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ERICACEAE. XXXIX. GAULTHERIA. 



Shallon Gaultheria. Fl. May. Clt. 1826. Shrub procum- 

 bent. 



11 G. FRAGRANTIJSIMA (Wall, in asiat. res. 13. p. 297, with a 

 figure) ; branchlets glabrous, rather triquetrous ; leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, acute, crenulaled, glabrous, attenuated at the base ; 

 racemes axillary, solitary, erect, downy. Tj . F. Native of 

 Nipaul, at Narainhetty. G. fragrans, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 

 151. A'rbutus laurifolia, Hamilt. mss. Leaves coriaceous, re- 

 ticulately veined, 2-4 inches long. Racemes shorter than the 

 leaves. Bracteas ovate-oblong, concave, equal in length to the 

 pedicels. Calycine segments ovate, acute. Corollas oblong, 

 silky, drooping a little, pale red, very sweet scented. Shrub 

 much branched. 



Very fragrant Gaultheria. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



12 G. PUNCTA'TA (Blum, bijdr. p. 856.) leaves lanceolate, ter- 

 minated by a gland, serrated, dotted beneath, glabrous as well 

 as the branches ; racemes panicled, terminal ; calyxes ciliated. 

 Tj . G. Native of Java, very common on the top of Mount 

 Gede, where it is called by the natives Tjatagie-nangie. 



Dotted- leaved Gaultheria. Shrub. 



1 3 G. LEUCOCA'RPA (Blum, bijdr. p. 856.) branches and 

 leaves glabrous ; leaves ovate-oblong, long-acuminated, bluntly 

 serrated ; racemes axillary and terminal, drooping ; calyxes 

 a little ciliated. Jj . G. Native of Java, in woods on the higher 

 mountains, where it is called Zanligi badas by the natives. 



While-fruited Gaultheria. Fl. Year. Shrub. 



14 G. SPRENGE'LII ; leaves oblong, rounded at both ends, 

 callous at the apex, quite entire, with revolute edges, hispid on 

 both surfaces ; branches hairy ; racemes terminal, straight, se- 

 cund, clothed with clammy hairs. T; S. Native of Brazil, 

 where it was collected by Sello. G. hispida, Sprengel, syst. 2. 

 p. 288. but not of R. Br. 



Sprengel's Gaultheria. Shrub. 



15 G.? BRACTEA'TA; branches beset with rusty hairs; leaves 

 ovate-acute, obscurely denticulated, shining above and rusty be- 

 neath ; racemes terminal, simple ; corollas and calyxes hairy. 

 lj . G. Native of Quito, near the Crater of Tunguragua, and on 

 Mount Chimborazo. Andromeda bracteata, Cav. icon. 6. p. 42. 

 t. 562. f. 1. Hairs on the under side of the leaves, bulbous at 

 the base. Leaves 1^ inch long, and 1 inch broad. Bracteas at 

 the base of the pedicels concave, ovate-acute, and the pedicels 

 are bibracteolate. Stamens 10, villous; anthers biaristate at the 

 base. Corollas tubular, pale red, with erect ovate-acute teeth. 



Bracteate Gaultheria. Shrub 1-i- foot. 



16 G. ELLIPTICA (Cham, in Linna-a. 8. p. 502.) racemes, 

 corollas, and capsules, downy ; bracteas and calyxes ciliated, 

 the rest of the plant glabrous ; leaves elliptic, acute at both 

 ends, mucronate, marginated, rather coriaceous, finely and 

 equally serrulated, smooth and shining above, and beset with 

 black dots beneath, reticulately veined ; racemes terminal and 

 axillary, forming a panicle ; bracteas ovate-orbicular, obtuse, 

 concave, at first imbricated, and therefore the racemes appear 

 strobile-formed, fj . S. Native of the south of Brazil, where 

 it was collected by Sello. Very like G. acuminata, Cham, in 

 Linnasa, 5. p. 126. and G. ver,nalis, Pcepp. pi. chil. exsic. 3. no. 

 119. Prostrate and rooting. Corollas ovate-urceolate, in- 

 flated, downy outside and villous inside. 



iftvtte-leaved Gaultheria. Shrub creeping. 



17 G. ACUMINA'TA (Schlecht. et Cham. 5. p. 126. and 7. p. 

 524.) shrubby, glabrous ; flowers racemose, axillary ; leaves on 

 short petioles, ovate, acuminated, acute, finely serrulated, coria- 

 ceous, reticulately veined, discoloured, full of black dots be- 

 neath, but scabrous on both surfaces from elevated dots ; serra- 

 tures mucronate. Jj . G. Native of Mexico, on Serra Colo- 

 rado ; and at St. Salvador and Malpays de Joya. Flowers 

 white. Fruit black. Leaves 3$ inches long. 



