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MYRTACEJE. XXXIII. EUGENIA. 



petioles, and branches clothed with aclpressed villi. T; . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in woods on the road to Felisbert. My'rtus Fe- 

 lisberti, Mart. herb. Leaves membranous, pale green, 4 inches 

 long and an inch and a half broad. Petals roundish, hardly longer 

 than the calyx. Stamens innumerable. Fruit unknown. 

 Felisbert Eugenia. Shrub. 



30 E. PARVIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered, 

 a little shorter than the leaves ; bracteoles small ; leaves oblong- 

 linear, obtuse, acute, marked by the nerve above, which is im- 

 pressed, dotted beneath, the rest veinless and glabrous. Tj . S. 

 Native of Peru. My'rtus parvifolia, Juss. herb. Flowers 

 small. Very like the following species, but the leaves are a 

 little larger, and not exactly linear, acute at the apex. 



Small-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



31 E. ? LEPTOSPERMOIDES (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels axillary 1- 

 flowered, a little shorter than the leaves ; bracteoles small; leaves 

 oblong-linear, obtuse, nearly nerveless, dotted, glabrous. Ij . S. 

 Native of Chili and Peru. Leaves 4-5 lines long, and a line 

 broad. Flowers small. Fruit and seeds unknown. It agrees 

 with the figure of Feuill. obs. 3. t. 31. and is not unlike Myrtus 

 U'gni. My'rtus parvifolia, Juss. herb. 



Leptospermtim-likc Eugenia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



32 E. PATRISII (Vahl. eel. amer. 2. p. 35.) pedicels 1-flowered, 

 slender, axillary, solitary, and nearly terminal, in fours, naked 

 under the flowers, bractless at the base; leaves elliptic, glabrous, 

 acuminated at both ends. T? . S. Native of French Guiana. 

 My'rtus Patrisii, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 480. Pedicels an inch and 

 a half long. Bracteas acute, short. Fruit globose, not torose. 

 Staminiferous disk broad, nearly as in Psidium. Seeds very few. 

 Cotyledons conferruminated ? in the immature state. Allied to 

 Myrtus ligtistrina. 



Patris's Eugenia. Tree. 



33 E. NEMORA'LIS (D. C. prod. 3. p. 267.) glabrous; pedi- 

 cels axillary, 1-flowered, solitary, opposite, erect, equal in length 

 to the petioles ; bracteoles hardly any under the flowers ; fruit 

 elliptic ; calycine lobes 4, broad, obtuse ; leaves elliptic, ab- 

 ruptly and obsoletely apiculated, coriaceous, opaque. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil. My'rtus nemoralis, Mart. herb. Allied to 

 E. clinocdrpa, but differs in the fruit being erect and twice the 

 size. Leaves 2 inches long and an inch broad. 



Grove Eugenia. Shrub. 



34 E. CLINOCA'RPA (D. C. I.e.) glabrous; pedicels axillary, 

 1-flowered, twice the length of the petioles, when in flower 

 erect, and when in fruit deflexed ; bracteoles small, under the 

 flowers ; fruit elliptic ; lobes of calyx short, very blunt ; leaves 

 oval, rather oblong, attenuated at the base, obsoletely acumin- 

 ated at the apex, rather coriaceous, full of pellucid dots. ^ . S. 

 Native of Brazil, at the river Peruaguacu, in the province of 

 Bahia, in woods. My'rtus clinocarpa, Mart. herb. Leaves 15- 

 18 lines long and 6-8 lines broad. Young branches somewhat 

 tetragonal. Fruit 1 -seeded. Cotyledons conferruminated. 



Bed-fruited Eugenia. Shrub. 



35 E. BRASILIE'NSIS (Lam. diet. 3. p. 203.) pedicels 1- 

 flowered, slender, rising from the axils of the scaly leaves, along 

 the branches from velvety scaly buds ; bracteoles none ; calycine 

 lobes reflexed ; leaves oval or obovate-oblong, bluntish, coria- 

 ceous, quite glabrous. Jj . S. Native of Brazil. My'rtus 

 Dombeyi, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 485. E. bracteolaris, Lam. mss. 

 in herb. Juss. Leaves shining above, 3 inches long, 1-J broad. 

 Pedicels about equal in length to the floral leaves. Stamens 

 hardly longer than the petals. 



Brasi/ian Eugenia. Shrub. 



