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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Weinmannia 



Bastard Brazilletto, Wild Brazilletto. 



In fl. Sept. -Dec. ; Coldspring, Swartz ! Catherine's Peak ; St. George ; 

 Macfachien ; Blue Mt. Peak, Purdie ! Wilson \ Cinchona J. P. 653, Morris \ 

 J. P. 1033, Hart ! St. George, Watt ! Clydesdale, 3G60 ft. ; Sir John's Peak, 

 6000 ft.; Harris I Fl. Jam. 5571; Sir "John's Peak, Mrs. Britton \^Cuh&, 

 Hispaniola, Porto Rico, St. Kitts, Montserrat (Browne), Guadeloupe, 

 Dominica, ^Martinique, St. Vincent, central America, tropical S. America. 



Tree 10-30 ft. high. Twigs, when young, and inflorescence with 

 scattered hairs or densely covered with short hrownish-yellow hairs. Leaves 

 4-7 cm. 1. ; leaflets in 3 (sometimes more) pairs ; lateral oblong- elliptical 

 or elliptical, unequal and narrowed at base, l-2(-3) cm. 1., 5-l(-l-3) 

 cm. br. ; terminal elliptical-obovate, a little larger than the lateral ; 



Fig. 107. Weinmannia pimiata L. 



A, Inflorescence and leaves x . 



B, Flower bnd opening x 8. 



C, Flower, the petals having dropped X 8. 



D, Flower cnt lengthwise, with petals and 



^some stamens removed X 16. 



E, Ripe fruit X 4. 



F, Seed x 10. 



G, Ditto cut lengthwise X 10 ; e, endo- 



sperm ; c, cotyledons ; r, radicle. 



margin serrate in the upper two-thirds ; wings of petiole obspathulale to 

 obovate. Pseudo-racemes 2-7 cm. 1. Bracteoles ovate, obtuse, 1 mm. L, 

 or much broader than long, roundish, -6- '7 mm. 1. Pedicels variable in 

 length, shorter than the flowers to thrice as long. Flowers variable in 

 size, white. Sepals persistent, 1-1-3 mm. 1. Petals 1-5-1 -8 mm. 1. 

 Stamens 2-2-9 mm. 1. Ca]psule-\dlvQs oblong-ellipsoidal 3'5-i-5 mm. 1. ; 

 persistent styles 1 - 5-2 mm. 1. 



This species is variable in size of flowers, length of pedicel, and 

 hairiness. The form, W. hirta Sw., is rare in the Blue Mts. ; it has small 

 numerous flowers, the clusters almost opposite or whorled, i^edicels not 

 longer than the flowers, the young twigs, inflorescence, leaves beneath and 

 the petiole, densely covered with brownish-yellow hairs. Another form, with 

 small flowers is almost glabrous. 



