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is perhaps not specifically distinct: this would answer to Tim. FLA. 1. 12 (excltts.f. 1-11), 

 in which, however, there are 5 petals, as also in Desc. Fl. 3. t. 215. 



45. P. Pimento, Gr. Glabrous ; branchlets compressed-subtetragonal ; leaves obovate, 

 rounded at true top : veins obsolete above, slightly prominulous and reticulated beneath ; 

 cymes short, much exceeded by the leaves; calyx h-lobed: tube nearly as long as the 

 ovary ; drupe ovate-oblong ; embryo inflexed. — Amomis, Berg. — Leaves 3" long, 6'" broad, 

 revolute on the margin : petiole 3"'-5'" long ; drupes 5'" long, 3'" broad. — Hab. Jamaica !, 

 Al., at Moneaguc ; [Antigua, Guiana]. 



46. P. acris, W. A. Glabrous ; branchlets compressed-subtetragonal or tctraquetrous ; 

 leaves oval or obovate-roundish, shining above : veins reticulated, prominulous above, 

 slightly prominulous beneath; cymes lax, equalling or exceeding the leaves; calyx h-lobed ': 

 tube produced beyond the ovary; drupe ovoid; embryo inflexed. — Myrtus, Sw. Myrcia, 

 DC. — Leaves 2"-3" long, l"-lJ"broad, convex above, with scattered pellucid dots, at length 

 opaque : petiole 2"'-3'" "long ; drupes 6"'-4'" long, 3'"-2'" broad. 



a. Branchlets compressed-subtetragonal; leaves usually oval. — Bot. Mag. t. 3153. — 

 Amomis acris, Berg. 



0. pimentoides. Branchlets tetraquetrous : the angles decurring from the margins of 

 the petiole ; leaves obovate. — Tuss. Fl. 4. t. 12. f. 1.— 11. — Myrcia pimentoides, DC. Amo- 

 mis, Berg. 



Hab. Jamaica (Sw., Macf.), in dry hills ; Antigua!, Wnllschl. (/3) ; Dominica !, Imr. (a) ; 

 S. Vincent !, Guild, (a, j8) ; Barbadoes ; Trinidad ; [Haiti !, Portorico !, Martinique, Guade- 

 loupe !, Venezuela; naturalized in the East Indies !]. 



11. CALYCOLPUS, Berg. 



Calyx 5-lobed : lobes spreading in the bud, separated by a rounded sinus. Petals 5. 

 Anthers oblong-linear, erect. Ovary as long as the calyx-tube, 5-4-celled: cells multi- 

 ovulate. Berry several-seeded. Testa hard. Embryo anuular : radicle elongated : cotyle- 

 dons very short. — Pedicels fascicled or single : flowers large. 



47- C. ovalifolius, Berg. Glabrous ; brauchlets 6ubcylindrical ; leaves leathery, 

 elliptical-oblong or elliptical, apiculate with a bluntish point, or bluntish, shining above, 

 opaque : veins in a lax network, slightly prominulous beneath ; pedicels ternate (or 4-2), 

 4 times exceeded by the leaf; calyx-lobes ocate-oblong, as long as the tube. — Allied to C. 

 calophyllus (Myrtus, K\ th), which has shorter calyx-lobes. — Leaves 6"-3" long, discolor : 

 petiole 2"'-V" long; pedicels H"-l", calyx-lobes 2"'-3'", petals 8"'-10"' long; flowers 

 odorous (Cr.) j berries depressed-globose, 6'" diam. — Hab. Trinidad !, Cr., at Arima, 

 Maraccos. 



12. PSIDIUM, L. 



Calyx closed in the bud or minutely 4-5-dentnte, at length bursting into lobes. Petals 

 4-5. Ovary 5-2(-7)-cellcd : cells multiovulate. Berry many-seeded. Testa hard. Embryo 

 of Calycoljjus. — Peduncles \-few-Jlowered, rarely many-lowered: flowers targe. 



48. P. Guava, Radd. Branchlets tetragonal, pubescent; leaves chartaccous, oblong 

 or elliptical-oblong, bluntish (rarely laueeolate, pointed), puberulous beneath : primary veins 

 costate, prominent beneath, secondary transverse; peduncles 1 (-3) -flowered; calyx closed in 

 the bud ; anthers oval. — Desc. Fl. 2. t. 72. — P. pomiferum, L., with globose, and P. pyri- 



.forme, L., with obovate berries. — A low tree ; flowers 1" diam. 



o. Leaves oblong or elliptical-oblong, bluntish at the base (3"-4" long, 15"'-21"' broad). 



8. pumilum, V. Leaves lanceolate or lanceolate-oblong, pointed at both ends (2" long, 

 6'" broad).— P. fragrans, Macf. 



Hab. Jamaica !, all coll., very common ; /3 at S. Mary's !, M'Nab ; Caribbean Islands ! ; 

 Trinidad!, Cr. ; [Cuba! aud Mexico! to Brazil!; naturalized in all tropical countries to 

 China ! and to the Cape !]. 



49. P. polycarpum, Lamb. Branchlets compressed-cylindrical, pubescent ; leaves 

 chartaceous, elliptical or oval-oblong, puberulous beueath : primary veins costate, prominent 

 beneath, secondary reticulated and transverse ; peduncles usually 8-flowered ; calyx closed in 



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