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MYRTACE^E. XXXIII. EUGENIA. 



surfaces when young, as well as the branchlets and calyxes. 

 f; . S. Native of St. Domingo. Perhaps the same as Mijrtus 

 dichotoma of Vahl. mss. Poir. suppl. 4. p. 53. but Poiret says 

 his plant has 5-cleft flowers, but they are 4-cleft in the plant 

 we have in view. Lobes of calyx blunt. Bractcoles oblong, 

 rather foliaceous. Pedicels twice or thrice the length of the 

 flowers in the forks. Petioles pubescent, 2 lines long. Fruit 

 globose, size of a pea, 2-3-celled. 



Dichotomoua Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



137 E. CHE'KEN (Hook, in Beech, bot. p. 56.) peduncles 

 axillary, usually 1-flowered, solitary, longer than the leaves, fur- 

 nished with 2 minute, deciduous, linear bracteas under the 

 flowers ; leaves glabrous, very dense, oval, acute at both ends, 

 on very short petioles, obsoletely and parallelly nerved, full of 

 pellucid dots ; calycine segments very blunt. Tj . G. Native 

 of Chili, about Valparaiso. My'rtus folio subrotundo vulgo. 

 Cheken, Feuill. obs. 3. p. 45. t. 32. Fruit round, black. Seeds 

 2, rather cordate. A decoction of the leaves of this plant is 

 said to cure diseases of the eyes. The bark is so astringent as 

 to render a decoction of it of great use in cases of dysentery. 



Cheken Eugenia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



138 E. ? TRINE'RVIA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 279.) peduncles trifid, 

 or twice trifid, 3-7-flowered, shorter than the flowers ; bracteoles 

 oblong, under the flowers, and are as well as the branchlets and 

 calyxes rather hairy ; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated at both 

 ends, glabrous above in the adult state, 3-nerved, and clothed 

 with tomentose pubescence beneath ; lateral nerves almost mar- 

 ginal. I? . G. Native of New Holland. My'rtus trinervia, 

 Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 80. but not of Lour. Ovarium 2-3- 

 celled, but only 1 -celled in the adult state. Fruit globose, size 

 of a pea. Ovula 7-8. Seeds unknown. The leaves are 3- 

 nerved, and the plant therefore allied to Myrtus tomenlbsa. It 

 is the only species from New Holland, and on that account may 

 probably be a new genus. 



Three-nerved-\ea\'cdi Eugenia. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 to G feet. 



* Peduncles in racemose cymes or panicles, axillary, 

 or the upper ones are terminal. 



139 E. xYLopiFotiA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 279.) peduncles axil- 

 lary, shorter than the leaves, racemose ; pedicels few, elongated, 

 bracteate at the base ; leaves oblong, attenuated at the base, 

 acuminated at the apex, coriaceous, opaque, shining above, and 

 are as well as the branches glabrous. Jj S. Native of French 

 Guiana. Leaves 2 inches long and 8 lines broad. Pedicels 4 

 lines long. Calycine lobes 4, blunt, bent in after flowering. 

 Fruit globose, glabrous, crowned, 1 -seeded. Seeds thick, con- 

 forming to the fruit. Cotyledons conferruminated, full of resi- 

 nous vesicles. 



Xylopia-leaved Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



140 E. CUSPIDIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, very 

 .hort, racemose, and are as well as the calyxes clothed with 

 i ufous down ; pedicels 7-9, in umbellate fascicles ; leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, cuspidate, coriaceous, hardly with any pellucid dots, 

 glabrous on both surfaces, dotless, and paler beneath. ?j . S. 

 Native of Brazil, on the banks of the river Negro. My'rtus 

 cuspidif olia, Mart. herb. A tree SO to 40 feet. Flowers at first 

 sight appearing as in section second, in secund fascicles. Petioles 

 hardly more than 2 lines long. Calycine lobes 4, reflexed, oval, 

 obtuse. Allied to E. xyloptfolia. Leaves 3 inches long and 1 

 inch broad. 



