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MYRTACEjE. XXVIII. MYRCIA. 



Formosa Myrcia. Shrub. 



98 M. ROSTRA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, racemose, 

 shorter than the leaves, 5-7-flowered ; pedicels distant, oppo- 

 site ; calyx bluntly 5-lobed, clothed with adpressed down ; fruit 

 obovate ; leaves lanceolate, much acuminated, full of pellucid 

 dots, shining above and glabrous on botli surfaces, as well as on 

 the branchlets. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 

 ,St. Paul. My'rtus rostrata, Mart. herb. Leaves stiffish, 3 

 inches long, and 7-8 lines broad. Peduncles an inch long. Fruit 

 4 lines long, crowned by the calyx. Seeds unknown. 



Beaked Myrcia. Tree 10 to 12 ft. 



99 M. ERIOPUS (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles panicled, axillary, a 

 little longer than the leaves, and are, as well as the branches, 

 hispid ; tube of calyx oblong, hispid ; leaves oval-oblong, acu- 

 minated, when young full of pellucid dots, clothed with long 

 silky velvety down, opaque in the adult state, and smoothish. 

 Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, in 

 woods. My'rtus eriopus, Mart. herb. Leaves 1-| inch long, 

 and 6 lines broad. Petioles 2 lines long. Calycine lobes short, 

 obtuse. 



Woolly-peduncled Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



* * * Species natives of Columbia. 



100 M. UMBELLULIFERA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 255.) peduncles 

 3-6-flowered, solitary or twin, or 2-4 seated on a short 

 common peduncle ; flowers rather umbellate, with the middle 

 one usually sessile ; calyxes 5-cleft ; leaves elliptic, obtuse at 

 both ends, somewhat emarginate at the apex, coriaceous, reticu- 

 lated, glabrous, rather silvery beneath ; branchlets finely tomen- 

 tose. fj . S. Native of Cumana, in cultivated places. My'rtus 

 umbellulifera, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 135. 

 Flowers about the size of those of Cratce"gus oxyacantha. Sta- 

 mens about 140 in number. Ovarium 2-3-celled ; cells 4-6- 

 ovulate. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Umbel-bearing Myrcia. Shrub. 



101 M. ? CLUSI/EFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary, depau- 

 perated, equal in length to the leaves ; calyx 5-cleft ; leaves 

 elliptic, rounded at the apex, and sometimes emarginate, 

 running down into the petioles, coriaceous, reticulated and 

 shining, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. ^ S. Na- 

 tive of South America. My'rtus clusiffifolia, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 138. Leaves about 2 inches long, and 

 about 17-21 lines broad. Petioles 3-4 lines long. Fruit glo- 

 bose, about the size of a pea, few- seeded. Seeds unknown. 

 Said to be like M. Pimento, and M. coriacea. 



Clusia-leaved Myrcia. Shrub. 



102 M. ? POLYA'NTHA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary and ter- 

 minal, branched ; branchlets 1-3-flowered, compressed, clothed 

 with fine silky down ; leaves oblong, acuminated, acute at the 

 base, obsoletely reticulated, coriaceous, glabrous above and shin- 

 ing, puberulous beneath, as well as on the branchlets. Tj . S. 

 Native of South America, on the banks of the rivers Atabapo 

 and Orinoco. My'rtus polyantha, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 6. p. 140. t. 545. Ovarium 2-celled ; cells 2-ovulate. 

 Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Many-Jlowered Myrcia. Shrub, 



103 M.? COMPLICA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary and ter- 

 minal, branched ; branchlets 1-3-flowered, compressed, clothed 

 with fine silky down ; leaves oblong, acuminated, rounded at 

 the base, complicated, coriaceous, glabrous, shining, and are, 

 as well as the branches, puberulous. Tj . S. Native of New 

 Granada, at San Felipe. My'rtus complicate, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 141. Ovarium 2-celled; cells 2-ovu- 

 late as in 'M. polyantha. Said to be allied to M. dcfexa of 

 Poir. 



