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HIPPOCRATEACE^E. III. SALACIA. 



rated ; peduncles 3-5-flowered, axillary, short ; calycine segments 

 roundish, entire ; petals obovate-roundish, fringe-toothed, 3 

 times longer than the calyx. T? . S. Native of Brazil at Rio 

 Janeiro. Shrub decumbent. Petals greenish-yellow. 

 Waved-leaved Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



4 S. ELLI'PTICA (Mart. 1. c. under A'nthodus,) leaves thick, 

 elliptic, rounded at both ends, with thickened, entire margins ; 

 flowers axillary and lateral, on short peduncles, in bundles ; pe- 

 tals obovate-orbicular, serrulated. Jj . S. Native of Brazil at 

 Rio Janeiro. 



Elliptical-leaved Salacia. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 



5 S. VAHLIA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 105, in a note,) leaves 

 elliptic-ovate, acuminated, quite entire, scabrous on both sur- 

 faces ; calycine segments oblong -linear, acutish, clothed with 

 grey tomentum; petals equal in length with the calyx, obovately- 

 roundish, fringed, f? . w . S. Native of Trinidad. Tontalia 

 scandens, ex herb. Vahl. but not of Aubl. 



Haiti's Salacia. Shrub cl. 



6 S. MULTIFLORA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 109.) leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, acute, serrate-toothed ; calycine segments ovate-roundish, 

 ciliated ; petals oblong, acutish, denticulated, 3 times longer 

 than the calyx ; cells of ovary 7-ovulate. Jj . S. Native of Brazil 

 in the province of Goyaz. Petals clothed with rusty tomentum. 



Many-flowered Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



7 S. GRANDIFOLIA (Mart. 1. c. under A'nthodus,) leaves thick, 

 oblong, obtuse, quite entire ; flowers axillary and lateral, aggre- 

 gate, on very short peduncles ; petals ovate-orbicular, tooth- 

 letted. Tj . S. Native of Brazil at Rio Janeiro. 



Great-leaved Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



8 S. OBLONGIF6LIA (Mart. 1. c. under A'nthodus,) leaves thick, 

 oblong, bluntish, remotely and undulately crenated in front ; 

 flowers axillary and lateral, aggregate ; petals obovate-oblong, 

 toothletted. ^ S. Native of Brazil in the province of Bahia, 

 in woods at the river St. Francisco. 



Oblong-leaved Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



9 S. GLOMERA TA (Mart. 1. c. under A'nthodus,) leaves thick, 

 oblong-lanceolate, bluntish ; flowers glomerated, axillary and 

 lateral, sessile ; petals orbicular, hardly toothletted. Tj . S. 

 Native with the preceding species. 



Glomerate-flowered Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



10 S. BRASILIE'NSIS ; leaves ovate, acute, quite entire, shin- 

 ing above, white-tomentose beneath ; cymes axillary ; petals 

 fringed, villous inside. T? . S. Native of Brazil. Tonsella 

 Brasiliensis, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 177. 



Brazilian Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



1 1 S. TRINE'RVIA ; leaves oblong, acuminated, quite entire, 

 triple-nerved, smooth on both surfaces ; panicles terminal ; petals 

 fringed, villous inside, tj . S. Native of Brazil. Tonsella tri- 

 nervia, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 177. 



Three-nerved-leaved Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



12 S. MICRA'NTHA (Mart. 1. c. under A'nthodus,) leaves thick, 

 linear-oblong, obtuse, quite entire ; panicles axillary and termi- 

 nal, few-flowered ; petals obovatc, hardly toothletted. Ij . S. 

 Native of Brazil in the province of Bahia, in woods at Ca- 

 tingas. 



Small-flowered Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



13 S. CRASSIFOLIA (Mart. 1. c. under A'nthodus,) leaves thick, 

 somewhat marginated, elliptic-linear ; flowers glomerated, ses- 

 sile, axillary, and lateral : petals obovaie-orUcular, quite entire. 

 Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Coyaz towards 

 Vao la Paraxa. 



