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RUBIACE^E. LV. CONDAMINEA. LVI. ALSEIS. LVII. MACROCNEMCM. 



FIG. 95. 



acuminated, cordate at the base, 

 sessile, plicate, coriaceous ; co- 

 rymbs large, brachiate, trichoto- 

 mous ; teeth of calyx broad, 

 short, blunt, fj . S. Native of 

 Peru, on hills towards Chinchao, 

 Acomayo, Pillao, and Muna,&c. 

 ex Ruiz et Pav. ; and on moun- 

 tains about the Guanocco river, 

 ex Haenke ; as well as of New 

 Granada about Mariquita, and 

 Santa Anna, ex H. B. et Kunth. 

 Macrocnemum corymbosum.Ruiz 

 etPav. fl. per. 2. p. 48. t. 189. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 

 3. p. 399. Leaves a foot long. 

 Calyx purplish, fleshy. Corolla 

 white inside and purplish on the outside, with a naked throat. Cap- 

 sule at first purplish, but at length almost black. Seeds yellow. 

 Corymbose-fiowered Condaminea. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 



2 C. TiNCTbuiA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 402.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 acute, rounded at the base, petiolate, glabrous on both surfaces ; 

 corymbs sessile, tripartite ; flowers crowded into heads ; seg- 

 ments of corolla acute. J? . S. Native of South America, at 

 the Missions of the Orinoco, between Encaramada and Carichana. 

 Macrocnemum tinctorium, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 399. Willd. rel. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 6. Corolla 

 white. Corymbs terminal. 



Dyers' Condaminea. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 

 to 30 feet. 



3 C. MICROCA'RPA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 402.) leaves oblong, 

 bluntly acuminated, pubescent beneath ; racemes terminal ; 

 flowers crowded, sessile ; teeth of calyx minute. J? . S. Native 

 of Peru, in hot shady forests near Chinchao and Cuchero. Ma- 

 crocnemum microcarpum, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 48. t. 188. 

 f. a. Leaves shining above. Racemes 8-9 inches long. Corolla 

 white, with reflexed segments, 4 times longer than the calyx. 

 Capsule small, turbinate. Seeds yellow. 



Small-fruited Condaminea. Tree 25 feet. 



4 C. VENOSA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, 

 lined with numerous veins ; the nerves and veins downy ; stipulas 

 connate, with the lobes acuminated ; racemes terminal ; flowers 

 sessile ; teeth of calyx minute, f? . S. Native of Peru, in 

 groves in hot places towards Acomayo and Pati. Macrocne- 

 mum venbsum, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 49. t. 190. f. b. 

 Branches tetragonal. Leaves 9 inches long. Stipulas reddish. 

 Racemes downy. Flowers small, white. 



Fpinz/-leaved Condaminea. Shrub 10 feet. 



5 C. GLABRA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate, short-acumi- 

 nated, attenuately cuneated at the base, quite glabrous, lined 

 with the veins ; stipulas 2-lobed, shorter than the petioles : 

 lobes rounded ; panicle terminal, glabrous ; flowers glomerate ; 

 teeth of calyx minute. Tj . S. Native of Peru, on mountains 

 about Huanocco. Macrocnemum glabratum, Bartl. in herb. 

 Ha-nke. Very like C. venosa, but differs in the smoothness and 

 shape of the leaves. 



Glabrous Condaminea. Shrub 10 feet ? 



Cull. See Catesbee'n, p. 511. for culture and propagation. 



LVI. ALSE'IS (from aXuoc, alsos, a grove; the tree grows 

 in groves). Schott, in Spreng. syst. append, p. 404. D. C. prod. 

 4. p. 620. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Limb of calyx superior, 

 5-parted. Corolla cup-shaped, with a 5-parted limb, and a 

 bearded throat. Stamens 5, almost distinct to the base of the 

 corolla, exserted. Stigma parted. Ovarium 2-celled, many- 



ovulate. A middle-sized tree. Leaves oblong, acuminated, 

 rather pilose on both surfaces. Spikes branched, terminal. 

