ANONACE,E. XII. GUATTERIA. 



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//airy-flowered Guatteria. Fl. Jun. Sept. Shrub 12 feet. 



14 G. PE'NDULA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 146.) leaves 

 lanceolate ; peduncles axillary, very long, pendulous. Tj . S. 

 Native of Peru in the mountains about Chinchao and Pozuzo. 

 Dun. mon. anon. p. 131. Ruiz, etPav. fl. per 5. t. 476. 



Pendulous-dowered. Guatteria. Fl. May, July. Shrub 10 ft. 



15 G. OVA'LIS (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 146. fl. per 5. 

 t. 476.) leaves oblong, oval ; peduncles axillary. Jj . S. Native of 

 Peru in the mountains about Pozuzo. Dun. mon. anon. p. 131. 



OcaMeaved Guatteria. Fl. June, Aug. Tree 23 feet. 



16 G. GLAU'CA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 145.) leaves 

 oblong or ovate, pointed ; peduncles axillary. lj . S. Native of 

 Peru in groves towards the villages of Cuchero and Chinchao. 

 Dun. mon. anon. p. 131. Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per 5. t. 475. 



Glaucous Guatteria. Fl. Jun. Aug. Tree 20 feet. 



17 G. VIRGA'TA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 131. t. 31.) leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, quite smooth, nearly sessile ; peduncles axillary, 

 1 -flowered ; berries somewhat stipitate, coriaceous, bluntish, egg- 

 shaped. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica in wooded mountains. 

 Uvaria lanceolata, Swz. prod. 87. U. virgata, Swz. fl. ind. 

 occid. 2. p. 999. A middle-sized tree with smooth bark and 

 flexile branches. The three outer petals are largest, white. 



Twiggy Guatteria. Fl. ? Clt. 1793. Tree 16 feet. 



18 G. LAURIFO'LIA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 132. t. 32.) leaves 

 oblong, acuminated at both ends, smooth, on short petioles ; 

 peduncles axillary, rather crowded ; berries somewhat stipitate, 

 egg-shaped, mucronate. Jj . S. Native of Jamaica on wooded 

 mountains, and also in St. Domingo and Portorico. Uvaria ex- 

 celsa, Vest, ex Vahl. in herb. Juss. A middle-sized tree with 

 rigid branches and flexile twiggy branchlets. Petals white, nearly 

 equal, not expanding. 



Laurel-leaved Guatteria. Fl. ? Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 



19 G. GOMEZIA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 36.) stem arbo- 

 reous, with hairy branches ; leaves oblong or elliptical-oblong, 

 acuminated at the apex and acute at the base, adult ones smooth 

 above but pilose beneath ; outer petals ovate, acutish or bluntish, 

 inner ones longer and narrower, ovate or oblong-lanceolate. 

 fj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. 

 Leaves 2-4 inches long, 9-1 2 lines broad. Peduncles axillary, 

 solitary, 1 -flowered. Petals spreading, pubescent, green, or 

 yellowish-red. 



Gomez de Abreu's Guatteria. Fl. Jan. Tree 30 feet. 



20 G. LUTEA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 37.) stem shrubby; 

 branches hardly puberulous at the top ; leaves oblong, downy ; 

 peduncles axillary, solitary, 1 -flowered ; outer petals ovate, 

 acute, inner ones a little longer and narrower, oblong, acute. 



fy . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes on 

 high mountains near Villa Rica. Sepals ovate, acuminated, pu- 

 bescent. Petals yellowish, pubescent. 



Yellow- flowered Guatteria. Fl. Jan. Shrub 8 feet. 



21 G. AUSTRA'LIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 37.) stem frutescent; 

 branches pubescent or smoothish ; adult leaves oblong-elliptical, 

 acuminated, smooth ; petals almost equal, ovate, obtuse ; berries 

 obovate, obtuse. ^ . S. Native of Brazil in the province of 

 St. Paul on the banks of the river Tarere. Leaves 4 inches 

 long, 9-12 lines broad. Calyx 4 times shorter than the recep- 

 tacle, pubescent. Berries blunt, black, with a thin pericarp, 

 seated on a short receptacle. 



Southern Guatteria. Fl. Jan. Shrub 12 feet. 



22 G. FERRUGI'NEA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 38.) stem arbo- 

 reous ; branches clothed with rusty pubescence at the top ; 

 leaves elliptical, acute, rather cuneated at the base, puberulous, 

 with the middle nerve and lateral veins clothed with rusty pu- 

 bescence, outer petals oblong-linear, acutish, inner ones broader, 

 a little shorter than the rest, ovately-trapeziform, obtuse, with a 

 short point. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in cut down woods, near 



the village called Arguassu, about 9 leagues from Rio Janeiro. 

