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MALPIGHIACE^E. XII. HIR*A. XIII. TRIOFTER IS . 



acute at both ends, smooth, with glandular margins ; younger 

 ones clothed with close-pressed hairs ; petioles with 2 glands in 

 the middle of each ; racemes terminal ; calyxes pubescent and 

 bearing 8 glands. T? . ^. S. Native of South America in the 

 province of Caraccas near La Victoria. Flowers white. 

 Plum-leaved Hiraea. Shrub cl. 



18 H. ? COMPLICA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves elliptical, 

 acute, rounded at the base, somewhat cordate, complicated, 

 smooth ; petioles bearing 2-4 glands ; racemes terminal and 

 axillary; calyx silky brown and furnished with 10 glands; 

 petals concave, keeled on the back. Tj . w ? S. Native on the 

 banks of the river Orinoco near Carichana. 



Complicated-leaved Hiraea. Shrub cl.? 



19 H. ? NI'TIDA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves ovate-elliptical, 

 acutish, rounded at the base, somewhat coriaceous, smooth, 

 shining above ; racemes axillary, solitary, and terminal, usually 

 in fives, panicled ; calyxes clothed with rusty hairs, and furnished 

 with 8 glands ; petals concave, keeled on the back. Jj . w . S. 

 Native of South America near St. Barbara at the head of the 

 river Orinoco. Flowers white or reddish. 



Shining-leaved Hiraea. Shrub cl. 



f ) Mexican species not sufficiently known, but probably be- 

 longing to section Mascdgnia. 



20 H. ? MUCRONA'TA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 586.) leaves oval, acutely mucronated at the 

 apex, hardly cordate at the base ; petioles longish, without 

 glands ; pedicels numerous, axillary, 1-flowered. tj . w . S. 

 Native of Mexico. This plant has the habit of Banisteria, fruit 

 of Hirce~a, and calyx of Triopteris. 



Mucronate-leaved Hiraea. Shrub cl. 



21 H. ? CYCLO'PTERA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 586.) leaves oval-oblong, acuminated at both 

 ends, rather villous ; petioles without glands ; peduncles vil- 

 lous, axillary, somewhat corymbose. Tj . w . S. Native of 

 Mexico. Wings of fruit large, orbicular, as in Hiraea, but the 

 calyx is biglandular. 



Round-winged-fruited Hiraea. Shrub cl. 



22 H. ? OXY'OTA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 586.) leaves oval-oblong, acute, villous, cordate at 

 the base, with very small, acute auricles; petioles without glands, 

 but are as well as the peduncles villous. fj . ,_,. S. Native of 

 Mexico. Carpels 3, winged, on a pedicel within the calyx. 

 Calyx biglandular. 



Sliarp-eared-leaved Hirsea. Shrub cl. 



23 H. PODOCA'RPA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 586.) leaves lanceolate, smooth, on short footstalks ; 

 peduncles trifid. Jj . ' S. Native of Mexico. Carpels 3, 

 winged, on a pedicel within the calyx. Calyx probably without 

 glands. 



Foot-fruited Hirsea. Shrub cl. ? 



24 H. ACUMINA'TA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 586.) leaves oval, acuminate-mucronate, villous; 

 petioles without glands; peduncles villous, twice as long as 

 leaves, corymbiferous at the top. tj . w . S. Native of Mexico. 

 Samaras 2-winged, emarginate at both ends. Calyx biglandular. 



Jcuminated-leaved Hiraea. Shrub cl. 



25 H. ? MACRO'PTERA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 586.) leaves oval, oblong, acuminated at both 

 ends, smooth ; petioles bearing 2 glands at the top ; racemes 

 axillary. ^ . w . S. Native of Mexico. Fruit exactly of 

 Hircect, as painted in Cavanilles, diss. 9. t. 264., but the fruit 

 is 3-times larger. Lobes of calyx coarsely biglandular. 



Long-ninged-fruited Hiraea. Shrub cl. 

 Cult. Hires'' a is a genus of climbing or reclining shrubs, with 

 yellow, white or reddish flowers. They will thrive well in a mix- 



ture of loam and peat ; and cuttings taken from ripe wood will 

 strike root in sand under a hand glass, in heat. All the species 

 are extremely difficult to bring into flower in this country. 