Complicated-leaved Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



104 M. coccotOBJErbLiA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary, depau- 

 perated, compressed, glabrous, about equal in length to the 

 leaves ; calyx 4-5-clcft ; leaves roundish-ovate, obtuse, rounded 

 at the base, coriaceous, reticulated, shining, and are, as well as 

 the branches, glabrous. Tj . S. Native of New Granada, near 

 Ibaguc. My'rtus coccolobaefolia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 6. p. 139. Flowers unknown. Berry nearly globose, 

 glabrous, red, 3-celled, acid ; cells few-seeded. Embryo like 

 that of M. bracteolaris. 



Coccoloba-leavcd Myrcia. Shrub 5 ft. 



105 M. BILLARDIA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, pa- 

 nicled, glabrous, about equal in length to the leaves ; flowers 5- 

 lobed; leaves oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, on very 

 short petioles, membranous, reticulated, glabrous. I? . S. Na- 

 tive of New Andalusia, on Mount Cocollar. My'rtus Billar- 

 diana, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 139. t. 544. 

 Flowers unknown. Berry nearly globose, 1-2-seeded. Coty- 

 ledons foliaceous, corrugated. Radicle long, descending. Calyx 

 4-lobed from the figure, but from the description 5-lobed. 



La Bil/ardier's Myrcia. Shrub 10 to 12 ft. 



106 M.? MOLLIS (D. C. prod. 3. p. 256.) panicles axillary and 

 terminal, branched, clothed with fucescent tomentum ; calyx 5- 

 cleft ; leaves oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base, coriace- 

 ous, reticulated, glabrous above and shining, but clothed with 

 pubescent tomentum beneath, and on the branches, fj . S. Na- 

 tive of New Granada, near Pasto. My'rtus mollis, H. B. et 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 141. Flowers hardly known. 

 Fruit and seeds unknown. Said to be allied to Eugenia dejlexa. 



Soft Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 12 ft. 



107 M. ACUMINA V TA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary, solitary 

 and terminal, tern, branched, exceeding the leaves ; calyx 4-5- 

 cleft ; leaves ovate-oblong, long-acuminated, obtuse at the base, 

 reticulated, coriaceous, shining, pubescent on the nerve, but 

 when young 'silky. T? . S. Native of New Granada, between 

 Mariquita and St. Anna. My'rtus acuminata, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 141. Ovarium turbinate, 2-celled; cells 

 2-seeded. Embryo like that of M. bracteolaris. 



j4cuminated-\e<ived Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



108 M. ? HUMBOLDTIA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles axillary, soli- 

 tary, somewhat branched, divaricate, clothed with rusty tomen- 

 tum, shorter than the leaves ; calyxes 5 -parted ; leaves ovate- 

 oblong, terminating in a narrow acumen, acute at the base, coria- 

 ceous, reticulated, shining, puberulous beneath ; branches tomen- 

 tose. J? . S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco. My'rtus 

 deflexa, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 142. Leaves 6- 

 7 inches long, and 2 inches broad. Ovarium 2-celled; cells 2- 

 seeded. In the immature seeds the cotyledons are foliaceous, 

 complicated, and perhaps afterwards corrugated. 



Humboldt's Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



109 M. XYLonoiDES (D. C. 1. c ) peduncles axillary, cy- 

 mosely panicled, shorter than the leaves ; leaves lanceolate, ter- 

 minating in a narrow acumen each, obtuse at the base, on short 

 petioles, membranous, reticulated, downy beneath, as well as on 

 the branches. I? . S. Native of New Granada, near the town 

 of Buga, in the province of Popayan. My'rtus xylopioides, H. 

 B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 257. t. 657. Calyx 5-lobed. 

 Fruit elliptic, 1 -seeded. Cotyledons fleshy, corrugated. 



X-ylopia-like Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



110 M. ? LONGIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) glabrous ; leaves on very- 

 short petioles, large, oblong, acuminately cuspidate, somewhat 

 cordate, coriaceous, very shining ; calyx 5-toothed ; drupe pear- 

 shaped, 1 -seeded. fj . S. Native in woods on the banks of 

 the Orinoco. My'rtus longifolia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 7. p. 258. Drupe 2-celled ; cells 1 -seeded. Structure 

 of the flowers and seeds unknown. 



Long-leaved Myrcia. Shrub 8 to 10 ft. 



