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MYRTACEiE. XXXIIL Eugenia. 



160 E. CandolleaVa (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, oppo- rather ovate-oblong, acuminated, cuneated, and acute at the 



site, and terminal, tern, racemose. 



7-9-flowered, shorter than base, revolute all round, rather coriaceous, glabrous, and rather 



the leaves ; bracteoles bluntish ; leaves oval-oblong, rather cu-, 

 neated at the base, bluntly acuminated at the apex, full of pel- 

 lucid dots, quite glabrous on both surfaces as well as on the 



S. 



Native of New Granada, near Honda, and 



shining. Tj . 



perhaps of Peru. My^'rtusmicrantha, H, B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 



144. but not of Nees nor Mart. Ovarium 2 -celled ; cells 



branches. ^2 . S. Native of Brazil, in woods near Rio Ja- . many-ovulate. Fruit red, 1 -seeded. 



Small'JlorveredlSiUgerua. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 

 167 E. a'lbida (Humb. et Bonpl. pi. equin. 2. p. 107. 1. 113.) 

 ovate, crowned by the lobes of the calyx, which are ovate, obtuse, racemes axillary, solitary, shorter than the leaves, or terminal. 



neiro. My'rtus CandoUeana, Mart. herb. Leaves 2 inches 

 long and 9-10 lines broad. Peduncles 9-10 lines long. Fruit 



4 in number, and glabrous as well as the whole inflorescence. 

 De Candolle*s Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



in threes, 8-10-flowered, and are as well as the branchlets clothed 

 with silky silvery down ; calyx acutely 4-lobed ; leaves oblong- 



161 E. collina(D. C. 1. c.) peduncles extra-axillary, race- lanceolate, acuminated, narrowed at the base, coriaceous, gla- 



mosely panicled, shorter than the leaves, or equal in length to brous above and shining, but covered with silky silvery down 



them ; lobes of calyx 4, ovate, obtuse, spreadingly reflexed ; beneath. Tj . S. Native of New Granada, on mountains near 



staminiferous disk broad ; leaves elliptic, bluntish, stiff, opaque, Fusagasuga. Ovarium 2-celled ; cells many-ovulate. 



and are as well as the branchlets glabrous. Tj . S. Native of subglobose. Cotyledons fleshy, conferruminated. 



Seed 



Whitish Eugenia. 



Tree 12 to 18 feet. 



168 E. puBE^scENs (D. C. 1. c.) racemes axillary, twin, and 



Brazil, on hills. My^'rtus collina. Mart. herb. Peduncles rising 



a little above the leaves, opposite, and forming a cross angle 



with the leaves. Calyxes downy, expanded like that of Psidiunif terminal in fours, 8-10-flowered, about equal in length to the 



but 4-lobed, and with the lobes distinct in the bud. Leaves 2 leaves, pubescent ; calyx bluntly 4-lobed ; leaves oblong, ob- 

 tuse, acute at the base, coriaceous, glabrous above and shining, 

 clothed with silky pubescence beneath ; branchlets puberulous. 

 ^ . S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco, near Maypures. 

 162 E. capparidif6lia (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, ra- My'rtus pubescens, H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 143. but not of Mart. 



and 2i inches long and 1 inch broad. Peduncles an inch and a 

 half long. Fruit unknown. 

 Hill Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



cemose, 3-times shorter than the leaves, 7-8-flowered; bracteas 

 and bracteoles ovate ; fruit ovate, globose, glabrous at length. 



Leaves 27-30 lines long and 12-14 lines broad. Flowers about 

 the size of those of the hawthorn. Petals ciliated. Stamens 



but when young clothed with short velvety down, as well as the about 170 in number. Ovarium 2-celled ; cells many-ovulate. 



lobes of the calyx, which are 4 and ovate ; leaves oval-oblong, Fruit and seeds unknown. 



bluntish, coriaceous, stiff, opaque, and are as well as the branches 

 glabrous- Tj . S. Native of Brazil, on Serro Frio, in the pro- 



Puhescent Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



169 E. pseu^do-caryophy'lltjs (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axil- 



vinces of the Mines. My'rtus capparidif olia. Mart. herb. lary, alternate, twice trifid at the apex, shorter than the leaves ; 

 Leaves 2^ inches long, and 9-10 lines broad. Racemes 8-10 and are, as well as the calyxes, branchlets, and buds, clothed with 



lines long. Fruit larger than a pea, 1 -seeded. Cotyledons con- hoary pubescence ; leaves oblong, acuminated at both ends, stiff, 



opaque, glabrous above and shining, clothed with canescent silky 

 down beneath. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of St. 

