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dots, which are rarely blackish beneath. Tj . S. Native of Bra- 

 zil, in the desert of Bahia. My'rtus stigmatosa, Mart. herb. 

 Very nearly allied to E. dipoda. Pedicels 6 lines long. Leaves 

 paler beneath, 2 inches long and an inch broad. Flowers small. 

 Lobes of calyx roundish, reflexed ; tube nearly globose. Fruit 

 unknown. 



Stigmatose Eugenia. Tree. 



45 E. DIPODA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 268.) pedicels 1 -flowered, 

 axillary, twin, shorter than the leaves, bibracteolate under the 

 flowers ; leaves elliptic-oblong, attenuated at both ends, with an 

 obtuse acumen, and are as well as the branches glabrous. (7 . S. 

 Native of French Guiana. Leaves 1 i inch long, and about the 

 same in breadth, full of very minute pellucid dots. Pedicels 5 

 lines long. Berry ovate, 1 -seeded. Cotyledons thick, confer- 

 ruminated. Calycine lobes very blunt. 



Var. ft, brachijpoda (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 3 lines long. 

 Ttvo-pedicellid Eugenia. Shrub. 



46 E. PROCERA (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 129.) pedicels 1 -flowered, 

 axillary, 2-4 together, shorter than the leaves, bibracteolate 

 under the flowers ; leaves ovate, bluntly acuminated, and arc as 

 well as the branchlets glabrous. F? . S. Native of St. Domingo, 

 in woods also of Martinique and Santa-Cruz. My'rtus procera, 

 Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 887. Branches twijrgy. Leaves an inch 

 and a half long. Petioles 3 lines long. Berry nearly globose, 

 about the size of a pepper, 1 -seeded. Cotyledons conferru- 

 minated. Fruit eatable. 



Tall Eugenia. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



47 E. PSEU'DO-PSIDIUM (Jacq. amer. 15. t. 93.) pedicels 1- 

 flowered, shorter than the leaves, bibracteate under the flowers, 

 lower ones axillary, solitary, upper ones nearly terminal, in fas- 

 cicles ; leaves ovate, acute, and are as well as the branches 

 glabrous ; fruit smooth, globose, fj . S. Native of Martinico, 

 in mountain woods, where it is called Gouyavier bdtard. My'rtus 

 pseudo-psidium, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 480. exclusive of the syno- 

 nymes. Berry red, 1-seeded. Seed thick. Cotyledons confer- 

 ruminated. Fruit eatable, and held in considerable esteem in 

 the West Indies. 



False-guava Eugenia. Tree 20 feet. 



48 E. PSIDIOIDES (D. C. prod. 3. p. 268.) pedicels thickish, 

 axillary, 1-flowered, much shorter than the leaves, 4-8 in a 

 fascicle, minutely bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves oval, 

 shortly acuminated, coriaceous, with revolute margins, and are 

 as well as the branchlets glabrous. fj . S. Native of Cayenne. 

 Very like E, pte&do-ptiatum, but the leaves are more oval, and 

 distinctly mucronately acuminated, coriaceous, with revolute 

 edges ; the pedicels are shorter, and hardly half an inch long. 

 Fruit globose. Seed 1, large. Bracteoles small. 



Guava-like Eugenia. Tree. 



49 E. NIGRA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 3-4 together, axillary, 1- 

 flowered, thickish, length of petioles ; fruit globose ; leaves 

 oval, short-acuminated, coriaceous, opaque, shining above, gla- 

 brous on both surfaces, as well as on the branchlets. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Para near Ega. My'rtus 

 nigra, Mart. herb. Branches terete. Leaves 5 inches long and 

 2 broad. Pedicels, when in fruit, hardly 3 lines long. Flowers 

 unknown. Fruit half an inch in diameter. Calycine lobes deci- 

 duous, and therefore the fruit is marked with a somewhat tetra- 

 gonal areola at the apex. Seeds 2, large. 



Black Eugenia. Tree. 



50 E. CITRIFOLIA (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 129.) peduncles axillary, 

 very short, branched ; pedicels in fascicles, shorter than the 

 petioles, bracteolate under the flowers ; leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 acuminated, coriaceous, shining, and are as well as the branches 

 quite glabrous. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. My'rtus Cayen- 

 nensis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 480. Fruit small, according to Poiret, 

 globose, and 1-seeded. Leaves 3-5 inches long. 



