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7 Lacere’pea. Calyx 5-parted, unequal. Petals 5, ungui- 
culate. Stamens 5; anthers 2-celled, bursting lengthwise. Ovary 
3-celled. Stigma 3-parted. Berry tricuspidate from the styles, 
6-9-seeded. 
I. HIPPOCRATE‘A (in honour of Hippocrates, the cele- 
brated physician ; he is regarded as one of the fathers of botany). 
Lin. gen. no. 54. D. C. prod. 1. p. 567.—Coa, Plum. gen. p. 8. 
t. 35. 
Lin. syst. Triándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted (f. 105, 
a.). Petals 5 (f. 105. b.), inserted between the disk and the 
calyx. Stamens 3 (f. 105.c.), inserted between the disk and the 
ovary, or on the top of the disk ; filaments flat, dilated at the 
base, free; anthers l-celled, bursting transversely. Style short, 
with a continuous stigma. Ovary more or less immersed in 
the disk, 3-celled, each cell containing 2-6 ovule. Carpels 3, 
or from abortion only 1 or 2, compressed, 1-celled, 2-valved ; 
valves keeled. Seeds oblong, compressed, winged downwards.— 
Trees or climbing shrubs, with twisted branches, opposite, entire 
leaves, very deciduous stipulas, and small insignificant flowers, 
disposed in dichotomous, axillary panicles, with the branchlets 
and pedicels furnished with bracteas. 
1 H. oscorpa‘ra (Lam. ill. 1. p. 100. t. 28. f. 1.) carpels ob- 
cordate ; racemes corymbose, shorter than the leaves ; leaves 
ovate, lanceolate, serrated. h. o. S. Native of the Caribbee 
Islands and New Spain. H. scandens, Jacq. amer. 9, t. 9. 
Petals ovate, obtuse, greenish-yellow. 
Obcordate-carpelled Hippocratea. 
Shrub cl. 
2 H. unirréra (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 
prod. 1. p. 567.) carpels obcordate ; peduncles 1-flowered ; 
leaves oblong, cordate at the base and entire. h.^. S. Na- 
tive of Mexico. Petals ovate, obtuse, greenish-white. 
One-flowered Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 
3 H. ova'ta (Lam. ill. 1. p. 100. t. 28. f. 2.) carpels ovate ; 
panicles axillary, somewhat dichotomous; leaves oblong-ovate 
or elliptical-serrated. h. ©. S. Native cf St. Domingo. 
Vahl. enum. 2. p. 27. H. volùbilis, Lin. syst. 84.—Plum. ed. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1793. 
Burm. 76. t. 88. but the carpels of this plant are rounder, and ` 
the leaves are narrower. 
Var. B, oblongifdlia (D.C. prod. 1. p. 568.) leaves more oblong. 
h.™.S. Native of Porto-Rico. 
Ovate-carpelled Hippocratea. Clt. 1793. Shrub el. 
4 H. teviea'ta (Rich. in Vahl. enum. 2. p. 27.) carpels? ; 
panicles axillary, somewhat dichotomous; pedicels 2 together, 
1-flowered in the forks; leaves ovate-oblong, obsoletely cre- 
nated. h.%.S. Native of Cayenne. 
Smooth Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 
5 H. arrrnis (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 103.) leaves elliptic, 
acutish, serrate-toothed, smooth ; panicle clothed with rusty to- 
mentum, usually crowned by a leaf; calyx pubescent, ciliated ; 
petals 4-times longer than the calyx, oblong, obtuse, clothed 
with rusty down on the outside, and bearded on the inside. h. 
S. Native of Brazil near to the town of St. Paul. A sarmen- 
tose shrub. 
Allied Hippocratea. 
ing itself on other trees. 
6 H. micra’ntua (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 103.) leaves elliptic- 
oblong, acuminated, very obsoletely serrate-toothed, smoothish ; 
panicle smooth, much branched, shorter than the leaves ; calyx 
smooth, denticulated ; petals 3 times longer than the calyx, ellip- 
tic-oblong, obtuse, smooth. k.. S. Native of Brazil in the 
Province of St. Paul in woods near Registro Velho. Petals yel- 
owish. 
