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MYRTACEiE. XXXIV. Jambosa. 



leaves elliptic, hardly acute at the base and apex. Tj . S. Native Native of Java, on Mount Salak. M y'rtus hypericif 6lia, Blum, 

 of the Island of Trinidad, (Sieb. trin. no. 148.) where it is pro- bijdr. p. 1082. Calyx 4-cleft, rather attenuated at the base^ 



St. John^S'TVorUleaved Rose-apple. Shrub. 



12 J. ? Owarie'nsis (D. C. 1. c.) cymes panicled, terminal; 



bably cultivated. Flowers purple. Eugenia Malaccensis, Smith, 

 exot. bot. t. 61. Andr. bot. rep. 458. but not of Lin. Eugenia 



purpurea, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. Eugen. pseudo-Malac- branchlets opposite, 3-flowered at the apex ; calyxes turbinate, 

 censis, Hort. par. 



Pwrp/wA-flowered Rose- apple. 

 Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



shortly and bluntly 4-lobed ; leaves oval, acuminated, coriaceous, 

 Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1768. glabrous, rusty beneath. Tj . S. Native of the west coast of 



Africa, in the kingdom of Waree. Eugenia Owariensis, Beauv. 



6 J. Malaccensis (D.C. 1. c.) cymes lateral, short; leaves fl. d'ow. 2. t. 70. The veins of the leaves are parallel in the 



ovate-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends. T2 • S. Native of figure and rather prominent. Leaves 3 inches long and 1| 



the East Indies. Nati-Schambu, Rheed. mal. 1. t. 18. Eugenia broad. Stamens very numerous, exserted. Branches furnished 



Malaccensis, Lin. spec. p. 672. Lam. diet. 3. p. 196. Cor. ann. with supra-axillary, opposite tubercles. Fruit unknown, but 



mus. 9. p. 292. f. 2. My'rtus Malaccfensis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. in the form of the calyx this plant agrees with Jambosa. 



484. Leaves a foot long, shining. Fruit pear-shaped. Jam- 

 bosa nigra 1. t. 38. f. 1. Flowers white. This tree resembles 



Waree Rose-apple. Tree 20 feet. 



13 J. ? OBTUsissiMA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 287.) panicles corym- 



the jamsorade, but has broader leaves. The fruit is ovate, an bose, terminal, or lateral ; branches 3-flowered ; calyx 4-cleft, 

 inch and a half in diameter, fleshy, and sweet-scented like the attenuated at the base ; leaves almost sessile, oblong, obtuse. 



rose 



agreeable 



to the taste, smell, and sight, and esteemed 

 wholesome. It is common in most of the islands in the South Sea. 



somewhat cordate at the base, coriaceous, glabrous, fj . S. 

 Native of Java. My'rtus obtusissima, Blum, bijdr. p. 1085. 



Malay Apple. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1768. Tree 20 to 30 ft. Compare it with Eugenia androscemoides, ex Blume. 



7 J. amplexicau'lis (D. C. prod. 3. p. 287.) racemes few- 

 flowered, terminal ; lower flowers axillary, solitary ; leaves mem- 

 branous, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, glabrous, undulated, rather 

 cordate at the base, h . S. 



T^ . S. Native of Sumatra. Eugenia 

 amplexicaulis, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. Lindl. bot. reg. t. 1033. 

 Fruit very fine 



Very obtuseAeaved Rose-apple. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



14 J. DENSiFLORA (D. C. Lc.) corymbs terminal, coarctate ; 

 pedicels 3-flowered ; calyx 4-cleft, very much attenuated at the 

 base ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, glabrous, acumin- 

 ated at both ends. ^ . S. Native by the sea-side, in the island 



bluntly 4-cleft. 



purple, size of a small apple. Calyx fleshy, of Nusa-Kambanga, in the East Indies, where it is called by 



Stem- clasping AeByed Rose-apple. 

 Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. 1087. 



the inhabitants Jambon. Eugenia densiflora, Blum, bijdr. p. 



8 J. AUSTRA^Lis (D. C. 1. c.) axillary peduncles 3-flowered, 

 solitary, terminal ones rather panicled ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 

 acute. I2 . G. Native of New Holland. 



FIG. 124. 



Dense-Lowered Rose-apple. Tree 20 feet. 



