340 VIOLARIEA, X., Hysantuvs. 
whitish, with the pedicels bracteate at the base and jointed 
above the base. St. Aug. St. Hilaire considers Pombalia and 
Hybénthus to be identical with Jontdium. 
1 H. Havane'nsts (H. B. et Kunth, l. ce. p. 385. t. 494.) 
stem erect, spiny, branched ; leaves oblong, remotely serrated ; 
flowers whitish; lower petal 2-lobed at the apex; peduncles 
bifid, somewhat racemose. h.S. Native near Havanah in the 
island of Cuba, 
Var. a, Jacquiniànus (D. C. prod. p. 311.) leaves emarginate 
at the apex, tapering at the base; sepals ovate, 3 lower ones 
gibbous at the base ; flowers so small as scarcely to be examined 
with the naked eye} petals, 4 of which are ovate and obtuse, 
the fifth one is oblong, attenuate in the middle and bifid at the 
apex, a little longer than the rest; style awl-shaped. h.S. 
Native in wooded mountains. [onidium Jacquinianum, Roem. 
et Schult. syst. 5. p. 397. 
Var. (3, Humboldtianus (D. C. prod. 1. p. 312.) leaves entire 
at the apex, scarcely stalked; stipulas ovate, obtuse; flowers 
in racemose fascicles, larger than those of var. a; sepals oblong, 
obtuse, smooth ; lower petal saccate and concave at the base, 3 
times longer than the calyx, with a dilated 2-lobed limb, lateral 
ones oblong, obtuse, obsoletely 3-lobed, double the length of 
the calyx, upper ones obtuse, hardly shorter than the lateral 
ones; anthers somewhat cordate; ovary roundish-ovate, gla- 
brous, 9-seeded; style jointed and somewhat hooked at the 
apex. 
Havanah Hybanthus. Shrub 2 to 7 feet. 
2 H.? Mexica‘nus (Ging. mss. and D. C. prod. 1. p. 312.) 
stem. prickly; leaves oblong; lower petal acuminated at the 
apex; peduncles 1-flowered, in fascicles. kh. S. Native of 
Mexico. Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers whitish ? 
Mexican Hybanthus. Shrub 1 foot. 
Cult. ‘These shrubs may be grown in a mixture of loam, 
sand, and peat; and young cuttings will root freely under a 
bell-glass if planted in sand, and placed in a moderate heat. 
XI. ANCHIE‘TEA (in honour of P. Anchietea, a very 
celebrated Brazilian Jesuit, who wrote on the plants of the pro- 
vince of St. Paul in Brazil.) St. Hil. in mem. mus. 11. p. 464, 
pl. usu. bras. t. 18. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx deeply 5-parted, 
unequal. Petals 5, very unequal, two upper ones smallest, 
two intermediate ones longer, lowest one largest, and unguiculate, 
with a spur at the base. Anthers almost sessile, alternating with 
the petals, two lowest ones on very short filaments, each drawn 
out into a filiform appendage, which is bent back into the spur. 
Ovary superior. Stigma simple. Capsule large, bladdery, in- 
flated, obtuse, 1-celled, 3-valved, many-seeded. Valves mem- 
branaceous, bearing the seeds on the middle. Seeds in 2 rows, 
large, very flat, emarginate at the umbilicus, and girded by a 
broad membrane.—Shrubs with alternate, stalked, stipulate 
leaves. Stipulas twin, lateral, caducous. Flowers axillary, so- 
litary, or in fascicles. 
1 A. satura'ris (St. Hil. |. c. p. 465.) leaves ovate, acute, 
crenated; flowers in axillary fascicles; upper petal longer than the 
calyx; labellum ovate; spur incurved. h. S. Native of 
Brazil, in the province of St. Paul. The roots of this shrub are 
used by many persons in the neighbourhood of Rio Janeiro, as 
a cathartic. It is used with success in eruptions of the skin. 
Flowers whitish. 
Salutary Anchietea. Shrub 6 feet. 
2 A. PYRIFÒLIA ; leaves ovate, acute, crenated; flowers in 
axillary fascicles; upper petal longer than the calyx ; labellum 
obovate ; spur incurved. h.. S: Native of Brazil about Rio 
Janeiro. Noiséttia pyrifdlia, Mart. fl. bras, 1; p. 24. t. 16. 
