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at both ends, with slender parallel veins. 5. S. Native coun- 
try unknown. 
Many-flowered Ardisia. Shrub. 
T + Plants referred to the order Myrsineacee, which ought to be 
excluded. 
1 Arpista runBACE' sis (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 3. 
p. 245.) From the description given of the fruit and seeds, in 
the above work, this plant belongs to the order Sapotee. 
2 Bæósorrys AcuMINA'TA (Wall. cat. no. 2321.) From the 
corolla being polypetalous, and the stamens alternating with the 
petals, it probably belongs to the order Rhamnedcee, but certainly 
not to Myrsineacee. 
3 Empe‘tra? ramosa (Wall. cat. no. 6522.) leaves without 
dots. Petals wanting. Stamens 5, inserted in the lobes of the 
perigone, and opposite them. Stigma discoid, toothed. Probably 
belonging to the order Urticee. 
4 Arpista ACEROSA (Geertn.) is Cyathódes acerósa, R. Br. 
5 /EcícERAs minus (Gaertn.) is Connàris santaloides, Vahl. ex 
Konig. 
6 My’rsine? THE rOLI1A (Wall. cat. no. 6391.) does not be- 
long to the order, as the stamens alternate with the lobes of the 
corolla. 
+ t + Genera referred to Myrsínece. 
1 Oríri (Roxb.) is very like Grovitia, Perrot. et Guill. fl. 
seneg. 1. p. 100. t. 22, which belongs to the order Olacinee, 
according to the authors. 
2 Sama‘ra (Lin. but not of Swartz) the Córnus Zeylánica, 
Burm. zeyl. t. 76, belongs to the order Rhamnee. 
Orper CXLIV. THEOPHRA’STE (so called from the 
plants of the order agreeing with Theophrásta in important cha- 
racters.) Bartl. D. Don, mss.— Myrsínee part of authors. 
Calyx 5-parted, imbricate, sessile, permanent. Corolla mono- 
petalous, 5-lobed ; the lobes imbricate in eestivation, and having 
Stamens 5, 
opposite the lobes of the corolla; anthers turned outwardly, bilo- 
cular; the cells parallel, opening lengthwise ; pollen farinaceous. 
Ovarium free, superior 1-celled; the ovula erect, usually indefinite, 
inserted into a central placenta. Stigma simple, undivided. 
Berry crustaceous, 1-celled, valveless; 1 or many-seeded ; filled 
by the fleshy placenta. Seeds with a hollow umbilicus; the 
testa simple, thin, and cartilaginous. Albumen copious, horny. 
Embryo erect, with foliaceous cotyledons: and a cylindrical 
radicle, which is opposite the hylum.—Non-lactescent, small, 
evergreen trees or shrubs, natives of equinoxial America; with 
usually simple stems, bearing leaves at their tops. Leaves alter- 
nate, callous, and often toothed on the edges, reticulately veined ; 
the primary veins transverse; petioles callous at the base. 
Flowers terminal or lateral, racemose. 
squameeform appendages alternating with them. 
Synopsis of the genera. 
1 Jacquinia. 
and petaloid. 
Corolla campanulate; the appendages distinct 
Stamens free. Berry 1-seeded.—Leaves entire, 
with inconspicuous veins. 
2 Cravisa. Corolla salver-shaped; the appendages fleshy 
and adnate. Stamens monadelphous. Berry 2 or many-seeded. 
—Leaves veiny ; the margin entire or toothed. 
3 Tueopnra’sta. Corolla campanulate ; the appendages 
THEOPHRASTEE. 
I. Jacauinia. 
combined into an angularly-lobed, fleshy, arched ring. Stamens 
free. Berry many-seeded. — Leaves toothed, veiny. 
4 Oncinus. Corolla funnel-shaped, fleshy; segments all 
hooked; the appendages combined into a 5-cleft ring. Stamens 
free. Berry many seeded.—Leaves entire, opposite. 
