LYTHRARIE^. XIII. Diplusodon. 



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Friedlandia myrsinltes, Mart. herb. 



thickish. Petals purplish-violet. Style exserted. 



Myrtle4ike Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 Feet. ^ ^, ^ 



9 D. VACciNiFOLius (D. C. 1. c.) quite glabrous, much branched ; base, apparently white, 

 branches rather tetragonal ; leaves sessile, lower ones cordate, Wild-thyme- leaved Di^lmodou. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Branches purplish. Leaves Calyx very villous at the apex before the flowers exi^and, not as 



in D, microphallus, naked. Outer calycine segments short, subu- 

 late, and somewhat spatulate. Petals elliptic, narrowed at the 



broadly ovate, upper ones oval, all 1 -nerved, the lateral veins 

 being hardly discernible ; flowers nearly sessile ; bracteas oval ; 

 sfamens 15. Pj.S. ^'^-'' ^t>„__!i _•„ .i •__ n^M- 



Geraes. 



keous. Branches, leaves, and calyxes reddish. Leaves 4 

 lines long, lower ones rather ciliated. 



Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Friedlandia vaccinifolia, Mart. herb. Flowers vio- 



16 D. microphy'llus (Pohl, pi. bras. 1. p, 93. t. 76.) lea 

 ovate, on short petioles, acutish, ciliated, glabrous above, but 

 pilose on the veins beneath ; bracteas oblong, bluntish, having 

 one pilose line on the back as well as being ciliated ; stamens 

 12. ^ . S. Native of the province of Minas Geraes. Branches 

 tetragonal, hairy. Corolla pale yellow. 



Small-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 2 feet. 



Whortk'berry-leaced DiiAnsodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



10 D. AM(E^NUs(D.C. 1. c.) glabrous; branches bluntly tetra- 17 D. hirte'llus ; hairy; branches tetragonal; leaves al- 



gonal ; leaves petiolate, lanceolate, obtuse, with revolute, scabrous most sessile, elliptic-spatulate, glabrous above, and hairy beneath, 



margins, with 2 nerves only on each side ; flowers pedicellate ; having 2-3 nerves on each side ; bracteas elliptic-spatulate, cilia- 



bracteas spatulate-lanceolate ; lobes of calyx spreading; stamens ted, and with a hairy line on the back ; calyx pilose ; outer seg- 



12. fj . S. Native of Brazil, at Chepada and Barbacena. ments of calyx reflexed ; stamens 12. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, 

 Fnedlandia amoe'na, Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnsea. 2. p. 350. 



Flowers yellow, like those ofHeimia salici/olia, disposed in leafy 



racemes. 



: 



Shrub I to 2 feet. 



Pleasing Diplusodon. 



11 D. BUXiFOLius (D. C, I.e.) glabrous; branches acutely 

 tetragonal ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate, coriaceous, with smooth 

 margins, having 3 nerves on each side ; flowers almost sessile ; 

 bracteas elliptic-lanceolate, ciliated, shorter than the calyx; 

 stamens 12. ^. S. Native of Brazil. 

 Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnsea. 2. p. 351. 

 erect, outer ones reflexed. 



in the province of Minas Geraes. Friedlandia hirt^Ila, Cham, 

 et Schlecht. in Linnsea. 2. p. 352. Friedlandia villosula. Mart, 

 herb. Flowers violaceous. 



Rather-hairy Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



18 D. hirsu'tus (D. C. 1. c.) plant canescent from hairs ; 



leaves almost sessile, elliptic, or ovate, obtuse, hairy on both 



surfaces, rather revolute at the edges, with 4-5 nerves on each 



side ; flowers almost sessile ; bracteas elliptic ; outer calycine 



Friedlandia buxif olia, teeth reflexed ; stamens 12. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Fried- 



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plusodon 



Petals purplish. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Inner calycine teeth 



D. PARviFOLius (D. C. 1. c.) branches somewhat tetra- 

 gonal; leaver and calyxes hairy from stiflT, short, crowded down; 

 leaves sessile, subcordate, roundish, coriaceous, with revolute 

 ^dges, having 3 nerves on each side, which are hairy beneath ; 

 flowers almost sessile ; bracteas roundish, shorter than the calyx 

 ^nen in flower, deciduous; stamens 12. T2 . S. Native of 

 l^razil, in the province of Bahia, at Sincora. Friedlandia parvi- 

 Lolia, Mart. herb. Leaves 3-4 lines long and 2 lines broad. 

 I'lowers small, red. Outer calycine teeth reflexed. 



