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MALPIGHIACE^l. XVI. BANISTERIA. XVII. HETEROPTERIS. 



40 B. MACRADE NA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 590.) leaves oval, 

 bluntly acuminated, coriaceous, smooth on both surfaces ; pe- 

 tioles without glands ; racemes numerous, disposed in a panicle, 

 and clothed with rufous down ; glands of calyx very large. Tj . S. 

 Native of Cayenne or French Guiana. Flowers yellow. 



Far. ft, Guadalupensis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 590.) racemes large, 

 elongated ; leaves larger, adult fruit also velvety. T? . S. Native 

 of Guadaloupe. Flowers yellow. 



Large-glanded Banisteria. Shrub cl. ? 



41 B. EGLANDULOSA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 590.) leaves oval- 

 oblong, acuminated, smooth and shining above ; petioles and 

 calyxes without glands ; racemes panicled, terminal, rusty-vel- 

 vety. Jj . '~ > . S. Native of Cayenne or French Guiana. Flowers 

 yellow. Ovary hairy. Styles scarcely dilated at the apex. 

 Fruit unknown. 



Glandless Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



42 B. ? ORINOCE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 162.) leaves oblong, acute, rounded at the base, coriaceous, 

 smooth, as well as the branchlets ; racemes about 5, seated on a 

 common, terminal peduncle. ^ . *~^. S. Native of South Ame- 

 rica on the banks of the river Orinoco near St. Borga. This 

 plant is probably a species of Hirce^a. Flowers yellow. 



Orinoco Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



43 B. ? BRACHY'PTERA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminated, smooth ; petioles without glands ; 

 branchlets compressed ; umbels terminal, 4-flowered ; carpels 

 2-3, each terminated by a thick, short wing, fy . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. This plant will probably constitute a distinct genus. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Skort-rvinged-caripefted Banisteria. Shrub. 



44 B. ? PANICULA' TA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves oblong, acuminated; petioles 

 without glands ; peduncles and nerves of leaves clothed with 

 rusty down ; panicle terminal, branched from the base ; wings of 

 fruit divaricating, somewhat concave, and spreading horizontally. 

 Tj . S. Native of Mexico. Flowers yellow ? This plant will 

 probably constitute a distinct genus from the wings of the fruit. 



Panicled Banisteria. Shrub. 



45 B. ? PUBIFLORA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves oval-ob- 

 long, acuminated, coriaceous, smooth ; petioles without glands ; 

 panicle terminal, much-branched, many-flowered, and are, as 

 well as the calyxes, clothed with brown-velvety down. Tj . S. 

 Native of Porto-Rico and Guadaloupe. Flowers yellow. 



Downy-flowered Banisteria. Shrub ? 



t Species little known, with whorled leaves; these belong most 

 probably to Fargasia of Bert. 



46 B. ? BRE'VIPES (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, mucronate, rather 

 cordate at the base, villous, 8 times longer than the petiole ; 

 corymbs axillary, few-flowered. Tj . ^. S. Native of Mexico. 

 Fruit unknown. Flowers yellow. 



Short-stalked Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



47 B. ? TERNA'TA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, rather cordate at 

 the base, mucronately-acuminated, smooth, 3 times longer than 

 the petiole ; umbels axillary, trichotomous. Tj . ^. S. Native 

 of Mexico. Fruit unknown. Flowers yellow. 



Tmzate-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



N. B. B. aculeata of Mill, which has pinnated leaves and 

 axillary prickles, should be removed from this order, but the 

 plant is hardly known. 



Cult. This genus of shrubs bear for the most part rather 

 ornamental flowers and leaves, but they are extremely difficult 



to bring into flower in this country. They will grow in sandy 

 loam, or a mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings taken from 

 ripened wood will strike root freely in sand under a hand-glass, 

 in heat. 



