BIGNONIACE/E. VI. Zeyuenta. 
fleshy, rose-coloured. 
species. 
Mutis's Amphilophium. Shrub cl. 
3 A. wacnoPuy'LLUM (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 150.) leaves 
conjugate; leaflets ovate-roundish, acuminated, cordate, hairy 
and shining above, and clothed with fuscescent tomentum be- 
neath, as well as the petioles; tendrils? h.. S. Native of 
New Granada, near Turbaco. Hairs and tomentum stellate. 
Branches sulcately angular. Panicles axillary and terminal, 
clothed with fuscescent tomentum. Branches dichotomous. 
Corollas red. 
Large-leaved Amphilophium. Shrub cl. 
4 A.! ruBE'scENs (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 836.) leaves ternately 
bi-pinnate, downy ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, sessile, almost quite 
entire; flowers axillary, opposite, pedunculate. h.. S. Na- 
tive of Brazil. 
Downy Amphilophium. Shrub tw. 
Culi. For culture and propagation see the climbing species 
of Bignonia, p. 222 
Very nearly allied to the preceding 
Aw hi 
VI. ZEYHERIA (named in honour of M. Zeyher, director 
of the Botanic Garden at Baden ; and author of several botanical 
papers.) Mart. nov. gen. bras. 2. p. 65. t. 159. 
Lin. syst. Didynàmia, Angiospérma. Calyx spathaceous, 
closed, at length bipartite. Corolla tubular ; tube nearly equal ; 
limb 5-lobed, hardly bilabiate. Stamens 4, didynamous, 
with the rudiment of a fifth sterile one. Stigma bilamellate. 
Capsule echinated, orbicular, compressed, having the dissepi- 
ment contrary to the valves. Seeds with membranous wings, 
imbricated.—A small tree, or large shrub; branches opposite. 
Leaves opposite, digitate. Flowers terminal, paniculately co- 
rymbose; bracteas twin, naked, axillary. 
1 Z. monta'na (Mart. nov. gen. bras. 2. p. 66. t. 159.) 
leaves digitate ; leaflets 5, lanceolate, clothed with fulvous, fari- 
naceous, stellate tomentum beneath, as well as outer branches 
and inflorescence. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 
St. Paul. Spathódea montana, Spreng. syst. add. p. 237. Co- 
rolla 1 to 14 inch long, clothed with golden, lepidoted tomentum 
outside ; segments ciliated, the 3 superior ones narrower and 
shorter. 
Mountain Zeyheria. Shrub 7 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation, see Jacaranda, p. 226. 
VII. FREDERICIA (named in compliment to Frederick 
William III. King of Bavaria, a great promoter of the sciences.) 
Mart. in nov. act. bonn. 13. p. 7. t. A. and B. 
Lin. syst. Didynamia, Angiospérma. Calyx tubularly 
campanulate, pentagonal, coloured ; with 5 short teeth. Corolla 
salver-shaped ; with a cylindrical tube, and a spreading border ; 
limb 5-6-cleft ; segments spreading, roundish. Stamens 4, 
didynamous, with the rudiment of a fifth sterile one; filaments 
bearded at the base; lobes of anthers divaricate. Stigma bila- 
mellate. Capsule compressed, oblong, acutish, almost as broad 
as long ; dissepiment contrary to the valves. Seeds transverse, 
with membranous margins.—Branched, rambling shrubs. Leaves 
ternate ; leaflets quite entire. Flowers terminal, panicled, 
bracteate. Inflorescence scarlet. 
1. F. sPzciósA (Mart. l. c. p. 9. t. A.) leaflets oblong, acumi- 
nated, flattish, bearded in the axils of the veins beneath ; panicle 
pyramidal, spreading; calyx and corolla 5-cleft. b. 
Native of Brazil, in the provinces of St. Paul and Rio Janeiro, 
in woods. Branches terete, striated, glabrous. Panicle large, 
having the rachis and peduncles tetragonal, purplish scarlet, 
and clothed with fine villi. Corollas scarlet, or reddish yellow. 
