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MYRTACE^. XXVII. Myrtus. 



roc, myrios, a myrtle, a red myrtle ; in reference to the flowers base, and bibracteolate at the apex ; leaves elHpticf, obtuse, cori- 



being red). D, C. prod. 3. p. 240. Flowers rose-coloured. Seeds 



Accord- 



aceous, full of pellucid dots, clothed with rusty tomentum when 



flat, compressed, disposed in two series in each cell. 



ing to Salisbury, this section is sufficient to form a distinct 



genus. 



16 M. TOMENTOSA (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 159.) peduncles 1-3- 



young, as w^ell as the branchlets and pedicels. T2 . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Myrtus latifolia, Roth, nov. spec. p. 232. 

 but not of Aublet. Leaves 3 inches long, and 2 inches broad. 

 Petioles 2 lines long. Fruit, seeds, and number of the lobes of 



flowered, bearing 2 ovate bracteoles under each flower, shorter calyx unknown. 



than the leaves, and are, as well as the branches and calyxes, 

 velvety ; leaves ovate, velvety above in the young state, clothed 

 with hoary tomentum beneath, 3-nerved, with the lateral nerves Roth, 1, c. 



rar. /3, con/erta (D. C. prod. 3. p. 241.) pedicels 3-5-to- 

 gether ; flowers a little smaller than those of the species. 



almost marginal ; calyx 5-cleft. fj . G. Native of China, Cochin- 

 china, and among the Nellygerry Mountains in the East Indies, 

 and in the Island of Junkseilon, ex Salisb. Curt. bot. mag. t. 250. 

 Lois. herb. amat. t. 267. M. canescens,Lour.coch.p. 31 1. — Pluk. 

 aim. t. 372. f. 1. Petals rose-coloured, longer than the stamens 

 and style, velvety on the outside. Fruit ovate, 3-celled. Seeds 

 compressed, 2 series in each cell. Embryo as in M. communis known. 



Heyne's Myrtle. Shrub. 



24 M.? ERYTHROXYLoiDEs (H. B. ct KuHth, nov. gen. amer. 

 6. p. 149.) flowers 3-6-together, axillary, and terminal, 4-5-pe- 

 talled ; leaves elliptic, emarginate, reticulated, coriaceous, gla- 

 brous, shining ; branchlets rather hairy. Tj . S. Native of 

 South America, near Cumana. Flowers, fruit, and seeds un- 



according to Kunth. There is a smoother variety of this species 

 which goes under the name of M> affinis in the gardens. 



Tomenlose Myrtle. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1776. Sh. 2 to 6 ft. 



17 M. ? specta'^bilis (Blum, bijdr. p. 1083.) peduncles 



Erythroxylum-like Myrtle. Shrub. 



♦ * 



Peduncles axillary^ 2-3 or many-flowered 



25 M. Lu'ciDA (Lin. spec. p. 674.) peduncles usually 3-flow- 

 crowded, axillary, 1 -flowered, shorter than the leaves; calyx ered ; flowers 5-petalled, nearly sessile, disposed into a taper- 

 silky, 4-cleft; leaves ovate-oblong, 3-nerved, bluntly acumi- ing lanceolate spike. Tj 



Native of Surinam. 



^ . ^ ^ ^ Shining Myrtle. Shrub or tree. 



Native of Java, in the province of Bantam. 26 M. ? Sello'i (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 482.) peduncles capil- 



nated, acutish at the base, coriaceous, glabrous, greyish silvery 

 beneath. T2 . S. 



Fruit unknown. 



Showy Myrtle. Shrub. 



lary, 3-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; flowers 5-cleft ; leaves 

 oblong, attenuated at both ends, bluntish, opaque, pale and veiny 



t In the following species the seeds, fruit, and number of the ^^"^^A' n^ ' f' ?f '"i! ""^ ^'^^'^* 



parts ofthefltwer being unknown, it is therefore doubtful whether 

 any of them belong to the genus. Many of them on future ex 



My 



Shrub. 



acute, veiny, clothed with woolly tomentum, as well as the 



amination may prove to belong to the genus Mijrcia, especially ^cute, veiny, cioinea wuu wooixy tun euiuiii, a« ncti a. .». 

 these natlvps of South AmPrirn ^ ' ^ ^ branchlets; peduncles very short, nearly opposite; flowers 4- 



thcse natives of South America. 



