14 MYRSINEACEE. 
D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 116.) leaves lanceolate, acute at both 
ends, shining; panicle terminal, compound, longer than the 
leaves: peduncles alternate; pedicels umbellate; lobes of co- 
rolla ovate, acute, reflexed, 4 times as long as the calyx. h.S. 
Native of Mexico, where it is called Capollin. Bracteas cadu- 
cous. Berry globose, wine-coloured. Flowers of a pale rose- 
colour. 
Capollin Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 
7 A. Revotu'ra (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 246.) 
glabrous; leaves rather membranous, oblong, obtuse, cuneated 
at the base and revolute; panicles terminal, simple; pedicels 
fasciculate or umbellate ; lobes of calyx obtuse, full of glandular 
dots; berry nearly globose. k. S. Native of Mexico, on 
the western declivities of the mountains near La Venta de 
Moxonera, in oak woods; and in woods near Jalapa. Leaves 
same colour on both surfaces, full of glandular dots, 41 inches 
long. Flowers white. Berries dry, about the size of a pepper- 
corn, wrinkled, glandular. 
Hevolute-leaved Ardisia. "Tree 30 to 40 feet. 
8 A. comere’ssa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 245.) 
glabrous; branches compressed ; leaves obovate-oblong, short- 
acuminated, nearly quite entire; panicles terminal, sub-race- 
mose; pedicels in umbellate fascicles; lobes of calyx roundish- 
ovate, obtuse; lobes of corolla oblong, obtuse, revolute, 
glandular. h. S. Native of New Andalusia, in temperate 
places, near the monastery of Caripe. Branches pendulous. 
Leaves membranous, full of pellucid dots, palest beneath, 5-6 
inches long. Corolla white. Berry dry, smooth. 
Compressed-branched Ardisia. ‘Tree 15 feet. 
9 A. punrFOLiA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 214.) 
branches terete, glabrous; leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, and 
somewhat retuse, running into the petioles at the base, revolute 
on the edges, quite entire, beset with scaly dots beneath, as well 
as the panicles; flowers racemose. kh. S. Native on the 
Andes, about Quindiu. Flowers white. Calyx calyptrate be- 
fore expansion, divided into 2-4 unequal segments. Corolla 
pentapetalous ; petals oblong, revolute, valvate in æstivation. 
Hard-leaved Ardisia. Tree 20 feet. 
10 A. micra’ntTHA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. 3. p. 246.) glabrous ; 
leaves oblong, acute; panicles terminal and lateral, simple, 
crowded : with short branches; pedicels in umbellate fascicles; 
lobes of calyx and corolla elliptic, obtuse. h. S. Native of 
South America, on the banks of the river Magdalena, near Te- 
neriffe. | Bumélia micrantha, Willd. mss. ex Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 4. p. 805. Branches brown, beset with linear purple dots. 
Leaves and flowers full of glandular dots, 5-6 inches long. Co- 
rolla small, white. Stigma truncate. 
Smali-flowered Ardisia. Tree. 
11 A. Orrnoce’nsts (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 244.) leaves 
oblong, acute; panicles terminal and lateral, almost simple; pedi- 
cels in umbellate fascicles ; lobes of calyx ovate, obtuse, with 
diaphanous margins; lobes of corolla ovate-roundish, obtuse, 
reflexed. h. S. Native on the banks of the river Orinoco, 
between the falls of Ature and the town of St. Borja. Branches 
brownish. Leaves rather membranous, paler beneath, 14 inch 
long. Corolla white, full of glandular dots. Very like 4. 
coriacea. 
Orinoco Ardisia. Fl. May. Tree. 
12 A. propinqua (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 213.) 
branches nearly terete, warted ; petioles and leaves glabrous ; 
leaves elliptic-oblong, acute at both ends, quite entire, membra- 
nous, full of glandular dots ; racemes terminal, solitary, always 
simple, glabrous ; fruit pedicellate. h. S. Native of South 
America, near the banks of the Orinoco. 
