OCHNACEX. II. Gomeuta. 
Acuminated-leaved Gomphia. Shrub. 
26 G. RETICULATA (Beauv. fl. d’ow. 2. p. 22. t. 722.) leaves 
lanceolate, serrated, acute, reticulately nerved ; racemes pani- 
cled. h.S. Native of Guinea’; very common among bushes. 
Netted-leaved Gomphia. Fl. Feb. June. Shrub 3 to 4 feet 
27 G.Mexica‘na (Humb. et Bonpl. pl. equin. 2. p. 21. t. 74.) 
leaves oval-lanceolate, serrated, tapering to the base and apex ; 
racemes short, crowded with flowers; petals orbicular, unguiculate, 
length of calyx. kh.S. Native of Mexico, between Acapulco 
and Chilpancingo. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 13. 
Mexican Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 
28 G. GLABE'RRIMA (Beauv. fl. d’ow. 2. p. 22. t. 71.) leaves 
lanceolate-oblong, very acute, shining, almost nerveless, serrated 
from the middle to the apex; racemes simple. h.S. Native 
of Guinea, in low bushy places. 
Very-smooth Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 
29 G. wexaspr’rMa (St. Hil. pl. usu. bras. no. 38. fl. bras. 1. 
p. 61.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, obsoletely ser- 
rated, but entire at the base and apex, veinless beneath ; panicles 
terminal; ovaries 6-7. h. S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 
vince of Minas Geraes. Stem arboreous, with corky bark. 
The inhabitants of Brazil employ the bark of this tree to cure 
wounds in cattle, occasioned by the bites of insects. 
Stx-seeded Gomphia. Tree. 
30 G. oriv£rormis (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 67.) quite smooth; 
leaves broad, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminated, obsoletely serrated, 
entire at the base ; flowers racemose, terminal ; anthers smoothish; 
receptacle fleshy, turbinate. h. S. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Rio Janeiro. 
Olive-formed Gomphia. Shrub 15 feet. 
31 G.curva'ta (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 68.) quite smooth ; 
leaves large, nearly sessile, oblong-obovate, cuspidate, entire at 
the base and somewhat cuneated, veiny, serrated at the apex, 
very coriaceous, racemes compact, incurved ; pedicels tubercled ; 
petals longer than the calyx. h.S. Native of Brazil. 
Curved-racemed Gomphia. Shrub 8 feet. l 
32 G. tu'cens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 246.) 
leaves scattered, stalked, oblong-lanceolate, tapering to the base, 
remotely serrated, obsoletely veined, membranous, shining ; ra- 
cemes compound. h.S. Native of New Granada. 
Shining-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 
33 G. ciauce’scens (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 68. t. 13.) quite 
smooth; leaves nearly sessile, a little imbricate, subcordate, 
ovate or oblong-ovate, mucronate, hardly serrated at the apex, 
rather glaucous ; racemes terminal, nearly simple ; petals large, 
obovate, exceeding the calyx; anthers wrinkled transversely. 
h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. 
Glaucous Gomphia. Fl. Sept. Shrub 8 feet. 
34 G. semtserra'TA (Mart. in act. bonn. 12. p. 41.) leaves 
elliptical, serrated in front, coriaceous; flowers panicled; petals 
orbicular, length of calyx. h.S. Native of Brazil. 
Half-serrated-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
35 G. persistens (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 62.) quite smooth ; 
leaves oblong, acuminated, serrated, coriaceous, nearly veinless 
beneath ; flowers panicled ; calyx permanent; petals obovate, 
about the length of the calyx: anthers smooth. k. S. Native 
of Brazil, in the province of. Minas Geraes. 
Permanent-calyxed Gomphia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
36 G. nervosa (St. Hil. l. c.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acu- 
minate, serrulated, veiny beneath ; racemes panicled ; anthers 
transversely wrinkled. h. S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 
vince of Goyaz. G. vendsa, Spreng. syst. app. p. 163. 
Nerved-leaved Gomphia. Shrub. i ; 
37 G. uv'muus (St. Hil. 1. c.) suffruticose, quite smooth ; 
lower leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse at the base, upper ones ob- 
long, acute at both ends, somewhat serrated ; racemes panicled ; 
VOL. I, 
IIT. WALKERA. 
