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MALPIGHIACE^E. XVI. BANISTERIA. 



biglanclular at the top. ^ . . S. Native of South America at 

 St. Martha. B. diversifolia, Bert, ined. but not of Kunth. B. 

 vitifolia, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. is probably the same. 

 B. varia, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 386. 



Various-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



5 B. SAGITTA'TA (Cav. diss. 9. t. 257. f. 3.) leaves hastately 

 sagittate, downy beneath, acutely angular ; petioles biglandular 

 at the apex ; auricles truncate. Tj . r ^, S. Native of St. Do- 

 mingo. Flowers yellow. 



Arrow-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



* " Leaves cordate, entire. 



6 B. AURICULA'TA (Cav. diss. 9. p. 428. t. 255.) leaves pro- 

 foundly cordate, somewhat sagittate, smooth, with rounded lobes ; 

 petioles glandular at the apex ; flowers umbellate. \i . . S. 

 Native of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. Flowers orange-coloured. 



Eared-leaved. Banisteria. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 



7 B. CILIA'TA (Cav. diss. 9. t. 254. Lam. diet. 1. p. 369.) 

 leaves cordate, orbicular, smooth, ciliated ; petioles biglandular 

 at the apex ; flowers umbellate. \i . rv . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Flowers large, orange-coloured. Leaves glaucous. 



Ciliated-leaved Banisteria. Clt. 1796. Shrub cl. 



8 B. SPLE'NDENS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 588.) leaves cordate, kid- 

 ney-shaped, orbicular, clothed with silky down beneath ; petioles 

 each with 2 glands near the leaf; racemes axillary, dichotomous, 

 umbellate. Jj . / "\ S. Native of South America, particularly 

 of the West India islands. Sloan, hist. 2. t. 162. f. 2. B. ful- 

 gens, Lam. diet. 1. p. 368. Cav. diss. 9. p. 426. t. 253. B. 

 heterophylla, Willd. spec, 2. p. 742. Floral leaves orbicular and 

 nearly sessile. Flowers yellow. 



Shining -leaved Banisteria. Clt. 1812. Shrub cl. 



9 B. HUMBOLDTIA*NA(D. C. prod. 1. p. 588.) leaves roundish- 

 ovate, cordate, rather acuminated, mucronate, membranaceous, 

 smoothish above, clothed beneath with soft hoary down as well 

 as the branchlets, with 2 glands at the base of each leaf; umbels 

 lateral and terminal, sessile. Tj . r> . S. Native of South Ame- 

 rica between Carthagena and Cerro de la Popa. B. tiliaefolia, 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 162. but not of Vent. 

 Flowers yellow. Carpels 2. 



Humboldfs Banisteria. Clt. 1824. Shrub cl. 



10 B. DICHOTOMA (Lin. spec. 612.) leaves cordate or some- 

 what ovate, acuminated, smooth on both surfaces ; petioles each 

 bearing 2 glands near the leaf; umbels axillary, longer than 

 the leaves, dichotomous, somewhat divaricating. I? . ^. S. 

 Native of South America. Plum. ed. Burm. t. 13. B. convol- 

 vulifolia, Cav. diss. 9. p. 428. t. 256. Flowers of a golden-yel- 

 low colour. 



Dichotomous-racemed. Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



11 B. TIMORIE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 588.) leaves cordate, 

 rarely subovate, acuminated, smooth on both surfaces ; petioles 

 biglandular at the apex ; racemes axillary, shorter than the 

 leaves, dichotomous, somewhat umbellate, fj . ^. S. Native of 

 the Island of Timor. Very like the preceding species. Flowers 

 golden-yellow. 



Timor Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



12 B. EMARGINA TA (Cav. diss. 9. p. 425. t. 249.) leaves ellip- 

 tical, cordate at the base, mucronated at the apex and emarginate, 

 downy beneath; petioles short, each bearing 2 glands near the 

 leaf; racemes terminal and axillary. Jj . ^. S. Native of Gua- 

 daloupe. Flowers yellow. 



Emurginate-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



* * * 



Leaves ovate or oblong. 



