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PASSIFLORE^E. VI. TACSONIA. VII. PASCHANTHUS. VIII. MODECCA. 



Var. j3, longiflora (D. C. prod. 3. p. 835.) leaves pubescent 

 beneath ; lateral lobes sometimes 2-lobed. Tj . v _ ) . S. Native 

 of Peru. T. longiflora and T. Tasco, Pers. ench. 2. p. 223. 

 Flowers rose-coloured or purplish. 



Mixed Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



14 T. SPECIOSA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 143.) 

 leaves glabrous, cordate at the base, reticulately 5-nerved, deeply 

 3-lobed ; lobes ovate-oblong, sharply serrated ; petioles bear- 

 ing 6-8 pedicellate glands ; stipulas suborbicular, awned, denti- 

 culated. Tj . ,_,. S. Native of Santa Fe de Bogota. Murucuja 

 speciosa, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 43. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Showy Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



15 T. GLABE'RRIMA (Juss. ann. rnus. 6. p. 394.) leaves gla- 

 brous, coriaceous, 3-lobed ; lobes oval-lanceolate, stiffly ser- 

 rated ; petioles biglandular at the apex ; stipulas glove-formed, 

 dentately crested. Jj . w . S. Native of Peru, on the Andes 

 in shady places. Flowers purple. 



Quite-glabrous Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



16 T. ANASTOMOSANS (Lamb. herb, ex D. C. prod. 3. p. 335.) 

 leaves glabrous, coriaceous, cuneated at the base, 3-nerved, trifid ; 

 lobes ovate-lanceolate, callously serrated ; petioles bearing 4 

 glands ; stipulas ovate, awned, callously serrated. Tj . w . S. 

 Native of Peru. 



Anastomosing-veined Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



17 T. PARVIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 8. p. 335.) leaves glabrous, 

 glaucous beneath, 3-5-nerved, trifid ; lobes ovate-lanceolate, 

 acutely serrated ; petioles bearing 4 glands ; stipulas semi-cor- 

 date, acuminated, nearly entire. J? . ^,. S. Native of Peru. 

 Ruiz et Pav. (v. s. in herb. Lamb.) 



Small-leaved Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



SECT. III. DISTEPHA'NA (from Sif, dis, double, and 

 Stephanos, a crown ; in reference to the double crown in the 

 throat). Juss. 1. c. D. C. prod. 3. p. 335. Distephia, Salisb. 

 in litt. Involucrum small, 3-leaved ; leaflets free, biglandular 

 in the axils. Throat of calyx bearing a membranous tube, and 

 a series of ligulae. 



18 T. GLANDULOSA (Juss. 1. c. p. 391.) leaves glabrous, co- 

 riaceous, ovate, acuminated, quite entire, feather-nerved; petioles 

 biglandular at the base, about equal in length to the pedicels ; 

 bracteas subulate, near the flower. Jj . w . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. Passiflora glandulosa, Cav. diss. 10. t. 281. 



Var, /3, canaliculiita (D. C. 1. c.) petioles thicker, and chan- 

 nelled at the base. 



Glandular Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



19 T. ROHRIA'NA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 335.) leaves glabrous, 

 coriaceous, ovate-oblong, acuminated, quite entire, feather- 

 nerved ; petioles biglandular at the base, one-half shorter than 

 the pedicels ; bracteas subulate, remote from the flower. >j . w '. 

 S. Native of Cayenne. 



Rohr's Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



20 T. STOUPYA'NA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves glabrous, coriaceous, 

 ovate, acuminated, quite entire, feather-nerved ; petioles biglan- 

 dular at the base ; bracteas oval, obtuse, foliaceous. Tj . v _ / . S. 

 Native of Cayenne. Cav. diss. 10. t. 281. lit. x. 



Stoupy's Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



21 T. CITRIFOLIA (Juss. 1. c. p. 392. in a note,) leaves oval, 

 coriaceous, quite entire, feather-nerved ; petioles biglandular at 

 the apex. ^ . w . S. Native of Cayenne, (v. s. herb. Juss.) 



Citron-leaved Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



t Species belonging to section Distephdna, but doubtful. 



22 T. QUADRIGLANDULOSA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves glabrous, obtuse 

 at the base, unequally serrated : superior ones oblong ; inferior 

 ones 3-lobed : recesses of the lobes of the leaves, petioles, and 

 bracteas bearing 4 glands each, fj . w . S. Native of Guiana, 



in woods, in the Island of Arowabisch. Passiflora quadriglan- 

 dulosa, Meyer, esseq. p. 226. 



