PASSIFLOREZ. 
wine or spirits; and the composition is generally thought a 
very effectual and easy narcotic. Browne names it bull-hoof or 
Dutchman's laudanum, which are probably the vulgar names of 
the plant in Jamaica. 
Var. B; leaves rounded at the base, somewhat 3-lobed. 
Cav. l. c. 
Small-eyed Murucuja. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1730. Sh. cl. 
Cult. Climbing shrubs, with the habit of Passiflora, bearing 
beautiful flowers. Their culture and propagation are the same 
as that recommended for that genus, see p. 56. 
VI. TACSO'NIA (Tacso, the name of one of the species in 
Peru). Juss. gen. p. 398. ann. mus. 6. p. 388. D. C. prod. 3. 
p. 333. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Penténdria. Tube of calyx long 
(f. 7.e.), with a 10-cleft limb (f. 7. a.).; the 5 inner lobes pro- 
bably petals ; throat furnished with a scaly membrane. Habit of 
Passiflora. 
Secr. I. Evracsonta (ew, well or good, and Tacsdnia ; this 
section contains the genuine species of the genus). D.C. prod. 3. 
p. 333. Involucrum large, 3-leaved (f. 6. f.); bracteas sometimes 
free, sometimes joined together. 
* Leaves undivided. 
1 T. aputrerina (Juss. ann. 
mus. 6. p. 393.) leaves woolly 
beneath, glabrous above, ovate, 
almost entire, with revolute edges ; 
petioles glandless ; stipulas tooth- 
ed, linear-lanceolate. h.. S. 
Native of New Granada. Passi- 
flòra adulterina, Lin. fil. suppl. 
p. 408. Smith, pl. ined. t. 24. 
Flowers purple. Berry ovate, 
Spotted. 
Adulterated Tacsonia. Sh. cl. 
2 T.tana'ta (Juss. ann. mus. 
6. t. 59. f. 1.) leaves woolly be- 
neath, glabrous above, ovate-cor- 
date, entire, with somewhat revo- 
lute edges; petioles glandless; 
Stipulas narrow, hidden among 
h.o. S. Native of the Andes, about Quindiu. 
Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 141. Flowers white ? 
Woolly Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 
* * Leaves 3-lobed. ` 
_3 T. rrrrorra'ra (Juss. l. c. p. 393.) whole plant white from 
silky tomentum; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate-oblong, quite 
entire ; petioles glandless; stipulas half stem-clasping, ciliated 
with glands. h.. S. Native of Peru, in the valley of Canta. 
Trifoliate Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 
4 T. sanevinea (D. C. prod. 3. p. 334.) leaves tomentose 
beneath, reticulately veined, smooth above, deeply 3-lobed ; 
lobes acute, serrated; petioles glandless ; bracteas glandularly- 
toothed. h., S. Native of the West Indies. Passiflòra 
sanguínea, Smith, in Rees’ cycl. no. 45. Flowers deep red. 
Blood-coloured-flowered Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 
5 T. pinnatistivuta (Juss. l. c.) leaves white from velvety 
down beneath, trifid beyond the middle ; lobes serrated ; stipulas 
pinnate ; petioles with 4-8 glands. hk. S. Native of Chili. 
Sweet, fi. gard. new. ser. 2. t. 156. Passiflora pinnatistipula, Cav. 
icon. 5. t. 428. Flowers rose-coloured or purplish ; crown deep 
ue. 
Var. B, pénnipes (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. no. 48. under Passi- 
fòr a) stipulas atiy parted into i a lobes, one of which 
18 pinnate at the apex. 
VOL, III, 
the tomentum of the stem. 
H. B. et 
V. Morucusa. 
~ 
VI. TAcsoNIA, 
oO 
Pinnate-stipuled Tacsonia. Clt. 1828. Shrub cl. 