13 B. MICROPHY'LLA (Jacq. obs. 3. p. 7. t. 56.) leaves ellip- 

 tical, rounded at both ends, smooth on both surfaces, stiff, on 



short footstalks ; racemes terminal. Tj . *"*. S. Native of Caro- 

 lina ? Flowers yellow. 



Small-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



14 B. ? UMBELLUTA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 588.) leaves ellip- 

 tical, rounded at the base, emarginate at the apex, smooth on 

 both surfaces, stiffish ; petioles short, each bearing 2 glands 

 near the leaf; umbels rather corymbose, terminal. T? . ^\ S. 

 Native of St. Domingo. This plant is probably the same as 

 the preceding, but differs in the disposition of the flowers, and 

 the fruit is unknown. 



Umbellutate-flowered Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



15 B. ? FLORIBU'NDA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 589.) leaves oval, 

 obtuse, coriaceous and emarginate, smooth ; petioles pubescent, 

 without glands ; racemes corymbose, stalked, length of leaves. 

 T? . ^. S. Native of Porto-Rico. Flowers large, numerous, 

 yellow. 



Bundle-flowered Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



16 B. SERI'CEA (Cav. diss. 9. p. 429. t. 258.) leaves ovate, 

 obtuse, with a mucrone, younger ones downy on both surfaces, 

 adult ones only on the under surface ; petioles biglandular in the 

 middle ; branches 2-edged ; flowers racemose. Tj . r ~'. S. Native 

 of Brazil. The down on the leaves is of a golden-shining colour. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Silky-leaved Banisteria. Clt. 1810. Shrub cl. 



17 B.? TOMENTO'SA (Desf. cat. 160.) leaves ovate, obtuse, 

 with a mucrone, clothed with branched down beneath ; petioles 

 each bearing 2 glands near the leaf; corymbs rather panicled. 

 Jj . / '\ S. Native of the Antilles. Stamens 15, monadelphous 

 at the base, the 5 in front of the petals are larger than the rest, 

 which are nearly abortive. Flowers yellow. 



Downy-leaved Banisteria. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 



18 B. TILLEFOLIA (Vent, choix. t. 50.) leaves orbicular, acu- 

 minated, downy beneath ; petioles elongated, each bearing 2 

 glands near the leaf; umbels axillary, stalked, compound ; 

 petals nearly sessile. T? . <"> ? S. Native of Java. Flowers 

 purple. 



Lime-tree-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. ? 



19 B. QUAPA'RA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 464. 1. 186.) leaves ovate, 

 acute, downy beneath, as well as the petioles, but beset with 

 hairs above, which are fixed by their centre, and drawn out at 

 both ends, which are close-pressed to the leaf ; umbels axillary, 

 stalked ; wings of fruit erect. J; . ^\ S. Native of Guiana, 

 on margins of fields, where it is called Quapara. Flowers yellow. 

 This is a shrub 6 feet in height, putting out many rambling 

 branches. 



Var. /3, mucronulata (D. C. prod. 1. p. 589.) leaves smaller, 

 mucronate. Jj . ^. S. Native of South America. 

 Quapara Banisteria. Fl. Aug. Shrub cl. 



20 B. SINEMARIE'NSIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 462. t. 185.) leaves 

 ovate, acuminated, smooth above, but covered with close-pressed 

 bristles beneath, which are fixed by their centre, as well as the 

 petioles, which also bear 2 glands near the leaf; corymbs race- 

 mose, axillary, on long stalks. fj . ^. S. Native of Guiana on 

 the margins of meadows, and of St. Domingo. Cav. diss. 9. t. 

 251. Flowers yellow. 



Sinemarian Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



21 B. ? LAURIFO'LIA (Lin. spec. 611.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 acute, somewhat coriaceous, smooth ; petioles without glands ; 

 racemes panicled, terminal, clothed with rusty down ; stigmas 

 halved, f? . r> . S. Native of Jamaica and St. Domingo among 

 bushes on the mountains. Ker, bot. reg. 937. Perhaps a species 

 of Heteropteris. Flowers yellow. 



Laurel- leaved Banisteria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1733. Shrub 

 climbing. 



22 B. MURICA'TA (Cav. diss. 9. p. 423. t. 246. f. 2.) leaves 

 ovate, downy beneath, on short footstalks ; racemes panicled, 



