386 
Spikes 2 inches long, clothed with hoary down. Calyx campa- 
nulate. Corolla somewhat campanulate, white, twice as long as 
the calyx. Drupe ovate, inclosed in the calyx, size of a hemp- 
seed ; nut 1-celled, 1-seeded by abortion. 
Canescent Cordia. Shrub. 
115 C. rorxsrA'cuvA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves obovate- 
oblong, acutish, cuneately narrowed at the base, remotely-tooth- 
ed, scabrous and shining above, but clothed with fine hoary to- 
mentum beneath ; spikes terminal and axillary, disposed in pani- 
cles, a little interrupted ; calyx downy; throat of corolla rather 
pilose ; stamens exserted. p. S. Native on the banks of the 
river Orinoco, near the cataract of Maypure. C. canéscens, 
Willd. ex’ Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 799. Branches terete, 
clothed with hoary down. Leaves subalternate, petiolate, often 
obtuse, 3 inches long, and 13 broad. Spikes cylindrical, 13 to 
2 inches long. Flowers glomerate. Calyx campanulate, 4-6- 
toothed. Corolla campanulately funnel-shaped, white. Very 
nearly allied to C. obliqua. 
Many-spiked Cordia. Shrub. 
116 C. cravr’otens (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 74.) leaves 
oblong, acute, narrowed at the base, toothed, scabrous above, 
but clothed with hoary down beneath; spikes lateral, elongated ; 
calyx downy ; throat of corolla rather pilose ; stamens exserted ? 
h.S. Native in woods of the Orinoco, between Villa Farrera 
and the town of Angostura. C. spicata, Willd. rel. ex Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 4. p. 799. Branches a little compressed, stri- 
ated, scabrous, rather angular while young. Leaves alternate, 
petiolate, 2-3 inches long. Spikes on long downy peduncles, 
cylindrical, 2-3 inches long. Flowers dense, glomerate. Calyx 
campanulate. Corolla white; margins of the segments crenu- 
lated. This and the preceding are probably only varieties of 
the following. 
Strong-scented Cordia. Shrub 6 feet. 
117 C. oszraqvA (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 74.) leaves ovate- 
oblong, acute, euneately-narrowed at the base, serrately toothed, 
scabrous from strigæ above, but clothed with hoary pubescence 
beneath ; spikes lateral, elongated; calyx clothed with strigose 
down; throat of corolla pilose; stamens exserted? kh. S. 
Native of Peru; and of Mexico, on the sea shore, near Cam- 
peachy.  Varrónia obliqua, Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 94. t. 
147. f. b. Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 268. no. 4. Córdia Peru- 
viàna, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 459. Branches terete, ra- 
ther scabrous, but clothed with hoary down in the young state. 
Leaves nearly 3 inches long, on short petioles. Spikes 4 inches 
long; flowers rather distant, ex Kunth; dense, ex Ruiz. et 
Pav. Corolla white, ex Ruiz. et Pav. 
Oblique-leaved Cordia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
118 C. Gurawz sis (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 460.) 
leaves ovate-oblong, running into the petioles at the base, 
sharply serrated: serratures erectish; flowers loose, on the 
spikes, minute, very few towards the base of the spikes. R. S. 
Native of Guiana, and Cayenne, near towns. Varrdnia Guian- 
énsis, Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 270. no. 7. "Varrónia Martini- 
cénsis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 232. but not of others. Leaves large, 
5-7 inches long; petioles short. 
Guiana Cordia. Shrub. 
119 C. pnivanica'rA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 74.) 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, cuneated at the base, crenated, 
wrinkled, scabrous above, but clothed with fuscescent tomentum 
beneath ; spikes lateral, dense-flowered ; calyx downy; throat 
of corolla pilose; stamens exserted?  5.S. Native of New 
Andalusia, in woods near Cumana, Cariaca, and Quetepe. Cérdia’ 
dentata, Vahl, eclog. 3. p. 5. C. corylifólia, Willd. herb. ex Reem. 
et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 801. C. corymbósa, Schlecht, in 
Willd. herb, no. 4566. Roem. et. Schultes, syst. 4. p. 801. 
Branches terete, glabrous, fuscous, downy while young. Leaves 
CORDIACEZE. 
