ARALIACE^E. XI. HEDERA. 



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Seven-nerved-leaved Ivy. Tree or shrub. 



19 H. TUKBACE'NSIS (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous ; leaves on 

 long petioles, acute at the base, membranous, glabrous, of one 

 colour ; some of them are undivided, and others are trifid at 

 the apex : with the lobes or segments entire and acuminated : 

 having the recesses between the lobes rounded. ^ S. Native 

 of New Granada, in hot places near Turbaco, where it is called 

 Arbol de Guaco. Aralia Turbacensis, H. B. et Kuinli, nov. gen. 

 amer. 5. p. 3. Flower and fruit unknown. 



Turbaco Ivy. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 



20 H. DI'SCOLOR (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous? leaves petio- 

 late, rather coriaceous, glabrous, rounded at the base, shining 

 above, and of a rusty-purplish colour beneath : some of them 

 undivided and 1-nerved, and others are 3-nerved and trifid at 

 the apex : having the lobes somewhat acuminated, the interme- 

 diate one the longest ; racemes panicled ; heads globose. Pj . 

 S. Native of New Granada? Aralia discolor, H. B. et Kuntli, 

 nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 4. Flowers and fruit not sufficiently known. 



Discoloured-leaved Ivy. Tree or shrub. 



21 H. ARGENTA V TA (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous, unarmed ; 

 leaves petiolate, coriaceous, glabrous and shining above : but 

 marked by silvery dots beneath ; some of which are undivided and 

 1-nerved, and others are 3-nerved and trifid at the apex : having 

 the lobes or segments somewhat acuminated : the intermediate 

 lobe remotely serrated ; racemes panicled ; heads of flowers glo- 

 bose, fj . S. Native of New Granada, in cold parts. Aralia 

 heterophylla, Willd. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 698. Aralia ar- 

 gentata, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 4. t. 414. Styles 

 3, conniving. Petals white. 



Silvery-dotted Ivy. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



22 H. CRASSINE'RVIA (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous ? leaves 

 petiolate, acute at the base, coriaceous, glabrous above and 

 shining, densely beset with rusty dots beneath : some entire, 

 ovate-oblong, and others 3-lobed and somewhat acuminated ; 

 racemes panicled ; heads globose. V} . G. Native of South 

 America, along with H. argentata. Aralia crassinervia, H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 5. Styles 5-6, conniving. 



Thick-nerved-leavcd Ivy. Tree. 



23 H. OBTUSI'IOBA (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous ? leaves pe- 

 tiolate, truncately rounded at the base, 5-nerved, coriaceous, 

 glabrous and shining above, but beset with fuscescent dots be- 

 neath, 5-cleft : segments obtuse, ovate-oblong ; racemes pani- 

 cled ; heads of flowers elliptic-globose. Tj . S. Native in tem- 

 perate places towards Loxa, at the altitude of 3300 feet. Aralia 

 obtusiloba, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 5. Willd. in 

 Schultes, jsyst. 6. p. 699. Petals white, glabrous. Styles 4, 

 conniving. 



Blunt-lobed-leaved Ivy. Tree or shrub. 



24 H. ANGULA'RIS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 263.) stem arboreous ; 

 leaves 5-angled, obtuse, tomentose beneath ; flowers capitate. 

 (7 . S. Native of South America, Humb. et Bonpl. Aralia 



angularis, Willd. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 698. 

 Angular-leaved Ivy. Tree. 



25 A. PLATANIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous ; leaves 

 petiolate, coriaceous, glabrous above and shining, but clothed 

 with rusty tomentum beneath, truncate at the base, 7-nerved, 

 7-cleft at the apex : lobes or segments oblong, acuminated, quite 

 entire ; racemes panicled ; heads of flowers globose, fj . G. 

 Native of Peru, on the western declivity of the Andes. Aralia 

 platanifolia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 6. t. 415. 

 Willd. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 699. Tree 15-20 feet. Styles 

 4-5. Petals white, tomentose on the outside. 



Platanus-leavedlvy. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



26 H. ACERIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 264.) stem arboreous ; 

 leaves 5-lobed, acuminated, quite entire, glabrous, shining lepi- 

 dotted and of a different colour beneath, fy . S. Native of 



VOL. in. 



