SAMYDE.E. I. SAMYDA. II. CASEARIA. 



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beneath. T^ . S. Native of Brazil. Bigelovia Brasiliensis, 

 Spreng. neu. entd. Flowers white. 

 Sello's Samyda. Shrub 6 feet ? 



SECT. II. GUIDON IA (named by Plumier in honour of Guido 

 Crescentius Fagon, physician to Louis XIV., to whom Linnaeus 

 dedicated another genus Fagonia, see vol. 1. p. 770). D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 48. Samydae diibiae, Kunth. Calyx almost divided 

 to the base. Stamens 8, rarely 10. Flowers small. Inter- 

 mediate between Samyda and Casearia. 



* Floners octandroits. 



14 S. MULTIFLORA (Cav. icon. 1. p. 48. t. 67.) flowers 4-parted; 

 pedicels axillary, aggregate ; leaves oblong, tapering to both 

 ends, toothed, downy beneath. fj. S. Native of St. Domingo. 

 Flowers whitish. 



Many-Jlorvered Samyda. Shrub 4 feet. 



15 S. ? MACROPHY'LLA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 625.) flowers 5- 

 cleft ? revolute ; corymbs terminal ; leaves ovate, acute, smooth, 

 obscurely crenated, villous in the axillae of the veins beneath. 



?2 . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers greenish. Anthers 



brown. 



Long-leaved Samyda. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 



* * Floners decandrous and octandrous. 



16 S. NI'TIDA (Lin. spec. 557.) flowers octandrous and de- 

 candrous, 5-parted ; pedicels axillary, crowded, 1 -flowered ; 

 leaves cordate, smooth, somewhat serrated. T? . S. Native of 

 Jamaica, in the low lands. Lam. ill. t. 355. f. 2. P. Browne, 

 jam. 217. .t. 23. f. 3. Flowers white and red. There are small 

 teeth between the stamens, therefore it comes near to Casearia. 

 P. Browne calls this shrub the Larger Clovcn-bcrry-bush. 



Shining -leaved Samyda. Clt. 1793. Shrub 6 feet. 



17 S. SPINE'SCENS (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 762.) flowers 

 decandrous and octandrous, 5-parted, almost sessile, nearly ter- 

 minal ; leaves lanceolate-ovate, bluntly crenated, smooth ; 

 branches spreading, spinescent. T? . S. Native of St. Domingo, 

 where it flowers in December and January. Flowers pale, in 

 short, dense, downy clusters or spikes. 



Spinescent Samyda. Shrub 12 feet. 



18 S. PUBE'SCENS (Hamilt. prod. fl. ind. occ. p. 37.) leaves 

 ovate-oblong, tapering to both ends, remotely-serrated above, 

 quite entire at the base, tomentosely-pubescent ; flowers sub- 

 alternate, axillary. fj . S. Native of St. Domingo. 



Pubescent Samyda. Shrub. 



Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. 



II. CASEA'RIA (in honour of J. Casearius, who assisted 

 Rheede in the Hortus Malabaricus). Jacq. amer. 132. Lin. 

 gen. no. 544. D. C. prod. 2. p. 48. Anavinga, Lam. diet. 1. 

 p. 147. ill. t. 355. Iroucana and Pitumba, Aubl. guian. 

 Athenae'a and Casearia, Schreb. Melistaurum, Forst. gen. 

 Casearia and Anavinga, Gaert. fil. Lindleya, Kunth, malv. 

 p. 1 0. but not of H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 



LIN. SYST. Hexa-Dodecandria, Monogynia. Stamens 12-30, 

 monadelphous at the base, alternate ones bearing anthers, sterile 

 ones awl-shaped or spatulate, usually villous or fringed. This 

 genus ought probably to be divided into several genera, but the 

 number of parts is not sufficient. 



1. HexanthercE (from t, hex, six, and avOnpa, anthera, 

 an anther). D. C. prod. 2. p. 48. Fertile stamens 6. Sterile 

 ones 6. Leaves coarsely spiny-toothed. 



1 C. ILICIFOLIA (Vent, choix. t. 44.) flowers 5-cleft ; leaves 

 ovate, with spiny angles, coriaceous, downy beneath. Jj . S. 

 Native of St. Domingo. 



Holly-lcarcd Casearia. Shrub. 



2 C. COMOCLADIFOLIA (Vent. 1. c. in a note) flowers 5-cleft ; 

 leaves roundish, with spiny angles, quite smooth. 1? . S. Na- 

 tive of St. Domingo. 



