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than the tube of the corolla. h. S. Native of the province 
of Popayan, in valleys near the river Mayo, near La Cruz ; also 
in Paramo de Achupallas. Lobélia Caoutchéuc, Willd. rel. in 
Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 57. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 
amer., 3. p. 304. Branchlets, calyx, and corolla clothed with 
rusty stellate tomentum. - Corollas red. Genitals exserted ; 
anthers bearded. The milk from this plant forms an elastic 
gum, which is called Caoutchouc by the natives. 
Caoutchouc Siphocampylus. Shrub 10 to 15 feet. 
13 S.? uĮmBELLA TUS}; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, 
denticulated, smoothish above, and downy beneath; flowers 
crowded into umbels at the tops of the branches, on long pedi- 
cels; segments of calyx equal in length to the tube of the 
corolla; lower lip of corolla entire, acute. R. S. Native of 
Peru, on the Andes, near Ayavaca; as also of Brazil. Lobélia 
umbellata, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 304. t. 268, 
L. Ayavacénsis, Willd. rel. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 57. 
A fetid shrub, with villous angular branches. Leaves a foot 
long. Calyx clothed with viscid hairs. Corolla white, downy. 
Anthers bearded with yellowish hairs. This will probably form 
a distinct genus from the lower lip of the corolla being entire. 
Umbellate-flowered Siphocampylus. Shrub. 
14 S. eica’nreus ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, 
toothed, reticulately wrinkled, glabrous above, and downy be- 
neath, and clothed with hoary tomentum along the nerve and 
veins; flowers axillary, on very long peduncles; calycine seg- 
ment equal in length to the tube of the corolla; filaments gla- 
brous. h.S. Native of New Granada, on elevated plains 
about Bogota; and on the Andes. Lobélia gigantea, Cav. icon. 
6. p. 9. t. 513. H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 305. Branches 
downy. Calycine segments irregularly crenated. Calyx and 
corolla downy outside. Anthers bearded, with long yellowish 
hairs. Corolla of a yellowish red colour. Intermediate between 
Stphocdmpylus and Tupa. 
Giant Siphocampylus. Shrub 14 feet. 
15 S. ra@’ripus; leaves lanceolate-oblong, acuminated, nar- 
rowed at the base, denticulated, hairy on both surfaces ; flowers 
axillary, on long pedicels ; segments of the calyx equal in length 
to the tube of the corolla; filaments downy. h.S. Native 
along with the preceding. Lobélia foe'tida, Willd. rel. ex Roem. 
et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 57. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 
p- 305. Branches hairy, fuscescent. Pedicels villous, bibrac- 
teate at the base. Corolla white? Calyx and corolla hairy 
outside. Genitals exserted. Anthers densely bearded with yel- 
lowish hairs. A fetid shrub. 
Fetid Siphocampylus. Shrub. 
16 S. u’rrus; hairy; leaves oblong, acuminated, serrated, 
on very short petioles; pedicels axillary, very long, at the 
tops of the stem and branches. h. S. Native of Quito, 
on Mount St. Antonio. Lobélia hirta, Cav. icon. 6. p. 13. t. 
520. Branched. Leaves more than 6 inches long and 14 broad, 
tapering into the petioles. Calyx globose, villous. Corollas 
scarlet, villous. Stamens glabrous. 
Hairy Siphocampylus. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
17 S. comésus; leaves lanceolate, toothed, powdery beneath ; 
corymbs terminal, supported by a tuft of leaves. h.S. Native 
of New Spain. Lobélia comdsa, Cav. icon. 6. p. 9. t. 512. f. 1. 
Stems simple, furrowed. Leaves on short petioles, 2 inches long, 
green above, and yellowish beneath. Petioles villous. Anthers 
and stigma bearded. Corollas yellowish. 
Tufted-leaved Siphocampylus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
18 S. Cavanitxesta‘nus; leaves ovate-lanceolate, biserrated ; 
flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate, the whole forming a leafy 
raceme. h. S. Native of Peru, about the town of Buena 
Ventura, Lobélia biserrata, Cav. icon. 6. p, 10. t. 514. Branches 
furrowed. Leaves on short petioles, tomentose beneath: lower 
LOBELIACEH. VII. SIPHOCAMPYLUS. 
ones $ inches long and 14 broad. Pedicels bibracteate, thick- 
ened at the base and apex. Corolla of a yellowish scarlet 
colour, cleft a very little way on the back, glabrous. 
