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SAMYDE,*:. II. CASEARIA. 



11C. MARIQUITE'NSIS (II. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 

 p. 364.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, 

 denticulated, smooth, full of pellucid dots ; fruit solitary or twin, 

 covered with fine tomentum. Tj . S. Native of New Granada, 

 near Mariquita. Flowers unknown. 



Mariquito Casearia. Shrub 10 feet. 



I '.I C. ARGUTA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 3G3.) 

 branches finely tomentose ; leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, 

 rounded at the base, sharply serrated, smooth above, and pubes- 

 cent on the nerves beneath, full of pellucid dots ; fruit crowded, 

 pubescent at the apex. Tj . S. Native of Mexico, near La 

 Venta del Exido. Flowers unknown. 



Sharp-notched. Casearia. Tree 20 feet. 



13 C. MULTIFLORA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 355.) flowers S-an- 

 thered, 5 -parted? panicles axillary, divaricate; leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, quite entire, smooth ; branches spincscent. 

 Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers greenish-white. 



Sterile stamens cucullate. Fruit baccate, sub-4-celled. 

 Many-Jlomcred Casearia. Shrub S feet. 



| 3. Decanthera (from cei, deka, ten, and cu-0/joa, ctntltcra, 

 an anther). D. C, prod. 2. p. 49. Fertile stamens 10, with 

 a sterile one between each. Leaves quite entire or serrated. 



14 C. PARVIFLORA (Willil. spec. 2. p. 627.) flowers 10- 

 anthered, 5-parted, small; pedicels 1-flowered, crowded, axil- 

 lary ; leaves oblong, acuminated, crenulate, smooth on both 

 surfaces, shining, evidently full of pellucid dots. Tj . S. Native 

 of the West Indies, in bushy places. Samyda parviflora, Lin. 

 spec. 557. Sloan, hist. 2. t. 211. f. 2. Flowers whitish. Pulp 

 of fruit yellow. 



Small-flowered Casearia. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 



15 C. SYLVE'STRIS (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 725.) flowers 

 10-anthered, 5-parted, small; pedicels 1-flowered, axillary, 

 crowded ; leaves ovate-oblong, long, and bluntly acuminated, 

 quite entire, and smooth on both surfaces, shining, and evidently 

 full of pellucid dots. T? . S. Native of the West Indies, 

 among bushes on the mountains. Flowers whitish. Fruit 

 small, red. 



Var. ft ? plalyplujlla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 49.) leaves oval, with 

 a short taper-point. TT . S. Native of Porto-Rico and St. 

 Thomas. C. integrifolia, Vahl. ined. 



W^'M Casearia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 7 feet. 



16 C. IN/EQUILA'TERA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 237.) branches 

 smooth ; leaves oblong or elliptic-oblong, very unequal-sided, 

 narrowed at both ends, acuminated, serrate-toothed, full of pel- 

 lucid dots, smoothish, shining; flowers smooth, umbellate; 

 umbels nearly sessile ; fertile stamens 10, exceeding the calyx ; 

 style trifid. fj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio 

 Janeiro. 



Unequal-sided-lcaved Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



17 C. MICRA'NTHA ; branches puberulous at the apex ; leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, acuminated, serrulated, 

 full of pellucid dots, smoothish, umbellate ; umbels sessile; fer- 

 tile stamens 10, equal with the calyx; style trifid. I;. S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, where it is 

 called Pioya. C. parviflora, St. Hil. fl. bras. 2.. p. 237. Calyx 

 white inside. 



Small-flowered Cascaria. Shrub 10 feet. 



18 C. GRANDIFLORA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 232. t. 126.) 

 branches covered with yellowish tomentum ; leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, acute, sharply serrated, dotless, smoothish above, but 

 clothed with yellowish tomentum beneath ; flowers clothed with 

 yellowish tomentum, glomerate, sessile; fertile stamens 10, one- 

 half shorter than the corolla ; style undivided. T? . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. 



Great-jhin-crcd Casearia. Shrub 1 to 5 feet. 



