. XXX. SYZYCIUM. 



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terminal, panicled ; calyx ratlier repand. Ij . S. Native of the 

 Mauritius and Bourbon. Eugenia riiodomelea, Coinm. Eugen. 

 cymosa, Lam. diet. 3. p. 199. My'rtus cymosa, Spreng. Eug. 

 nigrescens, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 123.? Branches brownish red. 

 Leaves like those of the preceding species, but the flowers are 

 larger. 



Cymose-Rowered Syzygium. Tree. 



6 S. GLOMERA'TUM (D. C. prod. 3. p. 259.) leaves ovate, ob- 

 tuse, coriaceous, on very short petioles, reticulately veined, one- 

 nerved ; cymes nearly terminal, crowded with flowers, corym- 

 bose ; calyx hardly repand. Tj . S. Native of the Mauritius, 

 where it is called Dois de pomme. Eugenia glomenita, Lam. diet. 

 3. p. 199. My'rtus glomerata, Spreng.no. 69. My'rtus coriacea, 

 Sieb. fl. maur. 2. no. 102. and probably the My'rtus acris, Sieb. 



1. c. no. 101. exclusive of the synonyme of Swartz. Eugenia 

 contracts, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 125. 



Glomerated Syzygium. Tree. 



7 S. JAMBOLA'NUM (D. C. 1. c.) leaves oval or obovate, feather- 

 nerved, coriaceous ; cymes panicled, loose, lateral and terminal ; 

 calyxes quite entire. Pj . S. Native of the East Indies. Jam- 

 bolana, Rumph. amb. 1. t. 42. Jambolifera pedunculata, 

 Houtt. pfl. syst. 1. p. 462. t. 7. f. 1. Eugenia Jambolana, 

 Lam. diet. 3. p. 198. Calyptranthes Jambolana, Willd. spec. 



2. p. 975. and in Ust. neu ann. 2. p. 23. Blum, bijdr. 1091. 

 Petioles 5-6 lines long. Fruit black, esculent. It is commonly 

 called Java-plum. 



I'm: a; leaves acuminated. Eugenia Jambolana, Roxb. 



Var. ft ; leaves elliptic, tapering to both ends. Eugenia Jam- 

 bolana, Roxb. and Rumph. 



Jar. y ; leaves obovate, very obtuse. Perhaps Eugenia ob- 

 tusifolia, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. 



Jambolan Syzygium. Clt. 1796. Tree. 



8 S. INOPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 260.) leaves ovate-elliptic, 

 acuminated at both ends, coriaceous, shining, reticulately veined; 

 cymes axillary and terminal, corymbose ; pedicels 3-flowered ; 

 flowers sessile ; calyx quite entire. 17 . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Eugenia inophy'lla, Roxb. hort. beng. no. 37. 



Veiny-leaved Syzygium. Tree. 



9 S. CARYOPHYLLIFOLIUM (D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate-elliptic, 

 acuminated at both ends, coriaceous, feather-nerved ; peduncles 

 lateral, in dense cymose panicles ; calyx rather repand, with a 

 transparent border. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Pluk. aim. t. 274. f. 2. Rheed. mal. 5. t. 29. Rumph. amb. 1. 

 t. 41. My'rtus Cumlni, Lin. spec. 674. Eugenia caryophylli- 

 folia, Lam. diet. 3. p. 198. Eugen. corticosa, Lour. coch. p. 

 309. Calyptranthes caryophyllifolia, Blum. 1. c. Petioles almost 

 an inch long. Stamens short. 



Clove-leaved Syzygium. Clt. 1822. Tree. 



10 S. NERVOSUM ^D. C. 1. c.) leaves oval-elliptic, attenuated 

 at the base, acuminated at the apex, rather coriaceous, feather- 

 nerved, lateral nerves rather prominent ; peduncles lateral and 

 terminal, cymosely panicled, loose ; calyx quite entire. Jj . S. 

 Native of the Moluccas. Eug. operculata, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. 



Nerved-leaved Syzygium. Tree. 



1 1 S. VENOSUM (D. C. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, cuneated at the 

 base, acuminated at the apex, rather coriaceous ; lateral veins 

 nearly regular, forming a marginal vein in front of the margin ; 

 panicles axillary and terminal, shorter than the leaves ; calyx 

 nearly entire. J? . S. Native of Nipaul. Petioles 8-9 lines 

 long. Leaves 4 inches long and lj broad. 



A ein^-loaved Syzygium. Tree. 



