791. 



MELASTOMACE/E. LXXVI. MICONIA. 



rather dilated at the apex, almost funnel-shaped. Leaves 4 

 inches long, and li or 2 broad. 



/ ar. ft, thecejormis (D. C. 1. c.) leaves paler beneath; 

 branches less hairy. |j . S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 ofBahia. Melastoma theaeforme, Schrank et Mart. inss. Leaves 

 a little smaller than those of the species, but similar in form, the 

 branches and panicles less hispid, but more tomentose, without 

 being intermixed by bristles. 



Auricled-anthereA Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



46 M. SEPIA'RIA (D. C. 1. c.) branches from compressed to 

 terete, and are, as well as the panicles, whitish from small down, 

 but at length becoming glabrous ; leaves hardly petiolate, oval, 

 tapering much to both ends, quintuple-nerved, almost quite en- 

 tire, glabrous on both surfaces, but with the base of the nerves 

 rather velvety ; panicle terminal, oppositely branched ; bracteas 

 small ; calyx covered with scattered stellate down, with 5 very 

 short teeth. fj . S. Native of Brazil, in hedges. Melastoma 

 sepiarium, Mart. herb. Anthers biauriculate at the base, open- 

 ing by a pore at the apex. 



Hedge Miconia. Shrub 4> to 6 ft. 



47 M. COLLINA (D. C. 1. c.) quite glabrous ; branchlets rather 

 furrowed, but at length becoming terete ; leaves oval, attenuated 

 at the base, acuminated at the apex, triple-nerved, besides the 

 two marginal nervules, with repand margins ; panicle terminal, 

 oppositely branched ; bracteas stnall ; teeth of calyx 5, obtuse, 

 hardly evident. Ij . S. Native about Porto Rico, in woods on 

 the hills. Petals obovate, small, apparently yellow, spotted with 

 red in the dried state. Anthers linear, opening by one pore, 

 biauricnlate at the base. Stigma hardly dilated. Melastoma 

 acuminata, Balb. herb. Melast. parviflora, Vahl. herb. 



Hill Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



48 M. MARTIUSIA'NA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 18C.) glabrous; 

 branches from tetragonal to terete ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acute, coriaceous, quite entire, 3-nerved, besides the 

 marginal nervules, shining above ; panicle terminal : with its 

 branchlets opposite and bearing many flowers at their top?, and 

 knotted at their origin ; calycine teeth 5, obtuse, very short, fj . 

 S. Native of Brazil. Melastoma Martianum, Schrank, mss. 

 Petals obovate, reflexed. Anthers linear, biauriculate at the 

 base, and opening by one pore at the apex. Style filiform. 

 Stigma hardly dilated. Fruit unknown. 



Marlins's Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



49 M. MAXIMILIA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) branches from compressed 

 to terete, and are, as well as the petioles and peduncles, covered 

 with short stellate down, intermixed with a few bristles, but at 

 length becoming glabrous ; leaves on short petioles, oval-acu- 

 rninated, serrulately ciliated, quintuple-nerved, rather bristly on 

 both surfaces, and pale beneath ; panicle terminal. fj . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil. Melastoma Maximilianum, Mart. herb. Calyx 

 beset with scattered stellate down, with 5 broad very short 

 teeth. Petals obovate, yellow when dry. Stigma dilated, rather 

 pilose. Anthers linear, biauriculate at the base, and opening by 

 one pore at the apex. 



Prince Maximilian's Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



50 M. LOXE'NSIS (D. C. 1. c.) branches nearly terete, and are, 

 as well as the petioles, peduncles, and nerves of leaves on the 

 under surface, clothed with thick flocky curled down ; leaves 

 petiolate, oval, hardly obtuse at the base, short-acuminated at 

 the apex, setaceously denticulated, 3-nerved, smoothish beneath 

 except on the nerves ; thyrse panicled, terminal, crowded ; calyx 

 almost globose, bluntly and shortly 5-toothed. fj , S. Native 

 of Peru, in temperate places about Loxa. Melastoma Loxensis, 

 Bonpl. me], t. 43. Berry blue, 3-celled. Style nearly clavate. 

 Petals 5, roundish, white. 



Loxa Miconia. Shrub 5 ft. 



