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172 E. MIKANIA'NA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 283.) peduncles axil- 

 lary, opposite, and nearly terminal, divaricately branched, longer 

 than the leaves, and are, as well as the calyxes and branches, 

 clothed with rufous tomentum ; leaves ovate-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, full of pellucid dots when young, villous and rather to- 

 mentose above, but in the adult state opaque, glabrous above, 

 and almost naked beneath. Ij . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of St. Paul. My'rtus Mikaniana, Mart. herb. Fruit 

 ovate, crowned by the 4 lobes of the cal\x, which are blunt and 

 conniving. Leaves 2 inches long and 9 lines broad, on petioles 

 a line long. Allied to E. rufescens, but the inflorescence is 

 different. 



Mikan's Eugenia. Tree 20 feet. 



173 E. ACETOSANS (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 125.) racemes axillary 

 and terminal, pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; pedicels op- 

 posite ; flowers 4-cleft ; leaves obovate, obtuse, coriaceous, 

 dotted beneath, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. fj . 

 S. Native of Guiana. Leaves with an acid taste according to 

 Richard. My'rtus acetosans, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 488. Fruit 

 and seeds unknown. 



.^eld-leaved Eugenia. Tree. 



174 E. .ERUGINEA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary and termi- 

 nal, many-flowered, racemosely panicled, shorter than the leaves ; 

 calyxes and panicles covered with rufous velvety down ; pedi- 

 cels opposite, 1-3-flowered ; calyx 4-cleft ; leaves oval-oblong, 

 acute at both ends, opaque, membranous, glabrous in the adult 

 state. I; . S. Native of South America. My'rtus aerugmea, 

 Forsyth in herb. Lher. Petioles 5 lines long. Leaves 3 inches 

 long and 12-15 lines broad. Racemes an inch and a half long. 

 The two broadest lobes of the calyx are blunter. Fruit and 

 seeds unknown. 



Rusty Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



175 E. MURICA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary and ter- 

 minal, racemose, shorter than the leaves ; bracteas small, acute 

 under the flowers ; fruit obovate, rough from blunt tubercles, 

 crowned by the 4 lobes of the calyx, which are obtuse and 

 spreading ; leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, opaque, rather 

 coriaceous, glabrous above, but clothed with paler rufous down 

 beneath, pubescent while young, but glabrous in the adult state. 

 I; . S. Native of Brazil. My'rtus muricata, Mart. herb. Leaves 

 C inches long and 2 inches broad. Petioles 2-3 lines long. 

 Racemes 3 inches long when in flower, but when bearing the 

 fruit they are from 4-6 inches long. Allied to E. ripftria. Seeds 

 unknown. 



Muricated-frmteA Eugenia. Tree 20 feet. 



176 E. RIPA'RIA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary and termi- 

 nal, shorter than the leaves, racemosely panicled ; bracteas un- 

 der the flowers, broad at the base, and acute at the apex ; calyxes, 

 peduncles, and branchlets, covered with rufescent down ; leaves 

 elliptic-oblong, terminated by a long acute acumen, coria- 

 ceous, opaque, nerveless, clothed with rufescent down beneath. 



F; . S. Native of Brazil, on the banks of the river Amazon. 

 My'rtus riparia, Mart. herb. Leaves 8 inches long and 2 inches 

 broad, standing on petioles 2 lines long. Panicle 2-3 inches 

 long. Calycine lobes 4, spreading, roundish. Staminiferous 

 disk broad, as in Psidium. Fruit unknown. 

 River-side Eugenia. Tree 20 feet. 



177 E. HIRSU^TA (Ruizet Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 417. a.) peduncles 

 leafy, few-flowered; pedicels 1 -flowered, having 2 leafy bracteas 

 in the middle, and each flower is surrounded by 5 bracteas in 

 the form of an involucrum ; leaves ovate, acuminated, with re- 

 volute margins, on very short petioles ; fruit oblong, small, 

 crowned by the 5-lobed limb of the calyx, ex icon. Ij . S. Na- 

 tive of Peru. Hairy in every part. Style subulate. 



