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LOBELIACE.E. VII. SIPHOCAMPYLUS. 



than the tube of the corolla. ^ . S. Native of the province 

 of Popayan, in valleys near the river Mayo, near La Cruz ; also 

 in Paramo de Achupallas. Lobelia Caoutchouc, Willd. rel. in 

 Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 57. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 3. p. 304. Branchlets, calyx, and corolla clothed with 

 rusty stellate tomentum. Corollas red. Genitals exserted; 

 anthers bearded. The milk from this plant forms an elastic 

 gum, which is called Caoutchouc by the natives. 

 Caoutchouc Siphocampylus: Shrub 10 to 15 feet. 



13 S. ? UMBELLA'IUS ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, 

 denticulated, smoothish above, and downy beneath; flowers 

 crowded into umbels at the tops of the branches, on long pedi- 

 cels ; segments of calyx equal in length to the tube of the 

 corolla ; lower lip of corolla entire, acute. ?J . S. Native of 

 Peru, on the Andes, near Ayavaca ; as also of Brazil. Lobelia 

 umbellata, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 304. t. 268. 

 L. Ayavacensis, Willd. rel. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 57. 

 A fetid shrub, with villous angular branches. Leaves a foot 

 long. Calyx clothed with viscid hairs. Corolla white, downy. 

 Anthers bearded with yellowish hairs. This will probably form 

 a distinct genus from the lower lip of the corolla being entire. 



Umbellate-flowered Siphocampylus. Shrub. 



14 S. GIGA'NTEUS ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, 

 toothed, reticulately wrinkled, glabrous above, and downy be- 

 neath, and clothed with hoary tomentum along the nerve and 

 veins ; flowers axillary, on very long peduncles ; calycine seg- 

 ment equal in length to the tube of the corolla ; filaments gla- 

 brous. 17 . S. Native of New Granada, on elevated plains 

 about Bogota ; and on the Andes. Lobelia gigantea, Cav. icon. 

 6. p. 9. t. 513. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 305. Branches 

 downy. Calycine segments irregularly crenated. Calyx and 

 corolla downy outside. Anthers bearded, with long yellowish 

 hairs. Corolla of a yellowish red colour. Intermediate between 

 Siphocdmpylus and Tupa. 



Giant Siphocampylus. Shrub 14 feet. 



15 S. FCE'TIDUS ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, acuminated, nar- 

 rowed at the base, denticulated, hairy on both surfaces ; flowers 

 axillary, on long pedicels ; segments of the calyx equal in length 

 to the tube of the corolla ; filaments downy. Tj . S. Native 

 along with the preceding. Lobelia foe'tida, Willd. rel. ex Roem. 

 et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 57. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 

 p. 305. Branches hairy, fuscescent. Pedicels villous, bibrac- 

 teate at the base. Corolla white? Calyx and corolla hairy 

 outside. Genitals exserted. Anthers densely bearded with yel- 

 lowish hairs. A fetid shrub. 



Fetid Siphocampylus. Shrub. 



1C S. HI'RTUS ; hairy ; leaves oblong, acuminated, serrated, 

 on very short petioles ; pedicels axillary, very long, at the 

 tops of the stem and branches. Jj . S. Native of Quito, 

 on Mount St. Antonio. Lobelia hirta, Cav. icon. 6. p. 13. t. 

 520. Branched. Leaves more than 6 inches long and 1-J- broad, 

 tapering into the petioles. Calyx globose, villous. Corollas 

 scarlet, villous. Stamens glabrous. 



Hairy Siphocampylus. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



17 S. COMOSUS; leaves lanceolate, toothed, powdery beneath ; 

 corymbs terminal, supported by a tuft of leaves. Pj . S. Native 

 of New Spain. Lobelia comosa, Cav. icon. 6. p. 9. t. 512. f. 1. 

 Stems simple, furrowed. Leaves on short petioles, 2 inches long, 

 green above, and yellowish beneath. Petioles villous. Anthers 

 and stigma bearded. Corollas yellowish. 



Tufted-]ea\e& Siphocampylus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



18 S. CAVANILLESIA'NUS ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, biserrated ; 

 flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate, the whole forming a leafy 

 raceme. T; . S. Native of Peru, about the town of Buena 

 Ventura. Lobelia biserrata, Cav. icon. 6. p. 10. t. 514. Branches 

 furrowed. Leaves on short petioles, tomentose beneath : lower 



ones 3 inches long and 1| broad. Pedicels bibracteate, thick- 

 ened at the base and apex. Corolla of a yellowish scarlet 

 colour, cleft a very little way on the back, glabrous. 

