BORAGINEZ. XLIII. MESSERSCHMIDTIA. 
Dotted-leaved Messerschmidtia. Shrub climbing. 
11 M. UMBELLA`TA ; young branches angular, downy ; leaves 
lanceolate-oblong, acute, narrowed at the base, undulated, beset 
with fine strigze on both surfaces; peduncles terminal, of about 
7 spikes; spikes subumbellate ; calyxes downy, about equal in 
length to the tube of the corolla; segments of corolla linear, re- 
volute. kh. S. Native of Mexico, near Campeachy, along 
the shore. "Tournefórtia umbellàta, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 
amer. 3. p. 79. Leaves 2-4 inches long. Peduncles downy. 
Spikes linear, 2-3 inches long, spreading. Calycine segments 
linear-lanceolate. 
Umbellate-spiked Messerschmidtia. Shrub climbing. 
12 M. raunirüLiA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 543.) 
twining, glabrous; branches terete ; leaves ovate-oblong, acute, 
repand, glabrous; petioles geniculated ; peduncles terminal, 
bifurcate ; spikes cymose; calyx glabrous, twice shorter than 
the tube of the corolla ; segments of the corolla ovate, elongated 
at top, very acute. 5 .^. S. Native of Porto Rico, and the 
Island of St. Thomas. Tournefortia laurifólia, Vent. choix, t. 
2. Poir. suppl. 4. p. 425. Leaves deep green above, but 
paler beneath, finely “dotted, 4-6 inches long and 2 broad. 
Flowers pale yellow. Calycine segments very acute. Hairs 
on the corolla manifest. Berry glabrous, 4-furrowed. 
Laurel-leaved Messerschmidtia. Fl. July. Clt. 1819. 
twining. 
18 M. MizrEn: (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 544.) twin- 
ing; leaves cordate, hairy ; spikes racemose, reflexed. 
S. Native of Jamaica. Tournefortia scándens, Mill. dict. no. di 
Poir. dict. 5. p. 360.  Pittónia scándens racemósa, flore fusco, 
Houst. mss. Leaves rather thin, 3 inches long, and 14 broad, 
acute, on short petioles. Spikes slender. Flowers dirty brown. 
Berry small, fleshy, containing 4 1-seeded nuts. 
Miller's Messerschmidtia. Shrub twining. 
14 M. E&'rrzeaws; leaves petiolate, from ovate-elliptic to lan- 
ceolate, attenuated at both ends, long-acuminated, downy from 
short scattered hairs on both surfaces ; panicles terminal, with 
cymose branches; lower cymes generally bifid ; the common 
peduncles furnished with a leaf; limb of corolla 5-cleft, ex- 
panded. h. S. Native of Brazil, Sello. Tournefértia éle- 
gans, Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnaa, 4. p. 469. and 8. p. 118. 
Branches obsoletely angular, downy at top. Calyx minute, with 
narrow, acute, pilose, and erectly ciliated segments. Corolla 
tubularly salver-shaped, downy outside, with a slender tube and 
expanded segments, which are narrow-acute, from a broader 
base; having the sinuses intraplicate. Anthers a little exserted. 
Drupe 4-sided, depressed ; pyrene spheroid, chartaceous, 1- 
seeded. 
Elegant Messerschmidtia. Shrub. 
15 M. rrziücHROs ; stem scandent ; leaves lanceolate, petio- 
late, rather villous above, and clothed with white wool beneath ; 
spikes terminal, dichotomously panicled, divaricate; fruit sca- 
brous. h.o S. Native of Jamaica. Tournefortia pilidchros, 
Spreng. syst. 1. p. 644. Flowers white ? 
Yellow-haired Messerschmidtia. Shrub climbing. 
16 M. TomEntdsa; stem twining; leaves cordate, oblong, 
green above, and very soft, but clothed with white stellate to- 
mentum beneath ; spikes short, dichotomous, divaricate, tomen- 
tose. b.^.S$. Native of America, about Carthagena. Tour- 
nefórtia tomentosa, Mill. dict. no. 4. Leaves 2 inches long. 
Flowers small, dirty white; lobes of corolla unknown. Berry 
containing 2-3, but usually 4 nuts. 
Tomentose Messerschmidtia. Shrub twining. 