I. Corpra. 
on short petioles, hardly an inch long, and 3-4 lines broad. 
Spikes pedunculate, 1 inch long, cylindrical. Calyx campa- 
nulate. Corolla subcampanulate, 6-cleft. Drupe ovate, gla- 
brous, half covered by the calyx, size of a bempseed; nut 
1-celled, 1-seeded by abortion. 
Divaricate Cordia. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 
120 C. ancustirét1a (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 460.) 
leaves linear, subdentate, bluntish, with revolute edges, sca- 
brous above, and rather tomentose beneath; spikes linear-ob- 
long, terminal; calyx villous; stamens almost length of the co- 
rola. h.S. Native of the Island of Santa Cruz. Varronia 
angustifolia, West, St. Croix, p. 202. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1081. 
Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 271. no. 8.  Varrónia Curassáviea, Lam. 
dict. 4. p. 264. Branches rusty. Leaves petiolate, crowded. 
Spikes dense, 2-3 inches long, length of peduncles. Calyx in- 
flated, with 5 setaceous teeth, which are the length of its tube. 
Corolla white; tube length of calyx; lobes of limb short, emar- 
ginate. Style short; stigma simple, capitate? Drupe small, 
red. Poir. dict. suppl. 3. p. 729. under V. Curassávica. 
Narrow-leaved Cordia. Clt. 1808. Shrub 12 feet. 
121 C. Marrinice’nsis (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 461.) 
leaves broad-ovate, acuminated, serrated, very much wrinkled, 
scabrous above, and downy or tomentose beneath? spikes ter- 
minal and axillary, dense-flowered ; calyx downy? large, 
inflated; stamens exserted. h. S. Native of Martinico, 
on the edges of fields. Varrónia Martinicénsis, Jacq. amer. 
p. 41. t. 32. pict. t. 42. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1080. Gaertn. 
fruct. 3. p. 171. t. 212. f. 5. Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 272. no. 
10. Leaves 3 inches long. Spikes an inch long, oblong, ex 
Jacq. Habit of C. macrostàchya and C. Curassávica. 
Martinico Cordia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1795. Shrub 5 to 
6 feet. 
122 C. muttispica‘ta (Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnea, 4. p. 
490.) leayes ovate, acuminated, acute, toothed at top, bluntly 
cuneated, and running into the petioles at the base, scabrous 
from strigee above, and downy beneath; spikes oblong-clavate, 
subcylindrical, terminal and axillary, forming the panicle, ex- 
ceeding the leaves; calyx downy, 5-toothed: teeth acute, 
thicker, and somewhat acuminated at apex; corolla subcampa- 
nulate, with an almost entire limb, exceeding the calyx a little; 
stamens various in length, sometimes shorter than the limb of 
the corolla, and sometimes longer. k.S. Native of Brazil, 
within the tropic. Young branches, peduncles, and petioles, 
clothed with short hairs, which are less adpressed than those in 
C. Martinicénsis ; and the petioles are combined with the pedun- 
cular, axillary branches at the base. Larger leaves 6 inches 
long and 3 broad. Style and ovarium glabrous. Drupe ovoid, 
loosely covered by the rather inflated calyx ; putamen 1-celled, 
l-seeded by abortion. This is probably a variety of C. Mar- 
tinicénsis, or a very nearly allied species. It differs in the 
spikes being more slender, 31 inches long, loose at the base ; in 
the terminal ones being by threes, and the axillary ones solitary, 
the whole forming panicles at the tops of the branches. The 
calyx is very similar, but smaller; having the teeth acute and 
shorter, or less acuminated. 
Many-spiked Cordia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 
123 C. macrosra’cuya (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 461.) 
leaves oblong-lanceolate ; spikes oblong. h. S. Native of 
tropical America, about Carthagena. Varrdnia macrostàchya, 
Jacq. amer. p. 41. Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 272. no. 11. Shrub 
much branched. Leaves narrow, 6 inches long, length of 
spikes. The rest as in C. Curassávica. Calycine teeth ending 
in setaceous points. 
Long-spiked Cordia. Shrub 12 feet. 
124 C. intrcrivdtia (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 461.) 
shrub quite glabrous ; leaves sublanceolate, obtuse, quite entire, 
