632 



ERYTHROXYLE^E. I. ERYTHUOXYLON. 



many, axillary, twice as long as the flower, fy . S. Native of 

 St. Domingo. 



.Ru/CMS-flowered Red-wood. Shrub. 



21 E. MACROFHY'LLUM (Cav. diss. 8. p. 401. t. 227.) leaves 

 lanceolate, very long, tapering to both ends, rather glaucous be- 

 neath ; scales elongated, stem-clasping, acuminated ; pedicels 

 axillary, aggregate ; fruit 3-celled. ^ . S. Native of Cayenne. 

 Vahl. eel. 2. p. 33. The leaves of this species are larger 

 than any other ; they are about 6 inches long, and about 2 in 

 breadth. 



Long-leaved Red-wood. Shrub. 



22 E. sauAMMATUM (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 60. t. 63.) leaves ellip- 

 tical-lanceolate, bluntly acuminated ; branches compressed, with 

 distich scales and flowers ; fruit somewhat hexagonal, 1 -celled, 

 fj . S. Native of Cayenne and French Guiana, as well as the 

 Caribbee Islands. Svvartz, fl. ind. occ. 861. This species is 

 easily distinguished from the numerous, short, permanent, dis- 

 tich scales on the branches. 



Scaly Red-wood. Tree. 



23 E. LAURIFOLIUM (Lam. diet. 2. p. 394. Cav. diss. 8. p. 

 400. t. 226.) leaves lanceolate ; scales acute, concave ; pedicels 

 glomerated, terminal, somewhat umbellate, 3 times longer than 

 the flowers. Tj . S. Native of the Mauritius. Roelana lauri- 

 fdlia, Comm. It is called by the French in the Mauritius Bois 

 de Ronde or Bois de Rongle. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Laurel-leaved Red-wood. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 feet. 



24 E. NI'TIDUM (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 390.) leaves obovate, ob- 

 tuse, quite entire, very smooth, shining ; peduncles axillary, 

 aggregate, equal in length with the flowers. Jj . S. Native of 

 Brazil. 



Nitid-\ea\ed Red-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 



25 E. SUBCORDA'TUM (Bert, in herb. Balb. D. C. prod. 1. p. 

 575.) leaves ovate-rounded, rather cordate, somewhat emargi- 

 nate, coriaceous, smooth, netted with nerves. ^ S. Native 

 of St. Domingo. Pedicels 4-5-together. Leaves feather-nerved, 

 4 or 5 lines long and broad. 



Subcordate-\eaved Red-wood. Tree. 



26 E. KUNTHIA'NUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 96.) leaves ellip- 

 tic-lanceolate, short-acuminated ; stipulas 1-3-awned ; flowers in 

 fascicles, few or many-flowered ; stamens shorter than the pistil. 

 i? . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro. 



Var. ft ; leaves blunter ; flowers larger ; calyx equal in length 

 to the corolla. In the province of Minas Novas. 

 Kunth's Red-wood. Fl. May. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



27 E. AFFINE (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 97.) leaves ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated at the apex ; fascicles few-flowered ; stamens 

 longer than the pistil. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 

 vince of Rio Janeiro. Very like the preceding, but the leaves 

 are smaller. 



Allied Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



28 E. NA'NUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 97.) leaves obovate- 

 oblong, very blunt ; flowers in axillary fascicles ; stamens shorter 

 than the pistil ; stipulas triangular. ^ . S. Native of Brazil in 

 the province of Minas Geraes. 



Dwarf Red- wood. Fl. March. Shrub \ foot. 



29 E. CAMPE'STRE (St. Hil. 1. c.) stem nearly simple, suffruti- 

 cose ; leaves elliptic, very blunt, coriaceous ; stipulas entire or 

 bifid ; flowers in fascicles ; fascicles usually branched, short ; 

 stamens shorter than the pistil. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the 

 province of Minas Geraes. 



Field Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Shrub 2 feet. 



