468 ODOEOGKArniA. 



Solunois and at Lake Ega. Height of the tree 20 feet, with a 

 dense head. 



P. littorale, Eaddi., Mem. Flor. Brazil, 1831, p. G, t. 1, f. 2. 

 A shrub of 6 to 10 feet. Native of Brazil, on the sea-shore, where 

 it is called by the inhabitants Arica dc Praya. 



P. riparimn, Martins. Native of Brazil, on the banks of rivers. 

 Tree 20 or 30 feet in height, leaves 3 inches long and an inch 

 broad. 



P. guaviroha, D.C., Prodr., iii., p. 355. Native of Brazil, at 

 Ypanema, in the province of St. Paul, where it is called by the 

 inhabitants Gitaviroba dc Canorro or Guaviroba de Cawpo. The 

 height of this shrub is from 6 to 10 feet. Fruit about the size of 

 a large pea. 



P. decussatu.m, D.C. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Height 2 to 3 feet. 



P. descrtorum, Martins ; D.C, Prodr., iii., p. 236. Native of 

 Brazil, in the desert of Bahia. Height 10 to 15 feet. Very nearly 

 allied to this is P. tenuifolium, D.C. 



P. olif/ospcnium, Martins, D.C, is a shrub of 8 to 10 feet high, 

 native of Brazil, in woods on the banks of rivers in the province of 

 Bahia. 



P. lanuginosum, Ptuiz et Pavon, Syst. A^eg. Plor. Peru.,iv., t. 421, 

 f. b. Native of Peru. Height 6 to 8 feet. 



P. myrsinites, D.C, Prodr., iii., p. 236 (" Myrtle-like Psidium "). 

 Native of Brazil, in deserts in the provinces of the mines; 12 feet 

 in height. 



P. Brovmianum, Martins, D.C A small, densely-branched 

 tree, 10 to 12 feet in height; native of Brazil, in the desert of 

 Bahia. 



P. obovatum, Martins, D.C ; native of Brazil, in the province of 

 St. Paul. Height 10 to 15 feet. 



P. Cattleianum, Sabine, in Trans. Hort. Soc, London, iv^, p. 315, 

 t. 11 ; Lindley, Collectanea Botanica, t. 16 ; Bot. Peg., 622. A 

 tree of 10 to 20 feet in height, a native of China, and distributed 

 in Brazil. 



P. cordafum, Bot. Mag., t. 1779. Native of Guadaloupe. Height. 

 5 to 6 feet. 