Cuspidate-leaved Eugenia. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



141 E. SPH*ROSPE'RMA (D. C. 1. c.) racemes axillary, 5-7- 

 flowered, much shorter than the leaves ; pedicels slender ; fruit 

 spherical, 1 -seeded; seed globose; leaves oblong, attenuated 

 both at the b^se and apex, acuminated, full of pellucid dots, 

 shining above, pale beneath and dotted, quite glabrous on 



both surfaces, as well as the branchlets and flowers. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, at the Rio Negro. My'rtus cuspidif olia, Mart, 

 herb. Leaves 3 inches long and half an inch broad. Fruit size 

 of a grain of pepper. Lobes of calyx 4, obtuse, short. Allied 

 to E. cuspidif olia and E. xyloptfolia. 

 Round-seeded Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



142 E. MODE'STA (D. C. 1. c.) racemes few-flowered, axillary, 

 3-times shorter than the leaves ; bracteas ovate, obtuse, per- 

 manent, under the flowers ; fruit spherical ; lobes of calyx ovate, 

 somewhat introflexed ; leaves oblong, attenuated at both ends, 

 narrowed and usually emarginate at the apex, with a few pel- 

 lucid dots, quite glabrous on both surfaces, as well as the 

 branches. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, at the river Ilheos. My'r- 

 tus modesta, Mart. herb. Leaves 2 inches long and 5 lines 

 broad. Racemes 5-7-flowered, 5 lines long. Pedicels oppo- 

 site, bracteolate at the base. Fruit the size of a grain of pep- 

 per, and is as well as the whole plant glabrous. 



Modest Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



143 E. ? VA'HLII (D. C. 1. c.) racemes axillary, opposite, soli- 

 tary, or twin, compressed, rather villous, shorter than the leaves ; 

 leaves ovate, acute, 3-nerved, glabrous. Jj . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. E. trinervia, Vahl. eel. 2. p. 36. but not of Smith. 

 My'rtus Vahlii, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 486. Leaves 2 inches long. 

 Branchlets compressed, rather villous. Lobes of calyx 4, ob- 

 tuse. Petals oblong. Ovarium villous. Fruit and seeds un- 

 known. 



Vahl's Eugenia. Shrub. 



144 E. RUFE'SCENS (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, oppositely 

 racemose, or in fascicles, and are as well as the calyxes clothed 

 with rufous down ; leaves oblong, attenuated at the base, blunt- 

 ish at the apex, opaque, but at length glabrous. Fj . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in fields in the province of St. Paul. Perhaps Myr- 

 tus rufescens, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 487. Tube of calyx ovate ; 

 lobes 4, erect, oblong. Seeds 2-3, compressed in the immature 

 fruit. Leaves 2 or 2-| inches long, and 9-10 lines broad. Ra- 

 cemes one half shorter than the leaves. Pedicels 4 lines long, 

 sometimes in racemes and sometimes in fascicles in the axils of 

 the leaves. 



Rufescent Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



145 E. CONFU SA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary, disposed in 

 simple racemes, length of the petioles ; pedicels 1-flowered, 

 twice or thrice the length of the petioles ; leaves elliptic, rather 

 attenuated at the base, long-acuminated at the apex, shining 

 above, with revolute margins, full of pellucid dots, and are as 

 well as the branches and flowers glabrous. fj . S. Native of 

 Guadaloupe. E. floribunda, Spreng. in herb. Balb. An inter- 

 mediate plant, between the second and fifth sections. Pedi- 

 cels very short, rising from the rachis, bearing 1 bractea at 

 the base of each, and 2 acute bracteoles at the apex, under the 

 flowers. 



Confused Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



146 E. INUNDA'TA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 280.) peduncles axil- 

 lary, shorter than the leaves, 3-7-flowered, racemose ; pedicels 

 elongated, and are as well as the calyxes clothed with white 

 down ; bracteoles obtuse, under the flowers ; leaves oval or obo- 

 vate, obtuse, membranous, opaque, glabrous on both surfaces, 

 as well as branchlets. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in inun- 

 dated places at Rio Negro. My'rtus inundata, Mart. herb. 

 Leaves 15-18 lines long and 5-6 broad. Petioles a line long. 

 Lower surface of leaves rather dotted. Petals oval-oblong. 

 Bracteas small, obtuse, under the pedicels. Calycine lobes ob- 

 tuse. Fruit unknown. 



Inundated Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



147 E. LA'NCEA (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 123.) racemes axillary, 

 puberulous, nearly simple, snorter than the leaves ; pedicels 

 rather distant, bibracteolate under the flowers ; leaves oval-ob- 



