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LYTHRARIE/E. VIII. CUPHEA. 



(lowers interpetiolar, verticillate, pedicellate ; calyx with a short 

 spur at the base ; petals 6 ; stamens 1 1 ; style villous ; ova- 

 riuin 3-ovulate. I/. S. Native of Brazil. Petals rose-co- 

 loured. 



Lysimachia-like Cuphea. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



12 C. SECUNDIFLORA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon, ined.) stern 

 herbaceous, erect, and is, as well as the calyxes, pubescent ; 

 leaves on long petioles, ovate, long-acuminated ; raceme ter- 

 minal, subspicate, short : flowers secund ; petals 6, rather un- 

 equal, spreading. Q. F. Native of Mexico. Herb with the 

 habit of the first section, but the flowers are referrible to the 

 present. Calyx white. Petals violaceous, 2 upper ones the 

 largest. 



Secund-flowered Cuphea. PI. 1 foot. 



13 C. CORDIFOLIA(H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 206.) stem herba- 

 ceous ; branches clothed with clammy pubescence ; leaves on 

 short petioles, ovate-oblong, acute, cordate at the base, with re- 

 volute margins, stiff", scabrous on both surfaces ; peduncles inter- 

 petiolar, alternate, somewhat racemose ; calyx hispid, clammy ; 

 petals unequal. I/ . ? S. Native of New Granada. Calyx 12- 

 toothed. Petals 6, violaceous. Stamens 10-12, exserted, un- 

 equal. Ovarium 18-30-ovulate. 



Heart-leaved Cuphea. PL 



14 C. MIMULOIDES (Cham, et Schlecht. Linnsea. 5. p. 570.) 

 branches brachiate, and are, as well as the peduncles and 

 calyxes, minutely puberulous ; leaves elliptic or lanceolate ; pe- 

 dicels alternate and opposite the leaves, and longer than them ; 

 petals 6, minute ; stamens 11. Q. F. Native of Mexico, in 

 humid places near Mesachica. Calyx 3 lines long. 



Miimdus-like Cuphea. PL -J foot. 



15 C. CYAN^'A (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. ex D. C. 

 prod. 3. p. 85.) stem herbaceous, erect ; branches hispid ; leaves 

 opposite, petiolate, ovate-cordate, acuminated, villous on both 

 surfaces ; peduncles interpetiolar, alternate, subracemose ; calyx 

 rather hispid ; petals 2, spatulate, unguiculate. O. F. Native 

 of Mexico. Nearly allied to the preceding, but differs in the 

 leaves being all opposite, and standing on petioles, almost an 

 inch long. Calyx red at the base, and yellowish at the apex. 

 Anthers and petals purplish blue. Perhaps the petals are only 

 2 or probably 6, 3 of which may be deciduous. 



ZMue-petalled Cuphea. PL | to 1 foot. 



16 C. COCCI'NEA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 85.) stem shrubby, erect, 

 pubescent at the apex ; leaves petiolate, cordate, acute ; pedun- 

 cles many-flowered, disposed in a terminal panicle ; petals ob- 

 long, acute, reflexed. Jj . S. Native of Mexico, on the moun- 

 tains of Tuxtla. Lythrum cordifolium, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. 

 icon. ined. Calyxes scarlet. Petals and genitals of the same 

 colour. 



Scarto-flowered Cuphea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



17 C. LLA^VEA (La Llave ex Lexarc. nov. veg. mex. 1. p. 

 20.) stems numerous, hispid ; branches ascending ; leaves almost 

 sessile, ovate-lanceolate, strigose ; pedicels interfoliaceous, erect ; 

 petals 2, obovate, large, the rest abortive ; stamens 11. Tf.. S. 

 Native of Mexico, on the mountains. Petals pale scarlet. Calyx 

 with a greenish front, and with the back and throat purplish 

 brown. Three of the stamens very long. 



La Llave's Cuphea. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



18 C. LINARIOIDES (Cham, et Schlecht. Linnsea. 2. p. 367.) 

 stem filiform, erect, always with one side pubescent, intermixed 

 with longer glandiferous hairs ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate or 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, with a few glandular pili on the edges and 

 nerves ; flowers interpetiolar, solitary, alternate, pedicellate ; 

 calyx furnished with an ascending spur ; stamens 1 1 ; style gla- 

 brous ; ovary 3-ovulate. Tj . ? S. Native of Brazil. Petals 6, 

 violaceous. 



Linaria-like Cuphea. PL 1 foot. 



