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VOCHYSIEjE. III. VOCIIYSIA. IV. SALVERTIA. 



Var. X, lic.caplti'illa (D. C. prod. 1. c.) leaves 4-6 in a whorl, 

 linear-oblong, tapering much to the base ; racemes terminal, 

 very long, straight ; spur straightish, spreading downwards. 



Var. ft, vu/garis (D. C. 1. c.) leaves 3-G in a whorl, oblong- 

 lanceolate, tapering to both ends, emarginate ; racemes terminal, 

 middle-sized, cylindrical, loose-flowered; spur of flower straight- 

 ish, spreading downwards. 



Toucan's Vochysia. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



12V. RU'FA (Mart. bras. 1. p. 144. t. 86.) branches thick- 

 ened, tomentose ; leaves 4-8 in a whorl, petiolate, oblong, ob- 

 tuse, clothed with rusty tomentum beneath, especially when 

 young, reticulated with veins, coriaceous ; racemes terminal, so- 

 litary, very long, loose-flowered ; peduncles and calyxes tomen- 

 tose ; ovaries very hairy. f? . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes. 



Rufous Vochysia. Tree 20 feet. 



13 V. DIVE'RGENS (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 19. t. 111.) leaves Sin 

 a whorl, diverging, petiolate, oblong-elliptic, hardly emarginate 

 at the apex ; racemes very long ; peduncles 3-flowered, rather 

 pilose. T; . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 



Diverging-lenvedi Vochysia. Tree. 



14 V. MICRA'NTHA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 20. t. 112.)leaves 3 in 

 a whorl, petiolate, oblong, bluntish at the apex and a little emar- 

 ginate, rather attenuated at the base ; racemes elongated ; pedi- 

 cels simple. I? . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 



Small -flowered Vochysia. Tree 12 feet. 



15 V. PU'MILA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 21. t. 113.) leaves 3-4 in 

 a whorl, on short petioles, oblong, narrow at the base, obtuse at 

 the apex and mucronate, glaucous beneath ; racemes very long ; 

 peduncles 2-flowered, rather pilose. \i . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Minas Geraes. 



Dwarf Vochysia. Shrub 2 feet. 



16 V. THYRSOIDEA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 24. t. 115.) leaves 4 in 

 a whorl, on short petioles, oblong-elliptic, retuse, hardly attenu- 

 ated at the base ; racemes pyramidal ; peduncles usually 4-flovv- 

 ered. (5 . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. 



Thyrse-like-Rowered. Vochysia. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



17V. ALPE'STRIS (Mart. bras. 1. p. 145. t. 87.) leaves oppo- 

 site, on short petioles, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, rounded, gla- 

 brous on both surfaces, finely veined ; racemes terminal, solitary, 

 long, cylindrical ; ovaries glabrous. f? . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Minas Geraes, on the mountains. 



Alp Vochysia. Tree 15 to 25 feet. 



18V. GRA'NDIS (Mart. bras. 1. p. 146. t. 88.) leaves 4 in a 

 whorl, petiolate, ovate-oblong, rounded, or somewhat truncate, 

 and rather emarginate at the apex, glabrous on both surfaces and 

 finely veined, membranous ; racemes terminal, long, cylindrical, 

 aggregate; ovaries glabrous. Pj . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Rio Negro, in woods. 



Great Vochysia. Tree 80 to 100 feet. 



19 V. H,ENKEA V NA (Mart. bras. 1. p. 147. t. 89.) leaves 4 in 

 a whor!, on long footstalks, oblong-lanceolate, rather cuspidate, 

 bluntish and emarginate at the apex, glabrous on both surfaces 

 and finely veined ; racemes terminal, compound, aggregately 

 panicled ; ovaries tomentose. (7.8. Native of Peru. 



Heenke's Vochysia. Tree 20 feet. 



