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the base, 1-seeded. Samare 2, drawn out into a spur-like mem- 
brane at the base, winged on the back. 
11 Cama‘rea. Calyx girded by 10 glands at the base, each 
lobe having 2. Stamens 6, 3 fertile, with the filaments con- 
nected to the apex, the other 3 hardly connected, middle one 
of these fertile, the lateral ones sterile. Style 1. Carpels 3 or 
only 2 from abortion, rather connate, 1-seeded, indehiscent, 
crested on the back, and wrinkled on the sides. 
Trise III. 
Banister Æ. Styles 3 (f. 109. d.), distinct. Carpels of 
fruit dry, indehiscent, 1-seeded (f. 108. f.), variously expanded 
into wings (f. 108. d.). Leaves opposite, rarely verticillate or 
alternate. . 
12 Hiıræ'a. Calyx of 5 sepals, glandless, or furnished with 
glands. Petals roundish, unguiculate. Stamens 10, awl-shaped, 
connected at the very base, alternate ones longest. Styles 3. 
Carpels 3, samara-formed, rarely 2, l-seeded, crested on the 
back, and surrounded by a membranous wing. 
13 Trio’preris. Calyx furnished with 10 glands on the out- 
side. Petals roundish, unguiculate. Stamens 10, awl-shaped, 
cohering at the very base, alternate ones largest. Styles 3. Car- 
pels 3, 1-seeded, connected at the base, expanded into 3 wings, 2 
superior and 1 inferior. 
14 Varea'sta. Calyx glandless. Petals nearly sessile. Sta- 
mens 10, connected at the base. Styles joined at the base, but 
revolute at the top. Samare 3, winged at the apex. Leaves 
verticillate. 
15 Terra’pteris. All as in Triópteris, except that the car- 
pels are expanded into 4 wings, 2 superior and 2 inferior smaller. 
16 Baniste'r1a. Calyx girded by 8 or 10 glands. Petals 
roundish, unguiculate (f. 109. b.). Stamens 10, awl-shaped, co- 
hering at the base (f. 109. c.). Styles 3, usually expanded into 
leaves at the apex (f. 109.d.). Carpels 3 (f. 109. f.), indehiscent, 
1-seeded, nearly distinct, ending in a simple, membranous wing, 
which is thickened on the upper side (f. 109. d.). 
_ 17 Hereno’ererts. All as in Banistéria, but the styles are 
less dilated at the apex, and the wing of the carpels is thick- 
ened on the lower side, as in cér, not on the upper, as in Ba- 
nistéria. 
18 Awnomato?rtTerts. Calyx 5-parted. Petals roundish, 
fringed, unguiculate. Samarz 2, 1-seeded, ending in a wing. 
This genus differs from all the rest in the leaves being alternate. 
19 Nio ra. Calyx 4-5-parted, 2 external lobes glandular. 
Petals 4-5, obtuse. Stamens 8-10, free, furnished with scales at 
the base. Ovary turbinate, 4-5-lobed above. Style 1, filiform, 
between the lobes of the ovary. Capsules 4-5, or from abortion 
only 1-3, compressed, 1-celled, 1-seeded. 
Tribe 1. 
MALPIGHIE'& (plants agreeing with Malpighia in havi 
I g with Malpighia in havin 
fleshy fruit). D. C. prod. 1. p. 577.—Malpíghia, Lin. gen. no, 
572. Styles 3, distinct (f. 107. d.) or joined in one. Fruit fleshy, 
indehiscent (f. 107. e.). Leaves opposite. 
I. MALPI’GHIA (in honour of Marcello Malpighi, an Italian 
naturalist, once professor of medicine at Pisa. We have from 
MALPIGHIACE. I. Marrina. 
him many curious observations on natural history, but he is 
most distinguished by a treatise on the anatomy of plants, pub- 
lished in 1675; he died in 1694.) Rich. in Juss, ann. mus. 18. 
p. 480. D.C. prod. 1. p. 577. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decándria. Calyx 5-parted, fur- 
nished with 8 or 10 glands at the base on the outside. Petals un- 
guiculate (f. 107. b.). Stamens 10, with the filaments monadel- 
phous to a short way at the base (f. 107. ¢.). Styles 3, distinct 
(f. 107. d.). Drupe (f. 107. e.), containing 3 1-seeded nuts. 
