ERYTHROXYLE&:. I. ERYTHROXYLON. 



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* Pedicels solitary. 



1 E. HYPERICIFOLIUM (Lam. diet. 2. p. 394.) leaves obovate, 

 usually emarginate ; pedicels 3-times longer than the flower ; 

 fruit 3-celled. Tj . S. Native of the Mauritius, where it is 

 called Bois d'huile and Bols de Dames. Venelia, Conim. herb. 

 Cav. diss. 8. p. 400. t. 230. Leaves like those of Spirea hy- 

 pericifblia, rather membranaceous and pale beneath. 



Hypericum-leavedned-wood. Clt. 1818. Tree 12 feet. 



2 E. BRE'VIPES (D. C. prod. 1. p. 573.) leaves obovate, 

 usually emarginate ; pedicels lateral, hardly longer than the 

 flowers; fruit 1 -celled. Tj . S. Native of the islands of Porto- 

 Rico and St. Domingo on rocks by "the sea-side. Very like 

 the preceding species, but differs in the leaves being coriaceous, 

 5 or 6 lines long, and in the pedicels being 4 times shorter than 

 the leaves. 



Short pedicelled-&o'mered Red- wood. Tree 20 feet. 



3 E. BDXIFOIJUM (Lam. diet. 2. p. 394.) leaves lanceolate- 

 obovate, obtuse, somewhat mucronate, with the middle nerve 

 elevated ; pedicels twice the length of the flower ; fruit 1- 

 celled. fy . S. Native of Madagascar, and probably of the 

 Mauritius. Cav. diss. 8. p. 403. t. 231. f. 1. 



Box-leaved Red- wood. Shrub 6 feet. 



4 E. FERRUGI'NEUM (Cav. diss. 8. p. 404. t. 231. f. 2.) leaves 

 ovate, usually emarginate, shining above, somewhat rusty beneath ; 

 scales imbricate ; pedicels scarcely longer than the flower. Tj . 

 S. Native of Madagascar. E. buxifolium /3, Lam. diet. 2. 

 p. 394. 



Rusty-leaved Red-wood. Shrub 8 feet. 



5 E. LU'CIDUM (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 178.) 

 leaves elliptical, somewhat acuminated, acutish at the base, co- 

 riaceous, smooth, shining ; stipulas longer than the petiole ; 

 pedicels twin, axillary, and terminal ? shorter than the bracteas. 



fj . S. Native of New Granada between La Mesa and Honda. 

 Shining-leaved Red-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 



6 E. PELLETERIA'NUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 100. t. 102.) 

 leaves oblong, acute at the base, but obtuse and emarginate at 

 the apex, rusty beneath ; stipulas elongated, triangular ; branches 

 floriferous at the base ; flowers solitary or twin from the axils 

 of the scales. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 

 Geraes, where it is called Fruta da Pomba. 



Pilletier's Red-wood. Fl. Jan. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



* * Pedicels in twos, threes, or fours, never solitary. 



7 E. LiGUSTRi 1 NUM (D. C. prod. l.p. 574.) leaves elliptical- 

 oblong, tapering to both ends ; pedicels 1-4, almost twice as long as 

 the flowers ; styles longer than the stamens, fy . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. Flowers larger in this than any other species, about 

 2-3 lines in diameter. Petals oblong-linear, acutish. Leaves 

 an inch -and a half long and 6 or 8 lines broad. 



Privet-like Red-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 



8 E. HONDE'NSE (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 176.) 

 leaves elliptical-obovate, retuse at the apex, obsoletely mucro- 

 nate, acute at the base, membranous, smooth, glaucescent be- 

 neath ; stipulas equal in length with the petiole; pedicels 1-2 

 or more, a little longer than the petioles. T? . S. Native of 

 New Granada in dry places near Honda. 



Honda Red-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 



9 E. OVA'TUM (Cav. diss. 8. p. 404. t. 233.) leaves ovate, 

 obtuse, mucronate, somewhat membranaceous ; pedicels in threes, 

 twice as long as the flower ; scales imbricate. Tj . S. Native of 

 Guadaloupe, where the French call it Vinette I'herminier. 



Owate-leaved Red-wood. Tree. 



