368 BORAGINEZ. XLII. Tournerortia. 
as those of the species. 
lee 
Scabrous Tournefortia. Shrub. 
25 T. wicnoruv'LLA (Desv. herb. ex Ham. prod. p. 24.) 
stem erect, mutie, branched, quite glabrous; leaves small, 
ovate, obtuse, quite entire, almost glabrous; flowers spicate, 
sub-bifid. h.S. Native of the Antilles. 
Small-leaved Tournefortia. Shrub. 
26 T. sessıLıròLIa (Poir. dict. 5. p. 360.) stems terete, beset 
with stiff hairs ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, linear, villous on both 
surfaces ; flowers crowded, terminal. b. G. Native of Buenos 
Ayres, Commerson. Leaves obtuse, half stem-clasping at the 
base, an inch and more long, and 3 lines broad. Peduncles 
divided into 2 branches, having the flowers densely glomerate 
on the top of each branch. Corolla tubular ; limb short, dilated, 
obtuse. Peduncles and calyxes beset with numerous glandular 
ili. 
d Sessile-leaved Tournefortia. Shrub. 
27 T. inca‘nA; hoary, villous; stems herbaceous; leaves 
sessile, linear, with revolute edges. X.S. Native about Esse- 
quibo. Messerschmidtia incàna, Meyer, esseq. p. 92. Stems 
angular, woody, and rather naked at the base ; branches simple, 
spreading; corymbs racemose, terminal, having the branches 
twice bifid. Corolla hairy, coloured, funnel-shaped ; throat 
naked. Berry corky, containing 2, 2-seeded pyrene. Said by 
Meyer to be the same as the preceding. 
Hoary Tournefortia, Pl. 1 to 1 foot. 
28 T.? rerrucrnea (Lam. ill. no. 1882.) branches terete, 
striated, climbing a little, beset with numerous, stiff, straight, 
rust-coloured hairs while young, as well as the petioles and 
nerves of leaves ; leaves subcordate, acute, villous beneath ; pe- 
duncles much branched, villous; spikes short; calyx villous, 
scabrous. bh... S. Native of St. Domingo. Leaves sca- 
brous above, a little ciliated, deep green, 2-3 inches long, and 1 
broad. Corolla short, tubular. Said to be very nearly allied 
to T. volubilis, but is less sarmentose. 
Rusty Tournefortia. Shrub climbing. 
29 T. Scurepea‘na ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminated, 
attenuated at the base, glabrous ; peduncles 3-4 times dichoto- 
mous, puberulous, as well as the calyxes; tube of corolla 4 
times as long as the calyx; fruit not seen. 5. G. Native of 
Mexico, in the woods of Jalapa. Tourn. spec. nov. Cham. in 
Linnea, 8. p. 514. 
Schiede's Tournefortia. Shrub. 
30 T.? tomentosa (Mill. dict. no. 4.) stems twining; 
branches flexile; leaves cordate, tomentose beneath; spikes 
short, racemose. kh. S. Native of South America, near 
Carthagena. Leaves 2 inches long, and 15 lines broad, on very 
short petioles. Flowers small, dirty white. Berry 2-3-4-seed- 
ed. Pittdnia scandens racemésa, foliis subrotundis, subtus in- 
canis, Plum. Perhaps a species of Messerschmidtia. 
Tomentose Tournefortia. Shrub 10 to 12 feet, twining. 
31 T.? carnosa (Mill. dict. no. 6.) leaves ovate, wrinkled, 
petiolate; spikes racemose, axillary, kh. S. Native about 
Carthagena. Pittónia frutéscens, folio carnoso hirsuto et obtuso, 
Plum. gen. p. 5.? Stem and branches strong; branches pale 
brown. Leaves thick, 4 inches long, and 3 broad, scabrous, 
dark green, paler beneath. Flowers small, white. Berry con- 
taining 2-3 oblong nuts. Perhaps a species of Misser- 
schmidtia. 
Fleshy-leaved Tournefortia. 
Perhaps a proper species, ex Poir. 
Tree 20 feet. 
* * Species natives of the East Indies, New Holland, and Isle 
of France. 
32 T. wurA'BiLís (Vent. choix. t. 3.) branches roughish, 
densely tomentose towards the tops; leaves ovate, lanceolate, 
scabrous, downy ; cymes terminal, narrow, dichotomous, downy 
as well as the calyxes; lobes of corolla crenulated. — b. S. 
