pa natin 
ERYTHROXYLEZ. 
* Pedicels solitary. 
1 E. nypericiroxtium (Lam. dict. 2. p. 394.) leaves obovate, 
usually emarginate ; pedicels 3-times longer than the flower; 
fruit 3-celled. h. S. Native of the Mauritius, where it is 
called Bois d'huile and Bois de Dames. Venélia, Comm. herb. 
—Cav. diss. 8. p. 400. t. 230. Leaves like those of Spirea hy- 
pericif lia, rather membranaceous and pale beneath. 
Hypericum-leaved Red-wood. Clt. 1818. Tree 12 feet. 
2 E. sre’virrs (D. C. prod. 1. p. 573.) leaves obovate, 
usually emarginate ; pedicels lateral, hardly longer than the 
flowers ; fruit 1-celled. h. S. Native of the islands of Porto- 
Rico and St. Domingo on rocks by the sea-side. Very like 
the preceding species, but differs in the leaves being coriaceous, 
5 or 6 lines long, and in the pedicels being 4 times shorter than 
the leaves. 
Short-pedicelled-flowered Red-wood. Tree 20 feet. 
8 E. suxirdtium (Lam. dict. 2. p. 394.) leaves lanceolate- 
obovate, obtuse, somewhat mucronate, with the middle nerve 
elevated; pedicels twice the length of the flower; fruit 1- 
celled, k. S. Native of Madagascar, and probably of the 
Mauritius. Cav. diss. 8. p. 403. t. 231. f. 1. 
Box-leaved Red-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 
4 E. rerrvcr’xeum (Cav. diss. 8. p. 404. t. 231. f. 2.) leaves 
ovate, usually emarginate, shining above, somewhat rusty beneath ; 
scales imbricate; pedicels scarcely longer than the flower. h. 
X -dative of Madagascar. ŒE. buxifòlium 6, Lam. dict. 2. 
Rusty-leaved Red-wood. Shrub 8 feet. 
E. tu'crpum (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 178.) 
eaves elliptical, somewhat acuminated, acutish at the base, co- 
naceous, smooth, shining; stipulas longer than the petiole; 
cels twin, axillary, and terminal? shorter than the bracteas. 
h. S. , Native of New Granada between La Mesa and Honda, 
Shining-leaved Red-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 
le E. Petiererra‘num (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 100. t. 102.) 
aves oblong, acute at the base, but obtuse and emarginate at 
ote rusty beneath; stipulas elongated, triangular ; branches 
o toks at the hase; flowers solitary or twin from the axils 
e scales. h, S, Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 
Dea, where it is called Fruta da Pomba. . 
letier’s Red-wood. Fl. Jan. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 
** Pedicels in twos, threes, or fours, never solitary. 
TE. LIGUSTRT NUM (D. C. prod. 1. p. 574.) leaves eliptical- 
ra tapering to both ends ; pedicels 1-4, almost twice as long as 
kyenne ers; styles longer than the stamens. h. S. Native of 
-3 lines . Flowers larger in this than any other species, about 
an inch and diameter. Petals oblong-linear, acutish. Leaves 
i nd a half long and 6 or 8 lines broad. 
vet-like Red-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 
leaves Hoxne NsE (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 176.) 
eptical-obovate, retuse at the apex, obsoletely mucro- 
; acute at the base, membranous, smooth, glaucescent be- 
r Be T ulas equal in length with the petiole ; pedicels 1-2 
ew Gra a little longer than the petioles. .S. Native of 
anada in dry places near Honda. 
IE Red-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 
obtuse o TUM (Cav. diss. 8. p. 404, t. 233.) leaves ovate, 
ice a Ieee ate, somewhat membranaceous ; pedicels in threes, 
ong as the flower; scales imbricate. h. S. Native of 
Ovat Ee where the French call it Vinette Uherminier. 
. faved Red-wood. Tree. 
.) Nica MANE NSE (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 8. p. 
