512 RUBIACEH. LV. Conpaminga. 
acuminated, cordate at the base, FIG. 95. 
sessile, plicate, coriaceous ; co- 
rymbs large, brachiate, trichoto- 
mous; teeth of calyx broad, 
short, blunt. h.S. Native of 
Peru, on hills towards Chinchao, 
Acomayo, Pillao, and Muna, &c. 
ex Ruiz et Pav.; and on moun- 
tains about the Guanocco river, 
ex Heenke; as well as of New 
Granada about Mariquita, and 
Santa Anna, ex H. B. et Kunth. 
Macrocnémum corymboésum, Ruiz 
et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 48. t. 189. 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 
3. p. 899. Leaves a foot long. 
Calyx purplish, fleshy. Corolla 
white inside and purplish on the outside, with a naked throat. Cap- 
sule at first purplish, but at length almost black. Seeds yellow. 
Corymbose-flowered Condaminea. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 
2 C. tincrorta (D. C. prod. 4. p. 402.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 
acute, rounded at the base, petiolate, glabrous on both surfaces ; 
corymbs sessile, tripartite; flowers crowded into heads; seg- 
ments of corolla acute. h.S. Native of South America, at 
the Missions of the Orinoco, between Encaramada and Carichana. 
Macrocnémum tinctdrium, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
399. Willd. rel. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 6. Corolla 
white. Corymbs terminal. 
Dyers’ Condaminea. Fl. Sept. Oct. 
to 30 feet. 
3 C. microca’rra (D. C. prod. 4. p. 402.) leaves oblong, 
bluntly acuminated, pubescent beneath; racemes terminal; 
flowers crowded, sessile ; teeth of calyx minute. h.S. Native 
of Peru, in hot shady forests near Chinchao and Cuchero. Ma- 
crocnémum microcdrpum, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 48. t. 188. 
f.a. Leaves shining above. Racemes 8-9 inches long. Corolla 
white, with reflexed segments, 4 times longer than the calyx. 
Capsule small, turbinate. Seeds yellow. 
Small-fruited Condaminea. Tree 25 feet. 
4 C. vendsa (D.C. l.c.) leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, 
lined with numerous veins ; the nerves and veins downy ; stipulas 
connate, with the lobes acuminated; racemes terminal; flowers 
sessile; teeth of calyx minute. h. S. Native of Peru, ‘in 
groves in hot places towards Acomayo and Pati. Macrocné- 
mum vendsum, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 49. t. 190. f. b. 
Branches tetragonal. Leaves 9 inches long. Stipulas reddish. 
Racemes downy. Flowers small, white. 
Veiny-leaved Condaminea. Shrub 10 feet. 
5 C. crapra‘ta (D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate, short-acumi- 
nated, attenuately cuneated at the base, quite glabrous, lined 
with the veins; stipulas 2-lobed, shorter than the petioles: 
lobes rounded ; panicle terminal, glabrous ; flowers glomerate ; 
teeth of calyx minute. h.S. Native of Peru, on mountains 
about Huanoceo. Macrocnémum glabratum, Bartl. in herb. 
Henke. Very like C. vendsa, but differs in the smoothness and 
shape of the leaves. 
Glabrous Condaminea. Shrub 10 feet ? 
Cult. See Catesbe'a, p. 511. for culture and propagation, 
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LVI. ALSE IS (from adooc, alsos, a grove; the tree grows 
in groves). Schott, in Spreng. syst. append. p. 404. D. C. prod. 
4. p. 620. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Limb of calyx superior, 
5-parted. Corolla cup-shaped, with a 5-parted limb, and a 
bearded throat. Stamens 5, almost distinct to the base of the 
corolla, exserted. Stigma parted. Ovarium 2-celled, many- 
LVI. Atszrs. LVII. Macrocnemum. 
ovulate-—A middle-sized tree. Leaves oblong, acuminated, 
rather pilose on both surfaces. Spikes branched, terminal, 
Flowers small, cream-coloured.—This genus is allied to Macro- 
cnémum and Machadnia according to the author. 
