MYRTACE^. XXXIII. Eugenia. 



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roundish-elliptic, rounded at the base, coriaceous, glabrous, 

 shining; branches angular. T2 . S. Native of South America. 

 My'rtus foliosa, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, 6. p. 134. 

 Ovarium 2-celled ; cells 7-8-ovulate. Style curved. Leaves 

 9-11 lines long and 7-9 lines broad. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



My 



Tree 20 feet. 



Leafy Eugenia. Shrub. 



124 E. subamplexicau'lis (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, 

 shorter than the leaves, 3-flowered ; flowers 4-clert, the one on 

 the bifurcation sessile, and the others pedicellate ; lobes of calyx 

 ovate, concrete above the ovarium, but at length reflexed along 

 with the petals; leaves ovate-oblong, cordate at the base, sessile, 

 acuminated at the apex, opaque, glabrous on both surfaces, as 

 well as on the branches. fj . S. Native of Brazil, in woods 

 on Mount Formosa on the confines of the provinces of Rio Ja- 

 neiro and St. Paul. My^'rtus subamplexicaulis. Mart. herb. sessile in the forks, and the others pedicellate ; bracteoles linear ; 

 Leaves 3 inches long and an inch broad. Peduncles an inch leaves oblong, acutish, running into the petiole at the base, co- 

 long. The lateral flowers on pedicels 4 lines long. Petals riaceous, reticulated, emarglnate, shining, glabrous ; branches 

 obovate-oblong. 



' Somewhat-stem-clasping -leaved Eugenia. Shrub. 



130 E. SALiciFOLiA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 278.) peduncles axil- 

 lary, shorter than the leaves, twice bifid, 7-flowered, 3 of them 

 sessile in the forks, and 4 of them pedicellate; limb of calyx 

 deciduous ; leaves lanceolate, rather membranous, narrowly acu- 

 minated, reticulated, glabrous on both surfaces, as well as on 

 the branchlets. Jj . S. Native of New Granada. My'rtus 

 salicif61ia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 136. t. 541. 

 M. dumosa, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 483. exclusive of the synonyme. 



Ovarium 2-3-ceIled; cells 11-18-ovulate. Fruit and seeds un- 

 known. 



Willow-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



131 E. ? limba'ta (D. C. prod. S. p. 278.) peduncles axillary, 

 shorter than the leaves, bifid, or twice bifid ; some of the flo\\ 



puberulous. Tj . S. Native of Peru, near Ayavaca. My 

 limbata, H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. Lobes of calyx ciliately fringed. 

 125 E. crenulata (Willd. spec. 2. p. 961.) peduncles axil- Stamens beyond 200. Ovarium 2-celled ; cells 16-ovulate. 



lary, solitary, usually 3-flowered, hardly longer than the very Flowers and seeds unknown. 



short petioles ; leaves oval or roundish, bluntly subcrenated at Limbale Eugenia. Shrub. 



the apex, and are as well as the branches glabrous. Ij . S. Na- 132 E. fimbria'ta (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, exceeding 



tive of St. Domingo, in mountain thickets. My'rtus crenulata, the leaves, 3-flowered or bifid, with 1 flower in the fork, and 



Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 889. 



lines broad. Flowers minute. 



very minute 



Leaves 6-7 lines long and 4 the branchlets 3-flowered; bracteas lanceolate, rather foliaceous; 

 Petals white, oblong. Stamens leaves roundish-elliptic, obtuse at both ends, coriaceous, reticu- 

 Berry roundish, red, 1 -seeded. Seeds roundish. 



Crenulated'leaved Eugenia. Shrub 8 to 12 feet. 



lated, and are as well as the branchlets pubescent ; petals fringed 

 with villi. T2 • S. Native of Peru, near Ayavaca. My'rtus 



126 E. BRACHYBOTRYA (D, C. L c.) pcdunclcs axillary, few- . fimbri^ta, H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. p. 137. t. 542. Ova- 

 flowered, a little longer than the petioles, trifid ; leaves ovate, rium 2-celled ; cells 15-ovulate. — - - - - 



unknown 



acuminated, obtuse at the base, almost sessile, shining, opaque ; 

 branches and flowers glabrous. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. 

 Fruit globose, glabrous. Seeds few, thick, and rather angular 

 Leaves 2 inches long and 12-15 lines broad. 



Fringed-petalled Eugenia* Tree. 



lines long. 



