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MYRTACE.E. XXXIIL Eugenia. 



863 



long, acuminated at both ends, rather opaque, and are as well 

 as the branches glabrous, shining above, veinless, and marked 

 with elevated dots. ^ . S. Native of the Island of St. Thomas. 

 Perhaps a var. of E* virgultbsa. Stem whiter. 



Zance-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 6' to 10 feet. 



148 E. Trinita'tis (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, solitary, 

 opposite, longer than the leaves, disposed in simple racemes ; 

 pedicels opposite, 1 -flowered, furnished each with 1 bractea at the 



Fragrant Eugenia. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1790. Tree 20 ft. 



154 E. viRGULTosA (D. C. 1. c.) racemes axillary and ter- 

 minal, puberulous, somewhat compressed, shorter than the 

 leaves ; pedicels rather remote, decussate, bibracteolate at the 

 base; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated at both ends, rather 

 opaque, and are as well as the branches glabrous, shining above, 

 and marked with impressed dots and vems. Tj . S. Native of 

 the high mountains of Jamaica, Santa Cru», &c. My'rtus vir- 



base and 2 at the apex ; flowers 4-lobed ; leaves elliptic, acu- gultosa, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 905. exclusive of the syno 

 minated, coriaceous, with a few pellucid dots, shining above, and nyme of Plumier. Vahl. symb. 2. p. 58. Berry roundish, rather 

 pale beneath, quite glabrous on both surfaces, as well as the dry. Seeds 2-3, angular. 



Trviggy Eugenia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1787. Tr. 12 to 15 ft. 

 155 E. bifa'kia (Wall. pL asiat. ran 2. p. 47. t. 161.) arbo- 



branches and peduncles. Tj . S, Native of the Island of Tri- 

 nidad. My'rtus dioica, Sieb. pi. exs. trin. no. 94. Leaves an 



inch and a half long, and half an inch broad. Peduncles slen- reous, quite smooth ; leaves oblong, acuminated, approximate, 

 der, 2-3 inches long. Lobes of calyx obtuse. Fruit globose, 

 1 -seeded, a little smaller than a pea. Seed roundish. Cotyle- 

 dons conferruminated. 



Trinidad Eugenia* Shrub or tree. 



on short petioles, spreading in a bifarious manner, shining, blis* 

 tered above, and transversely nerved beneath, with the anasto- 

 mosing vessels very conspicuous, and forming 2 marginal veins, 

 which are remote from the margin; corymbs axillary, solitary, 



149 E. polystaVhya (Rich, in act. soc. hist, nat. par. 1792. branched ; ovarium clavate, on a slender pedicel ; petals orbicu- 



{). 110.) peduncles axillary, solitary, or in fascicles, length of lar, unguiculate ; berry oval, crowned by the permanent lobes of 

 eaves, oppositely racemose, compressed, clothed with rufous the calyx, which are incurved. P2 • "S* Native of the mountains 

 velvety down ; calyx downy, bluntly 4-lobed ; leaves ovate-Ian- on the confines of Silhet. 



jBj/anow5"leaved Eugenia. Tree 30 feet. 



156 E. parvifl6ra (Lam. diet. 3. p. ZOO. exclusive of tlie 



ceolate, acuminated, opaque, coriaceous, glabrous ; branchlets 



Native of French Guiana. 



compressed, smoothish. 1^ , S. 



E. rugosa, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Deless. 



Guiana plant is unknown, but that of Pavon is furrowed 



The fruit of the synonyme of Rheede) peduncles axillary, a little shorter than 



the leaves, panicled, pubescent ; bracteas oval, foliaceous, under 



from numerous irregular crests, as in E. uniflhra. Seeds pseudo- the branchlets of the panicle; bracteoles linear, under the flowers; 



cotyledonous. 



Many-spiked^xxgi^nm. Shrub or tree. 



150 E. emargina'ta (D. C. I.e.) racemes axillary, solitary, 

 8-10-flowered, when in fruit they are about equal in length to 



leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, opaque, rather dotted, gla- 

 brous above, pubescent beneath as well as on the branchlets. 

