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BOMBACE-32. I. HELICTERES. II. MYRODIA. III. PLAOIANTHUS. IV. MATISIA. 



acuminate, hairy on the nerves and petioles, beneath as well as 

 branches ; spikes short, axillary, 3-4-flowered. J? . S. Native 

 of Cayenne. Flowers scarlet. 



Inclining-flowered Screw-tree. Fl. June, July. Shrub 6 ft. 



21 H. CARTHAGENE'NSIS (Lin. spec. 1366.) polyandrous ; 

 leaves cordate, serrated, tomentose on both surfaces ; flowers 

 almost sessile, somewhat corymbose ; fruit oblong. fj . S. 

 Native in the woods of Carthagena. Flowers fetid, purple. 



Carthagena Screw-tree. Shrub 1 2 feet. 



22 H. SUNDA' ICA ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, serrated, acu- 

 minated, tomentose beneath ; peduncles twin or solitary, axil- 

 lary, racemose, few-flowered ; fruit echinated ; column of stamens 

 very short. J? . S. Native of the Straits of Sunda. (herb. Lamb. 

 v. s.) Carpels apparently joined into the single fruit. 



Sunda Screw-tree. Shrub- 6 feet. 



23 H. VIRGA'TA (Wall. mss. in herb. Lamb.) leaves lanceo- 

 late, obtuse, mucronate, quite entire, tomentose beneath, smooth 

 and green above ; peduncles terminal and axillary, twin or tern 

 2-4-flowered ; column of stamens short ; carpels hispid, tj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Flowers red. 



Twiggy Screw-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



24 H. OBLONGA (Wall, in Lin. soc. herb.) leaves oblong, ser- 

 rated, rather rough from stellate pili ; obliquely cordate at the 

 base ; peduncles extra-axillary, 2-flowered ; carpels very rough, 

 awl-shaped at the apex. Tj . S. Native of Pulo-Pinang. 



Oblong-leaved Screw-tree. Shrub C to 8 feet. 



25 H. LANCEOLA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 476.) leaves lanceo- 

 late, acuminate at both ends, hoary beneath ; flowers axillary, 

 disposed in short racemose panicles ; petals linear, exceeding 

 the genitals in length, bidentate at the base of the limb. fy . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. A very distinct species, 



Lanceolate-leaved Screw-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



( Species not sufficiently known. 



26 H. SEMITRI'LOBA (Bert, in Hit. D. C. prod. 1. p. 476.) 

 leaves somewhat cordate, broad-ovate, somewhat 3-lobed, cre- 

 nate-toothed, smooth above, hoary-velvety beneath, 5-nerved, 

 reticulated ; flowers terminal, corymbose. J? . S. Native of 

 St. Domingo. Fruit unknown. 



Half-three-lobed Screw-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



27 H. ? UNDULA'TA (Lour, cochin. 531.) leaves lanceolate, 

 waved ; flowers usually terminal, crowded ; fruit straight, stel- 

 lately disposed. T? . G. Native of Cochin-china in woods. 

 Flowers greenish red. Perhaps a species of Sterculia. 



Waved-\eaved Screw-tree. Tree 25 feet. 



28 H ? PANICULA'TA (Lour, cochin. 531.) leaves ovate, entire, 

 acute ; flowers subterminal, loosely panicled ; carpels straight, 

 stellately-spreading. Tj . G. Native of Cochin-china. Perhaps 

 a species of Sterculia. Corolla reddish, spreading. 



Panicled Screw-tree. Tree 40 feet. 



Cult. Shrubs or trees of little beauty. They are free 

 flowerers, and thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat. Cut- 

 tings taken off at a joint root freely in sand under a hand-glass. 

 Seeds are easily transported in a living state from the places of 

 their natural growth. 



II. MYRODIA (from fivpov, myron, myrrh, perfume, and 

 odpn, odme, scent. Myrodia turbinata exhales an agreeable 

 perfume). Screb. gen. no. 1147. D. C. prod. 1. p. 477. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Polydndria. Calyx naked, tubu- 

 lar, 3-5-toothed, ruptured at the side. Petals oblong-linear. 