1 A. FLORIBU’NDA (Schott, l. c.) kh. S. Native of Brazil, in 
groves. 
Bundle-flonered Alseis. Tree. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Rondeletia, p. 517. 
LVII. MACROCNE‘MUM (from pakpoe, makros, long, and 
xvnpn, kneme, a leg; in reference to the long flower-stalks). P. 
Browne, jam. p. 165. Lin. ameoen. 5. p. 413. Swartz, obs. p. 
68. t. 3. f. 1. Juss. mem. mus. 6. p. 386. D.C. prod. 4. p. 402. 
—Macrocnémum species of authors. ; 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx with a turbinate 
tube, and a small 5-toothed permanent limb. Corolla tubular, 
with a wide throat; the tube pentagonal before expansion: and 
the segments 5, acute, and erectish. Stamens 5, almost free 
from the corolla, but sometimes adnate to the base of the tube; 
filaments very hairy above the middle; anthers oblong, inclosed. 
Style length of the stamens; stigma obtuse, 2-lobed. Capsule 
2-celled, 2-valved ; valves dehiscing at the sides (ex Swartz), 
Seeds numerous, imbricated, acute.—Small glabrous trees. 
Leaves approximate, oblong, short-acuminated. Stipulas soli- 
tary on both sides. Peduncles terminal and subaxillary, soli- 
tary, trichotomously corymbose above. Flowers rather large, 
yellowish green. 
1 M. Jamaice’nse (Lin. ameen. 5. p. 413.) arboreous ; leaves 
oblong-oval, petiolate, polished ; stipulas ovate-triangular, much 
shorter than the petioles; corymbs on long peduncles. R. S. 
Native of the south of Jamaica, in shady places on the banks of 
rivulets. Swartz, obs. p. 68. t. 3. f. 1. Lam. dict. 3. p. 670.5 
and of Guadaloupe at a place called Grand Brandaube, where It 
was collected by L’Herminier. Branches warted. Corollas rather 
large, of a yellowish green colour. 
Jamaica Macrocnemum. Clt. 1806. Tree 12 to 14 feet. 
+ Species not sufficiently known, and do not probably belong to 
the present genus. 
2 M.? strpura‘ceum (Roxb. fi. ind. 2. p. 144.) leaves almost 
sessile, lanceolate, smooth ; stipulas oval, very large; corymbs 
terminal, supradecompound. k.S. Native of the Moluccas. 
The mouth of the corolla is uncommonly woolly, almost hiding 
the stamens. 
Stipulaceous Macrocnemum. Tree. ; 
3 M.? rarvmròrum (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 144.) shrubby; 
leaves on short petioles, lanceolate, entire, smooth ; stipulas ‘le 
nular, truncate; peduncles axillary, many-flowered ; corolla 
acetabuliform. h.S. Native of the Moluccas. 
Small-flowered Macrocnemum. Shrub. 
4 M.? retra’Npum (A. Rich, mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. > 
279.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute at both ends, discoloure 
tomentose beneath ; flowers subracemose, terminal, small, tetra- 
merous; calyx woolly; corolla short; stamens exserted; cap- 
sule dehiscing at the dissepiment. h.S. Native of Brazil. 
Tetrandrous Macrocnemum. Shrub or tree. 
5 M.? rusurdsum (A. Rich. 1..c.) leaves broad-ovate, acu 
minated at the apex, dimidiate at the base, petiolate, dows 
flowers subcymose, terminal; one of the teeth of the cal 
expanded into a large, broad, somewhat heart-shaped petio . 
leaf; corolla with a long tube, and a 5-lobed limb; stamens z 
serted ; capsule dehiscing in the middle of the cells. y : 
Native of Brazil. This is probably a species of Calycophy lium 
Tubular-flowered Macrocnemum. Tree or shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Catesbe’a, p» 511 
