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TURNERACEjE. I. TURNERA. 



oblong-lanceolate, acutish, crenately- toothed, clothed with vel- 

 vety pubescence above, and hoary tomentum beneath, and bi- 

 glandular at the base ; flowers sessile ; styles one half shorter 

 than the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 

 Goyaz. Petals yellow, obovate-oblong. 

 Hoary Turnera. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



16 T. HERMANNIOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 218.) leaves 

 obovate-oblong, cuneated, unequally toothed, clothed with white 

 tomentum on both surfaces, biglandular at the base beneath ; 

 flowers sessile ; styles a little longer than the stamens. 1? . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in that part of the province of Minas Geraes 

 called Minas Novas. Petals oblong, marked with brown veins. 



Hermannia-like Turnera. Shrub 1 to l^foot. 



17 T. MELOCHIOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 219.) leaves ob- 

 long, obtuse, narrowed at the base, unequally crenate-toothed, 

 rather roughish above, and clothed with rufescent tomentum 

 beneath, biglandular at the base ; flowers sessile ; styles a little 

 shorter than the stamens, fj . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Minas Geraes. Petals obovate, yellow. 



Melochia-like Turnera. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



1ST. NA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 219.) leaves obovate, 

 rounded at the apex, crenated, pubescent on both surfaces, but 

 especially beneath, biglandular at the base ; flowers sessile ; 

 styles 3-times longer than the stamens. Jj . S. Native of Bra- 

 zil, in the province of Minas Geraes. Petals obovate, yellow. 



Z)n>ar/'Turnera. PL i foot. 



19 T. PJNIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2 p. 220.) leaves linear, 

 acute, almost quite entire, biglandular at the base beneath ; 

 flowers nearly sessile ; styles shorter than the stamens. Fj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the southern part of the province of Goyaz, 

 on a mountain called Serra dos Pyrenees, near the town called 

 Meia. Petals oblong, pale yellow. 



Pine-leaved Turnera. Shrub 1 foot. 



* * Leaves glandless. 



20 T. GENISTOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 220.) leaves linear, 

 acutish, glandless, hairy ; flowers sessile ; styles twice the length 

 of the stamens. t? . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 

 Minas Geraes, near Tejuco. Petals obovate-oblong, glabrous. 



Genista-like Turnera. Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



21 T. CHAM^EDKIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 221.) leaves 

 oblong, acute, deeply toothed, glandless, pubescent on both sur- 

 faces, but especially beneath ; flowers on short peduncles ; styles 

 exceeding the stamens. I? . S. Native of Brazil, in that part 

 of the province of Minas Geraes called Minas Novas, on the 

 banks of the river Jiquitinhonha. Petals rose-coloured ? 



Germander-leaved Turnera. Shrub to 1 foot. 



22 T. PINNATIFIDA (Juss. in Poir. diet. 8. p. 144.) leaves 

 obovate-oblong, cuneated, toothed, or pinnatifid, glandless, hairy 

 or tomentose ; flowers pedunculate ; styles 3-times longer than 

 the stamens, purple. H . S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 of Cisplatin, in pastures and fields. Petals scarlet, denticulated 

 at the apex. 



Var. /3, angustiloba (D. C. prod. 3. p. 347.) stems diffuse ; 

 leaves hairy, pinnatifid : lobes narrow, acute ; flowers of a dirty 

 red or copper colour. *j . S. Native of Brazil, about Monte 

 Video, and in the province of Cisplatin. 



Var. y, cdrnea (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 222.) stems ascending, 

 6 inches high ; leaves hairy, oblong-lanceolate, cuneated, deeply 

 toothed ; petals pale red, usually marked at the base with a dark 

 purple spot each ; filaments puberulous. f? . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Cisplatin. 



Pinnatifid -leaved Turnera. Shrub |- foot. 



23 T. SETOSA (Smith, in Rees' cycl. no. 6.) leaves obovate- 

 wedge-shaped, serrated or pinnatifid, very hairy on both sides, 

 without glands ; peduncles axillary, partly combined with the 



footstalks ; outer calyx linear. 1? . S. Native of Monte Video 

 and Buenos Ayres. Flowers tawny, red. 

