APOCYNEE. 
branches rather scabrous from prominent dots; leaves ovate, 
with an obtuse acumen, very veiny beneath; corymbs com- 
pound. h.%.S. Native of South America. 
Dotted-branched Echites. Shrub tw. 
46 E. nucurósA (Richard, in act. hist. nat. par. p. 107.) 
leaves ovate, acutely acuminated, sub-emarginate at the base, 
wrinkled, with revolute edges: having the nerves above roughish 
from minute down; stem slender, roughish. h.%.S. Native 
of Cayenne. 
Wrinkled Echites. Shrub tw. 
47 E. Gatecirormis (Rudolph. ex Ledeb. pl. st. doming. no. 
6.) peduncles many-flowered; leaves oblong, obtuse. 5 .^. S. 
Native of St. Domingo. Very like Æ. tomentósa, but differs in 
the leaves being obtuse and the flowers rose-coloured. 
Galega-formed Echites. Shrub tw. 
48 E.? semipicyna (Berg. act. vlissing. 3. p. 383. icone.) 
leaves ovate-oblong, attenuated at both ends. 5 .^.$ Na- 
tive of South America.? Gmel. syst. p. 436.  Peduncles oppo- 
sitely racemose. 
Semidigynous Echites. Shrub tw. 
++ East Indian species, hardly known, with small flowers. The 
species here enumerated will probably form a distinct genus. 
49 E.? cranpurirera (Wall. cat. no. 1659.) leaves oblong, 
coriaceous, glabrous, tapering to the base, and acuminated at 
the apex, on very short petioles ; panicles terminal and axillary, 
composed of trichotomous peduncles; flowers crowded, corym- 
bose; calyx and pedicels downy; follicles narrow, torulose. 
h. © S. Native of the Burmese empire, at Amherst. E. 
monilifera, Wall. cat. 1659., a native of Singapore, hardly seems 
to differ, unless in the more ovate leaves. Flowers small, white. 
Gland-bearing Echites. Shrub tw, 
50 E.? micra’ytHa (Wall. cat. no. 1667.) leaves oblong or 
ovate-oblong, acuminated, glabrous; panicles axillary and ter- 
minal, divaricate, composed of trichotomous peduncles ; flowers 
crowded, corymbose, downy. h. ^. S. NativeofSilhet. E. 
brachiàta, Wall. cat. no. 1668. isthe same. Flowers very small. 
Follicles probably torulose, like the last species. 
Small-flowered Echites. Shrub tw, 
51 E.? rv'crnA (Wall. cat. no. 1670.) leaves elliptic, obtuse 
at both ends, short-acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous, shining ; 
panicles terminal and axillary, composed of trichotomous pe- 
duncles; flowers corymbose, downy; bracteas linear; follicles 
woody, ovate, acuminated, or cultriform. h.^. S. Native of 
Penang. Flowers small. E. esculénta, Wall. cat. 1671. from 
Amherst does not appear to differ from the present species, but 
as there are no flowers on the specimens of that plant examined 
by us, its affinity cannot be ascertained. 
` Shining-leaved Echites. Shrub tw. 
52 E.? PANICULATA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 17.) leaves broad- 
lanceolate, bluntly acuminated ; panicles axillary and terminal, 
trichotomous throughout: the extreme divisions 3-flowered ; 
follicles sub-clavate, few-seeded; hypogynous scales combined 
into a cup-shaped 5-toothed urceolus. h.. S. Native of 
Silhet. Leaves 8 inches long and 13 to 3 broad. Bracteas oval. 
Flowers very small, pale yellow. Corolla with a short gibbous 
tube ; and woolly, edged, falcate segments. 
Panicled-flowered Echites. Shrub cl. 
53 E.? ranvirLORA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 20.) leaves lanceolate ; 
panicles terminal and axillary, brachiate; tube of corolla gib- 
bous towards the base; segments of the limb linear, falcate. 
h.™.S. Native of the northern Circars, and Silhet. E. 
macrocarpa, Wall. cat. no. 1663. Hypogynous scales combined 
into an entire ring.  Follicles large, ovate, acuminated. E. 
polyantha, Wall. cat. no. 1664., a native of Chapedong, and 
Amherst, hardly differs, except in the more coriaceous leaves. 
