VOCHYSIE^E. II. AMPHU.OCHIA. III. VOCHYSIA. 



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II. AMPHILO'CHIA (to the memory of Amphilochus, an 

 Atlienian philosopher, and writer on agricultnre). Mart. bras. 

 1. p. 127. D. C. prod. 3. p. 26. 



LIN. SYST. Mondndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 unequal coria- 

 ceous parts ; upper part large, and drawn out into a short horn. 

 Petal one, deeply obcordate. Fertile stamen one, alternate with 

 the petal, usually without any rudiments of sterile ones. Anther 

 4-celled ; cells in distinct pairs. Ovary free, with the cells con- 

 taining few ovula. Capsule having the epicarp separable, corti- 

 cate, 3-celled, 3-valved, opening at the dissepiments ; the valves 

 are bent inwards so much as to form the dissepiments to the 

 capsule. Seeds 1-2 in each cell. Trees, with opposite petio- 

 late coriaceous, reticulately-veined leaves. Leaf-buds covered 

 with white grains, which remain afterwards permanent at the 

 base of the branches. Flowers terminal, disposed in somewhat 

 interrupted spikes. Petal pubescent. 



1 A. DICHOTOMA (Mart. 1. c. t. 77.) leaves roundish and 

 somewhat cordate at the base, narrow-oblong, and bluntish, 

 pubescent beneath. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 of Minas Geraes. Petal sulphur-coloured, marked with a blue 

 spot at the base. 



Dichotumous Amphilochia. Tree. 



2 A. CORDA'TA (Mart. 1. c. p. 129.) leaves deeply cordate at 

 the base, rather ovate-lanceolate, acutish, glabrous and glauces- 

 cent on both surfaces. fj . S. Native of the south of Brazil. 

 Qualea cordata, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 17. Flowers like the last. 



Cordate-leaved Amphilochia. Tree. 



Cult. See I'ocJiysia for culture and propagation, p. 670. 



III. VOCHY'SIA (Fochy is the Guiana name of one of the 

 species). Juss. gen. p. 426. St. Hil. mem. mus. 6. p. 166. 

 Mart. bras. 2. p. 139. D. C. prod. 3. p. 26. Vochy, Aubl. 

 guian. 1. p. 18. t. 6. Vochya, Vand. fl. bras, in Room, scrip, t, 

 6. Salmonia, Neck. elem. no. 808. Cucullaria, Schreb. gen. 

 no. 11. 



LIN. SYST. Monandria, Monogynia. Calyx coloured, 5-parted 

 (f. 91. a.), with 4 of the lobes small (f. 91. a.), and the fifth or 

 superior one large, and drawn out into a spur at the base (f. 91. 

 6.). Petals 3 (f. 91. c. d.), unequal, inserted in the calyx, the 2 

 lateral ones not half the size of the middle one (f. 91. d. c.). 

 Stamens 3, opposite the petals, 2 lateral ones sterile and small ; 

 and the middle one larger and fertile, bearing a continuous 

 immoveable anther, which is cucullate at the apex. Stigma 

 terminal, obtuse. Capsule trigonal (f. 91. A.), 3-celled; the 

 valves opening in the middle. Seeds furnished with a wing, 

 exalbuminous, solitary in the cells. Cotyledons large. Radicle 

 superior.- South American trees, with opposite or verticillate, 

 ovate, entire, feather-nerved, bistipulate leaves, standing on short 

 footstalks. Flowers of all yellow, disposed in terminal racemes; 

 pedicels 1-2-4-flowered, bibracteolate at the base. 



1 V. GUIANE'NSIS (Lam. ill. no. 97. t. 11.) leaves opposite, 

 obovate-oblong, ending in a short acumen each, glabrous on 

 both surfaces ; racemes simple, erect, terminal, dense-flowered ; 

 spur of flower spreading. f? . S. Native of Guiana and Ma- 

 ranham, in woods. Vochy Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 18. t, 

 6. Cucullaria excelsa, Willd. spec. 1. p. 17. but not of Vahl. 



Guiana Vochysia. Tree 20 to 40 feet. 



2 V. TOMENTOSA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 20.) leaves opposite, ob- 

 long-oval, ending each in a long taper-point, attenuated at the 

 base, glabrous above, but clothed w : ith rusty tomentum beneath ; 

 racemes terminal, loose, nodding. \^ . S. Native of Guiana, in 

 woods. Cucullaria exclsa, Vahl. enum. 1. p. 4. exclusive of 

 the synonymes. Cucullaria tomentosa, Meyer, esseq. p. 12. 