19 C. SESSILII -I.O'KA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 231.) branches 

 smooth below and puberulous above ; leaves elliptic, short- 

 acuminated, obsolete!)- serrulated, full of pellucid dots, smooth ; 

 flowers pubescent, glomerate, sessile; fertile stamens 10, 3- times 

 shorter than the calyx ; style undivided. ^ . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. Calyx greenish-white. 



Sessile-flowered Casearia. Shrub 5 to C feet. 



20 C. ULMIFO'LIA (Vahl. in Vent, choix. no. 47. in a 

 note. St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 233.) flowers 10-anthered, 5- 

 parted, umbellate ; umbels on short stalks ; style undivided ; 

 leaves oval-oblong, taper-pointed, acutely serrulated, pube- 

 rulous, full of pellucid dots ; branches smooth. Pj . S. 

 Native of Porto-Rico and Brazil. Stamens smooth. SteriU> 

 filaments fringed, gpatulate. Flowers whitish, a little larger 

 than those of the two preceding species. In the province of 

 Minas Geraes, in Brazil, the inhabitants employ this plant in 

 domestic medicine. They boil the leaves, and apply them to 

 wounds and to the bites of the most poisonous serpents. 



Elm-leaved Casearia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



21 C. SERRULA'TA (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 754.) flowers 

 10-anthered, 5-parted, small, a little fringed ; pedicels axillary, 

 crowded, 1-flowered; leaves ovate-lanceolate, blunt, serrulated; 

 branches flexuous. fy S. Native of the West Indies, in the 

 island of Nevis. Samyda Neviana, Poir. diet. 6. p. 493. 

 Flowers whitish. 



Serrulate- leaved Casearia. Clt. 1818. Shrub 4 feet. 



22 C. PARVIFOLIA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 628.) flowers 10-an- 

 thered, 5-parted, spreading-reflexed ; pedicels crowded, lateral, 

 1-flowered ; leaves ovate, acuminated, erenate-serrated, smooth. 

 17 . S. Native of Martinique, Guadaloupe, and Porto-Rico. 

 C. decandra, Jacq. amer. t. 85. C. punctata, Spreng. new. 

 entd. 2. p. 154. Flowers whitish. Ovary conical, taper-pointed, 

 hairy. Pulp of fruit yellow. 



Small-leaved Casearia. Clt. 1827. Shrub 6 feet. 



23 C. ACUMINA IA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 50.)flowers 10-anthered, 

 5-parted, small, quite smooth: pedicels axillary, crowded, 1- 

 flowered; leaves ovate-lanceolate, taper-pointed, erenate-serrated, 

 smooth, without dots. ^ S. Native of French Guiana. 

 Sterile filaments short, scarcely hairy. Flowers whitish. 



j4ctiminate-]ea.ved Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. 



24 C. MACROPHY'LLA (Vahl. eel. 2. p. 3?.) flowers 10-an- 

 thered, 5-parted, rather velvety ; pedicels crowded, axillary, 

 1-flowered ; leaves elliptical, taper- pointed, a little crenated, 

 smooth on both surfaces. 17 . S. Native of Cayenne. Pitumba 

 Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 2. app. 29. t. 385. C. Pitumba, Poir. 

 diet. 6. p. 492. Fertile and sterile stamens villous. Leaves 

 6-8 inches long. Flowers 2-3 lines long, whitish ? Fruit about 

 the size of a walnut. 



Long-leaved Casearia. Shrub 8 feet. 



25 C. PAUCIFLO'RA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 235.) branches 

 smooth at the bottom, but pubescently tomentose at the apex ; 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, long-acuminated, nearly entire, dotless, 

 puberulous ; flowers pubescently-tomentose, umbellate ; umbels 

 sessile ; fertile stamens 1 0*, 3-times shorter than the calyx ; style 

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

 Geraes. Flowers white inside. 



Fen'-Jloncred Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



26 C. OBLONGIFO'UA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 234.) branches 

 smooth ; leaves oblong, acute, nearly entire, full of pellucid 

 dots, smooth ; flowers puberulous, umbellate ; umbels sessile ; 

 fertile stamens 10, 3-times shorter than the calyx: style undi- 

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



Oblong-leaved Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



27 C. LI'NOUA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 236.) branches pube- 

 rulous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, roundish at the base, acumin- 