51 M. UROPHY'LLA (D. C. 1. c.) branches terete, and are, as 



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well as the petioles, clothed with powdery tomentum ; leaves 

 petiolate, oblong, quite entire, triple-nerved, clothed with velvety 

 tomentum beneath, but glabrous above, each terminating in a 

 long narrow taper-point ; panicle terminal, many-flowered ; tube 

 of calyx globose, 10-ribbed; the limb deciduous; fruit dry, 3- 

 celled, few-seeded. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces 

 of Minas Geraes and St. Paul. Rhexia caudata, Schrank et 

 Mart. mss. Flowers unknown. Pericarp very thin, and per- 

 haps adnate to the calyx. Seeds about 15, shining, triangular, 

 with a long linear black hylum. 



Tail-leaded Miconia. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



52 M. PAC'CIDENS (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets terete, and are, as 

 well as the petioles, nerves of leaves on the under side, pedun- 

 cles, and calyxes, rather velvety, or dotted from scattered small 

 stellate down ; leaves oblong, attenuated at the base, acuminated 

 at the apex, with a very few teeth on the margin, smoothish, 

 3-nerved; thyrse panicled, terminal ; fruit globose, bluntly 10- 

 ribbed. \i . S. Native of Para, in Brazil. Melastoma pauci- 

 duns, Schrank et Mart. herb. The serratures are few, and acute 

 at the apex of the leaves. 



Few-toothed-\ea\cA Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



53 M. CAUDI'GERA (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets rather compressed, 

 and are, as well as the petioles, panicles, and under side of leaves, 

 velvety from very minute stellate down ; leaves petiolate, oval, 

 3-nerved, quite entire, glabrous above, each terminating in a 

 long narrow taper-point ; panicles terminal, short, having the 

 flowers crowded on its branchlets. Ij . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in shady places in the province of Bahia, near Sincora. Melas- 

 toma caudatum, Schrank et Mart. mss. Petals oval-oblong, 

 white. Nearly allied to M. caudatum, but differs in the leaves 

 being nearly twice the breadth, and in being smooth above. 



Tail-bearing-leaved Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



54 M. GUAYAQUILE'NSIS (D. Don, in mem. soc. wern. 4. p. 

 315.) branchlets from tetragonal to terete, and are, as well as 

 the petioles and calyxes, clothed with purplish rather powdery 

 down ; leaves on short petioles, oval, bluntly somewhat cordate 

 at the base, acute at the apex, 5-nerved, a little toothed, gla- 

 brous ; thyrse terminal, panicled ; flowers tern, rather aggre- 

 gate, nearly sessile ; calyx bluntly 5-toothed. I? . S. Native 

 about Guayaquil. Melastoma Guayaquilensis, Bonpl. mel. t. 

 49. Petals 5, oval, white. Anthers bluntly biauriculate at the 

 base. Leaves half a foot long. Berry 3-celled, crowned by the 

 limb of the calyx. 



Guayaquil Miconia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



55 M. ATTENUA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets bluntly tetragonal, 

 and are, as well as the peduncles and petioles, smoothish ; leaves 

 on short petioles, oval-oblong, attenuated at both ends, triple- 

 nerved, besides the 2 fine marginal nervules, quite entire, gla- 

 brous on both surfaces ; thyrse panicled, terminal, with its 

 branchlets spreading ; calyx rather velvety ; limb with 5 very 

 short teeth. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. M. parviflora, Aubl. 

 guian. t. 171. ? but the flowers are one-half smaller in the figure 

 than in the specimen. Flowers white. 



Var. ft, subquintupliiiervia (D.C. 1. c.) leaves almost quintuple- 

 nerved ; the nerves are more distinct, especially the 2 marginal 

 ones. Tj . S. Native of Berbice. Berry small, globose, 

 bluntly costate ; calyx almost truncate, hardly 5-toothed. 



slltenuated-lcaved Miconia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



56 M. CAVDA'TA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 187.) branches tetra- 

 gonal, and are, as well as the panicles, hardly velvety, even when 

 examined through a lens ; leaves petiolate, ovate, long-acumi- 

 nated, quite entire, 5-nerved ; the outer nerves almost marginal, 

 glabrous above, but clothed with adpressed rusty velvety down 

 beneath ; panicle terminal, divaricately and oppositely branched ; 

 bracteoles small, deciduous. fj . S. Native of New Granada, 

 between Mariquita and St. Anna. Melastoma caudata, Bonpl. 