Acuminated-\ea\eA Gaultheria. Shrub. 



18 G. RETICULA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 284.) 

 branches and leaves glabrous ; leaves oblong, acutish at both 

 ends, serrulately crenulated, shining above ; racemes crowded 

 at the tops of the branches, axillary and terminal ; corollas gla- 

 brous. 1? . G. Native of the Andes of Quito, between Ona 

 and Loxa, in Paramo de Saraguru. Andromeda reticulata, 

 Humb. prol. p. 39. Leaves terminated by a sessile gland, 

 shining above. Racemes involucrated by some bracteas at the 

 base, downy. Corolla ovate, tubular, white, glabrous. Fruit 

 capsular. 



Reticulated-leaved Gaultheria. Shrub. 



19 G. COCCINEA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 284.) branches 

 rather pilose ; leaves roundish-ovate, acutish, rounded at the 

 base, denticulated, glabrous, shining above and dotted beneath ; 

 racemes terminal and axillary at the tops of the branches ; 

 corollas clothed with glandular hairs. Tj . S. Native of Carac- 

 cas, on Mount Avila. Andromeda coccinea, Humb. prol. p. 

 39. Leaves with black dot-like glands beneath. Racemes in- 

 volucrated by imbricate bracteas at the base. Flowers secund, 

 on long pedicels ; pedicels clothed with glandular hairs. Brac- 

 teas at the base of the pedicels concave, coloured, glandularly 

 ciliated. Corollas ovate, scarlet, clothed with glandular hairs. 

 Fruit capsular. ? 



<Scar/e<-flowered Gaultheria. Shrub. 



20 G. ODORA V TA (Humb. trav. 1. p. 397. and 599. nov. gen. 

 3. p. 285. Pers. ench. 1. p. 482.) branchlets beset with glan- 

 dular viscid hairs ; leaves ovate-oblong, acuminately cuspidate, 

 cordate at the base, sharply denticulated, glabrous and shining 

 above, and scabrous from dots beneath ; racemes axillary and 

 terminal at the tops of the branches ; corollas pilose. Tj . S. 

 Native of New Andalusia, on Mount Tumiriquiri ; and on the 

 southern declivity of Mount Silla de Caraccas, where it is called 

 Pejoa by the natives ; and of Mexico, at Cuesta Grande de 

 Chiconquiaca. G. scabra, Willd. herb. Shrub much branched. 

 Leaves aromatic, 2 inches long, glandularly ciliated while young. 

 Racemes involucrated by some bracteas at the base. Flowers 

 secund, nutant. Pedicels beset with glandular hairs as well as 

 the rachis. Bracteas red, lanceolate, length of pedicels. Co- 

 rollas ovate, pale red. Fruit capsular. 



Sweet-scented Gaultheria. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



21 G. CORDIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 285. 

 t. 261.) branchlets clammy, hispid ; leaves ovate, acute, cordate, 

 denticulated, rugose, glabrous and shining above, but hairy be- 

 neath ; racemes axillary and terminal at the tops of the branches ; 

 corollas clothed with clammy hairs. J; G. Native of New 

 Granada, on the Andes near Almaguer and Pansitara, in rather 

 frigid places. Branches twining, ex Bonpl. Leaves 3^ inches 

 long. Pedicels and flowers beset with glandular hairs and 

 clammy. Bracteas oblong, acute, concave, ciliated with glandu- 

 lar hairs, and clothed with adpressed hairs outside, longer than 

 the pedicels. Calyx clammy, clothed with glandular hairs. 

 Corollas ovate, scarlet or purple. 



Heart-leaved Gaultheria. Shrub. 



22 G. RioiDA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 286.) branchlets 

 puberulous ; leaves ovate-oblong, acute, cordate at the base, 

 sharply denticulated, glabrous, but a little ciliated ; racemes ax- 

 illary and terminal at the tops of the branches ; corollas gla- 

 brous. Tj . S. Native of the province of Cumana, on Mount 

 Cocollar. Andromeda rigida, Humb. trav. p. 397. Leaves 

 terminated by a sessile gland. Racemes involucrated by many 

 imbricated bracteas. Bracteas oblong, concave, ciliated, gla- 

 brous, coloured, longer than the pedicels. Pedicels and rachis 

 downy. Corollas ovate, scarlet. 



Stiff Gaultheria. Tree small. 



23 G. TOMENTOSA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 287. t. 262.) 



