GESNERIACEZ. V. CONRADIA. 
6-8 inches long. 
obovate. 
Ventricose-flowered Conradia. 
Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 
5 C. exse nrA ( Mart.l. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, crenated, 
glabrous; peduncles 3-flowered ; calycine segments long, acute, 
reflexed ; corolla with the tube dilated at the base, and con- 
tracted in the middle, gibbose behind, and ventricose in front. 
h. S. Native of Jamaica, on the top of the mountains. Ges- 
néria exsérta, Swartz, prod. p. 89. fl. ind. occ. p. 1024. Leaves 
petiolate, pale beneath. Corolla large, yellow, an inch long. 
Exserted-stamened Conradia. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. 
6 C. catycrna (Mart. l. c.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acu- 
minated, serrately crenated, glabrous; peduncles 3-flowered ; 
calyx inflated, campanulate, 5-toothed: teeth ovate, acute, 
erect; corolla like that of C. exsérta; genitals exserted ; cap- 
sule cylindrical. h. S. Native of Jamaica, in mountain woods. 
Gesnéria calycina, Swartz, prod. p. 90. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 1026. 
Sinníngia cealycina, Hort. ex Loud. hort. brit. p. 241. Leaves 
petiolate, 4-6 inches long. 
Large-calyxed Conradia. 
6 feet. 
Flowers large, scarlet. Capsule turbinately- 
Fl. June, July. Clit. 1823. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824, Shrub 
Secr. III. CuonisaNTHE'RA (from xopiZo, chorizo, to sepa- 
rate ; and av@noa, anthera, an anther; anthers separate, not 
combined.) Stamens a little exserted ; anthers distinct. Fruit 
like those of the other species. 
7 C. pu'mita (Mart. l. c.) stemless; leaves cuneate-obovate, 
crenated, nearly sessile, rather hairy ; peduncles usually 2-flow- 
ered, shorter than the leaves; calycine segments ovate-lance- 
olate, acute : lower ones large, reflexed ; corolla with a funnel- 
shaped tube, dilated and sub-campanulate above: limb nearly 
regular, with crenately ciliated segments: upper 2 erect. Y.S. 
Native of Jamaica. Leaves rather scabrous. Corolla whitish, 
covered with blood-coloured hairs. 
Dwarf Conradia. Pl. $ foot. _ 
rad For culture and propagation see Rytidophyllum, p. 
Subtribe III, 
BESLERIE'E (the genera contained in this subtribe agree 
with Besléria.) Calyx free. Corolla inferior. 
VI. SARMIE'NTA (named after Mart. Sarmiento, a Spanish 
botanist.) Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 8. t. 7. f. b. Mart. 
nov. gen. bras. 3. p. 66. t. 219. f. 2. Urceolaria, Feuill. per. 
8. p. 69. t. 43. 
Lin. syst. Diándria, Monogynia. -Calyx inferior: limb 5- 
parted, nearly equal. Corolla urceolate: limb 5-lobed, nearly 
equal. Two hind stamens perfect, with the rudiments of three 
sterile ones, the hind one of these subulate and smaller. 
Ring hypogynous. Capsule 1-celled, circumcised, ex Ruiz. 
et Pav.; placentas 2, parietal, many-seeded.—A branched, 
loose, scandent, parasitical herb, with strong, wiry roots. 
Leaves opposite, thickish, hairy, dotted. Flowers on long 
peduncles, scarlet, bibracteate. 
1 S. repens (Ruiz. et Pav. l. c) 4. VS. Native of 
Peru, in woods. Urceolaria scandens, Feuill. per. 3. p. 69. 
t. 43. 
Creeping Sarmienta. PI. climbing. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Rytidophyllum, p. 
650. 
VII. BESLERIA (so named by Plumier after Basil Besler, 
VI. Sarmenra. VII. BEsLERIA. 651 
an apothecary of Nuremberg, editor, with the assistance of Jun- 
germann, of a large work, entitled “ Hortus Eystettensis, 1613." 
The garden belonged to Conrada Gemmingen, a bishop, and the 
plates were engraved at his expense.) Plum. gen. 5. in part. 
