PORTULACE^E. VIII. CALANDRINIA. 



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Sand Calandrinia. PL prostrate. 



11 C. LINEARIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 8. p. 359.) stem ascending, 

 a little branched at the base ; branches erect, radical and cauline 

 leaves linear, glabrous, bluntish ; corymb terminal, a little 

 branched; calyx glandular. I/ . D. G. Native of South Ame- 

 rica. Perhaps the same as Talinum lineare, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 77. which is found in the arid valleys of 

 Mexico. 



Linear-leaved Calandrinia. PL ascending. 



12 C. PILOSIU'SCULA (D. C. 1. c.) stems erectish, angular, 

 rather pilose ; leaves linear-spatulate, rather pilose ; pedicels 

 axillary, 1 -flowered, rather adnate to the floral leaves, consti- 

 tuting a terminal or subterminal panicle. Q. F. Native of 

 Chili, about Conception. Lindl. in hort. trans. 6. p. 291. T. 

 ciliatum, Hook. exot. fl. 1. t. 82. but not of Ruiz et Pav. Tall- 

 num lineare, Hoffm. verz. 1827. p. 217. Flowers rose-coloured. 

 Stigmas 3, rose-coloured, nearly as in Papaver, having the styles 

 radiating at the apex. Stamens 10-15, not 5, as in Talinum 

 ciliatum of Ruiz et Pav. 



Hairy Calandrinia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1823. PL | to 1 foot. 



13 C. SERI'CEA (Hook, et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. p. 244.) root 

 perennial, woody, with a multiple neck ; stems erectish, very 

 leafy at the base ; leaves linear, acute or subulate, clothed with 

 silky hairs ; raceme few-flowered, corymbose ; upper pedicels 

 hardly equal in length to the bracteas ; sepals ovate, tridentate 

 at the apex, clothed with long silky villi ; stamens numerous. 

 If. . D. G. Native of Chili. 



Var. a, longipes (Hook, et Arn. 1. c.) lower pedicel elon- 

 gated, slender, much longer than the rest and the bractea. On 

 Sierra Bella Vista, and Acancugua ; and on the Cordillera of 

 Chili. 



Var. /3, ee'quipes (Hook, et Arn. 1. c.) pedicels all nearly equal. 

 Near Collina and Questa. In both varieties the leaves vary 

 much in length, from 1 to 2 or even 3 inches. 



Silky Calandrinia. PL 1 foot. 



14 C. TENE'LLA (Hook, et Arn. in Beech, bot. p. 24.) stems 

 ascending, branched at the base ; leaves narrow-linear, glabrous ; 

 racemes terminal, branched \ sepals glabrous, triangular, cor- 

 date, acuminated. O-? G. Native of Chili, at Valparaiso. 

 Very closely allied to C. pilosiuscula, but differs from it in being 

 quite glabrous and in its smaller size. This is said to be only 

 a variety of C. pilosiuscula. Hook, et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. 

 p. 245. 



Weak Calandrinia. PL ascending. 



15 C. PHACOSPE'RMA (D. C. 1. c.) stems weak, somewhat hex- 

 agonal ; leaves linear-lanceolate, hispid on the margins ; flowers 

 racemose. $ , F. Native of Peru. Phacosperma Peruviana, 

 Haw. in phil. journ. 1827. p. 124. Tetragbnia Peruviana, hort. 

 Chelsea, ex Haw. Flowers reddish. Peduncles erect, shorter 

 than the foliaceous bractea. Sepals quadrangular, curled. 

 Stigma 6-lobed. 



Lentil-seeded Calandrinia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PL 

 1 to 3 feet. 



* * Stamens from 1 to 9. 



16 C. CAULE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth, iiov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 78. t. 526.) plant caulescent and branched ; leaves alternate, 

 spatulately lanceolate, acute ; pedicels axillary and opposite the 

 leaves, 1-flowered, bractless. () F. Native of Quito, near 

 Chillo, and near the city of Mexico. Geunsia rosea, Moc. et 

 Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Talinum caulescens, Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 453. Cosmia montana, Domb. herb. Stem diffuse or pro- 

 cumbent. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Caulescent Calandrinia. PL pr. 



17 C. PROCU'MBENS (Moris, hort. taur. sem. 1831.) glabrous, 

 caulescent, filiform, procumbent, branched ; leaves succulent, 



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linear, obtuse, alternate ; pedicels axillary, and opposite the 

 leaves ; sepals triangular ; flowers triandrous or hexandrous ; 

 capsule 3-celled. Q. H. Native of South America. This 

 species differs from C. compressa of Schrad. in being glabrous, 

 in the stems being procumbent, in the stamens being 3-6, and in 

 the sepals not being cordate at the base, &c. 