Peduncles axillary 1-flowered, or bearing umbellate pedicels. 
— Trees or shrubs, never climbing. Fruit of all eatable, but M. 
glabra and ùrens only are in common use. 
Secr. I. Urr'nres (from urens, stinging, burning ; the leaves 
are beset with stinging bristles, which adhere to the hand when 
touched). D. C. prod. 1. p. 577. Bristles, especially those on 
the leaves, fixed by their centre, horizontal, stiff, pungent at both 
ends, when touched adhering to the hands. 
1 M. ruca'ra (Ker, bot. reg. t. 189.) branches smooth ; leaves 
elliptical, shining, clothed with decumbent bristles beneath, but 
nakedish above; pedicels axillary, umbellately corymbose, 4 
times shorter than the leaves, upper petal rather larger than the 
rest, all with jagged margins. h.S. Native of the West In- 
dies? M. macrophylla, Desf. cat. 166. but not of Juss. Flowers 
pale-pink. Leaves 4 inches in length. 
Painted Barbadoes Cherry. Fl. Mar. Aug. Clt. 1814. Sh. 8 fi. 
2 M. v'rens (Lin. spec. 6019.) branches smooth ; leaves ob- 
long-ovate, clothed with decumbent bristles beneath, smooth 
above; peduncles 1-flowered, aggregate, one-half shorter than 
the leaves; petals equal. h. S. Native of South Ame- 
rica, Mill. ill. t. 181. f. 1. Cav. diss. t. 235. f. 1. Lam. ill. t. 
381. f. 1. Flowers pink or pale-purple. It is called by the 
French Bois de Capitain, and by the English in the West Indies 
Cowhage Cherry. The fruit is insipid, and is only eaten by 
children and negroes.—Ker. bot. reg. 94. 
Stinging Barbadoes Cherry. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1737. Shrub 
3 to 6 feet. 
3 M. Gnr’p# (Spreng. neu. entd. 3. p. 51.) branches hairy ; 
leaves elliptical-oblong, acute, hairy above, beset with stinging 
decumbent bristles beneath, and on the margin; peduncles 1- 
flowered, aggregate, one-half shorter than the leaves. R. S. 
Native of St. Domingo. Flowers pink. . 
Gnida’s Barbadoes Cherry. Shrub 6 feet. 
4 M. seròsa (Bert. ined. in Spreng. neu. entd. 3. p. 50.) 
branches smooth; leaves elliptical-oblong, obtuse, beset with 
decumbent, stinging bristles beneath, smooth above ; pedicels 
axillary, 1-flowered, almost the length of the leaves, furnished 
with 2 scales just above their middle. h.S. Native of St. 
Domingo and Martinique. M. Martinicénsis, Jacq. amer. 136. 
Flowers pink. Jacquin and two of his companions ate a great 
quantity of the fruit of this tree, being very thirsty with travel- 
ling in the heat in Martinico, without suffering from them 1n any 
degree. It is the most prurient of all the species. 
Bristly Barbadoes Cherry. Tree 14 feet. 
5 M. Cune’nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p- 145.) 
branches rather hairy; leaves oblong-lanceolate, rather mucro- 
nate, rounded at the base, quite entire, smooth and shining 
above, but beset with stinging, pressed bristles beneath. Rh- 
Native of Cuba near Havannah. Flowers sulphur-coloured- 
Very like M. angustifolia. 
, Cuba Barbadoes Cherry. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1824. Shrub 
eet. 
6 M. ancustiréxta (Lin. spec. 610.) branches smooth; leaves 
linear-lanceolate, acute, beset on both surfaces with decumbent, 
stinging bristles ; peduncles axillary, umbellate. R. S. Native 
of South America, particularly in the West Indies. Cav. diss» 
