572 TERNSTRCEMIACE^. XVII. KIELMEYERA. XVIII. ARCIIIT/EA. XIX. GODOYA. XX. MALACHODENDRON. 



Corym Jose-flowered Kielmeyera. Fl. July. Shrub 3 to 4 ft. 



8 K. HUMIFU SA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 307. t. 63.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, trailing ; leaves ovate-elliptic, densely puberulous be- 

 neath ; flowers racemose ; sepals ovate, puberulous, nearly equal. 

 I? . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes near 

 Tejuco. Stems numerous from the root, 1 foot high, rather trail- 

 ing. Petals obovate, rose-coloured, smooth, but rather ciliated 

 on the margin. 



Trailing Kielmeyera. Fl. Sept. Shrub -^ to 1 foot. 



9 K. TOMENTOSA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 308. t. 61.) shrubby ; 

 leaves elliptic, obtuse, tomentose beneath ; flowers corymbose ; 

 sepals ovate, tomentose, nearly equal, Tj . S. Native of Brazil 

 in the province of Minas Geraes at a place commonly called 

 Bosa. Petals obovate-oblong, white, tomentose beneath. 



Tomentose Kielmeyera. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



10 K. EXCE'LSA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 308.) arboreous; 

 leaves oblong-subelliptic, obtuse, quite smooth ; flowers race- 

 mose ; sepals ovate, smooth, nearly equal. Fj . S. Native of 

 Brazil near Rio Janeiro. Petals obovate, smooth, white. 



Tall Kielmeyera. Fl. June. Tree 60 feet. 



11 K. PETIOLA'RIS (Mart. fl. bras.. 1. p. 111. t. 69.) stem 

 arboreous or shrubby ; leaves oblong, subelliptic, obtuse, quite 

 smooth ; flowers corymbose or racemose ; sepals roundish, 

 smooth, unequal. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of 

 Minas Geraes near Villa Rica. Petals obcordate, white. 



Petiolar Kielmeyera. Fl. Feb. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



12 K. VARIA'BILIS (Mart. fl. bras. 1. 'p. 112. t. 71.) stem 

 shrubby, simple ; leaves ovate or obovate, very obtuse, quite 

 smooth ; flowers racemose or subsolitary ; sepals ovate-roundish, 

 smooth, unequal. Ij . S. Native of Brazil in the province of 

 Minas Geraes. Petals obovate-oblong, white, and smooth. 



Variable Kielmeyera. Fl. Feb. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. This is a beautiful genus of shrubs, with fine leaves 

 and elegant flowers. The species will thrive well in a mixture 

 of turfy loam and sand ; and ripened cuttings will root in sand 

 under a hand-glass, in heat. None of them have yet been intro- 

 duced to the gardens. 



XVIII. ARCHIT^A (in honour of Archyta, an ancient 

 philosopher of Tarento). Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 117. 



LIN. SYST. Polyadelphia, Polyandria. Calyx 5-parted, 

 permanent. Petals 5. Stamens numerous, collected into 5 

 bundles at the base. Anthers 2-celled, didymous, bursting 

 lengthwise. Style simple, permanent. Capsule 5-celled, incom- 

 pletely 5-valved, opening at the base, but connate at the apex. 

 Seeds linear, rather winged, inserted in the central pentagonal 

 column. A shrub, with the habit of Bonnetia. Leaves in 

 fascicles, feather-nerved. 



1 A. TRIFLORA (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 117. t. 73.) leaves in 

 fascicles, nearly sessile, obovately-lanceolate, acuminated, acu- 

 tish ; peduncles terminal, 3-flowered. ^ S. Native of Brazil. 



Three-flowered Architaea. Tree 15 feet. 



Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will answer this tree well ; 

 and cuttings which are ripened at the bottom will root in sand 

 under a hand-glass, in heat. 



XIX. GODOT A (in honour of Emmanuel Godoy, Duke of 

 Arcadia, commonly called Prince of Peace, on account of his 

 having concluded the peace between France and Spain, after the 

 war of the revolution. This genus has been dedicated to him as 

 a protector of botany). Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. prod. p. 101. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 or many 

 sepals, imbricate in aestivation. Petals 5, convolute in aestiva- 

 tion. Stamens definite or indefinite, disposed in many series, 

 outer series sterile, free or in 5 bundles, inner series of 10-40 



free fertile stamens. Anthers long, opening by 2 pores behind. 