 Bristly Turnera. PL \ to | foot. 



24 T. PUMILEA (Lin. amcen. 5. p. 395.) leaves broad-lanceo- 

 late, deeply serrated, hairy ; flowers sessile, propped by 2 linear 

 bracteas ; styles and stamens length of petals. Q. S. Native 

 of Jamaica, in arid fields. Swartz, obs. 116. Sloane, jam. hist, 

 t. 127. f. 6. Pumilea, no. 1. P. Browne, jam. 188. Stem 

 hardly 3 inches long. Plum. icon. t. 150. f. 1. Flowers small, 

 yellow. 



Dwarf Turnera. Fl. July. Clt. 1796. PL i foot. 



25 T. MICROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 3. p.' 347.) leaves oblong, 

 attenuated at the base, crenated, wrinkled, clothed with white 

 tomentum beneath; flowers sessile, bearing 2 linear, adpressed 

 bracteoles at the base. Jj . S. Native of St. Domingo. T. 

 pumilea, Poir. diet. 8. p. 143. but not of Swartz. Petiv. gaz. 

 t. 38. f. 9. T. diffusa, Willd. rel. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 6. 

 p. 679. This plant differs from T. pumilea in the stem being 

 suffrutescent, nearly a foot high, and much branched. Perhaps 

 T. microphylla, Desv. in Hamilt. prod. p. 33. is referrible to this 

 plant. 



Small-leaved Turnera. Shrub 1 foot. 



2. Peduncles distinct from the petioles, axillary. Flowers 

 bibracteolate. 



26 T. RUPE'STRIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 289. t. 113. f. 1.) leaves 

 linear, serrated, glabrous, glandless ; flowers nearly sessile, bear- 

 ing 2 setaceous bracteoles at the base. lj S. Native of 

 Guiana, in the fissures of humid rocks, at the river Sinemari. 

 Petals yellow, somewhat toothed at the apex, 3 lines long. 

 Flowers small. 



Rock Turnera. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 



27 T. FRUTE'SCENS (Aubl. 1. c. p. 290. t. 113. f. 2. but not of 

 Mill.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, equally serrated ; flowers 

 nearly sessile, bearing 2 sessile, lanceolate-linear bracteoles. 

 tj . S. Native of Guiana, in the fissures of rocks, on the banks 

 of the river Sinemari. Very like T. rupestris, but differs in the 

 leaves being broader, and in the serratures being more crowded. 

 Flowers small, yellow. 



Var. /3, latifblia (D. C. prod. 3. p. 347.) leaves ovate, acute. 

 Jj . S. Native of Cayenne. 

 Shrubby Turnera. Shrub 5 to 8 feet. 



28 T. TOMENTOSA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 125. 

 but not of Willd.) leaves oblong, irregularly crenate-serrated, 

 pubescent above, but clothed with canescent tomentum beneath, 

 glandless at the base ; flowers sessile, with 6 stamens and 6 

 petals. Tj . S. Native of South America, in the province of 

 Venezuela. Styles hairy, about equal in length to the stamens. 

 Petals yellow. 



Tomentose Turnera. Shrub 1 foot. 



29 T. SIDOIDES (Lin. mant. p. 58.) leaves obovate-cuneated, 

 serrated, quite entire at the base, rather tomentose on both sur- 

 faces, pilose on the veins and margin beneath ; flowers on very 

 short pedicels ; bracteoles linear, hairy. Tj . ? S. Native of 

 Brazil. Habit of T. cistoides. Petals obovate, yellow. 



Sida-like Turnera. Shrub ^ foot. 



30 T. CARPINIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, doubly serrated, puberulous, biglandular at the base ; 

 flowers on short pedicels ; bracteoles ovate, acuminated, serrated. 



\) . S. Native on the humid banks of the river Orinoco, near 

 Maypures. T. acuta, Willd. rel. in Roem. et Schult. syst. 6. 

 p. 678. ex Kunth. Flowers yellow. According to Willd. the 

 flowers are petiolar ; if such be the case, the plant belongs to 

 the preceding section. 



Hornebeam-leaved Turnera. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



31 T. DUARTEA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 223.) leaves ovate, 