20 V. PYRAMIDA'LIS (Mart. bras. 1. p. 148. t. 90.) leaves op- 

 posite or 4 in a whorl, subcordate or rounded at the base, ob- 

 long-lanceolate, acuminated, costately veined beneath, and clothed 

 with fine cinereous tomentum, as well as the branches, petioles, 

 and peduncles ; racemes terminal, solitary, pyramidal ; ovaries 

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

 Geraes. 



Pyramidal Vochysia. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



FIG. 91. 



21 V. FLORIBU'NDA (Mart. 1. 

 c. p. 149. t. 91.) leaves opposite 

 or 3-4 in a whorl, oblong, cus- 

 pidate, costately veined beneath, 

 and strigose and roughish at the 

 veins ; racemes terminal, aggre- 

 gate ; spur of calyx short, 

 straight, and conical ; ovary gla- 

 brous. J; . S. Native of Bra- 

 zil at Ega, in the province of 

 Rio Negro. Allied to V. Guia- 

 n en sis. 



Bundle-flowered Vochysia. Tr. 

 30 to 40 feet. 



22 V.pRuiNosA(Pohl. pi. bras. 

 2. p. 22. t. 114.) leaves 4 in a 

 whorl, cumulated, nearly ses- 

 sile, oval-elliptic, rather cordate 



at the base, emarginate at the apex, pruinose ; racemes elon- 

 gated, tomentose ; peduncles usually 3-flowered, tomentose. Jj . 

 S, Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 

 Frosted Vochysia. Shrub 6 to 12 feet. 



23 V. CUNEA'TA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 26. t. 11 7.) leaves usually 

 5 in a whorl, on short petioles, rather cuneated or obversely 

 oblong-ovate, obcordate at the apex ; racemes pyramidal ; pe- 

 duncles usually 4-flowered. I? . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Minas Geraes. 



Cuneated-\&a.\eA Vochysia. Tree 24 feet. 



24 V. ELONGA'TA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 25. t. 1 1 6.) leaves 3 or 

 4 in a whorl, on short petioles, oblong or oblong-elliptic, rounded 

 and emarginate at the apex, attenuated at the base, reticulated ; 

 racemes elongated, straight; peduncles 2-5-6-flowered. I?. S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. 



Var. a, nitida (Pohl. 1. c.) leaves 4 in a whorl, elliptic, atte- 

 nuated at the base ; peduncles 5-G-flowered. 



Var. ft, optica (Pohl. 1. c.) leaves 4 in a whorl, oblong, atte- 

 nuated at the base ; pedrtncles 2-flowered. 



Var. -y, ternata (Pohl. 1. c.) leaves 3 in a whorl. 



Elongated Vochysia. Tree 24 feet. 



25 V. FERRUGI'NEA (Mart. bras. 1. p. 151. t. 92.) leaves 

 opposite, ovate-oblong or oblong, acuminated, glabrous above, 

 and costately veined beneath ; the middle nerve and veins clothed 

 with white tomentum, as well as the branches ; racemes termi- 

 nal, erect, straight ; peduncles usually 4-flowered ; spur of calyx 

 hooked ; ovaries glabrous. T? . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Rio Negro, in woods. 



Rusty Vochysia. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



"(" A doubtful species. 



26 V. ? RACEMOSA (Poir. diet. 8. p. 682.) leaves opposite, 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous, membranous ; racemes axil- 

 lary. 1? . S. Native of Cayenne. Cucullaria racemosa, Rcem. 

 et Schultes, syst. 1. p. 36. Capsule glabrous, size of a pea, 1- 

 valved, 3-celled ; cells 2 from abortion. Flowers unknown. 



Racemose-flowered Vochysia. Tree. 



Cult. A mixture of peat and loam will suit the species of 

 this genus, and ripened cuttings will strike root if planted in a 

 pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them. 



IV. SALVE'RTIA (Auguste St. Hilaire, does not say to 

 whom he has dedicated this name, but it is evidently dedicated to 

 some person of the name of Salvert or Salverti). St. Hil. mem. 

 mus. G. p. 266. and 9. p. 340. Mart. bras. 1. p. 152. D. C. 

 prod. 3. p. 28. 



LIN. SYST. Mottdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 nearly equal 