XIII. TRIO'PTERIS (from rptte, treis, three, and irrtpov, 

 pteron, a wing ; in allusion to the carpels being each furnished 

 with 3 wings). Lin. gen. no. 574. Cav. diss. 9. p. 431. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 586. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx 5-parted, each 

 segment bearing 2 glands on the outside at the base. Petals 5, 

 roundish, unguiculate. Stamens 1 0, with awl-shaped filaments, 

 which are somewhat connected at the very base, each alternate 

 one larger than the others. Styles 3. Carpels rather connected 

 at the base, 1 -seeded, expanded into Swings, especially 2 supe- 

 rior and 1 inferior, and sometimes into a small dorsal crest. 

 Twining shrubs with yellow flowers. 



1 T. RI'OIDA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 859.) leaves roundish, 

 acuminated, marginated, lined, coriaceous, stiff, very smooth ; 

 petioles without glands, fj . / "\ S. Native of St. Domingo on 

 the mountains among bushes. Branches rather twining. Younger 

 fruit puberulous. Racemes compound, axillary. 



Stiff-leaved Triopteris. Shrub tw. 



2 T. OVA'TA (Cav. diss. 9. p. 431. t. 259.) leaves ovate, 

 bluntish, somewhat cordate, smooth ; petioles bearing 2 glands 

 at the top. Tj . / ^ > . S. Native of St. Domingo. Panicle terminal. 



Ovate-leaved Triopteris. Shrub tw. 



3 T. LU CIDA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 167i t. 

 451.) leaves roundish-elliptical, acute at both ends, coriaceous, 

 smooth, shining ; petioles without glands ; panicles axillary, 

 and terminal, simple. Tj . '"'. S. Native of Cuba in shady 

 places. Flowers pale-rose coloured. 



Shining-leaved Triopteris. Shrub tw. 



4 T. HAVANE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves oblong, 

 rather mucronate, acute at the base, coriaceous, smooth, shining ; 

 petioles without glands. Tj . / '\ S. Native of Cuba near 

 Havannah. Flowers and fruit unknown. 



Havannah Triopteris. Shrub tw. 



5 T. JAMAICE'NSIS (Lin. spec. 612.) leaves oblong, acuminated, 

 veiny, smooth, shining ; petioles without glands ; flowers in 3- 

 parted panicles, rising from the upper axils of the leaves and the 

 tops of the branches. Tj . / "\ S. Native of Jamaica in hedges 

 as well as of Hispaniola. Branches twining. 



Jamaica Triopteris. Clt. 1822. Shrub tw. 



6 T. BRASILIE'NSIS (Poir. diet. 8. p. 105.) leaves ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acute, coriaceous, smooth, shining ; petioles short, with- 

 out glands. Tj . / ^ > . S. Native of Brazil. 



Brazilian Triopteris. Shrub tw. 



7 T. LINGULA'TA (Poir. diet. 8. p. 104.) leaves linear-lingu- 

 late, obtuse, mucronate, smooth on both surfaces, shining above. 

 Tj . '"\ S. Native of St. Domingo. Panicle terminal, with very 

 long divaricating branches. 



Tongue-leaved Triopteris. Shrub tw. 



8 T. FLORIBU'NDA (Bilberg. in flora. 1821. p, 331.) leaves 

 oblong, blunt, smooth. Jj . / "\ S. Native of Brazil. Panicle 

 terminal. 



Bundle-flowered Triopteris. Shrub tw. 



9 T. SERICEA (Lodd. cat. Loud. hort. brit. p. 182.) leaves 

 silky. Tj . <r \ S. Native of South America. This plant is 

 hardly known. 



Silky-leaved Triopteris. Clt. 1823. Shrub tw. 



Cult. Triopteris is a genus of beautiful twining shrubs, but 

 are extremely difficult to bring into flower in this country. They 

 will thrive well in a mixture of loam and peat ; and cuttings 



taken from ripened wood will strike root in sand under a hand- 



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glass, in heat. 



