RUBIACE.E. XCIV. HAMELJA. 



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works on trees). Jacq. amer. p. 71. Lin. gen. no. 232. Juss. 

 gen. 207. mem. mus. 6. p. 398. Lam. ill. t. 155. Gsertn. fil. 

 carp. p. 68. D. C. prod. 4. p. 441. Duhamelia, Pers. ench. 

 no. 454. Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. xx. Lonicera species, 

 Plum. gen. 17. t. 33. Tangaraca, Adans. fam. 2. p. 147. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an oval 

 tube, and a 5-toothed limb (f. 99. a.) ; teeth erect, short, acute, 

 permanent. Corolla with a somewhat pentagonal tube (f. 99. 

 &.), and a small, 5-lobed equal limb (f. 99. c.), which hardly 

 spreads at all. Stamens 5, inserted in the middle of the tube (f. 

 99. 6.) of the corolla, inclosed ; anthers oblong-linear (f. 99. /.). 

 Stigma obtuse, somewhat pentagonal (f. 99. c.). Berry oval, 

 5-furrowed, 5-celled (f. 99. d.), crowned by the calyx ; cells 

 membranous, many-seeded. Seeds small, compressed. Albu- 

 men fleshy. American shrubs. Leaves opposite, or 3 or 4 

 in a whorl, petioJate, oval-oblong, acute at both ends. Stipulas 

 lanceolate-subulate, solitary on both sides. Cymes dichotomous 

 or trichotomous, disposed usually in terminal panicles or co- 

 rymbs. Bracteas small. Flowers of a croceous red colour. 



* Leaves verticillate. 



1 H. PA'TENS (Jacq. amer. p. FIG. 99. 

 72. t. 50. pict. t. 72.) leaves 3 



in a whorl, oval-oblong, acu- 

 minated at both ends, clothed 

 with villous pubescence ; cymes 

 di-trichotomous, coloured, dis- 

 posed in a terminal pedunculate 

 umbel ; corollas cylindrical. I? . 

 S. Native of St. Domingo, 

 Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, &c. 

 in hedges on the mountains. 

 Lin. spec. 246. Smith, exot. 

 bot. t. 24. Gaertn. fil. carp. 3. 

 p. 196. f. 3. H. coccinea, 

 Swartz, prod. p. 46. Duha- 

 melia patens, Pers. ench. 1. p. 

 203. H. patens, Ruiz et Pav. 

 fl. per. 2. p. 221. f. a. ? Flowers almost scarlet. Berries 

 black. Branches villous at top. There are varieties of this 

 species with velvety, villous, or downy leaves, always most so 

 on the under surface. 



Far. j3, erecta (Lam. diet. 3. p. 68.) racemes erect. V} . S. 

 Native of Carthagena, in woods ; and of Mango Island. H. 

 erecta, Jacq. amer. p. 71. 



Far. y, quinifblia ; leaves and branches of cymes 5 in a 

 whorl, f? . S. Native of Mexico, on the mountains of Mahat- 

 lano. H. patens, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. H. verti- 

 cillata, fl mex. mss. ined. Perhaps a proper species. 



Spreading Hamelia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1752. Sh. 5 to 10 ft. 



2 H. XORULLE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 414) leaves 3 in a whorl, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, acute at 

 the base, glabrous above and downy beneath ; cymes composed 

 of 5-6 spikes, terminal ; corollas campanulately ventricose. 

 T? . S. Native of Mexico, on the burning Mount Xorullo. 

 Flowers of a yellowish red colour. 



Xorullo Hamelia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



3 H. SPHJEUOCA'RPA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 69. t. 221. 

 f. b.) leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, hairy on both surfaces ; cymes 

 coloured, disposed in a terminal panicle ; corollas cylindrically 

 pentagonal. Tj . S. Native of Peru, in groves. Duhamelia 

 sphasrocarpa, Pers. Petioles and peduncles red. Flowers 

 unilateral, pedicellate. Corollas of a reddish coppery colour. 

 Berry dark purple, globose, hispid. 



Round-fruited Hamelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1811. Shrub 

 8 to 10 feet. 



4 H. LATIFO'LIA (Rich, in Sieb. fl. trin. no. 32.) leaves 3 in 

 a whorl, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, acute at the base, gla- 

 brous on both surfaces ; cymes dichotomous, few-flowered, dis- 

 posed in a terminal pedunculate umbel ; corollas cylindrical. 

