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MELASTOMACEiE. LXXVI. Miconia. 



rather dilated at the apex, almost funnel-shaped. Leaves 4 well as the petioles, clothed with powdery tomentum; leaves 



inches long, and 1|^ or 2 broad. 



Far. /3, theceformts (D. C. I. c.) leaves paler beneath ; 



petiolate, oblong, quite entire, triple-nerved, clothed with velvety 

 tomentum beneath, but glabrous above, each terminating in a 



branches less hairy. ^. S. Native of Brazil, in the province long narrow taper-point; panicle terminal, many-flowered ; tube 



Melastoma theseforme, Schrank et Mart 



of calyx globose, 10-ribbed; the limb deciduous; fruit dry, 3- 



being intermixed by bristles. 

 ^wncZed-anthered Miconi 



Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



a little smaller than those of the species, but similar in form, the celled, few-seeded» Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces 

 branches and panicles less hispid, but more tomentose, without of Minas Geraes and St. Paul. Rhexia caudata, Schrank et 



Mart. mss. Flowers unknown. Pericarp very thin, and per- 

 haps adnate to the calyx. Seeds about 15, shining, triangular, 

 with a long linear black hylum. 



Tail-leaved Miconia. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 

 52 M. pAu'ciDENS (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets terete, and are, as 

 well as the petioles, nerves of leaves on the under side, pedun- 



46 M. SEPiA^RiA (D. C. 1. c.) branches from compressed to 

 terete, and are, as well as the panicles, whitish from small down, 

 but at length becoming glabrous ; leaves hardly petiolate, oval, 

 tapering much to both ends, quintuple-nerved, almost quite en- 

 tire, glabrous on both surfaces, but with the base of the nerves cles, and calyxes, rather velvety, or dotted from scattered small 

 rather velvety ; panicle terminal, oppositely branched ; bracteas stellate down ; leaves oblong, attenuated at the base, acuminated 

 small ; calyx covered with scattered stellate down, with 5 very 

 short teeth. T?- S. Native of Brazil, in hedges. Melastoma 



sepiarium, Mart. herb. Anthers biauriculate at the base, open- 

 ing by a pore at the apex. 



at the apex, with a very few teeth on the margin, smoothish, 

 S-nerved; thyrse panicled, terminal ; fruit globose, bluntly 10- 

 ribbed. J? . S. Native of Para, in Brazil. Melastoma pauci- 

 dens, Schrank et Mart. herb. The serratures are few, and acute 

 at the apex of the leaves. 



Few-toothed'XedLveA Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 

 furrowed, but at length becoming terete ; leaves oval, attenuated 53 M. caudi'gera (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets rather compressed, 



at the base, acuminated at the apex, triple-nerved, besides the and are, as well as the petioles, panicles, and under side of leaves 



Hedge M 

 M 



Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



two marginal nervules, with repand margins ; panicle terminal, 

 oppositely branched ; bracteas small; teeth of calyx 5, obtuse. 



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Native about Porto Rico, in woods on 



hardly evident. 



the hills. Petals obovate, small, apparently yellow, spotted with 

 red in the dried state. Anthers linear, opening by one pore, 

 biauriculate at the base. Stigma hardly dilated. Melastoma 

 acuminata, Balb. herb. Melast. parviflora, VahL herb. 

 Hill Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



velvety from very minute stellate down ; leaves petiolate, oval, 

 3-nerved, quite entire, glabrous above, each terminating in a 

 long narrow taper-point ; panicles terminal, short, having the 



Native of Brazil, 



flowers crowded on its branchlets. 



b.s. 



Melds- 



in shady places in the province of Bahia, near Sincora. 

 toma caud^tum, Schrank et Mart. mss. Petals oval-oblong, 

 white. Nearly allied to M. caudalum, but differs in the leaves 

 being nearly twice the breadth, and in being smooth above. 

