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MYRTACE.E. XXXIII. EUGENIA. 



Calophylloides lucida, Smeathn. mss. Lobes of calyx ovate, 

 obtuse, smoothish. Leaves 5-6 inches long, and 2 or ** broad, 

 on very short petioles, dotlcss ; lateral nerves "*""" 

 the margins. Ovarium globose. Fru.t ami seeds unknown. 



Caloplnjllurn-Uke Eugenia. Shrub 10 feet. 



84 E. CHKYSOI-IIY'LUJM (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 11.) flowers axil 



down beneath, which becomes nearly deciduous fruit .vat., 

 rather velvety. fa . S. Native of Cayenne, not in the Mauritius. 

 My' us Xj.opnv'llu.n.Spreng. syst. 2. p. 482. exc usive o fd* 

 svnonvmes. Flowers clothed with rusty down, sessile. Pedicels 

 2 hnes long after flowering, rather branched at the base Ma- 

 fure fruit size of an olive, 1-seeded. Cotyledons conferrumi- 

 nated, furnished with bladdery glands inside. 



fftt^SSfa. ^'flowers almost sessile, axillary 

 and lateral, rather crowded ; leaves sessile, ovate, very blunt, 



d. occ p. 803. Vahl. 

 strnb P 55. Branches compressed above. Ovanum round- 

 ish. Stigma deflexed. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



flora, Mart, reise, p. 285. isis. 1824. p. 589. but not of Blume. 

 Berry edible, globose, of a purplish violet-colour, !-*>*. 

 Cotyledons conferruminated. Leaves 3 inches long and . I ' 

 lines broad. Petioles 2 lines long. 



Stem-flowered Eugenia. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 

 91 E. UMBELLA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels numerous, short, 

 1-flowered, umbellate, bibracteolate at the apex, rising from the 

 axils of the old branches ; leaves sessile, cordate at the base, 

 ovate, acutish, coriaceous, opaque, and are, as well as the 

 branchlets, glabrous, with the marginal nerve thick. b. . H. Nli 

 tive of Brazil, in woods at Vao do Paranan Myrtus latenflora, 

 Mart. herb, but not of others. Umbels lateral, ,-8-flowered 

 Pedicels 2-3 lines long. Calycine lobes 4, roundish. Leaves ^ 

 inches long and 1-2 broad. Lateral nerves of leaves conflu< m 

 in front of the margins. 



[76erte-flowered Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 

 92 E. DELICA'TULA (D. C. 1. c.) flowers 2-3-together axil- 

 lary, nearly sessile ; leaves oblong, attenuated at both ends, st.,- 

 fish, opaque, dotted beneath, glabrous on both surfaces with a 

 marginal nerve; petioles very short, and are as well as the 

 young branches, clothed with down. b . f. Native of Brazil, 

 L "he province of St. Paul. Myrtus delicatula, Mart herb. A 

 tree about 20 feet high, much divided. Leaves ,1 5 / lines long 

 and 3 lines broad. Flowers small, like those of L. ngida. 



sessile, lateral, crowded or scattered ; leaves 

 very blunt, attenuated at the base, with revolute margins coria- 

 ceous, pale beneath, reticulated from elevated veins on both sur- 

 faces, and are, as well as the branches, quite glabrous .8 

 Native of the Island of Santa Cruz. E sessihflora, Vahl symb. 

 3 p 64. Calyx and petals dotted. Fru.t and seeds unknown. 



87 t. SESSILIFLOKA (U. v>. y*~ / . 



sessile lateral, crowded or scattered ; leaves oblong or oval, 

 blun i h, with somewhat revolute margins, rather membrana- 

 ceou hardly veined, and are, as well as the branches, quite 

 glabrous. .?.S. Native of St Domingo. My'rtus sessih- 

 ! Snrpnff svst 2 P. 479. E. sessihflora, Vahl. symb. 3. 

 ? 6i ? P K MeriSia PL. Fruit one-half smaller than those 

 of E. laleriflora, but not sufficiently known. 

 Sessile-flowered Eugenia. Shrub. 



88 E/LINEA'TA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 273.) flowers ax,l ary 

 almost sessile, crowded; leaves ovate, acuminated, stiff, lined 

 with elevated nerves, hoary beneath, but vdlous or , t he nerves ; 

 calyxes 4-cleft, clothed with rusty down b. S. Native of St. 

