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biglandular at the top. h.%.S. Native of South America at 
St. Martha. B. diversifolia, Bert. ined. but not of Kunth. B. 
vitifolia, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. is probably the same. 
B. varia, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 386. 
Various-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
5 B. sacitra‘ra (Cav. diss. 9. t. 257. f. 3.) leaves hastately 
sagittate, downy beneath, acutely angular ; petioles biglandular 
at the apex; auricles truncate. h.%.S. Native of St. Do- 
mingo. Flowers yellow. 
Arrow-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
* * Leaves cordate, entire. 
6 B. auricuta’ta (Cav. diss. 9. p. 428. t. 255.) leaves pro- 
foundly cordate, somewhat sagittate, smooth, with rounded lobes ; 
petioles glandular at the apex; flowers umbellate. h.^. S. 
ative of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. Flowers orange-coloured. 
Eared-l\eaved Banisteria. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 
7 B. cinta‘ta (Cav. diss. 9. t. 254. Lam. dict. 1. p. 369.) 
leaves cordate, orbicular, smooth, ciliated ; petioles biglandular 
at the apex; flowers umbellate. h.%™. S. Native of Brazil. 
Flowers large, orange-coloured. Leaves glaucous. 
Ciliated-\eaved Banisteria. Clt. 1796. Shrub cl. 
8 B. spie’npens (D. C. prod. 1. p. 588.) leaves cordate, kid- 
ney-shaped, orbicular, clothed with silky down beneath ; petioles 
each with 2 glands near the leaf; racemes axiilary, dichotomous, 
umbellate. h. ©. S. Native of South America, particularly 
of the West India islands.—Sloan. hist. 2. t. 162. f.2. B. fúl- 
gens, Lam. dict. 1. p. 368. Cav. diss. 9. p. 426. t. 253. B. 
heterophylla, Willd. spec, 2. p. 742. Floral leaves orbicular and 
nearly sessile. Flowers yellow. 
Shining-leaved Banisteria, Clt. 1812. Shrub cl. 
9 B. Humporptia‘na (D.C. prod. 1. p. 588.) leaves roundish- 
ovate, cordate, rather acuminated, mucronate, membranaceous, 
smoothish above, clothed beneath with soft hoary down as well 
as the branchlets, with 2 glands at the base of each leaf; umbels 
lateral and terminal, sessile. h. ©. S. Native of South Ame- 
rica between Carthagena and Cerro de la Popa. B. tiliefolia, 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, 5. p, 162. but not of Vent. 
Flowers yellow. Carpels 2. 
Humboldt’s Banisteria. Clt.1824. Shrub cl. 
10 B. picuéroma (Lin. spec. 612.) leaves cordate or some- 
what ovate, acuminated, smooth on both surfaces; petioles each 
bearing 2 glands near the leaf; umbels axillary, longer than 
the leaves, dichotomous, somewhat divaricating. hk. ©. S. 
Native of South America—Plum. ed. Burm. t. 13. B. convol- 
vulifolia, Cav. diss. 9. p. 428. t. 256. Flowers ofa golden-yel- 
low colour. 
Dichotomous-racemed Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
11 B. Trmorte’ysis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 588.) leaves cordate, 
rarely subovate, acuminated, smooth on both surfaces; petioles 
biglandular at the apex; racemes axillary, shorter than the 
leaves, dichotomous, somewhat umbellate. h. ©. S. Native of 
the Island of Timor. Very like the preceding species. Flowers 
golden-yellow. 
Timor Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
12 B. emaroina'ta (Cav. diss. 9. p. 425. t. 249.) leaves ellip- 
tical, cordate at the base, mucronated at the apex and emarginate, 
downy beneath; petioles short, each bearing 2 glands near the 
leaf; racemes terminal and axillary. h.%. S. Native of Gua- 
daloupe. Flowers yellow. 
E'marginate-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
*** Leaves ovate or oblong. 
_ 13 B. microrny’txa (Jacq. obs. 3. p. 7. t. 56.) leaves ellip- 
tical, rounded at both ends, smooth on both surfaces, stiff, on 
MALPIGHIACEZH. XVI. BANISTERIA. 
short footstalks ; racemes terminal. 
lina? Flowers yellow. 
