MYRTACEiE. XXXIIT, Eugenia. 



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ered, 5-7-together, shorter than the leaves, rising from the axils 

 of the bracteas, which are oblong, bearing 2 linear bracteoles 

 under the flowers ; leaves elliptic-acuminated, glabrous ; calyx 

 4-cleft ; bracteas and bracteoles ciliated. Tj . S. Native about 

 Demerara and of the Island of Trinidad. Sieb. pi. trin. no. 245. 

 Allied to E, Patrtsii and J?, incequifblia^ but differs in the pedi- 

 cels being in fascicles, 6-7 lines long. Leaves 2 inches long, full 

 of pellucid dots. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Parker s Eugenia. Shrub. 



71 E. ? coRONA^TA (Vahl. ined. in herb. Puerari ex D. C. 1. c.) 

 pedicels 1-flowered, aggregate in the axils of the upper leaves, Small Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



Fruit globose, 1 -seeded, glabrous, about the size of a grain of 

 pepper. Leaves 15 lines long, and 7-8 lines broad. 



Roxburgh's Eugenia. Tree. 



77 E. MINIMA (Blum. cat. hort. buit. p. 75.) pedicels crowded, 

 axillary, 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; calyx crenulated; 

 leaves on short petioles, elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous, full of fine 

 parallel stripes. ^2 . S. Native of Java, in woods. My'rtus 

 variegata, Blum, bijdr. p. 1082. Fruit small, obovate, 1- 

 seeded. Seeds of Eugenia. Calyx somewhat attenuated at the 

 base. 



and much shorter than them, bearing 2 ovate bracteas under the 



78 E. tene'lla (D. C. prod. 3. p. 272.) pedicels 1-3, very 



flowers ; leaves oval, bluntish at both ends, coriaceous, and are, as short, axillary, 1-flowered, minutely bibracteolate under the 



well as the branches, quite glabrous ; calycine lobes 4, roundish. 

 J^ . S. Native of Guinea. Leaves 1 1 inch long, and 8-10 lines 

 broad. Pedicels 3-4 lines long. Flowers smaller than those of 

 My'rtus commUnis. Ovarium globose. Fruit and seeds un- 

 known. 



Crowned' fruited Eugenia. 



Shrub. 



72 E. ? adenoca'lyx (D.C. prod. 3. p. 271.) pedicels 3-5- 

 together, 1-flowered, in fascicles, shorter than the petioles, gla- 

 brous ; leaves broad, ovate, acuminated, coriaceous, full of pel- 

 lucid dots ; branches and flowers quite glabrous ; calyx 4-cleft, 

 obtuse, full of glandular dots; bracteoles 2 at the base of the 

 calyx, very blunt, and somewhat connate. ^ . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. Leaves 4 inches long, 2^ broad ; lower ones on the 

 branches obtuse. - Pedicels hardly 1;| line long. Fruit and seeds 



unknown. 



Gland'Calyxed Eugenia. Shrub. 



73 E. bimargina'ta (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 5-7-together, axil- 

 lary, 1-flowered, much shorter than the leaves, bibracteolate 

 under the flowers; calyx with an obovate tube, and bluntish 

 short lobes ; leaves ovate or ovate-oblong, sessile, somewhat 

 cordate at the base, obtuse at the apex, coriaceous, stiff, opaque ; 

 marginal nerve double, outer one contiguous to the margin. ^ . 

 S. Native of Brazil. My'rtus antidysenterica, Mart. herb. 

 Leaves of the lower branches 15 lines long, and 11-12 lines 

 broad ; upper ones 20 lines long and 9 lines broad, with the 

 margins of all reflexed. Pedicels 2 hues long. 



Double-mar gined'leaved Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



74 E. ve^tula (D. C. prod. 3. p. 271.) pedicels 1-3-to- 

 gether, 1-flowered, a httle shorter than the leaves, glabrous, bi- 



flowers ; lobes of calyx 4, obtuse ; leaves oval, obtuse, somewhat 

 cuneated at the base, membranous, full of pellucid dots, veinless, 

 except the middle nerve, glabrous ; petioles and branchlets pu- 

 berulous. Tj , S. Native of Brazil, on high mountains in the 

 provinces of the Mines. My'rtus tenella, Mart. herb. . Habit 

 almost of ^. alpina and E. obtusa^ but truly different. Stamens 

 and style exserted. Fruit unknown. Leaves 6-7 lines long, 

 and 3 lines broad. Flowers small. Perhaps referrible to sec- 

 tion iii. 