 Cavanilles's Siphocampylus. Shrub 3 feet. 



19 S. BESLERIOIDES ; leaves oblong-elliptic, rounded at the 

 apex, denticulated, hairy on both surfaces ; flowers axillary, pe- 

 dicellate, shorter than the leaves ; segments of calyx 4 times 

 shorter than the tube of the corolla. Ij . S. Native of the 

 Andes, about Popayan. Lobelia beslerioides, H. B, et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 306. Habit of a species of Besleria. 

 Branches clothed with viscid hairs. Leaves rather hairy on 

 both surfaces. Pedicels villous, bractless. Calyx and corolla 

 hairy outside, the latter white. Two lower anthers bearded. 



Beskria-like Siphocampylus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



20 S. SPECTA'BILIS ; leaves oblong, acute, obtuse at the base, 

 minutely denticulated, glabrous ; flowers axillary, pedicellate, 

 shorter than the leaves ; corolla glabrous, 5 times longer than 

 the calyx. Tj . S. Native of the province of New Andalusia, 

 on Mount Cocollar, in shady humid places. Lobelia specta- 

 bilis, Willd. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 58. H. B. et 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 306. Branches glabrous, 3^- 

 inches long. Pedicels bibracteate at the base. Calyx glabrous, 

 with somewhat denticulated hairy segments. Corollas scarlet. 

 Anthers bearded. 



Showy Siphocampylus. Shrub 3 feet. 



21 S. SURINAME'NSIS ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, obtuse 

 at the base, remotely denticulated, glabrous ; flowers pedicel- 

 late, axillary, shorter than the leaves ; corollas glabrous, with 

 the tube 3 times longer than the segments of the calyx. fy . S. 

 Native of Surinam, New Granada, and Brazil. Lobelia Suri- 

 namensis, Lin. spec. 1320. Curt. bot. mag. 225. Andr. hot. 

 rep. 502. Bonpl. nav. p. 95. t. 39. Lodd. bot. cab. 749. Lo- 

 belia laevigata, Lin. fil. suppl. p. 392. Branches glabrous. 

 Pedicels downy, bibracteate at the base. Calyx glabrous. Co- 

 rollas orange- coloured or red. Anthers bearded. 



(Surinam Siphocampylus. Fl. Jan. July. Clt. 1786. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



22 S. MACROPODUS ; leaves elliptic-oblong, serrulated, villous ; 

 flowers axillary, on long pedicels ; branches downy. J? . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, on mountains about Villa Ricca. Lobelia ma- 

 cropoda, Swartz, pi. bras. dec. 1. p. 6. Branches angular, 

 downy. Leaves petiolate. Segments of corolla undulated. 

 Corolla scarlet. Two lower anthers bearded. 



Long-pedicelled Siphocampylus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



23 S. WESTIA V NUS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, acute, ser- 

 rated, villous beneath, and glabrous above ; pedicels axillary, 

 villous; tube of corolla pentagonal. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, 

 about Villa Rica, in humid places on the mountains. Lobelia 

 Westiana, Swartz, pi. dec. bras. 1. 1817. Roem. et Schultes, 

 syst. 5. p. 53. Branches downy. Corollas scarlet, 2 inches 

 long. Anthers blue, 2 lower ones bearded by white hairs. 



West's Siphocampylus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



24 S. GRA'NDIS ; leaves oblong, acute, crenately serrulated, 

 glabrous ; umbels terminal, bracteate ; corollas hairy ; segments 

 of the calyx 10 times shorter than the tube of the corolla. 



fj . S. Native of New Granada, near Santa Fe de Bogota. 

 Lobelia grandis, Mutis in Lin. suppl. 394. H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. 3. p. 307. Branches glabrous. Leaves 5 inches long 

 and 2 broad. Flowers pedicellate, red, hairy outside as well as 

 the calyx. Pedicels bracteate at the base ; bracteas obtuse, 

 hairy. Two upper segments of the corolla falcate. Anthers 

 hairy ; two lower ones bearded. 

 Grand Siphocampylus. Shrub. 



25 S. GLABRA'TA ; leaves oblong-elliptic, acute, rounded at 

 the base, obsoletely toothed at the apex ; flowers axillary, pe- 

 dicellate, longer than the leaves ; calycine segments crenated, 



