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MELASTOMACE^E. LXXVIII. CREMANIUM. LXXIX. BLAKEA. 



lastoma paniculatum, Schrank et Mart. mss. Very like C. pu- 

 siHi/loruMi. Petals seen but not the genitals. 



Panicled-fiowered Cremanium. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



33 C. LicusTROiDEs(D. C. 1. c.) smoothisli, or the parts while 

 youmr are beset with small, stellate tufts of down ; branchlets 

 compressed, but at length becoming terete ; leaves on short pe- 

 tioles, rather coriaceous, ovate, hardly acuminated, quite entire, or 

 rather repand at the apex, 3-nerved, besides the marginal ner- 

 vuK-s ; panicle terminal, much branched ; lobes of calyx 5, 

 \ cry short, blunt, and deciduous ; berry globose. lj . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in the province of Bahia, among bushes. Me- 

 lastoma densifrons, nitens, ligustrimim, and repaiidulum, Schrank 

 et Mart. Limb of calyx very short. Petals obovate. An- 

 thers obtuse, opening widely at the top, with the opening separ- 

 ated by a dissepiment into 2 divisions. Stigma capitately pel- 

 tate. Seeds few, angular. 



I'riret-like Cremanium. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



34 C. CINNAMOMIFOLIUM (D. C. 1. c.) quite glabrous ; branches 

 bluntly tetragonal, but at length terete ; leaves petiolate, oval, 

 or somewhat ovate, acuminated, 3-nerved, quite entire ; thyrse 

 contracted, terminal, with its branches angular and opposite ; 

 teeth of calyx 5, very short, or almost wanting. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil. Melastoma cinnamomif 61ium, Mart. herb, but not 

 of Jacq. This species is very nearly related to C. ruhens, but 

 differs in the flowers being 5-cleft, not 4-cleft, and in the leaves 

 being less attenuated at the base. Stamens seen but not the 

 style. 



Cinnamon-leaved Cremanium. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Melastoma, p. 764. 



LXXIX. BLA'KEA (dedicated to Martin Blake, of Antigua, 

 by Dr. Patrick Browne, a great promoter of useful knowledge). 

 Lin. gen. no. 810. Juss. gen. 328. D.Don, in mem. wern. 

 soc. 4. p. 323. D. C. prod. 3. p. 195. Topobea, Aubl. guian. 

 1. p. 476. Valderia, Ruiz et Pav. prod. p. 67. t. 11. syst. 1. 

 p. 121. Bellucia, Neck. elem. 2. no. 833. Drepanandrum, 

 Neck. elem. no. 793. ? 



LIN. SYST. Dodecandria, Monogynia. Calyx campanulate, 

 girded by 4-6 broad scales, which are either disposed in a cru- 

 ciate manner or in 3 series ; limb permanent, membranous, 6- 

 lobed or 6-toothed. Petals 6. Stamens 12. Anthers large, 

 concatenated into a ring, obtuse at the apex, and opening by a 

 twin pore, each furnished with a short spur-like process at the 

 base. Capsule baccate, crowned by the calyx, 6-celled. Seeds 

 ovate, angular. Trees or shrubs. Leaves petiolate, 3-5-nerved, 

 coriaceous, glabrous above and shining, but usually densely 

 clothed with rusty tomentum beneath. Peduncles axillary, 

 terete, 1 -flowered, naked, opposite, or solitary, shorter than the 

 leaves, usually clothed with brown tomentum. Flowers large, 

 showy, red. 



1. Calyx 6-lobcd, girded at the base by 4, rarely by 6 

 scales. 



1 B. TRINE' RVIA (Lin. spec. 635.) leaves oval-oblong, 3-nerved, 

 glabrous, and shining on both surfaces in the adult state, and 

 when young serrulated ; petioles and branchlets clothed with 

 rusty tomentum ; peduncles solitary, longer than the petioles ; 

 scales longer than the calyx. 1? . S. Native of Jamaica ; very 

 common on the Port Royal mountains, along with various spe- 

 cies of Meriania. Sims, bot. mag. t. 451. P. Browne, jam. 

 p. 323. t. 35. Roots issuing from the branches and stems. 

 Flowers large, of a rose colour. 



Three-ne,rved-]ea\ed. Blakea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1789. 

 Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



2 B. MEXICA V NA (D. Don, in mem. wern. soc. 4. p. 325.) 

 leaves elliptic, acute, 5-nerved, denticulated, pilose beneath ; 



peduncles usually ,'3 together ; scales longer than the calyx. 

 ^ . S. Native of Mexico. Flowers large, rose-coloured. 



Mexican Blakea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



3 B. ROSEA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves oval-lanceolate, acuminated, 

 glabrous ; peduncles twin ; scales longer than the calyx ; petals 

 mucronate. Ij . S. Native of Peru. Valdesia r6sea, Ruiz et 

 Pav. fl. per. ined. t. 408. Flowers rose-coloured. 



R cw-colourecl-flow ered Blakea. Shrub or tree. 



1 B. OYA'LIS (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves oval, acuminated, naked 

 on both surfaces, shining, 3-nerved ; peduncles twin ; scales 

 longer than the calyx; petals obtuse. J? . S. Native of Peru. 

 Valdesia ovalis, Ruiz et Pav. syst. 121. fl. per. ined. t. 406. 

 Flowers red. 



CW-leaved Blakea. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 



5 B. RE'PENS (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, 

 3-nerved, pilose beneath ; peduncles twin ; scales shorter than 

 the calyx ; petals mucronulate. Tj . S. Native of Peru. Val- 

 desia repens, Ruiz et Pav. syst. p. 121. fl. per. ined. t. 405. 

 Roots issuing from the branches. Flowers red. 



Creeping Blakea. Shrub. 



6 B. LATIFOLIA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves large, oval, 3-nerved, 

 acuminated, glabrous ; peduncles solitary ; scales longer than 

 the calyx. 17 . S. Native of Peru. Valdesia latif oiia, Ruiz 

 et Pav. fl. per. ined. t. 407. Flowers red. 



Broad-leaved Blakea. Shrub or tree. 



2. Calyx 6-toothed, girded by 4 scales. 



7 B. QUINCIUENE'RVIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 525. t. 210.) leaves 

 elliptic, acuminated, naked, and shining on both surfaces, 5- 

 nerved, the 2 outer nerves near the margin of the leaf, and the 

 other 2 rising above the base of the leaf; peduncles twin, 

 shorter than the petioles ; scales longer than the calyx ; anthers 

 16-18; filaments much dilated at the apex; stigma peltate. 

 T; . S. Native of Guiana and Trinidad, as well as of Brazil, in 

 woods. B. triplenervia, Lin. fil. suppl. Apatitia blakeoides, 

 Desv. in Hamilt. prod. no. 42. Flowers large, flesh-coloured, 

 with white disks. Petals 8-9, unguiculate. Berry large, round, 

 yellow, eatable. 



Five-nerved-\eaved Blakea. Clt. 1820. Sh. 10 to 16 ft. 



8 B. MULTIFLORA (D. Don, 1. c. p. 326.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 short-acuminated, 5-nerved, pilose beneath ; peduncles usually 

 3 together ; scales 3-times shorter than the calyx. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of Peru. Flowers red. 



Many-jlonered Blakea. Shrub. 



9 B. ROTUNDIFOLIA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves large, roundish, 5- 

 nerved, densely clothed with rusty tomentum beneath, as well 

 as on the branches ; peduncles solitary ; scales longer than the 

 calyx. J? . S. Native of Peru. Leaves 4-7 inches long and 

 4-6 broad. Flow-ers red. 



Round-leaved Blakea. Shrub. 



10 B. MACROPHY'LLA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves large, oval, 5- 

 nerved, naked on both surfaces ; peduncles solitary ; scales 

 longer than the calyx. Jj . S. Native of Mexico. Leaves a 

 foot long and 7 inches broad. Flowers red. 



Long-leaved Blakea. Shrub or tree. 



11 B. PARASI'TICA (Don, 1. c. p. 327.) leaves roundish, cor- 

 date, 5-nerved, mucronate, glabrous and shining above ; pedun- 

 cles short, usually 3 together ; scales about equal in length to 

 the calyx. H . w . S. Native of Guiana and Maranham. 

 Topobea parasitica, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 476. t. 189. Shrub 

 climbing and rooting on trees. Flowers red. 



Parasitic Blakea. Shrub cl. 



12 B. LJEVIGA'TA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves oval, quite entire, 3- 

 nerved, and are as well as the branches glabrous ; peduncles 

 solitary, shorter than the petioles ; scales connate at the base, 