17 M.corymposa; stem scandent ; leaves oblong, attenuated 
at both ends, veiny, glabrous; spikes paniculately corymbose, 
coarctate, elongated, many-flowered ; tube of corolla elongated : 
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segments of the limb acuminated. h.. S. Native of tro- 
pical America. Tournefortia corymbosa, Willd. rel. ex Roem. 
et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 540. Spreng. syst. 1. p. 644. 
Corymbose Messerschmidtia. Shrub climbing. 
18 M. rERRUGÍNEA; stem twining a little; leaves subcor- 
date, ovate, acuminated, acute, entire, thickish, rather villous on 
both surfaces, green above; spikes terminal, branched, corym- 
bose, clothed with rusty villi: branches short; corolla short, 
tubular: segments unknown. kh. ^. S. Native of St. Do- 
mingo.  Tournefórtia ferruginea, Lam. ill. no. 1882. Branches 
terete, striated, beset with rusty stiff hairs. Leaves 2-3 inches 
long, and an inch broad. Peduncles much branched, villous ; 
spikes short. Flowers unilateral. Calyx scabrous, villous. 
Rusty Messerschmidtia. Shrub twining. 
§ 2. Segments of the corolla short. Berry even, roundish, con- 
taining 4 1-celled, 1-seeded nuts. Embryo straight, with a 
superior radicle. Erect trees or shrubs. 
19 M. uirsuti’ssrma (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 541.) 
branches terete, hispid; leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, nar- 
row at the base, hispid above, strigosely pubescent beneath ; 
peduncles terminal and axillary, dichotomous, of many spikes ; 
calyx one half shorter than the tube of the corolla, and are, as 
well as the berries, hispid; limb of corolla plicate, having the 
segments short, ovate, and acute. h.S. Native of America, 
especially near Cumana and Bordones ; and of the Island of St. 
Thomas.  Tournefórtia hirsutíssima, Swartz, obs. p. 56. Willd. 
spec. l. p. 791. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 80. 
Tourn. corymbósa, Sieb. pl. trin. no. 439. Cordia pellita, 
Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 800. Ehrétia 
cymósa, Willd. herb. no. 4529.  Pittonia hirsutíssima et ramo- 
sissima, baccis albis, Plum. gen. 5. icon. 209.  Heliotropii flore 
frutex baccifer ramosus, folio rugoso fcetido, &c. Sloane, jam. 
173. hist. 2. p. 108. t. 212. f. 1. Leaves about 4 inches long. 
Peduncles hispid. Spikes linear, diffuse. ** Berry 4-celled, 
bipartible; cells 1-seeded," ex Kunth, l. c. ** Ovate, contain- 
ing 4 1-sceded nuts; "ex IR Br prod. p. 496. Embryo 
straight, with a superior radicle. 
Var. B, minus (Lam. ill. no. 1873.) smaller, hairy ; spikes 
shorter. h. S. Native of South America. Stems nearly 
terete. Leaves pale green, nearly glabrous; fruit roundish, 
containing 4 oval-oblong nuts. 
Very hairy Messerschmidtia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 
Tree 10 to 20 feet. 
20 M. ronvsrA'cHYA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 542.) 
branches angular, compressed while young ; leaves ovate, 
acute, wrinkled, hairy; peduncles terminal and lateral, corym- 
bosely dichotomous, composed of loose spikes. h.S. Native 
of Peru. Tournefértia polystàchya, Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p 
24. t. 149. f. a. Leaves 4-5 inches long, and 3 broad. Corollas 
white ; tube green, exceeding the calyx. Berry white, contain- 
ing 4 1-seeded nuts. 
Many-spiked Messerschmidtia. Shrub. 
21 M. rowerrüniA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 543.) 
branches angular, channelled ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, oblique, 
very veiny, with subrevolute edges ; ; peduncles corymbose, ter- 
minal; spikes few-flowered. }.S. Native of Peru, in woods. 
Tournefortia longifolia, Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 25. t. 150. f. 
b. Shrub glabrous, very like in habit a large species of Sijm- 
phytum. Leaves a foot long. Berry containing 4 trigonal 
nuts. 
Long-leaved Messerschmidtia. 
1818. 
Shrub or tree. 
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