186 . OLACINEZ. 
4, Schepfia parvifolia, Planch. in Hemsl. Diag. Pl. Nov. pars 1, p. 5. 
Ramis teretibus, foliis ovato-lanceolatis pollicaribus, pedunculis brevibus axillaribus bi- trifloris, 
. corollze lobis ovatis quam tubus triplo brevioribus, ovario alte biloculari, stylo crasso quam 
tubus corollz dimidio breviore. 
Frutex glaberrimus, ramis teretibus virgatis patentibus, parce foliosis. Folia breviter petiolata, 
coriacea, ovato-lanceolata, obtusa, 9-12 lin. longa, costa venisque immersis. Flores sessiles, 
ad 8 lin. longi, pedunculis crassis, 1-2 lin. longis, axillaribus bi- trifloris; corolla 4-loba, lobis 
ovatis, obtusis, quam tubus triplo brevioribus, pone antheras breviter barbatis. Ovarium alte 
biloculare, loculis uniovulatis, stylo crasso, quam tubus corolle dimidio breviore, stigmate 
amplo capitato. Fructus ignotus. 
Sourtn Mexico (Parkinson). Hb. Kew. 
5. Schepfia vacciniiflora, Planch. in Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars 1, p. 6. 
(Tab. XIV.). 
Ramis teretibus, foliis lanceolatis acuminatis 2-23 poll. longis, pedunculis 9-12 lin. longis 3—6-floris, 
floribus pedicellatis, corolle lobis lanceolatis acutis quam tubus triplo brevioribus, stylo crasso 
quam tubus corollz dimidio breviore. . 
Frutex glaberrimus, ramis teretibus valde foliosis. Folia subsessilia, coriacea, lineari-lanceolata vel 
lanceolata, 2—21-pollicaria, acuminata, obtusiuscula, venis immersis. Flores (aurantiaco-coc- 
cinei, Purdie) pedicellati, ad 4 lin. longi, pedunculis axillaribus 3-6-floris, 9-12 lin. longis. 
Corolla 4—5-loba, lobis ovatis, acutis, quam tubus quadruplo brevioribus, medio pone antheras 
breviter barbatis. Ovarium 2-3-loculare, loculis uniovulatis, stylo crasso quam tubus corolle 
dimidio breviore, stigmate amplo capitato. Fructus ignotus. 
GuatemaLa, Volcan de Fuego, 7300 feet (Salvin).—Venezunta. Hb. Kew. 
EXPLANATION OF TAB. XIV. 
Portion of plant, nat. size. Fig. 1, a flower enlarged ; 2, the same, laid open; 3, vertical section of 
an ovary; 4, cross section of ditto. 
Order XXXVII. ILICINEZ. 
Ilicinee, Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 355. 
About 150 shrubby and arboreous species, belonging to three genera. ‘They are 
natives chiefly of Tropical Asia and America, and the north temperate region of the 
Old World. 
1. ILEX. 
Ilex, Linn. Gen. Plant. n. 172, et Prinos, n. 441; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 356. 
This genus comprises 145 of the 150 species of the family, generally dispersed, but 
very rare in Africa and Australia, and absent from North-west America. _ | 
1. Tex bumelioiaes, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. vii. p. 71. 
Panama (Duchassaing).—PERv. 