IV. Ervastia. V. CASTELA. 817 
petals obovate, emarginate, exceeding the calyx in length; 
anthers undulately wrinkled. h. S. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Minas Geraes, and in the southern part of the pro- 
vince of Goyaz. Stems simple. 
Humble Gomphia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
38 G. na'na (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 66. t. 12.) suffruticose, 
pubescent ; leaves ovate-oblong, very blunt at the base, sub- 
cuspidate, serrated; stipulas permanent, nearly linear, acu- 
minated; flowers axillary, racemose, and in terminal, panicled 
racemes ; petals a little longer than the calyx; anthers wrinkled 
undulately. %.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 
Geraes, Stems simple. 
Dwarf Gomphia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
39 G. carpiospe’RMA (D.C. I. c. no. 22. t. 19.) leaves oval, 
acute, finely serrated ; berries obcordately 2-lobed. h. S. Na- 
tive of Guiana, in marshes. O'chna cardiospérma, Lam. dict. 
4. p. 511. Flowers panicled. . 
Heart-seeded Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 
Cult. Gémphia is a genus of most beautiful shrubs, which 
deserve to be cultivated in every collection of stove plants, for 
the elegance of their foliage and flowers; they will thrive well in 
a mixture of loam, peat, and sand; and ripened cuttings will 
strike root, if planted in a-pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed 
over them, in a moist heat. 
ÙI. WALKERA (in honour of Richard Walker, D:D., 
founder of the Botanical Garden at Cambridge). Schreb. gen. 
p- 150. D.C. prod. 1. p. 737. in ann. mus. 17. p.421. Meesia, 
Geert. fruct. 1. p. 344. but not of Hedw. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Petals 5. Stamens 5; 
anthers ovate. Drupe (ex Gert.) obovately kidney-shaped. 
Embryo inverted, with a hooked beak. 
1 W. serrara (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1145.) leaves serrately 
crenate ; racemes somewhat corymbose ; lobes of calyx lan- 
ceolate. h. S. Native of Malabar and Ceylon. Meésia 
serrata, Geert. fruct. 1. p. 344. t. 70. Tsjocatti, Rheed. mal. 5. 
t.48. Flowers small, yellow. Drupes reddish. The roots and 
leaves are bitter, a decoction of them, either in water or milk, 
is used in Malabar as tonic, stomachic, and antiemetic. 
Serrated-leaved Walkera. Clt. 1824. Shrub 12 feet. — 
2 W. istecriroiia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 737.) leaves entire ; 
racemes simple, elongated; lobes of calyx very short. h. S. 
Native of French Guiana. Petals yellow, coriaceous. Berries 
2-3, often abortive. 
Entire-leaved Walkera. Shrub 8 feet. 
Cult. See Gémphia for cultivation and propagation. 
IV. ELVA'SIA (in honour of Francis Manoel d’Elvas, a 
Portuguese, who first illustrated the natural history of Brazil). 
D. C. in ann. mus. 17. p. 422. prod. 1. p. 738. 
Lin. syst. Octdndria, Monoginia. Calyx 4-parted. Petals 4. 
Stamens 8, 4 of which are opposite the petals, with longish fila- 
ments, and ovate, adnate anthers, which burst by 2 pores at the 
apex. Ovary seated on the columnar receptacle, 4-lobed, 4-celled, 
the lobes are neither distinct nor profound ; cells 1-seeded. Ovula 
suspended from the inner angle. 
1 E. caropny’tra (D. C. 1. c. no. 1. t.20.). RS, 
of Brazil. Leaves oblong, quite entire, with the veins parallel 
with the middle nerve. Panicles terminal. Flowers small, 
yellow. Ovary of 4 tubercles. 
Beautiful-leaved Elvasia. Shrub 6 feet. l 
Cult. See Gómphia for cultivation and propagation. 
Native 
V. CASTE'LA (named by Turpin after M. Castel, author 
of a poem upon plants). Turp. ann. mus. 7. p.78.t.5. D.C. 
prod. 1. p. 738. 
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