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CUNONIACE/E. I. WEINMANNIA. 



FIG. 30. 



Flowers hermaphrodite, race- 

 mose, usually white ; pedicels in 

 fascicles. 



* Leaves simple. 



1 W. OVA'TA (Cav. icon. 6. p. 

 45. t. 566.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 bluntish, crenated, glabrous on 

 both surfaces, as well as the 

 branches, acute at the base. ^ . 

 S. Native of Peru, at the town 

 of San Buenaventura. Leaves 

 2-3 inches long, and an inch or 

 an inch and a half broad. Racemes 

 S inches long, loose. Hypogy- 

 nous disk with 8 glands (f. 36. d.). 



Otaif-leaved Weinmannia. Fl. May, June. Clt 1824. Tree 



1 2 to 20 feet. 



2 W. KUNTHIA'NA (D. Don in edinb. pliil. journ. April, 1830.) 

 leaves elliptic, crenated, cuneated at the base, membranous, gla- 

 brous ; racemes elongated ; fascicles many flowered. Tj . S. 

 Native of New Granada, near Santa Fe de Bogota. W. ovata, 

 H. B. et Kunth, 6. p. 52. exclusive of the synonyme of Cav. 

 Leaves with the nerves and veins beneath, rather pilose, 3-4 

 inches long, and an inch and a half or 2 inches broad. Racemes 

 a span long ; fascicles 3-10-flowered. 



Kunth's Weinmannia. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



3 W. BALBISIA'NA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 51. 

 t. 520.) leaves nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, rather acumi- 

 nated, serrated, glabrous, attenuated at the base ; fascicles of 

 racemes many-flowered. 17 S. Native of Quito, in woods 

 near Loxa. Leaves 1^ inch or 3 inches long. Racemes loose, 



2 inches long. Capsule ovate, glabrous. 

 Balbis's Weinmannia. Tree or shrub. 



4 W. LAU'RINA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. 6. p. 51.) leaves ob- 

 long, acute, crenated, glabrous, attenuated at the base ; fascicles 

 of racemes many flowered. ^ S. Native of South America. 

 Leaves 3 inches long or more, puberulous on the veins beneath. 

 Racemes 2 inches long. 



Laurel-like Weinmannia. Tree. 



5 W. MACROPHY'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 52. t. 521.) 

 leaves nearly sessile, ovate, acuminated, serrated, glabrous on 

 both surfaces, as well as on the branches, rounded at the base ; 

 fascicles of racemes many flowered. Jj . S. Native of the 

 Andes of Quito, between Loxa and Nabon. Leaves 2-5 inches 

 long, and 2-3 inches broad, shining above. Racemes rather 

 loose. Capsule terete, oblong, glabrous. 



Long-leaved Weinmannia. Tree or shrub. 



6 W. LATIFOLIA (Presl, in Haenke, reliq. 2. p. 51.) leaves 

 ovate-elliptic, obtuse, acute at the base, crenately serrated, coria- 

 ceous, quite glabrous above, hairy beneath ; racemes longer 

 than the leaves ; stipulas oblong, obtuse, silky outside ; urceolus 

 entire. Jj . G. Native of Peru, in mountain woods. 



Broad-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



7 W. ELLI'PTICA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 50.) leaves petio- 

 late, elliptic, obtuse, crenated, glabrous on both surfaces, acutish 

 at the base ; racemes loose. Tj . S. Native of Quito, near Loxa. 

 Leaves an inch or an inch and a half long, coriaceous. Racemes 

 1-j or 2 inches long. Capsule ovate, glabrous. Flowers purplish. 



Elliptic-leaved Weinmannia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1824. Tr. 



8 W. OVA'LIS (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 333. f. a. ined.) 

 leaves petiolate, oval, crenated, quite glabrous on both surfaces, 

 as well as the branches, shining, acute at the base ; fascicles of 

 racemes many flowered. J? . S. Native of Peru, on the Andes, 

 in groves at Pillao. Leaves coriaceous, 2 or 3 inches long. 

 R acemes loose, a hand long. Capsule ovate, quite smooth. 



