MYRTACE^E. XXXIII. EUGENIA. 



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Three-flowered Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



97 E. BRACHY'PODA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles a little branched, 

 axillary, shorter than the petioles, minutely bibracteate under the 

 flowers ; leaves elliptic, attenuated at the base, acuminated at 

 the apex, shining above, pale beneath, glabrous on both sur- 

 faces ; calyxes glabrous ; branchlots and pedicels clothed with 

 rufous velvety down. Jj . S. Native of Cayenne. Leaves 2 

 or 3 inches long and an inch broad, full of pellucid dots. Pedi- 

 cels 3 lines long. Fruit while young globose and 1 -seeded. 



Short-pedicelled Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



98 E. DISTICHA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, branched, 

 3-5-flowered, very short ; leaves distich, ovate-lanceolate, acute, 

 glabrous ; lateral nerves confluent within the margin ; calyx 4- 

 lobed ; stigma hooked. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica, on the 

 mountains. My'rtus disticha, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 89-t. Sims, 

 bot. mag. t. 867. Lindl. coll. t. 19. good. My'rtus horizontalis, 

 Vent. malm. t. 60. In Swartz's plant the leaves are said to be 

 very coriaceous, and with the lateral veins hardly manifest, but 

 it is probably the same. Fruit ovate, red. Seeds 2-4, thick. 

 Cotyledons conferruminated. 



Distich-leaved Eugenia. Clt. ? Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



99 E. GLABRA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, many- 

 flowered, very short ; leaves elliptic, acuminated, convex, coria- 

 ceous ; branches and flowers quite glabrous. fy . S. Native of 

 St. Domingo, in bushy places, on the mountains. My'rtus gla- 

 brata, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 903. but not of Blume. Peduncles 

 and petioles 2 lines long. Leaves an inch and a half or 2 

 inches long, and an inch broad. Berry oblong, black. Seeds 

 1-2, oblong. 



Smooth Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet, 



100 E. CAMPE'STRIS (D.C. 1. c.) flowers axillary, crowded, 

 nearly sessile ; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated at both ends, 

 opaque, rather villous above when young, but at length becoming 

 glabrous, rather hairy beneath and pale ; branchlets compressed, 

 rather hairy ; branches white, glabrous, f? . S. Native of Bra- 

 zil, in fields, in the province of Minas Geraes. My'rtus cam- 

 pestris, Mart. herb. Pedicels hardly any. Bracteoles 2, and 

 are, as well as the calyxes, hairy. Lobes of calyx oblong, 

 bluntish. Petals roundish, emarginate. Style exserted. Leaves 

 2 inches long and 9 lines broad. Petioles 2 lines long. Fruit 

 unknown. 



Field Eugenia. Tree 20 feet. 



101 E. AXILLA'RIS (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 126.) peduncles axil- 

 lary, many-flowered, very short, at length rather longer than the 

 petioles ; pedicels minutely bibracteolate under the flowers ; 

 leaves oval, bluntish, acuminated, flat, shining ; branches and 

 flowers glabrous. Ij . S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains. 

 My'rtus axillaris, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 901. but not of Poir. 

 Leaves 2-8 inches long, on very short petioles. Flowers minute, 

 white. Stamens very short. Berry ovate, 1 -seeded. Allied to 

 E. monticola and E. glabrata. 



Axillary-dowered Eugenia. Fl. Sep. Clt. 1793. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



102 E. ? POIRE'TII (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, many- 

 flowered, very short, rather longer than the petioles ; pedicels 

 minutely bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves oval-oblong, 

 attenuated at the base, obtuse at the apex, full of pellucid dots, 

 shining above, and pale beneath, glabrous on both surfaces, as 

 well as on the branches and flowers. Tj . S. Native of St. 

 Domingo. Leaves an inch long. Flowers minute. Berry glo- 

 bose, 1 -seeded, size of a grain of pepper. My'rtus axillaris, 

 Poir. diet. 4. p. 412. but not of Swartz. M. PoirSti, Spreng. 

 syst. 2. p. 483. Eug. axillaris, Spreng. in herb. Balb. 



Poiret's Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



103 E. FLORIBU'NDA (West. st. cr. p. 216. ex Willd. spec. 2. 

 p. 960.) peduncles crowded, axillary, many-flowered, length of 

 the petioles, bracteate at the base ; leaves oblong, acuminated, 



with revolute margins, finely veined, full of pellucid dots, *j . S. 

