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MYRTACE^E. XXXIII. EUGENIA. 



gether, 1 -flowered, length of the petioles, umbellate, refracted 

 after flowering; fruit globose, depressed ; calycine lobes 4, ovate ; 

 leaves oval, acuminated, petiolate, and are, as well as the 

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

 distant from the margin. 17 . S. Native of Brazil, at the river 

 Amazon. My'rtus umbelluta, Mart. herb, but not of Spreng. 

 Leaves 5 inches long and 2 broad, full of minute pellucid dots. 

 Petioles 5 lines long. Pedicels 4 lines long. Seeds 1 to 3. Fruit 

 orange-coloured. 



Small-pored-leavcd. Eugenia. Tree. 



58 E. PAUCIFLORA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-3-together, axil- 

 lary, 1 -flowered, slender, three times the length of the petioles, 

 acutely bibracteolate under the flowers ; calycine lobes 4, round- 

 ish ; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated at the apex, attenuated at 

 the base, petiolate, full of minute pellucid dots, glabrous on both 

 surfaces, as well as on the branchlets. 17 . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in woods in the province of Minas Geraes. My'rtus species, 

 Mart. herb. Flowers few, small. Torus nearly as in Psidium. 

 Pedicels 6-7 lines long, very slender. Leaves 5 inches long and 

 15-18 lines broad. 



Feiv-jlomcred Eugenia. Tree 10 feet. 



59 E. HILARIA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels axillary, 2-5-to- 

 gether, 1 -flowered, longer than the petioles, bluntly bibracteolate 

 under the flowers ; fruit globose, crowned by the calycine lobes, 

 which are 4, obtuse, and conniving ; leaves linear-oblong, ob- 

 tuse, attenuated at the base, stiff, opaque, on very short petioles, 

 and are as well as the branches glabrous, with revolute edges. 



Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of the Mines. Leaves 

 2 to 3 inches long, and half an inch broad. Petioles one line 

 long. Pedicels 4 lines long. Fruit smaller than a pea. 

 St. Hilare's Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



60 E. FRUTICULOSA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 270.) pedicels axillary, 

 1 -flowered, longer than the petioles, lower ones solitary, upper 

 ones 2-3 together, minutely bibracteolate under the flower ; fruit 

 ovate ; calycine lobes obtuse ; leaves oblong, cuneated at the 

 base, obtuse at the apex, stiff, opaque, glabrous in the adult 

 state, as well as on the branchlets, but when young clothed with 

 adpressed down beneath, f; . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of St. Paul. My'rtus fruticulosa, Mart. herb. A small 

 shrub, having the branches knotted at the base. Leaves nearly 

 2 inches long, and 4-5 lines broad. Pedicels 4 lines long. Fruit 

 yellow. Seed one, large. 



Shrubby Eugenia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



61 E. RUSCIFOLIA (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 123.) pedicels axillary, 

 solitary or the upper ones are aggregate, glabrous, longer than 

 the petioles ; leaves ovate, obtuse, coriaceous, glabrous, dotted 

 beneath, fj . S. Native of South America. My'rtus daph- 

 noules, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 480. Fruit and seeds unknown. 

 Perhaps the peduncles are one or many-flowered. 



Butcher s-broom-leaved Eugenia. Shrub. 



62 E. ? oLEiEFOLiA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 270.) pedicels 1-flow- 

 ered, axillary, 4 in a fascicle, twice the length of the petioles, 

 bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves oblong, obtuse, cuneated 

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

 glabrous ; calyx 4-cleft. J? . S. Native of South America, in 

 the province of Jaen de Bracamoros, at the river Marannon. 

 My'rtus olesefolia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 147. 

 Pedicels 3 lines long. Berry 3-celled ; cells 8-ovulate. Seeds 

 unknown. Allied to Eugenia buxifblia. 



Olive-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



63 E. PISTACIJEFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 3-together, axillary, 

 1 -flowered, twice the length of the petioles, minutely brac- 

 t?ate at the base, and bibracteate at the apex ; tube of calyx 

 globose ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, obtuse at the base, bluntUh at 

 the apex, rather coriaceous, and are, as well as the branches, 

 glabrous. ^ S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Bahia. 



