OCHNACE^E. II. GOMPHIA. III. WALKERA. IV. ELVASIA. V. CASTELA. 



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Acuminated-leaved Gomphia. Shrub. 



26 G. RETICULA TA (Beauv. fl. d'ow. 2. p. 22. t. 722.) leaves 

 lanceolate, serrated, acute, reticulately nerved ; racemes pani- 

 cled. ^2 . S. Native of Guinea ; very common among bushes. 



Netted-\ea\ed Gomphia. Fl. Feb. June. Shrub 3 to 4 feet 



27 G.MEXICA'NA (Humb. et Bonpl. pi. equin. 2. p. 21. t. 74.) 

 leaves oval-lanceolate, serrated, tapering to the base and apex ; 

 racemes short, crowded with flowers ; petals orbicular, unguiculate, 

 length of calyx. Tj . S. Native of Mexico, between Acapulco 

 and Chilpancingo. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. atner. 6. p. 13. 



Mexican Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 



28 G. GLABE'RRIMA (Beauv. fl. d'ow. 2. p. 22. t. 71.) leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong, very acute, shining, almost nerveless, serrated 

 from the middle to the apex ; racemes simple. T? . S. Native 

 of Guinea, in low bushy places. 



Very-smooth Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 



29 G. HEXASPE'RMA (St. Hil. pi. usu. bras. no. 38. fl. bras. 1. 

 p. 61.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, obsoletely ser- 

 rated, but entire at the base and apex, veinless beneath ; panicles 

 terminal; ovaries 6-7. 17. S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes. Stem arboreous, with corky bark. 

 The inhabitants of Brazil employ the bark of this tree to cure 

 wounds in cattle, occasioned by the bites of insects. 



Six-seeded Gomphia. Tree. 



30 G. OLIVJEFORMIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 67.) quite smooth; 

 leaves broad, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminated, obsoletely serrated, 

 entire at the base ; flowers racemose, terminal ; anthers smoothish; 

 receptacle fleshy, turbinate. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Rio Janeiro. 



Olive-formed Gomphia. Shrub 1 5 feet. 



31 G. CURVA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 68.) quite smooth; 

 leaves large, nearly sessile, oblong-obovate, cuspidate, entire at 

 the base and somewhat cuneated, veiny, serrated at the apex, 

 very coriaceous, racemes compact, incurved ; pedicels tubercled ; 

 petals longer than the calyx. T? . S. Native of Brazil. 



Curved-racemed Gomphia. Shrub 8 feet. 



32 G. LU'CENS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 246.) 

 leaves scattered, stalked, oblong-lanceolate, tapering to the base, 

 remotely serrated, obsoletely veined, membranous, shining ; ra- 

 cemes compound. Tj . S. Native of New Granada. 



Shining-leaved Gomphia. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



33 G. OLAUCE'SCENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 68. t. 13.) quite 

 smooth ; leaves nearly sessile, a little imbricate, subcordate, 

 ovate or oblong-ovate, mucronate, hardly serrated at the apex, 

 rather glaucous'; racemes terminal, nearly simple ; petals large, 

 obovate, exceeding the calyx ; anthers wrinkled transversely. 

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



Glaucous Gomphia. Fl. Sept. Shrub 8 feet. 



34 G. SEMISERRA'TA (Mart, in act. bonn. 12. p. 41.) leaves 

 elliptical, serrated in front, coriaceous; flowers panicled; petals 

 orbicular, length of calyx. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. 



Half-serraled-\eaved Gomphia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



35 G. PERS'ISTENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 62.) quite smooth ; 

 leaves oblong, acuminated, serrated, coriaceous, nearly veinless 

 beneath ; flowers panicled ; calyx permanent ; petals obovate, 

 about the length of the calyx : anthers smooth. ^ . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. 



Permanent-calyxed Gomphia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



36 G. NERVOSA (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, serrulated, veiny beneath ; racemes panicled ; anthers 

 transversely wrinkled. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Goyaz. G. venosa, Spreng. syst. app. p. 163. 



Nerved-leaved Gomphia. Shrub. 



