BOTANY OP PEENANDO NOEONHA. 4S 



PLUMBAaiNE^. 



Plumbago scandens, L. Sp. PL ed. i. p. 215 ; H. B. K. Nov. 

 Gen. et Sp. ii. p. 220 ; J. A. Schmidt in Mart. Fl. Bras. vi. 

 p. 166, t. xlvi. fig. 2. — P. occideutalis, Sweet, Hort. Brit. ed. 3, 

 p. 565. 



There was a large patch or two on the sand-hills at San Antonio, 

 and also among the bushes at the entrance to the Sapate near the 

 path. 



Distribution. South America, from Yucatan to Eio de Janeiro. 

 It is common in the woods at Pernambuco. 



MTESINE^. 



Jacquinta aemillaeis, Jacq. Amer. p. 53, t. 39 ; Linn. Sp. 

 PI. ed. 2, p. 272 ; Miq. in Mart. Fl. Bras. x. p. 281. 



One of the commonest bushes in the Sapate, attaining a height 

 of 8 or 9 feet. Stunted bushes occurred also on Morro branco, 

 and on the hillside at Tangle Bay. The fruit is a rather sweet 

 cherrv-red berry. The flowers are pale flesh-colour. 



Distribution. West Indies and as far south as Bahia. 



SAPOTACE^. 



BUMELIA EEAaEANS, n. Sp. 



Arbor ramosus ad 20-pedalis, spinosus ; ramis junioribus fer- 

 rugineo-pubescentibus. Eolia juniora cuneata spathulata obtusa, 

 I unciam longa, § unciam lata, seniora oblonga obovata obtusa, 

 unciam longa, f unciam lata, omnia atro-viridia, lucida, dorso 

 pubescentia. Elores circiter 20 vel pauciores in glomerulis pal- 

 lide virides, araoenissime odores, pedicellis vix J-unciales argenteo- 

 sericeis. Sepala 5, ovata sericea integra. Petala exteriora 5 

 late ovata obtusa glabra, marginibus minute crenulatis ; interiora 

 10 augustata lanceolata breviora, margine dentate. Stamina 5, 

 petala superantia ; antberse angustse oblongse, extrorsse, fila- 

 mentis crassiusculis ; staraiuodia 5, petalis interioribus majora, 

 lanceolata teuuia marginibus denticulatis, connectiva crassa. 

 Stylus acuminatus subacutus, basi crassa. Ovarium pilis cir- 

 cumcinctum. Drupa viridis oblonga, ferme | unciam longa. 

 Semen durissimum atrum lucidum. 



This plant grows in the Sapate as a thorny compact shrub, 

 or in more open spots as a large bushy tree with the habit of 



