CORDIACEZE. I. Cornia. 385 
hairs ; calycine teeth setaceous, hairy. h.S. Native of tro- 
pical Brazil, Sello. Leaves petiolate, 3 inches long and 23 
broad. Branches obscurely angular, clothed with hairy tomen- 
tum. Peduncles 2 inches long. Drupe inclosed in the calyx. 
Corolla smaller than those of C. macrocéphala, to which species 
it comes nearest. In both the tomentum is stellate, according to 
Cham. 1. c. Rachis of the head of flowers clavate. 
Beautiful-headed Cordia. Shrub. 
105 C. sEssILIFÒLIA (Cham. et Schlecht, l. c.) leaves sessile, 
lanceolate, acute, simply serrated, but sometimes the lower ones 
are doubly and deeply serrated, so as to be almost pinnatifid, 
hairy on both surfaces, softer beneath ; heads pedunculate, ter- 
minal and lateral, nearly globose; calyx obconical, with some- 
what setaceously acuminated teeth, hairy; segments of the corolla 
2-lobed: lobes arched, blunt; stamens shorter than the limb. 
h. S. Native of tropical Brazil, Sello. A rough hairy shrub. 
Stems 10 inches high bearing 1 head of flowers, or 2 feet high 
bearing many heads of flowers, thickness of a hen's quill. 
Leaves 24 inches long, and about 4 an inch broad. Hairs stri- 
gose. Peduncles a little shorter than the upper leaves, about 
an inch long, having the rachis hardly thickened, and beset with 
hairs between the calyxes, which are glabrous in their lower 
part. Corolla funnel-shaped, with a large 5-lobed limb. Stig- 
mas slender, as in the congeners.  Drupe partly covered by the 
calyx, containing a 2-celled nut, one of which is abortive. 
Sessile-leaved Cordia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
§. 3. Srica‘tz. Spikes of flowers elongated. Calycine 
teeth short, acute. Throat of corolla pilose. 
106 C. rrea‘ria (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 71. 
t. 207.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, denticulated, scabrous 
above, and clothed with rusty tomentum beneath ; spikes cylin- 
drical, dense, disposed in a panicle; calyx, peduncles, and 
branches clothed with rusty hairs; throat of corolla pilose ; 
stamens exserted. b. S. Native of New Granada, on the 
banks of the river Magdalena, near Monpox, in humid places. 
Leaves petiolate, 3-4 inches long. Spikes 2-3 inches long. 
Calyx campanulate, 5-6-toothed ; teeth smooth. Corolla cam- 
panulately funnel-shaped, white, size of those of Myosdtis scor- 
pioides; limb 5-cleft ; lobes rounded. Stigmas subclavate. 
Drupe unknown. 
River-side Cordia, Shrub. 
107 C. rerruernea (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 
p.71. Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 458.) leaves ovate, acute, 
denticulated, pilose above, and clothed with rusty tomentum be- 
neath ; spikes terminal and axillary, interrupted; calyx hairy ; 
throat of corolla pilose. h.S. Native of New Granada, near 
Gonzanama and Loxa.  Varrónia ferruginea, Lam. ill. p. 418. 
no. 1888. Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 266. no. 1. t. 9.  Varrónia 
Martinicénsis, Desf. tabl. de l'ecole. p. 71. but not of Lin. ex 
Desv. l. c. Córdia pyrifolia, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 802. 
Varrónia pyrifólia, Willd. rel. Floriferous leaves alternate, the 
rest opposite. Spikes an inch long. Calyx 5-toothed, length 
of corolla, which is yellowish. 
Rusty Cordia. Shrub. 
108 C. raxırròra (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 72.) 
leaves broad-ovate, very shortly acuminated, denticulated, sca- 
brous above, and clothed with rufescent down beneath; spikes 
axillary, interrupted; calyx hairy; throat of corolla pilose ; 
genitals exserted. h. S. Native of New Granada, in hot 
places between Monpox and Morales, in the valley of the river 
Magdalena. Branches terete, clothed with fuscescent hairs, as 
well as the petioles and peduncles. Leaves subalternate, petio- 
late, 2-3 inches long, and 1i to 2 inches broad. Corolla some- 
what campanulate, white. Drupe girded by the calyx, size of 
hemp-seed. Very nearly allied to C. ferruginea. 
