MYRSINEACEZ. VI. Myrsine. 11 
syst. 4. p. 509.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, coriaceous ; 
flowers pentandrous, hermaphrodite,? sessile, in axillary fascicles. 
h.S. Native of Jamaica, Cuba, and Porto Rico. Samara 
coriacea, Swartz, prod. 32. descr. 261. Willd. spec. 1. p. 
665. 
Coriaceous-leaved Myrsine. Fl. Nov. Feb. Clt. 1770. Tree. 
23 M. Froripa‘na (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 107.) 
glabrous; leaves oval-oblong, entire, coriaceous, dotted beneath ; 
fascicles few-flowered, but numerous; flowers pentandrous ; 
calyx 5-parted. kh. G. Native of Florida. Sideréxylon 
punctatum, Lam. ill no. 2460.?  Bumélia punctata, Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 4. p. 498.? Branches beset with ovate white 
warts. Leaves 2-3 inches long, obtuse or acutish, shining above, 
dotted. Berries globose, spotted. Allied to M. Manglilla, 
but the leaves are more oblong, and on shorter petioles; and 
to M. coridcea, from which it differs in the larger leaves, which 
are never emarginate ; oval-oblong, not cuneate-oblong, &c. 
Florida Myrsine. Shrub. 
24 M. Manetizta (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 509. ex R. 
Br. prod. 533.) glabrous ; leaves oblong, obtuse, white beneath; 
fascicles axillary and lateral, on short pedicels; calycine seg- 
ments ovate. h. G. Native of Peru, about Lima. Sider- 
óxylon Manglíllo, Lam. dict. 1. p. 245. Manglilla, Juss. gen. 
151. Manglilla Peruviàna, Gmel, syst. p. 398. — Scleróxylon 
Manglíllo, Willd. mag. 3. p. 59. Duhamélia Manglillo, Dombey. 
Caballéria oblónga, Ruiz. et Pav. syst. fl. per. 1. p. 280. 
Manglílla Jussiéui, Pers. ench. 1. p. 237. Chrysophyllum 
Manglilla, Lam. ill. 2. p. 45. Bumélia Manglílla, Willd. spec. 
2. p. 1087. 
Manglilla Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 
25 M. Tmixira ris (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 108.) 
leaves elliptie, acute at both ends, glabrous, entire, dotted be- 
neath ; fascicles few-flowered ; flowers small, pedicellate, pen- 
tandrous. h.S. Nativeof Trinidad. M. coriàcea, Sieb. pl. 
exsic. trin. no. 50. and 302. Extremities of the branches rusty, 
and rather velvety. Leaves 1-2 inches long, paler and dotted 
beneath. Calycine lobes small, lanceolate. This species differs 
from M. coridcea in the acute leaves and smaller glabrous 
flowers. 
Trinidad Myrsine. Tree or shrub. 
26 M. sariciròLIia (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, entire ; 
petioles pilose ; fascicles many-flowered ; flowers pentandrous ; 
calycine lobes ciliated; berries globose, marked with oblong 
spots. h. S. Native of Guadaloupe. Bumélia salicifolia, 
Bert. ined. in herb. Balb. Branches dotted, velvety at top. 
Leaves 14 to 2 inches long, firm, paler and dotted beneath. 
Calycine segments ovate-oblong, marked with yellow oblong 
spots. Style short, obtuse. Very nearly allied to M. Trinitàtis. 
Willow-leaved Myrsine. ‘Tree or shrub. 
27 M. Berre‘ru (Alph. D. C. 1. c. p. 109.) branches pube- 
rulous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acutish, entire, glabrous above, 
puberulous beneath and on the petioles; flowers nearly sessile, 
rather velvety, pentandrous ; lobes of calyx and corolla obtuse. 
h. S. Native of Hispaniola. Sideróxylon Mastichodéndron, 
Balb. in herb. D. C. Branches and petioles as if they were 
covered with powder. Leaves 2 inches long, narrowed into the 
petioles. Flowers 4-5 in each fascicle. Berry globose, gla- 
brous, terminated by the truncate style. This species comes 
very near M. salicifolia, but the leaves are a little smaller, less 
acute, and are downy beneath, as well as the branches, petioles, 
and flowers. 