 Paul. My'rtus oleaster. Mart, herb, My'rtus pseiido-caryo- 

 phyllus, Gomez, mem. act. lisb. 3. p. dS. t. 6. ex St. Hil- 

 Leaves 3 inches long and 9-10 lines broad. Petioles 2 lines long. 



ferruminated. 



Capparis-leaved Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



163 E. riRMA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 282.) peduncles axillary, 

 racemose, simple, shorter than the leaves ; bracteas and brac- 

 teoles small, broad, hardly acute ; fruit globose, 2-seeded, 



crowned by the 4 ovate, erect lobes of the calyx ; leaves oval, Fruit ovate, crowned by the lobes of the calyx, obtuse, somewhat 

 bluntish, stiff, opaque, glabrous on both surfaces as well as the inflexed. Peduncles 1^ inch long. 



branchlets and racemes. Tj, S. Native of Brazil. My'rtus 



Far. /3, ocoteoides(T>. C. 1. c) peduncles axillary, and almost 



firma. Mart. herb. Leaves 3-4 inches long and from 1-2 broad, terminal, trichotomous, corymbose ; flowers 4-cleft, middle one 

 on short petioles. Racemes 2 inches long. Fruit size of a sessile, lateral ones pedicellate ; leaves elliptic-oblong, acumi- 

 cherry, of an orange colour. 



Firm Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



164 E. iN^QUiLOBA (D. C. I.e.) peduncles axillary, disposed 

 in a many-flowered, terminal panicle ; calyx 4-lobed, the 2 

 larger lobes membranous, roundish and ciliated ; leaves elliptic, 



nated, feather-nerved, glabrous above, and rather canescent from 

 short silky adpressed down beneath ; young branches puberulous. 

 ^2 .S. Native of Brazil. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Bastard-clove Eugenia. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



170 E. fulve'scens (Mart. herb, ex D. C. prod. 3. p. 283.) 



somewhat attenuated at both ends, rather coriaceous, opaque, peduncles axillary, and nearly terminal, panicled, and trichoto- 

 and are as well as the branches glabrous. Ij . S. Native of mous ; flowers 4-cleft, middle one sessile, lateral ones pedicel- 

 Cayenne. Leaves 2|^ inches long and an inch broad, shining late ; leaves elliptic, acuminated at both ends, feather-nerved. 



above. Flowers small. Fruit globose. Seeds roundish. Coty- 

 ledons conferruminated. 



Un€qual-lob€d'Ca\yxed Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



glabrous above, rather velvety beneath from short rufescent 

 down, as well as branchlets and peduncles ; branches compres- 

 sed. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in fields in the provinces of the 



165 E. MARiTiMA (D. C. 1. c.) racemes axillary, 1-2, ter- Mines. Yery like E. pseudo-caryopfiyllus var. OcoteoideSy hnt 



minal, tern, sessile, short, 8-10-flowered, hardly exceeding the the leaves are shorter, and not silky beneath. 



f)etioles; branches and calyxes glabrous; calyx coriaceous, 4- - - — 



obed. T^ • S. Native of Mexico, near Acapulco. My'rtus 



maritima, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 146. Leaves 

 2| inches long, and 12-16 lines broad. Petals ciliated. Ovarium 

 2-celled; cells many-ovulate. Berry pea-shaped, 1 -seeded. 

 Perhaps distinct froxnE. buxijolia. 



Sea- side Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



Fulvescent Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



171 E. PATTENS (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 124.) racemes axillary, 

 rather spreading, many-flowered, ultimate ones panicled ; lobes 

 of calyx 4, orbicular, 2 of which are smaller than the other 2 ; 

 leaves lanceolate, acuminated, spreading, coriaceous, full of pel- 

 lucid dots, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. . ^ • S. 

 Native of Cayenne. Racemes a little shorter than the leaves 



166 E. micra'ntha (D. C. 1. c.) racemes 1-2, axillary, or Bracteoles 2, ovate, obtuse under the calyx. Stamens a little 

 2-3, terminal, usually 10-flowered, shorter than the leaves, and longer than the petals. Fruit unknown, 

 are as well as the branchlets and calyxes rather hairy ; leaves Spreading Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



