 



Native of 



Brazil, in that part of the pro- 



vince of M 

 Minas 



Geraes called 

 sand on the 



banks of the river Jiquitinhonha. 



Petals yellow. 



Myrtle 

 May 



Jussiaea. 



Fl. 



6recta, Abbot, insect, georg. t. 40. ex Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1, 

 p. 304. but not of Lin. Ludwigia Jussiaeoides, Michx. fl. bor. 

 amer. 1. p. 89. but not of Lam. Ludwigia decurrens, Walt. 

 car. 89. Ell. sketch. 1. p. 217. Flowers yellow. There are 

 varieties of this species with ovate and linear-lanceolate leaves, 

 and sessile and pedicellate flowers. 

 Z)ecwrre?iMeaved Jussiaea. PI. 1 ft. 



44 J. PALu'sTRis (Meyer, prim, esseq. 173.) stem erect, suf- 

 fruticose, winged ; upper leaves lanceolate, lower ones rather 

 spatulate, glabrous ; pedicels short ; lobes of calyx lanceolate, 

 veined, about equal in length to the petals, which are oval ; tube 

 of calyx bluntly tetragonal. ^ . B. S. Native of marshes about 

 Essequibo. Flowers yellow. 



Marsh Jussisea. PL 1 ft. 



45 J. anastom6sans (D. C. prod. 3. p. 5Q.) arboreous; 

 branches deflexed, red, smoothish, angular towards the apex ; 

 leaves lanceolate, acute, quite entire, shining, smoothish ; lateral 

 nerves running into a parallel marginal one ; flowers pedicellate ; 

 calyx smoothish, with an obconical quadrangular tube, and lan- 

 ceolate acute lobes, furnished with 2 bracteas at the base ; petals 

 ohovate, rounded, about equal in length to the calycine lobes. 

 Vi . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, on 

 the mountain called Serra de Nssa Snra Mui dos Uomens. 



S9 J. lanceola'ta (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 259.) suffruticose ; 

 branches red, sulcately angular, puberulous above; leaves Ian- Stem as thick as a man's arm. St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 255. Flowers 



yellow. 



Anastomosing-\e^\eA. Jussisea. Sh. 10 to 12 ft. 



46 J. NERVOSA (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 199.) branches angular, 

 and are, as well as the nerves of the leaves, beset with short 

 velvety down ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, acute, glabrous, with 

 the nerves rather prominent beneath ; pedicels 1 -flowered, 

 longer than the ovarium, furnished with 2 scales at the apex ; 

 lobes of calyx 5-nerved, acuminated, about equal in length to 

 the tube, which is rather turbinate and angular. ^2. B. S. 

 Native of Cayenne. Top of ovarium protruding into an 8-fur- 

 rowed truncate cone. 



ceolate, acute, quite entire, glabrous ; flowers pedicellate ; calyx 

 pubescent, with an obconically quadrangular tube, and lanceo- 

 late acute lobes ; petals ohovate, exceeding the calyx ; capsule 

 ohovate, 4-ribbed ; seeds elliptic, 1 -celled. T2 . B. S. Native 

 of Brazil, near Salto Grande, not far from the town of St. Paul. 

 Petals yellow. 



Lanc€olnte-\e^\edi Jussisea. Sh. 1 ft. 



40 J. Caparosa (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 258.) shrubby; 

 branches furrowed at the apex, beset with brownish pili ; leaves 

 oblong, ending in a short acumen, quite entire, hairy ; flowers 

 pedicellate ; calyx hairy, with an obconical 4-ribbed tube, and 



_ nents ; petals obovate, slightly emarginate, 

 exceeding the calyx ; capsule obconical, obsoletely tetragonal ; 

 seeds elliptic, 1 -celled, ^ . B. S. Native of the province of 



lanceol „^^ 



Minas 



Petals yellow • 



Sh. 



caparosa 



Caparosa Jussiaea. 



41 J. e'legans (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 257.) shrubby; 

 branches pubescent and furrowed at the apex ; leaves lanceolate, 

 acuminated, obsoletely sinuated, hispid ; flowers pedicellate ; 

 calyx pubescent, with an obconical 8-ribbed tube, and lanceolate 

 acute lobes ; petals obovate, exceeding the calyx. T2 . B. S. 



Nerved-Q2\yxedi Jussisea. Sh. 2 feet. 



47 J. LiGusTRiFOLiA (H. B. ct Kuuth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 100.) herbaceous, erect, smoothish; leaves on short petioles, 

 oblong, acute; pedicels 1-flowered, bibracteolate at the apex; 

 lobes of calyx ovate, acute, 5-nerved; tube quadrangular, 

 attenuated at the base ; petals roundish, longer than the calyx. 

 If . ? B. S. Native of Mexico. Plum. ed. Burm. t. 175. t. 1. 

 ex Kunth. Flowers yellow. 



Privet-leaved Jussiaea. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



48 J. Maypuke'nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 100. t. 531.) stem shrubby, glabrous; leaves on short petioles, 



Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, at the river oblong-lanceolate, acute, stiffish, puberulous on the nerves an 



~ veins beneath; pedicels 1-flowered, bibracteolate at the apex J 



lobes of calyx ovate, acute, somewhat 5-nerved, about equal in 



Parahyba, near the village of Uba. Flowers yellow. 



Elegant Jussiaea. Fl. Oct. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. j , , 



42 J. Lartjottea'na (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 256.) shrubby ; length to the petals, which are ovate ; tube tetragonal, obco 



branches angular, reddish, smoothish ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, nical. ^2 • B. S. Native in humid places, on the banks 01 



acute or rounded at the apex and ending in a short point, taper- Orinoco near Maypures. Petals yellow. Anthers twiste 



ing to the base, obsoletely toothed, smoothish ; calyx pubescent, Bracteoles linear. 



^ _ and 



acute ciliated lobes ; petals obovate, exceeding the calyx ; cap- 

 sule obconical, 8-ribbed; seeds elliptic, 1-celled. ^2 • B. S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, near Padre- 

 Bento, where it was collected by one Laruotte. 

 Laruotte^s Jussisea. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



43 J. decu'rrens (D. C. prod. 8. p. 56.) herbaceous, erect, 

 branched, glabrous ; stems winged from the leaves running down 



lanceolate 



Maypures Jussiaea. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



49 J. ovALiFOLiA (Sims, hot. mag. t. 2530.) plant erec, 

 branched, clothed with villous pubescence ; branches tetragonal, 

 a little winged ; leaves nearly sessile, elliptic, acuminateo, 

 nerved ; flowers sessile ; lobes of calyx ovate, acuminated, :^- 

 nerved, about equal in length to the petals, which are orbicular , 

 tube elongated, tetragonal. ^ . B. S. Native of Madagascar. 

 Flowers yellow. Genitals very short. ^ - ^ 



0val4eaved Jussiaea. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1810. PL 1 to 5^ K. 



nished with 2 glands in the middle ; lobes of calyx 3-5-nerved, 50 J. Burma'nni (D. C. prod. 3. p. 57.) stem erect, J^^^^'> 



terete ; when young rather villous, but at length glabrous ; J^^^J^^^ 

 lanceolate, acuminated at both ends ; flowers on short pedjce ^ 

 bibracteolate ; lobes of calyx ovate, acute, 5-nerved ; tube an 



acute ; petals obovate, longer than the calyx ; capsule turbinate, 

 winged at the angles. % . W. F. Native of Georgia and Caro- 

 lina, and probably of Virginia, in watery shady places. J. 



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