TERNSTRCEMIACE^E. XVI. CARAIPA. XVII. KIELMEYERA. 



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Panicled-ttowereH Caraipa. Fl. Oct. Tree 23 feet. 



2 C. GLABRA'TA (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 105. t. 65.) leaves alter- 

 nate, oblong, acuminated, tapering to the base, glaucescent be- 

 neath ; flowers racemose. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 

 vince of Rio Negro. Corolla white. 



Smooth Caraipa. Tree 30 feet. 



3 C. DENSIFOLIA (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 105. t. 65. fruit only,) 

 leaves alternate, ovate, oblong, bluntly cuspidate, rounded at 

 the base, smooth on both surfaces, glaucous beneath ; flowers 

 racemose. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio 

 Negro on the banks of the river Solimoes near Ega. 



Dense-leaved Caraipa. Tree 20 feet. 



4 C. GRANDIFLORA (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 106.) leaves alter- 

 nate, very long, oblong-lanceolate, cuspidate, acutish at the base, 

 shining above, glaucous beneath ; flowers racemose. T; . S. 

 Gathered with the last. Flowers white. 



Great-flowered Caraipa. Tree 20 feet. 



5 C. PARVIFOLIA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 561. t. 223. f. 1.) leaves 

 alternate, ovate, acute, tomentose beneath and whitish ; flowers 

 racemose ; ovary villous. Tj . S. Native of Guiana. This tree 

 is called Manche-haches by the Creoles in Guiana, who consider 

 the wood to be the best for making handles to hatchets and 

 axes. Flowers white, small. 



Small-leaved Caraipa. Tree 20 feet. 



6 C. LONGIFOLIA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 561. t. 223. f. 2.) leaves 

 alternate, ovate-oblong, acute, hoary beneath ; flowers race- 

 mose ; ovary tomentose. T? . S. Native of Guiana. 



Long-leaved Caraipa. Tree 20 feet. 



7 C. RICHARDIA'NA (Cambess. in mem. mus. 16. p. 414. t. 3.) 

 leaves alternate, oblong, usually with a short and blunt acumen, 

 quite smooth ; flowers corymbose, pedicellate ; ovary smooth. 

 Tj . S. Native of Guiana. Flowers white and rose-coloured. 



Richard's Caraipa. Fl. May. Shrub 6 to 12 feet. 



8 C. RACEMOSA (Rich. herb. Cambess. 1. c. p. 415.) leaves 

 alternate, oblong, very blunt, and very smooth ; flowers race- 

 mose, almost sessile ; ovary tomentose. Tj . S. Native of Guiana. 

 Petals tomentose. 



.Racemose-flowered Caraipa. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



9 C. VARIA'BILIS (Cambess. in mem. mus. 16. p. 416.) leaves 

 alternate, oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, usually 

 acuminated, smooth ; flowers few, panicled or racemose, pedicel- 

 late ; ovary tomentose. fj . S. Native of Guiana. Petals 

 clothed on the outside with refuscent tomentum. 



Variable Caraipa. Tree 20 feet. 



10 C. FASCICULA'TA (Rich. herb. Cambess. 1. c, p. 417.) leaves 

 alternate, elliptic, acuminated, quite smooth ; flowers few, pa- 

 nicled, pedicellate ; ovary tomentose. f? . S. Native of Guiana. 



Fascicled Caraipa. Tree 20 feet ? 



11C. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 562. t. 224. f. 4.) 

 leaves alternate, long, ovate, acuminated, clothed with white 

 tomentum beneath ; flowers racemose ; ovary tomentose. ^ . S. 

 Native of Guiana. 



Narrow-leaved Caraipa. Tree 20 feet. 



12 C. lATiFbtiA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 561. t. 224. f. 3.) leaves 

 broad, ovate, acuminated, cinereous beneath ; flowers racemose ; 

 ovary tomentose. f; . S. Native of Guiana. Leaves alternate. 



Broad-leaved Caraipa. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. The species of Caraipa will no doubt thrive well in a 

 mixture of loam and sand ; and cuttings with their ends ripened 

 will root in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. 



XVII. KIELMEYFRA (from C. F. D. Kielmeyer, Coun- 

 sellor of State to the King of Wurtemberg, a patron of botany). 

