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MYRTACEiE. XXVIII. Myrcia. 



Formosa Myrcia. Shrub. 



104 M. coccoLOBjEFbLiA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary, depau- 



98 M. rostra'ta (D.C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, racemose, perated, compressed, glabrous, about equal in length to the 



shorter than the leaves, 5-7-flowered; pedicels distant, oppo- leaves; calyx 4-5 -cleft ; leaves roundish-ovate, obtuse, rounded 



site ; calyx bluntly 5-lobed, clothed with adpressed down ; fruit at the base, coriaceous, reticulated, shining, and are, as well as 



obovate; leaves lanceolate, much acuminated, full of pellucid the branches, glabrous. T2 . S. Native of New Granada, near 



dots, shining above and glabrous on both surfaces, as well as on Ibague. My'rtus coccolobaef oHa, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 



the branchlets. h . S. Native of Brazil, in the nrovince of amer. 6. p. 139. Flowers unknown. Berry nearly globose, 



glabrous, red, 3-celled, acid; cells few-seeded. Embryo like 

 that of M. bracteoldris. 



Coccoloha-leaved Myrcia. Shrub 5 ft. 



105 M. BiLLARDiA^NA (D. C. 1. c.) pedunclcs axillary, pa- 



^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 

 St. Paul. Myrtus rostrata, Mart. herb. Leaves stiffish, 3 

 inches long, and 7-8 lines broad- Peduncles an inch long. Fruit 

 4 lines long, crowned by the calyx. Seeds unknown. 

 Beaked Myrcia. Tree 10 to 12 ft. 



99 M. ERiopus (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles panicled, axillary, a nicled, glabrous, about equal in length to the leaves ; flowers' 5- 

 little longer than the leaves, and are, as well as the branches, lobed; leaves oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, on very 

 hispid ; tube of calyx oblong, hispid ; leaves oval-oblong, acu- short petioles, membranous, reticulated, glabrous. Tj . S. Na- 

 minated, when young full of pellucid dots, clothed with long 

 silky velvety down, opaque in the adult state, and smoothish. 

 ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, in 

 woods. My'rtus eriopus. Mart. herb. Leaves l| inch long, 

 and 6 lines broad. 



obtuse. 



Petioles 2 lines long. Calycine lobes short, 



Woolly 'peduncledMyxcm. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



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M. UMBELLXJLiFERA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 255.) 



tive of New Andalusia, on Mount Cocollar. My'rtus Billar- 

 di^na, H. B, et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 139. t. 544. 

 Flowers unknown. Berry nearly globose, 1-2-seeded. Coty- 

 ledons foliaceous, corrugated. Radicle long, descending. Calyx 

 4-lobed from the figure, but from the description 5-lobed. 



La Billardier's Myrcia. Shrub 10 to 12 ft. 



106 M.? m6llis (D. C. prod. 3. p. Z5&.) panicles axillary and 

 terminal, branched, clothed with fucescent tomentum ; calyx 5- 

 cleft ; leaves oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base, coriace- 

 ous, reticulated, glabrous above and shining, but clothed with 



8-6-flowered, solitary or twin, or 2-4 seated on a short pubescent tomentum beneath, and on the branches. T^ . S. Na- 

 common peduncle ; flowers rather unibellate, with the middle tive of New Granada, near Pasto. My'rtus mollis, H, B. et 



Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 141. Flowers hardly known. 

 Fruit and seeds unknown. Said to be allied to Eugenia dejlexa. 



Soft Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 12 ft. 



107 M. acumina'ta (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary, solitary 

 and terminal, tern, branched, exceeding the leaves ; calyx 4-5- 

 cleft ; leaves ovate-oblong, long-acuminated, obtuse at the base, 

 reticulated, coriaceous, shining, pubescent on the nerve, but 

 when young silky. T2 . S. Native of New Granada, between 

 Mariquita and St. Anna. My'rtus acuminata, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 141. Ovarium turbinate, 2-celled; cells 

 2-seeded. Embryo like that of M. hracteolaris, 



AcuminatedAeaved Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



one usually sessile ; calyxes 5-cleft; leaves elliptic, obtuse at 

 both ends, somewhat emarginate at the apex, coriaceous, reticu- 

 lated, glabrous, rather silvery beneath ; branchlets finely tomen- 

 tose. ^ . S. Native of Cumana, in cultivated places. My'rtus 

 umbellulifera, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 135. 

