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CUNONIACE.5L I. WEINMANNIA. II. LEIOSPERMUM. III. CALDCLUVIA. IV. PLATYLOPHUS. 



loose, Tj . S. Native of Peru, in groves, at Pillao, where it is 

 called Arbol del Peregil. W. sambucuna, Ruiz, mss. W. di- 

 versifolia, Moricancl, mss. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 10. Leaflets 

 7-9, elliptic, coriaceous, stiff", an inch long. Peduncles very 

 hairy. Racemes loose, 2-3 inches long. Fascicles few-flowered. 

 Capsule ovate, glabrous. 



Cinereous Weinmannia. Tree. 



32 W. SUBSKSSILIFLORA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 334. f. b.) 

 leaves with many pairs of leaflets ; leaflets oval or oblong, ser- 

 rated, smoothish ; spikes elongated, cylindrical ; styles pube- 

 rulous ; capsule silky. Pj . S. Native of Peru, on the Andes, 

 at Pillao. W. polystachya, Ruiz, mss. Leaflets 11-15, % or 1 

 inch long, while young canescent on both surfaces. Joints of 

 rachis obovate. Spike narrow, 3-4 inches long ; fascicles 

 crowded, many-flowered. Pedicels and calyxes silky. 



Subsessile-jiowered Weinmannia. Tree. 



33 W. HIRTE'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 56.) 

 leaves with many pairs of leaflets ; leaflets oblong, serrulated, 

 pubescent beneath ; racemes loose. Jj . S. Native of New 

 Granada, near Santa Fe de Bogota. Branchlets tomentose. 

 Leaflets 4-7 pairs, 8-9 lines long. Racemes loose, 2-3 inches 

 long. Ovarium ovate, glabrous. 



Hairy Weinmannia. Tree. 



34 W. PUBE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 56.) leaves with many pairs of leaflets ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, 

 serrated, pilose on both surfaces ; capsule ovate, tomentose. 

 Ij . S. Native of New Spain, on Mount Avila, near Caraccas. 

 Leaflets 4-6 pairs, 6-13 lines long. Racemes loose, 3-4 inches 

 long. 



Pubescent Weinmannia. Tree. 



35 W. SOUBIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 57.) leaves with 

 usually 4 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets oblong, acutish, serrated, 

 rather pilose beneath ; racemes loose ; ovaries glabrous. Pj . S. 

 Native of New Granada. Branches glabrous. Leaflets oblong, 

 acutish, glabrous above, 19-20 lines long and 6-7 broad, ob- 

 liquely cuneated at the base. Racemes loose, 3-5 inches long ; 

 fascicles remote. 



Sorbus-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



36 W. CARIPE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 58.) leaves with 

 usually 5 pairs of leaflets.; leaflets oblong, bluntish, serrated, 

 membranous, glabrous. Tj . S. Native of New Andalusia, 

 near the convent of Caripe. Branches pubescent. Leaflets 10- 

 15 lines long, and 4-5 broad, membranous. Racemes loose, 

 4-5 inches long. Ovarium ovate, glabrous. 



Caripe Weinmannia. Tree. 



37 W. POLYPHY'LLA (Moricand, mss. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 11.) 

 leaves with 8-12 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse, ser- 

 rated, glabrous : outer one lanceolate ; joints of rachis trian- 

 gular ; branchlets, petioles, and the nerves on the under side 

 of the leaves pilose ; racemes exceeding the leaves. lj . S. 

 Native of Peru, near Guayaquil. Leaves 4 inches long ; leaflets 

 4-8 lines long, and 2-4 lines broad. 



Many -leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



38 W. PAULLINI^FOLIA (Pohl, inlitt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 11.) 

 leaves glabrous, except the rachis, which is hairy ; leaflets 7-9, 

 oblong, cuneated at the base, serrately toothed at the apex ; 

 joints of rachis oblong ; racemes length of leaves. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil. 



Paullinia-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



39 W. PRODU'CTA (Moricand, mss. in D. C. prod. 4. p. 10.) 

 leaves with 6-7 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets small, ovate, coarsely 

 toothed, rather coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces : outer one 

 elongated, acute, cuneated at the base ; joints of rachis semi- 

 obovate ; racemes dense, much longer than the leaves. Tj . S. 

 Native of Peru. W. sessiliflora, Pav. in herb. Moricand. 

