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MYUTACE^E. XXVII. MYRTUS. 



Tot, myrlos, a myrtle, a red myrtle ; in reference to the flowers 

 being red). D. C. prod. 3. p. 240. Flowers rose-coloured. Seeds 

 flat, compressed, disposed in two series in each cell. Accord- 

 ing to Salisbury, this section is sufficient to form a distinct 

 genus. 



16 M. TOMENTOSA (Ait. liort. kew. 2. p. 159.) peduncles 1-3- 

 flowered, bearing 2 ovate bracteoles under each flower, shorter 

 than the leaves, and are, as well as the branches and calyxes, 

 velvety ; leaves ovate, velvety above in die young state, clothed 

 with hoary tomentum beneath, 3-nerved, with the lateral nerves 

 almost marginal ; calyx 5-cleft. f? . G. Native of China, Cochin- 

 china, and among the Nellygerry Mountains in the East Indies, 

 and in the Island of Junkseilon, ex Salisb. Curt. hot. mag. t. 250. 

 Lois. herb. amat. t. 267. M. canescens,Lour.coch.p. 311 Pluk. 

 aim. t. 372. f. 1. Petals rose-coloured, longer than the stamens 

 and style, velvety on the outside. Fruit ovate, 3-celled. Seeds 

 compressed, 2 series in each cell. Embryo as in M. communis 

 according to Kunth. There is a smoother variety of this species 

 which goes under the name of M. ajflnis in the gardens. 



Towentose Myrtle. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1776. Sh. 2 to G ft. 



17 M. ? SPECTA'BILIS (Blum, bijdr. p. 1083.) peduncles 

 crowded, axillary, 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves; calyx 

 silky, 4-cleft ; leaves ovate-oblong, 3-nerved, bluntly acumi- 

 nated, acutish at the base, coriaceous, glabrous, greyish silvery 

 beneath, fj . S. Native of Java, in the province of Bantam. 

 Fruit unknown. 



Showy Myrtle. Shrub. 



t In the following species the seeds, fruit, and number of the 

 parts ofthefl n>er being unknown, it is therefore doubtful whether 

 any of them belong to the genus. Many of them on future ex~ 

 amination may prove to belong to the genus Myrcia, especially 

 those natives of South America. 



* Pedicels axillary, \-floniered. 



18 M. ? LIXIFOLIA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 479.) pedicels axillary, 

 1-flowered, usually solitary, shorter than the leaves ; leaves pc- 

 tiolate, linear, obtuse, nerveless, glabrous, flat beneath. Jj S. 

 Native of the West Indies. The rest unknown. Perhaps the 

 same as Eugenia leplospermoides. 



Flax-leaved Myrtle. Shrub. 



19 M. ? TENUIFOLIA (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 280.) pedicels 

 axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves; leaves 

 linear, mucroriate, with revolute margins, pubescent beneath ; 

 calyxes glabrous ; petals pubescent. 17 . G. Native of New 

 Holland. Leaves an inch long, and one line broad. Flowers 

 white, one-half smaller than those of M. communis. Fruit and 

 seeds unknown. 



Fine-leaved Myrtle. Clt. ] 824. Shrub 3 to 6 ft. 



20 M. GRA'MMICA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 480.) pedicels 1-flow- 

 ered, \isually solitary, capillary, shorter than the leaves ; leaves 

 oblong, attenuated at both ends, obtuse, full of parallel veins, 

 and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. f; . S. Native of 

 Brazil. 



Wriltcn-\e&ve& Myrtle. Shrub. 



21 M. ? LU'RIDA (Spreng. I.e.) pedicels 1-flowered, usually 

 solitary, stiff, shorter than the leaves, stipulate at the base ; 

 leaves sessile, lanceolate, cuspidate, quite glabrous on both sur- 

 faces, reticulately veined. fj . S. Native of Monte Video. 



Lurid Myrtle. Shrub. 



22 M.? OVA'LIS (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 479.) pedicels 1-flowered, 

 usually solitary, exceeding the leaves ; leaves oval, veiny, gla- 

 brous ; branches covered with fuscous villi. H . S. Native of 

 Brazil. 



OfaMeaved Myrtle. Shrub. 