 Procumbent Calandrinia. PL pr. 



18 C. COMPRE'SSA (Schrad. in litt. ex D. C. 1. c.) plant cau- 

 lescent and succulent ; leaves linear, ciliated ; flowers racemose ; 

 calyx compressed ; sepals triangular, cordate, unequal, acumin- 

 ated. 0. F. Native of Chili. Plant a span high, erect, 

 simple, or somewhat divided, with short hairs on the peduncles 

 and calyxes. Leaves obtuse, marked with a longitudinal line 

 above, somewhat keeled beneath: radical ones 1-J- or 2 inches 

 long. Pedicels an inch and a half long. Flowers small, purple. 

 Stamens 3-4. Capsule 3-4-valved. Schrad. mss. 



Var. fl, adscendens (D. C. 1. c.) plant smaller ; stem ascending. 

 Talinum adscendens, Hort. berol. 



Compressed-calyxed Calandrinia. PL ^ foot. 



19 C. DENTICULA'TA (Gill. mss. ex Hook, et Arn. in bot. 

 misc. 3. p. 243.) plant glabrous; stem suffruticose, leafy ; leaves 

 lanceolate, acute, attenuated at the base ; raceme terminal, 1-3 

 or few-flowered ; pedicels elongated ; sepals roundish-ovate, 

 with denticulately-serrated margins. Tj . D. G. Native of 

 Chili, along with C. andicola. The lower part of the stem is 

 much branched. 



Denticulated-calyxed Calandrinia. Shrub 1 foot ? 



20 C. ANDICOLA (Gill. mss. ex Hook, et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. 

 p. 242.) plant wholly glabrous ; stem suffruticose, leafy towards 

 the apex: leaves cuneate-oblong, acute, attenuated at the base ; 

 raceme terminal, 1-3 or few-flowered; pedicels elongated; 

 sepals roundish, hardly mucronulate at the apex, with quite en- 

 tire margins ; petals a little longer than the calyx ; flowers with 

 few stamens. Tj . D. G. Native of Chili, on the eastern side 

 of the Cumbre, and at El Alto de la Laguna. Closely allied to 

 C. cistiflora, but apparently quite distinct. From C. denticulata 

 it can only be distinguished by the entire margins of the sepals. 



Andes Calandrinia. PL -J to 1 foot. 



21 C. ACAU'LIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) plant stemless ; leaves 

 elongated, linear, obtuse ; peduncles radical, 1-flowered, bibrac- 

 teate in the middle, one half shorter than the leaves. If. . D. G. 

 Native of Quito, on Mount Rucu-Pichincha, in humid places. 

 Cosmia prostrata, Domb. herb. 



Stemless Calandrinia. PL ^ foot. 



22 C. TRIFIDA (Hook, et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. p. 243.) root 

 annual, slender ; stems erectish, simple, rather leafy, pilose ; 

 leaves linear, acute, pilose ; radical ones elongated ; upper cau- 

 line ones edged with long hairs, embracing a few flowers in their 

 axils ; raceme corymbose, dense, terminal ; bracteas ciliated 

 with long hairs : lower ones exceeding the racemes ; sepals 

 ovate, trifid at the apex, with a few hairs on the back, but more 

 numerous on the margins ; stamens 5. Q. H. Native of Chili, 

 about Valparaiso. This and C. Gilliesii and C, sericea seem 

 closely allied to C. umbellata. 



TVi/id-bractead Calandrinia. PL % foot. 



23 C. GILLIE V SII (Hook, et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. p. 243.) root 

 perennial, woody, with a multiple neck ; stems erectish, simple, 

 very leafy at the base, but sparingly so at the apex ; leaves ob- 

 long-linear, beset with adpressed hairs ; raceme corymbose ; 

 lower bracteas hardly equal in length to the pedicels; sepals 

 ovate, somewhat tridentate at the apex, and beset with long pili 

 on the back ; stamens 5. TJ. . D. G. Native of the Andes, of 

 Mendoza, and Chili ; Cordillera of Chili ; and Los Ojos de Aqua. 

 C. umbellata, Gill. mss. 



Gillies' 's Calandrinia. PL ^ foot. 



24 C. DIFFU'SA (Gill. mss. ex Arnott, in Cheek, edinb. journ. 



