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MYilTACE/E. XXXIII. EUGENIA. 



Amazon. My'rtus malpighioides, H. B. et Kuntli, nov. gen. 

 amrr. 6. p. 146. Allied to E. ajrillaris and E. ccaearoides. 

 Fruit and set'ds unknown. 



Malpighia-like Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



110 E. GUAYAQUILE'NSIS (D.C. I. c.) racemes axillary, short, 

 about equal in length to the petioles, in conglomerate whorls ; 

 leaves oblong, acuminated, narrowed at the base, rather coria- 

 ceous, covered with adprcssed hairs on botli surfaces ; branches 

 hairy. fj . S. Native of Quito, near Guayaquil. My'rtus 

 Guayaquilensi?, H. B. et Kuntli, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 147. 

 Leaves 3-4 inches long, and an inch and a half broad. Fruit 

 glabrous, 1-sceded, hardly the size of a sloe. Seeds unknown. 



Guayaquil Eugenia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



111 E. SINEMARIE'NSIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 501. t. 198.) 

 peduncles axillary, very short, branched, 3-G-fiowered; pedicels 

 bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves ovate-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, full of pellucid dots, and are, as well as the Lranchlets, 

 glabrous. Tj . S. Native of Guiana, on the banks of the river 

 Sinemari. My'rtus Sinemariensis, Spreng. Leaves rather mem- 

 branous, 5-(i inches long, and from 1 to 2 broad. Fruit glo- 

 bose, 1 -seeded. Cotyledons conferruminated. Seeds some- 

 what globose. Flowers sometimes 5-cleft, and the seeds are 

 sometimes 2-3. 



Sinemari Eugenia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



1 12 E. CHRYSOPHYI.LOIDES (D. C. prod. 3. p. 276.) racemules 

 axillary, very short, branched, and are, as well as the calyxes, 

 clothed with rufous silky down ; pedicels longer than the rachis ; 

 leaves elliptic, acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous above, but 

 clothed with rufous silky deciduous down beneath, when young 

 rather velvety ; style flexuous, elongated. tj . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. Allied to Eiig. ehrysophyllum, but the flowers are 

 evidently pedicellate, and disposed in short racemes. Lobes of 

 calyx reflexed. Bracteoles none under the flowers. Fruit and 

 seeds unknown. 



Chrysophyllmn-like Eugenia. Shrub. 



113 E. BRACTEOSA(D. C. 1. c.) pedicels 1 or 3 together, axil- 

 lary, 1 -flowered, and are, as well as the calyxes, bracteas, 

 branches, and young leaves, clothed with tomentum ; bracteoles 

 about equal in length to the calyx ; leaves oblong, dotless, co- 

 riaceous, glabrous above, and at length naked beneath, obtuse, 

 callously mucronate ; branches compressedly terete. fj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the provinces of the Mines. Pedicels 2 lines 

 long. Leaves 2-3 inches long and 6-7 lines broad, opaque. 

 Fruit unknown. This species has the habit of E. alpigena. 



Bracteate Eugenia. Tree. 



114 E. ? XALAPE'NSIS (D.C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, short, 

 2-6-flowered ; leaves ovate, acuminated, acute at the base, rather 

 membranous, shining, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. 



fj . S. Native of Mexico, near Xalapa. My'rtus Xalapensis, 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 145. 

 Xalapa Eugenia. Shrub 6 feet. 



115 E. ? DUMOSA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, very short, 

 4-flowered, bracteate at the base of the pedicels and under the 

 flowers ; leaves petiolate, broad-lanceolate, acuminated, mem- 

 branous, clothed with silky villi. J?. S. Native of South 

 America. My'rtus dumosa, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 57. 



Bushy Eugenia. Fl. June, July. ' Clt. 1793. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



* * * * Peduncles axillary, bifd or dichotomous ; the flowers 

 in the forks sessile, the rest pedicellate. 



116 E. ? BIFLORA (D.C. prod. 3. p. 276.) peduncles axillary, 

 solitary, bifid, 2 -flowered, bibracteolate at the bifurcation ; leaves 

 lanceolate, acute, glabrous on both surfaces. F? . S. Native of 

 Jamaica. Brown, jam. p. 248. t. 25. f. 3. Caryophy'llus fru- 

 ticosus, Mill. My'rtus biflora, Lin. amcen. 5. p. 398. Fruit 3- 

 celled, 3 seeded. 



Trvj-Jlowered Eugenia. Fl. Apr. May. Clt. 1 739. Sh. 6 to 10 ft. 