 Native of the Island of Santa Cruz. Peduncles sometimes 

 solitary. Flowers 4-cleft. Leaves nearly lanceolate, gradually 

 attenuated. 



/?nd/e-flowered Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



104 E. BUXIFOLIA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 960.) peduncles axillary, 

 branched, many-flowered, very short ; pedicels bibracteolate un- 

 der the flowers ; leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, attenuated at the 

 base, opaque, dotted beneath, with somewhat revolute edges, 

 and are, as well as the branches and flowers, glabrous. Jj . S. 

 Native of St. Domingo, in sterile places. My'rtus buxifolia, 

 Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 899. E. myrtoules, Poir. suppl. 3. 

 p. 125. Style curved. Fruit roundish, 1 -seeded. Embryo of 

 E. disticha. Leaves 1 or 1 ^ inch long, of an obscure brown- 

 colour. 



Box-leaved Eugenia. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1818. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



105 E. ? MONTICOLA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 275.) racemes many- 

 flowered, very short, axillary, solitary; leaves ovate or oval, ob- 

 tuse, flat, opaque, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous ; 

 calyx 4-5-lobed. fj . S. Native of Jamaica, on the high moun- 

 tains. My'rtus monticola, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 898. 

 Racemules few-flowered. Flowers 4-cleft. Leaves ovate-ob- 

 long. The fruit is unknown, but the plant is so nearly allied 

 to Eugenia buxifolia as hardly to be distinguished from it. 



Mountain-born Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



106 E. ? GUADALUPE'NSIS (D. C. 1. c.) racemes axillary, ses- 

 sile, many-flowered, crowded into glomerated whorls ; pedicels 

 bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves ovate, coriaceous, 

 opaque, obtuse or emarginate at the apex, and are, as well as the 

 branches, glabrous ; calyx 4-lobed. Ij . S. Native of Guada- 

 loupe. Eug. buxifolia, Spreng. in herb. Balb. Eug. Baruensis 

 var. Guadalupensis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 483. Leaves 2 inches 

 long, 12-15 lines broad. Petioles 3 lines long, rather longer than 

 the racemes. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Guadaloupe Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



107 E. BARUE'NSIS (Jacq. coll. 3. p. 183. icon. rar. t. 486.) 

 racemes axillary, hardly equal in length to the petioles, and are, as 

 well as the calyxes, pubescent ; pedicels bibracteolate under the 

 flowers; leaves ovate or oblong -lanceolate, bluntly acuminated at 

 the apex, membranous, full of pellucid dots. Jj . S. Native of 

 the Island of Baru, and of St. Domingo. My'rtus Baruensis, 

 Spreng. syst. 2. p. 483. Leaves 3 inches long and an inch 

 broad. Petioles 4-5 lines long. Stamens a little longer than 

 the petioles. Fruit globose, glabrous, 1 -seeded. 



Var. ft, latifblia (D. C. 1. c.) racemules and calyxes glabrous ; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate. I? . S. Native of St. Domingo. Eug. 

 latifolia, Spreng. in herb. Balb. but not of Aubl. Perhaps a 

 proper species. 



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



108 E.? CASEAROIDES (D.C. 1. c.) racemes axillary and nearly 

 terminal, twin, short, in conglomerate whorls ; pedicels bibrac- 

 teolate at the base of the calyxes ; leaves oblong, acuminated, 

 acute at the base, membranous, glabrous, puberulous on the 

 nerve beneath, as well as the branchlets and peduncles, fj . S. 

 Native of Cumana, on Mount Cocollar. My'rtus casearoides, 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 145. t. 546. Leaves an 

 inch and a half long, full of pellucid dots. Ovarium 2-celled ; 

 cells 6-8-ovulate. Fruit and seeds unknown. There is a plant 

 very nearly allied to this, which was collected in St. Domingo 

 under the name of Myrtus procera, Browne, but not of Swartz. 



Casearia-like Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



109 E. ? MALPIGHIOIDES (D.C. 1. c.) racemes axillary and 

 nearly terminal, twin, very short, 4-8-flowered ; pedicels bibrac- 

 teolate under the flowers ; leaves ovate, acuminated, coriaceous, 

 glabrous, shining ; branches hairy. fj . S. Native of South 

 America, in the province of Jaen de Bracamoros, at the river 



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