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1. T. Catappa L. Shrub, or tree sometimes 17 m. tall: leaf -blades cuneate to 

 oblanceolate : spikes 5-15 cm, long: hypantMum and calyx 8-11 mm. long: 

 drupes elliptic or nearly so, glabrous. — Pinelands and old fields. Nat. of the 

 E. Indies and Oceanica; escaped from cult., U. keys, L. keys. — [E. K.] — 

 (Bah., Cuba, Ant.) — Indian-almond. 



3i. BTJCIDA L. Shrubs or trees. Leaves relatively small, clustered at 

 the ends of the branches. Flowers in simple or branched spikes, often crowded. 

 Hypanthium terete. Stamens 10. Fruits in short spikes. 



1. B. Buceras L. A tree sometimes 15 m. tall: leaf -blades spatulate to obo- 

 vate, oval or elliptic: spikes 2-10 cm. long: hypanthium and calyx 4-5 mm. 

 long: calyx-lobes shorter than the tube: drupes ovoid-conic or flask-shaped, 

 pubescent. — Hammocks, Elliott's Key. — (Bah., Cuba, Ant.) 



4. LAGUNCULABIA Gaertn. f. Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite. 

 Flowers polygamous, in simple or branched spikes. Hypanthium ribbed. Petals 

 mostly shorter than the sepals. Stamens 10. Fruit spicate or paniculate. 



1. L. racemosa (L.) Gaertn. f. Shrub, or tree sometimes 20 m. tall: leaf- 

 blades leathery-succulent, oblong, varying to oval or obovate, 2-5 cm. long, 

 entire: spikes 3-6 cm. long: drupes oblong-obovoid, 2 cm. long. — Coastal 

 hammocks, U. S. keys, U. keys, L. keys, L. S. keys. — [E. K.] — (Bah., Cuba, 

 Ant.) — White-buttonwood. White-mangrove. 



Family 5. MYRTACEAE. Myrtle Family. 



Shrubs or trees, or rarely herbs, with pungent and aromatic volatile 

 oil. Leaves opj^osite, or rarely alternate or whorled : blades often simple, 

 pellucid-punctate, flat to terete, often with veins parallel to the margins. 

 Flowers perfect, regular. Calyx of 4 or 5, or many, persistent sepals or 

 cup-like and deciduous. Corolla borne on the margin of a hypanthium, or 

 wanting. Androeeium of numerous stamens, or rarely of as many as the 

 sepals. Gynoecium compound. Ovary inferior or partly so, 1-many- 

 celled. Fruit usually fleshy, sometime's dehiscent, often crowned with the 

 calyx. 



Calyx of several persistent valvate sepals : petals present. 

 Calyx of regularly separating sepals. 



Inflorescence centripetal : flowers in raceme-like umbel- 

 like or contracted clusters. 1. Eugenia. 

 Inflorescence centrifugal : flowers in cymes. 2. Anamomis. 

 Calyx of irregularly separating sepals. 3. Psididm. 

 Calyx lid-like, deciduous : petals wanting. 4. Caltptranthes. 



1. EUGENIA [Mich.] L. Shrubs or trees. Leaf-blades not prominetly 

 ribbed. Flower-clusters short-peduncled or sessile. Berry crowned with the 

 persistent calyx. Seeds 1-4.^ — Stopper. 



Flowers in very short racemes. 



Leaf-blades broadest above the middle : fruit longer than broad. 1. E. buxifolia. 

 Leaf -blades broadest below the middle : fruit broader than long. 2. E. axillaris. 

 Flowers solitary in the axils, or in umbel-like clusters. 



Leaf-blades acute or slightly acuminate : corolla about 10 mm. 



broad : fruit much broader than long. 3. E. rhombea. 



Leaf-blades abruptly and conspicuously acuminate : corolla 



about 6 mm. broad : fruit as long as broad. 4. E. confusa. 



1. E. buxifolia (Sw.) "Willd. Shrub or small tree, the bark scaly: leaf -blades 

 cuneate to nearly oblong, 2-4 cm. long, much paler beneath than above: corolla 

 4-15 mm. broad; petals longer than wide: fruits oval or oblong-oval, 6-7 mm. 

 broad, black. — Hammocks, U. S. keys, IT. keys, L. keys. — [E. K.] — (Bah., Cuba, 

 Ant.) — Spanish-stopper. 