 Leaves 4-6 inches long and 1|- to 2\ broad. Peduncles axillary, 

 1 -flowered, solitary or twin. Calyx 3-times shorter than the 

 corolla, clothed with rusty hairs, with broad ovate segments. 

 Like G. Ouregou. 



Musty Guatteria. Fl. Dec. Tree 20 feet. 



23 G. VILLOSI'SSIMA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 38.) stem arbo- 

 rescent ; branches very villous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, convex, with revolute edges, smooth above, with the 

 middle nerve villous beneath ; peduncles axillary, usually pro- 

 foundly 2-parted, 2-flowered ; outer petals lanceolate, acute, 

 inner ones a little shorter and narrower, ovate, acute. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil on the iron mountains called Serra dos Piloes. 

 Leaves 5-6 inches long and 12-18 lines broad. Sepals ovate, 

 acute, clothed witli villi below but with rusty down above. 

 Petals clothed with rusty-green hairs. Berries about 4 lines 

 long, obovate -elliptical, crowned by the permanent styles, of a 

 blackish-red colour with a thin pericarp. The wood of this tree 

 is very light, it is therefore made into fishing-rods, and on that 

 account it is called in Brazil Pindaiba from pindai a rod, and 

 iba a tree. 



Very villous Guatteria. Tree 25 feet. 



24 G. SEMPERVIRENS (Dun. mon. anon. p. 133.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, smooth, shining ; peduncles 1 -flowered; petals oblong, 

 acute ; berries stipitate, globose, fj . S. Native of Malabar in 

 many places, especially about Angiccaimaal. Rheed. mal. 5. 

 p. 31. t. 16. A dwarf little tree, always green, flowering, and 

 fruiting. Petals cuspidate, reddish. Berries black, fleshy, 

 smooth, of an acid-sweet taste. 



Evergreen Guatteria. Tree 10 feet. 



25 G. KORI'NTI (Dun. mon. anon. p. 133.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 smooth, shining ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered; petals oblong, 

 bluntish ; berries stipitate, globose. ^ . S. Native every where 

 in Malabar, especially in sandy and rocky places. Corinti- 

 panel, Rheed. mal. 5. p. 27. t. 14. A shrub from 5 to 10 feet 

 high, covered with cinereous or lanuginose bark. Petals green, 

 reflexed at the top. Berries at first green, afterwards reddish, 

 1-seeded ; flesh sweetish. 



Cormiz-panel Guatteria. Fl. Jul. Aug. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 



26 G. MONTANA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 508.) leaves lanceolate- 

 oblong, narrow, smooth, shining ; peduncles in twos or threes, 

 1 or 3-flowered ; petals inflexed. Tj . S. Native of Malabar 

 in mountainous and rocky places about Paracaro. G. Malabarica, 

 Dun. mon. p. 134. Rheed. mal. 5. p. 33. t. 17. Very like G. 

 Korinti, but the leaves are narrower and aromatic, and the 

 flowers are smaller. 



Mountain Guatteria. Fl. and fruiting all the year. Tr. 16 ft. 



27 G. ACUTIFLO'RA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 134.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acute, thick, smooth; peduncles axillary, short; lobes of 

 calyx blunt ; petals very acute ; berries stipitate, globose. tj . S. 

 Native of Malabar in mountainous places. Rheed. mal. 5. p. 35. 

 t. 18. An evergreen shrub. 



Acute-flowered Guatteria. Fl. all the year. Shrub 4 ft. 



28 G. UMBILICA'TA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 135. t. 33.) leaves 

 oblong-elliptical, acuminated, smooth ; peduncles 1 -flowered, 

 bracteolate ; berries stipitate, umbilicate at the base, depressed 

 at the apex. fj . S. Native perhaps of South America or the 

 West Indies. Fruit about the size of a small cherry. Seeds 

 globose, depressed on both sides. 



Umbilicated-berried. Guatteria. Shrub 10 feet. 



29 G. CUNEIFO'RMIS (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. 

 Linnasa 1. p. 496.) leaves obovate, somewhat cordate at the 

 base, smooth, glaucous beneath; peduncles lateral, 1 -flowered, 

 elongated ; outer petals leafy, elongated ; fruit smooth, egg- 

 shaped, tapering to both ends. 1? . S. Native of Java. 



Wedge-shaped-leaved. Guatteria. Tree. 

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