8 MYRSINEACEZ. II. WALLENIA. 
I. JEcticERAs. 
ing lengthwise. Ovarium superior, many-seeded. Stigma 
simple. Drupe long, cylindrical, follicular, 1-seeded. Albu- 
men none. Embryo erect. Habit of the genera of Sapotee. 
I. /EGYCERAS (from aE avyoc, aix aigos, a goat, and xepac, 
keras, a horn; form of fruit). Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 216. t. 46. 
Koen. ann. bot. 1. p. 129. R. Br. prod. p. 534. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Character the same as 
that of the tribe.—Small trees, natives of the sea-shore, among 
mangroves. 
1 Æ. rra‘crans (Keen. in ann. bot. 1. p. 129. with a figure. 
Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 84. t. 21.) leaves obovate, repand, veiny ; 
umbels pedunculate. axillary, and terminal; fruit cylindrical, 
subulate, a little arched. h. G. Native of New Holland, Mo- 
luccas, Java, Burman empire, Penang, Delta of Ganges, and Ma- 
labar, by the sea side, amongst mangroves. Æ. màjus, Gertn. 
fruct. 1. p. 216. t. 46. Æ. obovàtum, Blum. bijdr. p. 693. 
JE. flóridum, Rom. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 512. Rhizophora 
corniculàta, Lin. spec. 635.—Rumph. amb. 3. t. 117. A stout 
milky shrub. Superior surface of leaves covered with saline 
excrescence. Flowers white, fragrant, in terminal umbels. 
Fragrant ZEgiceras. Clt.? Tree small. 
2 Æ. re'RREUM (Blum. bijdr. p. 693.) leaves small, spatulate, 
with subrecurved margins, almost veinless ; umbels axillary and 
terminal; fruit cylindrical, subulate, arched. p. S. Native 
of the east shore of Java, where it is called Kalemugon. Mán- 
gium férreum, Rumph. amb. 3. t. 79. 
[ron JEgiceras. Fl. year. Shrub. 
Cult. The species of this genus grow well in a mixture of 
sand, loam, and peat; and ripened cuttings will strike root in 
sand, under a hand-glass, in heat. 
Tribe II. 
ARDISIE JE (this tribe contains shrubs agreeing with the 
genus Ardisia in important characters). Alph, D.C. in Lin. 
trans. 17. p. 101. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Corolla gamopetalous. 
Stamens usually free ; cells of anthers bursting lengthwise or at 
the apex. Ovarium superior, many-seeded. Drupe or berry 
globose, l-seeded. Albumen horny. Embryo transverse. 
II. WALLE' NIA (so named in memory of Matthew Wallen, 
a native of Ireland, many years resident in Jamaica, who culti- 
vated both indigenous and exotic plants there, at considerable 
expense, and much assisted Patrick Browne in his Natural His- 
tory of Jamaica). Swartz. prod. 1. p. 31. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 
248. Schreb. gen. no. 1722. p. 789. 
Lin. syst.  T'etrándria, Monogynia. Calyx and corolla tu- 
bular, 4-lobed at the apex. Stamens inserted in the base of the 
corolla ; filaments combined at the base, free at top and ex- 
serted ; anthers ovoid, much shorter than the filaments, dehiscing 
lengthwise. Style short; stigma dot-formed.— Small trees. 
Leaves alternate, nearly opposite, or 3 in a whorl, oblong, more 
or less obtuse, entire, coriaceous, glabrous. Panicles terminal, 
naked, many-flowered ; pedicels forming umbellets at the tops 
of the peduncles. Lobes of calyx and corolla obtuse, imbricate 
in eestivation. 
1 W. rauniFOLIA (Swartz. prod. p. 31. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 248. 
t. 6.) calyx and corolla covered with glandular dots. h.S. 
Native of Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Cuba.  Petesioides lauri- 
folium, Jacq. amer. 17.—Sloane, Jam. 2. p. 234. t. 145. f. 5. 
Flowers yellow. Berries scarlet. Glandular dots orange- 
coloured. Jacquin describes the leaves as 6 inches long, and 
greasy ; and the flowers as white. 
Laurcl-leaved Wallenia. "Tree 10 to 14 feet. 
2 W. ANGULA'TA (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 1. t. 30.) peduncles 
thicker; calyx and corolla without glandular dots. h.S. Na- 
tive of the East Indies? Cultivated in the gardens of the Mau- 
ritius, and in those of Vienna. 