23 M.? HE'YNII (Spreng. 1. c. p. 248.) pedicels axillary, 1- 

 flowered, usually solitary, length of the petioles, bracteate a"t the 



base, and bibracteolate at the apex ; leaves elliptic, obtuse, cori- 

 aceous, full of pellucid dots, clothed with rusty tomentum when 

 young, as well as the branchlets and pedicels. Fj . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. My'rtus latifolia, Roth, nov. spec. p. 232. 

 but not of Aublet. Leaves 3 inches long, and 2 inches broad. 

 Petioles 2 lines long. Fruit, seeds, and number of the lobes of 

 calyx unknown. 



far. j3, conjerta (D. C. prod. 3. p. 241.) pedicels 3-5-to- 

 gether ; flowers a little smaller than those of the species. 

 Roth, I. c. 



Heyne's Myrtle. Shrub. 



24 M.? ERYTIIROXYLOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. anier. 

 6. p. 149.) flowers 3-6-together, axillary, and terminal, 4-5-pe- 

 talled ; leaves elliptic, emarginate, reticulated, coriaceous, gla- 

 brous, shining ; branchlets rather hairy. T? . S. Native of 

 .South America, near Cumana. Flowers, fruit, and seeds un- 

 known. 



Erythroxylum-like Myrtle. Shrub. 



* * Peduncles axillary, 2-3 or many-flowered. 



25 M. LU'CIDA (Lin. spec. p. 674.) peduncles usually 3-flow- 

 ered ; flowers 5-petalled, nearly sessile, disposed into a taper- 

 ing lanceolate spike. T? . S. Native of Surinam. 



Shining Myrtle. Shrub or tree. 



26 M. ? SELLO'I (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 482.) peduncles capil- 

 lary, 3-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; flowers 5-cleft ; leaves 

 oblong, attenuated at both ends, bluntish, opaque, pale and veiny 

 beneath. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. 



Sello's Myrtle. Shrub. 



27 M. VESTITA (Spreng. syst. add. p. 193.) leaves lanceolate, 

 acute, veiny, clothed with woolly tomentum, as well as the 

 branchlets ; peduncles very short, nearly opposite ; flowers 4- 

 cleft. J? . S. Native of Brazil, at Rio Grande. 



Clothed Myrtle. Shrub. 



28 M. MEGAPOTA'MICA (Spreng. 1. c.) leaves lanceolate-spatu- 

 late, obscurely veined, clothed with yellowish silky down beneath ; 

 peduncles aggregate, shorter than the leaves ; flowers quadrilid. 



>7 . S. Native of Brazil, at Rio Grande. 

 Rio Grande Myrtle. Shrub. 



29 M. TRIFLORA (Spreng. 1. c. but not of Jacq.) peduncles 

 straight, bracteate, 3-flowered, about equal in length to the 

 leaves ; flowers crowded, 5-cleft ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, 

 glabrous, shining above, and reticulated with veins beneath. T? . 

 S. Native of Monte Video. 



Three-jloirered Myrtle. Shrub. 



30 M. RUSCIFOLIA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 970.) peduncles axil- 

 lary, short, crowded, many- flowered, pubescent ; leaves round- 

 ish-elliptic, quite glabrous, and full of pitted dots above, fj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Leaves almost the size of those of 

 Ruscus aculeatus, but a little larger and more blunt ; when young 

 ornamented with rufescent pili. Flowers and fruit unknown. 



Butcher's-broom-leaved Myrtle. Shrub. 



* * * Peduncles many -flowered, corymbose, or in branched 

 panicles. 



31 M.? FIRMA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 487.) panicles axillary, 

 opposite, trichotomous, tomentose, rather shorter than the leaves ; 

 leaves ovate-elliptic, coriaceous, large, rufescent, glabrous, 

 veiny. T? . S. Native of Brazil. The rest unknown. 



Firm Myrtle. Shrub. 



32 M. ? A'NCEPS (Spreng. neue. entd. 2. p. 1 70. syst. 2. p. 

 487.) panicles axillary, erect, about equal in length to the leaves ; 

 leaves lanceolate, nearly sessile, coriaceous, shining, full of 

 parallel veins, discoloured beneath ; branches 2-edged, quite 

 smooth. T^ . S. Native of Brazil. 



Two-edged-branched Myrtle. Shrub. 