12 S. AREOLA'TUM (D. C. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, cuneated at 

 the base, acuminated at the apex, rather coriaceous, reticulately 

 veined ; areolas regular at the margin, and as if they were con- 

 stituting a double line ; peduncles panicled, axillary and ter- 

 minal, 3 or 4 times shorter than the leaves ; calyx quite entire. 



VOL. II. 



Tj . G. Native of Nipaul. Flower-bud globose, somewhat de- 

 pressed. Operculum corolline. Cupula truncate. 

 Areolate-veiued Syzygium. Tree. 



13 S. FKUTICOSUM (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby; leaves elliptic- 

 ovate, acuminated, rather coriaceous, feather-veined ; peduncles 

 lateral, opposite or aggregate, loosely and corymbosely panicled. 



J? . S. Native of Chittagong, in the East Indies. Flowers 

 small. Operculum almost as in the first section, wholly dehis- 

 cent, but corolline, obtuse, and marcescent. Eugenia fruticosa, 

 Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. 



Shrubby Syzygium. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 



14 S. CARYOPHYLL/E'UM (Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 166. t. 33.?) 

 leaves obovate, bluntish or emarginate, rather coriaceous, dot- 

 less ; peduncles cymosely corymbose, trichotomous, terminal, 

 fj . S. Native of Ceylon. My'rtus caryophyllata, Lin. spec. 

 675. Swartz, obs. 202. Calyptranthes caryophyllata, Pers. 

 ench. no. 4. Flowers small. Calyx obovate, repandly toothed. 

 Operculum corolline. 



Clove-like Syzygium. Tree. 



15 S. ZEYLA'NICUM (D. C. 1. c.) arboreous ; leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, coriaceous, shining above, and full of impressed 

 dots beneath ; peduncles nearly terminal, cymosely panicled. 



^ . S. Native of Ceylon. My'rtus, Herm. zeyl. 435. with a 

 good figure. My'rtus Zeylanica, Lin. spec. p. 675. Andr. bot. 

 619. Berry (ex Herm.) white and 1-seeded. Flowers small. 

 Calyx with an oblong tube, and an evidently 5-lobed limb. 

 Operculum corolline. 



Ceylon Syzygium. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1798. Tree. 



16 S. SPICA'TUM (D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate, acuminated, coria- 

 ceous, shining above, full of impressed dots ; peduncles short, 

 umbelliferous, crowded into a spicate ovate raceme ; style ex- 

 serted. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. Eugenia spicata, 

 Lam. diet. 3. p. 201. Calyx turbinate, pruinosely glaucous, 5- 

 cleft. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from S. Zeyldnicum. 



Spicate-fiowered Syzygium. Tree. 



17 S. ODORA K TUM (D. C. I. c.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, atten- 

 uated at the base, acute at the apex, rather coriaceous, dotless ; 

 peduncles terminal, cymosely corymbose ; berry globose, crowned 

 by the limb of the calyx, which is very entire. T? . G. Native 

 of Cochin-china, among bushes, and of China. O'pa odorata, 

 Lour. coch. p. 309. S. lucidum, Gsertn. fruct. 1. p. 167. 

 t. 33. ? 



Sweet-scented Syzygium. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



18 S. RACEMOSUM (D. C. prod. 3. p. 261.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminated, full of parallel veins ; peduncles umbel- 

 lulate, racemose, axillary or terminal ; fruit globose. fj . S 

 Native of Java, on the mountains. Calyptranthus racemosa, 

 Blum, bijdr. p. 1089. 



Racemose-flowered Syzygium. Tree. 



19 S. LAXIFLORUM (D. C. 1. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated at both ends, full of transverse parallel veins ; panicles 

 terminal or axillary, divaricate ; pedicels subumbellate. (j . S. 

 Native of Java, in mountain woods. Calyptranthus laxiflora, 

 Blum, bijdr. p. 1090. Perhaps the same as S. Zeyldnicum. 



Loose-flowered Syzygium. Tree. 



20 S. CORYMBOSUM (D. C. 1. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated at both ends, veined ; corymb terminal, divaricate ; pe- 

 dicels subumbellate ; young branches 4-sided; fruit nearly glo- 

 bose. Tj . S. Native of Java, on the mountains. Calyptran- 

 thus corymbosa, Blum, bijdr. p. 1091. 



Corymbose Syzygium. Tree. 



^ 2. Fruit oblong. 



21 S. PYRIFOLIUM (D. C. 1. c.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 

 bluntly acuminated, full of parallel veins ; corymbs tricho- 

 tomous, terminal; pedicels usually 3-flowered; fruit oblong. 



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