19 C. BUSTAMO'NTA (La Llave ex Lexarc. 1. c. p. 21.) stems 

 herbaceous, procumbent ; branches ascending : leaves ovate- 

 cordate, on short petioles, acuminated, rather hispid ; lateral 

 nerves parallel ; flower interfoliaceous, pendulous ; outer caly- 

 cine teeth much elongated ; petals 6, upper 2 the largest ; sta- 

 mens 9. Native of Mexico. There are varieties of this plant 

 with violaceous and rose-coloured petals, marked each with a 

 longitudinal purplish line. 



Bustamont Cuphea. PI. procumbent. 



20 C. TUBEROSA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 2. p. 372.) 

 root woody, tuberous ; stems erect, branched at the apex ; 

 branches alternate, rarely opposite ; leaves ovate, petiolate, sca- 

 brous ; flowers pedicellate, interpetiolar, alternate or opposite, 

 forming terminal racemes ; calyx with a short spur at the base ; 

 petals 6, unequal; stamens 11 ; style glabrous ; ovarium 11-18- 

 ovulate. I/ . S. Native of the southern provinces of Brazil. 

 Flowers purplish. Calyx 5 lines long. 



Tuberous-rooted Cuphea. PL 1 to 3 feet. 



3. Lythroidece (from Lythrum, and idea, like ; plants re- 

 sembling the genus Lythrum in habit). D. C. prod. 3. p. 85. 

 Stems herbaceous. Pedicels interpetiolar, \-Jlowered, not sjri- 

 cately racemose. Calyx gibbous at the base, not spurred. Petals 

 rather large, longer than calyx. Stamens 11-12. 



21 C. viscossissiMA (Jacq. hort. vind. 2. p. 83. t. 177.) stem 

 herbaceous, erect, branched, clothed with clammy pubescence, 

 hispid ; leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, rather sca- 

 brous ; flowers pedicellate, solitary, deflexed ; calyx 6-toothed, 

 clothed with clammy down ; petals 6, unequal. O. F. Native 

 of America, from Brazil to Pennsylvania, in humid shady places. 

 Sweet, fl. gard. t. 60. Lythrum petiolatum, Lin. spec. p. 641. 

 L. Cuphea, Lin. fil. suppl. 249. Flowers purple. Ovary 4-6- 

 seeded. Stamens 12. Style pilose. 



Very-clammy Cuphea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1776. PL 1 foot. 



22 C. GLUTINOSA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 2. p. 3G9.) 

 plant clammy, pubescent, mixed with longer glanduliferous 

 hairs ; stem branched at the apex ; leaves lanceolate, acute, on 

 short petioles ; flowers interpetiolar, pedicellate ; calyx with a 

 short spur ; petals shorter than the calyx ; stamens 6 ; style vil- 

 lous ; ovarium 4-1 5-ovulate. fj . S. Native of Brazil, common. 

 Petals violaceous. 



Glutinous Cuphea. PL ^ to 1 foot. 



23 C. BALSAMONA (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnaea. 2. p. 363.) 

 stem erect, hispid from glandular spreading pili ; leaves oppo- 

 site, ovate, attenuated at both ends, petiolate, with cartilaginous 

 finely denticulated margins, scabrous on both surfaces ; flowers 

 pedicellate ; calyx short, 6-toothed, with a very short acute 

 spur; stamens 11, inclosed ; ovarium 5-6-ovulate ; style gla- 

 brous. O- F. Native of Brazil everywhere in humid places, 

 and of Mexico near Jalapa. Balsamona Pinto, Vand. fl. lus. et 

 bras. spec. p. 30. t. 4. Petals violaceous. Flowers forming 

 leafy racemes at the tops of the stem and branches ; racemes 

 shorter than the leaves, 2-4-flowered, rarely reduced to one 

 flower. 



Balsam Cuphea. PL 1 foot. 



21 C. FROCU'MBENS (Cav. icon. 4. p. 55. t. 380.) stem herba- 

 ceous, assurgent ; branches procumbent, clothed with clammy 

 villi ; leaves opposite, on short petioles, ovate-lanceolate, rather 

 hispid ; flowers pedicellate, solitary, deflexed ; calyx clothed 

 with clammy pili, 6-toothed ; petals 6, obovate, 2 of which are 

 larger than the rest; the two longest stamens are woolly beyond 

 the anthers. O- F. Native of Mexico. Ker. bot. reg. t. 1981. 

 Petals pale purple. Stamens 11, hairy. Calyx purplish, di- 

 lated, and greenish at the apex. Petals rose-coloured. 



Procumbent Cuphea. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1816. PL proc. 



25 C. IANCEOLA'TA (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 150.) 