Small-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



13 D. HELiANTHEMiFoLius (D. C. 1. c.) branches tetragonal, 

 father velvety ; leaves oval-oblong, attenuated at the base, on 

 short petioles, the margins rather revolute, velvety beneath from 

 5nort stellate down, having 2 or 3 nerves on each side ; flowers 

 ^most sessile ; bracteas ovate, rather shorter than the calycine 

 ^"oe ; calyx glabrous ; stamens 12. Tp . S. Native of Brazil, 

 onSerro Frio. Friedlandia helianth 



^'s red. Superior leaves 7-8 lines lone and 2 lines broad, 



standi ^ ^ 



Mart 



Pe- 



Shrub 1 to 2 Feet. 



*naing on petioles, a line long. 



^^n-rose-leaved Diplusodon. • .« ^ 



14 D. PEMPHOiDEs (D. C. 1. c.) branches tetragonal, pube- 



"' s ; leaves ovate, sessile, not attenuated at the base, rather 

 ^brous above, but velvety from stellate down beneath, having 

 * or 3 nerves on each side ; flowers almost sessile ; bracteas 

 Oval, deciduous: pnlw frlaTimnfi • sffimpns 12. h . S. Native 



ndou 



^^ Brazil, i 



calyx glabrous ; stamens 12 



gments 



, in mountain fields, at Serro Frio. 

 ^yx reflexed. According to Martius this plant is only a variety 

 J ^^^ preceding, but diflTers especially from that species in the 

 ^aves being half stem-clasping at the base, not attenuated. 



^^phis-llke Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 

 J 15 D. SERPYLUFOUus (D. C. 1. c.) branches tetragonal, hairy ; 

 eaves oval-obovate, on short petioles, glabrous above, but vil- 

 ^^s on tj^g margins and on the veins beneath ; flowers almost 

 >es8Ue ; bracteas elHptic-obovate, villous beneath on the mar- 

 ges; calyx villous; stamens 12? ^2 . S. Native of Brazil, 

 ^ the province of Minas Geraes. Leaves flat, 4-8 lines long. 



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landia hirsiita, Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnsea. 2. p. 352. Fried- 

 landia verbenaef oha. Mart. herb. Petals violaceous. Stamens 

 12. or perhaps more. 



Hairy Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



19 D. lanceola'tus (Pohl, pi. bras. 1. p. 98. t. 81.) branches 

 nearly terete, the whole plant scabrous from short down ; leaves 

 on short petioles, lanceolate, acute, scabrous above and rather 

 pilose, but hairy beneath, having 5 nerves on each side ; flowers 

 sessile; bracteas oval, ciliated, pilose; stamens 36. Fj. S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. Corolla greyish red. 



La7iceolate-\e^\ed Diplusodon. Shrub 2 feet. 



20 D. aluta'ceus (Pohl, pi. bras. 1. p. 97. t. 80.) the whole 

 plant clothed with short stiffish down ; branches nearly terete ; 

 leaves on short petioles, oblong, acute, alutaceously rough above, 

 rather tomentose beneath, with rough ciliated edges, having 6 

 nerves on each side ; bracteas oval tomentose ; flowers sessile ; 

 outer calycine teeth erect; stamens 24. ^2 • S* Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. Leaves nearly 2 inches long 

 and 10-12 lines broad. Corolla greyish red. 



Alutaceous Diplusodon. Shrub 2 feet. 



21 D. sca^ber (Pohl, pi. bras. 1. p. 96. t. 79-) branchlets 

 compressed, rather scabrous; branches and stems terete and 



' glabrous ; leaves on short petioles, oblong, acutish at both ends, 

 scabrous from dots above and from hairs beneath, having 5 

 nerves on each side; flowers sessile; bracteas obovate, nar- 

 rowed at the base, ciliated ; outer calycine segments erect ; 

 stamens 24. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 

 Leaves an inch long and 5-6 lines broad. Corolla greyish-red, 



small. 



Scabrous Diplusodon. Shrub I^ foot. 



22 D. m'tidus (D. C. prod. 3. p. 94.) plant quite glabrous ; 

 branches acutely tetragonal ; leaves petiolate, ovate, bluntish, 

 coriaceous, having 5-6 nerves on each side ; floral leaves ob- 

 long ; pedicels 1 -flowered, bibracteolate in the middle; brac- 

 teas linear ; outer teeth of calyx short, reflexed; stamens 12. 



h . S. Native of Brazil, between the provinces of Bahia and 

 Minas Geraes. Friedlandia nitida. Mart, herb. Lower leaves 

 an inch long. Flowers reddish-purple, disposed in leafy racemes. 



.y^inin^-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to i feet. 



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