868 



MYRTACE/E. XXXIV. JAMBOSA. 



leaves elliptic, hardly acute at the base and apex, fj . S. Native 

 of the Island of Trinidad, (Sieb. trin. no. 148.) where it is pro- 

 bably cultivated. Flowers purple. Eugenia Malaccensis, Smith, 

 exot. bot. t. 61. Andr. bot. rep. 458. but not of Lin. Eugenia 

 purpurea, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. Eugen. pseudo-Malac- 

 censis, Hort. par. 



Purplish -flowered Rose-apple. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1768. 

 Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



C J. MALACCE'NSIS (B.C. 1. c.) cymes lateral, short; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends. ^ . S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Nati-Schambu, Rheed. mal. 1. t. 18. Eugenia 

 Malaccensis, Lin. spec. p. 672. Lam. diet. 3. p. 196. Cor. ann. 

 inns. 9. p. 292. f. 2. My'rtus Malaccensis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 

 484. Leaves a foot long, shining. Fruit pear-shaped. Jam- 

 bosa nigra 1. t. 38. f. 1. Flowers white. This tree resembles 

 the jamsorade, but has broader leaves. The fruit is ovate, an 

 inch and a half in diameter, fleshy, and sweet-scented like the 

 rose, agreeable to the taste, smell, and sight, and esteemed 

 wholesome. It is common in most of the islands in the South Sea. 



Malay Apple. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1768. Tree 20 to SO ft. 



7 J. AMPLEXICAU'LIS (D. C. prod. 3. p. 287.) racemes few- 

 flowered, terminal ; lower flowers axillary, solitary ; leaves mem- 

 branous, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, glabrous, undulated, rather 

 cordate at the base. Jj . S. Native of Sumatra. Eugenia 

 amplexicaiilis, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. Lindl. bot. reg. t. 1033. 

 Fruit very fine purple, size of a small apple. Calyx fleshy, 

 bluntly 4-cleft. 



Stem'dasping-\e&ved Rose-apple. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. 

 Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



8 J. AUSTRA'LIS (D. C. 1. c.) axillary peduncles 3-flowered, 

 solitary, terminal ones rather panicled ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 

 acute. Jj . G. Native of New Holland. Eugenia myrtifolia, 

 Sims, bot. mag. t. 2230. Ker. bot. reg. 627. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 525. Eugenia australis, VVendl. ex Link, enum. hort. berl. 2. p. 

 28. Coll. hort. rip. append. 1. p. 123. t. 8. My'rtus australis, 

 Spreng. syst. 2. p. 482. Flowers while. 



Southern Rose-apple. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1800. Tree 20 ft. 



9 J. FORMOSA ; leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, rather acuminated, ses- 

 sile, cordate, stem-clasping ; ra- 

 cemes axillary, rising after the 

 leaves have fallen, sessile, short ; 

 pedicels clavate-elongated ; flow- 

 ers smooth ; stamens very long ; 

 berry globose, pendulous, fj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies, at 

 Moalmyne, and at the bottoms 

 of the rocks on the banks of the 

 Athan, in Martaban. Eugenia 

 formosa, Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 2. 

 p. 6. t. 108. Calyx and petals 

 reddish ; filaments white, (f. 124.) 



Beautiful Rose-apple. Tree 

 30 feet. ' 



10 J. LAURIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) cymes axillary, opposite, 3-5- 

 flowered ; lower pedicels opposite, elongated ; flowers 3, ter- 

 minal, sessile on the tops of the peduncles ; leaves elliptic, 

 blimtish it both ends. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Eugenia laurif olia, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 92. Eugen. Javanica, 

 Lam. diet. 3. p. 200. exclusive of the synonymes of Rumph. 

 My'rtus Javanica, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 484. but not of Blume. 

 Flowers white. 



Laurel-leaded Rose-apple. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



1 1 J. HYPERICIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) pedicels terminal, solitary, 

 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; leaves sessile, oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, rather cordate at the base, glabrous, fj . S. 



FIG. 124. 



Native of Java, on Mount Salak. My'rtus hypcricifolia, Blum, 

 bijdr. p. 1082. Calyx 4-cleft, rather attenuated at the base. 

 St. John's-n-ort-lcaved Rose-apple. Shrub. 