Comocladia-leavcd Casearia. Shrub. 



2. Octanthera (OKTW, octo, eight, and av0jpa, anthera, an 

 anther). D. C. prod. 2. p. 49. Fertile stamens 8. Sterile 

 ones 8. Leaves quite entire, or a little serrated. 



3 C. CORIA'CEA (Vent, choix. t. 45.) flowers 7-8-anthered, 

 5-cleft; pedicels numerous, axillary, 1 -flowered : leaves obo- 

 vate, quite entire, coriaceous, smooth. Jj . S. Native of Batavia. 

 Flowers small. 



Coriaceous-leaved Casearia. Shrub. 



4 C. GLOMERA'TA (Roxb. hort. beng. 33. ?) flowers 5-cleft ; 

 pedicels very numerous, in fascicles, 1 -flowered, very short ; 

 leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, smooth, a little serrated. ^ . S. 

 Native of Bengal. Flowers small. There is a specimen of 

 this plant in the Lambertian Herbarium, named C. dnavinga, 



Glomernted-fiov/ered Casearia. Shrub. 



5 C. OVATA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 629.) flowers 6-8-anthered ? 

 4-cleft ; pedicels 1-flowered, axillary, usually solitary ; leaves 

 ovate, acuminated, a little serrated. Jj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. C. Anavinga, Pers. ench. 1. p. 485. Anavinga, Rheed. 

 mal. 4. t. 49. Anavinga ovata, Lam. diet. 1. p. 148. 



Ovate-leaved Casearia. Shrub. 



6 C. RAMIFLORA (Vahl. symb. 2. p. 50.) flowers 8-anthered, 

 5-cleft ; pedicels 1-flowered, rising in fascicles along the branches 

 beneath the leaves ; leaves elliptical, acute, serrated, smooth on 

 both surfaces. F? . S. Native of the West Indies and the 

 shores of Guiana. Iroucana Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 329. 

 1. 127. Athenaj'a, Schreb. gen. no. 661. Flowers white. Cap- 

 sules green with a tinge of violet. Seed covered with a scarlet, 

 pulpy, viscid membrane. The bark, leaves, and fruit have a 

 sharp aromatic taste. The last is called Cuffe Diable or Devil's 

 coffee, by the Creoles. 



Branch-Jlowered Casearia. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 feet. 



7 C. NITIDA (Jacq. amer. 132. act. helv. 8. p. 58. with a 

 figure) flowers 8-anthered, 5-parted ; cymes stalked, axillary ; 

 leaves ovate, crenated, smooth, shining above. ^ . S. Native 

 of Carthagena, among bushes. Samyda crenata, Poir. diet. 6. 

 p. 490. Flowers whitish. Pulp of fruit scarlet or purple. 



Shining-leaved Casearia. Shrub 12 feet. 



8 C. CORYMBOSA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 366.) 

 flowers 8-anthered, bluntly 5-cleft ; corymbs axillary, solitary, 

 stalked, many-flowered, one-half shorter than the leaves ; leaves 

 oblong, acuminated, acutish at the base, sharply toothed, smooth, 

 full of pellucid dots. Tj . S. Native of South America, on 

 the banks of the river Magdalena, near Mompox and Honda. 

 Calyx white inside. 



Corymbose-flowered Casearia. Shrub 1 feet. 



9 C. HIRTA (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 756.) flowers 8-an- 

 thered, 4-parted ; pedicels crowded, 1-flowered; leaves ovate, 

 serrated, hairy beneath. T? . S. Native of Jamaica, in the 

 low lands. Samyda tomentosa, Swartz. prod. 68. Flowers 

 white inside but green outside. Filaments yellow. 



Hairy-leaved Gasearia. Shrub 7 feet. 



10 C. SPINOSA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 626.) flowers 8-anthered, 

 5-parted; pedicels 1-flowered, crowded, axillary ; leaves ovate, 

 serrated, smooth ; branches spiny. T? . S. Native of St. Do- 

 mingo and the island of Cuba, where it is called Jia. Samyda 

 spinosa, Lin. spec. 557. C. aculeata, Jacq. amer. 133. The 

 spines are strong and straight, they are only abortive indurated 

 branches, as in Cerasus spinosa. Flowers white. Fruit greenish- 

 purple. 



Spiny Casearia. Shrub 7 feet. 

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