526 BYTTNERIACER. VII. Ayenta. 
his zeal in collecting plants), 
1. p. 487. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 
5, arched, broadest at the apex, with long claws, ending each 
in 1 or 2 pedicellate glands. Urceolus of stamens 10-15-toothed, 
5 or 10 of which are sterile, and the 5 alternate ones bearing 
l anther each. Style 1, Stigma 5-angled. Carpels 5, 2- 
valved, l-seeded, conniving into a somewhat globose echinated 
fruit. Albumen wanting. Cotyledons leafy, convolute. Plants 
with simple, serrate leaves, and axillary, few-flowered peduncles, 
1 A. pusr'tta (Lin. spec. 1354.) leaves ovate, smoothish, 
sharply serrated ; stems prostrate ; peduncles short, 2-3-flowered, 
axillary. ©. S. Native of the Caribbee Islands, as well as 
of Peru. Cav. diss. 5. p. 289. t. 147. Lin. in act. holm. 1756. 
p. 23. t. 2. Dayénia, Mill. illust. t. 118.—Sloane, hist. t. 132, 
f. 2. A weak shrubby plant. Petals reddish, each ending in a 
black mucrone. 
Least Ayenia. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1756. Shrub 4 foot. 
2 A. LÆVIGA`TA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 1131.) leaves ovate, 
quite smooth, entire ; urceolus exserted, 10-toothed, besides the 
stamens, h.S. Native of Jamaica in'bushy places, but rare. 
Flowers blood-coloured. Peduncles axillary, solitary, filiform, 1- 
flowered. 
Smooth-leaved Ayenia. Shrub 2 feet. 
3 A. tomentosa (Lin. spec. 1354.) leaves ovate, roundish, 
tomentose ; urceolus exserted, 5-toothed besides the stamens. 
h ? S. Native of Cumana in South America. Leefl. itin. 230. no. 3. 
Tomentose Ayenia, Shrub 2 feet. 
4 A. srp#FoLia (Leefl. itin. 257.) leaves ovate-oblong, doubly 
serrated, tomentose beneath. h. S. Native of South America. 
This species is joined by Linneus to 4. tomentosa. Flowers 
reddish. Urceolas 5-toothed besides the stamens, 
Sida-leaved Ayenia. Shrub. 
5 A. ma’ena (Lin. spec. 1354.) leaves cordate, ovate, acu- 
minate, serrated, pubescent ; peduncles many-flowered, longer 
than the petioles; urceolus 5-toothed. h.S. Native of Cumana 
in South America and in Mexico. A. cardiopétala, Moc. et 
Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ind. Flowers small, greenish, or red. 
Large Ayenia. Shrub 2 to 5 feet. 
6 A. corDIFÒLIA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 
prod. 1. p. 488.) leaves cordate, serrated, pubescent; pedicels 
numerous, aggregate, shorter than the petioles. ©.S. Native 
of Mexico on the mountains. 
Heart-leaved Ayenia. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
Cult. The species of Ayénia are of easy culture; they suc- 
ceed best in a rich loamy soil. Cuttings of the shrubby kinds 
root freely in sand, under a hand-glass, in a moist heat. The 
seeds of 4. cordif dlia requires to be sown on a hot-bed, and 
when the plants are of sufficient size they may be planted out in 
the open border in a sheltered situation. None of the species 
are worth cultivating, except in general collections. 
Lin. gen. no. 1020. D.C. prod. 
VIII. KLEINHO'VIA (in honour of Kleinhoff, once director 
of the botanic garden in Batavia). Lin. gen. no. 1024. Geert. 
fruct. 2. p. 261. t.137. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 
p- 313. D.C. prod. 1. p. 488. . 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Polydndria. Calyx 5-parted (f. 
