816 



OCHNACE^E. II. GOMI-HIA. 



somewhat cordate at the base, obtuse at the apex ; racemes 

 simple. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Flowers yellow. 

 Cassine-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 



4 G. LAURIFOLIA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 741.) leaves 

 oblong, taper-pointed at both ends, shining. >j . S. Native of 

 Jamaica, on the mountains, and of Cayenne. Racemes panicled. 



Laurel-leaved Gomphia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 8 feet. 



5 G. OLE^EFOLIA (St. Hil. bull, philom. 1823. p. 129.) leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, bluntish, pubescent, with revolute edges ; 

 flowers panicled ; petals a little longer than the calyx. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil. St. Hil. pi. rem. bras. 1. p. 124. t. 9. 



Olive-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 10 feet. 



6 G. LONGIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c. no. 8. 1. 10.) leaves lanceolate, 

 acute, cordate at the base, very long, a little toothed at the 

 apex ; carpels globose ; flowers crowded, panicled. fj . S. 

 Native of Guadeloupe. O'chna longif 61ia, Lam. diet. 4. p. 511. 



Long-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 



7 G. GUIANE'NSIS (Rich. act. soc. nat. par. 1. p. 168.) leaves 

 oblong, broad, blunt at both ends ; carpels globose ; racemes 

 panicled ; flowers crowded. Tj . S. Native of Guiana and 

 Brazil. D. C. 1. c. no. 7. t. 9. Ouratea Guianensis, Aubl. 

 guian. 1. 1. 152? Leaves a little serrated. 



Guiana Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 



8 G. OBTUSIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c. no. 4. t. 8.) leaves lanceolate, 

 very blunt, or emarginate at the apex, tapering to the base ; 

 stipulas intra-axillary, permanent ; racemes panicled, with short 

 somewhat angular branches. ^ S. Native of Madagascar. 

 O'chna leevigata, VahL symb. 2. p. 49. O'chna obtusif olia, 

 Lam. diet. 4. p. 510. 



Obtuse-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 



9 G. PARVIFLORA (D. C. 1. c. no. 18. t. 16.) quite smooth; 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, acute at both ends ; pa- 

 nicle slender, rather loose, few-flowered ; flowers small ; petals 

 oblong, a little longer than the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Racemes panicled. 



Small-flowered Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 



* * Leaves almost quite entire. 



10 G. PARVIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 65.) leaves nearly 

 sessile, small, ovate, very blunt at the base, hardly serrated at 

 the apex, pubescent beneath as well as the branches and pa- 

 nicles ; flowers crowded, bracteate ; petals obovately orbicular, 

 fj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. 



Small-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 



11 G. FLORIBU'NDA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 64.) quite smooth; 

 leaves crowded, imbricate, oblong, acutish at both ends, obso- 

 letely serrated ; racemes panicled, bracteate ; flowers crowded ; 

 petals obovately-orbicular. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes. 



Var. fl, major (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves longer and broader, less 

 acute ; flowers less numerous. 



Bundle-flonered Gomphia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



12 G. SUAVE'OLENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 63.) quite smooth; 

 leaves oblong, acuminated, almost quite entire, nearly veinless ; 

 panicle terminal, compact ; flowers very numerous, small ; petals 

 about the length of the calyx ; anthers smooth. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil. Flowers small, sweet-scented. 



Sweet-scented Gomphia. Fl. March. Shrub 6 feet. 



13 G. CUSPIDA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 67.) quite smooth; 

 leaves large, oblong, blunt, cuspidate, obsoletely serrated, lower 

 ones quite entire ; racemes terminal ; anthers wrinkled trans- 

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



Pointed-leaved Gomphia. Fl. Oct. Shrub 10 feet. 



* * * Leaves subserrated, serrated, toothed, and toothletted. 



14 G. ZEYLA'NICA (D. C. 1. c. no. 1.) leaves oblong, acumin- 



ated at both ends, a little toothletted ; racemes elongated ; car- 

 pels globose. lj. S. Native of Ceylon. Burm. zeyl. 123. 

 t. 26. O'chna Zeylanica, Lam. diet. 4. p. 612. In Ceylon this 

 shrub is called Bokterce. 