VII. FREDERICIA. 
VIII. Ferpinanpusa. IX. Srenonosivum. 227 
There are varieties of this species, having the corolla more or 
less red or yellow, with a glabrous or downy throat. 
Showy Fredericia. Shrub cl. 
2 F. Gurix'rur (Mart. l. c. p. 11. t. D.) leaflets ovate-oblong, 
acute at the base, and short-acuminated at the apex, usually 
complicate, quite glabrous on both surfaces ; panicle compact ; 
calyx, but particularly the corolla, for the most part 6-cleft. h. 
v S. Native of Brazil, in the interior parts of the province of 
Bahia, in woods. Branches terete, glabrous, often rough from 
warts. Rachis, peduncles, and pedicels tetragonal, scarlet, 
and downy. Corolla yellow, downy outside, as in the first 
species. 
William’s Fredericia. Shrub cl. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Bigndnia, p. 222. 
VIII. FERDINANDU'SA (named in honour of Ferdinand, 
hereditary prince of Austria.) Pohl, bot. zeit. 1827. no. 10. p. 
153. pl. bras. 2. p. 8. 
Lin. svsr. — Didyuàmia, Angiospérma, Calyx 4-toothed. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, 4-parted ; segments unequal, bifid, 
bearded at apex. Stamens 4, didynamous; rudiment of a fifth 
not seen. Anthers involute at the base and apex; cells 
parallel or combined; pollen spherical, yellow. Ovarium gib- 
bous at apex, 4-cleft. Style elongated. Stigma bipartite. 
Capsule large, elliptic, ovate, 2-celled, 4-valved. Seeds un- 
known.—Erect, middle-sized trees. Leaves large, opposite, 
coriaceous, blackish or yellowish green, shining, quite entire, 
ovate, on short petioles; bracteas small. Flowers terminal and 
axillary, corymbose, scarlet or whitish-green. Stamens and 
stigmas exserted. Throat of corolla naked. This genus is 
nearly allied to Fredericia and Zeyhéria, Mart. 
1 F. ELríPTIcA (Pohl, bras. 2. p. 9. t. 106.) leaves oval- 
elliptic, obtuse at the apex; bracteas roundish, trifid. h. S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, in boggy places. 
Leaves dark green above, and yellowish green beneath. Corollas 
whitish green. 
Elliptic-leaved Ferdinandusa. Tree 12 feet. 
2 F. ova'nrs (Pohl, pl. bras. 2. p. 10. t. 107.) leaves oval, 
marginated, acutish at the apex ; bracteas roundish, quite entire, 
acute, half stem-clasping, ciliated at their confluence. h.S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, near to the town of 
the same name, at Serra de Manoel Gomez.  Corollas dark 
red or scarlet. Leaves dark green above, and yellowish be- 
neath. 
Oval-leaved Ferdinandusa. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 
3 F. speciosa (Pohl, pl. bras. 2. p. 12. t. 108.) leaves oval- 
elliptie, emarginate, acute; bracteas lanceolate, quite entire, 
scarious. bh. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 
Geraes, on Serra de Spilons; and of the province of Goyaz, at 
Caza de Telha, and St. Cruz. — Corollas scarlet, 2 inches long. 
Leaves greenish yellow. 
Showy Ferdinandusa. "Tree 9 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Jacaranda, p. 226. 
The species are extremely elegant when in blossom. 
IX. STENOLO' BIUM (from oerevoc, stenos, narrow; and 
Xofloc, lobos, a pod; in reference to the narrow, linear, siliquose 
capsule.) D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 1823. 
Lin. syst. Didynamia, Angiospérma. Calyx small, campa- 
nulate, 5-toothed, equal. Corolla with a narrow tube ; a dilated, 
inflated, campanulate throat; and a 5-lobed, equal, bilabiate 
limb. Stamens 4, didynamous, that is, 2 long, and 2 short, with 
a very short rudiment of a fifth ; lobes of anthers linear, spread- 
ingly divaricate. Stigma bilamellate. Capsule narrow-linear, 
siliquose, compressed, 2-celled ; dissepiment parallel with the 
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