LOBELIACEZ. 
about equal in length tothe tube of the corolla. h.S. Native 
along with the preceding species. Lobélia glabrata, H. B. et 
Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 307. t. 270. Branches glabrous. 
Leaves 3-4 inches long, glabrous, pale green, petiolate. Pedi- 
cels bractless. Calyx and corolla glabrous; the latter greenish. 
Segments of corolla falcate. Filaments downy ; anthers gla- 
brous. Genitals exserted. 
Glabrous Siphocampylus. Shrub. 
26 S. Mourisia‘nus; leaves oblong, short-acuminated, nar- 
rowed and acute at the base, remotely and bluntly toothed, gla- 
brous, except the nerve and veins beneath, which are hairy ; 
flowers axillary, pedicellate, shorter than the leaves; corollas 
glabrous, much longer than the calycine segments. h. S. 
Native of New Granada, on frigid mountains. Lobélia Mutisiana, 
H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 308. Branches rather 
hispid. Leaves 6-7 inches long. Petioles hairy. Pedicels 
bractless. Segments of calyx smooth, irregularly crenated. 
Corolla greenish, with falcate segments. Column of stamens 
glabrous ; two lower anthers bearded. 
Mutis’s Siphocampylus. Shrub. 
_ 27 S. voru'siLIs; stem twin- 
ing; leaves ovate, acuminated, 
cordate, sharply toothed, gla- 
brous above, and clothed with 
fine down beneath; flowers 
axillary, pedicellate; corolla 
hairy ; segments of calyx 5-6- 
times shorter than the tube of 
the corolla. .S. Native on 
the shady banks of the Orinoco. 
Lobélia volibilis, H. B. et 
Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
309. L. cordata, Willd. rel. ex 
Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 
58. Branches glabrous. Leaves 
cordate at the base. Pedicels 
downy, bractless. Corollas scar- 
let. Genitals exserted, glabrous. 
Anthers bearded (f. 120.). 
Twining Siphocampylus. Shrub twining. 
28 S. Berrerta‘nus; leaves remote, on long petioles, ovate- 
oblong, acuminated, erosely subcrenated, membranous, quite 
glabrous ; pedicels solitary, axillary, loose ; stem scandent. h. 
; Native of Guadaloupe. L. scándens, Bertero. L. Ber- 
teriàna, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 712. 
Bertero’s Siphocampylus. Shrub cl. 
29 S, sca’NpENs; stem scandent ; leaves oblong, obtuse, quite 
entire, rather fleshy, with revolute edges, glabrous; racemes ter- 
minal; flowers reflexed; corollas glabrous ; calycine segments 
linear, slightly denticulated, 5-6 times shorter than the tube of 
the corolla. h. US. Native of Peru, in cold places between 
Paramo de Saraguru and the city of Loxa. Lobélia scandens, 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, 3. p. 309. Lobélia obiusifdlia, 
Willd., ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 57. Branches gla- 
brous. Pedicels furnished with one bractea at the base. Calyx 
glabrous. Corolla scarlet, with faleate segments. Column of 
stamens glabrous. Two inferior anthers bearded. Stigma girded 
by a pilose ring. 
Climbing Siphocampylus. Shrub cl. 
30 S. DurLosera`rus (Pohl. pl. bras. 2. p. 114. t. 177.) 
leaves oblong or cordate at the base, twice serrated, petiolate ; 
peduncles longer or shorter than the leaves ; genitals exserted. 
kh. S. Native of Brazil. Lobélia triphylla, Presl, symb. bot. 4. 
P- 62. t. 4. Corollas red or scarlet. 
Doubly-serrated-leaved Siphocampylus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
31 S. anpropdcon; leaves ovate, glabrous, hardly denticu- 
FIG. 120. 
TS: 
VII. SIPHOCAMPYLUS. 703 
lated, soft; flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate ; corolla gla- 
brous, curved. h.S. Native of the province of Quito, on 
Mount St. Antonio, in shady woods. Lobélia Andròpògon, 
Cav. icon, 6. p. 10. t. 515. Stem glabrous, furrowed. Leaves 
3 inches long, petiolate. Pedicels shorter than the leaves, 
villous at the base, bibracteate. Corolla scarlet, having the 
lower lip rounded, with 3 small acute teeth. Anthers bearded. 