Tomentose Vochysia. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



3 V. CITRIFOLIA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 491.) leaves opposite, 



ovate, bluntly acuminated, glabrous ; racemes terminal, panicled. 

 Pj .S. Native of Brazil. Cucullaria citrifolia, Roem. et Schultes, 

 mant. 1. p. 52. 



Citron-leaved Vochysia, Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



4 V. EMARGINA'TA (Poir. diet. 8. p. 682.) leaves 4 in a whorl, 

 petiolate, oblong, bluntly emarginate, attenuated at the base, 

 rather coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces ; racemes nume- 

 rous, ascending, elongated, terminal, erect; peduncles usually 

 S-flowered. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, about Rio Janeiro. Vo- 

 chya, Vand. fl. bras, in Roem. script. 69. t. 6. f. 1. Cucullaria 

 emarginata, Vahl. enum. 1. p. 5. 



Emarginate-\eaved Vochysia. Tree 20 feet. 



5 V. TETRAPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 27.) leaves 4 in a 

 whorl, linear-oblong, acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous on both 

 surfaces ; racemes axillary, very simple. ^ . S. Native of 

 Guiana, in humid woods. Cucullaria tetraphylla, Meyer, esseq. 

 p. 12. There is a variety of this species mentioned by Meyer 

 in nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 813. with 3 leaves in a whorl. 



Four-leaved Vochysia. Tree 20 feet. 



6 V. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Mart. bras. 1. p. 140. t. 83.) quite gla- 

 brous ; leaves 3 or 4 in a whorl, almost sessile, cordate at the 

 base, orbicular and emarginate, glaucescent, coriaceous, firm ; 

 racemes terminal, solitary ; peduncles usually 2-flowered : ovaries 

 glabrous. Pj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes, on mountains. 



Round-leaved Vochysia. Tree 40 feet. 



7 V. HERBA'CEA (Pohl.pl. bras. 2. p. 27. t. 118.)leavesobovate, 

 mucronate, pilose, on short petioles, 5-6 in a whorl ; racemes 

 elongated ; peduncles clothed with villous tomentum, usually 5- 

 flowered. (7 . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 



Herbaceous Vochysia. Shrub 2 feet. 



8 V. SERI'CEA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 28. t. 119.) leaves crowded, 

 in cumulated whorles, usually 6 in each whorl, petiolate, ob- 

 versely-oblong, emarginate at the apex ; racemes clothed with 

 silky tomentum ; peduncles usually 3-flowered. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 



Silky Vochysia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



9 V. CINNAMOMEA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 29. t. 120.) leaves cu- 

 mulated in whorles, 6 or 8 in each whorl, nearly sessile, oblong, 

 obtuse, emarginate, clothed with brown tomentum beneath ; 

 racemes very long, whorled ; peduncles tomentose. (7 . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 



Cmnamon-Yike Vochysia. Shrub 6 to S feet. 



10 V. ELLI'PTICA (Mart. bras. 1. p. 141. t. 84.) leaves oppo- 

 site, or 3 or 4 in a whorl, almost sessile, rounded and emargi- 

 nate at both ends, glabrous, coriaceous, finely veined, glauces- 

 cent ; racemes terminal, solitary ; peduncles 2-flowered, and are, 

 as well as the calyxes, pubescent ; ovaries villous. fy . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in the dia- 

 mond district, (f. 91.) 



Elliptic-leaved Vochysia. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



1 1 V. TUCANORUM (Mart. bras. 2. p. 142. t. 85.) leaves S to 

 8 in a whorl, lanceolate-oblong, or obovate-oblong, attenuated 

 at the base, obtuse or rounded at the apex, and emarginate, 

 glabrous on both surfaces ; veins of leaves rather remote, com- 

 bined a considerable way from the margin ; racemes terminal, 

 solitary ; ovaries glabrous. Jj . S. Native of the south of 

 Brazil. 



Var. a,fastigiata (D. C. prod. 3. p. 27.) leaves 3 or 4 in a 

 whorl, approximate, lanceolate ; racemes short, fastigiate, very 

 simple, few-flowered ; spur of flower bent downwards, and ad- 

 pressed to the calyx. 



Far. ft, macrostachya (D. C. 1. c.) leaves 4 in a whorl, ob- 

 long or obovate-oblong ; racemes terminal, solitary, compound, 

 tapering much to the apex ; spur of flowers bent. 