Thick-leaved Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



14 S. UEVIGA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 570.) panicles axillary, 

 multifid ; petals ciliated ; leaves stalked, oblong, acute, some- 

 what waved, quite entire, smooth, but roughish beneath ; branches 

 smooth. 1? . S. Native of? Tonsella laevigata, Hoffmans. in 



Link, jahrb. 3. p. 68. ex Schult. mant. 1. p. 347. Very like 

 the preceding species. Petals fringed. 

 Smooth Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



15 S. PRINOIDES (D. C. prod. 1. p. 571.) peduncles axillary, 

 crowded, elongated, 1 -flowered? Leaves elliptical, obtuse, 

 obsoletely serrated at the apex ; petals fringed. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Tonsella prinoides, Willd. act. nat. 

 berl. 4. p. 184. Berry 1 -seeded. 



Prinos-like Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



16 S. VELUTI'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 108.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, acutish, or rounded at the apex, quite entire, velvety 

 above ; panicle nearly sessile, short ; calycine segments ovate- 

 roundish, rather ciliated ; petals oblong, elliptic, twice the length 

 of the calyx, erose ; cells of ovary 2-ovulate. T? . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Petals green. Stems 

 many from the root. 



Velvety Salacia. Fl. Sept. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



17 S. ERYTHROXYLOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 106.) leaves 

 elliptic, obtuse, quite entire ; flowers umbellate, pedicellate ; 

 calycine segments roundish, erose ; petals roundish-elliptic, erose ; 

 cells of ovary 5-ovulate. fy . S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes. Petals dirty-yellow. 



Erythroxylum-like Salacia. Tree 15 feet. 



2. Salacia (see Genus). Petals entire. 



18 S. SCA'BRA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 570.) panicles axillary and 

 terminal, dichotomous, clothed with grey tomentum ; leaves 

 ovate-oblong, entire, veiny beneath and rough. Tj . w . S. Na- 

 tive of Cayenne and the Island of Trinidad in woods. Tontelea 

 scandens, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 31. t. 10. Hippocratea aspera, 

 Lam. illus. 1. p. 101. Tonsella scabra, Vahl. enum. 29. 



Scabrous Salacia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1824. Shrub cl. 



19 S. CALYPSOI DBS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 107.) leaves obo- 

 vate, elliptic, short-acuminate, quite entire ; panicle sessile, 

 short ; calycine segments ovate, obtuse ; petals elliptic-roundish, 

 twice the length of the calyx, quite entire ; cells of ovary 2- 

 ovulate. fj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio Ja- 

 neiro. Petals green. 



Calypso-like Salacia. Fl. Sept. Shrub 4 feet. 



20 S. OBTUSIF6LIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 105.) leaves oblong, 

 obtuse, quite entire ; flowers umbellate, pedicellate ; calycine 

 segments ovate-roundish, ciliated ; petals twice the length of 

 the calyx, elliptic, obtuse, quite entire ; cells of ovary 2-ovulate. 

 lj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Goyaz. Petals 

 brownish-yellow. 



Var. /3, parviflbra ; flowers much smaller and on shorter pe- 

 dicels. 



Obtuse-leaved Salacia. Fl. Aug. Tree 15 feet. 



21 S. MULTIFLORA (B.C. prod. 1. p. 570.) peduncles crowded, 

 usually 3-flowered ; leaves obovate, quite entire, shining. Tj . S. 

 Native of Cayenne in woods. Hippocratea obovata, Rich in 

 act. soc. hist. nat. par. 1. p. 106. Hippocratea multifldra, Lam. 

 ill. l.p. 101. 



Many-flowered Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



22 S. RA'DULA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 177. under Tonsella) leaves 

 elliv tical, coriaceous, very smooth, quite entire ; cymes axil- 

 lary ; branches with rough spots. I? . S. Native of Brazil. 



.kawjj-branched Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



23 S. COCHINCHINE'NSIS (Lour. fl. coch. 526.) peduncles 

 axillary, crowded, 1 -flowered ; leaves ovate, somewhat acumin- 

 ated, rather serrated ; petals roundish, fy . G. Native of 

 Cochin-china among bushes. Flowers of a reddish-yellow colour. 



Cochin-china Salacia. Shrub 6 feet. 



24 S. SERRA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 109.) leaves elliptic, 

 long-acuminated, sharply serrated ; panicle nearly sessile, short ; 

 calycine segments ovate-roundish, ciliated ; cells of ovary 



