CORDIACEE. 
Sello’s Cordia. Tree. 
23 C. HETEROPHY'LLA (Willd. herb. 5474. Cham. et Schlecht, 
l. c. p. 480.) leaves form of those of C. pubéscens, tomentose, 
as in the preceding species ; cymes pedunculate, terminal, late- 
ral, and extra-axillary ; calyx narrow, clavate, not globose; 
corolla narrower : segments short, exceeding the calyx a little ; 
stamens rarely equal in length to the segments of the corolla ; 
throat of corolla and filaments glabrous ; ovarium oblong-el- 
liptic, hairy on the top, as in C. Sellowiana. h.S. Native of 
Cayenne. : 
Farious-leaved Cordia. "Tree. 
24 C. osscu'ra (Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnea, 4. p. 480.) 
very nearly allied to the preceding, but is distinguished by the 
nearly sessile, pergamaceous, less silky leaves, which are fur- 
nished on both surfaces with more numerous stiff short hairs, 
with the vascular rete finer, and more prominent on the upper 
surface; cymes smaller, on shorter peduncles, terminal, lateral, 
and axillary. h.S. Native of Brazil, within the tropic, Sello. 
Young branches angular, beset with brown hairs, as well as bark. 
Leaves 2 inches to i foot long, and 24 inches broad. Cymes 
fastigiate. Calyx downy. Segments of the corolla obtuse, a 
little shorter than the tube.  Stamens exserted, hardly the 
length of the segments of the corolla, inserted in the throat, 
where it is very villous. 
Obscure Cordia. Tree. 
25 C. sauicirdn1a (Cham. et Schlecht in Linnea, 4. p. 481.) 
leaves thin, firm, hardly pellucid, lanceolate, acuminated, acute, 
tapering into the petioles ; cymes lateral, on short peduncles, 
nearly sessile, or on long peduncles, erect, sub-fastigiate, beset 
with short hairs ; flowers pedicellate ; calyx short, campanulate, 
irregularly lobed, glabrous outside, but pilose inside; corolla 
salver-shaped ; tube length of calyx; limb 5-cleft; segments 
reflexed, narrow-elliptic, obtuse, one-half the length of the 
tube, or a little longer; stamens much exserted, twice as long 
as the segments of the corolla. h.S. Native of the south 
of Brazil, Sello. Besides the buds, the tops of the inflores- 
cence and branchlets are glabrous. Leaves 5 inches long, and 
an inch broad. 
Willow-leaved Cordia. Tree. 
26 C. amsicua (Cham. in Linnea, 8. p. 125.) beset with stiff 
hairs all over, the upper surfaces of the leaves scabrous, and the 
inflorescence tomentose ; branches angular and furrowed ; leaves 
nearly opposite and scattered, 6-8 inches long, firm, membran- 
ous, flat, elliptic, drawn out into the petioles at the base, acute, 
obtuse and few-toothed at the apex, or acuminated, acute, and 
nearly entire; cymes small, terminal; calyx closed, clavate at 
first, at length obconically tubular, irregularly 5-toothed; co- 
rolla salver-shaped, having the tube dilated upwards, and the 
segments oblong, length of tube, a little dilated, and undu- 
lately plicate at top; drupe half-closed in the calyx. p. 
S. Native of Brazil, Sello. Córdia Anabaptísta, Cham. Very 
like C. supérba, var. elliptica, but the flowers are much smaller. 
Stamens exserted. Drupe containing a 3-celled, 3 or 1 seeded 
putamen. 
Ambiguous Cordia. "Tree. 
27 C. vupe’scens (Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. 
p. 808. Cham. in Linnza, 8. p. 127, and 4. p. 479.) leaves on 
short petioles, ovate, or ovate-oblong, somewhat unequal-sided, 
rounded at the base, and subcordate, drawn out at apex into a 
fine tail-like acumen; others are nearly orbicular, acutely acu- 
minated, on very short petioles, all are entire and discoloured, 
when young rather silky and shining above, and strigulose and 
velvety beneath, when old strigulose above and downy beneath ; 
inflorescence cymosely panicled, sub-fastigiate, loose ; calyx 
with 5 acutish, erect teeth, clothed with velvety tomentum 
VOL. IV. 