Cavanilles’s Siphocampylus. Shrub 3 feet. 
19 S. BESLERIOÙDES ; leaves oblong-elliptic, rounded at the 
apex, denticulated, hairy on both surfaces; flowers axillary, pe- 
dicellate, shorter than the leaves; segments of calyx 4 times 
shorter than the tube of the corolla. h. S. Native of the 
Andes, about Popayan. Lobélia beslerioides, H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 306. Habit of a species of Besléria. 
Branches clothed with viscid hairs. Leaves rather hairy on 
both surfaces. Pedicels villous, bractless. Calyx and corolla 
hairy outside, the latter white. Two lower anthers bearded. 
Besleria-like Siphocampylus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
20 S. SPECTABILIS; leaves oblong, acute, obtuse at the base, 
minutely denticulated, glabrous; flowers axillary, pedicellate, 
shorter than the leaves ; corolla glabrous, 5 times longer than 
the calyx. .S. Native of the province of New Andalusia, 
on Mount Cocollar, in shady humid places. Lobélia_specta- 
bilis, Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 58. H. B. et 
Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 306. Branches glabrous, 3} 
inches long. Pedicels bibracteate at the base. Calyx glabrous, 
with somewhat denticulated hairy segments. Corollas scarlet. 
Anthers bearded. 
Showy Siphocampylus. Shrub 3 feet. 
21 S. Suriname’nsis; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, obtuse 
at the base, remotely denticulated, glabrous; flowers pedicel- 
late, axillary, shorter than the leaves; corollas glabrous, with 
the tube 3 times longer than the segments of the calyx. : h.s. 
Native of Surinam, New Granada, and Brazil. Lobélia Suri- 
naménsis, Lin. spec. 1320. Curt. bot. mag. 225.. Andr. bot. 
rep. 502. Bonpl. nav. p. 95. t. 39. Lodd. bot. cab. 749. Lo- 
bélia laevigata, Lin. fil. suppl. p. 392. Branches glabrous. 
Pedicels downy, bibracteate at the base. Calyx glabrous. Co- 
rollas orange-coloured or red. Anthers bearded. 
Surinam Siphocampylus. Fl. Jan. July. Cit. 1786. 
2 to 3 feet. 5 
22 S. macróroDUs ; leaves elliptic-oblong, serrulated, villous; 
flowers axillary, on long pedicels; branches downy. h. S. Na- 
tive of Brazil, on mountains about Villa Ricca. Lobèlia ma- 
crópoda, Swartz, pl. bras. dec. 1. p. 6. Branches angular, 
downy. Leaves petiolate. Segments of corolla undulated. 
Corolla scarlet. Two lower anthers bearded. 
Long-pedicelled Siphocampylus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
23 S. Wesria‘nus; leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, acute, ser- 
rated, villous beneath, and glabrous above ; pedicels axillary, 
villous ; tube of corolla pentagonal. h. S. Native of Brazil, 
about Villa Rica, in humid places on the mountains. Lobélia 
Westiana, Swartz, pl. dec. bras. 1.1817. Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 5. p. 53. Branches downy. Corollas scarlet, 2 inches 
long. Anthers blue, 2 lower ones bearded by white hairs. 
West's Siphocampylus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
24 S. cra’npis; leaves oblong, acute, crenately serrulated, 
glabrous ; umbels terminal, bracteate ; corollas hairy; segments 
of the calyx 10 times shorter than the tube of the corolla. 
h. S. Native of New Granada, near Santa Fe de Bogota. 
Lobélia grandis, Mutis in Lin. suppl. 394. H.B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. 3. p. 307. Branches glabrous. Leaves 5 inches long 
and 2 broad. Flowers pedicellate, red, hairy outside as well as 
the calyx. Pedicels bracteate at the base; bracteas obtuse; 
hairy. Two upper segments of the corolla falcate. Anthers 
hairy; two lower ones bearded. 
Grand Siphocampylus. Shrub. 
25 S. GLABRA`TA; leaves oblong-elliptic, acute, rounded at 
the base, obsoletely toothed at the apex; flowers axillary, pe- 
dicellate, longer than the leaves; calycine segments crenate@, 
Shrub 