Allied Ardisia. Shrub. j 
13 A. FERRUGÍNEA (H. B. et Kunth, 1l. c. 8. p. 244.) branches, 
IX. Arpisia. 
petioles, and panicles clothed with rusty tomentum; leaves 
oblong, acuminated, glabrous and shining above, and clothed 
with fuscescent down beneath ; panicles terminal, almost simple; 
pedicels in umbellate fascicles ; lobes of calyx ovate, acute. 
h. S. Native along with the preceding. Leaves narrowed at 
the base, membranous, full of glandular dots, 43 inches long. 
Berry glabrous. Habit of A. crendta. 
Rusty Ardisia. Shrub. 
14 A. ruyrsirtora (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 148.) leaves 
lanceolate; panicles thyrsoid, terminal; segments of corolla 
roundish-ovate, acute ; anthers almost sessile. h. S. Native 
of Nipaul. 
Thyrse.flowered Ardisia Clt. 1824. Shrub. 
15 A. PURPUREA (Blum. bijdr. p. 684.) leaves oblong, acu- 
minated at both ends, quite entire, coriaceous, glabrous ; panicle 
terminal, pyramidal ; pedicels subumbellate ; calycine segments 
rounded. h. S. Native of Java and Nusæ-Kambanga, in 
mountain woods, where it is called Kilampani. 
Purple Ardisia. Fl. year. Shrub. 
16 A. mucrona‘ra (Blum. bijdr. p. 685.) leaves oblong, acu- 
minated at both ends, mucronately awned at the apex, quite 
entire, coriaceous, glabrous; panicle terminal, short; pedicels 
umbellate; calycine segments rounded. h. S. Native of Java, 
in the province of Krawang, near Tjiradjas, in mountain woods. 
Mucronate-leaved Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 
17 A. sANGUINOLE'NTA (Blume, l. c. but not of Wall.) leaves 
oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, quite entire, coriaceous, 
glabrous; panicle terminal, divaricate; pedicels umbellate; ca- 
lycine teeth acute. h. S. Native of Java, in shady places 
on the Parang mountains. Nearly allied to 4. speciósa, Bl. but 
the flowers are much smaller. 
Bloody-flowered Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 
18 A. Rorun (Alph. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 117.) leaves ob- 
long, obtuse, attenuated at both ends, glabrous, quite entire; 
raceme terminal, pyramidal; peduncles alternate, compressed, 
umbelliferous ; stem arboreous. h. S. Native of the East 
Indies. A. pyramidàlis, Roth. nov. spec. p. 123. exclusive of 
the syn. of Cav. This species differs from A. pyramidalis, Cav. 
in the leaves being quite entire. 
Roth’s Ardisia. Shrub 5 feet. 
19 A. Py'reus (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 518. ex R. Br. 
prod. 533.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, quite entire, glabrous, on 
short petioles; racemes ovate-oblong, terminal; segments of 
corolla lanceolate. Y. G. Native of Cochin-china. Pyrgus 
racemósa, Lour. coch. p. 121. A shrub with spreading branches. 
Flowers reddish-white. 
Tower Ardisia. Shrub 5 feet. 
20 A. LaANcEOLA' TA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 275. Wall. cat. no. 
2292.) glabrous ; leaves broad-lanceolate, shining ; panicles ter- 
minal and axillary, composed of a few simple racemes ; segments 
of calyx ovate; lobes of corolla ovate, pointed. h. S. Na- 
tive of Pulo Penang. Leaves 6-9 inches long and 2-3 broad. 
Style length of stamens. 
Lanceolate-leaved Ardisia. Fl. July. Clt. 1820. Shrub. 
21 A. raNiIcULA TA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 270.) glabrous; 
leaves cuneate-oblong, almost sessile, reflexed ; panicles ter- 
minal, oval, composed of many alternate compound branches ; 
segments of calyx and corolla ovate. h.S. Native of Chit- 
tagong and Silhet, where it makes a conspieuous appearance, on 
account of its large reflexed leaves, and very ample elegant 
panicles of innumerable rose-coloured flowers. Ker. bot. reg. 
638. Sims, bot. mag. 2364. Young shoots thick, green. Leaves 
from 6-20 inches long, and from 3-5 inches broad, crowded at 
theends ofthe branches. Berries red, smooth, size of a pea, juicy. 
Panicled-flowered Ardisia. Fl, year. Clt. 1818. Shrub 8 to 
10 feet. 
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