III. Wesicertia. IV. CowowonrHa. V. CysrANTHUS. 
Angular Wallenia. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 
Cult. See Ardisia, p. 20. for culture and propagtion. 
II. WEIGELTIA (named after M. Weigelt, who first col- 
lected the plant). Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 102. 
Lin. syst.  T'etrándria, Monogiíjnia. Calyx and corolla 4- 
parted. Stamens 4, inserted in the base of the corolla; fila- 
ments free, filiform, shorter than the lobes of the corolla ; anthers 
ovoid, much shorter than the filaments, horizontal; having the 
cells dehiscing lengthwise. Style acuminated, 3 times shorter 
than the stamens. This genus differs from Wallénia in the in- 
florescence ; in the calyx and corolla being deeply divided ; in 
the filaments being free, &c. — . 
1 W. myria’ntHos (Alph. D. C.1. c). k. S. Native about 
Surinam. Wallénia myriánthos, Rchb. in Weigelt. pl. exsic. 
sur. Branches glabrous. Leaves obovate, more or less acute, 
glabrous, 3-5 inches long, beset with red pellucid dots when 
examined by alens. Peduncles numerous, alternate in the axils 
of the leaves, rather velvety. Bracteas alternate, oblong. Co- 
rolla white, dotted with red. 
Myriad flowered Weigeltia. 
Cult. 
Tree small. 
See Ardisia, p. 20. for culture and propagation. 
IV. CONOMO'RPHA (from ywvn, chone, a funnel, and 
poppn, morphe, form; in reference to the shape of the corolla). 
Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 102.—Wallénia spec. Mart. 
nov. gen. bras. 3. p. 89.— Conóstylus, Pohl. in litt. to D. C. 
Lin. syst.  Tetrándria, Monogynia. Calyx and corolla 4- 
cleft, funnel-shaped. Stamens 4, one half shorter than the co- 
rolla ; filaments inserted in the upper part of the tube of the 
corolla, very short, free; anthers erect, ovate-triangular, in- 
closed, fixed by the base; having the cells dehiscing length- 
wise. Ovarium conical in the abortive flowers, and nearly glo- 
bose in the fertile flowers. Style short; stigma simple. Drupe 
1-seeded.—Small, American trees. Leaves alternate, entire, 
full of dots, coriaceous, varying in size on the same branch. 
Racemes axillary ; pedicels alternate, short, in the axils of the 
bracteas. Flowers probably polygamous, the ovarium not 
always being perfect. 
1 C. onaroNerróriA (Alph. D. C. 1. c. p. 103.) leaves oblong; 
peduncles shorter than the petioles. h.S. Native of Brazil. 
Cenéstylus oblongifólius, Pohl. ined. “Branches slender, gla- 
brous. Leaves oblong or obovate, 3-4 inches long, 12-15 lines 
broad, obtuse, or acute, beset with blackish dots.  Peduncles 
many-flowered. Bracteas ovate, obtuse. Lobes of calyx and 
corolla ovate, acute, glabrous. Corolla whitish, funnel-shaped. 
Oblong-leaved Conomorpha. Tree small. 
2 C. raxirzónA (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate or oblong, 
bluntish, cuneated towards the base; racemes nearly equal, 
length of leaves, pendulous; bracteas linear-lanceolate, acumin- 
ated; calycine segments triangular, a little ciliated; corolla 
campanulate, having the lobes reflexed at the apex. h. S. 
Native on the banks of the river Amazon. Wallénia laxiflora, 
Mart. nov. gen. 3. p. 89. Flowers white ? 
Loose-flomered Conomorpha. Tree small. 
Cult. See Ardisia, p. 20., for culture and propagation. 
V. CYBIA'NTHUS (from xvjoc, kybos, a square, and av6oc, 
anthos, flower ; square form of corollas). Mart. nov. gen. $. p. 
87. Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 108. 
Lin. syst.  Tetrándria, Monogynia. Calyx deeply 4-cleft. 
Corolla 4-cleft, rotate, flat, making the circumference nearly 
square : having the lobes as well as the calyx marked with dots 
and immersed glandular lines. Stamens 4 ; filaments very short ; 
anthers nearly sessile, oblong, erect, opening by 2 pores at the 
apex. Ovarium superior, minute (abortive ?), depressedly glo- 