 Branches pubescent. Extreme leaflet an inch and more long, 



the rest 4-5 lines long, but the lower 2 are hardly 2 lines long. 

 Flowers white. Pedicels length of flowers, and exceeding the 

 bracteas. 



Drawn-out-leaved Weinmannia. Tree. 



Cult. The species of Weinmannia will grow in any light 

 rich soil ; and cuttings will strike root in the same kind of soil, 

 under a hand-glass, in heat. None of the species are worth 

 cultivating for ornament. 



II. LEIOSPE'RMUM (from Xaoc, leios, smooth, and a-Kippa, 

 sperma, a seed ; in reference to the seeds being smooth). D. 

 Don, in edinb. phil. journ. april, 1830. Weinmannia, species of 

 authors. 



LIN. SYST. Octandria, Digynia. Calyx 4-cleft, deciduous. 

 Petals 4. Stamens 8. Disk hypogynous, flat, entire. Styles 

 2. Capsule opening at the top at the dissepiments ; cells many- 

 seeded. Seeds oblong, glabrous. Trees, natives of New Zea- 

 land, with simple crenated leaves, jointed petioles, caducous 

 stipulas, and racemose flowers ; with the pedicels scattered, not 

 in fascicles. 



1 L. RACEMOSUM (D. Don, 1. c.) petioles jointed at the apex ; 

 racemes usually solitary. Tj . G. Native of New Zealand. 

 Weinmannia racemosa, Murr. syst. veg. p 376. Lin. suppl. 

 p. 227. Leaves elliptic, beautifully veined beneath, 2-3 inches 

 long. Racemes terminal, usually twin, 3-4 inches long. 



Racemose-flowered Leiospermum. Tree. 



2 L. PARVIFLORUM (D. Don, I.e.) petioles jointed at the base; 

 racemes corymbose. Pj G. Native of New Zealand. Wein- 

 mannia parviflora, Forst. prod. p. 29. Leaves elliptic, recurved 

 at the apex, an inch and a half long. Racemes numerous, 1^ 

 or 2 inches long. Flowers 3 times smaller than those of the 

 first species. 



Small-flowered Leiospermum. Tree. 



Cult, For culture and propagation see Callicoma, p. 201. 

 Not worth growing, unless in botanic gardens. 



III. CALDCLU'VIA (named after Alexander Caldcleugh, 

 F.R.S. F.L.S. who has collected and sent home many dried plants 

 from Chili). D.Don, in edinb. phil. journ. April, 1830. Diete- 

 rica, Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 4. p. 8. 



LIN. SYST. Octandria, Dygynia. Calyx membranous, 4-part- 

 ed, deciduous. Petals 4, unguiculate. Stamens 8. Hypogy- 

 nous glands 8, alternating with the stamens ; cells of ovarium 

 many-ovulate, 20-30. Styles 2, rarely 3, thickish. Capsule 

 opening from the top at the dissepiments ; cells many seeded, 

 usually 5-10. Placenta tetragonal. Seeds fusiform, glabrous; 

 testa larger than the nucleus, membranous, loose, elongated, and 

 subarillate at the base. A tree, native of Chili, with simple, ser- 

 rated, glabrous leaves ; jointless pedicels; twin, subfalcate, tooth- 

 ed, caducous stipulas ; terminal panicled flowers ; woody cap- 

 sule, and the seeds nearly as in Philadelphia. 



1 C. PANICULA'TA (D. Don, 1. c.) \i . G. Native of Chili, 

 near Talcahuano, and in moist places at Conception. Wein- 

 mannia paniculata, Cav. icon. 6. p. 44. t. 565. Weinm. corym- 

 bosa, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 330. f. b. ined. Weinmannia 

 Chilensis, D. C. prod. 4. p. 665. Dieterica paniculata, Ser. in 

 D. C. prod. 4. p. 8. 



.PnmWerf-flowered Caldcluvia. Tree. 



Cull. For culture and propagation see Callicoma, p. 201. 



IV. PLATY'LOPHUS (from irXari/c, platys, broad, and 

 Xoi/ioc, lophos, a crest ; the capsule is so much compressed at the 

 apex as to appear winged). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. April, 

 1830. Weinmannia species of Lin. 



LIN. SYST. Octo-Decdndria, Digynia. Calyx 4, but some- 

 times 5-cIeft, permanent. Petals 4, rarely 5, permanent, trifid; 