Small-flowered Hippocratea. Fl. Dec. Shrub cl. 
7 H. prscoror (Meyer, prim. esseq. 19.) carpels ovate; pa- 
1 
Fl. Nov. Tree 30 to 40 feet, support- 
HIPPOCRATEACE. 
I. HIPPOCRATEA. 
nicles axillary, somewhat dichotomous, brown-velvety ; smaller 
branches many-flowered ; leaves oval, with short points, obso- 
letely crenate-serrated. h. S. Native of Guiana in woods by 
the sea-side. Leaves rusty beneath. 
Two-coloured-leaved Hippocratea. Shrub 12 feet. 
8 H. vr'rivis (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 44. t. 74. f. a.) car- 
pels oval, emarginate ; corymbs dichotomous, shorter than the 
leaves ; leaves ovate, bluntly acuminated, entire, and serrated. 
h.™.S. Native of Peru in groves on the Andes. Petals ob- 
tuse, greenish. 
Green-flowered Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 
9 H. acutirtoRra (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. 
prod. 1. p. 568.) carpels obovate ; corymbs dichotomous, shorter 
than the leaves; petals acute; leaves oblong-oval, toothed. h. 
.S. Native of Mexico. Petals greenish, acute, and appear 
as if they were bifoveolate at the apex. Anthers 4-lobed. Stigma 
simple. 
Acute-flowered Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 
10 H. cexrastrorpes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
136.) carpels roundish-ovate; corymbs dichotomous, smooth, 
one-half shorter than the leaves ; petals roundish-obtuse ; leaves 
lanceolate-oblong, each with an acute point. h.™.S. Native 
of Mexico near Venta del Estola. Flowers greenish-white. 
Celastrus-like Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 
11 H. Acarutcr’nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5, p. 
136.) carpels obovate; peduncles dichotomous, many-flowered, 
smooth, about equal in length with the leaves; petals ovate ; 
leaves obovate, oblong, each with a short point ; branches wart- 
ed. h.%.S. Native of New Granada. Flowers greenish-white. 
Acapulca Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 
12 H.verrucosa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 136.) 
carpels obovate ; peduncles much branched, dichotomous, many- 
flowered, smooth, about equal in length with the leaves ; petals 
ovate ; leaves elliptical-oblong, acutish, remotely serrulated ; 
branches warted. h.%™.S. Native of New Granada. Flowers 
greenish-white. 
Warted-branched Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 
13 H. matricnieroxia (Rudge, pl. guian. 10. t. 8.) carpels? 
panicles axillary and terminal; leaves narrow-oval, quite en- 
tire, acuminated, rough beneath, as well as the branches. h. ^. 
S. Native of Guiana. Anthers 4-lobed. 
Malpighia-leaved Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 
14 H. comòsa (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 77.) carpels oblong 
or obovate; peduncles of panicles multifid, capillary; leaves 
ovate, acuminated, quite entire, obtuse at the base or rather 
cordate. h.™.S. Native of Hispaniola in the remote parts 
of woods. Carpels 2 or 3 inches long. Flowers white. 
Tufted Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 
15 H. emaretna'ra (Rudge, pl. 
guian. p. 11. t. 9.) carpels? pa- 
nicles axillary, short, dichoto- 
mous ; leaves obovate, quite entire, 
emarginate ; stem rough, with mi- 
nute warts. h.%™.S. Native of 
Guiana. Anthers roundish. (f.105.) 
Emarginate-leaved Hippocratea. 
Shrub cl. 
16 H. panicura‘ra (Vahl. enum. 
2. p. 28.) carpels ? panicles axil- 
lary, dichotomous, shorter than 
the leaves; leaves oblong, acute 
at both ends, bluntly serrated. h. 
^. S. Native of Sierra Leone on 
the mountains. Branches spread- 
ing much, rather compressed at the 
top. 
FIG. 105. 
