MYRTACE^E. XXVIII. MYRCIA. 



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hairs beneath. T; . S. Native of Brazil. Myrtus virgultosa, 

 Mart. herb, but not of Swartz. Flowers small, glabrous. Fruit 

 unknown. Leaves 5-6 lines long, 4-5 lines broad. 



J'ar. ft, nmltiflora (D. C. 1. c.) racemes panicled, 12-20-flow- 

 ered, longer than the leaves. Perhaps distinct from var. a. 



Branched Myrcia. Sh, 4 to 6 ft. 



62 M. AMAZONICA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles shorter than the 

 leaves, rather hairy, racemosely panicled ; fruit nearly spherical, 

 glabrous, crowned by the lobes of the calyx, which are short and 

 obtuse ; leaves elliptic-oblong, bluntly acuminated, opaque, 

 stiffish, reticulately veined, glabrous on both surfaces ; branch- 

 lets pubescent. fj . S. Native of Brazil, on the banks of the 

 river Amazon. Myrtus Amazonica, Mart. herb. Leaves nearly 

 3 inches long and 1 broad ; petioles 2 lines long. Fruit 1- 

 seeded, and globose ; 2-seeded and somewhat didymous ; or 3- 

 seeded and bluntly 3-sided. Seeds with a smooth testa. Co- 

 tyledons corrugated. Flowers unknown. 



Amazon Myrcia. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



63 M. FENESTRA'TA(D. C. prod. 3. p. 251.) peduncles axillary, 

 rather panicled, one half shorter than the leaves, rather hairy ; 

 fruit ovate-globose, smoothish, crowned by the lobes of the 

 calyx, which are small and bluntish ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate, 

 obtuse at the base and somewhat cordate, acuminated at the 

 apex, full of pellucid dots ; lateral nerves at equal distances, and 

 blistered between the veins : middle nerve hispid beneath ; 

 branchlets 2-edged, rather hairy. Pj . S. Native of Brazil, on 

 the banks of rivers, at Ega. Myrtus fenestrata, Mart. Leaves 

 3 inches long and 1^ inch broad. Seeds 2. Cotyledons corru- 

 gated. Fruit unknown. 



Windowed Myrcia. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



64 M. PERTU'SA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, twice shorter 

 than the leaves, panicled, somewhat compressed ; calyxes pubes- 

 cent, obtusely 5-lobed ; leaves oblong, long-acuminated, some- 

 what attenuated at the base, full of pellucid dots, glabrous on 

 both surfaces ; branchlets terete, hardly pubescent. . Pj . S. 

 Native of Brazil. Allied to M. fenestrata, but the branches are 

 not 2 edged, and the leaves are one half narrower, nearly all 

 glabrous, or bearing small pili on the nerves beneath. Flowers 

 nearly of M. pseudo-mini. Fruit unknown. 



Pertuse-\ea.ved Myrcia. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



65 M. LEUCODE'NDRON (D. C. prod. 3. p. 251.) peduncles 

 axillary, and nearly terminal, panicled, clothed with minute, ad- 

 pressed pubescence, equal in length to the leaves ; calycine lobes 

 glabrous, roundish, rather irregular ; leaves oval-oblong, some- 

 what acuminated, membranous, full of pellucid dots, rather 

 puberulous when young as well as the branchlets, but glabrous 

 in the adult state. Jj . S. Native of Brazil. A tree 30 feet 

 high, with the bark of the branches white. Leaves 2J- inches long, 

 9-10 lines broad. Petioles 1-2 lines long. Flowers almost 

 of M. nigrescens. Fruit unknown. 



White-tree Myrcia. Tr. 30 ft. 



66 M. SPH^ROCA'RPA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, cymosely 

 panicled, a little longer than the leaves ; fruit globose, crowned by 

 the lobes of the calyx, which are short and obtuse ; leaves ellip- 

 tic, cuneatedat the base, bluntly acuminated at the apex, full of 

 pellucid dots, quite glabrous on both surfaces, as well as the 

 branches and panicles. J? . S. Native of Brazil. Habit of 

 Eugenia Candolleana, but differs in the peduncles being longer, 

 in the fruit being globose, and in the flowers being 5-cleft. 

 Leaves nearly 2 inches long and 8-9 lines broad ; petioles 2 lines 

 long. Fruit one half smaller than a pea. 



