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ERICACEAE. LV. THIBABDIA. LVI. AGAPETES. 



nated, acute at the base, reticulately quintuple-nerved ; branches, 

 calyxes, and corollas glabrous. lj . S. Native of South Ame- 

 rica, in the province of Choco, in one place near the town of 

 Cali, towards Cerro de San Antonio, where it is called Quereme 

 de Call. Leaves 3 or 3^ inches long. Pedicels tribracteate at 

 the base, red. Corollas tubular, ventricose at the base, red. 

 Calycine teeth ovate, acute, short. The flowers, bracteas, and 

 wood, are very sweet scented when dried, and which scent is 

 easily communicated to water, spirits, or wine. Spirits of wine 

 saturated with this aroma smells like cloves, and is useful in 

 mitigating tooth-ache. 



Quereme Thibaudia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



20 T. ARnisijEFOLiA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 274.) branches 

 terete, glabrous ; leaves opposite, sessile, oblong, obtuse, sub- 

 cordate, reticulately nerved, and are, as well as the branches, 

 calyxes, and corollas, glabrous. Pj . S. Native of New Gre- 

 nada, near Fusagaruga, in woody places. Leaves 3% inches 

 long, with diaphanous edges. Racemes axillary, sessile, soli- 

 tary, pendulous, girded by small imbricated bracteas at the 

 base. Corollas cylindrically tubular, scarlet, with a white limb. 

 Calycine teeth ovate, acute, ciliated. 



Ardisia-leaved Thibaudia. Tree 16 to 20 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Agarista, p. 838. 

 Extremely elegant shrubs when in blossom. 



LVI. AGAPETES (from ayair)roe, agapetos, beloved ; 

 in reference to the plants being showy). D. Don, mss. in 

 herb. Lamb. Thibaudia species, Wall and Blume. Ceratos- 

 tema species, Roxb. 



LIN. SYST. Decandria Monogy'nia, Limb of calyx 5-cleft. 

 Corolla tubular; limb 5-cleft. Stamens 10; filaments very 

 short, flattened ; anthers mutic, very long, furnished at the base 

 with a short thick appendage, exserted, emarginate at the 

 apex ; cells of anthers confluent, filiform, glabrous. Stigma 

 clavate. Ovarium 5-celled. Berry 5-celled, many-seeded. 

 Seeds angular. Evergreen shrubs, natives of the East Indies. 

 Leaves lanceolate, coriaceous, with denticulated margins. 

 Flowers corymbose and racemose, rarely almost solitary. Co- 

 rollas scarlet. 



1 . Corollas tubular. 



1 A. SEiioERA (D. Don, in herb. Lin. soc.) leaves scattered, 

 lanceolate, petiolate, acuminated, obtuse at the base ; flowers 

 disposed in racemose corymbs ; peduncles and calyxes hispid ; 

 filaments bearded ; anthers bifid ; segments of corolla ovate- 

 oblong. Jj . G. Native of the East Indies, on the Pundua 

 mountains. Thibaudia setigera, Wall. cat. no. 752. Leaves 

 about 4 inches long, on very short robust petioles, obsoletely 

 denticulated. Flowers numerous, in lateral and terminal co- 

 rymbose racemes, furnished with bristly hairs. Corolla about 

 an inch long. 



Bristle-bearing Agapetes. Shrub. 



2 A. VERTICILLA'TA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves verticillate, lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, finely denticulated, acute at the base ; flowers 

 corymbose ; peduncles and calyxes hispid ; corolla glabrous, 

 with short blunt lobes ; filaments nearly 'smooth ; anthers bifid. 

 fj G. Native of the East Indies, on the Pundua mountains. 

 Thibaudia verticillata, Wall. cat. no. 753. Leaves on very short 

 petioles, disposed in interrupted verticillate fascicles. Corolla 

 scarcely an inch long. Stigma almost simple. 



Whorled-\ea.\e& Agapetes. Shrub. 



3 A. LORANTHIFLORA (D. Don. 1. c.) leaves sessile, lanceolate, 

 bluntly acuminated, quite entire ; flowers generally solitary ; 



segments of the corolla elongated ; anthers emarginate at the 

 apex ; filaments and corollas smoothish. 1? . G. Native of the 

 East Indies. Thibaudia loranthifolia, Wall. cat. no. 754. 

