816 OCHNACE Æ. 
somewhat cordate at the base, obtuse at the apex; racemes 
simple. h.S. Native of Brazil. Flowers yellow. 
Cassine-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. . 
4 G. LAURIFÒLIA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 741.) leaves 
oblong, taper-pointed at both ends, shining. h. S. Native of 
Jamaica, on the mountains, and of Cayenne. Racemes panicled. 
Laurel-leaved Gomphia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 8 feet. 
5 G. orexrouia (St. Hil. bull. philom. 1823. p. 129.) leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, bluntish, pubescent, with revolute edges ; 
flowers panicled ; petals a little longer than the calyx. h. S. 
Native of Brazil. St. Hil. pl. rem. bras. 1. p. 124. t. 9. 
Olive-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 10 feet. 
6 G. rLoxciròLIa (D. C. l. c. no. 8. t.10.) leaves lanceolate, 
acute, cordate at the base, very long, a little toothed at the 
apex; carpels globose; flowers crowded, panicled. R. S. 
Native of Guadaloupe. O'chna longifòlia, Lam. dict. 4. p. 511. 
Long-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 
7 G. Guiane'nsis (Rich. act. soc. nat. par. 1. p. 168.) leaves 
oblong, broad, blunt at both ends; carpels globose ; racemes 
panicled ; flowers crowded. h. S. Native of Guiana and 
Brazil. D. C. l. c. no. 7. t. 9. Ouratèa Guianénsis, Aubl. 
guian. 1. t. 152? Leaves a little serrated. 
Guiana Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 
8 G.osrtusiròLIa (D. C. 1l. c. no. 4. t. 8.) leaves lanceolate, 
very blunt, or emarginate at the apex, tapering to the base; 
stipulas intra-axillary, permanent ; racemes panicled, with short 
somewhat angular branches. k. S. Native of Madagascar. 
O’chna lævigàta, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 49. O'chna obtusif dlia, 
Lam. dict. 4. p. 510. 
Obiuse-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 
9 G. parvirtora (D. C. 1. c. no. 18. t. 16.) quite smooth ; 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, acute at both ends; pa- 
nicle slender, rather loose, few-flowered ; flowers small; petals 
oblong, a little longer than the calyx. h.S. Native of Brazil. 
Racemes panicled. 
Small-flowered Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 
** Leaves almost quite entire. 
10 G. parviroria (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 65.) leaves nearly 
sessile, small, ovate, very blunt at the base, hardly serrated at 
the apex, pubescent beneath as well as the branches and pa- 
nicles ; flowers crowded, bracteate ; petals obovately orbicular. 
h.S.. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. 
Small-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 
11 G. rrorteu'npa (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1, p. 64.) quite smooth; 
leaves crowded, imbricate, oblong, acutish at both ends, obso- 
letely serrated ; racemes panicled, bracteate; flowers crowded; 
petals obovately-orbicular. h. S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 
vince of Minas Geraes. l 
Var. B, major (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves longer and broader, less 
acute; flowers less numerous. 
Bundle-flowered Gomphia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
12 G. suave‘otens (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 63.) quite smooth; 
leaves oblong, acuminated, almost quite entire, nearly veinless ; 
panicle terminal, compact ; flowers very numerous, small ; petals 
about the length of the calyx; anthers smooth. h.S. Native 
of Brazil. Flowers small, sweet-scented. 
Sweet-scented Gomphia. Fl. March. Shrub 6 feet. 
13 G.cuspipa'ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 67.) quite smooth; 
leaves large, oblong, blunt, cuspidate, obsoletely serrated, lower 
ones quite entire; racemes terminal; anthers wrinkled trans- 
versely. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. 
Pointed-leaved Gomphia. Fl. Oct. Shrub 10 feet. 
*** Leaves subserrated, serrated, toothed, and toothletted. 
14 G. Zeyza’nica (D.C. 1. c, no. 1.) leaves oblong, acumin- 
II. Gompuia. 
ated at both ends, a little toothletted ; racemes elongated; car- 
pels globose. bh. S. Native of Ceylon.—Burm. zeyl. 123. 
t. 26. O’chna Zeylanica, Lam. dict. 4. p. 612. In Ceylon this 
shrub is called Bokere. 
