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OXAGRARI^E. X. JUSSIJEA. 



T; . B. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Novas, in 

 humid valleys near Piedade, and in the province of Minas Geraes 

 in meadows, near Palmita. Petals yellow. 

 Palmita Jussiaea. Fl. June. Sh. 3 to 5 ft. 



38 J. MYRTIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. FIG. 98. 

 bras. 2. p. 260.) shrubby, much 



branched ; branches hairy, angu- 

 larly furrowed at the apex ; 

 leaves lanceolate, acute, quite 

 entire, glabrous above, but pu- 

 berulous beneath ; flowers pedi- 

 cellate ; calyx hairy, with an ob- 

 conical tube and lanceolate acute 

 lobes ; petals obovate, slightly 

 emarginate. Jj . B. S. Native of 

 Brazil, in that part of the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes called 

 Minas Novas, in sand on the 

 banks of the river Jiquitinhonha. 

 Petals yellow. 



Myrtle-leaved Jussiaea. Fl. 

 May. Sh. 4 ft. 



39 J. LANCEOLA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 259.) suffruticose ; 

 branches red, sulcately angular, puberulous above ; leaves lan- 

 ceolate, acute, quite entire, glabrous ; flowers pedicellate; calyx 

 pubescent, with an obconically quadrangular tube, and lanceo- 

 late acute lobes ; petals obovate, exceeding the calyx ; capsule 

 obovate, 4-ribbed ; seeds elliptic, 1-celled. T? . B. S. Native 

 of Brazil, near Salto Grande, not far from the town of St. Paul. 

 Petals yellow. 



Lanceolate-}eaved Jussiaea. Sh. 1 ft. 



40 J. CAPAROSA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 2.58.) shrubby; 

 branches furrowed at the apex, beset with brownish pili ; leaves 

 oblong, ending in a short acumen, quite entire, hairy ; flowers 

 pedicellate ; calyx hairy, with an obconical 4-ribbed tube, and 

 lanceolate acute segments ; petals obovate, slightly emarginate, 

 exceeding the calyx ; capsule obconical, obsoletely tetragonal ; 

 seeds elliptic, 1-celled. ^ . B. S. Native of the province of 

 Minas Geraes, near the village of Sucuriu, where it is called 

 caparosa. Petals yellow. 



Caparosa Jussiaea. Sh. 



41 J. E'LEGANS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 257.) shrubby; 

 branches pubescent and furrowed at the apex ; leaves lanceolate, 

 acuminated, obsoletely sinuated, hispid ; flowers pedicellate ; 

 calyx pubescent, with an obconical 8-ribbed tube, and lanceolate 

 acute lobes ; petals obovate, exceeding the calyx. Jj . B. S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, at the river 

 Parahyba, near the village of Uba. Flowers yellow. 



Elegant Jussisea. Fl. Oct. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



42 J. LARUOTTEA'NA (St, Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 256.) shrubby ; 

 branches angular, reddish, smoothish ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute or rounded at the apex and ending in a short point, taper- 

 ing to the base, obsoletely toothed, smoothish ; calyx pubescent, 

 with an obconical quadrangular 4-ribbed tube, and lanceolate 

 acute ciliated lobes ; petals obovate, exceeding the calyx ; cap- 

 sule obconical, 8-ribbed; seeds elliptic, 1-celled. J? . B. S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, near Padre- 

 Bento, where it was collected by one Laruotte. 



Laruotte's Jussiaea. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



43 J. DECU'RRENS (D. C. prod. 3. p. 56.) herbaceous, erect, 

 branched, glabrous ; stems winged from the leaves running down 

 them ; leaves lanceolate ; flowers rather pedicellate ; pedicel fur- 

 nished with 2 glands in the middle ; lobes of calyx 3-5-nerved, 

 acute ; petals obovate, longer than the calyx ; capsule turbinate, 

 winged at the angles. Tf. . W. F. Native of Georgia and Caro- 

 lina, and probably of Virginia, in watery shady places. J, 



erecta, Abbot, insect, georg. t. 40. ex Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. 

 p. 304. but not of Lin. Ludwigia Jussiaeoides, Michx. fl. bor. 

 amer. 1. p. 89. but not of Lam. Ludwigia deciirrens, Walt. 

 car. 89. Ell. sketch. 1. p. 217. Flowers yellow. There are 

 varieties of this species with ovate and linear-lanceolate leaves, 

 and sessile and pedicellate flowers. 