Hairy Eugenia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



178 E. FLORIDA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles axillary or terminal, 



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panicled, many-flowered, longer than the leaves ; bracteoles 

 acute, 2 under each flower, and a solitary one at the base of each 

 pedicel ; petals obovate, spreadingly reflexed ; leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, acuminated, membranous, opaque, nearly veinless above, 

 and are, as well as the branchlets, glabrous. Jj . S. Native of 

 Brazil, on the banks of the river Amazon. My'rtus florida, 

 Mart. herb. Flowers as large as those of Myrtus communis. 

 Style exserted. Calycine lobes 4, obtuse. Fruit unknown. 

 Florid Eugenia. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



179 E. L^VIOA'TA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 283.) peduncles axil- 

 lary and terminal, much branched, covered with rufous down, 

 as well as the flowers and buds ; leaves oval-oblong, attenuated 

 at the base, bluntly acuminated at the apex, opaque, smooth 

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

 well as on the branches. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in the desert 

 of Rio St. Francisco. My'rtus Isevigata, Mart. herb. Leaves 

 2 inches long and 8-9 lines broad, standing on petioles 3 lines 

 long. Flower-bud globose. Fruit unknown. 



Smooth Eugenia. Shrub or tree. 



180 E. PA'TULA (D.C. prod. 3. p. 281.) peduncles axillary or 

 terminal, racemose, simple, 5-7-flowered, shorter than the 

 leaves ; pedicels spreading, distant ; bracteas and bracteoles 

 small, acute ; lobes of calyx obtuse ; leaves linear-oblong, acu- 

 minated, with a few pellucid dots ; branchlets and racemes quite 

 glabrous, fj . S. Native of Brazil, at the river Amazon. My'r- 

 tus patula, Mart. herb. Leaves 3-4 inches long and 5-10 lines 

 broad. Petioles 2 lines long. Tube of calyx globose. Flowers 

 small. 



Spreading Eugenia. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



181 E. RUTIDOCA'RPA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 416.) pe- 

 duncles racemose, aggregate in the axils of the leaves, and ter- 

 minal, panicled, numerous, about the length of the leaves ; 

 leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated ; fruit globose, rough. Jj . S. 

 Native of Peru. 



Rough-fruited Eugenia. Tree. 



182 E. ? PA'LLENS (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles terminal, twin, 

 racemose ; pedicels opposite, for the most part one-flowered, 

 furnished each with one bractea at the base, and 2 bracteoles at 

 the apex ; calyxes 4-cleft, clothed with cinereous villi ; leaves 

 broad-lanceolate, attenuated, dotted above, and are, as well as 

 the branchlets, glabrous, fj . S. Native of South America. 

 My'rtus pallens, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 57. Spreng. syst. 2. p. 485. 

 exclusive of the synonyme of Poir., which is referrible to Calyp- 

 tranlhes chytraculia. Branches rather compressed above. Pe- 

 tals very minutely ciliated, length of the stamens. Fruit and 

 seeds unknown. 



Pale Eugenia. Tree. 



183 E. NERVOSA (Lour, coch.) peduncles 1-flowered, termi- 

 nal, crowded ; calyx 4-lobed ; lobes obtuse, concave ; leaves 

 lanceolate, glabrous. H . G. Native of Cochin-china, in 

 woods. My'rtus Loureiri, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 489. Petals 

 small, roundish. Stamens above 100 in number, 3 times longer 

 than the petals. Style subulate, acute, longer than the stamens. 

 Berry globose, nerved, glabrous, reddish brown. 



Nerved-leaveA Eugenia. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



184 E. CORYMBOSA (Lam. diet. 4. p. 199.) peduncles termi- 

 nal, corymbose, with opposite branchlets ; calyx with 4 short 

 teeth ; leaves ovate, obtuse, opaque, shining above, veined be- 

 neath, glabrous on both surfaces, as well as on the branchlets. 



f? . S. Native of the East Indies. Njara, Rheed. mal. 5. p. 

 53. t. 27. Berry globose, blackish, 1 -seeded, ex Rheed. 

 Corymbose-fiowered Eugenia. Tree. 



185 E. ANDROS^EMOIDES (D. C. 1. c.) racemes terminal and 

 axillary, somewhat corymbose, few-flowered, shorter than the 

 leaves ; leaves oval, obtuse, stiff, coriaceous, opaque, nearly ses- 

 sile, glabrous ; branches tetragonal. Ij . S. Native of the East 



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