Short-racemed Eugenia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



peduncles axillary and 

 nearly terminal, dichotomous, shorter than the leaves, rather 

 Racemes 4-5 corymbose ; 'flowers sessile in the forks, and the others pedicel- 

 late; leaves nearly elliptic, obtuse, acutish at the base, coria- 

 ceous, margined, obsoletely veined, glabrous, pubescent when 



. S. Native of 



127 E. SiEBERiANA (D. C. 1. c.) racemulcs axillary, few- young, as well as the branches and corymbs. ^2 



flowered ; fruit ovate-oblong ; lobes of calyx 4, short, broad, 

 very obtuse, conniving, crowned ; leaves oval, shortly and bluntly 

 apiculated, membranous, full of pellucid dots, white beneath 

 from hardly visible down. Tj • S. Native of the Island of Tri- 

 nidad. Sieb. fl. trin. no. 2:^2. Leaves 3 inches long and 18-21 



South America, near San Felipe. My'rtus Lindleyana, II. B. 

 et Kunth, 1. c p. 138. t. 543. but not of Mart. herb. Ovarium 

 2-3-celIed ; cells 12-13-ovulate. Fruit and seeds unknown. 

 Lindley's Eugenia. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



ped 



lines broad. Petioles 3-4 lines long. Peduncles rather velvety, equal in length to the leaves, usually 6 -flowered and dichotomous 

 hardly longer than the petioles. Fruit 7-8 lines long. Seeds at the apex; flowers sessile in the forks, the rest pedicellate ; 

 oblong. 



Sieher^s Eugenia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



128 E. MACROSPE^RMA (D. C. 1. c.) pcdunclcs axillary, few- 

 flowered, length of the petioles, shortly trifid at the apex ; leaves 

 oval, attenuated at the base, on longish petioles, acuminated at 

 the apex, glabrous above, rather velvety beneath from rufous 

 deciduous down, as well as the branchlets and pedicels ; calycine 

 lobes very obtuse. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the desert of 

 Bahia. Fruit ovate, crowned by the calyx, glabrous, 1 -seeded. 

 Seeds similar to those of a Pkaseolus, 7 lines long and 5 lines 

 broad. Cotyledons conferruminated. Petioles 5 lines long. 

 Leaves 5 inches long, hardly 2-Iobed. 



Long-seeded Eugenia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



129 E. MYROBA^ANA (D. C. 1. c.) racemcs few-flowered, ax- 

 illary, short ; fruit oblong, bluntly attenuated at both ends, 

 crowned by the lobes of the calyx, which are very blunt and sonie- 

 ^hat incurved, 1 -seeded ; seeds oblong; leaves oval, acumin- 

 ated at the apex, opaque, glabrous on both surfaces, as well as 



' " '^ Native of Brazil, at Rio Negro. 



on the branchlets. 



f2. S. 



leaves obovate, rounded at the apex, cuneated at the base, reti- 

 culated, coriaceous, shining, and are as well as the branches 

 glabrous. I? • S. Native of Peru, at Ayavaca. My'rtus rho- 

 paloides, H. B. et Kunth, h c p. 137. Ovarium 2-celled ; cells 

 20 ovulate. Fruit and seeds unknown, 

 Rhopala-Ukc Eugenia. Tree. 



135 E. Exsu^ccA (D. C. 1. c) peduncles axillary or nearly ter- 

 minal, length of leaves, bifid or dichotomous, cymose ; flowers 

 in threes, middle one sessile ; tube of calyx obovate, clothed 

 with rufous silky down ; lobes 4, roundish, reflexed ; leaves ob- 

 ovate, obtuse, opaque, pale, glabrous above, but rather velvety 

 beneath when young; petioles and branches clothed with rufous 

 down. ^2 ' S. Native of Peru. My'rtus exsiicca, Domb. mss. 

 but not of Mart. Peduncles sometimes rising by threes from the 

 axils. Bracteoles linear, acute, under the flowers. Leaves 15 

 lines long and 7-8 broad. Fruit unknown. 



Dry Eugenia. Tree 20 feet. 



136 E.? DicHOTOMA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 278.) peduncles axil- 

 lary, opposite, or nearly terminal, longer than the leaves, bifid 

 or twice bifid ; flowers sessile in the forks, the rest pedicellate ; 



My'rtus myrobalanus, Mart. herb. Leaves 9 inches long, and ,...-, , i . u *u j i - a c n 



34 broad. Petioles 6 lines long. Fruit an inch long and half leaves elliptic-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends 1 -nerved, f^^^^ 

 an inch broad ^^ pellucid dots, glabrous m the adult state, pubescent on both 



