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HIPPOCRATEACEjE. I. HIPPOCRATEA. 



7 LACEPE'DEA. Calyx 5-parted, unequal. Petals 5, ungui- 

 culate. Stamens 5 ; anthers 2-celled, bursting lengthwise. Ovary 

 3-celled. Stigma 3-parted. Berry tricuspidate from the styles, 

 6-9-seeded. 



I. HIPPOCRATEA (in honour of Hippocrates, the cele- 

 brated physician ; he is regarded as one of the fathers of botany). 

 Lin. gen.no. 54. D. C. prod. 1. p. 567. Coa, Plum. gen. p. 8. 

 t. 35. 



LIN. SYST. Triandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted (f. 105. 

 a.). Petals 5 (f. 105. &.), inserted between the disk and the 

 calyx. Stamens 3 (f. 105. c.), inserted between the disk and the 

 ovary, or on the top of the disk ; filaments flat, dilated at the 

 base, free ; anthers 1-celled, bursting transversely. Style short, 

 with a continuous stigma. Ovary more or less immersed in 

 the disk, 3-celled, each cell containing 2-6 ovulae. Carpels 3, 

 or from abortion only 1 or 2, compressed, 1-celled, 2-valved ; 

 valves keeled. Seeds oblong, compressed, winged downwards. 

 Trees or climbing shrubs, with twisted branches, opposite, entire 

 leaves, very deciduous stipulas, and small insignificant flowers, 

 disposed in dichotomous, axillary panicles, with the branchlets 

 and pedicels furnished with bracteas. 



1 H. OBCORDA'TA (Lam. ill. 1. p. 100. t. 28. f. 1.) carpels ob- 

 cordate ; racemes corymbose, shorter than the leaves ; leaves 

 ovate, lanceolate, serrated. Tj . w . S. Native of the Caribbee 

 Islands and New Spain. H. scandens, Jacq. amer. 9. t. 9. 

 Petals ovate, obtuse, greenish-yellow. 



Oicordate-carpelled Hippocratea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1793. 

 Shrub cl. 



2 H. UNIFLORA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 567.) carpels obcordate ; peduncles 1 -flowered ; 

 leaves oblong, cordate at the base and entire. Tj . / " > . S. Na- 

 tive of Mexico. Petals ovate, obtuse, greenish-white. 



One-flonered Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 



3 H. OVATA (Lam. ill. 1. p. 100. t. 28. f. 2.) carpels ovate; 

 panicles axillary, somewhat dichotomous ; leaves oblong-ovate 

 or elliptical-serrated. Tj . r> . S. Native of St. Domingo. 

 Vahl. enum. 2. p. 27. H. volubilis, Lin. syst. 84 Plum. ed. 

 Burm. 76. t. 88. but the carpels of this plant are rounder, and 

 the leaves are narrower. 



Var. fi,oblongifblia (D.C. prod. 1. p. 568.) leaves more oblong. 

 Jj . ^. S. Native of Porto-Rico. 

 CWte-carpelled Hippocratea. Clt. 1793. Shrub cl. 



4 H. UEVIGA'TA (Rich, in Vahl. enum. 2. p. 27.) carpels? ; 

 panicles axillary, somewhat dichotomous ; pedicels 2 together, 

 1 -flowered in the forks ; leaves ovate-oblong, obsoletely cre- 

 nated. Tj . ^. S. Native of Cayenne. 



Smooth Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 



5 H. AFFI'NIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 103.) leaves elliptic, 

 acutish, serrate-toothed, smooth ; panicle clothed with rusty to- 

 mentum, usually crowned by a leaf; calyx pubescent, ciliated ; 

 petals 4-times longer than the calyx, oblong, obtuse, clothed 

 with rusty down on the outside, and bearded on the inside. T; . 

 S. Native of Brazil near to the town of St. Paul. A sarmen- 

 tose shrub. 



Allied Hippocratea. Fl. Nov. Tree 30 to 40 feet, support- 

 ing itself on other trees. 



