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CAPPARIDE^E. XV. CAPPARIS. 



64 C. CUNEA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 249.) leaves leathery, 

 obovately-cuneated, mucronate, 3-times longer than the petiole ; 

 flowers racemose ; stalk of fruit longer than the pedicel of the 

 flower, fy . S. Native of the West-India Islands. C. petiolaris, 

 Banks, herb. Flowers white. 



Wedge-le&ved Caper-tree. Shrub 6-8 feet. 



65 C. MACROPHY'LLA (H. B. and Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 91.) 

 leaves leathery, oval, acutish at both ends, twice the length of 

 the petioles ; flowers racemose, on long pedicels. Jj . S. Native 

 on the banks of the river Magdalena. Flowers white inside. 



Long-leaved Caper-tree. Shrub 8 feet, climbing. 



66 C. PETIOLA'RIS (H. B. and Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 91.) 

 leaves membranous, oval-oblong, blunt, twice the length of the 

 petioles ; flowers racemose ; stalk of fruit double the length of 

 the pedicel. 3 . S. Native near Guayaquil. Flowers white. 



Petiolar Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



67 C. TRIFLO'RA (Mill. diet. no. 10.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 acuminated at both ends, 3-times longer than the petioles ; pe- 

 duncles S-flowered, much shorter than the leaves. Tj . S. Native 

 of South America, about Tolu. Flowers small white, succeeded 

 by oval fruit. 



Three-flowered Caper-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



68 C. BRASILIA'NA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 249.) leaves oblong, 

 narrowed at the base, somewhat cordate, almost sessile ; pedun- 

 cles racemose ; stalk of fruit scarcely shorter than the pedicel. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brazil, near Rio Janeiro. Flowers white. 



Brasilian Caper-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



SECT. III. CYNOPHA'LLA (from Kviav, kyon, a dog, and <f>a\- 

 Aoe, phallos, a phallus ; in allusion to the shape of the fruit.) 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 249. Flower-bud globose, with roundish se- 

 pals, imbricated before expansion, and each furnished at the base 

 with a gland or hollow. Siliques long, terete, fleshy. Stalk of 

 fruit elongated. Species all from America. Unarmed shrubs, 

 usually with glands in the axils of the leaves. 



69 C. SE'SSILIS (Banks, herb, and D. C. prod. 1. p. 249.) 

 leaves almost sessile, oval, cordate at the base ; axillary gland 

 wanting or concave ; pedicels axillary, solitary, 1 -flowered. 1? . 

 S. Native of Carthagena. Flowers white. 



Sessile-leaved Caper-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



70 C. CYNOPHALLO'PHORA (Lin. spec. 721. Jacq. amer. t. 98. 

 pict. t. 145.) leaves smooth, leathery, oblong, on short petioles ; 

 axillary gland ovate-oblong ; peduncles few-flowered, shorter 

 than the leaves. Jj . S. Native of the West-India Islands and 

 South America. C. flexubsa, Lin. spec. 722. A very polymor- 

 phous species ; perhaps a heterogeneous mass of species collected. 

 Flowers large white, or greenish-white, fragrant. Fruit reddish 

 when ripe, opening at the suture. Seeds enveloped in scarlet- 

 pulp. 



Dog -phallus-bearing Caper-tree. Clt. 1752. Shrub 8 to 12 

 feet, with weak branches. 



71 C. EUSTACHIA'NA (Jacq. amer. ed. pict. t. 146.) leaves 

 smooth, somewhat coriaceous, ovate, acuminated, on short foot- 

 stalks ; axillary gland ovate-oblong ; peduncles few-flowered, 

 shorter than the leaves. Jj . S. Native of the Island of St. 

 Eustach. Flowers purple. 



St. Eustach Caper-tree. Clt. 1822. Shrub 6 feet. 



72 C. SALI'ONA (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 66.) leaves smooth, lea- 

 thery, on short petioles, linear, somewhat dilated at the base, and 

 cordate ; axillary gland ovate-oblong. T; . G. Native of 

 Santa Cruz. Flowers white. 



Willonnj Caper-tree. Clt. 1807. Shrub 8 feet. 



73 C. HASTA'TA (Lin. spec. 722. Jacq. amer. t. 174. f. 56. 

 pict. t. 147.) leaves smooth, leathery, on short petioles, hastate 

 at the base, or somewhat cordate, the rest long linear ; axillary 

 gland wanting ; racemes terminal. fj . S. Native of the 



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woods of Carthagena. Flowers purple, somewhat odorous, and 

 nearly 2 inches in diameter. 