Citron-leaved Eugenia. Shrub. 



51 E. DYSENTE'KICA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 268.) pedicels axillary, 

 solitary, 1-flowered, slender, shorter than the leaves, rather 

 crowded on the short branches, bractless at the apex ; calycine 

 lobes ciliated, bearded at the apex ; leaves ovate, obtuse, quite 

 glabrous, on short petioles, rising with the flowers. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in fields about Goyaz, where it is called Cogai- 

 teira. My'rtus dysenterica, Mart. herb. trav. vol. 2. A twisted 

 tree, leafless at the time of flowering. Branches glabrous, 

 bearing 5-6 scales. Berry globose, depressed, furrowed, citron- 

 coloured. Scales of buds ciliated. 



Dysenteric Eugenia. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 



52 E. MARTIUSIA'NA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 269.) pedicels 5-9 

 together, axillary, 1-flowered, about the length of the petioles ; 

 bracteoles 2, obtuse, connate under the flowers ; fruit globose, 

 3-seeded ; calycine lobes 4, small, obtuse ; leaves oval, bluntish 

 at both ends, coriaceous, opaque, and are as well as the branch- 

 lets glabrous. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in woods in the pro- 

 vince of Bahia. My'rtus Lindleyana, Mart. herb, but not of 

 K unth. Leaves about 3 inches long, and about 2 broad. Pe- 

 tioles 3 lines long. Fruit the size of a pea. Seeds compressed, 

 somewhat reniform. Cotyledons conferruminated. 



Martius's Eugenia. Tree. 



53 E. LONGIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 3-5 together, 1- 

 flowered, a little shorter than the petioles, bibracteolate at the 

 apex ; calyx with an obovate, somewhat turbinate tube, and 4 

 obtuse lobes ; leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated at both ends, 

 and are as well as the branches glabrous ; lateral nerves running 

 into a vein, which is distant from the margin, f? . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in swampy shady places of woods, in the province of 

 Bahia. My'rtus longifolia, Mart. herb. A loose tree, with ex- 

 panded branches. Leaves 9 inches long and 2^ inches broad. 

 Petioles 4 lines long. Pedicels 3 lines long. Flowers small. 

 Fruit unknown. 



Long-leaved Eugenia. Tree. 



54 E. LATirbuA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 502. t. 199.) pedicels 

 axillary, usually tern, 1-flowered, length of the petioles, bibrac- 

 teolate under the flowers ; leaves broad-ovate, acute, reticulately 

 veined, and are as well as the branches glabrous ; fruit ovate, tj . 

 S. Native of French Guiana, on the edges of fields. My'rtus lati- 

 f 61ia, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 481. Leaves 10-1 1 inches long and 5-6 

 inches broad. Flowers white, sometimes 5-cleft, according to 

 Aublet. Berry olive-formed, violaceous, 1-seeded. Seed thick. 



Broad-leaved Eugenia. Clt. 1793. Shrub 6 to 7 feet. 



55 E. UNDULA'TA (Aubl. 1. c. p. 508. t. 202.) pedicels axil- 

 lary, usually 3-together, 1-flowered, rather shorter than the pe- 

 tioles, bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves ovate-oblong, acu- 

 minated, with undulated margins, and are, as well as the branch- 

 lets, glabrous ; fruit ovate. fj . S. Native of Guiana, on the 

 banks of the river Sinenari. My'rtus undulata, Spreng. syst. 2. 

 p. 482. Leaves 6-7 inches long, full of pellucid dots. Pedun- 

 cles very short, branched. The flowers are said to be 5-cleft 

 by Aublet, but in the figure they are drawn 4-cleft. Berry red, 

 1 -seeded. 



Waeerf-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



56 E. 1 ANASTOMOSANS (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-flowered, axil- 

 lary and lateral, 2-3-together, 3 times longer than the petioles, 

 bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves oval, acute, membra- 

 nous, glabrous ; lateral nerves running into a vein, which is 

 distant from the margin ; calycine lobes very obtuse, 2 smaller 

 than the rest. Jj . S. Native of French Guiana. Ovarium 

 subglobose-ovate, 2-celled, few-seeded. Style filiform, long. 

 Leaves 4-5 inches long, and 2 inches broad. Pedicels 6-7 lines 

 long. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Anastomosing- veined Eugenia. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



57 E. MICROPORA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels axillary, 3-9 to- 