My'rtus pistaciaefolia, Mart. herb. Leaves with a few pellu- 

 cid dots, like those of the Pistachio. Pedicels 3-4 lines long, 

 rising from very short scaly branches. Flowers small. Fruit 

 unknown. 



Pistachia-leaved Eugenia. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



64 E. STICTOPE'TALA (Mart. herb, ex D. C. prod. 3. p. 270.) 

 glabrous; pedicels 5-7, aggregate, 1. flowered, rising from the 

 axils of the old leaves, sometimes upon a very short peduncle ; 

 bracteas 2, ovate, adpressed to the ovarium ; lobes of calyx 4, 

 ovate, nearly orbicular, full of glandular dots ; leaves nearly 

 sessile, ovate or oval, obtuse at both ends, coriaceous, opaque, 

 reticulalely nerved on both surfaces. h . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the interior provinces. Pedicels 5-6 lines long. Leaves 3 

 inches long and 1^ broad. 



Dotted-petalled Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



65 E. ? ERYTHROCA'RPA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 270.) pedicels 1- 

 flowered, axillary, usually 5-together, racemosely umbellate, 

 one half shorter than the leaves, furnished with one bractea at 

 the base, 2 bracteoles under the flowers ; leaves elliptic, obtuse, 

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

 branches, glabrous ; calyxes 4-clel't. tj . S. Native of New- 

 Granada, near Honda. My'rtus erythrocarpa, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 148. Leaves 12-14 lines long. Ovarium 

 globose, 2-clled ; cells 10-1 1-ovulate. Berry red. Seeds un- 

 known. 



Red-fruited Eugenia. Tree 6 to 8 feet. 



66 E. ? MAXIMILIA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels axillary, 2-6- 

 together, aggregate, bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves ellip- 

 tic, attenuated, coriaceous, dotted, shining, quite glabrous. tj . 

 S. Native of Brazil, about Barada Vereda. My'rtus micrantha, 

 Nees et Mart, in nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 51. but not Kunth. 

 Bracteoles ciliated. Ovarium 2-celled, many-ovulate. Fruit 

 and seeds unknown. Said to be allied to Myrcia bracteata and 

 M. lilcida. 



Maximilian's Eugenia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



67 E.? LAMBERTIA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1-flowered, 5-6- 

 together, axillary, much shorter than the leaves, minutely bi- 

 biacteate under the flowers ; leaves oval, acutish at both ends, 

 with a very few dots, reticulately veined beneath, rather coria- 

 ceous, and are, as well as the branches, quite glabrous ; calycine 

 lobes ovate, obtuse, fj . S. Native of the West Indies, in St. 

 Vincent's. Petioles 3 lines long, hardly shorter than the pedi- 

 cels. Leaves 4 inches long and 2 inches broad. Fruit ovate- 

 globose, 1 -seeded. 



Lambert's Eugenia. Shrub. 



68 E. PLURIFLORA (D. C. 1. c.) glabrous ; pedicels 1-flowered, 

 hardly longer than the petioles, 5-7 from the axils of the old 

 leaves, each bearing 2 ovate bracteas at the apex, which are 

 adpressed to the ovarium ; calycine lobes 4 ovate ; leaves oval, 

 coriaceous, obtuse, opaque, shining above, tubercularly dotted 

 beneath. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of the 

 Mines. Branches terete, robust. Leaves 1^ inch long. Pe- 

 tioles 2 lines long. Flowers small. Fruit unknown. 



Many-florvered Eugenia. Shrub. 



69 E. BAHIE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 3. p. 271.) pedicels 2-7-to- 

 gether, or rising from a short rachis, 1-flowered, a little longer 

 than the leaves, minutely bibracteolate at the apex ; leaves el- 

 liptic, somewhat acuminated, opaque, and are, as well as the 

 branchlets, glabrous ; lateral veins hardly prominent ; calycine 

 lobes 4, roundish. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 of Bahia, in dense woods. My'rtus Lambertiana, Mart. herb. 

 Very nearly allied to E. Lambertiana, but the leaves are a little 

 narrower, more brown, never reticulated. Flowers double the 

 size. Fruit unknown. 



Bahia Eugenia. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



70 E. ? PARKERIA'NA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 271.) pedicels 1-flow- 