Ceylon Gomphia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 5 feet. 



15 G. DEFE'NDENS (D. C. 1. c. no. 2. t. 6.) leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, a little toothed, acuminated at both ends ; stipulas intra- 

 axillary, permanent ; racemes very long, simple, dependent. 



Tj . S. Native of Madagascar. 

 Dependent-racemed Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 



16 G. ANGULA'TA (D. C. 1. c. no. 3. t. 7.) leaves oblong, 

 somewhat cuneated, narrow at the base, and a little cordate, dis- 

 tantly serrated, on very short stalks ; stipulas intra-axillary, per- 

 manent ; racemes panicled ; branches angular. t? . S. Native 

 of Madagascar. 



Angular-branched Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 



17 G. MALABA'RICA (D. C. 1. c. no. 5.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 acute at both ends, toothletted, nerveless, shining ; racemes 

 panicled. Jj . S. Native of Malabar, on rocks about Kande- 

 nate. Rheed. mal. 5. t. 52. 



Malabar Gomphia. Shrub. 



18 G. SUMATRA'NA (Jack, mss. Hook. bot. misc. 4th part, 

 p. 77.) leaves lanceolate, or oblong-oval, acuminated, obtusely 

 denticulated, shining, somewhat 5-nerved ; stipulas intra-pe- 

 tiolar, deciduous ; panicle terminal. Tj . S. Native of Sumatra. 



Sumatra Gomphia. Shrub 8 feet. 



19 G. ANGUSTIF6LIA (Vahl. symb. 2. p. 49.) leaves lanceo- 

 late, almost sessile, serrated at the apex, acute at both ends ; 

 petals longer than the calyx ; lobes of calyx roundish. Tj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. 



Narrow-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 



20 G. CASTANE-EFOLIA (D. C. 1. c. no. 9. t. 11.) leaves large, 

 oblong, acuminated, coriaceous, shining, regularly and sharply 

 serrated ; racemes panicled ; flowers crowded ; petals a little 

 longer than the calyx. fj . S. Native of Brazil. 



Chesnut-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 10 feet. 



21 G. ILICIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c. no. 10.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 bearing on their edges a few large, spiny teeth ; racemes pa- 

 nicled. fy . S. Native of St. Domingo. 



Holly-leaved Gomphia. Shrub. 



22 G. JABOTA'PITA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 740.) leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, serrated from the base 

 to the top ; petals 3-times longer than the calyx ; carpels with 

 their base immersed in the receptacle. Tj . S. Native of the 

 Caribbee Islands. O'chna Jabot^pita, Lin. spec. 731. Lam. 

 ill. 472. f. 2. Plum. amer. 42. icon. 153. Flowers very sweet, 

 abundant on certain branchlets. Piso says the carpels of this 

 shrub are astringent, and are not only eaten crude, but that an oil 

 is expressed from them, which is used in salads. 



Jabotapita Gomphia. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 



23 G. SQUAMOSA (D. C. 1. c. no. 12. t. 12.) leaves oval-lan- 

 ceolate, tapering to both ends, a little serrated ; stipulas broad at 

 the base, awnedly-acute, permanent ; petals somewhat orbicular, 

 length of calyx ; berries rather globose. Jj . S. Native of 

 Tobago. Racemes panicled, simple, or forked. 



Scaly Gomphia. Shrub 6 feet. 



24 G. NiiiDA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 739.) leaves oval- 

 lanceolate, acuminated, serrated at the apex ; calyxes equal in 

 length to the corolla ; berries ovate. f? . S. Native of Ja- 

 maica and St. Thomas, in woods. Racemes panicled. D. C. 

 1. c. no. 13. t. 13. Panicle racemose. 



Nitid-leaved Gomphia. Clt. 1803. Shrub 8 feet. 



25 G. ACUMINATA (D. C. 1. c. no. 14. t. 14.) leaves oval- 

 oblong, abruptly acuminated, serrated from the middle to the 

 apex ; petals about the length of the corolla. Jj S. Native 

 of Brazil. Racemes panicled. 



