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40 B. macrape' Na (D. C. prod. 1. p. 590.) leaves oval, 
bluntly acuminated, coriaceous, smooth on both surfaces ; pe- 
tioles without glands ; racemes numerous, disposed in a panicle, 
and clothed with rufous down ; glands of calyx very large. h. S., 
Native of Cayenne or French Guiana. Flowers yellow. 
Var. B, Guadalupénsis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 590.) racemes large, 
elongated ; leaves larger, adult fruit also velvety. h. S. Native 
of Guadaloupe. Flowers yellow. 
Large-glanded Banisteria. Shrub cl. ? 
_ 41 B. £eranpuròsa (D.C. prod. 1. p. 590.) leaves oval- 
oblong, acuminated, smooth and shining above; petioles and 
calyxes without glands; racemes panicled, terminal, rusty-vel- 
vety. h.%.S. Native of Cayenne or French Guiana. Flowers 
yellow. Ovary hairy. Styles’ scarcely dilated at the apex. 
Fruit unknown. 
Glandless Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
42 B.? Orinoce’nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
162.) leaves oblong, acute, rounded at the base, coriaceous, 
smooth, as well as the branchlets ; racemes about 5, seated on a 
common, terminal peduncle. h.^. S. Native of South Ame- 
rica on the banks of the river Orinoco near St. Borga. This 
plant is probably a species of Hire‘a. Flowers yellow. 
Orinoco Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
43 B.? pracuy’ptera (D.C. prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, acuminated, smooth; petioles without glands; 
branchlets compressed ; umbels terminal, 4-flowered ; carpels 
2-3, each terminated by a thick, short wing. h.S. Native of 
Cayenne. This plant will probably constitute a distinct genus. 
Flowers yellow. 
Short-ninged-carpelled Banisteria. Shrub. 
44 B.? panicuta'ta (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 
D.C. prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves oblong, acuminated ; petioles 
without glands; peduncles and nerves of leaves clothed with 
rusty down; panicle terminal, branched from the base ; wings of 
fruit divaricating, somewhat concave, and spreading horizontally. 
hk. S. Nativeof Mexico. Flowers yellow? This plant will 
probably constitute a distinct genus from the wings of the fruit. 
Panicled Banisteria. Shrub. 
45 B.? puprrrora (D. C. prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves oval-ob- 
long, acuminated, coriaceous, smooth ; petioles without glands ; 
panicle terminal, much-branched, many-flowered, and are, as 
well as the calyxes, clothed with brown-velvety down. h. S. 
Native of Porto-Rico and Guadaloupe. Flowers yellow. 
Downy-flowered Banisteria. Shrub? 
+ Species little known, with whorled leaves; these belong most 
probably to Vargasia of Bert. 
46 B.? pre’viers (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 
prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, mucronate, rather 
cordate at the base, villous, 8 times longer than the petiole ; 
corymbs axillary, few-flowered. h.%. S. Native of Mexico. 
Fruit unknown. Flowers yellow. 
Short-stalked Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
47 B.? rerwa‘ra (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 
prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, rather cordate at 
the base, mucronately-acuminated, smooth, 3 times longer than 
the petiole; umbels axillary, trichotomous. h. ©. S. Native 
of Mexico. Fruit unknown. Flowers yellow. 
Ternate-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 
N.B. B. aculeàta of Mill. which has pinnated leaves and 
axillary prickles, should be removed from this order, but the 
plant is hardly known. 
Cult. This genus of shrubs bear for the most part rather 
ornamental flowers and leaves, but they are extremely difficult 
MALPIGHIACEÆ. XVI. BANISTERIA. 
XVII. HETEROPTERIS. 
to bring into flower in this country. They will grow in sandy 
loam, or a mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings taken from 
ripened wood will strike root freely in sand under a hand-glass, 
in heat. 
XVII. HETERO'PTERIS (from érepoc, heteros, various, 
and zrepoy, pieron, a wing ; wings of carpels various in size and 
shape). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 163. D. C. prod. 