 Domingo, in mountain fields. My'rtus hneata Swartz, fl. ind. 

 occ. P r891. but not of Blume. Berry sapid scarlet size of 

 a cherry. Seeds 2 or more, angular. Leaves full of pellucid 

 dots, but they are said to be scentless. 



lined-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 

 89 E. ? TUBERCULA'TA (D.C. 1. c.) flowers crowded in the 

 axils of the leaves, and on the tops of the branches sessile, bi- 

 bracteolate at the base, 4-cleft; leaves dlimic-oWoM. cona- 



and 



6 p 148. Ovarium 2-celled ; cells 8-1 

 seeds unknown. Said to be allied to E. hneata. 



Tubercular-leaved Eugenia. Shrub. 



90 E. CAULIFLORA (D. C. 1. c.) flowers crowded, rising from 

 the excoriated trunk and branches, from where the axils of the 

 old leaves "had been; pedicels very short, 1-flowered; leaves 

 lanceolate, petiolate, attenuated at the base long-acuminated at 

 the apex, with a very few pellucid dots, and are, as well as the 

 branches, glabrous. S . S. Native of Brazil. My rtus caul,- 



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nearlv sessile, aggregate', bracteolate ; fruit globose, somewhat 

 depressed; calycinelobes 4, short, obtuse, somewhat conmvent 

 after flowering ; leaves ovate, obtuse, stiffish, opaque, nerveless 

 except the mfddle nerve, glabrous ; petioles and branchlets pu- 

 bescent b S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of the 

 Mnes.' My'rtus rigida, Mart. herb. Leaves 9-10 lines long 

 and 4-5 brold. Pedicels very short, pubescent. Bracteoles ob- 

 tuse A much branched small tree. Flowers small. Fru.t s.ze 

 of a pea, 2-seeded. Cotyledons conferrummated. 

 Stiff Eugenia. Tree 15 feet. 



94 E. GUAPU'R.UM(D. C. 1. c.) flowers in fasc.ces, splitting 

 the bark of the naked branches in rising ; leaves elliptic, pet 

 ate acuminated, membranous, full of pellucid dots glabrous 

 above, and beset with a few hairs beneath ; petioles and branches 

 villous b-S. Native of Peru. Guapur.um, Juss. gen. p. 

 324. Guapurium Peruvianum, Poir. diet. sc. nat. 20. p. II. 

 Lobes of calyx 4. Petals 4. Fruit umb.hcate, 2-3-seeded. 

 Seeds large, almost like those of Eugenia. Guapun is the Pe- 

 ruvian name of the tree. 



Guanuru Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



95 E? c ER :siF6KM,s (D. C. prod. 3. p. 274.) corymbs ax, - 

 larv or terminal, simple; branchlets 3-flowered ; calyx 4-cleft; 

 o^rium hemispherical; leaves broad-lanceolate, bluntly acumi- 



ated coriaceous, glabrous, with recurved margins, li 

 transverse parallel veins. ^ . S. Native of Java, on the moun- 

 s at fountains of rivers. Allied to E. Kneata, but the rib of 

 e nS leaf is for the most part purplish, and the marginal vein is 

 simple. My'rtus cerasiformis, Blum, bijdr. p. 1088. trui 

 Zbose. Seeds thick, angular, about 3 in number. Cotyledons 

 conferruminated. Flowers not seen. 



CAerr r /onnJ-fruited Eugenia. Shrub. p ,i lin <-le 



96 E . ? TRIFLORA (Ham. prod. fl. md. occ. p. 44 ) peduncle 

 axillary, usually tern, 3-flowered ; flowers bractless, sessile ; 

 K. alternate, petiolate, oblong, attenuated at the base, sh.n- 

 ing greyish green P beneath, b. , S. Native of Carthagena, ,n 

 woods Myrtus triflora, Jacq. stirp. am. p. 153. t. 193. 1. 5 

 but not of Spreng. Petals 4, obovate. Fruit unknown. Leave 

 aromatic when bruised. This species differs from all ml 

 Laves being alternate, but perhaps this is the case only at the 

 tops of the branches. 



