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VII. VACCINIUM Linn. 

 (DC. Prodr. VII. 565. — Wlprs. Repert. bot. syst. II. 7-23.) 



1. V. JAVANICOM Hook. Icon. plant. t. 740. — Glabrum: rainis angulatis fuscis nitidis; 

 foliis remotis coriaceis sempervirentibus obovalo-lanceolalis acutis integerrimis , oblique 

 venosis, marginibus tenuiter recurvatis, basi in petiolum perbrcvem altenualis; racemis 

 ebracteatis solitariis axillaribus folio brevioribus, pediccllis flore brevioribus; dentibus 

 calycinis brcvissimis; corolla elliptica, ore 5-Cdo; staininum filamenlis late subulatis hir- 

 sutis, antherarum Ioculis mulicis, apice longe tubulosis, tubulis inaequaliter sublrifidis; 

 stylo incluso. 6 — Folia coriacea 2— 2'/ 2 poll. longa, 9 lin. lata, basin versus longe at- 

 lenuala in petiolum brevissimum, margine revolula, supra nilida, subtus opaca, racemi 

 axillares sesquipollicares 10— 12-flori, fiorcs nutantes breviter pedicellati, corolla exacte 

 elliptica parva (3 lin. longa), dentes patentes, gcnitalia inclusa, filamcnla late subulala 

 praecipue anticc longe pilosa, antherae exaristatae, loculis in tubulum lougiusculum 

 apice inaequaliter tridentalum abeuntibus. — Crescit in insula Java. 



2. V. MLSCICOLA Hook. Icon. plant. t. 717. — Ramulis teretibus pubescenti-pilosis; foliis 

 rolundato-ovalis acutis subsessilibus carnosis integerrimis, basi subquinquenerviis; pe- 

 dicellis geminis gracilibus folium subaequantibus ebracleatis (nisi ad basin) unifloris; ca- 

 l>cis tubo inferne ovario adhaerente pubescentc, superne libero glabro, dcntibus acutis; 

 corolla tubuloso-urceolata (coccinea) 5-dentata glabra; antheris elongatis muticis, apice 

 bifidis. 6 — Folia petiolo vix bilineaii insidentia, 12—14 lin. longa, circiter 8 lin. lata, vix 

 acuminulata acuta, pedunculi gemini pollicares, calycis tubus pilosus, limbi laciniae gla- 

 brae, apice tanlummodo setulis paucis ciliatae, corolla 9 lin. longa urceolato-tubulosa, 

 laciniis pilosulis. — Crescil in latere occidentali montis Chimborazo altit. 15000 pedum. 



3. V. EPACRIDIFOLIUM Bth. Plant. Harhv. p. 221. no. 1212. — Proslratum: ramulis 

 elongalis pubescenlibus; foliis subapproximalis oblongis snblanceolalisve concavis rigidis 

 glabris, obsolete cartilagineo-serrulalis integerrimisque; floribus axillaribus solitariis sub- 

 sessilibus octandris; calyce bibractealo; corolla oblongo-urceolata; anlheris muticis, tu- 

 bulis brevissimis oblusis. i> — Affine V. empetrifolio el pcnaeoidi, sed rami saepe pe- 

 dales, folia minus imbricata, corollae angustiores. — Crescit in Columbiae Andibus prope 

 Pitayo et in declivilate montis Sotara in provincia Popayan. 



4. V. MORTINIA Blh. 1. c. p. 221. — Ramulis pubescentibus folialis; foliis parvis ovato- 

 lanceolatis acutis cartilagineo-serrulatis, basi cuneatis, cosla supra puberula, caeterum 

 glabris; racemis axillaribus folio paullo longioribus; laciniis calycis acutissimis; corolla 

 oblongo-suburccolata glabra; antheris muticis. 6 — Frutex 3 — 4-pedalis, folia 4—6 lin. 

 longa, circiter 2 lin. lata, racemi pauciflori, pedicelii vix calyci aequilongi, corolla 3 lin. 

 longa, filamenta pilosa, antherae brevcs, tubulis anlhera ipsa longioribus. Fruclus magni- 

 tudine eorum V. Myrtilli, sapore acidiores, ad fora Quitensia venum adferuntur sub 

 nomine Mortina. — Crescit in Columbiae monle Pichincha. 



5. V. DENSIFLORUM Rth. I. c. p. 222. no. 1213. — Ramulis pubescentibus; foliis par- 

 vis ellipticis, ulrinque acutiusculis carlilagineo-crenulatis, costa supra puberula, caete- 

 rum glabris; racemis in axillis superioribus folio longioribus multifloris, pedicellis bre- 

 vissimis; corolla ovato-urceolala glabra; antheris alternis dorso brevissime biaristatis. 

 6 — Pluribus notis cum V. Caracasano convenit, sed folia minora 6—8 lin. longa, cir- 

 citer 3 lin. lata, racemi in axillis foliorum superiorum conferti, bracteae membranaceae 

 bilineares diu persistentes, corolla vix duabus lineis longior, filamenta villosa, antherae 4 

 dorso aristis mucronibusve duobus divaricalis instructae, 4 muticae, tubuli antheris paullo 

 longiores. — Crescit in Columbiae provincia Popayan in ascensu ad Paramo de Gua- 

 nacas, in loco „Tambo de Gabriel Lopez" dicto. 



0. V. POLYSTACHYUM Rlh. I. c. p. 140. no. 782. — Ramulis angulatis puberulis foliatis; 

 foliis parvis ovatis sublanceolatisvo oblusiusculis carlilagineo-marginatis crenulalis co- 

 riaceis glabris; racemis in axillis superioribus laxis corymbosis, folio 2— 3-plo longioribus; 

 calycis denlibus lalis obtusiusculis mucronulalis; corolla urceolato-subcampanulata; an- 

 theris muticis. 6 — Frutex humilis divaricalo-ramosus, V. floribundo affinis. Folia 4—6 

 lin. longa, basi rotundata, supra nitida, prope basin inlerdum parce puberula, racemi 

 ad apicem ramorum pollicares, plures in paniculam foliatam dispositi, bracteae membra- 