Round-fruited Myrcia. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



67 M. OBLONGA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, longer 

 than the leaves, panicled at the apex, smoothish ; lobes of calyx 

 small, roundish ; fruit globose ; leaves oblong, obtuse, coria- 

 ceous, with a few pellucid dots, and are as well as the branchlets 



quite glabrous ; lateral nerves almost wanting. Ij . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in woods, in the province of St. Paul. Myrtus ob- 

 longata, Mart. herb. Very nearly allied to M. sphcerocdrpa, 

 and M. elegans. Flowers unknown. Leaves nearly 2 inches long 

 and 6 lines broad. Floral leaves hardly an inch long. Seeds 

 with a smooth testa. Cotyledons contortuplicate. 

 Oblong Myrcia. Tree. 



68 M. E'LEGANS (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary and terminal, 

 loose, twice the length of the leaves, and are as well as the 

 flowers glabrous ; bracteas linear-oblong ; bracteoles almost 

 wanting ; fruit globose, crowned by the lobes of the calyx, 

 which are short and obtuse ; leaves oval, obtuse, opaque, stiff, 

 and are as well as the branches glabrous, beset with impressed 

 dots on the upper surface, when young pilose. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Para. Myrtus elegans, Mart. herb. 

 Leaves 2 inches long, 10-14 lines broad. Petioles 2 inches long. 

 Flowers small. Fruit size of a pea. Seeds 2, Cotyledons cor- 

 rugated. Allied to M. Amasdnicum. 



Elegant Myrcia. Shrub. 



69 M. CAMARJEA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary and nearly 

 terminal, hardly longer than the leaves, panicled, and are as well 

 as the flowers glabrous ; fruit spherical, dotted ; calycine lobes 

 deciduous after flowering ; leaves oval, bluntly and shortly acu- 

 minated, full of pellucid dots, hardly veiny, glabrous on both 

 surfaces as well as the branchlets. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Bahia, near Enginhoda Ponte. Myrtus Ca- 

 marseana, Mart. herb. Leaves 2 inches long and 1 broad. 

 Fruit about the size of a pea, marked with a circular areola. 

 Seeds 2, with a friable smooth testa. Cotyledons contortuplicate. 



Camara's Myrcia. Tr. 10 to 15 ft. 



70 M. SPIXIA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, loosely 

 panicled, longer than the leaves ; bracteas and bracteoles almost 

 wanting ; leaves elliptic-obovate, rather cuneated at the base, 

 obtuse at the apex, reticulately veined, with a few pellucid dots, 

 rather membranous, quite glabrous on both surfaces, as well as 

 the branches, panicles, and flowers. f? . S. Native of Brazil, 

 at the river Amazon. Leaves 2 inches long and an inch broad. 

 Petioles hardly 2 lines long. Panicle 3-4 inches long. Flowers 

 small. Lobes of calyx obtuse. Style exserted. Fruit unknown. 



Sjnx's Myrcia. Shrub. 



71 M. COSTA'TA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 252.) panicles axillary and 

 terminal, many-flowered, length of the leaves, hardly pubes- 

 cent ; tube of calyx clothed with white pubescence ; lobes of 

 calyx bluntish, smoothish ; leaves ovate, acuminated, full of 

 pellucid dots, membranous, glabrous on both surfaces, feather- 

 nerved and reticulately veined. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, near 

 Bahia. Myrtus costata, Mart. herb. Allied to M. pseudo-mini. 

 Leaves 2 inches long and an inch broad. Petioles 2-3 lines 

 long. Flowers small. Bracteas oblong, deciduous, acute, under 

 the pedicels. Fruit unknown. 



Ribbed-]eaveA Myrcia. Tr. 10 to 12 ft. 



72 M. POLYA'NTHA (D. C. 1. .c.) peduncles panicled, axillary 

 and terminal, crowded, equal in length to the leaves, glabrous, 

 as well as the calyxes and branchlets ; leaves ovate, bluntly acu- 

 minated, coriaceous, full of pellucid dots, quite glabrous on both 

 surfaces, smooth on the upper surface, and full of impressed 

 dots. tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the deserts in the province 

 of Bahia. My'rtus polyantha, Mart. herb. Leaves 15-1 8 lines 

 long, and 8-9 broad. Flowers small. Allied to M. omlAgua 

 and M. pseudo-mini, but quite glabrous. Fruit unknown. 



Many-flowered Myrcia. Shrub. 



73 M. AMBIGUA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles panicled, axillary and 

 terminal, longer than the leaves, and are, as well as the calyxes 

 and branchlets, pubescent ; leaves oval, acuminated, with a few 

 pellucid dots, having the veins hardly prominent, smoothish above, 

 and full of impressed dots, glabrous on both surfaces. T? . S. 



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