37 G. HU MILIS (St. Hil. 1. c.) suffruticose, quite smooth ; 

 lower leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse at the base, upper ones ob- 

 long, acute at both ends, somewhat serrated ; racemes panicled ; 



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petals obovate, emarginate, exceeding the calyx in length ; 

 anthers undulately wrinkled. T; . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Minas Geraes, and in the southern part of the pro- 

 vince of Goyaz. Stems simple. 



Humble Gomphia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



38 G. NA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 66. t. 12.) suffruticose, 

 pubescent ; leaves ovate-oblong, very blunt at the base, sub- 

 cuspidate, serrated ; stipulas permanent, nearly linear, acu- 

 minated ; flowers axillary, racemose, and in terminal, panicled 

 racemes ; petals a little longer than the calyx ; anthers wrinkled 

 undulately. *j . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Stems simple. 



Dwarf Gomphia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



39 G. CARDIOSPE'RMA (D. C. 1. c. no. 22. t. 19.) leaves oval, 

 acute, finely serrated ; berries obcordately 2-lobed. fy . S. Na- 

 tive of Guiana, in marshes. O'chna cardiosperma, Lam. diet. 

 4. p. 511. Flowers panicled. 



Heart-seeded Gomphia. Shrub 4 feet. 



Cult. Gomphia is a genus of most beautiful shrubs, which 

 deserve to be cultivated in every collection of stove plants, for 

 the elegance of their foliage and flowers ; they will thrive well in 

 a mixture of loam, peat, and sand ; and ripened cuttings will 

 strike root, if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed 

 over them, in a moist heat. 



III. WALKE'RA (in honour of Richard Walker, D.D., 

 founder of the Botanical Garden at Cambridge). Schreb. gen. 

 p. 150. D. C. prod. 1. p. 737. in ann. mus. 17. p. 421. Meesia, 

 Gsert. fruct. 1. p. 344. but not of Hedw. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Petals 5. Stamens 5; 

 anthers ovate. Drupe (ex Gaert.) obovately kidney-shaped. 

 Embryo inverted, with a hooked beak. 



1 W. SERRA'TA (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1145.) leaves serrateiy 

 crenate ; racemes somewhat corymbose ; lobes of calyx lan- 

 ceolate, fy . S. Native of Malabar and Ceylon. Meesia 

 serrata, Gsert. fruct. 1. p. 344. t. 70. Tsjocatti, Rheed. mal. 5. 

 t. 48. Flowers small, yellow. Drupes reddish. The roots and 

 leaves are bitter, a decoction of them, either in water or milk, 

 is used in Malabar as tonic, stomachic, and antiemetic. 



Serrated-\eaved Walkera. Clt. 1824. Shrub 12 feet. 



2 W. INTEGRIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 737.) leaves entire; 

 racemes simple, elongated ; lobes of calyx very short. Tj . S. 

 Native of French Guiana. Petals yellow, coriaceous. Berries 

 2-3, often abortive. 



Entire-leaved Walkera. Shrub 8 feet. 



Cult. See Gomphia for cultivation and propagation. 



IV. ELVA'SIA (in honour of Francis Manoel d'Elvas, a 

 Portuguese, who first illustrated the natural history of Brazil). 

 D. C. in ann. mus. 17. p. 422. prod. 1. p. 738. 



LIN. SVST. Octandria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted. Petals 4. 

 Stamens 8, 4 of which are opposite the petals, with longish fila- 

 ments, and ovate, adnate anthers, which burst by 2 pores at the 

 apex. Ovary seated on the columnar receptacle, 4-lobed, 4-celled, 

 the lobes are neither distinct nor profound ; cells 1 -seeded. Ovul;t 

 suspended from the inner angle. 



1 E. CALOPHY'LLA (D. C. 1. c. no. 1. t. 20.). Ij . S. Native 

 of Brazil. Leaves oblong, quite entire, with the veins parallel 

 with the middle nerve. Panicles terminal. Flowers small, 

 yellow. Ovary of 4 tubercles. 



Beautiful-leaved Elvasia. Shrub 6 feet. 



Cult. See Gomphia for cultivation and propagation. 



V. CASTE' LA (named by Turpin after M. Castel, author 

 of a poem upon plants). Turp. ann. mus. 7. p. 78. t. 5. D.C, 

 prod. 1. p. 738. 



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