 Tail-hearing Aesivedi Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 

 54 M. Guayaquile'nsis (D. Don, in mem. soc. wern. 4. p. 

 ceolate, acute, coriaceous, quite entire, 3-nerved, besides the 315.) branchlets from tetragonal to terete, and are, as well as 

 marginal nervules, shining above ; panicle terminal : with its the petioles and calyxes, clothed with purplish rather powdery 

 branchlets opposite and bearing many flowers at their tops, and down ; leaves on short petioles, oval, bluntly somewhat cordate 



M 



Martiusia'na (D. C. prod. 3. p. 186.) glabrous; 

 branches from tetragonal to terete ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lan- 



knotted at their origin ; calycine teeth 5, obtuse, very short. Tj 

 S. Native of Brazil. Melastoma Martianum, Schrank, mss. 

 Petals obovate, reflexed. Anthers linear, biauriculate at the 

 base, and opening by one pore at the apex. Style filiform. 

 Stigma hardly dilated. Fruit unknown. 



at the base, acute at the apex, 5-nerved, a little toothed, gla- 



Martius 



Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



M 



to terete, and are, as well as the petioles and peduncles, covered 

 with short stellate down, intermixed with a few bristles, but at 



brous ; thyrse terminal, panicled ; flowers tern, rather aggre- 

 gate, nearly sessile ; calyx bluntly 5-toothed. fj . S. Native 

 about Guayaquil. Melastoma Guayaquilensis, Bonph niel. t. 

 49. Petals 5, oval, white. Anthers bluntly biauriculate at the 

 base. Leaves half a foot long. Berry 3-celled, crowned by the 

 limb of the calyx. 



Guayaquil Miconia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



nal, 



wun snort stellate down, intermixed with a few bristles, but at 55 M. att enua'ta (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets bluntly tetragonal, 



length becoming glabrous ; leaves on short petioles, oval-acu- and are, as well as the peduncles and petioles, smoothish ; leaves 

 ?!.T /^^^"^^^f y ciliated, quintuple-nerved, rather bristly on on short petioles, oval-oblong» attenuated at both ends, trip e- 



nerved, besides the 2 fine marginal nervules, quite entire, gla- 



both surfaces, and pale beneath ; panicle terminal. Fj . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil. Melastoma Maximilianum, Mart. herb. Calyx 



beset with scattered stellate down, with 5 broad very short branchlets 

 teeth. Petals obovate, yellow when dry. Stigma dilated, rather short teeth 



and 



pilose. 



one pore at the apex. 



Prince Maximilians Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 

 .^.50 M. Loxe'nsis (D. C. 1. c.) branches nearly terete, and are, 



brous on both surfaces ; thyrse panicled, terminal, with its 



spreading ; calyx rather velvety ; limb with ^^^JJ 



. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. M. parviflora, Aubl. 



guian. t. 171. ? but the flowers are one-half smaller in the figure 



peduncles 



under surface, clothed ..^^^j v«.*vv* ^^ly^n, icavca 



petiolate, oval, hardly obtuse at the base, short-acuminated at 

 the apex, setaceously denticulated, S-nerved, smoothish beneath 

 except on the nerves ; thyrse panicled, terminal, crowded ; calyx 

 almost globose, bluntly and shortly 5-toothed. f? 



of Peru, in temperate places about Loxa. Melasto .....^.o 



Bonpl. mel. t. 43. Berry blue, 3-celled. Style nearly clavate! 

 Petals 5, roundish, white. 



than in the specimen. Flowers white. . . 



Far. /3, subquintuplinervia (D.C. 1. c.) leaves almost quintuple^ 

 nerved ; the nerves are more distinct, especially the 2 margina 

 ones. T2. S. Native of Eerbice. Berry small, globose, 

 bluntly costate ; calyx almost truncate, hardly 5-toothed. 



j^ttenuatedAeaved Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



56 M. cAUDA^TA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 187.) branches tetra- 

 gonal, and are, as well as the panicles, hardly velvety, even w 

 Native examined through a lens : leaves petiolate, ovate, long-acun - 



^,< :« J •. -^ . \ • ^. i-«^of mnrffinaif 



M 



Shrub 5 ft. 



51 M. urophy'lla (D. C. 1. c.) branches terete, and are, as 



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nated, quite entire, 5-nerved ; the outer nerves almost "'^'"^'"^^^ 

 glabrous above, but clothed with adpressed rusty velvety 00^^ 

 beneath ; panicle terminal, divaricately and oppositely ^^J^^^V 

 bracteoles small, deciduous. ^2 • S. Native of New ^""»"y 

 between Mariquita and St. Anna. Melastoma caudata, i>on}> • 