Bearded-anthered Siphocampylus. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
32 S.? circurézius; leaves linear-lanceolate, toothed, gla- 
brous : teeth subulate, distant ; raceme terminal, leafy. h.S. 
Native of the Antilles and St. Vincent. Lobélia circiifdlia, 
Lam. dict. 3. p. 584. no. 12.—Plum. spec. vol. 5. t. 116. Stem 
straight, simple, naked at the base, glabrous. Corolla curved, 
green or yellowish green. 
Circium-leaved Siphocampylus. Shrub 1} foot. 
33 S. VERTICILLA`TA (Cham. in Linnea. 7. p. 202.) leaves 
6-8 in a whorl, almost sessile, narrow-oblong or linear-oblong, 
sharply and finely serrated, pale beneath; pedicels axillary, 
verticillate, shorter than the leaves, but the flowers exceed the 
leaves; calycine segments acute, more than 6 times shorter than 
the corolla; anthers glabrous on the back, and bearded in front; 
stem filled with medulla, erect, simple, densely leafy ; root ob- 
lique. h.S. Native of the south of Brazil. Top of stem 
and ribs of leaves rather hairy, and the peduncles, calyxes, and 
corollas downy. Corollas red, 2 inches long, curved before ex- 
pansion. 
Whorled-leaved Siphocampylus. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 
34 S. BETULÆFÒLIUS (Cham. in Linnea. 7. p. 204.) leaves 
scattered, petiolate, cordately triangular or ovate, acuminated, 
somewhat doubly and acutely serrated, nerved, and veined; pe- 
dicels axillary, solitary, exceeding the leaves; calycine segments 
narrow, acute, serrulated, more than 6 times shorter than the 
corolla; anthers exserted, glabrous on the back, and bearded in 
front; stem flexuous, branched, terete, glabrous. h. S. Na- 
tive of Brazil. Nerves of leaves and petioles downy. Corollas 
red, long. Very like S. scéndens. 
Birch-leaved Siphocampylus. Shrub 8 feet. 
35 S. convoLvuLa`cEA (Cham. in Linnea. 7. p. 205.) shrubby, 
climbing, and twining, glabrous ; branches terete, slender ; 
leaves petiolate, narrow, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, with re- 
flexed obsoletely denticulated edges ; pedicels axillary, solitary, 
much longer than the leaves ; ovarium oblong ; teeth of calyx 
small; corolla long; anthers a little exserted, naked on the 
back. kh. u S. Native of Brazil. Corolla red, about 2 
inches long. Leaves 3 inches long. Very like S. scandens and 
S. volabilis. 
Convolvulus-like Siphocampylus. Shrub cl. 
36 S. mmsrica‘ra (Cham. in Linnea. 7. p. 206.) leaves im- 
bricated, almost sessile, ovate, cordate, hardly acute, serru- 
lated, with rather reflexed edges, scabrous from hairs above, 
shining, flat: paler beneath, and more hairy, and reticulately 
veined ; pedicels axillary, shorter than the leaves, and are as 
well as the calyxes hairy; calycine segments linear, acute, 4 
times shorter than the corolla; corollas downy, exceeding the 
leaves; anthers exserted, naked on the back; stem with many 
prominent cicatrices, occasioned by the falling of the leaves, 
clothed at bottom with brown stiff hairs, and densely leafy at 
the top. k. S. Native of Brazil. Leaves 6 ina whorl, by 
threes. Corolla red. 
Inmbricated-leaved Siphocampylus. Shrub. 
37 S. Lycioìnes (Cham. in Linnea. 7. p. 207.) erect, gla- 
brous; leaves sessile, erect, narrow-lanceolate, acute, remotely 
and bluntly serrulated: lower ones somewhat verticillate, by 
threes, alternate ; racemes leafy, terminal; floral leaves 6 in a 
whorl, having the pedicels by threes, verticillate; pedicels erect, 
a little shorter than the leaves; segments of the calyx ovate, 
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