10 E. CUMANE'NSE (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 8. p. 

 404.) leaves obovate-oblong, roundish at the apex, but narrowed 

 at the base and blunt, membranaceous, smooth ; stipulas equal 



in length with the petiole; pedicels 1-4, axillary, 3-times longer 

 than the petiole. ^ . S. Native in dry shady places near 

 Cumana. 



Cumana Red-wood. Tree 15 feet. 



11 E. HAVANE'NSE (Jacq. amer. 135. t. 87. f. 2.) leaves oval, 

 tapering to both ends, rather coriaceous ; pedicels usually twin, 

 scarcely longer than the flower ; branches compressed. Jj . S. 

 Native of Cuba about Havannah on rocks near the sea-coast. 

 Steudelia Brasiliensis, Nees. Flowers yellowish-green. 



Havannah Red-wood. Clt. 1832. Shrub 3 feet. 



12 E. ORINOCE'NSE (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 176. t. 453.) leaves elliptical-oblong, emarginate at the apex, 

 ovate at the base, stiff) smooth, shining ; stipulas length of pe- 

 tiole ; pedicels 2-3, axillary and terminal ? twice as long as the 

 petiole. T? . S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco near St. 

 Borja. This is scarcely distinct from E. ovation. 



Orinoco Red-wood. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



13 E. SIDEROXYLOIDES (Lam. diet. 2. p. 393.) leaves obovate- 

 oblong, bluntish, shining ; pedicels 2-3, about twice the length of 

 the leaves ; scales acute ; branchlets compressed. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of the island of Bourbon. Cav. diss. 8. p. 401. t. 228. 

 Leaves almost like a species of Laurus, 2-3 inches long, 3-9 

 lines broad. 



Sideroxylon-liJce Red-wood. Tree 20 feet. 



14 E. LONGIFOLIUM (Lam. diet. 2. p. 392.) leaves oblong, 

 shining, thickish ; scales acute, deciduous ; pedicels twin, twice 

 as long as the flower. Ij . S. Native of the islands of Madagascar 

 and Bourbon. Cav. diss. 8. p. 399. t. 225. Leaves 2 or 3 

 inches long and 4 or 5 lines broad. Flowers white. 



Long-leaved Red- wood. Tree 16 feet. 



15 E. OBTI/SUM (D. C. prod. 1. p. 474.) leaves obovate-oblong, 

 rounded at the top, cuneated at the base, membranous, smooth, 

 rather glaucous beneath ; stipulas shorter than the petiole ; pedi- 

 cels axillary, in fascicles 1 twice as long as petiole. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of Cuba near Havannah. E. Havanense, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 1 77. Very near E. Hondense. 



Blunt-leaved Red-wood. Shrub 8 feet. 



16 E. POPAYANE'NSE (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 

 p. 177.) leaves elliptical, acute, somewhat mucronate, acute at 

 the base, membranous, smooth ; stipulas awl-shaped, bifid, 

 shorter than the petiole ; pedicels axillary, in fascicles, about 

 equal in length with the petiole. Tj . S. Native of temperate 

 places near Popayan. 



Popayan Red-wood. Shrub 8 feet. 



17 E. COTINIFOLIUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 98.) leaves obo- 

 vate, acute at the base, but very blunt at the apex, and emar- 

 ginate ; flowers rising along the branches in few-flowered fascicles 

 from the scales ; stipulas triangular. Tj . S. Native of Brazil 

 in the province of Minas Geraes. 



Cotinus-leaved Red-wood. Fl. April. Shrub 2 feet. 



18 E. FRANGULJEFOUUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 99.) leaves 

 ovate or lanceolate, acuminated ; flowers solitary or tern, in the 

 axils of the scales ; stipulas 1-3-awned ; stamens shorter than 

 the pistil, fj . S. Native of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. 



Frangula- leaved Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Shrub. 



19 E. SUBROTU'NDUM (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves roundish-obovate, 

 very obtuse ; flowers axillary, solitary, or few ; stipulas 2-awned ; 

 stamens nearly twice the length of the pistil. ^ . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro, where it is called Fruta 

 da Pomba. 



Roundish-leaved Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



* Pedicels many, aggregate. 



20 E. RU V FUM (Cav. diss. 8. p. 404. t. 232.) leaves ovate, 

 blunt, coriaceous, brown beneath ; scales imbricate ; pedicels 