5 Leonia. Corolla rotately sub-campanulate; the appen- 
dages combined with the filaments into a cup-shaped tube. 
Berry many-seeded, seeds fixed to parietal placentas—.Leaves 
entire. 
I. JACQUI'NIA (so named by Linnzeus, in honour of Nicholas 
Joseph de Jacquin, Professor of Botany at Vienna, born at 
Leyden in 1727, author of many splendid works). Lin. gen. 
no. 254. Jacq. amer. 23. Juss. gen. 151. H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 250. 
Lin. syst. — Pentándria, Monogynia. Segments of calyx 
obtuse. Corolla campanulate; segments of corolla are, as well 
as the distinct appendages in the throat, obtuse. Stamens 
5, inserted in the base of the tube of the corolla; anthers 
ovate. Ovarium containing many ovula. Style short; stigma 
obtuse. Berry globose, 1-6-seeded.—Branched shrubs and 
small trees. Leaves scattered, obtuse, or verticillate, quite 
entire, crowded at the tops of the branches, with revolute 
edges. Flowers terminal, racemose, or solitary. 
1 J. arporea (Vahl, eclog. p. 26. H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 
amer. 3. p. 250.) leaves opposite, or almost 4 in a whorl, obo- 
vate-oblong, obtuse, unarmed, glabrous; flowers racemose. 
h.S. Native of the Spanish Main, about Cumana ; and the 
island of Montserrat. At Cumana it is called Barbasco. 
Branches somewhat dichotomous, the lower ones 4 together. 
Leaves about 14 inch long, and 6-7 lines broad. Corolla white. 
Calycine segments ciliated. Lobes of crown or appendages 
scale-formed. Berries red, 1-seeded. 
Tree Jacquinia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1829. Tree 20 feet. 
2 J. AnMILLA'RIs (Jacq. amer. 53. t. 39. pict. t. 36. Lin. 
spec. 272.) leaves wedge-shaped, obtuse, unarmed, alternate ; 
flowers racemose. h. S. Native of South America, and the 
West Indies, on calcareous rocks by the coast; Jamaica, Cu- 
ragoa, Martinico, Carthagena, &c.—Loefl. itin. 244. t. 277.— 
Sloan. jam. 2. p. 89. t. 190. f. 2. Branches nodose at the rami- 
fications, 4-5 in a whorl. Leaves oblong-obovate, sometimes 
emarginate, but always with a little stiff mucrone. Flowers small, 
white, with the scent of jasmine. Berry of a reddish orange 
colour, containing 4 seeds, or thereabouts. 
Bracelet Jacquinia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1768. Shrub 4 to 6 
feet. 
3 J. Caraca’sana (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. 3. p. 251.) 
leaves scattered, lanceolate-oblong, glabrous, terminating in a 
spiny point. b. S. Native on the Caraccas shore, between the 
port of La Guayra and Cabo Blanco, in dry places. Leaves 
cuneated at the base, 14 inch long, and 5 lines broad. Berry 
edible, 4-6 seeded. Seeds imbedded in sweet fleshy pulp. 
Caraccas Jacquinia. Sbrub 6 to 8 feet. 
4 J. pusr scens (H. B. et Kunth. 1. c. t. 244.) leaves scattered ; 
upper ones sub-verticillate, obovate-oblong, rounded at the 
apex, and terminating in a spine, downy beneath; flowers race- 
mose. M. S. Native of South America, in the province of 
Bracamoros, on the banks of the river Amazon, near Tome- 
penda. J. mucronàta, Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 
4. p. 802. Branches sub-verticillate. Leaves 18-20 lines long, 
and 7-8 lines broad. Flowers probably white. This species 
differs from J. macrocárpa, Cav. in the leaves being obovate- 
oblong, and downy beneath. 
Downy-leaved Jacquinia, Shrub 4-5 feet. 
