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172 E. Mikania'na (D. C. prod. 3, p. 283.) peduncles axil- panicled, many-flowered, longer than the leaves; bracteoles 

 lary, opposite, and nearly terminal, divaricately branched, longer acute, 2 under each flower, and a solitary one at the base of each 

 than the leaves, and are, as well as the calyxes and branches, pedicel ; petals obovate, spreadingly reflexed ; leaves elliptic* 



clothed with rufous tomentum ; leaves ovate-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, full of pellucid dots when young, villous and rather to- 

 mentose above, but in the adult state opaque, glabrous above, 

 and almost naked beneath. ~ "' 



above 



and are, as well as the hranchlets, glabrous. \ . S. Native of 

 Brazil, on the banks of the river Amazon. My'rtus fl6rida, 



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Native of Brazil, in the Mart. herb. 



province of St. Paul. My'rtus Mikaniana, Mart 



Fruit Style exserted. Calycine lobes 4, obtuse. 



' Myrtus commu 

 Fruit unknown. 



ovate, crowned by the 4 lobes of the calyx, which are blunt and Florid Eugenia. Tree 20 to SO feet. 



conniving. Leaves 2 inches long and 9 lines broad, on petioles 

 aline long. Allied to E.rufescens, but the inflorescence is 



different. 



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Tree 20 feet. 



179 E. LiEviGA^TA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 283.) peduncles axil- 

 lary and terminal, much branched, covered with rufous down, 

 as well as the flowers and buds ; leaves oval-oblong, attenuated 

 at the base, bluntly acuminated at the npcx, opaque, smooth 

 above, pale and dotted beneath, glabrous on both surfaces, as 



well as on the branches, h 



Native of Brazil, in the desert 



and terminal, pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; pedicels op- ^ ^ »* i 



1 posite ; flowers 4-cleft ; leaves obovate, obtuse, coriaceous, of Rio St. Francisco. My rtus laevigata, Mart. herb. Leaveg 



dotted beneath, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. ^ . 



Leaves with an acid taste according to 



S. Native of Guiana. 

 Richard. My'rtus ace 

 and seeds unknown. 

 Acid'\ea.yed Eugenia. Tree. 



Fruit 



(D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary and termi 



2 inches long and 8-9 lines broad, standing on petioles 3 lines 

 long. Flower-bud globose. Fruit unknown. 



Smooth Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



180 E. pa'tula (D.C. prod. 3. p. 28i.) peduncles axillary or 

 terminal, racemose, simple, 5-7-flowered, shorter than the 

 leaves ; pedicels spreading, distant ; bracteas and bracteoles 



nal, many-flowered, racemosely panicled, shorter than the leaves ; small, acute ; lobes of calyx obtuse ; leaves linear-oblong, acu- 

 calyxes and panicles covered with rufous velvety down ; pedi- minated, with a^fewjellucid^dots l^^^f^,^^'^.^^^^"J^^^^^^^^ 

 eels opposite, 1-3-flowered; calyx 4-cleft; leaves oval-oblong, glabrous. ^ "'■ '"^'" of * ,o .„rnr maTnn 



acute at both ends, opaque, membranous, glabrous in the adult 

 state. Fj . S. Native of South America. My'rtus seruginea, 

 Forsyth in herb. Lher. Petioles 5 lines long. Leaves 3 inches 

 long and 12-15 lines broad. Racemes ati inch and a half long. 

 The two broadest lobes of the calyx are blunter. Fruit and 



weds unknown. 



Rusty Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



175 E. murica^ta (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary and ter- 

 minal, racemose, shorter than the leaves ; bracteas small, acute 

 under the flowers ; fruit obovate, rough from blunt tubercles. 



Mart 



broad, 

 small. 



Native of Brazil, at the river Amazon. My'r- 

 erb. Leaves 8-4 inches long and 5-10 lines 



Tube of calyx globose. Flowers 



Petioles 2 lines long. 



Tree 20 to SO feet. 



Spreading Eugenia. 



181 E. rutidoca'rfa (Ruiz et Pav. ti. per. 4. t. 4if>.; pe- 

 duncles racemose, aggregate in the axils of the leaves, and ter- 

 minal, panicled, numerous, about the length of the leaves ; 

 leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated ; fruit globose, rough. Tj . S. 



