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MELASTOMACEiE. XX. Microlicia. 





Wild-tJiymeAeaved Microlicia. Sh. |- foot. 



12 M. grave'olens (D. C. prod. 3. p. 119.) suffruticose, 



nerved; flowers solitary, hardly pedicellate In the axils, and on 

 the tops of the branches. It- B, S. Native of Cayenne* 



Rhexia recurva, Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. 1792. p. 108. diffusely branched ; branches somewhat tetragonal, beset with 



Poir, suppl. 6. p. 6. Rhexia uniflora, Vahl, symb. 2. p. 48. glandular hairs ; leaves sessile, ovate, acute, 3-nerved, obso- 



but not of Raddi. Melastoma diffusa, Desr. in Lam. diet. 4. p, letely serrated, full of setose dots on both surfaces ; flowers 



38, Rhexia uniflora, reclirva, and diffusa, Spreng. syst. no. 21. axillary, sessile, solitary, crowded at the tops of the branches ; 



35. and 84, Stems erect or somewhat decumbent. Calyx glo- tube of calyx 10-furrow^ed, beset with glandular bristles, longer 



hose ; lobes 5, subulate. Petals small. Capsule 3-celled, gla- than the lobes, which are 5, lanceolate and acute ; anthers dis- 



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bro 



Seeds cochleate, muricated. 



/?cc?/rt;erf Microlicia. PI. 1 foot. 



similar. 1^ . B. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 



Geraes, on the mountains and in irrigated parts of meadows. 



Leaves 2 lines 



8 M. varia'bilis (Mart. mss. ex D. C. 1. c.) suffruticose, Rhexia graveolens. Mart, et Schrank, mss. 

 erect; branches tetragonal, beset with glandular pili ; leaves long. Petals violaceous. Anthers 10, ovate, with short blunt 



beaks : having the connectives of 5 drawn out into a dilated some- 



almost sessile, broadly ovate, acute, ciliately serrated, pilose on 

 both surfaces, 3-nerved; flowers pedicellate, axillary and ter- 

 minal, solitary ; calyx rather hairy, with a globose tube, and sule ovate-conical, 3-celled, 3-valved. 



what 2-lobed appendage each, those of the other 5 short. 



Seeds somewhat 



Cap- 

 coch- 



linear subulate lobes, which are about equal in length to the leate. 

 tube ; anthers dissimilar. Tj . B. S. Native of Brazil, in alpine 

 meadows in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas Geraes. An- 

 thers as in M. alsinefolia* Flowers rose-coloured. 



Far, /3, radicans (Schrank et Mart. mss. ex D, C. 1. c.) plant 

 herbaceous, erect, rooting at the base, and less pilose than the 

 species. 1/ . B. S. Native of marshes, especially at Serro Frio. 



Var. y, herhacca (Schrank et Mart. mss. ex D. C. 1. c.) plant 

 herbaceous, ascending, rooting at the base, smoothish in every 

 part; flowers axillary, almost sessile. If.. B. S. Native of 

 the province of St. Paul, in bogs. Rhexia cordita, Spreng. 

 ncue entd. 1. p. 301. Rhexia variabilis, Mart, et Schrank, 

 mss. Very like variety /3, and truly decandrous. Perhaps a 

 proper species. Flowers bluish red. 



/^«r?V/6/6' Microlicia. PI. 1 foot. 



9 i\L lance^fl6ra (D. C. prod, 3. p. 118.) suffruticose, 



Plant with a heavy scent. 

 Strong-scented Microlicia. Sh. 



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2 



to 1 foot. 



and obsoletely crenulated leaves. 



Cat 'thyme-leaved Microlicia. Sh. ^ foot. 



13 M. MARiFoLiA (D. Don, mem. wern. soc. 4. p. SOL) 

 shrubby ; leaves decussate, ovate, bluntish, 3-nerved, on short 

 petioles, downy on both surfaces, as well as the branches; 

 flowers axillary, sohtary, pedicellate. T2 • S- Native of Brazil. 

 An erect, much branched, leafy shrub, with tetragonal brandies 



Calyx downy. 



14 M." jUNGERMANNioiDEs (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby ; branches 

 hispid ; leaves sessile, ovate, ciliately serrated, 5-nerved, 

 smoothish above, but bristly beneath ; flowers usually sohtary, 

 axillary, and terminal ; calyx setigerous, with the tube globose, 

 and the lobes linear-subulate, about equal in length to the tube ; 

 anthers dissimilar. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 of Minas Geraes, on the Diamond Mountains. Rhexia junger- 



The bristles on the upper 



?nuch branched, erect, hispid from glandular pili in every part; mannioides. Mart, et Schrank, mss. 



leaves on short petioles, ovate, ciliately serrated, 3-nerved ; pe- part of the plant are glandular. Leaves hke those of Beiula 



dicels axillary, 3-flowcred, disposed in an elongated thyrse ; 

 tube of calyx cylindrical, a little longer than the lobes, which 

 ^re 5 and linear ; petals oblong ; anthers elongated, with their 

 connectives hardly drawn out. f^ • I^- S. Native of Brazil, in 

 inundated parts of meadows, particularly in the province of St. 