6 T. micrape'na (D. C. prod. 3. p. 334.) clothed with vel- 
vety tomentum ; leaves trifid, somewhat cordate, 3-5-nerved ; 
lobes ovate-lanceolate, serrated ; petioles bearing small glands, 
which are hidden among the tomentum; stipulas palmately parted 
into capillary lobes. h. S. Native of Peru. 
Small-glanded Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 
7 T. tomentosa (Juss. l. c. p. 394.) leaves tomentose, trifid 
beyond the middle, 3-nerved; lobes ovate, serrated; petioles 
bearing 6 pedicellate glands; stipulas falcate, serrulated on the 
outside. h.J.S. Native of Peru. P. tomentosa, Cav. diss. 
10. t. 275, 276. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Tomentcse Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 
8 T. manica‘ra (Juss. l. c. t. 59. f. 2.) leaves somewhat to- 
mentose beneath, trifid beyond the middle ; lobes oval-oblong, 
serrated ; petioles bearing 3-4 glands at the apex; stipulas 
roundish, spreading, crestedly toothed on the outside. R.. S. 
Native of Peru, about Loxa. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 
2. p. 139. 
Var. B; lobes blunter and more tomentose beneath. 
of Villade Ybarra. 
Var. y? petioles bearing many glands. 
Var. 6; bracteas joined together at the base. 
Saraguru. 
Manicated-stipuled Tacsonia. 
Native 
On Mount Quindiu. 
On Mount 
Shrub cl. 
Secr. II. Bracrzoca'ma (from fpaxoc, brakys, a cover, and 
yapue, gamos, marriage ; in reference to the bracteas of the invo- 
lucrum being joined together). D. C. prod. 3. p. 334. Bracteas 
of involucrum 3, joined together into a tube. 
9 T. rricona (D. C. prod. 3. p. 334.) leaves clothed with 
hoary hairs beneath, pubescent above, deeply 3-lobed; lobes 
oblong, diverging, serrulated; petioles bearing 2-4 glands; sti- 
pulas manicated, denticulated, awned at the apex. R.o. S. 
Native of Peru. Passiflora trigona, Ruiz et Pav. ined. (v.s. in 
herb. Lamb.) 
Trigonal Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 
10 T. pepuncua‘ris (Juss. l. c. p. 395.) leaves downy on 
the nerves beneath, cordate at the base, 3-nerved, trifid; lobes 
ovate, obtuse, serrated; petioles bearing 4 glands; stipulas 
ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, serrated. h.. S. Native of 
Peru. Passiflora peduncularis, Cav. icon. 5. t. 426. Murucuja 
peduncularis, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 43. Flowers purple or rose- 
coloured. 
Var. B, Dombeyana (D. C. prod. 334.) lobes of leaves acute ; 
bracteas entire. 
Peduncular Tacsonia. Clt.? Shrub cl, 
11 T. mortissrma (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 144.) 
leaves clothed with canescent tomentum beneath, and pubescence 
above, cordate at the base, 5-nerved, 3-lobed; lobes ovate, 
acute, sharply toothed; petioles bearing 12 glands; stipulas 
semi-ovate, acuminated, denticulated. kh. UV. S. Native of 
Santa Fe de Bogota. Murucdja mollissima, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 
43. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Very soft Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 
12 T. rrieartira (Juss. l. c. t. 60.) leaves rather tomentose 
beneath, smooth above, 3-parted; lobes lanceolate, serrated ; 
petioles bearing 6-8 glands; stipulas manicated, crestedly 
toothed. h.V.S. Native of South America, in woods about 
Quito. H. B. et Kunth, l. c. 2. p. 142. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Tripartite-\eaved Tacsonia. Shrub el. 
13 T. mixta (Juss. l. c. 394.) leaves glabrous, 3-lobed ; 
lobes oblong, serrated ; petioles bearing 6 glands ; stipulas ob- 
long, acuminated, serrated on the outside. h. U.S Native 
of New Granada. Passiflòra mixta, Lin. fil. suppl. 408. Smith, 
icon. ined. t. 25. 
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