Small-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
14 B.? umpexxura‘ra (D. C. prod. 1. p. 588.) leaves ellip- 
tical, rounded at the base, emarginate at the apex, smooth on 
both surfaces, stiffish; petioles short, each bearing 2 glands 
near the leaf; umbels rather corymbose, terminal. h.%.S. 
Native of St. Domingo. This plant is probably the same as 
the preceding, but differs in the disposition of the flowers, and 
the fruit is unknown. 
Umbellutate-flowered Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
15 B.? rroripu’npa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 589.) leaves oval, 
obtuse, coriaceous and emarginate, smooth ; petioles pubescent, 
without glands ; racemes corymbose, stalked, length of leaves. 
h. ©. S. Native of Porto-Rico. Flowers large, numerous, 
yellow. 
Bundle-flowered Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
16 B. sericea (Cav. diss. 9. p. 429. t. 258.) leaves ovate, 
obtuse, with a mucrone, younger ones downy on both surfaces, 
adult ones only onthe under surface ; petioles biglandular in the 
middle ; branches 2-edged ; flowers racemose. h .™.S. Native 
of Brazil. The down on the leaves is of a golden-shining colour. 
Flowers yellow. 
Silky-leaved Banisteria. Clt. 1810. Shrub cl. 
17 B.? tomentosa (Desf. cat. 160.) leaves ovate, obtuse, 
with a mucrone, clothed with branched down beneath ; petioles 
each bearing 2 glands near the leaf; corymbs rather panicled. 
h.%. S. Native of the Antilles. Stamens 15, monadelphous 
at the base, the 5 in front of the petals are larger than the rest, 
which are nearly abortive. Flowers yellow. 
Downy-leaved Banisteria. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 
18 B. titiæròLIa (Vent. choix. t. 50.) leaves orbicular, acu- — 
minated, downy beneath; petioles elongated, each bearing 2 
glands near the leaf; umbels axillary, stalked, compound; 
petals nearly sessile. kh. ©? S. Native of Java. Flowers 
purple. 
Lime-tree-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. ? 
19 B. Quapa‘ra (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 464. t. 186.) leaves ovate, 
acute, downy beneath, as well as the petioles, but beset with 
hairs above, which are fixed by their centre, and drawn out at 
both ends, which are close-pressed to the leaf ; umbels axillary, 
stalked; wings of fruit erect. h. ©. S. Native of Guiana, 
on margins of fields, where it is called Quapara. Flowers yellow. 
This is a shrub 6 feet in height, putting out many rambling 
branches. 
Var. B, mucronulata (D.C. prod. 1. p. 589.) leaves smaller, 
mucronate. h.%™.S. Native of South America. 
Quapara Banisteria. Fl. Aug. Shrub cl. 
20 B. Sinemanie’nsts (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 462. t. 185.) leaves 
ovate, acuminated, smooth above, but covered with close-pressed 
bristles beneath, which are fixed by their centre, as well as the 
petioles, which also bear 2 glands near thc leaf; corymbs race- 
mose, axillary, on long stalks. h.^.S. Native of Guiana on 
the margins of meadows, and of St. Domingo. Cav. diss. 9. t 
251. Flowers yellow. 
Sinemarian Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
21 B.? raurroria (Lin. spec. 611.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
acute, somewhat coriaceous, smooth; petioles without glands; 
racemes panicled, terminal, clothed with rusty down ; stigmas 
halved. h.^. S. Native of Jamaica and St. Domingo among 
bushes on the mountains. Ker, bot. reg. 937. Perhaps a species 
h. ©. S. Native of Caro- l 
of Heterépteris. Flowers yellow. b 
Laurel-leaved Banisteria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1733. Shru 
climbing. 
22 B. murica’ta (Cav, diss, 9. p. 423. t. 246. f. 2.) leve 
ovate, downy beneath, on short footstalks ; racemes panicte®s 
