LYTHRARIEJE. XIII. DIPLUSODON. 



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Friedlandia myrsinhes, Mart. herb. Branches purplish. Leaves 

 thickish. Petals purplish-violet. Style exserted. 

 Myrtle-like Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



9 D. VACCINIFOLIUS (D. C. 1. c.) quite glabrous, much branched ; 

 branches rather tetragonal ; leaves sessile, lower ones cordate, 

 broadly ovate, upper ones oval, all 1 -nerved, the lateral veins 

 being hardly discernible ; flowers nearly sessile ; bracteas oval ; 

 stamens 15. J? . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Friedlandia vaccinifolia, Mart. herb. Flowers vio- 

 laceous. Branches, leaves, and calyxes reddish. Leaves 4 

 lines long, lower ones rather ciliated. 



Whortle-berry-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



10 D. AMOJ'NUS (D. C. 1. c.) glabrous ; branches bluntly tetra- 

 gonal ; leaves petiolate, lanceolate, obtuse, with revolute, scabrous 

 margins, with 2 nerves only on each side ; flowers pedicellate ; 

 bracteas spatulate-lanceolate ; lobes of calyx spreading ; stamens 

 12. f; . S. Native of Brazil, at Chepada and Barbacena. 

 Friedl'.ndia amccYia, Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnoea. 2. p. 350. 

 Flowers yellow, like those ofHeimia salicifolia, disposed in leafy 

 racemes. 



Pleasing Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



11 D. BUXIFOLIUS (D. C. I.e.) glabrous; branches acutely 

 tetragonal ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate, coriaceous, with smooth 

 margins, having 3 nerves on each side ; flowers almost sessile ; 

 bracteas elliptic-lanceolate, ciliated, shorter than the calyx ; 

 stamens 12. ^.S. Native of Brazil. Friedlandia buxifolia, 

 Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 2. p. 351. Inner calycine teeth 

 erect, outer ones reflexed. Petals purplish. 



Box-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



12 D. PARVIFOLIUS (D. C. 1. c.) branches somewhat tetra- 

 gonal ; leaves and calyxes hairy from stiff, short, crowded down ; 

 leaves sessile, subcordate, roundish, coriaceous, with revolute 

 edges, having 3 nerves on each side, which are hairy beneath ; 

 flowers almost sessile ; bracteas roundish, shorter than the calyx 

 when in flower, deciduous; stamens 12. ^7.8. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Bahia, at Sincora. Friedlandia parvi- 

 f olia, Mart. herb. Leaves 3-4 lines long and 2 lines broad. 

 Flowers small, red. Outer calycine teeth reflexed. 



Small-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



13 D. HELIANTHEMIFOLIUS (D. C. 1. c.) branches tetragonal, 

 rather velvety ; leaves oval-oblong, attenuated at the base, on 

 short petioles, the margins rather revolute, velvety beneath from 

 short stellate down, having 2 or 3 nerves on each side ; flowers 

 almost sessile ; bracteas ovate, rather shorter than the calycine 

 tube; calyx glabrous ; stamens 12. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, 

 on Serro Frio. Friedlandia helianthemifolia, Mart. herb. Pe- 

 tals red. Superior leaves 7-8 lines long and 2 lines broad, 

 standing on petioles, a line long. 



Sun-rose-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



14 D. PEMPHOIDES (D. C. 1. c.) branches tetragonal, pube- 

 rulous ; leaves ovate, sessile, not attenuated at the base, rather 

 scabrous above, but velvety from stellate down beneath, having 

 2 or 3 nerves on each side ; flowers almost sessile ; bracteas 

 oval, deciduous ; calyx glabrous ; stamens 12. J? . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in mountain fields, at Serro Frio. Outer segments of 

 calyx reflexed. According to Martius this plant is only a variety 

 of the preceding, but differs especially from that species in the 

 leaves being half stem-clasping at the base, not attenuated. 



Pemphis-ltke Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



15 D. SERPYLLIFOLIUS (D. C. 1. c.) branches tetragonal, hairy ; 

 leaves oval-obovate, on short petioles, glabrous above, but vil- 

 lous on the margins and on the veins beneath ; flowers almost 

 sessile ; bracteas elliptic-obovate, villous beneath on the mar- 

 gins ; calyx villous; stamens 12? Tj . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Minas Geraes. Leaves flat, 4-8 lines long. 



