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MYRTACE/E. XXVIII. MYUCIA. 



Native of Brazil, in the provinces of the mines. Eugenia Mini 

 var. ? Mart. herb. Intermediate between M. j>scu<lv ni'mi and 

 ,)/. mulii/ldra. Inflorescence of M. multijlbra, but rather downy. 

 Fruit unknown. 



//. p, puuf'iflwn (D. C. 1. c.) leaves rather narrower ; pa- 

 nicles shorter, few-flowered. I; . S. Native of Brazil. Per- 

 haps the same as J-'ii^cniii Mini ? Mart. herb. 



Ambiguous Myrcia. Shrub. 



74 M. I'SEUDO-MiM (1). C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, oppo- 

 site, panic-led, longer than the leaves or shorter; calyx and buds 

 villous; leaves elliptic-oblong, gradually acuminated, shining 

 above, hardly reticulated, full of pellucid dots when examined by 

 a lens ; flowers small, 5-cleft. fy . S. Native of Brazil, at Rio 

 Janeiro. Eugenia Mini, Mart. herb. Very like the plant figured 

 by Aublet, but differs in the flowers being 5-cleft. Leaves hardly 

 reticulated above, at lengtii nearly smooth ; lower ones small, 

 roundish, shorter than the peduncles ; upper ones large, rather 

 longer than the peduncles. Petioles 2 lines long. Fruit 

 ovate-globose, blackish, 2-seeded, crowned by the lobes of the 

 calyx, which are very blunt, and somewhat conniving. Seeds 

 smooth. Cotyledons contortuplicate. 



False-mini Myrcia. Shrub. 



75 M. CORYMUOSA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles terminal, oppositely 

 branched, subcorymbose ; bracteas and bracteoles almost want- 

 ing ; leaves oval, bluntly acuminated, opaque, quite glabrous, as 

 well as the branches, panicles, and flowers. ^ . S. Native of 

 Brazil, at Rio Tapura. Leaves 3 inches long, and 15-18 lines 

 broad. Petioles hardly 2 lines long. Flowers small, quinqucfid. 

 Fruit unknown. 



Corymlose-fiowered Myrcia. Shrub. 



76 M. LAURIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary and nearly 

 terminal, shorter than the leaves or longer, glabrous, as well as 

 the flowers; bracteas linear-oblong; calycine lobes roundish; 

 leaves oval, obtuse, stiff', opaque, nearly veinless except the 

 middle nerve, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. (j . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Para. M. laurifolia, Mart. 

 herb. Leaves pale, 2 inches long, nearly one inch broad. Pe- 

 tioles 2 lines long. Flowers small. F'ruit unknown. 



Laurel-leaved Myrcia. Shrub. 



77 M. PA'LLENS (D. C. I.e.) peduncles panicled, axillary and 

 nearly terminal, a little longer than the leaves, and arc, as well as 

 the calyxes and branchlets, glabrous ; leaves exactly oval, obtuse 

 at both ends, glabrous, glaucous, full of pellucid dots, as well as 

 being dotted with brown beneath. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 provinces of the Mines. Myrtus torta, Mart. herb. Leaves 9-10 

 lines long, and 5-6 lines broad, finely veined. Bracteoles small, 

 setaceous ; lobes of calyx obtuse. Shrub twisted, 10 feet high. 

 Fruit unknown. 



Pale Myrcia. Shrub 10 ft. 



78 M. DECORTICANS(D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary and nearly 

 terminal, rather longer than the leaves, panicled, rather hairy ; 

 lobes of calyx orbicular, white, and are, as well as the tube, gla- 

 brous ; leaves ovate-elliptic, short-acuminated, full of pellucid 

 dots when young, opaque stiftish and glabrous in the adult 

 state; branchlets puberulous, separating from the epidermis. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Myrtus decorticata, Mart. herb. 

 Leaves hardly acute, 3 inches long, and \\ inch broad, with 

 somewhat revolute margins. Petioles 1-2 lines long, at length 

 transversely subrimose. Petals 5, orbicular. Seeds 2, accord- 

 ing to Martius. 



Decoiticated Myrcia. Tree 10ft. 



