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RUTACE^E. XXXII. GALIPEA. XXXIII. ALMEIDEA. XXXIV. DIGLOTTIS. 



10 G. FONTANESIANA (St. Hil. pi. rem. bras. 1. p. 134. 

 t. 14. B.) leaves lanceolate-oblong, acutish, quite smooth, very 

 acute at the base ; petioles smooth ; racemes terminal, or some- 

 what extra-axillary, hardly branched at the base ; calyx cup-shap- 

 ed, smooth ; sterile stamens 3 ; nectary 5-toothed. Jj . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. Ravia racemosa, Nees 

 et Mart, in nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 169. t. 24. Flowers white. 



Desfontaine's Galipea. Fl. Jan. Shrub 6 feet. 



11 G. CANDOLLEA NA (St. Hil. pi. rem. bras. 1. p. 135. t. 

 14. C.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, quite smooth ; racemes 

 somewhat extra-axillary, very short ; flowers crowded ; sterile 

 stamens 3 ; nectary entire. I? . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Rio Janeiro. Flowers white. 



De Candolle's Galipea. Fl. Oct. Shrub 6 feet. 



12 G. MACROPHY'LLA (St. Hil. pi. rem. bras. 1. p. 132.) 

 leaves long, linear-elliptic, stalked, rounded at the base, dotted 

 with black opaque glands beneath ; trunk simple, very slender ; 

 racemes extra-axillary, compound, interrupted ; stamens 7, 1 

 or 2 of which are only fertile. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in 

 woods on the tops of the granite mountains at Rio Janeiro, and 

 in the provinces of the mines. Conchocarpus macrophylla, 

 Mikan. del. bras. 1. t. 2. Nees et Mart, in nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 

 160. t. 18. f. B. Raputia conchocarpus, Schult. mant. 1. p. 

 126. Calyx bearded on the inside. Corolla funnel-shaped, beset 

 with rusty glands, with a bilabiate limb. 



Long-leaved Galipea. Fl. Oct. Nov. Shrub 6 feet. 



13 6. CUNEIFOLIA (St. Hil. pi. rem. bras. 1. p. 132.) leaves 

 on short stalks, broad-lanceolate, tapering much to the base, 

 cuneated, full of minute pellucid dots ; racemes axillary, elon- 

 gated, interrupted, about the length of the leaves ; stamens 

 5, only 2 of which are fertile. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in woods 

 at the river Peruaquacu, in the province of Bahia. Concho- 

 carpus cuneifolia, Nees et Mart, in nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 162. t. 

 21. Corolla small, regular, white. 



Wedge-leaved Galipea. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



14 G. GAUDICHAUDIA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 89.) leaves 

 spatulate, oblong, rounded at the apex, cuspidate ; pedicels pu- 

 bescent ; sterile stamens 3 or 4 ; nectary entire ; ovaries smooth. 

 Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. Flowers 

 white. 



Gaudichaud's Galipea. Shrub. 



15 G. MARTIA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 90.) leaves large, 

 lanceolate, tapering to both ends, quite smooth ; petioles very 

 short, puberulous ; racemes terminal, simple, pubescent, as well 

 as the campanulate, cup-formed calyx ; sterile stamens 3 ; nec- 

 tary entire. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio 

 Janeiro. 



Martius's Galipea. Shrub 6 feet. 



16 G. ? E'LEOANS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 90.) leaves long, 

 lanceolate-linear, acute at the base and apex, quite smooth ; 

 flowers racemose ; axis triquetrous, pubescent. T? . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. 



Elegant Galipea. Fl. Nov. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 

 Cult. See Choisya for cultivation and propagation. 



XXXIII. ALMEI'DE A (in honour of John Rodriguez Pereira 

 de Almeida, who was of great assistance to St. Hilaire while on 

 his travels in Brazil). St. Hil. bull, philom. 1823. p. 129. D. 