Ceylon Gomphia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 5 feet. 
15 G. perr’nvEns (D. C. 1. c. no. 2. t. 6.) leaves oblong-lan- 
ceolate, a little toothed, acuminated at both ends ; stipulas intra- 
axillary, permanent; racemes very long, simple, dependent. 
h. S. Native of Madagascar. 
Dependent-racemed Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 
16 G. aneuta‘ra (D. C. l. c. no. 3. t. 7.) leaves oblong, 
somewhat cuneated, narrow at the base, and a little cordate, dis- 
tantly serrated, on very short stalks; stipulas intra-axillary, per- 
manent; racemes panicled ; branches angular. h.S. Native 
of Madagascar. 
Angular-branched Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 
17 G. Marasa’rica (D. C. 1. c. no. 5.) leaves oval-oblong, 
acute at both ends, toothletted, nerveless, shining; racemes 
panicled. .S. Native of Malabar, on rocks about Kande- 
nate.—Rheed. mal. 5. t. 52. 
Malabar Gomphia. Shrub. 
18 G. Sumarra‘na (Jack, mss. Hook. bot. misc. 4th part. 
p. 77.) leaves lanceolate, or oblong-oval, acuminated, obtusely 
denticulated, shining, somewhat 5-nerved; stipulas intra-pe- 
tiolar, deciduous ; panicle terminal. h. S. Native of Sumatra. 
Sumatra Gomphia. Shrub 8 feet. 
19 G. ancustiréti1a (Vahl. symb. 2. p. 49.) leaves lanceo- 
late, almost sessile, serrated at the apex, acute at both ends ; 
petals longer than the calyx ; lobes of calyx roundish. R.S. 
Native of the East Indies. 
Narrow-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 
20 G. castanemroria (D.C. l. c. no. 9. t. 11.) leaves large, 
oblong, acuminated, coriaceous, shining, regularly and sharply 
serrated; racemes panicled; flowers crowded; petals a little 
longer than the calyx. h.S. Native of Brazil. 
Chesnut-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 10 feet. 
21 G. micron (D. C. l.c. no. 10.) leaves oval-oblong, 
bearing on their edges a few large, spiny teeth ; racemes pa- 
nicled. k. S. Native of St. Domingo. 
Holly-leaved Gomphia. Shrub. 
22 G. Janora’pita (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 740.) leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, serrated from the base 
to the top; petals 3-times longer than the calyx ; carpels wit 
their base immersed in the receptacle. h.S. Native of the 
Caribbee Islands. O'chna Jabotápita, Lin. spec. 731. Lam. 
ill. 472. f. 2.—Plum. amer. 42. icon. 153. Flowers very sweets 
abundant on certain branchlets. Piso says the carpels of tha 
shrub are astringent, and are not only eaten crude, but that an ol 
is expressed from them, which is used in salads. 
Jabotapita Gomphia. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. l 
23 G. seuamòsa (D. C. 1. c. no. 12. t. 12.) leaves oval in 
ceolate, tapering to both ends, a little serrated ; stipulas broac a 
the base, awnedly-acute, permanent ; petals somewhat orbicu 
length of calyx; berries rather globose. h. S. Native 
Tobago. Racemes panicled, simple, or forked. 
Scaly Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. |- 
24 Ğ. nírma (Swartz, fl. ind. oce. 2. p. 739.) leaves ove. 
lanceolate, acuminated, serrated at the apex ; calyxes ea" Ja. 
length to the corolla; berries ovate. R. S. Native S 
maica and St. Thomas, in woods. Racemes panicled. 0v 
l. c. no. 13. t. 13. Panicle racemose. 
Nitid-leaved Gomphia. Clt. 1803. Shrub 8 feet. | 
25 G. acuminata (D.C. l.c. no. 14. t. 14.) leaves ova 
oblong, abruptly acuminated, serrated from the middle Mive 
apex; petals about the length of the corolla. R. S. Na 
of Brazil. Racemes panicled. 