1. p. 591.—Banistérias, with inverted seeds, Cav. 
Liv. syst. Monadélphia, Decéndria. The character of this 
genus is the same as that of Banistéria, but the styles are less 
dilated at the apex, and the wings of the carpels are thickened 
on the lower side (as in A‘cer,), not on the upper side. 
1 H. purrv rea (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) leaves roundish-ovate, 
obtuse, somewhat emarginate, smooth, as well as the branches ; 
petioles biglandular ; racemes axillary and terminal, few-flower- 
ed; calyxes clothed with adpressed hairs. k. ^. S. Native 
of St. Domingo, Porto-Rico, and near Cumana. Banistèria 
purpurea, Lin. spec. 611. Cav. diss. t. 246. f. 1.—Plum. ed. 
burm. t.15. Flowers purple. 
Purple-flowered Heteropteris. Clt. 1759. Shrub ch _ 
2 H.? prarviròra (D. C. prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves roundish, 
stiff, pubescent ; petioles without glands ; corymbs few-flowered, 
terminal ; fruit pubescent. h.%.S. Native of the Island of 
St. Thomas. Flowers purple. Very like H. purpurea in habit. 
Banistéria parvifolia, Vent. choix. t. 51. 
Small-leaved Heteropteris. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 
3 H. sracuia‘ra (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves obovate, ob- 
tuse; branches armed ; flowering branches panicled. R. OS. 
Native of South America. Banistéria brachiata, Lin. spec. 612. 
Lin. hort. cliff. 169? Flowers golden, but at length fade to 
scarlet. 
Armed-panicled Heteropteris.. Clt. 1759. Shrub cl. 
4 H. curysorny’t1a (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves ovate, 
oblong, acutish, somewhat sinuated towards the top, clothed be- 
neath with golden, shining down; petioles very short, each bear- 
ing 2 glands at the apex ; flowers axillary, corymbose. h.’ - S. 
Native of Brazil and of the Caraccas. Banistèria chrysophylla, 
Lam. dict. 1. p. 368. Cav. diss. 9. t. 245. Jacq. schoenb. t. 105. 
Galphìmia chrysophylla, Spreng. Flowers deep-orange. 
Golden-leaved Heteropteris. Clt. 1793. Shrub cl. — 
5 H. ance’nrea (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves elliptical-ob- 
long, acuminated, acute at the base, membranous, pubescent 
above, silvery beneath, as well as the calyxes ; petioles without 
glands ; panicles axillary and terminal ; flowers in crowded fas- 
cicles. h. ©. S. Native of New Granada. Banistèria argentea, 
Spreng. syst. 2. p. 388. Flowers rose-colour. . 
Silvery-leaved Heteropteris. Shrub cl. 
6 H. cærv'rea (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves ovate, acute, 
coriaceous, glaucous, on short stalks; branches tubercled ; 
racemes axillary ; fruit rather velvety at the base. R e S. 
Native of Jamaica, Cuba, and St. Domingo. Banistèria cærùlea, 
Lam. dict. 1. p. 367. Cav. diss. 9. p. 421. t. 243.—Plum. ed. 
Burm. t. 14. Flowers bluish. 
Blue-flowered Heteropteris. Clt. 1823. Shrub cl. 
7 H. nrtipa (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
acuminated, shining above, silvery beneath; petioles withowt 
glands; panicle terminal, leafy. kh. S. Native of Brazi. 
Banistéria nítida, Lam. dict. 1. p. 369. Cav. diss. 9. t. 244. 
Flowers yellow. . h 
Var. B, rúfa (Lindl. bot. reg. t. 950.) leaves rufous beneath. 
Native of Brazil. 
Shining-leaved Heteropteris. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1809. 
Shrub 6 to 10 feet. o ig 
8 H.? corniroria (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves elliptical, 
acute at both ends, smooth and shining above, but clothed w1 
