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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Weinmannia 



Bastard Brazilletto, Wild Brazilletto. 



In fl. Sept.-Dec. ; Coldspring, Swartzl Catherine's Peak ; St. George; 

 Macfadyen; Blue Mt. Peak, Purdie 1 Wilson\ Cinchona J. P. 653, Morris ! 

 J.P. 1033, Hart ! St. George, Watt I Clydesdale, 3660 ft. ; Sir John's Peak, 

 6000 ft. ; Harris 1 Fl. Jam. 5571 ; Sir John's Peak, Mrs. Britton ! — Cuba, 

 Hispaniola, Porto Rico, St. Kitts, Montserrat (Browne), Guadeloupe, 

 Dominica, Martinique, St. Vincent, central America tropical S. America. 



Tree 10-30 ft. high. Twigs, when young, and inflorescence with 

 scattered hairs or densely covered with short brownish-yellow hairs. Leaves 

 4-7 cm. 1. ; leaflets in 3 (sometimes more) pairs ; lateral oblong-elliptical 

 or elliptical, unequal and narrowed at base, l-2(-3) cm. 1., •5-l(-l-3) 

 cm. br. ; terminal elliptical-obovate, a little larger than the lateral ; 



Fig. 107. — Weinma7inia piniMta L. 



A, Inflorescence and leaves x §. 



B, Flower bud opening X 8. 



€, Flower, the petals having dropped X 8. 

 D, Flower cut lengthwise, with petals and 

 , some stamens removed X 16. 



E, Ripe fruit X 4. 



F, Seed X 10. 



O, Ditto cut lengthwise X 10 ; f, endo- 

 sperm ; c, cotyledons ; r, radicle. 



margin serrate in the upper two-thirds ; wings of petiole obspathulate to 

 obovate. Pseudo-racemes 2-7 cm. 1. Bractcolcs ovate, obtuse, 1 mm. 1., 

 or much broader than long, roundish, '(S-'l mm. 1. Pedicels variable in 

 length, shorter than the flowers to thrice as long. Flotcers variable in 

 size, white. Sepals persistent, 1-1-3 mm. 1. Petals 1-5-1 8 mm. 1. 

 Stamens 2-2-9 mm. 1. CapsM^e- valves oblong-ellipsoidal 3" 5-1 -5 mm. 1. ; 

 persistent styles 1 • 5-2 mm. 1. 



This species is variable in size of flowers, length of pedicel, and 

 hairiness. The form, W. hirta Sw., is rare in the Blue Mts. ; it has small 

 numerous flowers, the clusters almost opposite or whorled, pedicels not 

 longer than the flowers, the j'oung twigs, inflorescence, leaves beneath and 

 the petiole, densely covered with brownish-yellow hairs. Another form with 

 small flowers is almost glabrous. 