Oval-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



9 W. CRASSIFOLIA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 331. f. a. ined.) 

 leaves nearly sessile, oval, coarsely crenated, rather pilose as well 

 as the branches, rounded at the base ; fascicles of racemes many 

 flowered. J? . S. Native of Peru. Leaves 2 inches long, 

 coriaceous, thick, pilose on the rib and veins beneath. Racemes 

 2-3 inches long. Capsule ovate-oblong, smooth. 



Thick-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



10 W. SUBCORDA'TA (Moricand, herb, ex D. C. prod. 3. p. 8.) 

 leaves oval, obtuse, somewhat cordate at the base, dentately 

 crenated, coriaceous, glabrous, shining above ; racemes when 

 in flower exceeding the leaves a little. Tj . S. Native of Peru. 

 Flowers on very short pedicels. Leaves 24-30 lines long, and 

 16-18 lines broad. 



Subcordate-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



* * Leaves simple and ternate. 



11 W. HETEROPHY'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 52. t. 522.) leaves simple and ternate, ovate-oblong, acutely 

 and coarsely serrated, rather pilose beneath ; fascicles of racemes 

 many flowered. 1? . S. Native of New Granada, near Santa 

 Fe de Bogota. Leaves for the most part simple, glabrous above, 

 pilose beneath, particularly at the ribs, 3-5 inches long, and l^ 

 or 2 inches broad. Petioles half an inch long. Racemes loose, 

 4 inches long. Capsule ovate, smooth. 



Variable-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



12 W. CORDATA (D. Don in edinb. phil. journ. April, 1830.) 

 leaves nearly sessile, cordate-ovate, bluntish, coarsely serrated, 

 rather pilose beneath, and on the branches ; fascicles of racemes 

 many flowered. Tj . S. Native of Peru. W. heterophylla, 

 Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 331. f. b. Leaves simple or ternate, 2 

 inches long. Racemes loose, 3 inches long. 



Corrfate-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



13 W. AURICULA'TA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. April, 

 1830.) leaves elliptic, with revolute, serrated margins, rounded 

 at the base, hairy beneath and on the branches ; fascicles of 

 racemes crowded. T; . S. Native of Peru, in groves at Pillao. 

 W. ovata, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 333. f. b. ined. W. drya- 

 difolia, D. C. prod. 4. p. 9. Leaves shining and glabrous 

 above, but densely clothed with fulvous hairs beneath, an inch 

 or an inch and a half long, 1-lobed at the base, and sometimes 

 trifoliate. Racemes den^e, spicate, 2-3 inches long. Capsule 

 roundish-ovate, and are as well as the styles rather hairy. 



Auricled-lea.\e& Weinmannia. Tree. 



14 W. AUSTRA'LIS (Cunning, in Field's new south wales, p. 

 353.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, deeply and 

 equally serrated, sessile ; flowers terminal. 17 . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on moist shady rocks, at Springwood. 



Southern Weinmannia. Shrub. 



* * * Leaves ternate and quinate. 



15 W. PENTAPHY'LLA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 330. f. a.) 

 leaves ternate and quinate ; leaflets 3-5, ovate-lanceolate, acute, 

 serrated, glabrous on both surfaces ; racemes loose. Fj . S. 

 Native of Peru. Branchlets pubescent. Leaflets coriaceous, 

 shining above, 2-3 inches long : lateral ones unequal-sided at 

 the base. Racemes loose, a hand long ; pedicels longish. Cap- 

 sule ovate, smooth. Styles sometimes 3, when this is the case 

 the capsule is 3-celled. 



Five-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



16 W. CRENA'TA (Presl, in reliq. Haenk. 2. p. 51.) leaves of 

 the branches with 2 pairs of leaflets and an odd one, those of 

 the branchlets ternate ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, broadly crenated, 

 quite glabrous, coriaceous, terminal one oblong-lanceolate, atte- 

 nuated at the base ; wings of the rachis and petiole semi-obo- 

 vate ; racemes longer than the leaves, and are as well as the 

 branches pubescent ; flowers glomerate ; segments of the calyx 



