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canescent from tomentum beneath, as well as the petioles, branch- 
lets, and inflorescence; stipulas lanceolate, triangular, cadu- 
cous; peduncles twice bifid, shorter than the leaves; limb of 
calyx very short, somewhat truncate; corolla silky ; drupe ob- 
long, 3-4-seeded. h.S. Native of the south of Brazil, on the 
banks of the Uruguay. Leaves 2 inches long, and an inch 
broad, on petioles 1-2 lines long. Tube of corolla 2-3 lines 
long; lobes 5, roundish. 
Uruguay Guettarda. Shrub 10 feet. 
20 G. Fintaysonra'na (Wall. cat. no. 6223.) leaves obovate- 
oblong, obtuse at the apex; calyx truncate ; pedicels solitary, 
axillary, 1-flowered, much shorter than the leaves ; corolla villous 
outside. h.S. Native of the East Indies. 
Finlayson’s Guettarda. Shrub. 
21 G. Watticnta‘na ; leaves oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; 
pedicels 1-flowered, rising in numbers from short axillary pe- 
duncles ; calyx truncate; corolla glabrous, apparently purple, 
4 inch long. h.S. Native of the East Indies; fruit round- 
ish, not crowned. Perhaps belonging to the first section. 
Wallick s Guettarda. Shrub. 
§ 2. Doubtful species, having 4-cleft silky corollas, and the 
drupes containing a 2-3-celled putamen. Perhaps species of 
the genus Stendstomum. 
22 G.? prorra‘cta (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D. C. prod. 
4, p. 457.) leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, rather 
villous on both surfaces, silky on the nerves and veins beneath ; 
peduncles cymose, bifid, having the branches recurved. h. S. 
Native of Mexico. Perhaps a species of Stendstomum. 
Var. a, brévipes (D. C. prod. 4. p. 457.) leaves ovate, with 
9 very prominent nerves on each side of the mid-rib; peduncles 
twice the length of the petioles ; limb of calyx truncate, irregu- 
larly sublobate; corolla 4-cleft? clothed with silky tomentum 
outside. h. S. Native of Mexico. 
Far. B, léngipes (D.C. 1. c.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, with 
7-8 rather prominent nerves on each side of the mid-rib; pe- 
duncles 4 times longer than the petioles ; drupes ovate-oblong, 
acute, 2, sometimes 3-celled. h. S. Native of Mexico, at 
Acapulco, 
Protracted Guettarda. Shrub. 
23 G.? arma'ta (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D. C. prod. 4. 
p- 457.) armed with opposite spines ; leaves ovate, acuminated, 
smoothish above, but clothed with hoary tomentum on the nerve 
and veins beneath, as well as on the branchlets; peduncles cy- 
mosely bifid, 3 or 4 times longer than the petioles ; segments of 
calyx 4, narrow-lanceolate, acute; corolla silky, with acute 
lobes; drupe ovate-oblong, (ex Bartl.) 2-3-celled. h.S. Na- 
tive of Mexico. Very nearly allied to G. protrdcta. 
Armed Guettarda. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 
24 G.? panicuta'ta (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D. C. 1. c.) 
leaves ovate, acuminated, glabrous above, clothed with silky to- 
mentum on the nerve and veins beneath, as well as on the 
branchlets; cymes dichotomous, many-flowered, on long pedun- 
cles, axillary, but the ultimate ones are disposed in a panicle ; 
corolla clothed with silky tomentum outside, with ovate-oblong 
lobes. h.S. Native of Peru, on the mountains. Corolla 6 
lines long. Teeth of calyx acute, smoothish. Fruit unknown. 
Panicled-flowered Guettarda, Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 
Secr. If. ULO’LOBUS (from ovdoe, oulos, curled, and do- 
Boc, lobos, a lobe ; in reference to the curled lobes of corolla). 
D.C. prod. 4. p. 457.—Laugéria, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2, p. 22. 
but not of Jacq. Limb of calyx short, 5-parted almost to the 
base, permanent. Corolla silky on the outside, with 5 lobes, 
which are curled on the margins. 
25 G. crisrirtora (Vahl, eclog. 1. p. 36. t, 6.) leaves broad- 
RUBIACEÆ. CXI. Guerrarpa. 
ovate, acuminated, obtuse at the base, having the lower lateral 
nerves approximate. .S. Native of the Island of Mont- 
serrat, towards the tops of the mountains, ex Vahl; and of St. 