Four-glanded Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



23 T. QUADRIDENTA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves glabrous, ovate- 

 lanceolate, feather-nerved, with a few coarse acute teeth ; pe- 

 tioles biglandular at the base ; bracteas oblong, biglandular. >j 

 w . S. Native of the West Indies. 



Four-toothed-leaved Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



24 T. PUBE'SCENS (D. C. 1. c.) leaves pubescent, ovate, lan- 

 ceolate ; petioles biglandular at the base ; bracteas ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, glandularly serrated, and glandular on the 

 back. Jj . w . S. Native of the East Indies. 



Downy Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



SECT. IV. PSILA'NTHUS (from \jjt\os, psilos, naked, and avdoe, 

 anthos, a flower ; in reference to the flowers being naked, or 

 without the involucrum). D. C. prod. 3. p. 335. Involucrum 

 none under the flower. 



25 T. TRINE'RVIA (Juss. 1. c. t. 58.) leaves tomentose beneath, 

 oval, 3-nerved ; nerves protruding so much as to form teeth ; 

 petioles glandless ; calyx 10-lobed. Tj . w . S. Native of South 

 America, in shady places at the river Cassiquiare. H. B. et 

 Kunth, 1. c. p. 142. Flowers rose-coloured? 



Three-nerved-\ea.ved Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



26 T. ? VIRIDIFLORA (Juss. ann. mus. 6. p. 389.) leaves pel- 

 tate, 3-lobed ; calyx 5-lobed. b w S. Native of Mexico, 

 in the vicinity of Acapulco. Passiflora viridiflora, Cav. icon. 5. 

 t. 424. Intermediate between Tacsonia, Passiflora, and Muru- 

 cuja. Flowers green. 



Green-flowered Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



Cult. The species have the habit of Passiflora, and some of 

 them are equally showy. Their culture and propagation are the 

 same, see p. 56. 



VII. PASCHA'NTHUS (from <rxc, pascho, to be in a pas- 

 sion, and av5oe, anthos, a flower ; the same meaning as Passi- 

 flora). Burch. trav. 1. p. 543. D. C. prod. 3. p. 336. 



LIN. SYST. Polygamia, Monoecia. Flowers polygamous. 

 Calyx permanent, tubular, 10-cleft; 5 outer lobes ovate : 5 inner 

 ones oblong-linear, petaloid, or rather truly petals. Stamens 5, 

 free. Anthers linear, inserted by the base. Ovarium stipitate. 

 Stigmas 3, very short. Capsule subbaccate, 3-valved, 6-seeded. 

 Seeds ornamented with red fleshy aril. Habit of Passiflora. 



1 P. REPA'NDUS (Burch. 1. c.) leaves glabrous, glaucous, ob- 

 long-linear, repand, 1 -nerved, bearing 3 glands beneath ; petioles 

 very short, glandless ; peduncles bearing a tendril, and two 1- 

 flowered pedicels. J? . w . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Rejxtnd-leaved Paschanthus. Shrub cl. 



Cult. This very singular plant, being a native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope, will thrive in a green-house, and will form an excel- 

 lent climber for the rafters. Its culture and propagation are the 

 same as that recommended for Passiflora, see p. 56. 



VIII. MODE'CC A (East Indian name of one of the species). 

 Rheed. mal. 8. t. 20-23. Lam. diet. 4. p. 208. Blum, bijdr. p. 

 938. D. C. prod. 3. p. 336. 



LIN. SYST. Dioecia, Monadelphia. Flowers dioecious. Calyx 

 permanent, campanulate, 1 0-cleft (f. 8. 6.) : 5 outer lobes oval 

 acute : 5 inner lobes petaloid or probably petals (f. 8. 6.). Scales 

 5-10 (f. 8. c.), rarely wanting, rising from the calyx. Stamens 

 5, inserted in the torus ? monadelphous : anthers standing. 

 Ovarium (f. 8. d.) on a short stipe. Stigmas 3, petaloid (f. 8. e.), 

 Capsule bladdery, 1 -celled, 3-valved, one or many-seeded. Seeds 

 furrowed by rows of tubercles (f. 8./.), arillate, fixed to 3 pa- 

 rietal placentas, which are adnate to the middle of the valves. 

 Habit of plants between Passiflora and Brybnia. 