12 J. ? OWARIE'NSIS (B.C. I.e.) cymes panicled, terminal ; 

 branchlets opposite, 3-flowered at the apex ; calyxes turbinate, 

 shortly and bluntly 4-lobcd ; leaves oval, acuminated, coriaceous, 

 glabrous, rusty beneath. J? . S. Native of the west coast of 

 Africa, in the kingdom of Waree. Eugenia Oivariensis, Beam. 

 fl. d'ow. 2. t. 70. The veins of the leaves are parallel in the 

 figure and rather prominent. Leaves 3 inches long and IV 

 broad. Stamens very numerous, exserted. Branches furnished 

 with supra-axillary, opposite tubercles. Fruit unknown, but 

 in the form of the calyx this plant agrees with Jambbsa. 



Jl'arcc Rose-apple. Tree 20 feet. 



13 J. ? OBTUSISSIMA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 287.) panicles corym- 

 bose, terminal, or lateral ; branches 3-flowered ; calyx 4-cleft, 

 attenuated at the base ; leaves almost sessile, oblong, obtuse, 

 somewhat cordate at the base, coriaceous, glabrous. I? . S. 

 Native of Java. My'rtus obtusissima, Blum, bijdr. p. 1085. 

 Compare it with Eugenia androscemoldes, ex Blume. 



/ 'cry ofc/se-leaved Rose-apple. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



14 J. DENSIFLORA (D. C. 1. c.) corymbs terminal, coarctate ; 

 pedicels 3-flowered ; calyx 4-c!eft, very much attenuated at the 

 base ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, glabrous, acumin- 

 ated at both ends. Tj . S. Native by the sea-side, in the island 

 of Nusa-Kambanga, in the East Indies, where it is called by 

 the inhabitants Jambon. Eugenia densiflora, Blum, bijdr. p. 

 1087. 



Dense-flowered Rose-apple. Tree 20 feet. 



15 J. GLABRA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles filiform, 1-3-flowered, 

 glabrous, shorter than the leaves : ovarium clavate ; calyx 4 - 

 cleft ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, bluntly acuminated, finely 

 veined, quite glabrous ; calyx attenuated at the base. (7 . S. 

 Native of Java, on the mountains. My'rtus glabrata, Blum, 

 bijdr. p. 1088. but not of Swartz. 



Smooth Rose-apple. Tree. 



16 J. LINEA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) corymbs terminal or axillary, 

 compound ; calyx 4-cleft ; ovarium elongated ; leaves broad-lan- 

 ceolate, bluntly acuminated, glabrous, with fine parallel veins, 

 shining. Jj . S. Native of Java, in mountain woods, where it 

 is called Klkangar. My'rtus lineata, Blum, bijdr. p. 1087. but 

 not of Swartz. 



Lined-\eaveA Rose-apple. Tree 20 feet. 



17 J. A'LBA ; racemes terminal and axillary; the terminal 

 ones forming a panicle ; peduncles 3-5-flowered ; leaves very 

 broad, elliptic, cordate at the base, strongly veined ; petioles very 

 short. J? . S. Native of the East Indies. Calycine lobes 

 broad, short, and rounded. Eugenia alba, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. 



White Rose-apple. Tree. 



18 J. ? CAULIFLORA (D. C. 1. c.) panicles lateral ; flowers in 

 nearly sessile glomerules ; calyx 4-cleft, attenuated at the base ; 

 leaves sessile, oblong, bluntly acuminated, rather cordate at the 

 base, coriaceous, glabrous, and shining. ^ . S. Native of Java, 

 at the foot of Mount Burangrang, where it is called Kupa. My'r- 

 tus cauliflora, Blum, bijdr. p. 1086. but not of Mart. 



Stem-flowered Rose-apple. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



19 J. A'QUEA (Rumph. amb. 1. p. 126. t. 30. f. 2.) panicles 

 axillary and terminal ; leaves elliptic-acuminated, auricled at the 

 base, on very short petioles ; stigma simple. Tj . S. Native of 

 the Moluccas. Eugenia aquea, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 37. Fruit 

 torose, depressed. 



Watery Rose-apple. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



20 J. ? DOME'STICA (Rumph. amb. 1. p. 121. t. 37.) racemes 

 lateral, short ; leaves ovate, acute ; fruit obovate. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of the Moluccas. 



Domestic Rose-apple. Tree. 