SO E. CITRIFOLIUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 94.) leaves lanceo- 

 late-oblong, acuminated ; flowers in fascicles from the axils of 

 the leaves and scales ; stipulas bifid ; stamens longer than the 

 pistil, tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of^Goyaz. 



Citron-leaved Red-wood. Fl. July. Shrub 4 feet. 



31 E. PU'LCHRUM (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves oblong; flowers axil- 

 lary, in fascicles ; stipulas 3-awned at the apex ; stamens 2-3 

 times longer than the pistil. J? . S. Native of Brazil near Rio 

 Janeiro. 



Neat Red-wood. Fl. Oct. Shrub. 



32 E. SUBEROSUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 95.) stem arboreous, 

 covered with corky bark ; leaves elliptical, coriaceous ; flowers 

 in fascicles ; stamens longer than the pistil. Tj S. Native of 

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

 linha choco and Mercurio do campo, and where the inhabitants 

 make a red tincture from the bark. 



Corky-barked Red-wood. Tree. 



33 E. DECI'DUUM (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, 

 acute at the base ; stipulas somewhat triangular, acutish ; flowers 

 in fascicles ; stamens longer than the pistil. Jj . S. Native of 

 Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. A small, twisted tree. 



Deciduous Red-wood. Fl. Sept. Tree 15 feet. 



2. Areolata. Leaves areolate, especially two veins, almost 

 parallel with the middle nerve, besides being in every part of the 

 disk marked with feathery veins (f. 106.). 



34 E. AREOLA'TUM (Lin. amoen. 5. p. 397.) leaves elliptical, 

 obovate, areolate, mucronate, glaucous beneath ; pedicels lateral, 

 many, aggregate, twice as long as the flower. ^ . S. Native 

 of South America about Carthagena, and of the West Indies. E. 

 Carthagenense, Jacq. amer. 134. t. 187. f. 1. Browne, jam. p. 

 128. t. 38. f. 2. The timber is flesh-coloured, and is considered 

 excellent for the size of the tree. The flowers are white, 

 with a scent not unlike that of the jonquil. 



Areolate-lea\ed Red- wood. Tree 12 feet. 



35 E. MEXICA'NUM (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 1 78.) leaves obovate-oblong, rounded at the apex, and usually re- 

 tuse, acutish at the base, somewhat coriaceous, smooth, with 2 

 lines beneath ; stipulas equal in length with the petiole ; pedicels 

 axillary, solitary, hardly longer than the petioles. Jj . S. Native 

 of Mexico near Chilpacingo. 



Mexican Red-wood. Tree 12 feet. 



36 E. UNEOLA'TUM (D. C. prod. 1. p. 575.) leaves elliptical, 

 rather mucronulate, membranaceous, areolate, somewhat glau- 

 cous beneath ; pedicels lateral, 2-3-together, a little longer than 

 the flower ; fruit oblong, rather trigonal. Tj . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. Cav. diss. 8. p. 404. in a note, under no. 555. t. 232. 

 f. 10. Leaves 2 inches long, and almost an inch broad, with 

 the middle nerve not very prominent. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Lined-leaved Red-wood. Tree 20 feet. 



37 E. COCA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 

 393.) leaves ovate, areolate, mem- 

 branaceous ; branches scaly ; pedi- 

 cels lateral, 2-3-together, hardly 

 longer than the flower ; fruit ovate, 

 rather acute. " ^ . S. Native of 

 Peru. Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t, 

 398. The leaves of this shrub are 

 mixed and masticated with Quinoa, 

 which see. Flowers greenish- 

 yellow. It is called Coca in Peru 

 (f. 106.) 



Coca Red- wood. Tree 20 feet. 



38 E. RIGI'DULUM (D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 575.) leaves elliptical, blunt, 

 somewhat cuneated at the base, 

 stiff, areolate, pale beneath ; 

 branches scaly ; pedicels aggre- 

 gate ; stamens longer than the 



calyx. Tj . S. Native of St. Martha. This species comes 

 very near to E. Coca, but differs in the leaves being stiff, not 



FIG. 106. 