 Leaves 3 inches long, cuneate-lanceolate. Calyx with ovate 

 acute teeth, and is, as well as the peduncles, rather bristly. 

 Segments of corolla ovate at the base. 

 Loranlhus-florvered Agapetes. Shrub. 



4 A. VARIEGA'TA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves on short petioles, lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, denticulated, attenuated at the base, veiny ; 

 flowers lateral, corymbose ; segments of corolla lanceolate, re- 

 volute ; filaments bearded ; anthers bifid. ^ G. Native of 

 the East Indies, on the Pundua mountains. Thibaudia varie- 

 gata, Wall cat. no. 751. Leaves 6 inches long. Peduncles and 

 calyx glabrous. Corolla glabrous, an inch long. 



Variegated Agapetes. Shrub. 



$ 2. Corollas short, ovate. 



5 A. ACUMINA'TA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves petiolate, lanceolate, 

 long-acuminated, toothed ; flowers copious, corymbose, lateral. 

 Tj . G. Native of Silhet. Thibaudia acuminata, Wall. cat. no. 

 6297. Leaves a span long. ' Calycine segments ovate, mucronate. 

 Calyx and peduncles finely downy. 



jtcuminated-\eaved Agapetes. Shrub. 



6 A. SPRENGE'LII ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nated, denticulated, attenuated at the base, woolly ; flowers 

 racemose, glabrous ; peduncles glabrous ; calycine segments 

 ovate, denticulated; filaments downy; anthers bifid. fj . G. 

 Native of the East Indies. Thibaudia Sprengelii, Wall. cat. 

 no. 6298. Leaves 3 inches long. Flowers drooping, from 5 to 

 7 in a cluster. Corolla ovate-oblong, about 2 lines long. 



Sprengel's Agapetes. Shrub. 



7 A. SERRA'TA ; leaves verticillate, petiolate, lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, serrated, attenuated at the base ; flowers racemose, 

 pendulous, and are, as well as the filaments, glabrous : branch- 

 lets chaffy. f? . G. Native of the East Indies. Thibaudia 

 serrata, Wall. cat. no. 6299. Leaves 2 inches long, on very short 

 foot stalks. Calycine teeth very short, mucronate. Corolla 

 ovate-oblong, 2 lines long. 



(Serrated-leaved Agapetes. Shrub. 



8 A. SYMPIOCIFOLIA (D. Don, 1. c.) branchlets downy; leaves 

 ovate, mucronate, serrulated ; flowers and calyxes downy ; caly- 

 cine segments rounded, mucronulate ; filaments bearded. 1? . 

 G. Native of the East Indies. Andromeda symplocifolia, 

 Wall. cat. no. 1522. Corolla a line long. 



Symplocos-leaved Agapetes. Shrub. 



9 A. ELLIPTICA ; stem parasitical ; leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 acutish at both ends, biglandular at the base, coriaceous, veiny, 

 glabrous ; racemes secund, finely tomentose. \i . G. Native 

 of Java, on Mount Salak, upon trees. Thibaudia elliptica, 

 Blum, bijdr. p. 859. 



Elliptic -\eme&. Agapetes. Fl. Year. Shrub parasitical. 



10 A. FLORIBU'NDA ; leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated at 

 both ends, coriaceous, glabrous, veiny ; calyxes ciliated. J? . 

 G. Native of Java, on the tops of the mountains, where it is 

 called Prut by the natives. Thibaudia floribunda, Blum, bijdr. 

 I. c. 



Bundle-flowered Agapetes. Shrub. 



1 1 A. EAURIFOUA ; stem parasitical ; leaves cuneated-oblong, 

 bluntish, coriaceous, glabrous, almost veinless ; racemes gla- 

 brous, fy . G. Native of Java, on the top of Mount Buran- 

 grang, upon trees. Thibaudia laurifolia, Blum. 1. c. 



Laurel-leaved Agapetes. Shrub parasitical. 



12 A. VARINGUEFOLIA ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acutish 

 coriaceous, glabrous, nearly veinless ; racemes leafy, and are, as 