117 E.? SPRENGE'LII (D.C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, aggre- 

 gate, 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves, bibracteolate under the 

 flowers; leaves linear, obtuse, veinless, coriaceous ; calyx 4-cleft. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brazil. E. angustii'olia, Spreng. nov. prov. 

 18. but not Lam. Petals oblong. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Sprengel's Eugenia. Shrub. 



118 E ? COMPRE'SSA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, shorter 

 than the leaves, 3-flowered ; flowers 4-cleft, middle one sessile, 

 lateral ones pedicellate ; leaves oblong, obtuse, running into the 

 petiole at the base, rather coriaceous, reticulated, and are, as 

 well as the compressed branches, glabrous. fj . S. Native 

 of Peru, near Caxamarca. My'rtus compressa, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 0. p. 135. Ovarium 2-celled ; cells 14-15-ovu- 

 late. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Compressed-braiK\\ct\ Eugenia. Shrub. 



119 E. ? APICULA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, a little 

 longer than the leaves, bifid, 3-flowcred, middle flower sessile, 

 lateral ones pedicellate ; pedicels minutely bibracteolate under 

 the flowers ; leaves ovate, mucronately apiculated, glabrous 

 above, puberalous beneath, and on the pedicels ; branchlets 

 hairy ; calyx somewhat attenuated at tie base. Ij . G. Native 

 of Chili. Lobes of calyx very obtuse, somewhat ciliated. Leaves 

 an inch long, and an inch and a half broad. Fruit and seeds 

 unknown. Allied to E. discolor. 



jfpiculated-levted Eugenia. Shrub. 



120 E. DOMBEYA'NA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 276.) peduncles 1-3- 

 together, axillary, 1-3-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; flowers 

 4-cleft; tube of cal\x rather turbinate; limb spreading, re- 

 flexed ; leaves oblong, acute at both ends, opaque, glabrous, 

 above, canescent beneath, and are as well as the branchlets vil- 

 lous. fj . S. Native of Peru. My'rtus lanceolate, Juss. herb. 

 Jaum. in Duham. ed. nov. 1. p. 208. but notE. lanceolaia, Lam. 

 Allied to E. discolor, but the leaves are much narrower, 10-12 

 lines long and 3 lines broad. Pedicels 5 lines long, sometimes 

 1 -flowered at the apex, sometimes 3-flowered ; pedicels, espe- 

 cially 2, rising from the axils of the bracteas, 4 lines long, 1- 

 flowered. Torus square. Fruit unknown. 



Dombey's Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



121 E. ? A'CKA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 277.) peduncles axillary 

 and nearly terminal, 1-3-flowered, very short, crowded ; brac- 

 teoles 2, ovate, depressed ; tube of calyx pubescent ; lobes 4, 

 ovate, ample, and are as well as the petioles full of pellucid dots ; 

 style very long, compressed ; fruit ovate, many-seeded, crowned ; 

 leaves oval, obtuse, or acutish, opaque, glabrous above, but vel- 

 vety from deciduous tomentum beneath, especially when young. 



fj . S. Native of Peru. My'rtus A'cka, Juss. herb. Branches 

 terete, short. Leaves crowded, copper-coloured above, rusty 

 beneath, 15-16 lines long, 6-7 lines broad. Lobes of calyx 

 obtuse, somewhat bifid in the adult state. Stamens elongated. 

 Style twisted when young, at length long and compressed. 

 Acka Eugenia. Shrub. 



122 E. ? DISCOLOR (D.C. I.e.) peduncles axillary, shorter 

 than the leaves, usually 3-flowered ; flowers quadrifid, middle 

 one sessile, lateral ones pedicellate ; bracteoles under the calyx, 

 linear-subulate ; leaves opposite and tern, elliptic-oblong, acute, 

 running into the petiole at the base, rather coriaceous, reticulated, 

 discoloured, shining above, and are as well as the branchlets 

 glabrous ; branches triangular. Ij . S. Native on the Andes, 

 near San Felipe. My'rtus discolor, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 6. p. 134. and M. bicolor, t. 540. Ovarium 2-celled. 

 Cells 6-13-ovulate. Fruit and seeds unknown. 



Discolour -c'd-leaved Eugenia. Shrub. 



123 E. FOLIOSA (D. -C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, 3-flowered, 

 glabrous, about equal in length to the leaves ; flowers 4-cleft, 

 middle one sessile, lateral ones pedicellate ; leaves approximate, 