Weak Eugenia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



79 E. ? flave'scens (D. C. prod. 3. p. 272.) pedicels 3-5- 

 together, axillary, 1-flowered, bibracteolate at the apex ; lobes of 

 calyx 4, ovate, acutish ; leaves ovate, acuminated at the base, 

 and attenuated at the apex, obtuse, membranous, full of pellucid 

 dots, glabrous on both surfaces, as well as on the petioles, pedi- 

 cels, and calyxes. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the desert of Bahia. 

 My'rtus flava, Mart. herb. Calyxes yellowish. Petals 4, orbi- 

 cular, white, ex Mart. Staminiferous disk 4-sided in the middle 

 of the flower. Style longer than the filaments. Fruit unknown. 



Yellowish Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



* * * Flowers axillary^ almost sessile, or on short peduncles. 



bracteolate at the apex ; calyx with a roundish tube and subor- by a lens, 

 bicular lobes ; leaves sessile, ovate, cordate at the base, obtuse 

 at the apex, coriaceous, opaque, glabrous above, clothed with 

 lioary velvety down beneath, as well as on the branchlets, but 

 at lenfTth becoming naked. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 provinces of the Mines. My'rtus vetula. Mart. herb. Leaves 

 10-12 lines long and 1-9 broad. Pedicels 5-6 hneslong. Calyx 

 glabrous. Stamens shorter than the petals. 

 Old Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



75 E. MARiTiMA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 2-3-together, l-flow- 

 ered*, hardly longer than the petioles, bibracteolate at the apex, 

 rising from a very short rachis, in something like racemes; calyx 

 with an obovate tube, and ovate-roundish lobes ; leaves oval, 

 bluntish, glabrous, opaque ; lateral veins hardly evident at the 

 apex. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, by the sea-side at Ilheos. 

 AlyVtus maritima, Mart. herb. Leaves 1^ inch long, and 9-10 

 lines broad. Pedicels 2-3 lines long. Flowers small. 



Sea-side Eugenia. Shrub. 



76 E. RoxBU^RGHii (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-flowered, axillary 

 and lateral, aggregate or subracemose, much shorter than the 

 leaves, bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves oval, bluntish, 

 coriaceous, dotless, glabrous ; calyxes and pedicels clothed with 

 rusty pubescence. ^ . S. Native of the East Indies, in Silhet. 

 Eugenia Zeylanica, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 92. but not of Willd. 



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fascicles in the axils of 



80 E. ? L'Heritieria'na (D. C. prod. 3. p. 272.) flowers 

 axillary, sessile, crowded ; leaves elliptic-acuminated, and are, 

 as well as the branches, quite glabrous ; lateral nerves confluent 

 near the margins. Tj . S. Native of Tobago. My'rtus dumosa, 

 L'Her. herb, but not of Vahl. Very nearly allied to E. coffece- 

 folia. Leaves less opaque, full of pellucid dots when examined 



Heritiers Eugenia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



81 E. coFFEiEFOLiA (D. C. 1. c.) flowers axillary, sessile, 

 crowded ; leaves elliptic, attenuated at the base, acuminated at 

 the apex, and are, as well as the branches, quite glabrous ; 

 lateral nerves of leaves confluent at the apex, a considerable dis- 

 tance from the margin of the leaf. Tj, S. Native of Cayenne. 

 Fruit globose, glabrous, size of a small pea. Seed one, roundish. 

 Embryo homogeneous. Leaves obscure, almost without dots, 

 4-6 inches long, and from 1-2 inches broad. 



Coffee-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



82 E. AFriNis (D. C. I. c.) peduncles axillary, branched, 3- 

 flowered, very short, bibracteolate at the base ; leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acuminated, and are, as well as the branches, quite gla- 

 brous ; fruit oval. Tj . S. Native of St. Domingo and Porto 

 Rico, at the edges of woods. Allied to E. undulata, but dif- 

 fers in the leaves being one-half smaller and flat. Berry olive- 

 formed, 1 -seeded. Cotyledons conferruminated. 



Allied Eugenia. Shrub (5 to 8 feet. 



83 E. cALOPHYLLoiDEs (D. C. 1. c) flowcrs axillary and 

 lateral, crowded, nearly sessile, 4-cleft ; leaves oval, acute, shin- 

 ing above, glabrous in the adult state ; nerves on the under sur- 

 face, petioles, branchlets, pedicels, and calycine tube, clothed 



with rusty velvety down. Tj . S. Native of Sierra Leone. 

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