XI. Ancutetea. XII, Gononorta. 
Flowers whitish, veined with red at the base; lower petal ob- 
ovate. 
Pear-leaved Anchietea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. Shrub cl. 
Cult. For cultivation and propagation see Hybdnthus. 
Tribe II. 
ALSODI'NEE (R. Br. congo. p. 21. D.C. prod. 1. p. 312.) 
Petals equal between themselves. Stamens usually joined to- 
gether at their base, or adnate to the inner side of an urceolus, 
which is situated between the petals and the stamens. Accord- 
ing to Aug. St. Hilaire (see mem. mus. 11. p. 493.) Alsodea, 
Ceranthéra, and Rinoria are not generically distinct. 
XII. GONOHO'RIA (Gonohorie is the name of Gonohdria 
flavéscens in Guiana.) D.C. mss. and prod. 1. p. 312. Gono- 
horia, Passoúra and Riana, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 237 and 239. t. 
95 and 94. and app. p. 21. t. 380. a 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Sepals imbricate. 
Petals convolute in estivation. Stamens free, approximate ; 
filaments on short stipes, dilated at the apex into a strap, fur- 
nished each on the outside with an appendiculate erect scale, 
and bearing the anthers a little higher up ; lobes of anther bristly 
at the apex. Style flexuous, awl-shaped ; stigma obtuse. Ovary 
villous. Capsule 3-valved, with the valves few-seeded. Seeds 
according to Aublet globose. Shrubs with opposite or alternate 
leaves. Flowers in axillary or terminal racemes. Pedicels very 
short, erect, 1-flowered, furnished with a bractea at the base of 
each, and 2 bracteoles in the middle. Flowers small, white. 
Stipulas deciduous. 
1 G. Riana (D. C. mss. and prod. 1. p. 312.) leaves ovate, 
serrated, acuminated at the apex; scales of stamens acuml- 
nated; racemes spike-formed. h. S. Native in the woods 
of Guiana about Arauren. Ridna Guianénsis, Aubl. guian. 1. 
p. 237. t. 94. Flowers white. Riana is probably the name of 
the tree in Guiana. 
Riana Gonohoria. Shrub 10 feet. 
2 G. utmiréxia (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 9. p- 387. 
t. 491.) leaves twin or tern, but somewhat opposite at the 
top of the branchlets, oblong, acuminated, toothed, smooth, 
upper surface shining, with the nerves and veins puberulous ; 
racemes terminal, solitary, branched, 2 or 3 times shorter thar, 
the leaves. h.S. Native of New Granada on the banks 0 
the river Magdalena. Sepals lanceolate, ciliated. Petals 2 s 
3 times longer than the calyx, oblong, obtuse, veined, with the 
veins somewhat parallel, flat, and whitish. Terminal membranes 
of stamens rounded at the apex. Scales wanting on the lower 
stamens ? Ovary triquetrous, pilose, 3-seeded. Capsules obovate, 
turbinate, triquetrous, rather pilose or smooth and brown at t Á 
apex. Seeds somewhat globose, with the sides hardly com 
pressed, smooth, glabrous, marked by a longitudinal furro 
from the hilum to the opposite faveola. Flower whitish ? 
Elm-leaved Gonohoria. Shrub 10 feet. 5 
3 G. Passov’ra (D.C. mss, and prod. 1. p. 312.) leav 
ovate, almost entire, with a short acumen at the apex ; sepa. 
lanceolate, acute; scales of stamens acute. h. S. Native u 
the woods of Guiana. Gonohdria flavéscens, Aubl. guan. P, p 
239. t. 93. Passoúra, Aubl. guian. suppl. p. 21. t. 380. £4 
soura is the name of the tree in Guiana. Flowers yellow- 
Passoura Gonohoria. Shrub 6 feet. es 
4 G. Logoro'sa (St. Hil. in mem. mus. 11. p. 494.) ee 
alternate and opposite, crowded at the tops of the branc ‘ 
oblong-lanceolate, narrow, acute, obsoletely-serrated ; Ce 
simple; pedicels puberulous ; scales hardly manifest at the 
of the stamens ; seeds fixed to the base of the placentas. 
Native of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. Alsddea physiphora, 
Mart: 