VOL. IV. 
Loose-flowered Cordia. Shrub. 
109 C. rana‘ra (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 72.) leaves ovate- 
oblong, acute, serrated, woolly on both surfaces, but most so 
beneath; spikes terminal and axillary, panicled, dense ; calyx 
hairy ; throat of corolla pilose ; genitals exserted. 5. S. Na- 
tive of New Granada, near the town of Santa Fe de Bogota. 
Branches terete, hairy, angular while young, and clothed with 
rusty hairs, as well as the peduncles. Leaves subalternate, 
petiolate, 3 inches long, hairy above, and clothed with fusces- 
cent tomentum beneath. Calyx campanulate, with smooth 
teeth. Corolla funnel-shaped, white; tube length of calyx. 
Stigmas clavate. Very nearly allied to C. tomentosa. 
Woolly Cordia. Shrub. 
110 C. romentésa (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 459.) 
leaves ovate, serrated, acute, tomentose; spikes thick, short, ob- 
tuse, forming a terminal panicle ; peduncles dichotomous, axil- 
lary and terminal. h.S. Native of Cayenne, Richard. Var- 
rónia tomentósa, Lam. ill. p. 419. no. 1892. Desv. journ. bot. 
1. p. 266. no. 3. The whole plant is clothed with tomentum, or 
very hairy. Leaves white beneath ; petioles villous. 
Tomentose Cordia. Shrub. 
111 C. sazvuerória (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
72.) leaves lanceolate-oblong, narrowed at both ends, crenately 
serrated, wrinkled, scabrous from strigze above, but clothed with 
hoary tomentum beneath; spikes terminal and lateral, dense, 
disposed in a panicle; calyx hairy; throat of corolla rather 
pilose; genitals exserted. h.S. Native along with C. lanàta. 
Córdia Humbóldtii, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 801. C. flo- 
ribünda, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 652. Varronia floribünda, Desv. 
journ. bot. 1. p. 267. no. 2. Branches terete, glabrous, but 
when young hairy, and rather angular. Leaves petiolate, 2-3 
inches long, and i to l inch broad; petioles hairy. Spikes 1 
to 1} inch long. Flowers densely glomerate. Peduncles cloth- 
ed with fuscescent hairs. Calyx campanulate. Corolla funnel- 
shaped, yellow? twice as long as the calyx. Stigmas capitately 
clavate. 
Sage-leaved Cordia. Shrub. 
112 C. cyriNpRIsTA'CHYA (Reem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 459.) 
leaves ovate, acute, densely serrated, wrinkled, hispid above, 
and tomentose beneath; spikes oblong, bifid and trifid, supra- 
axillay and terminal, dense-flowered ; calyx hairy? genitals 
exserted? b. S. Native of Peru, in hedges. Varronia cy- 
lindristachya, Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 28. Desv. journ. bot. 
1. p. 269. no. 5. Varrónia macrostachya, Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 
2. p. 23. t. 147. f. a. Córdia macrostachya, Spreng. syst. 1. 
p. 652. Branches terete, hairy, angular while young. Leaves 
alternate, hardly petiolate, rough beneath, 4-6 inches long. 
Spikes densely cylindrical. Calyx greenish yellow. Corolla 
white. Drupe white, inclosed in the calyx, containing a 1-2- 
celled nut. 
Cylindrical-spiked Cordia. Shrub. 
118 C. Ponronicr/wsis (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 651.) leaves lan- 
ceolate, attenuated at the base, dentately serrated, mucronate, 
scabrous, of the same colour on both surfaces; spikes terminal, 
solitary. h.S. Native of Portorico. 
Portorico Cordia. Shrub or tree. 
114 C. cane’scens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 73.) 
leaves lanceolate, acute, serrated, wrinkled, scabrous above, but 
clothed with hoary tomentum beneath : spikes terminal and late- 
ral, rather dense; calyx clothed with hoary down; throat of 
corolla pilose; stamens exserted. R.S. Native of New Gra- 
‘nada, on the eastern declivities of the Andes of Quindiu, near 
the town of Ibaque, at the altitude of 760 hexapods. Varrònia 
rugosa, Willd. herb. no. 4550. C. rugósa, Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 4. p. 801. Branches terete, clothed with hoary down or 
hairs. Leaves petiolate, 2-3 inches long, and j an inch broad. 
