ERICACEAE. LIV. GAYLUSSACIA. 



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t. 257.) young branchlets hispid; leaves elliptic or elliptic- 

 oblong, rounded at both ends, terminated by a depressed brown 

 gland, pilosely pubescent on both surfaces with minute scattered 

 glands beneath, toothed at the apex ; racemes axillary and ap- 

 proximate at the tops of the branches ; flowers and fruit downy, 

 fj . S. Native near Caraccas, on Mount Avila, and near Santa 

 Fe de Bogota. Corollas scarlet. Calycine segments ovate, 

 acute. 



Box-leaved Gaylussacia. Shrub. 



2 G. IMBRICA'TA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 40. t. 126.) leaves im- 

 bricated, oval-elliptic, minutely crenated at the apex, terminated 

 by a callous mucrone ; calyx and corolla glabrous ; bracteas of 

 2 forms, linear-lanceolate and oblong acute. ^ G. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, at Rio Tejucco, on the 

 mountains. G. buxifolia, Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. vol. 1. 

 p. 528. but not of H. B. et Kunth. Leaves permanent, clothed 

 with yellow down on the nerves beneath. Racemes many-flow- 

 ered, 2 inches long, downy. Flowers scarlet or crimson. 



Imbricated-leaved Gaylussacia. Shrub 2 feet. 



3 G. PU'LCHRA (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 41. t. 127.) leaves 

 oblong-elliptic, quite entire, with revolute edges, each terminated 

 by a short callous mucrone, glabrous above, but pilose on the 

 nerves and veins beneath, as well as the calyxes ; corollas gla- 

 brous ; bracteas of two forms, linear and oblong, acute. *j . G. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, by way- 

 sides about Arrayal St. Joao Baptista. Stem branched, hoary. 

 Branches leafy, glabrous, floriferous at the tops. Leaves deci- 

 duous, remote, green above and yellowish-green beneath, 1J 

 inches long and 8 lines broad. Racemes loose. 



Fair Gaylussacia. Shrub 2 feet. 



4 G. DEPE'NDENS ; branchlets angular, downy ; leaves ovate, 

 mucronate, cinereous ; flowers axillary, aggregate ; teeth of 

 calyx ovate, acute. Fj . G. Native of Peru. Vaccinium 

 dependens, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Leaves an inch 

 long. 



Dependent Gaylussacia. Shrub. 



5 G. MICROPHY'LLA ; branchlets pilose, terete ; leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, striated beneath ; flowers solitary, nearly sessile ; 

 calycine teeth ovate, acute. Jj . G. Native of Peru. Leaves 

 hardly more than a line and a half long. Flowers scarlet, (v. s. 

 in herb. Lamb.). 



Small-leaved Gaylussacia. Shrub. 



6 G. CRENA V TA (D. Don, mss. in herb. Lamb.) branchlets 

 terete, downy ; leaves oblong, acute, crenated ; flowers aggre- 

 gate ; calycine teeth ovate, acute. J? . G. Native of Peru. 

 Leaves half an inch long. Flowers scarlet. 



CVenaterf-leaved Gaylussacia. Shrub. 



7 G. RUGOSA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. I. p. 534.) 

 branches hispid ; leaves oblong, retuse, rugose, with revolute 

 margins, scabrous above and hairy beneath, furnished with 2-3 

 short teeth on each side; racemes secund, drooping, 8-10-flow- 

 ered, beset with glandular hairs ; corollas tubularly urceolate, 

 hairy on the angles and at the tops of the segments ; young leaves 

 beset with pili, which are tipped with black glands, t} . G. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, without the tropic. Filaments ciliated. Calycine 

 teeth narrow, acuminated. 



Rugose Gaylussacia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



8 G. RHODODE'NDRON (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 1. p. 

 533.) branches hispid ; leaves nearly glabrous, elliptic, nar- 

 rowed at the base ; petioles pruinose, obsoletely serrated towards 

 the apex ; racemes lateral, secund, drooping ; corollas cylindri- 

 cal, fj . G. Native of Brazil, within the tropic. Racemes 

 terminal, or nearly so, and axillary. Flowers dense, secund. 

 Pedicels hispid. Calycine segments short, elliptic, obtuse, cili- 

 ated. Corollas pilose or smoothish. 



Rhododendron Gaylussacia. Shrub. 