Halbert-lenved Caper-tree. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



74 C. LINEARIS (Jacq. amer. t. 102. pict. t. 151.) leaves 

 smooth, leathery, on very short petioles, linear, with glands in 

 the axils ; racemes somewhat panicled. Jj . S. Native of 

 Carthagena and Cumana, in woods. Flowers white, half-an-inch 

 in diameter, scentless. Fruit orange-coloured. 



Zinear-leaved Caper-tree. Clt. 1793. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



75 C. LANCEOLA'TA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 429. f. a. 

 ined. et D. C. prod. 1. p. 249.) leaves smooth, ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminated ; peduncles panicled ; bracteas glanduliferous at the 

 base. F; . S. Native of Guayaquil, on the banks of the Daule. 

 Flowers white ; petals oblong-obovate, twice as long as the calyx. 

 Siliques 2 hands long. 



Lanceolate-leaved Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



76 C. GUAYAQUILE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 89.) 

 leaves smooth, oblong, blunt, somewhat retuse, on short petioles ; 

 axillary gland truncate ; racemes terminal. Tj . S. Native of 

 Guayaquil. Siliques 2 or 4 inches long, torulose. Flowers white. 



Guayaquil Caper-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



77 C. L X TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 88.) leaves 

 smooth, oblong, blunt at both ends, somewhat emarginate, on 

 very short petioles ; axillary gland truncate ; racemes branched 

 at the base. Tj . S. Native about Turbaco. Flowers white. 



Fruitful Caper-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



78 C. SUBBI'LOBA (H. B. ct Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 90.) 

 leaves smooth, elliptical, emarginately 2-lobed at the top, on short 

 petioles ; axillary gland blunt ; racemes panicled, short. fj . S. 

 Native about Cumana. Flowers white. 



Sub-bilobed-\ea.ved Caper-tree. Tree 20 feet. 



79 C. PAUCIFLORA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 89.) 

 leaves smooth, leathery, elliptical, blunt at both ends, somewhat 

 emarginate ; axillary gland truncate ; peduncles 3-flowered. 



f; . S. Native of shady places near Cumana. Flowers un- 

 known. Siliques 2 or 3 inches long. 

 Few-flowered Caper-tree. Shrub. 



80 C. VERRUCOSA (Jacq. amer. t. 99.) leaves smooth, oblong, 

 blunt at the base, acutish at the top ; axillary gland wanting ; 

 racemes terminal, few-flowered ; siliques warted. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of Carthagena and Island of St. Thomas, in low woods. 

 Flowers white. Siliques 1^ inch long. Pulp of fruit white. 



Parted-podded Caper-tree. Clt. 1820. Shrub 8 feet. 



81 C. MOLLIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 88.) leaves 

 oblong, on short petioles, somewhat ovate at the base, and narrow- 

 ed towards the top ; upper surface smooth, under surface vel- 

 vety, as well as the branches ; axillary gland blunt ; racemes 

 terminal, 8-flowered. tj . S. Native of Peru, on the banks of 

 the Macera. Flowers white. Fruit unknown. 



Soft Caper-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



82 C. HETEROPHY'LLA (Ruiz, et Pav. ined. D. C. prod. 1. 

 p. 250.) leaves smooth, oblong-obovate, mucronate, or emargi- 

 nate ; axillary gland pyxidiform ; racemes terminal, somewhat 

 corymbose ; fruit club-shaped. ^ . S. Native of Guayaquil, 

 in woods. Flowers small, white. Fruit an inch long. 



Variable-leaved Caper-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



83 C. AMPLI'SSIMA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 607.) leaves smooth, 

 oval, on short petioles ; axillary gland ovate ; pedicels few, or 

 solitary at the top of the branches ; fruit ovate, fy . S. Native 

 of Hispaniola and Mexico. Plum, ed Burm. t. 73. f. 2. exclu- 

 sive of the synonyms. Flowers large, whitish-yellow. Fruit large. 



Very ample Caper-tree. Tree 30 feet., 



84 C. SAXA'TILIS (H. B. et Kunth, ined. et D. C. prod. 1. p. 

 250.) leaves smooth, oval oblong, retuse, on short petioles ; 

 pedicels loosely-racemose ; fruit ovate. 17 . S. Native of An- 

 gustura, in the fissures of rocks. Flowers white. 



