MYRTACE/E. XXXIII. EUGENIA. 



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J'ar.y; loaves smaller ; pedicels shorter, 2 lines long. Jj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. 



Kuntlis Eugenia. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



17 E.? FOJ'TIDA (Pers. encli. 2. p. 29.) pedicels axillary, soli- 

 tary, 1 -flowered, bibracteolate under the flowers, hardly longer 

 than the petioles ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, bluntly acuminated, 

 membranous ; calyx 4-lobed. fy . S. Native of Cayenne. 

 My'rtus foe'tida, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 481. Fruit globose, size of 

 a pepper. Seeds unknown. 



Var. a, malcalens (Pers. ench. 1. c.) pedicels solitary ; leaves 

 blunter, rather coriaceous. I? . S. Native of the West Indies. 

 E. fce'tida, Vahl. herb. 



Stinking Eugenia. Tree 10 feet. 



IS E. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Lam. diet. 3. p. 203.) pedicels axillary, 

 solitary, or twin, 1 -flowered, naked, 3-times shorter than the 

 leaves ; leaves linear, acute, with revolute edges, and are as well 

 as the branches glabrous. I? . S. Native of St. Domingo. 

 Plum, ed Burm. t. 207. f. 2. My'rtus angustif olia, Spreng. 

 syst. 2. p. 479. not of Lin. M. rosmarinifolia, Spreng. I. c. 

 Stamens hardly longer than the petals. Fruit globose, red, few- 

 seeded. Seeds compressed. 



Narrow-leaved Eugenia. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



19 E. ? ROSMARINIFOLIA (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 129.) pedicels 

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

 leaves small, linear, mucronate, with revolute edges, glabrous, 

 above but villous on the under surface, as well as on the branches ; 

 calyx 4-cleft, obtuse. . Ij S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. 

 My'rtus rosmarinifolia, Pers. ench. 2. p. 30. Fruit and seeds 

 unknown. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from E. angustif olia. 



Rosemary-leaved Eugenia. Shrub. 



20 E. ALPIGE'NA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels axillary, solitary, 1- 

 flowered, 6-times shorter than the leaves, bibracteolate at the 

 apex ; flowers and branches covered with canescent down ; caly- 

 cine lobes 4, ovate ; leaves on short petioles, elliptic-oblong, 

 hoary beneath, clothed with adpressed pubescence above, opaque, 

 nerveless, except the middle nerve, f; . S. Native of Brazil, 

 on the mountains, in the provinces of the mines. My'rtus alpi- 

 gena, Mart. herb. Allied to E. alplna. Branches crowded. 

 Flowers small. Leaves an inch long and 4 lines broad, pubes- 

 cent above while young, but at length nearly glabrous, full of 

 impressed dots. 



Atp-grorving Eugenia. Tree 10 feet. 



21 E. OBSCU'RA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-2, axillary, very short, 

 1 -flowered ; bracteoles subulate, adnate to the tube of the calyx ; 

 leaves almost sessile, glabrous, ovate-lanceolate, bluntly acumin- 

 ated ; calyxes and petals pilose on the outside ; branchlets hairy. 

 Jj . S. Native of Maranham. My'rtus obscura, Lindl. bot. 

 reg. t. 1044. Petals acuminated. Bracteas inserted imme- 

 diately under the lobes of the calyx, in which it differs from 

 all the other species. 



Obscure Eugenia. Clt. ? Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



22 E. MYRTIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 265.) pedicels axillary, 

 1 -flowered, one half shorter than the leaves, almost bractless at 

 the apex ; ovarium globose ; calycine lobes 4, broad, obtuse, 

 constricted after flowering ; leaves oval, cuneated at the base, 

 bluntish at the apex, pale beneath, hardly with any pellucid dots, 

 and are as well as the branches glabrous. T? . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the provinces of the mines. My'rtus tenella, var. 

 Mart. herb. Allied to E. rigidmn. Young fruit many-celled. 

 Seeds unknown. Leaves 8 lines long and 4 broad, almost ses- 

 sile, shining above ; lateral veins confluent at the apex. 



Myrtle-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 2 feet. 



23 E. ALP!NA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 961.) pedicels axillary, soli- 

 tary, 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves, thickish ; leaves ovate, 

 coriaceous, veinless, glabrous ; branches usually in fours, erect, 

 rusty. T; S. Native of Jamaica, on the tops of the Blue 



Mountains. My'rtus rigida, Swartz, in herb. Lher. My'rtus 

 alpina, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 883. Berry dry, ovate, when 

 mature 1 -seeded. Seed oblong. 