 Mart, et Zucc. fl. bras. 1. p. 112. St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 303. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx permanent, bract- 



less, 5-parted, imbricate, 2 outer leaflets smallest. Petals 5, 

 free, equal, unequal-sided, twisted in the bud. Stamens nu- 

 merous, free, rarely connected at the base, filiform. Anthers 

 fixed by the back, oblong, 2-celled, bursting lengthwise inwards. 

 Style simple, crowned by 3 free or connate stigmas, and appear- 

 ing as if the style was trifid. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved ; valves 

 bent in at the margins so much as to constitute dissepiments. 

 Central column awl-shaped, placentiferous, each placenta opposite 

 the valves. Seeds oblong, girded by a membranous margin ex- 

 tended at both ends. Integument thin. Albumen wanting. 

 Embryo straight, flat, with a minute radicle pointing towards the 

 umbilicus, and large kidney-shaped cotyledons. Trees or shrubs, 

 full of resinous juice. Leaves scattered, exstipulate, usually 

 crowded at the tops of the branches, coriaceous, entire, 1 -nerved, 

 and marked with feathered veins ; petioles jointed at the base. 

 Flowers large, axillary, and terminal, usually at the tops of the 

 branches among the shorter leaves, or appearing in corymbs, 

 or racemes, rarely in panicles, in consequence of the upper leaves 

 being absent. Peduncles bracteate, articulated at the base. 



1 K. SPECIOSA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 304. pi. usu. bras. no. 

 58.) stem arboreous ; leaves oblong, somewhat elliptical, obtuse, 

 puberulous beneath on the nerves ; flowers racemose ; calycine 

 segments ovate, obtuse, tomentose, nearly equal. Jj . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, where it is called 

 Malvado Campo, Folha Santa, and Pinhao, and where a decoction 

 of the leaves is employed to prepare emollient baths. Petals 

 white or flesh-coloured. 



Shervy Kielmeyera. Fl. April. Tree 20 feet. 



2 K. FALCA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 304.) stem arboreous ; 

 leaves oblong-subelliptic, somewhat falcate, puberulous ; flowers 

 racemose ; calycine segments ovate, acuminated, puberulous, 

 nearly equal. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of St. 

 Paul. Petals flesh-coloured. A small twisted tree. 



.Fa/caie-leaved Kielmeyera. Fl. Oct. Tree 15 feet. 



3 K. CORIA'CEA (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 112. t. 70.) shrubby; 

 leaves spatulate, glaucescent, glabrous ; flowers racemose ; sepals 

 ovate, acute, tomentose, nearly equal. Tj . S. Native of Bra- 

 zil in the province of Minas Geraes. A small twisted shrub, 

 abounding in yellow juice. Petals flesh-coloured. 



CorraceoMs-leaved Kielmeyera. Fl. Aug. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



4 K. RUBRIFLORA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 305.) stem suffruti- 

 cose, simple ; leaves oblong-subelliptic, obtuse ; puberulous be- 

 neath ; flowers corymbose ; sepals ovate, puberulous, nearly 

 equal. T? . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Petals obovate-oblong, obliquely truncate at the apex, 

 red. 



Red-flowered Kielmeyera. Fl. May. Shrub 1 foot. 



5 K. ROSEA (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 110. t. 68.) stem shrubby, 

 branched ; leaves lanceolate, very smooth, pale beneath ; flowers 

 corymbose ; sepals ovate- roundish, nearly equal. Jj . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Petals obovate, rose- 

 coloured. 



.Rose-coloured-flowered Kielmeyera. Fl. Feb. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



6 K. NERHF6LIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 306.) stem shrubby, 

 simple ; leaves long, lanceolate, quite smooth ; flowers racemose 

 or panicled ; sepals ovate, acute, puberulous, nearly equal. Tj . 

 S. Native of Brazil in the provinces of Minas Geraes and Minas 

 Novas. Petals obovate, rose or flesh-coloured. 



Oleander-leaved Kielmeyera. Fl. May. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



7 K. CORYMBOSA (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 113. t. 72.) stem 

 shrubby, simple ; leaves obovate-oblong, very blunt, and quite 

 smooth ; flowers panicled ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, ciliated, 

 nearly equal, fj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Goyaz 

 near Villa Boa. Petals obovate, rather retuse, red. 



Far.p, pauciflora (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 307.) branches naked 

 above ; panicle few-flowered. In the province of Minas Geraes. 