ât the base Obovate-oblong, roundish at the apex, but narrowed 
and blunt, membranaceous, smooth ; stipulas equal 
I. ERYTHROXYLON. 631 
in length with the petiole; pedicels 1-4, axillary, 3-times longer 
than the petiole. k. S. Native in dry shady places near 
Cumana. 
Cumana Red-wood. Tree 15 feet. 
11 E. Havane’nse (Jacq. amer. 135. t. 87. f. 2.) leaves oval, 
tapering to both ends, rather coriaceous ; pedicels usually twin, 
scarcely longer than the flower; branches compressed. h. S, 
Native of Cuba about Havannah on rocks near the sea-coast. 
Steudélia Brasiliénsis, Nees. Flowers yellowish-green. 
Havannah Red-wood. Clt. 1822. Shrub 3 feet, 
12 E. Ortnoce’nse (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
176. t. 453.) leaves elliptical-oblong, emarginate at the apex, 
ovate at the base, stiff, smooth, shining ; stipulas length of pe- 
tiole ; pedicels 2-3, axillary and terminal? twice as long as the 
petiole. k.S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco near St. 
Borja. This is scarcely distinct from E. ovatum. 
Orinoco Red-wood. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 
13 E. stperoxyzoipgs (Lam. dict. 2. p. 393.) leaves obovate- 
oblong, bluntish, shining ; pedicels 2-3, about twice the length of 
the leaves ; scales acute ; branchlets compressed. h.S. Na- 
tive of the island of Bourbon. Cav. diss. 8. p. 401. t. 228. 
Leaves almost like a species of Laurus, 2-3 inches long, 3-9 
lines broad. 
Sideroxylon-like Red-wood. Tree 20 feet. 
14 E. toneirétium (Lam. dict. 2. p. 392.) leaves oblong, 
shining, thickish ; scales acute, deciduous ; pedicels twin, twice 
as long as the flower. h . S. Native of the islands of Madagascar 
and Bourbon. Cav. diss. 8. p. 399. t. 225. Leaves 2 or 3 
inches long and 4 or 5 lines broad. Flowers white. 
Long-leaved Red-wood. Tree 16 feet. 
15 E. ostu sum (D. C. prod. 1. p. 474.) leaves obovate-oblong, 
rounded at the top, cuneated at the base, membranous, smooth, 
rather glaucous beneath ; stipulas shorter than the petiole ; pedi- 
cels axillary, in fascicles ? twice as long as petiole. ).S. Na- 
tive of Cuba near Havannah. E. Havanénse, H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. amer. 5. p.177. Very near Æ. Hondénse. 
Blunt-leaved Red-wood. Shrub 8 feet. - 
16 E. Porayane’xse (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 
p- 177.) leaves elliptical, acute, somewhat mucronate, acute at 
the base, membranous, smooth; stipulas awl-shaped, bifid, 
shorter than the petiole; pedicels axillary, in fascicles, about 
equal in length with the petiole. h. S. Native of temperate 
places near Popayan. 
Popayan Red-wood. Shrub 8 feet. 
17 E. corinirotium (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 98.) leaves obo- 
vate, acute at the base, but very blunt at the apex, and emar- 
ginate; flowers rising along the branches in few-flowered fascicles 
from the scales; stipulas triangular. h.S. Native of Brazil 
in the province of Minas Geraes. 
Cotinus-leaved Red-wood. Fl. April. Shrub 2 feet. 
18 E. rrancutzrouium (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 99.) leaves 
ovate or lanceolate, acuminated ; flowers solitary or tern, in the 
axils of the scales; stipulas 1-3-awned; stamens shorter than 
the pistil. h. S. Native of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. 
Frangula-leaved Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Shrub. — 
19 E.susprotu’npum (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves roundish-obovate, 
very obtuse ; flowers axillary, solitary, or few ; stipulas 2-awned ; 
stamens nearly twice the length of the pistil. h. S. Native 
of Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro, where it is called Fruta 
da Pomba. 
Roundish-leaved Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
* * * Pedicels many, aggregate. 
20 E. ru'rum (Cav. diss. 8. p. 404. t. 232.) leaves ovate, 
blunt, coriaceous, brown beneath; scales imbricate; pedicels 