 Decurrent-leaved Jussiaea. PI. 1 ft. 



44 J. PALU'SIRIS (Meyer, prim, esseq. 173.) stem erect, suf- 

 fruticose, winged ; upper leaves lanceolate, lower ones rather 

 spatulate, glabrous ; pedicels short ; lobes of calyx lanceolate, 

 veined, about equal in length to the petals, which are oval ; tube 

 of calyx bluntly tetragonal. $ . B. S. Native of marshes about 

 Essequibo. Flowers yellow. 



Marsh Jussiaea. PI. 1 ft. 



45 J. ANASTOMOSANS (D. C. prod. 3. p. 56.) arboreous ; 

 branches deflexed, red, smoothish, angular towards the apex ; 

 leaves lanceolate, acute, quite entire, shining, smoothish ; lateral 

 nerves running into a parallel marginal one ; flowers pedicellate ; 

 calyx smoothish, with an obconical quadrangular tube, and lan- 

 ceolate acute lobes, furnished with 2 bracteas at the base ; petals 

 obovate, rounded, about equal in length to the calycine lobes. 



fj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, on 

 the mountain called Serra de Nssa Snra Mui dos Uomens. 

 Stem as thick as a man's arm. St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 255. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Anastomosing -leaved Jussiaea. Sh. 10 to 12 ft. 



46 J. NERVOSA (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 199.) branches angular, 

 and are, as well as the nerves of the leaves, beset with short 

 velvety down ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, acute, glabrous, with 

 the nerves rather prominent beneath ; pedicels 1 -flowered, 

 longer than the ovarium, furnished with 2 scales at the apex ; 

 lobes of calyx 5-nerved, acuminated, about equal in length to 

 the tube, which is rather turbinate and angular. Tj . B. S. 

 Native of Cayenne. Top of ovarium protruding into an 8-fur- 

 rowed truncate cone. 



JVercerf-calyxed Jussisea. Sh. 2 feet. 



47 J. LIGUSTRIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 100.) herbaceous, erect, smoothish; leaves on short petioles, 

 oblong, acute ; pedicels 1 -flowered, bibracteolate at the apex; 

 lobes of calyx ovate, acute, 5-nerved ; tube quadrangular, 

 attenuated at the base ; petals roundish, longer than the calyx. 

 If.. 1 B. S. Native of Mexico. Plum. ed. Burm. t. 175. f. 1. 

 ex Kunth. Flowers yellow. 



Privet-leaved Jussisea. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



48 J. MAYPURE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 100. t. 531.) stem shrubby, glabrous; leaves on short petioles, 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute, stiffish, puberulous on the nerves and 

 veins beneath; pedicels 1 -flowered, bibracteolate at the apex ; 

 lobes of calyx ovate, acute, somewhat 5-nerved, about equal in 

 length to the petals,"which are ovate ; tube tetragonal, obco- 

 nical. J? . B. S. Native in humid places, on the banks of the 

 Orinoco near Maypures. Petals yellow. Anthers twisted. 

 Bracteoles linear. 



Maypures Jussiasa. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



49 J. OVALIFOLIA (Sims, bot. mag. t. 2530.) plant erect, 

 branched, clothed with villous pubescence ; branches tetragonal, 

 a little winged ; leaves nearly sessile, elliptic, acuminated, 

 nerved ; flowers sessile ; lobes of calyx ovate, acuminated, 3- 

 nerved, about equal in length to the petals, which are orbicular ; 

 tube elongated, tetragonal. $ . B. S. Native of Madagascar. 

 Flowers yellow. Genitals very short. 



Oval-leaved Jussiaea. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1810. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



50 J. BURMA'NNI (D. C. prod. 3. p. 57.) stem erect, nearly 

 terete ; when young rather villous, but at length glabrous ; leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminated at both ends ; flowers on short pedicels, 

 bibracteolate ; lobes of calyx ovate, acute, 3-nerved ; tube and 