XVII. HETERO'PTERIS (from hcpoe, heteros, various, 

 and iTTcpov, pteron, a wing ; wings of carpels various in size and 

 shape). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 163. D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 591. Banisterias, with inverted seeds, Cav. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Decandria. The character of this 

 genus is the same as that of Banisteria, but the styles are less 

 dilated at the apex, and the wings of the carpels are thickened 

 on the lower side (as in A^cer,), not on the upper side. 



1 H. PITRPU REA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves roundish-ovate, 

 obtuse, somewhat emarginate, smooth, as well as the branches ; 

 petioles biglandular ; racemes axillary and terminal, few-flower- 

 ed ; calyxes clothed with adpressed hairs. Tj . / "\ S. Native 

 of St. Domingo, Porto-Rico, and near Cumana. Banisteria 

 purpurea, Lin. spec. 611. Cav. diss. t. 246. f. 1. Plum. ed. 

 burm. 1. 15. Flowers purple. 



Purple-flowered. Heteropteris. Clt. 1759. Shrub cl. 



2 H. ? PARViroLiA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 591.) leaves roundish, 

 stiff, pubescent ; petioles without glands ; corymbs few-flowered, 

 terminal ; fruit pubescent. Tj . *"\ S. Native of the Island of 

 St. Thomas. Flowers purple. Very like fl. purpurea in habit. 

 Banisteria parvifolia, Vent, choix. t. 51. 



Small-leaved Heteropteris. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 



3 H. BRACHIA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves obovate, ob- 

 tuse ; branches armed ; flowering branches panicled. ^ . / " 1 . S. 

 Native of South America. Banisteria brachiata, Lin. spec. 612. 

 Lin. hort. cliff. 169 ? Flowers golden, but at length fade to 

 scarlet. 



^rnze<-panicled Heteropteris. Clt. 1759. Shrub cl. 



4 H. CHRYSOPHY'ILA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves ovate, 

 oblong, acutish, somewhat sinuated towards the top, clothed be- 

 neath with golden, shining down ; petioles very short, each bear- 

 ing 2 glands at the apex ; flowers axillary, corymbose. Tj . / "\ S. 

 Native of Brazil and of the Caraccas. Banisteria chrysophylla, 

 Lam. diet. 1. p. 368. Cav. diss. 9. t. 245. Jacq. schcenb. t. 105. 

 Galphimia chrysophylla, Spreng. Flowers deep-orange. 



Golden-leaved Heteropteris. Clt. 1 793. Shrub cl. 



5 H. ARGE'NTEA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves elliptical-ob- 

 long, acuminated, acute at the base, membranous, pubescent 

 above, silvery beneath, as well as the calyxes ; petioles without 

 glands ; panicles axillary and terminal ; flowers in crowded fas- 

 cicles, tj . r> . S. Native of New Granada. Banisteria argntea, 

 Spreng. syst. 2. p. 388. Flowers rose-colour. 



Silvery-leaved Heteropteris. Shrub cl. 



6 H. C^RU'LEA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves ovate, acute, 

 coriaceous, glaucous, on short stalks ; branches tubercled ; 

 racemes axillary ; fruit rather velvety at the base. Jj . ^\ S. 

 Native of Jamaica, Cuba, and St. Domingo. Banisteria caerulea, 

 Lam. diet. 1. p. 367. Cav. diss. 9. p. 421. t. 243. Plum. ed. 

 Burm. t. 14. Flowers bluish. 



Blue-fiowered Heteropteris. Clt. 1823. Shrub cl. 



7 H. NI'TIDA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 acuminated, shining above, silvery beneath ; petioles without 

 glands ; panicle terminal, leafy. >j . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Banisteria nitida, Lam. diet. 1. p. 369. Cav. diss. 9. t. 244. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Far. /3, rufa (Lindl. bot. reg. t. 950.) leaves rufous beneath. 

 Native of Brazil. 



Amz'ng-leaved Heteropteris. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1809. 

 Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



8 H. ? CORNIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves elliptical, 

 acute at both ends, smooth and shining above, but clothed with 



