116 MALPIGHIACEjE. 



hitherto with other species, but easily recognized by its small drupes. A shrub, 8'-2' high ; 

 leaves 2"-l" long, 8"'-6"' broad, somewhat leathery and revolute on the margin : glandular 

 spots roundish, 4"'-6" / distant from the base (sometimes wanting in smaller leaves) : petiole 

 short, glabrous ; racemes puberulous : pedicels articulated, usually Y" above the base ; petals 

 yellow ; drupes 3'" diarn., red. — Hab. Jamaica !, Mac/., March, in the southern limestone 

 districts. 



12. B. pclystachya, DC. "Leaves large, elliptical-oblong, pointedat both ends, gla- 

 brous, biglandular beneath near the base ; pedicels articulated near the middle." — Andr. Bot. 

 Rcpos. 9. t. 204 (Malpighia). — The character is taken from the figure: it answers nearly to 

 Malpighia nitida, Cav. (Diss. 8. t. 239), or Bunch, nitida grandifolia, Juss., which, however, 

 has a trifid style ; another synonym seems to be Malp. platyphylla, Sw., of Guadeloupe, 

 though referred by Jussieu to B. glandulifera, Kth. — Hab. Trinidad {Andr.). 



3. SPACHEA, Juss. 



Calyx 8-10-glandular. Stamens distinct (some of them sometimes abortive). Styles 2 : 

 stigmas emarginate-truncate. Nut 2-celled, at length dicoccous.— Leaves glabrous : stipules 

 axillary ; racemes terminal, long, rusty-pilose. 



13. Sp. elegans, Juss. Leaves elliptical-oblong or oblong, pointleted or mueronate, 

 2-4-glandular beneath, smooth on the upper surface ; one of the bracteoles transformed into 

 a large gland ; petals denticulate, rosy ; stamens all fertile ; nuts . . . — Deless. Ic. 3. t. 31. — 

 Malpighia, Mey. Esseq. I— A tree; leaves 4"-5" long, \^"-2\" broad; calyx usually 8-glan- 

 dular ; petals 3'" long.— Hab. Trinidad !, Pd. ; [Guiana !]. 



14. Sp. perforata, Juss. I Leaves lanceolate, acuminate at both ends, 4-glandular 

 beneath, minutely scrobiculate on the upper surface ; one of the bracteoles bearing a ^land ; 

 petals subentire ; stamens all fertile ; nuts subglobose, deeply furrowed along the commissural 

 line. — Sp. Ossana Vinceutiana, Juss. ! — Leaves 3 £"-2" long, 1 6"'-6'" broad : the minute, 

 pellucid dots more manifest than in the preceding ; calyx 8-glandular ; petals 2'" long; nuts 

 2"'-li*" diam.— Hab. S. Vinceut !, Guild. 



4. MALPIGHIA, L. 



Calyx 10-6-glandular. Styles 3, uncinate-truncate at the top. Drupes 3(-l)-pyrenons : 

 pyrense with dorsal crests. — Shrubs ; flowers in axillary umbels or corymbs, rarely single, 

 reddish. 



f Leaves quite entire, glabrous : a few bicuspidate hairs early disappearing. 



15. M. glabra, L. Leaves ovate, usually pointed, glabrous, quite entire ; umbels 3-5- 

 (-l-)flowered, peduncled ; calyx 6 (-8) -glandular ; drupes subglobose, obsoletely furrowed: 

 pyrense obtusely 4-angular, bearing ribs on the back, the sides, and the inner face : inter- 

 stices transversely rugose or irregularly tubercled. — Cav. Diss. 8. t. 234../. 1. — M. nitida, 

 Mill. M . undulata, Juss. ! — Leaves (as in all species) variable, bluntish at the pointed top, 

 or abruptly acuminate, rarely blunt ; stamens inserted upon a perigynous disc ; petals purple, 

 more or less unequal ; drupe scarlet, 2"'-4'" diam. — Hab. Jamaica ! : all coll., common in 

 the lower hills; Antigua !, Nichols. ; [Cuba ! and Mexico !, to Guiana and New Granada !]. 



16. M. punicifolia, L. Leaves elliptical, usually blunt, glabrous, quite entire ; umbels 

 2-1 -flowered, sessile or peduncled; calyx 6-glandular; drupes subglobose, obsoletely fur- 

 rowed : pyrenae 4-angular : sides transversely rugose or tubercled. —Blum. ed. Burm. t. 166. 

 /. 2. Cav. Diss. 8. t. 234./. 2. Tuss. Fl. 3. t. 27. Juss. Monogr. t. 4.— M. biflora, Fair. 



M. uniflora, Tuss. — Very nearly related to the preceding, and I see no constant difference in 

 the pyreme, the surface of which is to a certain degree subject to variation : the insertion of 

 the stamens however is less perigynous. — Hab. Jamaica !, Macf, M l Nab, in woods of the 

 eastern districts; S. Kitts !, S. Vinceut !, Guild.; [Mexico to Brazil]. 



t !* Leaves quite entire, with persistent, bicuspidate hairs beneath. 



17- M. wens, L. Leaves elliptical or oblong, quite entire, glabrous above, with sting- 

 ing hair." beneath; umbels 3-5 -flowered, peduncled or subsessile; calyx 10-8-glandular ; 