I. Ecnurrzs. 75 
Small-flowered Echites. Shrub tw. 
54 E.! grríPrICA (Wall. cat. no. 1666.) leaves elliptic, or obo- 
vate-elliptic, acuminated, glabrous; peduncles axillary and ter- 
minal, trichotomous, corymbose, spreading; corolla salver- 
shaped, with obtuse segments. h. ^. S. Native of Silhet. 
Echites verticállis, Hamilt. mss. Very nearly allied to the 
preceding. 
Elliptic-leaved Echites. 
IEA American species, hardly known. 
Shrub tw. 
55 E. myrTIrÒLIA (Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 
34. p. 795.) peduncles 1-flowered ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
mucronate, shining. h.%™.S. Native of Cuba, about the 
Havanna. This is not to be confounded with Parsónsia myrti- 
folia, Roem. et Schultes, vol. 5. 
Myrtle-leaved Echites. Shrub tw. 
56 E. ceMiNA' rA (Willd. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, acutish ; pe- 
duncles twin, l-flowered. ^.^. S. Native of Brazil. 
Twin-peduncled Echites. Shrub tw. 
57 E. nv'cipA (Willd. l. c.) peduncles 1-flowered, elon- 
gated; leaves elliptic-oblong, subcordate, obtuse, shining above. 
b. O.S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco. 
Shining Echites. Shrub tw. 
58 E. canr’scens (Willd. 1. c.) peduncles 3-flowered, axil- 
lary; leaves oblong, acuminated, tomentose beneath. ).%.S. 
Native of South America. 
Canescent Echites. Shrub tw. 
59 E. verrucosa (Willd. l. c.) corymbs axillary ; leaves ob- 
long, acuminated; branches warted. h. ^. S. Native of 
Brazil. 
Warted Echites. Shrub tw. 
60 E. nisprpa (Willd. 1. c.) racemes axillary ; corollas hispid 
outside; leaves oblong-cordate, acuminated, hispid. h. ^. S. 
Native of Brazil. 
Hispid Echites. Shrub tw. 
61 E. sca'BnA (Willd. l. c.) racemes axillary ; leaves oblong, 
acuminated, cordate, scabrous. h.^.S. Native of Brazil. 
Scabrous Echites. Shrub tw. 
62 E. crav'ca (Willd. l.c.) racemes terminal; leaves elliptic, 
acuminated, glaucous beneath. kh. ^. S. Native of Brazil. 
Corolla funnel-shaped : having the tube thickened at top, and 
with the throat hardly pervious. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous. 
Perhaps a distinct genus. 
Glaucous Echites. Shrub tw. 
63 E. macra’ntHa (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 795.) co- 
rymbs axillary; leaves oblong, acute, glabrous, shining. b. 
^. S. Native of Brazil. E. grandiflora, Willd. herb. but not 
of others. 
Large-flowered Echites. Shrub tw. 
64 E. puse’scens (Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes. syst. 4. 
p- 796.) flowers sub-umbellate, axillary ; leaves elliptic-ovate, 
cordate, acuminated, downy beneath. h. ^. S. Native of 
South America. 
Donny Echites. Shrub tw. 
65 E. nopdsa (Willd. 1. c.) racemes axillary ; leaves lanceo- 
late, acuminated ; branches nodose. 5 .^. S. Native of South 
America. 
Knotted-branched Echites. Shrub tw. 
66 E. mucrona’ra (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 769.) leaves 
lanceolate, cordate, acuminated, mucronate, downy beneath; 
racemes axillary. h.%™.S. Native of South America. E. 
acuminata, Willd. herb. 
Mucronate-leaved Echites. Shrub tw. 
67 E. FnasE' n: (Roem. et Schultes, 1. c.) leaves crowded, 
linear, ciliated with pili, acute ; panicle terminal, naked. 5; .^.F. 
Native of Carolina. 
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