6 H. MICRA'NTHA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 103.) leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, acuminated, very obsoletely serrate-toothed, smoothish ; 

 panicle smooth, much branched, shorter than the leaves ; calyx 

 smooth, denticulated ; petals 3 times longer than the calyx, ellip- 

 tic-oblong, obtuse, smooth. ^.^,.8. Native of Brazil in the 

 province of St. Paul in woods near Registro Velho. Petals yel- 

 lowish. 



Small-flowered Hippocratea. Fl. Dec. Shrub cl. 



7 H. DI'SCOLOR (Meyer, prim, esseq. 19.) carpels ovate; pa- 



nicles axillary, somewhat dichotomous, brown-velvety ; smaller 

 branches many-flowered ; leaves oval, with short points, obso- 

 letely crenate-serrated. T? . S. Native of Guiana in woods by 

 the sea-side. Leaves rusty beneath. 



Tivo-coloured-\ea.vet\ Hippocratea. Shrub 12 feet. 



8 H. VI'RIDIS (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 44. t. 74. f. a.) car- 

 pels oval, emarginate ; corymbs dichotomous, shorter than the 

 leaves ; leaves ovate, bluntly acuminated, entire, and serrated. 

 Tj . ^\ S. Native of Peru in groves on the Andes. Petals ob- 

 tuse, greenish. 



Green-flowered Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 



9 H. ACUTIFLORA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 568.) carpels obovate ; corymbs dichotomous, shorter 

 than the leaves ; petals acute ; leaves oblong-oval, toothed. Tj . 

 / ^ > . S. Native of Mexico. Petals greenish, acute, and appear 

 as if they were bifoveolate at the apex. Anthers 4-lobed. Stigma 

 simple. 



Acute-flowered Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 



10 H. CELASTROI'DES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 136.) carpels roundish-ovate; corymbs dichotomous, smooth, 

 one-half shorter than the leaves ; petals roundish-obtuse ; leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong, each with an acute point. ^ . /0 . S. Native 

 of Mexico near Venta del -Estola. Flowers greenish-white. 



Celastrus-ltke Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 



11 H. ACAPULCE NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 136.) carpels obovate; peduncles dichotomous, many-flowered, 

 smooth, about equal in length with the leaves ; petals ovate ; 

 leaves obovate, oblong, each with a short point ; branches wart- 

 ed. Tj . / *\ S. Native of New Granada. Flowers greenish-white. 



Acnpulca Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 



12 H.VERRUCOSA(H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 136.) 

 carpels obovate ; peduncles much branched, dichotomous, many- 

 flowered, smooth, about equal in length with the leaves ; petals 

 ovate ; leaves elliptical-oblong, acutish, remotely serrulated ; 

 branches warted. Tj . '"'. S. Native of New Granada. Flowers 

 greenish-white. 



TFarfeeZ-branched Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 



13 H. MALPIGIIIJEFOLIA (Rudge, pi, guian. 10. t. 8.) carpels? 

 panicles axillary and terminal ; leaves narrow-oval, quite en- 

 tire, acuminated, rough beneath, as well as the branches. Tj . / "\ 

 S. Native of Guiana. Anthers 4-lobed. 



Malpighia-lcaved Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 



14 H. COMOSA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 77.) carpels oblong 

 or obovate; peduncles of panicles multifid, capillary; leaves 

 ovate, acuminated, quite entire, obtuse at the base or rather 

 cordate, ft . *"\ S. Native of Hispaniola in the remote parts 

 of woods. Carpels 2 or 3 inches long. Flowers white. 



Tufted Hippocratea. Shrub cl. 



15 H. EMARGINATA (Rudge, pi. 



guian. p. 11. t. 9.) carpels? pa- 

 nicles axillary, short, dichoto- 

 mous ; leaves obovate, quite entire, 

 emarginate ; stem rough, with mi- 

 nute warts. I? . ^\ S. Native of 

 Guiana. Anthers roundish, (f. 105.) 

 Emarginate-leaved Hippocratea. 

 Shrub cl. 



16 H. PANICULA'TA (Vahl. enum. 

 2. p. 28.) carpels ? panicles axil- 

 lary, dichotomous, shorter than 

 the leaves ; leaves oblong, acute 

 at both ends, bluntly serrated. Tj . 

 r ^. S. Native of Sierra Leone on 

 the mountains. Branches spread- 

 ing much, rather compressed at the 

 top. 



FIG. 105. 



