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many, axillary, twice as long as the flower. 
St. Domingo. 
Rufous-flowered Red-wood. Shrub. 
21 E. macrorny’Lium (Cav. diss. 8. p. 401. t. 227.) leaves 
lanceolate, very long, tapering to both ends, rather glaucous be- 
neath; scales elongated, stem-clasping, acuminated ; pedicels 
axillary, aggregate ; fruit 3-celled. kh.S. Native of Cayenne. 
—Vahl. ecl. 2. p. 33. The leaves of this species are larger 
than any other; they are about 6 inches long, and about 2 in 
breadth. 
Long-leaved Red-wood. Shrub. 
22 E. seuamma TUM (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 60. t. 63.) leaves ellip- 
tical-lanceolate, bluntly acuminated ; branches compressed, with 
distich scales and flowers ; fruit somewhat hexagonal, 1-celled. 
h. S. Native of Cayenne and French Guiana, as well as the 
Caribbee Islands. Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 861. This species is 
easily distinguished from the numerous, short, permanent, dis- 
tich scales on the branches. 
Scaly Red-wood. Tree. 
23 E. LAURIFÒLIUM (Lam. dict. 2. p. 394. Cav. diss. 8. p. 
400. t. 226.) leaves lanceolate ; scales acute, concave ; pedicels 
glomerated, terminal, somewhat umbellate, 3 times longer than 
the flowers. h.S. Native of the Mauritius. Roelana lauri- 
folia, Comm. It is called by the French in the Mauritius Bois 
de Ronde or Bois de Rongle. Flowers greenish-yellow. 
Laurel-leaved Red-wood. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 feet. 
24 E. ni’t1pum (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 390.) leaves obovate, ob- 
tuse, quite entire, very smooth, shining; peduncles axillary, 
aggregate, equal in length with the flowers. h.S. Native of 
Brazil. 
Nitid-leaved Red-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 
25 E. suscorpa‘tum (Bert. in herb. Balb. D. C. prod. 1. p. 
575.) leaves ovate-rounded, rather cordate, somewhat emargi- 
nate, coriaceous, smooth, netted with nerves. h.S.~- Native 
` of St. Domingo. Pedicels 4-5-together. Leaves feather-nerved, 
4 or 5 lines long and broad. 
Subcordate-leaved Red-wood. Tree. 
26 E. Kunruta'num (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 96.) leaves ellip- 
tic-lanceolate, short-acuminated ; stipulas 1-3-awned ; flowers in 
fascicles, few or many-flowered ; stamens shorter than the pistil. 
h. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro. 
Var. B; leaves blunter ; flowers larger; calyx equal in length 
to the corolla. In the province of Minas Novas. 
Kunth’s Red-wood. Fl. May. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
27 E. arrine (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 97.) leaves ovate-lan- 
ceolate, acuminated at the apex ; fascicles few-flowered ; stamens 
longer than the pistil. h}. S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 
vince of Rio Janeiro. Very like the preceding, but the leaves 
are smaller. 
Allied Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
28 E. wa’num (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 97.) leaves obovate- 
oblong, very blunt ; flowers in axillary fascicles ; stamens shorter 
than the pistil; stipulas triangular. h. S. Native of Brazil in 
the province of Minas Geraes. 
Dwarf Red-wood. Fl. March. Shrub 4 foot. 
29 E. campe’srre (St. Hil. 1. c.) stem nearly simple, suffruti- 
cose; leaves elliptic, very blunt, coriaceous ; stipulas entire or 
bifid; flowers in fascicles; fascicles usually branched, short; 
stamens shorter than the pistil. .S. Native of Brazil in the 
province of Minas Geraes. 
Field Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Shrub 2 feet. 
30 E. citrirdrium (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 94.) leaves lanceo- 
late-oblong, acuminated ; flowers in fascicles from the axils of 
the leaves and scales; stipulas bifid; stamens longer than the 
pistil. h.S. . Native of Brazil in the province of Goyaz. 