 Paul. RLexia lanceaeflbra, Mart, et Schrank, mss. Plant 



nana. Petals violaceous. Anthers 10, ovate-oblong, ending 



each in a short cucullate beak : 5 of which have their connectives 



Capsule 



15 



c.) stem shrubby; branches 

 almost like that of M, variabilis^ but the flowers are much more terete, bristly ; leaves sessile, oblong-ovate, acutish, quite en- 



longer than the anthers 

 ovate-globose, 3-valved. 



Jtin^ermannia-like Microlicia. 



M. SUBSETOSA (D. C. 1. 



those of the other 5 short. 



Sh. 4 to 1 foot. 



numerous^ and the calyxes tubular; the petals 3 times the length 

 of their breadth. Flower-bud lanceolate. Longer anthers rather 

 unequal among themselves, with their connectives long, but hardly 

 drawn out at the articulation, 



Lance-Jlonered Microlicia. Shrub ^ to 1 foot, 

 10 M. viola'cea(D, C. prod. 3. p. 118.) suffruticose, hispid 

 from glandular hairs; leaves sessile, broadly ovate, quite entire, 

 5-nervcd, full of pitted dots on the upper surface when exa- 

 mined by a lens ; flowers axillary, solitary, almost sessile ; tube 

 of calyx globose, about equal in length to the oblong-linear 

 lobes : petals oblong ; anthers elongated, dissimilar. 



tire, finely 3-nerved, full of glandular dots on both surfaces, ana 

 with a few bristles on the margins and nerves ; flowers termina , 



the mountains. 



solitary, sessile, decandrous ; calyx full of glandular dots, hav- 

 ing 5 oblong rather bristly lobes. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, on 



Rhexia setosa, Schrank et Mart. mss. but noi 

 of Spreng. Leaves 2-3 lines long. Petals purple. Antner 



beaked : having their connectives drawn out 

 articulation into a blunt appendage each, 3-times ^"^^ ^ 

 of the anthers. From habit this species is allied to M. i ' 



yellow, 



at the 



riolosa. 



Tj. S. 



Native of Brazil, on the high mountains in the province of 

 Minas Geraes. Khexia violacea, and perhaps also Rhexia vis- 

 cfdula, Schrank et Mart. mss. The leaves resemble those of 

 M. ahmcJbUa and M. punctaiUsma ; anthers and petals 

 those of M.lancecefdra. The five longer anthers have long 

 connectives, which are drawn out into a small blunt 2-lobed 



appendage each ; the five shorter ones have short connectives, geana. Mart. herb, 

 which are hardly tumid at the base. 

 FiolaccouS'Qowered Microlicia. 



Suhsetose Microlicia. Sh. -I to 1 foot. ■ 



16 M. Seringea^na (D. C 1. c) shrubby, hispid from ye 



Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 

 , II M- SERrYLLiFOUA (D. Don, in mem. wern. soc. 4. p. 

 301.) shrubby ; leaves elliptic, acute, spreading, downy on both 

 surfaces, as well as the branchlets ; flowers solitary, pedicellate ; 

 calyxes pubescent. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, 

 much branched. Branches tetragonal. Leaves obsoletely 8- 

 nerved, about the size of those of wild-thyme. Flowers purple. 



Stem erect, fil 



lowish hairs ; branches tetragonal ; leaves sessile, °^'^.^J. ^^ 

 rated, approximate, somewhat 3-nerved, full of glandu a 

 pellucid dots, hairy ; flowers solitary, sessile, terminal ; c ; - 

 hairy, with a turbinate 10-ribbed tube, and 5 triangular lou , 

 anthers dissimilar, h • S. Native of Brazil. Rhexia ^^ 



Petals purple, ciliated when young. ^^^^ 



thers 1 0, oval, bluntly beaked, 5 w itH long c°""y"''^*' gnent. 

 are appendiculated at the base. Capsule S-celled, per 



Allied to M. variolosa, but distinct. 



branchleU 

 somewhat 



niewhat 3- 



Seringe's Microlicia. Sh. | to 1 foot. 



1 7 M. vESTiTA (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby, branched ; 



iform, rather hairy from small pili ; leaves sessile, 

 imbricated in four rows, ovate, acute, quite entire, sj^^^-^^'Q or 

 nerved, smoothish above, beset with long adpresseU o 



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