 C. prod. 1. p. 729. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. p. 492. t. 23. 

 no. 33. Aruba, Nees et Mart, in nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 152 and 

 172. t. 19. f. H. but not of Aubl. according to St. Hil. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx short, 5-parted 

 or 5-toothed. Petals 5, distinct, much longer than the calyx, 

 equal, spatulate. Filaments 5, shorter than the petals, free, 

 flattened, densely bearded above the middle, all bearing anthers ; 

 anthers linear, heart-shaped. Ovaries 5, girded beneath by the 



cup-shaped disk, connected together at the base, smooth. Styles 

 5, rising from the tops of the ovaries, joined in one, smooth, 

 terminated by a single, capitate, 5-lobed stigma. Fruit of 1-2 

 1-2-seeded carpels. Trees or shrubs, with alternate (but 

 the upper ones are sometimes opposite), simple, quite entire, 

 stalked, exstipulate leaves ; petioles knotted above. Racemes 

 terminal, simple, and naked beneath, but divided at the apex 

 into compound thyrse-like panicles ; peduncles and pedicels fur- 

 nished with bracteas. Flowers white, lilac, red, and blue. 



1 A. LILA'CINA (St. Hil. bull, philom. 1823. p. 129. pi. rem. 

 bras. p. 144. t. 15. fl. bras. 1. p. 86.) leaves lanceolate, acute at 

 the base; panicles pyramidal; peduncles puberulous; petals 

 blunt. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. 

 Flowers lilac. 



iz'/ac-flowered Almeidea. Shrub 8 feet. 



2 A. RTJ'BRA (St. Hil. 1. c. pi. rem. bras. p. 144. fl. bras. 1. 

 p. 86. t. 1 8.) leaves lanceolate, acute at the base ; flowers race- 

 mose ; racemes compound ; peduncles smooth ; petals very 

 blunt. T? . S. Native of Brazil, near Rio Janeiro. Flowers 

 red. 



.Red-flowered Almeidea. Tree 12 feet. 



3 A. LONGIFOLIA (St. Hil. pi. rem. bras. 1. p. 145. fl. 

 bras. 1. p. 86.) leaves large, lanceolate-oblong, obtuse at the 

 base, acute at the apex ; flowers racemose, compound ; peduncles 

 pubescent ; pedicels smooth ; petals obtuse. Tj S. Native 

 ofBrazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. B'lowers red. 



Long-leaved Almeidea. Tree. 



4 A. MYRIACA'NTHA (Nees in Schlecht. Linnsea. 5. p. 56.) 

 leaves scattered, elliptical-lanceolate, acuminate, on short stalks, 

 veiny, and wrinkled ; racemes axillary, simple, 5-10-flowered ; 

 veins of leaves scrobiculate in the axils ; stamens 5, connected to 

 the tube of the corolla ; ovary clothed with stellate hairs. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the island of St. Catharine. Flowers white, 

 and very fragrant. 



Thousand- spined Almeidea. Tree 20 feet. 



5 A. CJERU^LEA (St. Hil. mss.) leaves oblong, tapering to the 

 base, obtuse at the apex, sometimes emarginate ; racemes ter- 

 minal; peduncles smooth ; petals obtuse. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in woods at the river Ilheos. Aruba caerulea, Nees et Mart. 

 nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 174. t. 27. Flowers blue. 



/Mue-flowered Almeidea. Tree 10 feet. 



6 A. A'LBA (St. Hil. mss.) leaves obovately wedge-shaped, with 

 a blunt point ; racemes terminal, bifid, secund ; peduncles naked ; 

 petals obtuse. J; . S. Native of Brazil, on the road to Felis- 

 bert. Aruba alba, Nees et Mart, in nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 175. 

 t. 28. Flowers white. 



White-Qowered Almeidea. Fl. Dec. Shrub 6 feet. 



7 A. ACUMINA'TA (St. Hil. mss.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute 

 at both ends ; flowers terminal, racemosely panicled ; peduncles 

 pubescent ; petals obtuse. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of the Mines, in woods. Flowers lilac. 



Acuminate-leaved Almeidea. Fl. April. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 

 Cult. See Choisya for cultivation and propagation. 



XXXIV. DIGLOTTIS (from 3i C , dis, twice, and 

 glotta, a tongue ; the anthers 2, ending each in a tongue-shaped 

 ligula). Nees et Mart, in nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 170. t. 19. f. 

 F. D. C. prod. 1. p. 732. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. 

 p. 494. 



LIN. SYST. Didndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, 

 longer, about equal, joined together from the base to the middle 

 into a monopetalous corolla. Filaments 5, shorter than the tube 

 of the corolla, and adhering to its sides, flattened, bearded above, 

 3 sterile, and 2 bearing anthers ; anthers heart-shaped, drawn 

 out at the apex into an acute bearded ligula. Ovaries 5, sur- 

 rounded at the base by the cup-shaped disk. Styles 5, con- 