36 E. REINWARDTIA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels interpetiolar, 1- 

 flowered, shorter than the leaves ; leaves on short petioles, el- 

 liptic-oblong, bluntish, coriaceous, remote, smoothish. (7 . S. 

 Native of the Moluccas. My'rtus Reinwardtiana, Blum, bijdr. 



p. 1082. Calyx 4-cleft. Fruit roundish, and with the seeds 

 nearly as in Eugenia. 



RcinnardCs Eugenia. Shrub. 



37 E. MARANHAOE'NSIS ; branched; leaves oblong, coria- 

 ceous, acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces ; pedicels axillary, 

 1-flowered. fj . S. Native of Maranham, in Brazil. 



Maranham Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



38 E. MYRTOIDES ; branched ; leaves ovate, quite entire, 

 acute, coriaceous, almost sessile; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered. 



fj . S. Native of the western coast of Africa, on the Gold 

 coast, particularly at Accra. 



Myrtle-like Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



* Pedicels axillary, \-flowered, twin, tern, or numerous. 



39 E. ? PUNICJEFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels axillary, 1- 

 flowered, twin, much shorter than the leaves, bibracteolate under 

 the flowers ; leaves oblong, obtuse, acute at the base, rather co- 

 riaceous, shining, and are as well as the branches glabrous ; calyx 

 4-cleft. Jj . S. Native near Cumana, on Mount Impossible. 

 My'rtus punicsefolia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 149. 

 Leaves 2 inches long. Flowers the size of those of Cratce'gus 

 oxyrtcdntha. Ovarium 2-celled. Berry nearly globose, red, 1-2- 

 seeded. Said to be allied to My'rtus liguxtrina. 



Pomegranate-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



40 E. VISMIOIDES (D.C. I.e.) pedicels 1-3, axillary, 1-flowered, 

 much shorter than the leaves, bibracteolate, under the flowers ; 

 leaves oval, cuneated at the base, on very short petioles, bluntly 

 attenuated at the apex, glabrous on both surfaces as well as on 

 the branches, with a very few pellucid dots. I? . S. Native of the 

 Moluccas. Pedicels 4 lines long. Flower- bud globose. Lobes of 

 calyx very blunt, roundish. Leaves 3 inches long and 1^ broad. 



Vismia-like Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



41 E. SA'NCTA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-3 together, axillary, 

 1-flowered, 4 times shorter than the leaves, bibracteolate under 

 the flowers ; leaves oval, almost sessile, bluntish at both ends, 

 stiff, full of minute pellucid dots, glabrous on both surfaces ; 

 branches rather pubescent. fj . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Bahia, among bushes at the bottoms of the moun- 

 tains. My'rtus sancta, Mart. herb. Leaves pale green, 15 

 lines long, and 8-9 lines broad. Pedicels 3-4 lines broad, and 

 are as well as the calyxes glabrous. Calycine lobes very blunt. 

 Style hooked at the apex. Fruit unknown. 



Holy Eugenia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



42 E. COARE'NSIS (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-3 together, 1- 

 flowered, bibracteolate, under the flowers, 3 times shorter than 

 the leaves ; calycine lobes 4, obtuse ; leaves oval, nearly sessile, 

 bluntly somewhat acuminated, stiff", opaque, and are as well as 

 the branches glabrous ; lateral veins almost wanting. Ij . S. 

 Native of Brazil, at Rio Negro. My'rtus Coarensis, Mart, 

 herb. Leaves an inch long and 6 lines broad. Pedicels 2-3 

 lines long. Flowers small. Fruit unknown. 



Coari Eugenia. Shrub. 



43 E. KOCHIA'NA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 268.) pedicels 1-3 toge- 

 ther, 1-flowered, 3-times shorter than the leaves, bibracteolate 

 at the apex ; calycine tube obovate, with the lobes ovate ; leaves 

 oval-oblong, sessile, stiff", opaque, obtuse at both ends, almost 

 veinless, and are as well as the obsoletely tetragonal branchlets, 

 glabrous. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. My'rtus Kochiana, Mart, 

 herb. Leaves an inch long and 4 lines broad, erect. Nearly 

 like those of Phyllirce"a media. Pedicels 4 lines long. Flowers 

 small. 



Koch's Eugenia. Tree 20 to 30 feeti 



44 E. STIGMATOSA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-3 together, axillary, 

 1-flowered, 3-times the length of the petioles, acutely bibrac- 

 teolate, under the flowers ; leaves oval, cuneated at the base, 

 bluntly acuminated at the apex, glabrous, full of large pellucid 