 Flowers about the size of those of Cratce^gus oxyacdntha. Sta- 

 mens about 140 in number. Ovarium 2-3-celled; cells 4-6- 

 ovulate. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Umbel-bearing Myrcia. Shrub. 



101 M. ? cLUsi^FoLiA (D. C, ]. c.) panicles axillary, depau- 

 perated, equal in length to the leaves ; calyx 5-cleft ; leaves 

 elliptic, rounded at the apex, and sometimes emarginate, 

 running down into the petioles, coriaceous, reticulated and 

 shining, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. Tj .S. Na- 

 tive of South America. My'rtus clusiaef61ia, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 138. Leaves about 2 inches long, and 

 about 17-21 lines broad. Petioles 3-4 lines long. Fruit glo- 

 bose, about the size of a pea, few- seeded. Seeds unknown. 

 Said to be like M. Pimenta and M. coridcea. 



My 



Shrub. 



108 M. ? Humboldtia'na (D. C. L c.) panicles axillary, soli- 

 tary, somewhat branched, divaricate, clothed with rusty tomen- 

 tum, shorter than the leaves ; calyxes 5 -parted ; leaves ovate- 

 oblong, terminating in a narrow acumen, acute at the base, coria- 

 ceous, reticulated, shining, puberulous beneath ; branches tomen- 

 tose. ^2 • S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco. My'rtus 

 deflexa, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 142. Leaves 6- 

 7 inches long, and 2 inches broad. Ovarium 2-celled; cells 2- 

 seeded. In the immature seeds the cotyledons are foliaceous. 



102 M. ? polya'ntha (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary and ter- 



minal, branched ; branchlets 1-3-flowered, compressed, clothed complicated, and perhapr afterwards 

 with fine silky down; leaves oblong, acuminated, acute at the Humboldt's Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



base, obsoletely reticulated, coriaceous, glabrous above and shin- 109 M. xylopioxbes (D. C. 1. c) peduncles axillary, ey- 



ing, puberulous beneath, as well as on the branchlets. T2 . S. - . . 



Native of South America, on the banks of the rivers Atabapo 

 and Orinoco. My'rtus polyantha, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 6. p. 140. t. 545. Ovarium 2-celled; cells 2-ovulate. 

 Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Many-Jlowered Myrcia. Shrub. 



103 M.? complica'ta (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary and ter- 



mosely panicled, shorter than the leaves ; leaves lanceolate, ter- 

 minating in a narrow acumen each, obtuse at the base, on short 

 petioles, membranous, reticulated, downy beneath, as well as on 

 the branches. T2 . S. Native of New Granada, near the town 

 of Buga, in the province of Popayan. My'rtus xylopioides, H* 

 B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 257. t. 657. Calyx 5-lobed. 

 Fruit elliptic, 1-seeded. Cotyledons fleshy, corrugated. 



minal, branched ; branchlets l-S-flowered, compressed, clothed Xylopia-Uke Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft.' 



with fine silky down ; leaves oblong, acuminated, rounded at 



110 M.? LONGiFOLiA (D. C. 1. c.) glabrous ; leaves on very 



the base, complicated, coriaceous, glabrous, shining, and are, short petioles, large, oblong, 'acum'inately cuspidate, somewhat 



as well as the branches, puberulous. Tj . S. Native of New 

 .Granada, at San Felipe. My'rtus complic^ta, H. B. et Kunth, 

 .nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 141. Ovarium 2-celled; cells 2-ovu- 

 late as in M. polydntha. Said to be allied to M. defixa of 

 Poir. 



cordate, coriaceous, very shining ; calyx 5-toothed ; drupe p^^''' 

 shaped, 1 -seeded. ^. S. Native in woods on the banks ot 



the Orinoco. 



My'rtus longifolia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 



^ - Structure 



Compl 



Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



amer. 7. p. 258. Drupe 2-celled ; cells 1 -seeded, 

 of the flowers and seeds unknown. 



Long-leaved Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