Alpine Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



24 E. WILLDENOWII (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-flowered, fili- 

 form, solitary, or twin, axillary and lateral, bearing 2 subulate 

 very short bracteas under the flowers ; leaves oblong, acuminated, 

 coriaceous, dotless, shining. fj . S. Native of Ceylon. Said 

 to be allied to E. Mic/ielii and E. Patrisii. Eugenia Zeylanica, 

 Willd. spec. 2. p. 963. but not of Roxb. My'rtus Willde- 

 nowii, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 480. exclusive of the var. from Porto 

 Rico. 



Willdenow's Eugenia. Shrub. 



25 E. OBTU'SA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 266.) pedicels axillary, soli- 

 tary, 1-flowered, a little shorter than the leaves ; the bracteas 

 under the flowers and the calycine lobes are oval-oblong and 

 foliaceous ; leaves oval, obtuse at both ends, glabrous, full of 

 impressed dots on the upper surface, when young rufous beneath, 

 but at length pale ; branches and petioles clothed with rufous 

 villi. ^ . S. Native of Peru. My'rtus obtusa, Juss. herb. 

 Leaves 5-6 lines long and 3 lines broad. Fruit nearly globose, 

 1 -seeded. The bracteoles are larger than those in the allied 

 species. Habit of E. alpina, but the pedicels are longer, and 

 the bracteoles are much larger and permanent. 



J3lunt-\ea\ed Eugenia. Shrub. 



26 E. PORTORICE'NSIS (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-flowered, 

 slender, shorter than the leaves, axillary or lateral, bearing 2 

 ovate, puberulous bracteoles under the flowers ; leaves ovate- 

 elliptic, acuminated, membranous, dotless, and are as well as the 

 branches glabrous ; petals sub-ciliated. T; S. Native of Porto- 

 Rico, on the edges of woods. Eugenia latifdlia, Spreng. in 

 herb. Balb. Pedicels half an inch long, axillary, solitary, nu- 

 merous, rising from the base of the branches in an irregular 

 way. Bracteoles small, scale-formed at the origin of the pe- 

 tioles. Leaves nearly 3 inches long. Flowers small, glabrous. 

 Ovarium globose. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



I'ar. ft, brevipes (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels hardly 3-times longer 

 than the petioles ; leaves smaller, rather coriaceous. V> . S. 

 Native of Porto Rico. My'rtus Willdenowii, var. Porto-Ricen- 

 sis, Spreng. ex herb. Balb. but exclusive of the synonymes. 

 Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Porto-Rico Eugenia. Tree. 



27 E. PRODU'CTA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-flowered, axillary, 

 and lateral, solitary, or rather aggregate, naked, much shorter 

 than the leaves ; leaves coriaceous, quite glabrous, shining above, 

 oval, drawn out into a long, linear, blunt acumen each ; calyx 4- 

 cleft. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. Leaves oval, 3-4 inches 

 long, and 2 inches broad, terminating in an acumen, which is 

 an inch long and a line and a half broad. Berry globose, 1- 

 seeded. Seed thick. Cotyledons fleshy, conferruminated. 



Drarcw-ott/-leaved Eugenia. Shrub. 



28 E. CRASSIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 266.) pedicels axillary, 

 1 -2-flowered, very short, thickish ; fruit globose, crowned by the 

 lobes of the calyx, which are deciduous ; leaves oblong, coria- 

 ceous, acuminated at both ends, glabrous above, but covered 

 with hairy down beneath ; petioles as well as the branchlets 

 rather velvety. T? . S. Native of Brazil, in woods, in the pro- 

 vince of St. Paul. My'rtus crassifolia, Mart. herb. Seed 1, 

 thick, rather horny, pseudo-monocotyledonous. Leaves 1-j inch 

 long and 5 an inch broad. Petioles longer than the pedicels. 



Thick-leaved Eugenia. Shrub. 



2!) E. FELISBE'RTI (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels solitary, very short, 

 1-flowered, opposite, rising from the axils of the small bractea- 

 formed leaves ; bracteoles large, under the flowers ; calyx vil- 

 lous, 4-cleft ; leaves oblong, acuminated at both ends, full of 

 pellucid dots, when young rather villous on both surfaces ; nerves, 