9 G. PSEU'DO-VACCINIUM (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 1. 

 p. 530.) glabrous or downy ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate ; racemes 

 terminal, aggregate ; corollas cylindrical ; ovarium glabrous. 



Jj . G. Native of Brazil, within the tropic, in open sandy places ; 

 near Caravellos Freireis. Vaccinium Brasiliensis, Spreng. nov. 

 prov. p. 42. syst. 2. p. 212. Leaves obsoletely serrated to- 

 wards the top, with a few ciliae at the base of the younger leaves. 

 Racemes axillary, erect, secund, bracteate, of a fine crimson colour, 

 as well as the corollas, which are cylindrically urceolate ; calycine 

 teeth roundish, acuminated. There are glabrous and downy 

 varieties of this species. 



False-vaccinium Gaylussacia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



10 G. MYRTIFOLIA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 8. p. 494.) 

 leaves obovate-lanceolate, acute, terminated by an obtuse callous 

 point, with serrulated reflexed margins, an inch long ; racemes 

 crimson, usually solitary, nearly terminal, erect, exceeding in 

 leaves; calycine segments short, ovate, acuminated. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, within the tropic. Corolla tubular, ventricose. 

 Young branches pilose. Young leaves ciliated. Leaves yellowish 

 beneath, pilose on the petiole and midrib. 



Myrtle-leaved Gaylussacia. Shrub. 



11 G. SALICIFOLIA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 1. p. 532.) 

 quite glabrous and pruinose ; leaves oblong, lanceolate, with ad- 

 pressed serratures towards the apex ; flowers 1-4 together, from 

 the axils of the younger leaves ; pedicels filiform, short, droop- 

 ing, bractless ; corolla cylindrical, plicate, with obtuse reflexed 

 segments. ^ . G. Native of Brazil, within the tropic. Flowers 

 not seen. Calycine teeth broad from the base, acuminated. 



Willow-leaved Gaylussacia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



12 G. LANCEOLA'TA (Blum, bijdr. p. 861.) stem parasitical ; 

 leaves oblong- lanceolate, acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous, reti- 

 culately veined, and triple-nerved beneath ; racemes axillary, 

 simple, and are., as well as the calyxes, tomentose ; pedicels tri- 

 bracteate at the base. ^ . G. Native of Java, on trees on the 

 mountains. Anthers biaristate on the back, beneath the apex. 

 Stigma truncate, simple. Capsule 10-celled; cells 1 -seeded. 



Lanceolate-leaved Gaylussacia. Shrub. 



13 G. DE'NSA (Cham, in Linnaea. 8. p. 490.) leaves rather in- 

 conspicuously and bluntly crenulated in front, and terminating 

 in an erect mucrone ; inflorescence crimson ; calycine segments 

 triangular ; stamens glabrous. J? . G. Native of Brazil, 

 within the tropic. Branches, petioles, and rachi canescent from 

 down, with the nerves and margin densely ciliated, as well as 

 the bracteas and calyxes. Corolla glabrous, rarely pilose on 

 the nerves. 



Var. /3 ; branchlets, rachi, and petioles, downy from shorter 

 hairs ; bracteas and calyxes ciliated ; nerves and veins of 

 leaves prominent beneath. Jj . G. 



Var. -y ; leaves coriaceous, having the nerves and veins hardly 

 conspicuous beneath, quite glabrous in the adult state. 



Dense- flowered Gaylussacia. Shrub. 



14 G. MYRTILLOIDES (Cham, in Linnaea. 8. p. 498.) leaves 

 sharply serrated in front, ending in a straight mucrone ; caly- 

 cine segments lanceolate, length of the corolla ; filaments cili- 

 ated, length of anthers. ^ . G. Native of Brazil, within the 

 tropic. Branchlets, petioles, rachi, pedicels, and ovaries, beset 

 with long spreading white hairs. Inflorescence crimson, glandu- 

 liferous. Leaves having the margins and,nerves beneath pilose 

 in the young state. Bracteas and calyxes pectinately ciliated. 

 Corollas glabrous. 



Myrtle-like Gaylussacia. Shrub. 



15 G. PA'LLIDA (Cham, in Linnaea. vol. 8. p. 499.) branches 

 marked by cicatrices occasioned by the falling of the leaves ; 

 leaves nearly sessile, quite entire, usually acute, terminating 



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