 Column of stamens long, 5-toothed. Anthers 10-15. Stigmas 

 2-lobed. Capsules drupaceous, 2-3-celled ; cells 1 -seeded. Al- 

 bumen wanting. Bracteoles 2-3 on each pedicel. Shrubs with 

 simple entire leaves, and axillary or lateral, solitary, white 

 flowers. 



SECT. I. EUMYRODIA (from cv, eu, well, and myrbdia ; genuine 

 species of Myrodia). D. C. prod. 1. p. 477. Anthers all 

 placed on the top of the staminiferous tube. 



1 M. TURBINA'TA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 1227.) leaves 

 ovate-oblong ; calyx turbinate ; staminiferous tube shorter 

 than the petals ; branches sparing. Pj . S. Native of the Ca- 

 ribbee Islands on the banks of torrents, and of Mexico. M. 

 ovskta, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers white. 



Turbinate-ca\yx.ed Myrodia. Fl. ? Clt. 1793. Shrub 8 ft. 



2 M. VERTICILLA'RIS (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 477.) leaves oblong, acuminate at both ends ; calyx 

 turbinate, irregularly scolloped; column of stamens rather shorter 

 than the petals ; floriferous branches whorled. l? . S. Native of 

 Mexico. Flowers white. 



Whorled-branched Myrodia. Fl. ? Shrub 6 feet ? 



3 M. PENDULIFLORA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 269. t. 53. A.) 

 leaves obovate, obtusely acuminated on short petioles ; pedun- 

 cles slender, drooping, many-times longer than the petiole. 

 fy . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro. 



Pendulous-fioweted Myrodia. Fl. Sept. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



SECT. II. QUARARI'BEA (Quararibe is the name of the tree 

 in Guiana). D. C. prod. 1. p. 477. Anthers scattered along 

 the staminiferous column. Corolla twisted in sestivation, not 

 imbricate as in the first section. 



4 M. LONGIFLORA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 1229.) leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong ; calyx cylindrical ; column of stamens longer 

 than the petals. Tj . S. Native of Guiana on the banks of 

 rivers. Quararibea Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 962. t. 278. 

 Cav. diss. 3. t. 71. f. 2. Flowers white. The bark of this 

 tree being filamentose is used in Guiana for making lines. 



Long-flowered Myrodia. Fl. May. Shrub 6 feet. 



Cult. A light rich soil suits the species of this genus best ; 

 and half-ripened cuttings taken off at a joint root readily in sand 

 under a hand-glass, placed in heat. 



III. PLAGIA'NTHUS (from TrXayioe, plagios, oblique or 

 lateral, avQos, anthos, a flower ; because two of the petals are 

 remote from the rest, which causes the flower to have an ob- 

 lique appearance). Forst. gen. t. 43. D. C. prod. 1. p. 477. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Polydndria. Calyx naked, 5- 

 cleft. Petals 5, ovate, two of which are approximate and re- 

 mote from the others. Stigma club-shaped. Berry ? A 

 branched shrub with narrow, fascicled leaves, and solitary, 1- 

 flowered pedicels. 



1 P. DIVARICA'TUS (Forst. 1. c.). T? . H. Native of New 

 Zealand. Branches divaricating. Leaves small, in bundles, 

 linear. Flowers solitary, small, reddish ? 



Divaricating-branched Plagianthus. Fl. June, July. CIt. 

 1820. Shrub 8 feet. 



Cult. This shrub will stand our winters well if planted in a 

 sheltered situation ; young cuttings will root freely in sand under 

 a hand-glass. 



IV. MATPSIA (in memory of M. Matis, an artist attached 

 to the botanical expedition of Humboldt in New Granada). 

 H. B. pi. aequin. 1. t. 2. nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 306. D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 477. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Polyandria. Calyx naked, irre- 

 gularly 2-5-toothed, ruptured at the side, permanent. Petals 

 ovate. Column of stamens 5-cleft at the apex, with 12 anthers 

 on each lobe or division, all leaning to the outer side. Stigma 

 5-furrowed. Drupe ovate, 5-celled ; cells 1 -seeded. Albumen 

 mealy ? Cotyledons wrinkled. 



1 M. CORDA'TA (H. B. 1. c.). Tj . S. Native of New Granada 



