60 MALESHERBIACE. 
Cult. See Passiflora, p. 56. for culture and propagation. 
Orvrer CVI. MALESHERBIA‘CEE (this order only con- 
tains the genus Maleshérbia). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 
1827. p. 321.—Passifloreee, Tribe III.—Malesherbiée, D. C. 
prod. 3. p. 337. 
Calyx tubular (f. 9. h.), membranous, inflated, 5-lobed (f. 9. 
a.); lobes imbricated in estivation. Petals 5 (f. 9. b.), alter- 
nating with the segments of the calyx, permanent, convolute in 
zestivation, arising on the outside of the short membranous crown 
(f. 9. e.). Stamens 5-10, perigynous ; filaments filiform, dis- 
tinct, or connected with the stipe of the ovarium ; anthers versa- 
tile. Ovarium superior (f. 9. g.), stipitate, 1-celled, with the 
placentas at the base, from which the ovules arise by the inter- 
vention of umbilical cords. Styles 3, filiform, very long, arising 
from distinct points at the apex of the ovarium (f.9. d.) ; stigmas 
clavate. Fruit capsular, 1-celled, 3-valved, membranous more or 
less, many-seeded. Seeds attached by umbilical cords to pla- 
centas, arising either from the axis of the valves, or from their 
base ; testa crustaceous, brittle, with a fleshy crest, and no 
arillus, Embryo terete in the centre of fleshy albumen, with 
the radicle next the hylum.—Herbaceous or half shrubby plants, 
clothed with glandular pubescence. Leaves alternate, simple 
lobed, without stipulas. Flowers axillary or terminal, solitary, 
yellow or blue. 
This order agrees with Passiflòreæ on the one hand, and Tur- 
nerace@ on the other. From the former they differ in the inser- 
tion of their styles, in their versatile anthers, in their short pla- 
centas, membranous fruit, terete embryo, want of arillus, and 
stipulas; and altogether in their habit. From Turneracee, to 
which their habit nearly allies them, they differ in the presence 
of a perigynous membrane, in the remarkable insertion of the 
styles, and in the want of all trace of an arillus; agreeing with 
that order in the estivation of the corolla, and in the principal 
other points of their structure. The plants are unknown except 
as objects of great beauty. 
I. MALESHE’RBIA (in memory of Christian William de 
Lamoignon Malesherbes, born at Paris in 1721, a great patron 
of the sciences). Ruiz et Pav. prod. p. 45. D. Don, l. c. D. C. 
prod. 1. c.—Gynopleira, Cav. icon. 4. p. 51. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Character the same as 
that of the order. 
1 M. ruyrsirxora (Ruiz et Pav. prod. p. 457. et Hook. bot. 
misc. vol. 2. p. 220.) leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, sinuately 
toothed, tomentose ; tube of calyx long, with a contracted throat; 
crown 10-cleft, with the segments 2-4-toothed. h.G. Native 
of Peru, in exposed argillaceous soil. Gynopleira tubuldsa, 
Cav. icon. 4. t. 375. Flowers yellow. 
Thyrse-flowered Malesherbia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
2 M. ranicura‘ra (D. Don in edinb. phil. journ. 1827. p- 
321.) leaves oblong, obtuse, ciliated, pinnatifid : upper ones 
nearly entire; throat of calyx dilated; crown simple, acutely 
toothed. h.G. Native of the north of Chili. Flowers yellow ? 
Panicled-flowered Malesherbia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
3 M. urneariroxia (D. Don in edinb. phil. journ. Jan. 1832.) 
villous; leaves linear, entire; throat of calyx dilated; crown 
10-cleft, with toothed segments. .? G. Native of Chili, 
especially in the tract of Portilla, near Mendoza. Gynopleira 
linearifolia, Cav. icon. 4. p. 52. t. 876. Flowers white. 
I, MALESHERBIA. 
LOASEZ. 
Linear-leaved Malesherbia. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
4 M. uu‘miuis (D. Don, l. c.) plant very villous; leaves jag- 
ged; throat of calyx dilated; crown simple, erosely toothed; 
h. G. Native of Chili about Coquimbo, 
Flowers white. 
Clt. 1832. Pl. procumbent, 
anthers roundish. 
Stems procumbent. 
Dwarf Malesherbia. Fl. Aug. 
5 M. corona‘ra (D. Don, l.c.) 
plant clothed with glandular pu- 
bescence ; leaves linear, sinuately 
toothed; throat of calyx dilat- 
ed; crown simple, toothed. h. 
G. Native of Chili, at Valpa- 
raiso. Flowers blue; crown 
white. Sweet, fl. gard. new. ser. 
t. 167. (f. 9.) 
Crowned Malesherbia. FI. Aug. 
Oct. Clt. 1832. Pl. 2 to 8 feet. 
6 M. rascicuza‘ta (D. Don, 
l. c.) leaves lanceolate, acumi- 
nated, quite entire; flowers in 
fascicles; crown 10-cleft, with 
the segments tridentate. h.G. 
Native of Chili. A stiff erect 
shrub. Flowers small, in bundles 
at the tops of the branches. | 
Fascicled-flowered Malesherbia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. | 
7 M. tenurrot1a (D. Don in edinb. phil. journ. Oct. 1832.) 
leaves nearly pinnate; segments linear ; calyx tubular ; crown | 
deeply lobed. ©. G. Native of the south of Peru, in the 
province of Tarapaca at Huataconda, where it is commonly 
called Agi de Zorra, i. e. Fox capsicum. Flowers reddish, ac- | 
cording to the dried specimen. i 
Fine-leaved Malesherbia. Fl. Feb. Pl. + foot. 
Cult. This genus is composed of curious plants, bearing very 
showy singular flowers, and are therefore worthy of culture as 
ornaments. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand, or any light rich 
earth is a good soil for them. The shrubby species may 
either be increased by seeds ; or young cuttings will root if 
planted in light soil, under a hand-glass. The seeds of annual 
kinds require to be sown in a hot-bed, in order to forward the 
plants; and after they have grown an inch in height, they may 
be potted off into small pots, and afterwards shifted into pots 0 
increasing size, as they grow. Some of them may be plan 
out into the open border, in a sheltered situation, where they 
will probably flower and seed freely. 
Orver CVII. LOA‘SEZ (plants agreeing with Loasa, in 
important characters). Juss. ann. mus. 5. p- 18. dict. se. nat. 
27. p. 93. D. C. prod. 3. p. 3839.—Loàseæ-veræ, H. B. et | 
Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 115. i 
Tube of calyx adhering to the ovarium, or girding it closely 
(f. 10. a. f. 12. a.); limb 5-parted (f. 11. a. f. 12. a.), rarely 
4-parted, permanent. Petals equal in number to the lobes of 
the calyx (f. 12. b. f. 11. b.), with an inflexed valvate æsti- | 
vation, or double that number (E 10. 0), and disposed in | 
2 series; those of inner series, when present, usually much 
smaller (f. 10. b.) than those of the outer, scale-formed and 
truncate at the apex, inserted in the throat of the calyx 
Stamens indefinite, arising from within the petals, disposed in 
several series, either distinct (f. 10. ¢.), or joined at the base in| 
several parcels before each petal, within the cavity of which | 
they lie in estivation ; filaments subulate (f. 10. g.), unequal, 
the outer ones frequently destitute of anthers, Ovarium adnate 