'flowered, 



cleft, b 



Native of Brazil, at Rio Grande. 



Clothed Myrtle. Shrub. 

 28 M. megapota'mica fS 



18 M. ? LiNiFOLiA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 479.) pedicels axillary, 

 1 -flowered, usually solitary, shorter than the leaves ; leaves pe- late, obscurely veined, clothed w ith yellowish silky down beneath ; 



tiolate, linear, obtuse, nerveless, glabrous, flat beneath. \i 

 Native of the West Indies. The rest unknown. Perhaps the 

 same as Eugenia leptospcrmoides. 



Flax-leaved Myrtle. Shrub. 



19 M. ? TENUiFOLiA (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 280.) pedicels 

 axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves; leaves 

 linear, mucronate, with revolute margins, pubescent beneath ; 

 calyxes glabrous ; petals pubescent. T2 . G. Native of New 

 Holland. Leaves an inch long, and one line broad. Flowers 



ped 



Native of Brazil, at Rio Grande. 



M. 



seeds unknown. 



Fruit and 



Fine-leaved Myrtle. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 to 6 ft. 



20 M. gra'mmica (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 480.) pedicels 1-flow- 

 ered, usually solitary, capillary, shorter than the leaves ; leaves 

 oblong, attenuated at both ends, obtuse, full of parallel veins, 



and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. \i 

 Brazil. 



WVi//en-leaved Myrtle. Shrub. 



21 M. ? Lu^RiDA (Spreng. 1. c.) pedicels 1-flowered, usually 

 solitary, stiff, shorter than the leaves, stipulate at the base; 

 leaves sessile, lanceolate, cuspidate, quite glabrous on both sur- 



Rio Grande Myrtle. Shrub. 



29 M. TRiFLORA (Spreng. 1. c. but not of Jacq.) peduncles 

 straight, bracteate, 3-flowered, about equal in length to the 

 leaves ; flowers crowded, 5-cleft ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, 

 glabrous, shining above, and reticulated with veins beneath. Ij • 

 S. Native of Monte Video. 



Three -flow ered Myrtle. Shrub. 



30 M. RusciFoLiA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 970.) peduncles axil- 

 lary, short, crowded, many-flowered, pubescent ; leaves round- 

 ish-elliptic, quite glabrous, and full of pitted dots above. ^2 . ^. 

 Native of the East Indies. Leaves almost the size of those 01 

 Ruscus aculeatus, but a little larger and more blunt ; when young 

 ornamented w ith rufescent pili. Flowers and fruit unknown. 



Native of Butcher^ s-broom-leaved Myrtle. Shrub. 



flowered^ corymbose^ or in branched 



faces, reticulately veined. 

 Lurid Myrtle. Shrub. 



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M 



panicles. 



31 M.? FiRMA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 487.) panicles axillary^ 

 opposite, trichotomous, tomentose, rather shorter than the leaves , 

 leaves ovate-elliptic, coriaceous, large, rufescent, glabrous, 

 veiny. 1^ . S. Native of Brazil. The rest unknown. 



22 M. ? ova'lis (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 479.) pedicels 1-flowered, Firm Myrtle. Shrub. 



usually solitary, exceeding the^ leaves ; leaves ov^l, veiny, gla- 32 M. ? a'nceps (Spreng. neue. entd. 2. p. 170. syst. 2. P- 



487.) panicles axillary, erect, about equal in length to the leaves, 



leaves lanceolate, nearly sessile, coriaceous, shining, full ^ 

 parallel veins, discoloured beneath ; branches 2-edged, q"' ^ 

 smooth. Tj 



brous; branches covered with fuscous villi, Tj . S. Native of 

 Brazil. 



OiaMeaved Myrtle. Shrub. 



23 M.? He'ynii (Spreng. 1. c. p. 248.) pedicels axillary, 1- 

 flpwered, usually solitary, length of the petioles, bracteate at the 



Native of Brazil. 



Myrtle. Shrub. 



