COMBRETACE.E. XI. COMBHETUM. 



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Chinese Combretum. Shrub cl. 



38 C. VELUTI'NUM (D. C. prod. 3. p. 20.) leaves ovate, acu- 

 minated, clothed with soft villi on both surfaces as well as the 

 branches and peduncles ; spikes axillary, solitary, simple ; pedi- 

 cels very short. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Terminalia ar- 

 gentea, Mart, bras. 1. p. 43. ? Fruit large, 1-winged, pubes- 

 cent ; wings glabrous. Petioles hardly 2 lines long. 



Velvety Combretum. Shrub cl. ? 



39 C. PEDICELLA'RE (D. C. prod. 3. p. 20.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 velvety, but especially beneath, as well as the branches, petioles, 

 and peduncles ; racemes axillary, solitary, simple ; pedicels about 

 one half the length of the fruit. Tj . w ? S. Native of Brazil. 

 Very like the preceding species, but the petioles and pedicels 

 are half an inch long. Fruit ovate, acuminated, 4-winged, 

 clothed with short, rufescent, lepidotted down. 



Pedicelled Combretum. Shrub cl. ? 



40 C. A'LTUM (Perr. in litt. D. C. prod. 3. p. 20.) quite 

 glabrous ; leaves elliptic, attenuated at both ends, smooth, quite 

 entire, on short petioles ; racemes at the base of the branches ; 

 fruit solitary, 4-winged, pruinose, or brownish purple between 

 the wings, and lepidotted. Jj . w ? S. Native of Senegal, at 

 the lake called Du Panier, 28 miles from St. Louis. 



Tall Combretum. Shrub cl. 



41 C. MUCRONA'TUM (Thonn. in herb. Vahl. ex herb. Puer. 

 D. C. prod. 3. p. 20.) climbing? branchlets pubescent; leaves on 

 short petioles, elliptic, somewhat obovate, obtuse at the base, 

 and acuminately mucronate at the apex, glabrous, but with the 

 petiole and nerve rather pubescent ; racemes pedunculate, elon- 

 gated, bractless. Tj . w . S. Native of Guinea. Calyxes and 

 racemes velvety. Fruit glabrous, with membranous wings. 

 Not known whether it belongs to the present division of the 

 genus or not. 



Mwcroflrtte-leaved Combretum. Shrub cl. 



42 C. WALLI'CHII (D. C. prod. 3. p. 21.) erect, glabrous; 

 leaves opposite, petiolate, mucronately acuminated ; spikes pe- 

 dunculate, axillary, simple, shorter than the leaves, bractless. 

 ~fy S. Native of Nipaul. Flowers small, glabrous on the out- 

 side and villous inside. 



Walllch's Combretum. Shrub. 



SECT. II. POI'VREA (in honour of N. Poivre, intendent of the 

 Mauritius in 1766, a patron of botany). Poivrea. Comm. ined. 

 Pet. Th. obs. pi. afr. aust. p. 28. D. C. prod. 3. p. 17. Cris- 

 taria, Sonn. voy. ind. 2. t. 140. but not of Cav. Gonocarpus, 

 Hamilt. prod, but not of Thunb. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. 

 Stamens 10, exserted. Ovary 2-5, ovulate. Fruit with 5 wings. 

 Cotyledons truly convolute. 



1. Calyx tubular. Spikes axillary and terminal, usually 

 disposed in the manner of a panicle. 



43 C. COMOSUM (G. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 1824. p. 344. 

 and in Lin. trans. 15. p. 433.) climbing; branches pubescent; 

 leaves elliptic, acute, somewhat cordate at the base, pubescent 

 when young, but glabrous in the adult state ; panicle of many 

 spikes ; spikes bearing a tuft of flowers at the apex ; brae- 

 teas lanceolate, acute ; petals spatulate, obtuse ; stamens long. 



Tj . w . S. Native of Sierra Leone ; very common. Lindl. bot. 

 reg. 1105. Flowers crimson or red. 



Tufted-RowereA Combretum. Fl. Feb. Ju. Clt. 1822. Sh. cl. 



44 C. INTERME'DUUM (G. Don, 1. c.) climbing ; branches pu- 

 bescent ; leaves elliptic-obovate, mucronate, pubescent when 

 young, but glabrous in the adult state : bracteas ovate, mucro- 

 nate ; petals spatulate, obtuse. f; . w . S. Native of Sierra 

 Leone. Very like C. comosmn, but the flo\vers are larger and 

 denser. 



