ERICACEAE. LV. THIBAUDIA. 



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late, subcorymbose, 5-10 together, drooping. Berries large. 

 Corolla 1^ inch long. 



Coarctate-fiowered. Thibaudia. Shrub. 



5 T. CAUIIALA'TA (Ruiz et Pav. 1. c. t. 386.) branchlets angu- 

 lar ; leaves nearly sessile, cordate-oblong, obtuse, denticulated ; 

 racemes few-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, acuminated ; caly- 

 cine teeth short, acute ; filaments glabrous. tj . S. Native of 

 Peru. ' Leaves 4 inches long, feather-nerved. Bracteas perma- 

 nent, lanceolate, coriaceous. Corolla an inch long. 



Wing-stemmed Thibaudia. Shrub. 



6 T. ELLIPTICA (Ruiz et Pav. 1. c. t. 384. f. b.) branchlets 

 angular ; leaves elliptic-oblong, with revolute margins ; flowers 

 aggregate ; calycine teeth acutish, very short. Ij . S. Native 

 of Peru. Leaves 3 inches long, attenuated at the base, on short 

 petioles, feather-nerved. Peduncles half an inch long. 



Elliptic-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 



7 T. EMARGINA'TA (Ruiz et Pav. 1. c. t. 384. f. a.) branch- 

 lets terete, glabrous ; leaves obovate, emarginate, bristly be- 

 neath ; flowers solitary ; calyx obsoletely 5-toothed ; corollas 

 conical ; filaments glabrous. 1? . S. Native of Peru. Leaves 

 lj inch long, 3-nerved, acute at the base. Corolla ventri- 

 cose, 3 lines long. Flowers pendulous. Peduncles glabrous. 



Emarginate-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 



8 T. FLORIBUNDA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 269. 

 t. 254.) branchlets terete, glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, acumi- 

 nated, reticulately veined, glabrous, as well as the inflorescence ; 

 racemes axillary, solitary ; bracteas imbricated ; filaments gla- 

 brous. 1? . S. Native of New Grenada, near Santa Fe de Bo- 

 gota. Leaves 5 inches long. Calycine teeth ovate, acute. 

 Corolla ventricose, scarlet. 



Bundle-Jlonered Thibaudia. Shrub. 



9 T. LONGIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, I. c.) branchlets pentagonal, 

 glabrous ; leaves long-lanceolate, acuminated, obtuse at the 

 base, reticulately triple and quintuple-nerved, and are, as well 

 as the calyxes and corollas, glabrous. Pj . G. Native of the 

 Andes, about Quindiu, near La Seja. Leaves 6-7 inches long. 

 Racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves. Flowers size and 

 structure of those of the preceding species. 



Long-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 



10 T. FALCA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branchlets terete, gla- 

 brous, fuscescent ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, falcate at the 

 apex, acute at the base, reticulately quintuple-nerved, and are, 

 as well as the calyx and corollas, glabrous, fj . S. Native of 

 New Granada, near Almaguer. Leaves 8 inches long. Ra- 

 cemes axillary, solitary, shorter than the leaves. 



Falcate-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 



11 T. MACROPHY'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 270.) branchlets 

 terete, glabrous ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, rounded 

 at the base, reticulately quintuple-nerved, and are, as well as 

 the calyx and corollas, glabrous. I? . S. Native on the Andes, 

 about Popayan, near Pindamon and Palace. Leaves on short 

 petioles, 8-9 inches long. Racemes axillary, solitary, nearly 

 sessile, 3 or 4 times shorter than the leaves. Corollas large, 

 tubular, white, but red and ventricose below. Calycine teeth 

 short, acute. 



Long-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub 10 feet. 



12 T. RUPE'STRIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 270.) branchlets 

 downy, striated a little ; leaves lanceolate, bluntish, acute at the 

 base, reticulately veined, glabrous above and downy beneath, 

 especially on the nerves ; calyxes glabrous. Tj . S. Native of 

 New Granada, in Paramo de Saragura, near Loxa and Alto de 

 Pulla. Leaves 3 inches long. Racemes axillary. Fruit nearly 

 globose, about the size of those of Prunus spinosa. 



Roek Thibaudia. Shrub. 