 Style simple, crowned by a 3-5-angled stigma. Capsule 3-5-valved, 

 3-5-celled ; valves bent inwards at the edges, constituting the 

 dissepiments ; cells many-seeded. Seeds imbricate, winged. 

 Trees, with alternate, stalked, entire, or subserrulated, coriaceous 

 leaves, which are finely ribbed, and racemes of yellow flowers. 



1 G. GEMINIFLORA (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 119. t. 74.) leaves 

 oblong, bluntish, obsoletely serrulated ; racemes axillary or ter- 

 minal, compound, elongated ; calyx of 10 sepals ; stamens about 

 40. \i . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio Negro. 



Twin-flowered Godoya. Clt. 1829. Tree 20 feet. 



2 G. SPATULA' TA (Ruiz et Pav. 1. c. p. 102.) leaves spatu- 

 late, crenated ; calyx 5-sepalled ; stamens about 40. fy . S. 

 Native of Peru in groves at Cuchero and Chinchao. 



Spatulate-\ea\eA Godoya. Tree 20 feet. 



3 G. OBOVA'TA (Ruiz et Pav. 1. c.) leaves ovate, elliptical, 

 crenated; calyx 5-sepalled ; stamens about 10. Tj.S. Native 

 of Peru at Cuchero. Wood hard. 



Oiourtte-leaved Godoya. Tree 30 feet. 



Cult. These are elegant trees, worth cultivating ; they will 

 thrive well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat ; and ripened 

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



Tribe VI. 



GORDONIEW- (plants agreeing with Gordonia in many im- 

 portant characters). D. C. prod. 1. p. 527. Calyx of 5 free 

 or connected sepals (f. 99. a.). Stamens numerous, with filiform 

 filaments, which are connected together at the base (f. 99. rf.), 

 and oscillatory oval anthers. Carpels 5, more or less joined 

 together at the base (f. 99. c.). Styles 5, distinct, and con- 

 nected together at the base, or sometimes almost to the apex 

 (f. 99. f.}, with an equal number of stigmas (f. 99. f.). Carpels 

 capsular, 1-2-seeded, sometimes almost distinct, sometimes closely 

 joined together into 1 capsule (f. 99. c.), sometimes with a dis- 

 sepiment in the middle of each valve. Seeds few. Albumen want- 

 ing. Embryo straight, with an oblong radicle, and leafy coty- 

 ledons which are plaited lengthwise, and with an inconspicuous 

 plumule. American and Asiatic trees and shrubs with alternate 

 oval or oblong, entire.or toothed, feather-nerved exstipulate leaves, 

 which are usually deciduous. The flowers resemble those of Ca- 

 mellia on the one hand and Cydbnia on the other. This tribe was 

 formerly confused with Malvacece and Tiliacece, from their 

 plaited, wrinkled cotyledons, but it is more nearly allied to Tern- 

 strosmiacece on account of the calyx being imbricate, not valvate 

 in aestivation, and in the absence of stipulas. 



XX. MALACHODE'NDRON (from /ia\a X oc, malachos, soft, 

 and Stvlpov, dendron, a tree). Cav. diss. 5. p. 502. f. 2. Juss. 

 gen. 275. D. C. prod. 1. p. 528. 



LIN. SYST. Munadelphia, Polyandria. Calyx 5-cleft, furnished 

 with 2 bracteas at the base. Petals 5, with a crenulate limb. 

 Ovary 5-furrowed. Styles 5, unconnected. Stigmas capitate. 

 Carpels 5, capsular, connected, 1-seeded. Seeds unknown. 



1 M. OVA' IBM (Cav. 1. c.). Tj . H. Native of the mountains 

 of Virginia, Carolina, and Georgia. Lindl. bot. reg. 1104. 

 Stuartia pentagynia, Lher. stirp. nov. 1. p. 155. t. 74. Smith, 

 exot. bot. t. 101. Leaves ovate, acuminated. Flowers axillary, 

 solitary, almost sessile. Petals waved, cut, of a pale-cream 

 colour. This is an elegant tree. 



Ovate-leaved Malachodendron. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1785. 

 Tree 20 feet. " 



Cult. This beautiful deciduous shrub, whose large flowers 

 are of a cream-colour, deserves a place in the collection of every 

 admirer of ornamental shrubs. Although it is sufficiently hardy 

 to bear the winters in Britain in the open air, yet the young 

 shoots often get injured in winter, the summer not being long 