I. Corra. ole 
inside; corolla salver-shaped : tube length of calyx : segments 
obtuse, reflexed ; filaments bearded at their insertion, hardly 
exceeding the segments of the corolla; ovarium hairy at top ; 
stigmas not dilated. h. S. Native of Brazil. Branches 
angular, tomentose, or villous. Leaves 10-12 inches long, and 
4-5 broad. Calyx downy outside. 
Donny Cordia. Tree. 
28 C. conprFór1A (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 70.) leaves 
oblong, obtuse, cordate, quite entire, glabrous above, and pubes- 
cent beneath ; corymbs terminal, dichotomous, diffuse ; flowers 
sessile, glomerate ; calyx campanulate, downy, smooth, with 
acute teeth; limb of corolla 5-cleft, with linear, reflexed seg- 
ments; stamens pilose at the base. h. S. Native of the 
islands in the river Apures, near El. Diamante and Arichuna. 
Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 800. Branches 
terete, glabrous, white. Leaves 3-4 inches long, and 2 or more 
broad. Flowers sessile, size of those of Mydsotis scorpioides. 
Corollas white. Stamens much exserted. Style inclosed. 
Heart-leaved Cordia. Tree or Shrub. 
29 C. xunETIolpzs (Lam. ill. no. 1902.) leaves oblong-ovate, 
acute at the base, quite entire, glabrous ; panicles lateral, 
shorter than the leaves. h .S. Native of Jamaica. C. collocócca, 
f), Poir. dict. 7. p. 42. ?—Sloane, hist. 2. t. 203. f. 2. Flowers 
small. This differs from C. collocócca in the leaves not being cor- 
date at the base. Said to be the same as C. flavéscens, by Spreng. 
Ehretia-like Cordia. Tree. 
30 C. riave’scens (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 226. t. 89.) leaves 
oblong, acuminated, quite entire, glabrous; racemes simple, 
axillary ; peduncles very long; calyx deeply divided into 
5-6 rounded, acute segments; drupe dry, greenish-yellow, 
cherry-formed. h. S. Native of Guiana and Cayenne, on 
the edges of fields. C. sarmentósa, Lam. ill. no. 1907. Stems 
many, sarmentose. Leaves sub-petiolate, 6-7 inches long, and 
3 broad. Corolla yellowish, with rounded lobes. Stamens 5-6, 
exserted ; anthers sagittate. 
Yellomish-fruited Cordia. 
to 9 feet. 
31 C. rerra’npra (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 222. t. 87.) leaves 
ovate, acute, somewhat cordate at the base, rough beneath, and 
glabrous above; corymbs or cymes terminal; calyx turbinate, 
with 4 rounded, acute teeth; limb of corolla of 4 rounded, 
acutish segments ; stamens 4, inserted under the divisions of the 
limb, exserted ; drupes small, containing 4 1-seeded nuts. h.S. 
Native of Guiana and Cayenne, on the banks of rivers, and on 
the sea-shore. Leaves 8-10 inches long, and 3-4 broad, sub- 
undulated. Cymes like those of Sambücus; peduncles dicho- 
tomous. Corolla small, funnel-shaped, green; tube short. 
T'etrandrous Cordia. "Tree 40 to 50 feet. 
32 C. Toque've (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 228. t. 90.) leaves cor- 
date-ovate, acuminated, entire, villous; corymbs panicled, term- 
inal, racemose ; calyx tubular, 5-toothed ; corolla with a short 
tube, and 5 roundish, spreading lobes. b. S. Native of 
Guiana, in woods near Sinemari. The whole plant villous, 
much branched. Leaves 4-6 inches long, and 3-4 broad. 
Common peduncles long and villous. Corolla white. Stamens 
exserted. Drupe oblong, 1-seeded, yellowish. Toqueve is the 
Guiana name of the shrub, ex Aublet. 
Toqueve Cordia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
33 C. MACROPHY'LLA (Lin. spec. p. 273. Mill. dict. no. 3. 
Willd. spec. 1. p. 1075.) leaves ovate-oblong, villous, entire, or 
a little denticulated ; racemes corymbose, small, villous; calyx 
villous, cup-shaped, with 5 obtuse teeth; corolla having the 
tube villous inside, and the segments of the limb deflexed and 
curled; drupe reddish, containing a 2-celled, 2-seeded puta- 
men. h.S. Native of the Antilles, Jamaica, Porto Rico, St. 
$C 
Clt. 1823. Shrub sarmentose, 8 