Citron-leaved Red-wood. F], July. Shrub 4 feet. 
h.S. Native of 
ERYTHROXYLE. 
I. ERYTHROXYLON. 
31 E. pu’tcurvum (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves oblong; flowers axil- 
lary, in fascicles; stipulas 3-awned at the apex; stamens 2-3 
times longer than the pistil. h. S. Native of Brazil near Rio 
Janeiro. 
Neat Red-wood. Fl. Oct. Shrub. 
32 E. suserdsum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 95.) stem arboreous, 
covered with corky bark; leaves elliptical, coriaceous ; flowers 
in fascicles; stamens longer than the pistil. R. S. Native of 
Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, where it is called Gal- 
linha choco and Mercurio do campo, and where the inhabitants 
make a red tincture from the bark. 
Corky-barked Red-wood. Tree. 
33 E. pecr’puum (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, 
acute at the base; stipulas somewhat triangular, acutish ; flowers 
in fascicles; stamens longer than the pistil. h. S. Native of 
Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. A small, twisted tree. 
Deciduous Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Tree 15 feet. 
§2. Areolata. Leaves arcolate, especially two veins, almost 
parallel nith the middle nerve, besides being in every part of the 
disk marked with feathery veins (f. 106.). 
34 E. argota’tum (Lin. ameen. 5. p. 397.) leaves elliptical, 
obovate, areolate, mucronate, glaucous beneath ; pedicels lateral, 
many, aggregate, twice as long as the flower. k. S. Native 
of South America about Carthagena, and of the West Indies. E. 
Carthagenénse, Jacq. amer. 134. t. 187. f. 1.—Browne, jam. p. 
128. t. 38. f. 2. The timber is flesh-coloured, and is considered 
excellent for the size of the tree. The flowers are white, 
with a scent not unlike that of the jonquil. 
Areolate-leaved Red-wood. Tree 12 feet. 
35 E. Mexica‘num (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p- 
178.) leaves obovate-oblong, rounded at the apex, and usually re- 
tuse, acutish at the base, somewhat coriaceous, smooth, with 2 
lines beneath ; stipulas equal in length with the petiole ; pedicels 
axillary, solitary, hardly longer than the petioles. h.S. Native 
of Mexico near Chilpacingo. 
Mexican Red-wood. Tree 12 feet. A 
36 E. uingora'rum (D. C. prod. 1. p. 575.) leaves elliptical, 
rather mucronulate, membranaceous, areolate, somewhat glau- 
cous beneath ; pedicels lateral, 2-3-together, a little longer than 
the flower; fruit oblong, rather trigonal. h. S. Native of 
Cayenne. Cav. diss. 8. p. 404. in a note, under no. 555. t. 232. 
f. 10. Leaves 2 inches long, and almost an inch broad, with 
the middle nerve not very prominent. Flowers greenish-yellow. 
Lined-leaved Red-wood. Tree 20 feet. 
37 E. Céca (Lam. dict. 2. p. 
393.) leaves ovate, areolate, mem- 
branaceous ; branches scaly ; pedi- 
cels lateral, 2-3-together, hardly 
longer than the flower ; fruit ovate, 
rather acute. h. S. Native of 
Peru. Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 
398. The leaves of this shrub are 
mixed and masticated with Quinoa, 
which see. Flowers greenish- 
yellow. It is called Coca inPeru 
(£. 106.) 
Coca Red-wood. Tree 20 feet. 
38 E. rie’putum (D. C. prod. 
1. p. 575.) leaves elliptical, blunt, 
somewhat cuneated at the base, 
stiff, areolate, pale beneath; 
branches scaly; pedicels aggre- 
gate; stamens longer than the 
calyx. h. S. Native of St. Martha. 
This species epmes 
very near to Æ. Céca, but differs in the leaves being stiff, no 