89.a.). Petals 5, (f. 89. e.) one of which is longer than the 
rest and cut at the apex (f. 89. b.). Filaments of stamens 
monadelphous at the base (f. 89. d.), divided into 5 bundles at 
the top (f. 89. h.), each bundle bearing 3 2-lobed anthers on 
the back (f. 89. /.), opposite the petals. Ovary stipitate. Car- 
pels 5 (f. 89. g.), constantly connected together, each contain- 
ing 5-ovule. Style 1. Stigma somewhat crenate. Capsule 
inflated, turbinate, 5-angled, 5-celled, 5-seeded (f. 89.g.). Seeds 
roundish. Cotyledons spirally twisted about the plumule. 
VIII. Krenova. 
IX. Serca. X. LASIOPETALUM. 
FIG. 89. 
1 K. no’spita (Lin. spec. 1365.) 
k. S. Native of the Molucca Is- ~ o 
lands.—Rumph. amb. 3. p. 113. Q\@ 
Cav. diss. 5. p. 18. t. 146. This 
is a smooth tree, with broad, cor- 
date, acuminate, entire leaves, bear- 
ing divaricate racemes of small, 
pink flowers, so as to form a ter- 
minal panicle. Rumphius ob- 
serves that the leaves when bruised 
have a smell like violets. especially 
the young ones. 
We have seen this plant in Tri- 
nidad, where it appears to be her- 
baceous, about 6 or 8 feet high, 
with many stems rising from the NY 
root. i 
Stranger Kleinhovia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1800. Tr. 20 ft. 
Cult. This tree will grow well in any light rich soil, and 
cuttings will root freely in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. 
Tribe II. 
LASIOPETA'LEÆ (plants agreeing with Lasiopétalum in 
important characters.) Gay, diss. p. 8. and mem. du mus. 7. 
p- 431. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 313. Calyx 
5-parted, petal-like (f. 90. b.), permanent or marcescent. Petals 
minute, scale-formed (f. 90. ¢.), rarely wanting. Filaments of 
stamens awl-shaped, connate at the base, sometimes 5, opposite 
the petals, sometimes 10, alternately sterile and fertile. Anthers 
incumbent, with contiguous lobes. Ovary 3-5-celled ;. cells con- 
taining from 2 to 8-ovule. Carpels 5, 2-valved, usually closely 
connate into a single fruct, but sometimes somewhat free. Seeds 
strophiolate at the base. Albumen fleshy. Embryo straight. 
Cotyledons flat, leafy. New Holland shrubs. 
IX. SERI'NGIA (Nicholas Charles Seringe, a Swiss bo- 
tanist, author of numerous papers in De Candolle’s Prodromus). 
Gay, diss. p. 12, D.C. prod. 1. p. 488. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx marcescent. 
Petals wanting. Filaments 10, with the 5 alternate ones sterile. 
Anthers bursting by dorsal chinks. Carpels 5, 2-valved, 2-3- 
seeded, each ending ina style. Strophiola of seed crenate. 
1 S. PLATYPHYLLA (Gay, diss. p. 13. t. 1. and 2.). h. G. 
Native of New Holland on the eastern coast. Lasiopétalum ar- 
boréscens, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 36. Peduncles 
opposite the leaves, bearing many flowers, in crowded cymes. 
Stipulas small, deciduous. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, grossly 
toothed. Flowers yellowish from tomentum. 
Broad-leaved Seringia. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1802. Shrub 
4 to 5 feet. 
Cult. This shrub will thrive well in a mixture of sand, 
loam, and peat, and young cuttings planted in the same kind of 
soil under a hand-glass will root readily, or it may be increased 
by seeds, which occasionally ripen in this country. . 
X. LASIOPE’/TALUM (from dactoc, lasios, woolly, and 
merador, petalon, a petal; in allusion to the calyx being woolly.) 
Smith, in Lin. trans. 4. p. 216. D.C. prod. 1. p. 489. 
Lin. syst. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx permanent (f. 
90. b.). Petals 5, in the form of glands. Filaments 5, free. 
Anthers bursting by 2 pores on the inside (f. 90. e.). Ovary 1, 3- 
celled; cells containing 2-ovule. Capsules 3-valved, with 
valvular dissepiments opening at the cells. Strophiola of seeds 
jagged. Stipulas wanting. Leaves linear-lanceolate, quite 
entire, rusty beneath. Inflorescence in cymes opposite the leaves. 