South America, Humb. and Bonpl. Aralia acerifolia, Willd. in 

 Schultes, syst. 6. p. 699. The rest unknown. This is the 

 same as H. argentata, according to Sprengel. 

 Maple-leaved Ivy. Tree. 



27 H. JATROPH^FOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous ; leaves 

 petiolate, coriaceous, glabrous above, but clothed with fuscescent 

 tomentum beneath, cordate at the base, 7-nerved, deeply 7- 

 cleft : segments or lobes lanceolate-oblong, acuminated, narrowed 

 at the base and quite entire. Tj . S. Native of New Granada. 

 Aralia jatrophsefolia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 6. 

 Leaves almost like those of Manlhot. This species approaches 

 very near H. platanifolia. 



Jatropha-leaved Ivy. Tree. 



28 H. RETICULA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous ; leaves pal- 

 mately 7-lobed, hoary beneath, and reticulately wrinkled : lobes 

 oblong, acuminated, quite entire. J? . S. Native of South 

 America, Humb. et Bonpl. Aralia reticulata, Willd. in Schultes, 

 syst. 6. p. 699. 



Reticulated-leaved Ivy. Tree. 



29 H. CHEIROPHY'LLA (D. C. 1. c.) stem unknown ; leaves 

 palmately 5-cleft, cream-coloured beneath : lobes or segments 

 acuminated, toothed ; heads of flowers disposed in racemes, 

 clothed with villous tomentum. Tj . S. Native of South Ame- 

 rica. Aralia palmata, Willd. herb. Aralia cheirophylla, Spreng. 

 syst. 1. p. 953. 



Hand-leaved Ivy. Tree or shrub. 



30 H. FLORIBU NDA (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous ; leaves pe- 

 tiolate, glabrous above, but clothed with canescent tomentum 

 beneath, 7-9-parted: segments or lobes acuminate, remotely 

 and sharply toothed ; racemes panicled ; heads elliptically glo- 

 bose. T? . S. Native of New Granada, in temperate parts, at 

 the altitude of 3600 feet. Aralia floribunda, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov, gen. amer. 5. p. 6. t. 416. Aralia Humbokltiana, and A. 

 inclsa, Willd. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 699. ex Kunth. Styles 

 short, connivent, somewhat diverging after flowering. Leaves 

 so deeply parted as nearly to be compound. 



Bundle-flowered Ivy. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



31 H. SCA'NDENS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 264.) stem shrubby, 

 prickly ; leaves 5-lobed, on long petioles ; umbels simple, la- 

 teral. Tj . w . G. Native of China, Aralia palmata, Lour. coch. 

 p. 187. but not of Lam. Aralia scandens, Poir. suppl. 1. p. 

 419. Prickles on the stem bent backwards. Flowers white. 

 The bark is used in dropsy and cutaneous disorders. 



Climbing Ivy. Shrub cl. 



2 Leaves compound; leaflets divided to the lop of the pe- 

 tiole, digitately or palmately disposed. 



32 H. FERRUGI'NEA (D. C. 1. c.) stem arboreous; leaves on 

 long petioles, digitate ; leaflets 7, petiolate, oblong, acuminately 

 cuspidate, rounded at the base, quite entire, coriaceous, glabrous 

 above, but clothed with fine tomentum beneath : when young 

 clothed with rusty wool ; racemes panicled ; heads somewhat 

 elliptically globose. ^ . S. Native of South America, in the 

 province of Quito, between Paramo de Saraguru and Ona, at 

 the altitude of 3600 feet. Aralia ferruginea, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 7. Willd. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 701. 



Rusty-leaved Ivy. Clt. 1826. Tree. 



33 H. XALAPE'NSIS (D. C. 1. c) stem arboreous ; leaves on 

 long petioles, digitate ; leaflets 5-7, glabrous, shining above, 

 but dotted beneath, lanceolate-oblong, acute, narrowed at the 

 base, and quite entire, rather coriaceous ; racemes panicled ; 

 heads of flowers nearly globose. T? . G. Native of Mexico, 

 on the mountains near Xalapa, at the altitude of 2000 feet. 

 Aralia Xalapensis, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 8. 

 Aralia digitata, Willd. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 701. ex Kunth. 

 Petals glabrous. Styles joined in one. 



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