Native of Java, Lahaye. Leaves 4 inches long, and 2 broad. 
Peduncles terminal, solitary, bifurcate. Calycine segments lan- 
ceolate, acute. Corolla greenish white, with a cylindrical tube, 
and obtuse limb. Berry white, containing a nut which is divided 
into 2, 1-seeded cells. 
Changeable 'Tournefortia. Shrub. 
33 T. sanmenrosa (Lam. ill. no. 1877. Poir. dict. 5. p. 
835.) branches terete, striated, beset with adpressed, white 
hairs; leaves ovate-oblong, acute, villous, white beneath; 
spikes branched, very short. kh. J. S. Native of the Isle 
of France, Sonnerat. Leaves nearly glabrous above, but white 
and villous beneath, 2-3 inches long, and 1 broad. Flowers 
terminal, hairy.  Calycine segments acute. 
Sarmentose Tournefortia. Shrub climbing. 
34 T. arzore’scens (Lam. ill. no. 1878. Poir. dict. 5. p. 
357.) branches angular, rough, or hispid ; leaves ovate-lanceo- 
late, attenuated at both ends, scabrous, but rather tomentose be- 
neath while young ; peduncles rough, white; spikes branched, 
very short. h.S. Native of India, Sonnerat. Leaves 4-5 
inches long, and 14 broad; petioles rather villous. Calyx 
divided nearly to the base, into broad, acute, firm, permanent 
segments. Corolla tubular, with obtuse segments. 
Arborescent Tournefortia. Tree. 
35 T. Ancz/wTrA (Lin. suppl. p. 133. R. Br. prod. p. 497. 
Blum. bijdr. 844.) erect, clothed with velvety, silky tomentum ; 
leaves ovate, approximate at the tops of the branches: ultimate 
ones obovate ; cymes decompound; corolla campanulately ro- 
tate; stigma sessile, semi-bifid. R. S. Native of Ceylon, 
Java, &c., on the sea shore; Island of Carnicobar; Isle of 
France, and New Holland, within the tropic. Wall. fl. ind. 2. 
p. 4. Buglóssum lanuginósum, Rumph. amb. 4. p. 119. t. 55. 
Branches spreading, hairy. Leaves crowded in a rosulate man- 
ner at the tops of the branches, in the same way as those of 
Sempervivum Canariénse and its allies, sessile, white on both 
surfaces from silky hairs. Flowers white, with a short tube and 
a recurved limb. This is the prettiest species of the genus. 
Silvery Tournefortia, Fl. June, Nov. Cit. 1822. Shrub 5 
to 6 feet. 
36 T. síra (Lam. ill. no. 417. Poir. dict. 5. p. 360.) 
leaves ovate, glabrous, petiolate ; peduncles axillary, bifid; 
spikes divaricate. h.S. Native of the Isle of France, Com- 
merson. Bark cinereous, wrinkled. Leaves coriaceous, with 
yellowish nerves. Peduncles bearing 2 horizontal spikes. 
Calyx short, with 5 blunt teeth. Corolla tubular, elongated, 
cream-coloured. 
Bifid Tournefortia. Shrub. 
37 T. Ortenta‘us (R. Br. prod. p. 497.) twining; leaves 
broad, ovate, subacuminated ; cymes dichotomous; limb of 
corolla 5-cleft, with plicate sinuses; nuts cellular. h.%™.S. 
Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 
Eastern Tournefortia, Shrub twining. 
38 T. rETRA'NDRA (Blum. bijdr. p. 843.) stem sarmentose, 
scabrous; leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, quite entire, gla- 
brous above, but rather roughish beneath; cymes terminal, 
dichotomous, or multifid; flowers secund, sessile, tetrandrous ; 
tube of corolla tetragonal; stigma sessile, bifid. h. S. 
Native of Java, among bushes on the mountains, where it is 
called Ojot Sisier. 
Var. P, hirsüta (Blum. 1. c.) branches, leaves, and peduncles 
hairy. h.S. Native of the Moluccas. 
Tetrandrous Tournefortia. Fl. Dec. Shrub rambling. 
39 T. Urvities' NA (Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnza, 4. p. 465.) 