Lin. gen. no. 755. in part. Schreb. gen. no. 1012. Jacq. 
amer. 187. in part. Juss. gen. p. 121. in part. H. B. et 
Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 397. in part. Geertn. fruct. 1. p. 
24. t. 52. Mart. nov. gen. bras. 8. p. 43.—Eriphia, Browne, 
jam. 270. 
Lin. syst. Didyndmia, Angiospérmia. Calyx coloured, 5- 
cleft, free; segments quite entire. Corolla campanulately-rin- 
gent: upper lip 2-lobed : lower one 3-lobed. Stamens 4, didy- 
namous, rising above the base of the tube, with a chaff-formed 
rudiment of a fifth behind. Hypogynous ring, without any gland. 
Berry globose, 1-celled. Seeds very minute, numerous, attached 
to two parietal, 2-lobed placentas.— Erect, branched shrubs. 
Stems sub-tetragonal. Leaves opposite, petiolate, thickish ; 
nerves and veins very prominent beneath. Peduncles axillary, 
few-flowered. Down and hairs on the plants simple. Al 
inhabitants of Tropical America, in shady, moist places. 
1 B. umprosa (Mart. l. c. p. 44. t. 218.) leaves oblong, acu- 
minated, attenuated at the base, or cordate, quite entire, ciliated 
in the young state, and with the nerve and veins strigillosely 
pubescent beneath ; peduncles axillary, solitary, usually 3-flow- 
ered, exceeding the petioles. h.S. Native of Brazil, in shady 
woods, at fountains near Mandiocca, and elsewhere in the tract 
of the mountains called Serra dos Orgaos, at the altitude of 500 
feet. Leaves 3-5 lines long. Corollas white, glabrous. 
Shaded Besleria. Shrub 3 to 5 feet. 
2 B. rv'mEA (Lin. spec. 863. Swartz, obs. 231.) leaves 
broad-oblong, acuminated, contracted behind, coarsely-toothed 
in front, glabrous ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, about equal 
in length to the petioles. 5. S. Native of Jamaica, in humid 
places; Guiana and Para.—Plum. gen. 29. p. 36. t. 49. f. 1. 
Eríphia, &c. Browne, jam. p. 271. Corolla yellow. 
Yellow-flowered Besleria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. Shrub 
3 to 5 feet. ; 
3 B. Lu`reo-vìrens (Nees, et’ Mart. nov. act. bonn. 11. p. 
49. Mart. nov. gen. bras. 3. p. 45.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
acuminated, cuneated at the base, serrated, especially in front, 
rather pilose; cymes axillary, many-flowered, contracted, equal 
in length to the petioles. kh. S. Native of Brazil, in boggy 
parts of woods near St. Petro de Alcantara, in the district of 
Ilheos. Corolla greenish-yellow. 
Greenish-yellow-flowered Besleria. Shrub. 
4 B. z/recass (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 397.) 
leaves somewhat obliquely elliptic-oblong, acuminated, quite 
entire, glabrous ; peduncles axillary, generally twin, and usually 
3-flowered, shorter than the petioles. 5. S. Native of New 
Granada, on the Andes of Quindiu, between Quebrada de 
Tucheacto and the river San Rafall, at the altitude of 1350 
hexapods. Branches terete, twisted, hairy while young. Leaves 
7 inches long, and 3 broad. Calyx glabrous, Corolla scarlet, 
glabrous. 
Elegant Besleria. Shrub. 
5 B. sovanorpes (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) leaves lanceolate- 
oblong, acuminated, narrowed at the base, remotely and obso- 
letely denticulated, glabrous; peduncles axillary, usually by 
threes, 1-flowered, about equal in length to the petioles. h. S. 
Native of the valley of San Lorenzo, on the banks of the 
river Pansitara, between the city of Popayan and Almaguer, 
at the altitude of 1050 hexapods. Stems wrinkled, glabrous. 
Leaves opposite. ? Peduncles solitary, twin, or by threes. 
Corolla orange-coloured, glabrous. Said to be nearly allied 
to the preceding. 
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