Vincent, on the edges of mountains, in inundated places, ex 
Forsyth; and about Santa Fe de Bogota, ex Mutis, in H. B. et 
Kunth, nov, gen, amer. 3. p. 420. G. crispiflora var. a, Pers. 
Roem. et Schultes. Stipulas large, undulated, foliaceous, ovate, 
acuminated. Guettarda membranacea, Sieb. pl. exsic. mart. no. 
57. from Martinico, is the same, or a very nearly allied species. 
Curled-flowered Guettarda. Tree or shrub. 
26 G. nirsv'ra (Pers. ench. 1. p. 200.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
acuminated, acute at the base; stipulas longer than the petioles; 
drupes ovate. h.S. Native of Peru, and in the hot parts of 
New Granada. Laugéria hirstita, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 22. 
t. 145. f. a. Guettarda hirsùta, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 
amer. 3. p. 420. Peduncles equal to the petioles, even to the 
bifurcation, having the branches subrevolute and many flowered. 
Hairy Guettarda. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 
27 G. pepr'npens (D.C. prod. 4. p. 458.) leaves oval-ob- 
long, acuminated, acute at the base; stipulas shorter than the 
petioles ; drupes oblong, 3-4-celled. h. S. Native of Peru, 
in groves about Muna. Laugéria depéndens, Ruiz et Pav. fl. 
per. 2. p. 23. t. 145. f. b. Branches of cyme spreading, usually 
dependent. G. crispiflora var. 8, Pers. and Roem. et Schultes, 
but is more nearly allied to hirsuta than to G. crispiflora. 
Dependent-cymed Guettarda. Tree 20 feet. 
Secr. IV, Lavee‘r1a (named after Albert Laugier, professor 
of botany and chemistry at Vienna). D. C. prod. 4. p. 458.— 
Laugtria, Jacq. Juss. but not of Ruiz et Pav. Limb of calyx 
truncate or toothed. Corolla glabrous, 4-5-lobed. Stamens fob 
28 G. corta‘cea (Pers. ench. 1. p. 200.) quite glabrous ; 
leaves elliptic-ovate, rather coriaceous, bluntish, almost nerve- 
less, rather paler beneath ; stipulas acuminated, deciduous; pe- 
duncles about equal in length to the leaves, compressed, bifid or 
twice bifid; flowers tetramerous, glabrous, unilateral, and a 
tant along the branches of the peduncle; tube of calyx piu y 
4-toothed. h.S. Native of the Island of Montserrat, ex Va hl 
and Guadaloupe, at Pointe-a-Pitre. Laugéria coriacea, MS ’ 
eclog. 1. p. 26. Laugéria tubuldsa, Fors. in herb. L He 
Drupe oblong, ex Vahl, containing a 4-celled putatis rs 
rolla 6-7 lines long. Perhaps Viviania Domingénsis, “all. 
specch. 1. p. 117. 
Coriaceous-leaved Guettarda. “Tree or shrub. be 
29 G. rusindsa (Pers. ench. 2. p. 200.) leaves lanceo) st 
attenuated at both ends, glabrous, glaucous beneath ; ve. ee 
combined into a somewhat truncate ciliated sheath; branc fal 
and cymes clothed with clammy resin ; peduncles a little — id 
than the leaves; cymes bifid, crowded with flowers; se 
pentamerous, glabrous; limb of calyx short, truncate, or nar Ri 
5-toothed. h. S. Native of Montserrat, on the mountains, ; 
Vahl; of Guadaloupe, where it was collected by Perrottet ; =" 
Porto Rico, Riedley; of Trinidad, ex Sieber, fl. trm, se 
112; and of Mexico, ex herb. Puerari. Laugéria hig 
Vahl, ecl. 1. p. 27. t. 10. f. 6. with a figure. _ Tere z ra 
fi. mex. icon. ined. Drupe oblong, containing a 4-ce ae 
seeded putamen, ex Vahl, but in the specimen examine a 
drupe contains a 4-5-celled 4-5-seeded putamen ; there 
therefore 2 species confused under this name. 
Resinous Guettarda. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. Je te 
80 G.? Baunonis (Wall, cat. no. 6220.) leaves elpee e 
minated, coriaceous, quite glabrous ; peduncles axillary, soll j 
or twin; cymes dichotomous ; stipulas ovate, acuminated. MESA 
Native of the East Indies, in Sirinagur. Flowers small. y 
a little twisted. 
Brown’s Guettarda. 
Shrub, 