79 M. LASIOPUS (D. C. prod. 3. p. '253.) peduncles axillary 

 and terminaj, crowded into a panicle, many-flowered, longer than 

 the leaves, and are, as well as the bracteas, hairy ; calyxes glan- 

 dular, bluntly 5-lobed ; leaves ovate, obtuse at both ends, cori- 

 aceous, opaque, glabrous, as well as the branches. Jj . S. Na- 



tive in fields in the provinces of the Mines. Eugenia lasiopus, 

 Mart. herb. Allied to M. puhescens on the one hand, and to 

 J\f. decorticata on the other. Leaves an inch and a half loner. 

 Petioles a line long. Flowers small, crowded. Fruit unknown. 

 There are varieties of this species with very blunt, and acutish 

 leaves, which are obtuse at the base, but hardly cordate. 

 Hair y-ptdunc led Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



80 M. DUHIU'SCULA (Mart. herb, ex D. C. prod. 3. p. 253.) 

 peduncles panicled, axillary and nearly terminal, rather shorter 

 than the leaves, and are, as well as tiie braeteas, hispid ; calyxes 

 glandular, glabrous, bluntly 5-lobed ; leaves broad, ovate, ob- 

 tuse at both ends, coriaceous, opaque, and are, as well as the 

 branches, glabrous. fj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 of Bahia. Perhaps merely a variety of M. laaiopus, but the pa- 

 nicles are shorter and less hairy. 



Hnrdish Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



81 M. 1'iiuNiFOLiA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles supra-axillary, 

 equal in length to the leaves or longer, panicled, and are, as 

 well as the branchlets, clothed with soft hairs ; calyx with a vil- 

 lous globose tube, and ovate ciliaied spreadingly reflexed lobes ; 

 leaves oval or ovate or obovate, full of pellucid dots, membra- 

 nous, glabrous on the upper surface in the adult state. Ij . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. Myrtus 

 prnnifolia, Mart. herb. A very variable species, or many are 

 confused under this name. 



1'ar. a, angustiur (D. C. 1. c.) leaves oval, attenuated at both 

 ends ; panicle villous, with its branches compressed and diva- 

 ricating. 



Far. ft, oljovdta (D. C. 1. c.) leaves broadly obovate ; panicle 

 pubescent, sparingly branched, equal in length to the leaves ; 

 fruit globose, irregularly hollowed out into empty cells, but this 

 is probably occasioned by insects. 



I'ur. y, ocatti (D. C. 1. c.) leaves broadly ovate, rather opaque; 

 panicle hardly pubescent, longer than the leaves ; fruit clidy- 

 mous, globose. Seeds 2, with a brittle testa. Cotyledons con- 

 tortuplicate. 



Plum-leaned Myrcia. Shrub. 



82 M.? CURATELUEFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) panicle corymbose, 

 nearly terminal ; peduncles compressed, clothed with canescent 

 velvety down ; fruit globose, velvety, crowned by the calycine 

 lobes, which are short, broad, and spreading ; leaves obovate, 

 obtuse, somewhat cuneated at the base, membranous, opaque, 

 smoothish above, and clothed with canescent velvety down be- 

 neath. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in fields at Taubate, in the 

 province of St. Paul. Myrtus curatellaefolia, Mart. herb. Fruit 

 divided into many empty cells inside. 



Curatella-leaved Myrcia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



83 M.? PILOSA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, twice the 

 length of the leaves, racemose or somewhat panicled, and are, as 

 well as the branches and calyxes, hairy ; calyx with a globose 

 tube, and ovate, acute, ciliated, spreadingly reflexed lobes ; 

 leaves oblong or somewhat ovate, rather opaque, clothed with 

 villi when in a young state, but glabrous on the upper surface 

 in the adult state, and velvety beneath, but at length smoothish. 

 ^ . S. Native of Brazil. Myrtus pilosa, Mart. herb. Fruit 



globose, crowned by the spreading calyx, divided inwardly into 

 15-20 compartments, some of them empty, and some of them 

 filled with seeds. Seed with a hard testa. This species is very 

 doubtful ; it is probably a Myrtus or a Myrcia, or a new genus, 

 or the fruit is probably deformed by insects. 

 Pilose Myrcia. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



84 M. SERI'CEA ; erect, much branched ; leaves oblong, acu- 

 minated, glabrous above, and clothed with white silky down be- 

 neath, on short petioles ; racemes panicled, axillary ; peduncles 

 and branches tomentose. fj . S. Native of Maranham, in Brazil. 



Silky Myrcia. Shrub 6 to 8 ft. 