15 J. glabra'ta (D. C. 1. C-) peduncles filiform, 1-3-flowered, 

 glabrous, shorter than the leaves ; ovarium clavate ; calyx 4- 



Eug^nia myrtifolia, cleft ; leaves oblong-^ inceolate, bluntly acuminated, finely 

 Sims, bot. mag. t. 2230. Ker. bot. reg. 627. Lodd. bot. cab. veined, quite glabrous ; calyx attenuated at the base. ^ . S. 

 525. Eugenia australis, Wendl. ex Link, enum. hort. berl. 2. p. Native of Java, on the mountains. My'rtus glabrata, Blum. 

 28. Coll. hort. rip. appeml. 1. p. 123. t. 8. My'rtus australis, bijdr. p. 1088. but not of Swartz. 



Smooth Rose-apple. Tree. 



16 J. LiNEA^TA (D. C. 1. c.) corymbs terminal or axillary, 

 compound ; calyx 4-cleft ; ovarium elongated ; leaves broad-lan- 

 ceolate, bluntly acuminated, glabrous, with fine parallel veins, 

 shining. Tj . S. Native of Java, in mountain woods, where it 

 is called KiJcangar. My'rtus line^ta, Blum, bijdr. p. 1087. but 

 not of Swartz. 



Zinerf-leaved Rose-apple. Tree 20 feet. 



17 J. a'lba; racemes terminal and axillary; the terminal 

 ones forming a panicle ; peduncles 3-5 -flowered ; leaves very 

 broad, elliptic, cordate at the base, strongly veined ; petioles very 

 short. T2 . S. Native of the East Indies. Calycine lobes 

 broad, short, and rounded. Eugenia ^Iba, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. 



White Rose-apple. Tree. 



18 J. ? CAULiFLORA (D. C. 1. c.) pauicles lateral ; flowers in 

 nearly sessile glomerules ; calyx 4-cleft, attenuated at the base ; 

 leaves sessile, oblong, bluntly acuminated, rather cordate at the 

 base, coriaceous, glabrous, and shining. Tj . S. Native of Java, 

 at the foot of Mount Burangrang, where it is called Kupa. My'r- 



Spreng. syst. 2. p. 482. Flowers white. 



Southern Rose-apple. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1800. Tree 20 ft. 



9 J. FORMOSA ; leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, rather acuminated, ses- 

 sile, cordate, stem-clasping; ra- 

 cemes axillary, rising after the 

 leaves have fallen, sessile, short ; 

 pedicels clavate-elongated ; flow- 

 ers smooth ; stamens very long ; 

 berry globose, pendulous. I2 • S. 

 Native of the East Indies, at 

 Moalmyne, and at the bottoms 

 of the rocks on the banks of the 

 Athan, in Martaban. Eugenia 

 Formosa, Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 2. 

 p. 6. t. 108. Calyx and petals 

 reddish; filaments white, (f. 124.) 



Beautiful Rose-apple. Tree 

 30 feet. 



10 J. LAuniFOLiA (D. C. 1. c.) cymes axillary, opposite, 3-5- tus cauliflora, Blum, bijdr. p. 1086. but not of Mart. 



flowered ; lower pedicels opposite, 



the 



elongated ; flowers 3, ter- 



minal, sessile on 

 biuntish at both 



tops of the peduncles ; leaves elliptic, 

 ends. Tj , S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Eugenia laurif olia, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 92. Eugen. Javanica, 

 Lam. diet. 3. p. 200. exclusive of the synonymes of Rumph. 

 My'rtus Javdnica, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 484. but not of Blume. 



Flowers white. 



Laurel-leaved Rose-apple. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



Stem-Jlowered Rose-apple. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



19 J. Vquea (Rumph. amb. 1. p. 126. t. 30. f. 2.) pam*cles 

 axillary and terminal ; leaves elliptic-acuminated, auricled at the 

 base, on very short petioles ; stigma simple. T2 . S. Native of 

 the Moluccas. Eugenia aquea, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. Fruit 

 torose, depressed. 



ffa/ery Rose-apple. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



20 J. ? DOME^sTicA (Rumph. amb. 1. p. 121. t. 37.) racemes 

 11 J. HYPERictFOLiA (D, C. 1. c.) pcdiccls terminal, solitary, lateral, short ; leaves ovate, acute; fruit obovate. ^2.8. Na- 

 1 -flowered, shorter than the leaves ; leaves sessile, oblong-Ian- tive of the Moluccas. 



ceolatCi acuminated, rather cordate at the base, glabrous. Tj . S. 



Domestic Rose-apple. Tree. 