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Calyx very villous at the apex before the flowers expand, not as 

 in D. microphi/llus, naked. Outer calycine segments short, subu- 

 late, and somewhat spatulate. Petals elliptic, narrowed at the 

 base, apparently white. 



1Vild-thyme-leavedD'}p]i\sodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



16 D. MICROPHY'LLUS (Pohl, pi. bras. 1. p. 93. t. 76.) leaves 

 ovate, on short petioles, acutish, ciliated, glabrous above, but 

 pilose on the veins beneath ; bracteas oblong, bluntish, having 

 one pilose line on the back as well as being ciliated ; stamens 

 12. |j . S. Native of the province of Minas Geraes. Branches 

 tetragonal, hairy. Corolla pale yellow. 



Small-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 2 feet. 



17 D. HIRTE'LLUS ; hairy; branches tetragonal; leaves al- 

 most sessile, elliptic-spatulate, glabrous above, and hairy beneath, 

 having 2-3 nerves on each side ; bracteas elliptic-spatulate, cilia- 

 ted, and with a hairy line on the back ; calyx pilose ; outer seg- 

 ments of calyx reflexed; stamens 12. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Minas Geraes. Friedlandia hirtella, Cham, 

 et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 2. p. 352. Friedlandia villosula, Mart, 

 herb. Flowers violaceous. 



Rather-hairy Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



18 D. HIRSU'TUS (D. C. 1. c.) plant canescent from hairs ; 

 leaves almost sessile, elliptic, or ovate, obtuse, hairy on botli 

 surfaces, rather revolute at the edges, with 4-5 nerves on eacli 

 side ; flowers almost sessile ; bracteas elliptic ; outer calycine 

 teeth reflexed ; stamens 12. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Fried- 

 landia hirsuta, Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 2. p. 352. Fried- 

 landia verbenaefolia, Mart. herb. Petals violaceous. Stamens 

 12. or perhaps more. 



Hairy Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



19 D. LANCEOLA'TUS (Pohl, pi. bras. 1. p. 98. t. 81.) branches 

 nearly terete, the whole plant scabrous from short down ; leaves 

 on short petioles, lanceolate, acute, scabrous above and rather 

 pilose, but hairy beneath, having 5 nerves on each side ; flowers 

 sessile ; bracteas oval, ciliated, pilose ; stamens 36. fj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. Corolla greyish red. 



Lanceolate-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 2 feet. 



20 D. ALUTA'CEUS (Pohl, pi. bras. 1. p. 97. t. 80.) the whole 

 plant clothed with short stiffish down ; branches nearly terete ; 

 leaves on short petioles, oblong, acute, alutaceously rough above, 

 rather tomentose beneath, with rough ciliated edges, having 6 

 nerves on each side ; bracteas oval tomentose ; flowers sessile ; 

 outer calycine teeth erect ; stamens 2-t. fj . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. Leaves nearly 2 inches long 

 and 10-12 lines broad. Corolla greyish red. 



^liliaceous Diplusodon. Shrub 2 feet. 



21 D. SCA'BER (Pohl, pi. bras. 1. p. 96. t. 79.) branchlets 

 compressed, rather scabrous ; branches and stems terete and 

 glabrous ; leaves on short petioles, oblong, acutish at both ends, 

 scabrous from dots above and from hairs beneath, having 5 

 nerves on each side ; flowers sessile ; bracteas obovate, nar- 

 rowed at the base, ciliated ; outer calycine segments erect ; 

 stamens 24. fj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. 

 Leaves an inch long and 5-6 lines broad. Corolla greyish-red, 

 small. 



Scabrous Diplusodon. Shrub 1^ foot. 



22 D. NI'TIDUS (D. C. prod. 3. p. 94.) plant quite glabrous ; 

 branches acutely tetragonal ; leaves petiolate, ovate, bluntish, 

 coriaceous, having 5-6 nerves on each side ; floral leaves ob- 

 long ; pedicels 1 -flowered, bibracteolate in the middle; brac- 

 teas linear ; outer teeth of calyx short, reflexed; stamens 12. 

 \l . S. Native of Brazil, between the provinces of Bahia and 

 Minas Geraes. Friedlandia nitida, Mart. herb. Lower leaves 

 an inch long. Flowers reddish-purple, disposed in leafy racemes. 



Shining-leaved Diplusodon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