 Tj , S. Native of Java. My'rtus parviflora, Spreng. syst. 2. 

 p. 485. Calyx clothed with white down; lobes 4, obtuse. 



the leaves; calyx 4-parted ; leaves obovate-oblong, emarginate, Flowers small, ^mhr yo like ihsttoi My rtus commiiniSy ex Y.nnth. 



cuneated at the base, coriaceous, puberulous beneath, shining 

 above, and are as well as the branches glabrous. Tj .S- Native 



Small-flowered Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



157 E. Ege'nsis (D. C. prod. 3. p. 281.) peduncles axillary. 



on the banks of the Orinoco. My^rtus emargin^ta, H. B. et length of the petioles, bearing 8-10 slender, 1-flowered pedicels, 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 142. Flowers unknown. Berry which are twice the length of the petioles, disposed in the man- 

 nearly globose, pubescent, 1-seeded. Seed smooth. Cotyledons ner of a raceme; bracteas small, under the flowers and at the 



contortuplicate ? 



Emarginate-leaxed Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



151 E. ludibu'nda (Bert. ined. ex D. C. 1. c.) peduncles 



origin of the pedicels ; leaves elliptic-oblong, long-acuminated, 

 full of pellucid dots, reticulated, glabrous on both surfaces as 

 well as the branchlets, which are compressed. ^ . S. Native 



axillary, solitary, opposite, or in fascicles, panicled, shorter than of Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, near Ega. My'rtus 

 " " ' " ■ " ■ .... Eg^nsis, Mart. herb. Leaves 4 inches long, and an inch broad. 



Pedicels 7 lines long. Peduncles or rachis 3-4 lines long. Fruit 

 larger than a pea, globose, 1-seeded. Seeds globose. Imma- 



the leaves ; branches and flowers pubescent or villous ; leaves 

 ovate, acuminated, membranous, full of pellucid dots, glabrous 

 in the adult state ; calyx 4-cleft. Tj . S. Native of St. Do- 



My^'rtus monticola, Vahl. herb, ex Puer. Fruit glo- ture embryo pseudo-monocotyledonous 



mmgo 



bose, 1-seeded. Seed shining, pseudo-monocotyledonous 

 Sporting Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



Ega Eugenia. Tree. 



158 E. acuti'loba (D. C. 1. c.) racemes axillary, simple, 7- 



152 E. Gre'gii (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, many-flow- flowered, shorter than the leaves, and are as well as the branches 

 eredj pedicels opposite, 1 -flowered; flowers 4-cleft ; leaves rather hairy ; lobes of calyx and bracteas rather acute ; leaves 



elliptic or ovate, acute, or obtuse, clothed with hoary tomentum 

 beneath. T2 . S. Native of the Island of Dominica. My'rtus 

 Gr^gii, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 896. Gregia "aromatica, Gaertn. 

 ftuct. 1. p. 168. t. 33. Berry obovate-globose, coriaceous, when 

 young 2-celled, many-seeded, but in the adult state 1 -celled, 

 1-seeded. Seed large. Cotyledons fleshy, conferruminated. 



Greg's Eugenia. Clt. 1776. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



153 E. fra'grans (Willd. spec. 2. p. 964.) peduncles ^il- 

 lary, trichotomous, and simple, compressed, twice the length of 



oval-oblong, attenuated at the base, acuminated at the apex, full 

 of pellucid dots, rather villous on the upper surface when young, 

 but glabrous in the adult state, dotless, paler beneath, and pu- 

 bescently villous, fi • S. Native of Jamaica. Intermediate 

 between E. virgultbsa and E. parviflora. Fruit unknown. 



Acute-lohed Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



159 E. racem3sa(D. C. prod. 3. p. 281.) racemes axDlary, 

 simple, 7-8-flowered, clothed with villous tomentum, much 

 shorter than the leaves ; bracteas and bracteoles small, acute ; 



the leaves: floweis ^-cleft ; leaves ovate, rather convex, and calycine lobes 4, roundish; leaves oval-lanceolate, long-acumin. 

 somewhat coriaceous, dotted, and are as well as the branchlets «ed, tvnth a few pellucid dots, clothed with adpressed v.ll. wheji 

 glabrous ; stem arboreous. T2 . H. Native of the south of 



Jamaica, and on the high mountains of Martinique and Guiana. 

 My'rtus fr^grans, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 9 1 4. Sims, bot. mag. 

 1242. Vahl. symb. 2. p. 59. Eug. panicul^ta, Jacq. coll. 2. 



. 108. t. 5. f. 1. E. montfina, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 495. t. 195. 



erry roundish, 1-seeded. 



young, but glabrous in the adult state, shining aliove. 1; . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in woods. My'rtus racemosa. Mart. herb. 

 Leaves 3 inches long, and 12-15 lines broad. Racemes 9-10 

 lines long. Petals obovate. Style acute, longer than the sta- 

 mens. Fruit unknown. 



i?flc«no5e-flowered Eugenia. Shrub at tree. 