Bertero’s Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 
28 M. rrnRUGÍNEA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 664) leaves lanceo- 
late, acute, quite entire, coriaceous, rather pilose; flowers in 
fascicles, on short pedicels, hermaphrodite, pentandrous ; lobes 
of calyx and corolla acute; stigma 2-lobed. p. G. Native 
of Peru, in mountain groves. Caballéria ferrugínea, Ruiz. et 
Pav. syst. l. p. 210. Branches rather pilose. Leaves 2} 
inches long, rusty and dotted beneath: having the petioles, and 
central nerve rufous and velvety. Calyx smoothish. Berry 
spotted much. 
Rusty Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 
29 M. rure’scens (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 109.) 
branches and nerves of leaves dotted with rufescent velvety 
down; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, entire, on long petioles ; 
flowers tetrandrous ; stigma 2-lobed, thickish. h.S. Native 
of Brazil, in the woods of Corcovado, near Rio Janeiro. Branches 
twiggy. Leaves 2-3 inches long, pale and dotted beneath. 
Flowers in fascicles at the base of the branches. Berry globose, 
full of elongated marks. 
Rufescent Myrsine. Shrub. 
30 M. rarrróLrA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 664.) leaves oblong, 
quite entire, dotted on both surfaces ; flowers numerous, pentan- 
drous, conglomerate. h.G. Native of Peru, in the woods of 
Muna and Pillao. Caballéria latifolia, Ruiz. et Pav. syst. 1. p. 
279. 
Broad-leaved Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 
31 M. rrErrv'cra (Spreng. l. c.) leaves obovate-oblong, 
dotted; dots pellucid, roundish on the upper surface, but linear 
on the under: flowers pentandrous, aggregate. ^5. G. Native 
of Peru, on the mountains, in woods. Caballéria pellucida, 
Ruiz. et Pav. l. c. 
Pellucid-dotted Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 
39 M. pventa‘ra (Spreng. l. c.) branches dependent; leaves 
crowded, ovate and cordate, upper ones dentated; flowers race- 
mose, pentandrous; style long; stigma depressed. h. G. 
Native of Peru, on the mountains. Caballéria dentata, Ruiz. et 
Pav. l. c. p. 281. 
Tooth-leaved Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 
33 M. venosissima (Spreng. l. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
quite entire, full of pellucid dots; flowers aggregate, pentan- 
drous. bh. G. Native of Peru, on the mountains. Caballéria 
venosíssima, Ruiz. et Pav. l. c. p. 282. 
Very veiny-leaved Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 
34 M. prPE'NpENs (Spreng. l. c.) branches dependent, vel- 
vety; leaves crowded, broad-elliptic, retuse or mucronulated, 
entire, ciliated, shining above, full of dots beneath; flowers 
axillary, solitary or twin, on short pedicels, tetrandrous ; calycine 
segments ovate, acute ; lobes of corolla oblong, twice as long as 
the calyx. h. G. Native of Peru, on the higher mountains ; 
and on Silla de Caraccas. Caballéria depéndens, Ruiz et Pav. 
syst. 1. p. 281.  Caballéria myrtifolia, Deless. herb. ex Ruiz. et 
Pav. Myrsine ciliata, H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. 3. p. 248. t. 
245. Leaves 4-6 lines long. Stigma capitate. Berry ovate- 
globose, spotted with black. 
Hanging-branched Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 
35 M. Poravz'wsrs (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
249.) leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, bluntish, quite entire, 
revolute at the base, glabrous and shining above, but clothed 
with fine down or hairs beneath ; umbels or fascicles axillary, 
sessile; flowers on short pedicels, pentandrous; calycine lobes 
ovate-acute, a little ciliated ; stigma pentagonal. h.G. Native 
of New Granada, near Popayan, in mountainous places. Sa- 
mara myricoides, Roem. et Schultes, mant. 3. p. 294. ex Kunth. 
in Linnza. 1830. p. 367. Branches downy, clothed with rusty 
tomentum while young; segments of corolla marked with black 
lines, oblong, acute. Flowers white. Anthers yellow. 
Popayan Myrsine. Tree 20 feet. 
36 M. myricoipes (Schlecht. in Linnea, 8. p. 525.) leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, attenuated into the petioles, with revolute 
edges, smoothish and shining above, but paler beneath, and 
clothed with soft down; nerves prominent beneath, and are, as 
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