Intermediate Combretum. Clt. 1822. Shrub cl. 



VOL. II. 



45 C. PILOSUM (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 28. G. Don, in Lin. 

 trans. 15. p. 434.) climbing, pilose; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 acuminated, auricled at the base ; panicle of many spikes ; spikes 

 short ; calyxes and peduncles beset with fuscous pili ; petals 

 obovate, oblong, ciliated. T? . w . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Flowers crowded, white, about the size of those of C. comosum. 

 Stamens twice the length of the petals. 



Pilose Combretum. Shrub cl. 



46 C. BARBA V TUM (Newman, mss. G. Don, in Loud. hort. 

 brit. p. 157.) hairy in every part; leaves ovate-oblong; panicle 

 of many spikes ; spikes long ; petals obovate, bearded at the 

 apex. b w S. Native of Maranham. Flowers white, rather 

 large. 



Bearded-petalled Combretum. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 



47 C. OVA'LE (R. Br. in append, to Salt. trav. in abyssin. 

 G. Don, in Lin. trans. 15. p. 435.) erect; leaves oval-oblong, 

 obtuse, white beneath, when young pubescent, but glabrous in 

 the adult state ; branches and calyxes pubescent ; spikes axil- 

 lary and terminal, short, loose-flowered ; petals obovate-oblong, 

 obtuse ; stamens exserted. Tj . S. Native of Abyssinia. Flowers 

 probably white. 



OraWeaved Combretum. Shrub erect? 



48 C. ALTERNIFOLIUM (Jacq. amer. p. 104.) climbing, gla- 

 brous ; branches spinescent ; spines recurved ; leaves alternate, 

 oblong, glabrous, shining above ; panicle of many spikes ; spikes 

 short ; flowers crowded ; petals lanceolate, obtuse, twice the 

 length of the calyx ; stamens exserted. fj . w . S. Native of 

 South America. C. decandrum, Jacq. amer. ed. pict. p. 53. 

 t. 260. f. 27. C. spinosum, Humb. et Bonpl. pi. aequin. 2. p. 

 161. Poivrea alternifolia, D. C. prod. 3. p. 17. Flowers 

 small, white, on short pedicels. The juice is very clammy, and 

 is used as a substitute for glue. 



Alternate-leaved Combretum. Shrub cl. 



49 C. PAVONII (G. Don, in Lin. trans. 15. p. 436.) climbing ; 

 branches pilose ; leaves oblong or ovate, acuminated, mucro- 

 nate, somewhat cordate at the base, clothed with rusty villi 

 beneath ; panicle of many spikes, elongated ; petals lanceolate ; 

 stamens a little longer than the petals. b. . w . S. Native of 

 Guayaquil. C. decandrum, Ruiz, et Pav. mss. in herb. Lamb. 

 Flowers scattered, middle-sized, probably scarlet. 



Pavon's Combretum. Shrub cl. 



50 C. ERIOPE'TALUM ; shrub bushy ; leaves oval, quite gla- 

 brous, attenuated at both ends ; spikes opposite, slender, rather 

 velvety ; flowers distant, bractless ; calyxes glabrous ; petals 

 oblong, hairy. b. . S. Native of St. Domingo and Cuba, about 

 the Havannah. Poivrea eriopetala, D. C. prod. 3. p. 18. 



Woolly-petalled Combretum. Shrub. 



2. Calyx tubular. Panicle of several spikes. Flowers secund. 



51 C. PURPU'REUM (Vahl. 

 symb. 3. p. 51.) climbing, gla- 

 brous; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute, dark green, shining; pani- 

 cle of many spikes ; flowers loose; 

 petals elliptic-oblong, obtuse ; 

 stamens long. b. . w . S. Native 

 of Madagascar. Ker. bot. reg. 

 429. Sims, bot. mag. 2102. C. 

 coccineum, Lam. diet. 1. p. 734. 

 ill. 282. f. 2. Cristaria coccinea, 

 Sonn. itin. 2. p. 247. t. 140. 

 Poivrea coccinea, D. C. prod. 3. 

 p. 18. Flowers scarlet, secund. 



Purple Combretum. Fl. June, 

 Dec. Clt. 1818. Shrub cl. 



52 C. GRANDIFLORUM (G.Don, 



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FIG. 89. 



