o7U VKKUKNACK.K. (VKKVAIV lA.-MILY.) 



5. LANTANA, K. 



Ciilyx 1111111110, slightly 4-toutlied. ('urt)lhi l)il:il)iate ; the upitcr lip notched 

 or entire ; the lower 3-101)0(1. Stamens 4, didynanious, incluiled. Style short : 

 Htiijnia ohlitiue. Fruit fleshy or herry-iiko, of two mostly rrgose or tubercu- 

 lato l-soedod nutlets, enclosed in the enlarged menihraiiaceous calyx. — Shrubs, 

 with simple rugose serrate loaves, and axillary jieduncled capitate bracted 

 flowers. 



1. L. involucrata, L., var. Floridana, Chapm. Stem much 

 branched, j)uboscoiit ; loaves small {}' - 1), oval or obovate, crenate, rounded 

 at the apex, contracted into a slender petiole; peduncles 2-3 times as long as 

 the leaves, the upper ones corymbose ; heads small ; bracts ovate, as long as 

 the tube of the small (2" -3") white corolla; the outer ones involucrate. — 

 South Florida 



2. L. Camara, L. stem ]iul)osceiit, hirsute, or prickly ; leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acuminate, croiiato, short-petioled, very rough above, jjube.scent be- 

 neath ; jiedunoles as long as tlie leaves ; bracts lanceolate, half as long as the 

 tube of the yellow corolla; involucre none. — Around homesteads, escaped 

 from cultivation. June - Nov. — Shrub 2° -4° high. Leaves 2' long. Fruit 

 juicy. 



6. CITHAREXYLUM, L. 



Calyx cup-shaped or somewiiat tubular, slightly 5-tootlied. Corolla salver- 

 shaped, 5-lobed, the throat pubescent. Stamens 4-5, included: anthers 

 sagittate. Ovary 4-celled. Style thickened upward : stigma notched. Drupe 

 juicy, of two 2-seeded bony nutlets, partly included in the enlarged indurated 

 calyx. — Trees or shrubs, with entire mostly gland ular-petioled leaves, and 

 small flowers in slender spikes or racemes. 



1. C. villosum, Jacq. Pubescent or glabrous; leaves somewhat coria- 

 ceous, oblong, entire, roughened and shining above, short-petioled ; spikes 

 declining, lax-flowered ; corolla smooth, the lobes rounded or notched ; sta- 

 mens 4 ; drupe globose, haK included in the enlarged calyx. — South Florida. 

 — Leaves 2' - 5' long. Spikes 2' - 4' long. Corolla 2" long. Drupe 4" in 

 diameter. 



7. DURANTA, L. 



Calyx tubular, .5-ribbed, 5-toothed. Corolla somewhat bilabiate, pubescent 

 in the throat ; the upper lip 2-lol)ed ; the lower 3-lobed. Stamens 4, included. 

 Ovary 8-celled. Style short : stigma ol)lique. Drupe baccate, of four 2-seeded 

 bony nutlets, included in the enlarged beak-pointed calyx. — Shrubs. Leaves 

 opposite or whorled, entire, dotted. Flowers showy, in axillary and terminal 

 racemes. 



1. D. Plumieri, Jacq. Spineless or spiny; branches and racemes pu- 

 bescent ; leaves oldoiig or obovate, obtuse, entire, or serrate near the apex, 

 tapering into a slender petiole; racemes curving, lax-flowered ; lower bracts 

 leafy; drupe globose. — South Florida. — Leaves V-2' long. Corolla 5" 

 long, lilac. Drupe yellow. 