 Flowers small, cream-coloured This genus is allied to Macro- 

 cnemum and Machaonia according to the author. 



1 A. FLORIBU'NDA (Schott, 1. c.) T? . S. Native of Brazil, in 

 groves. 



Bundle-flowered Alseis. Tree. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Rondeletia, p. 517. 



LVII. MACROCNE'MUM (from jucucpoc, makros, long, and 

 Kfripr), kneme, a leg ; in reference to the long flower-stalks). P. 

 Browne, jam. p. 165. Lin. amcen. 5. p. 413. Swartz, obs. p. 

 68. t. 3.f. 1. Juss. mem. mus. 6. p. 386. D. C. prod. 4. p. 402. 

 Macrocnemum species of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx with a turbinate 

 tube, and a small 5-toothed permanent limb. Corolla tubular, 

 with a wide throat ; the tube pentagonal before expansion : and 

 the segments 5, acute, and erectish. Stamens 5, almost free 

 from the corolla, but sometimes adnate to the base of the tube ; 

 filaments very hairy above the middle; anthers oblong, inclosed. 

 Style length of the stamens ; stigma obtuse, 2-lobed. Capsule 

 2-celled, 2-valved ; valves dehiscing at the sides (ex Swartz). 

 Seeds numerous, imbricated, acute. Small glabrous trees. 

 Leaves approximate, oblong, short-acuminated. Stipulas soli- 

 tary on both sides. Peduncles terminal and subaxillary, soli- 

 tary, trichotomously corymbose above. Flowers rather large, 

 yellowish green. 



1 M. JAMAICE'NSE (Lin. amcen. 5. p. 413.) arboreous ; leaves 

 oblong-oval, petiolate, polished ; stipulas ovate-triangular, much 

 shorter than the petioles ; corymbs on long peduncles. Tj . S. 

 Native of the south of Jamaica, in shady places on the banks of 

 rivulets. Swartz, obs. p. 68. t. 3. f. 1. Lam. diet. 3. p. 670. ; 

 and of Guadaloupe at a place called Grand Brandaube, where it 

 was collected by L'Herminier. Branches warted. Corollas rather 

 large, of a yellowish green colour. 



Jamaica Macrocnemum. Clt. 1806. Tree 12 to 14 feet. 



t Species not sufficiently known, and do not probably belong to 

 the present genus. 



2, M. ? STIPULA'CEUM (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 144.) leaves almost 

 sessile, lanceolate, smooth ; stipulas oval, very large ; corymbs 

 terminal, supradecompound. ij . S. Native of the Moluccas. 

 The mouth of the corolla is uncommonly woolly, almost hiding 

 the stamens. 



Stipulaceous Macrocnemum. Tree. 



3 M.? PARVIFLORUM (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 144.) shrubby; 

 leaves on short petioles, lanceolate, entire, smooth ; stipulas an- 

 nular, truncate ; peduncles axillary, many-flowered ; corolla 

 acetabuliform. T? . S. Native of the Moluccas. 



Small-flowered Macrocnemum. Shrub. 



4 M. ? TETRA'NDUM (A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. p. 

 279.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute at both ends, discoloured, 

 tomentose beneath ; flowers subracemose, terminal, small, tetra- 

 merous ; calyx woolly ; corolla short ; stamens exserted ; cap- 

 sule dehiscing at the dissepiment. T? . S. Native of Brazil. 



Tetrandrous Macrocnemum. Shrub or tree. 



5 M. ? TUBULOSUM (A. Rich. 1. c.) leaves broad-ovate, acu- 

 minated at the apex, dimidiate at the base, petiolate, downy ; 

 flowers subcymose, terminal ; one of the teeth of the calyx is 

 expanded into a large, broad, somewhat heart-shaped petiolate 

 leaf; corolla with a long tube, and a 5-lobed limb ; stamens ex- 

 serted ; capsule dehiscing in the middle of the cells. T? . S. 

 Native of Brazil. This is probably a species of Calycophyllum. 



2'u6/ar-flowered Macrocnemum. Tree or shrub. 



Cult, For culture and propagation see Catesbc&a, p. 511. 