Native of Peru. 



Rough 'fruited Eugenia. Tree. 



182 E.? pa'llens (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles terminal, twin, 



crowned by tie 4 lobes of .he calyj, »hich are obtuse and 18^ E.l -f'-^"^^^";^^- ^ le'^oTpL. on flow red. 



spreading ;' leaves eUipticoblong acumina^d, opaque ra.her ^ce|nose , ped^ds oppos.^^, f' * - a";" VbractJZ a! 



coriaceous, glabrous above, but clothed with P^ler ruf^^^^^^ f^I^lll^Ti:!^^ with cinereous villi; leaves 



beneath, pubescent while young, but glabrous m the adult state. 



»2.S. Native of Brazil. M/rtus muricata. Mart. herb. Leaves „l,Hron« 



6 inches long and 2 inches broad. Petioles 2-3 lines long, the branchlets, glabrous 



Racemes 3 inches long when in flower, but when bearing the 



the apex ; calyxes 4-cleft, clothed with cinereous villi ; leaves 

 broad-lanceolate, attenuated, dotted above, and are, as well as 



"-- Native of South America. 



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fruit th.y are- fron, 4-6 tnches long. Allied .0 E. rifaria. Seeds <i^f:^:: ^;^^r'^::^:^^"^^ 



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unk.iown. 



Muricated-irvXi&d. Eugenia. Tree 20 feet. j ^ • 



176 E. ripVria (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary and termi- 

 nal, shorter than the leaves, racemosely panicled ; bracteas un- 

 der the flowers, broad at the base, and acute at the apex ; calyxes, 

 peduncles, and branchlets, covered with rufescent down ; leaves 

 elliptic-oblong, terminated by a long acute acumen, coria- 

 ceous, opaque, nerveless, clothed with rufescent down beneatn. 

 h . S. Native of Brazil, on the banks of the "ver Amazon. 

 My'rtus rip^ria, Mart. herb. Leaves 8 inches long and 2 inches 

 broad, standing on petioles 2 lines long. , Panicle 2-3 inches 

 long. Calycine lobes 4, spreading, roundish. Stammiferous 

 disk broad, as in Psidium. Fruit unknown. 

 niver-side Eugema. TreeJO feet. _^^ ,) peduncles 



tals very minutely ciliated, length of the stamens 



Fruit and 



seeds unknown. 



Tree. 



Pale Eugenia. *.ww. , , , , - , . 



183 E. NERv6sA (Lour, coch.) peduncles I -flowered, termi- 

 nal, crowded; calyx 4-lobed; lobes obtuse concave ; leaves 

 ' "^ - G. Native of Cochin-china, m 



lanceolate, glabrous 



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489. Petals 



My'rtus Loureiri, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 



Stamens above 100 in number, 3 times longer 



leafy, few-flowered; pedicels 1 -flowered, having 2 leafy bracteas 

 •n the middle, and each flower is surrounded by 5 ^^^^f^'^ 

 the form of an involucrum ; leaves ovate, acurnmated, with re 

 volute margins, on very short petioles; frmt oblong, smaU, 

 crowned by the 5-lobed limb of the calyx, ex icon, i? . ^. 

 tiveofPeru. Hairy in every part. Style subulate. 

 Hairy Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. fprminal 



178 E. F&KiDA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axiUary or terminaJ. 



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small, roundish. 



than the petals. Style subulate, acute, longer than u.c »ui.uc.». 



Berry globose, nerved, glabrous, reddish brown. 



iST^W-leaved Eugenia. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



184 E. CORVMBOSA (Lam. diet. 4. p. 199.) peduncles termi- 

 nal, corymbose, with opposite branchlets ; calyx with 4 short 

 teeth ; leaves ovate, obtuse, opaque, shmmg above, veined be- 

 neath, glabrous on both surfaces, as well as on the branchlets. 

 T, S Native of the East Indies. Nj.ira, Rheed. mal. 5. p. 

 53. t. 27. Berry globose, blackish, 1 -seeded, ex Rheed. 



iCorymJo^e- flowered Eugenia. Tree. • i.j 



,„K^T7 „^»«T,. /n C. 1. c.^ raceme* terminal and 



branches tetrago 



coriaceous, opaque, nearly ses- 

 al. b . S. Native of the East 



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