 Pj . S. Native of Trinidad. Flowers smaller than those of H. 



patens, but similar in colour. 



Broad-leaved Hamelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1819. Shrub 

 4 to 6 feet. 



5 H. VENTRICOSA (Swartz, prod. p. 46. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 445.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, quite glabrous, oval-oblong, acuminated ; 

 racemes terminal (rarely axillary) ; flowers on long pedicels : 

 corollas tubularly campanulate, ventricose. ^ . S. Native of 

 Jamaica, on hills, and among bushes in arid places, where we 

 have seen it in great abundance from Kingston to the bottom of 

 the Port Royal mountains, by the road side, and about Spanish 

 Town ; and of Mexico, about Real del Monte. Lindl. bot. reg. 

 t. 1195. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1894. H. grandiflora, L'Her. 

 sert. angl. 4. t. 7. Salisb. par. t. 55. Duhamelia ventricosa, 

 Pers. ench. 1. p. 203. Sloane, hist. jam. 2. no. 63. t. 183. f. 2. 

 Margins of leaves at length becoming reddish. Flowers yellow, 

 almost an inch long. Berries oblong, scarlet. This species 

 grows to a considerable sized tree, affording boards for tables 

 and cabinets, of the softness and grain of elm, whence its name 

 Spanish elm. The cabinet makers, who use it much, call it 

 Prince-wood. Perhaps H. pauciflora, Willd. rel. in Rcem. et 

 Schultes, syst. 5. p. 207. is the same. 



Fentricose-Qovfered Hamelia. Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt. 1778. 

 A large shrub or small tree. 



6 H. SUAVE'OLENS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 414.) leaves 3-4 in a whorl, oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; 

 cymes branched, of 5-6 rays ; flowers almost sessile ; corolla 

 tubular, ventricose at the base. I? . S. Native of New Gra- 

 nada, on the banks of the Magdalena, near Carapata and Ba- 

 dilla. Duhamelia odorata, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 267. 

 Stipulas linear-subulate, not pinnatifid, as said by Willdenow. 

 Corollas glabrous, purple. There is a variety of this species 

 having a 6-cleft corolla and 6 stamens. 



Sweet-scented Hamelia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1824. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



* * Leaves opposite. 



7 H. CHRYSA'NTHA (Swartz, prod. p. 46. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 

 444.) leaves opposite, oval-oblong, cuneated, acuminated, quite 

 glabrous ; racemes terminal ; flowers pedicellate ; corollas cy- 

 lindrical. ^ . S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains among 

 bushes ; and according to Haenke, herb, of Mexico ; and at 

 Caraccas, according to Vargas. Browne, jam. 166. t. 14. f. 1. 

 Plum. amer. ed Burm. t. 218. f. 1. Duhamelia chrysautha, 

 Pers. ench. 1. p. 203. exclusive of the syn. of Jacq. H. patens, 

 West. St. Croix. p. 200. Flowers yellow, almost an inch long, 

 inflated in the middle. 



Golden-flowered Hamelia. Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 1822. Shrub 

 4 to 5 feet. 



8 H. LU'TEA (Rohr, ex Smith, in Rees's cycl. vol. 17. no. 4.) 

 leaves opposite, oval, acuminated, acute at the base, glabrous ; 

 cymes terminal ; flowers almost sessile ; corollas short, with a 

 ventricose throat. Jj . S. Native of Santa Cruz, and at Ca- 

 raccas. H. chrysantha, Jacq. coll. 3. p. 204. icon. rar. 2. t. 

 335. but not of Swartz. Hamelia species, no. 2 without a name. 

 West. St. Cr. p. 273. Corollas yellow, 4-5 lines long. 



Yellow-flowered Hamelia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



9 H. AXILLA'RIS (Swartz, prod. p. 46. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 443.) 

 leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, glabrous ; stem suffrutescent ; 

 cymes bifid or trifid, pedunculate, rising from the forks of the 

 branches ; flowers secund, sessile ; corollas tubular, pentagonal ; 

 berry oval-oblong, crowned by the 5 distant subulate teeth of 

 the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica, in rocky places among 