13 T-. NITIDA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 271.) branchlets trigo- 



nal, ? glabrous, fuscescent ; leaves oblong, obtuse, rounded at 

 the base, somewhat quintuple-nerved, shining, and are, as well 

 as the calyxes and corollas, glabrous, fj . S. Native on the 

 eastern declivities of the Andes, about Quindiu, between Que- 

 brada de Tochecito and La Seja. Leaves on short petioles, 4 

 inches long, beset with minute dots beneath. Racemes axillary, 

 solitary, almost sessile, 2 inches long, involucrated by large 

 roundish-ovate, obtuse, concave, coloured bracteas at the base. 

 Shining-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 



14 T. CORDIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 271. t. 255.) 

 branchlets furrowed, resinous, shining ; leaves ovate, cordate, 

 obtuse, quintuple or septuple-nerved, shining above, and are, as 

 well as the calyxes, glabrous ; corollas downy. Jj . G. Native 

 of New Granada, on the Andes. Bracteas oblong, obtuse, 

 coloured, concave. Calycine teeth ovate, acute. Corolla tubu- 

 lar, ventricose. Racemes axillary at the tops of the branches, 

 solitary, sessile, hardly longer than the leaves. Filaments gla- 

 brous. 



Heart-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 



15 T. MELASTOMOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 272.) bjanch- 

 lets terete, smooth, brown, glabrous ; leaves oblong, short-acu- 

 minated, rounded at the base, rather cordate, reticulately quin- 

 tuple-nerved, and are, as well as the calyxes and corollas, gla- 

 brous, t? . G. Native along with the preceding. Leaves 

 having minute scattered dots beneath, 3 inches long, and an inch 

 broad. Racemes axillary, solitary, sessile, shorter than the 

 leaves, covered with the imbricated bracteas before expansion. 

 Bracteas oblong, concave, rounded at the apex. 



Melastoma-like Thibaudia. Shrub. 



16 T. STROBUUFERA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 272.) branch- 

 lets downy, obsoletely angular ; leaves oblong, acuminated, 

 rounded at the base, reticulately triple or quintuple-nerved, and 

 are, as well as the calyxes and corollas, glabrous. fj G. Na- 

 tive of New Granada, in frigid places, between Rio Uduchapa 

 and Paramo de Saraguru, near Loxa. Leaves beset with black 

 dots beneath, reticulately 3-5-nerved, 2-j inches long. Racemes 

 axillary, solitary, sessile, shorter than the leaves, strobile 

 formed before expansion. Bracteas at the base of the pedicels, 

 oblong, rounded and ciliated at top. Corolla tubular, ventri- 

 cose at the base, red. Calycine teeth short, ovate, acute. Fila- 

 ments ciliated. 



Strobile-bearing Thibaudia. Shrub. 



17 T. SCABKIU'SCULA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. e. p. 272.) branches 

 terete, roughish ; branchlets angular, downy, fuscous ; leaves 

 oblong, acuminated, rounded and subcordate at the base, 

 roughish from dots above, downy on the nerves beneath, and 

 beset with minute black dots between the nerves ; branchlets, 

 calyxes, and corollas downy, fj . G. Native about Quindiu, 

 on the Andes. Inflorescence like that of the preceding spe- 

 cies. 



Roughish Thibaudia. Shrub. 



18 T. PUBE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 273.) climbing: 

 branchlets trigonal, hairy; leaves oblong, or oblong-elliptic, 

 acuminated, rounded at the base, reticulately quintuple or sep- 

 tuple-nerved, glabrous above, but downy beneath, as well as the 

 calyxes and corollas. Jj . ^,, S. Native near Caraccas, on 

 Mount Avila, between Puerta de la Silla and El Pexual : also 

 of New Granada, near Ibague and Boca del Monte. Branches 

 red. Leaves 5 inches long and 2 broad. Racemes axillary, 

 solitary, sessile, covered by the bracteas before expansion, 1 to 

 1^ inch long. Corolla whitish-red. Calyxes with ovate-oblong, 

 obtuse, spreading teeth. Filaments glabrous. 



Downy Thibaudia. Shrub climbing. 



19 T. QUERE'ME (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 274. t. 256.) 

 branchlets terete, glabrous, brown ; leaves oval-elliptic, acumi- 



