196 uri!i.\( K.i:. (mai)I>ku family.) 



corviiibs terininal, trii-liotoiuous at the Ikuso. — Soiitli Florida. — Leaves 2' -3' 

 long. Fruit uvjitc, ri.'<l. 



2. P, tenuifolia, Swartz. Leaves oldoiijij, aciiiiiiiiatc at eacli end, undu- 

 late, rugose, and, like tlie liranehes, sniootli ; stipuie.'*, ineniliranaeeous, aeule, 

 (leeiiluuus; evnu; sessile, twice trieiiotoinous, shorter tiian the leaves; corolla 

 naked at tlie tliroat, hairy at the insertion of tlie filaments; fruit ovoid, 10- 

 rihbed. — South'' Florida. — Leaves al)out 3' long. Flowers small. 



10. STRUMPFIA, Jae<i. 



Calvx liml) .5parte<l ; tiie lnhes aeute, erect. Corolla somewhat bell- 

 8ha])ed, deeply S-parted, the tube very siiort, the lobes erect, laneecdate, 

 spreading at the apex. Stamens 5, inserted ou the base of the corolla ; fila- 

 ments very short ; anthers thick, cohering in an ovoid-oldong 5-angled tube. 

 Style single, as long as the anthers, villous ; stigma obtuse, 2-lobed. Ovary 

 2-4-celled with a single ovule in each cell. Fruit a 2-4<'elled, 1 -4-.seeded 

 drupe. — A low maritime shrub. Branches roughened by the persistent stip- 

 ules, trichotomous. Leaves ternate, very rigid, linear, ol>tuse, entire, the mar- 

 gins revolute. Flowers small, in axillary racemes, shorter thau the leaves. 

 Corolla pube.«icent. Drupe small, red. 



1. S. maritima, Jac([. — South Florida, Bhxhjett. 



IL GUETTARDA, L. 



Calyx tube ovoid, the limb tubular, scarcely tootbed. Corolla salver- 

 shaped, 4- 9-lobed, naked iu the throat. Anthers 4-9, sessile in the throat 

 of the corolla. Style simple. Stigma mostly capitate. Fruit composed of 

 4-9 one-seeded bony carpels, united. — Trees or shrubs, with ovate or lance- 

 olate leaves, and lanceolate deciduous sti])ules. Peduncles axillary, forking. 

 Flowers sessile. 



1. G. elliptica, Swartz. Leaves membranaceous, elliptical, slightly 

 mucronate, fcatlier-veined, rough above, tlie lower surface, especially the 

 veins, like the branches and cymes, covered with ap]>ressed silky hairs; cymes 

 shorter than the leaves, .5 - 10- flowered ; flowers silky, tetramerous (rarely tri- 

 merous) ; stigma entire; fruit globose, composed of 4 nutlets surrounded by 

 8 empty cells, calyx limb truncate, cleft on one side. — South Florida. — 

 Leaves V -\V long. Fruit as large as a pea. 



2. G. scabra, Lam. Leaves coriaceous, elliptical or somewhat obovate, 

 cordate at tlie base, rugose, muricate above, the lower surface, like the 

 branches and cymes, msty-tomentose ; cymes longer than the leaves, several- 

 flowered ; fruit globose, 4-seeded, without empty cells. — South Florida. — 

 Leaves larger thau in No. 1. 



12. ERITHALIS, Browne. 



Calj'x ovoid, obscurely 4- 10- toothed. Corolla somewhat rotate, 4-10- 

 parted, with linear spreading lobes. Stamens 4- 10, inserted on the base of 

 the corolla: anthers linear. Style simple. Stigma 2-lipped. Fruit globose, 

 ribbed, composed of 4-10 one-seeded bony carpels. Seeds suspended. — 



