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MYRSINEACE^E. I. ^EOICERAS. II. WALLENIA. III. WEIGELTIA. IV. CONOMORPHA. V. CYBIANTHUS. 



ing lengthwise. Ovarium superior, many-seeded. Stigma 

 simple. Drupe long, cylindrical, follicular, 1-seeded. Albu- 

 men none. Embryo erect. Habit of the genera of Sapotece. 



I. JiGI'CERAS (from at aiyog, aix aigos, a goat, and wpac, 

 keras, a horn ; form of fruit). Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 216. t. 46. 

 Keen. ann. bot. 1. p. 129. R. Br. prod. p. 534. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Character the same as 

 that of the tribe. Small trees, natives of the sea-shore, among 

 mangroves. 



1 JE. FRA'GRANS (Keen, in ann. bot. 1. p. 129. with a figure. 

 Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 84. t. 21.) leaves obovate, repand, veiny ; 

 umbels pedunculate, axillary, and terminal ; fruit cylindrical, 

 subulate, a little arched, t; . G. Native of New Holland, Mo- 

 luccas, Java, Burman empire, Penang, Delta of Ganges, and Ma- 

 labar, by the sea side, amongst mangroves. JE. majus, Gaertn. 

 fruct. 1. p. 216. t. 46. IE. obovatum, Blum, bijdr. p. 693. 

 JE. floridum, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 512. Rhizophora 

 corniculata, Lin. spec. 635. Rumph. amb. 3. t. 117. A stout 

 milky shrub. Superior surface of leaves covered with saline 

 excrescence. Flowers white, fragrant, in terminal umbels. 



Fragrant jEgiceras. Clt. ? Tree small. 



2 JE. FE'RREUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 693.) leaves small, spatulate, 

 with subrecurved margins, almost veinless ; umbels axillary and 

 terminal : fruit cylindrical, subulate, arched. T? S. Native 

 of the east shore of Java, where it is called Kalemugon. Man- 

 gium ferreum, Rumph. amb. 3. t. 79. 



Iron ^Igiceras. Fl. year. Shrub. 



Cult. The species of this genus grow well in a mixture of 

 sand, loam, and peat ; and ripened cuttings will strike root in 

 sand, under a hand-glass, in heat. 



Tribe II. 



ARDISIE'^E (this tribe contains shrubs agreeing with the 

 genus Ardisia in important characters). Alph. D. C. in Lin. 

 trans. 17. p. 101. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Corolla gamopetalous. 

 Stamens usually free ; cells of anthers bursting lengthwise or at 

 the apex. Ovarium superior, Inany-seeded. Drupe or berry 

 globose, 1-seeded. Albumen horny. Embryo transverse. 



II. WALLE'NIA (so named in memory of Matthew Wallen, 

 a native of Ireland, many years resident in Jamaica, who culti- 

 vated both indigenous and exotic plants there, at considerable 

 expense, and much assisted Patrick Browne in his Natural His- 

 tory of Jamaica). Swartz. prod. 1. p. 31. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 

 248. Schreb. gen. no. 1722. p. 789. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx and corolla tu- 

 bular, 4-lobed at the apex. Stamens inserted in the base of the 

 corolla ; filaments combined at the base, free at top and ex- 

 serted ; anthers ovoid, much shorter than the filaments, dehiscing 

 lengthwise. Style short ; stigma dot-formed. Small trees. 

 Leaves alternate, nearly opposite, or 3 in a whorl, oblong, more 

 or less obtuse, entire, coriaceous, glabrous. Panicles terminal, 

 naked, many-flowered ; pedicels forming umbellets at the tops 

 of the peduncles. Lobes of calyx and corolla obtuse, imbricate 

 in aestivation. 



1 W. LAURIF6LIA (Swartz. prod. p. 31. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 248. 

 t. 6.) calyx and corolla covered with glandular dots, tj . S. 

 Native of Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Cuba. Petesioides lauri- 

 f olium, Jacq. amer. 17. Sloane, jam. 2. p. 234. t. 145. f. 5. 

 Flowers yellow. Berries scarlet. Glandular dots orange- 

 coloured. Jacquin describes the leaves as 6 inches long, and 

 greasy ; and the flowers as white. 



Laurel-leaved Wallenia. Tree 10 to 14 feet. 



2 W. ANGULA'TA (Jacq. hort. schcenbr. 1. t. 30.) peduncles 

 thicker ; calyx and corolla without glandular dots. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies ? Cultivated in the gardens of the Mau- 

 ritius, and in those of Vienna. 



Angular Wallenia. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



Cult. See drdisia, p. 20. for culture and propagtion. 



III. WEIGE'LTIA (named after M. Weigelt, who first col- 

 lected the plant). Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 102. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx and corolla 4- 

 parted. Stamens 4, inserted in the base of the corolla ; fila- 

 ments free, filiform, shorter than the lobes of the corolla ; anthers 

 ovoid, much shorter than the filaments, horizontal ; having the 

 cells dehiscing lengthwise. Style acuminated, 3 times shorter 

 than the stamens. This genus differs from Wallenia in the in- 

 florescence ; in the calyx and corolla being deeply divided ; in 

 the filaments being free, &c. 



1 W. MYRIA'NTHOS (Alph. D. C. 1. c.). tj . S. Native about 

 Surinam. Wallenia myrianthos, Rchb. in Weigelt. pi. exsic. 

 sur. Branches glabrous. Leaves obovate, more or less acute, 

 glabrous, 3-5 inches long, beset with red pellucid dots when 

 examined by a lens. Peduncles numerous, alternate in the axils 

 of the leaves, rather velvety. Bracteas alternate, oblong. Co- 

 rolla white, dotted with red. 



Myriad flowered Weigeltia. Tree small. 



Cult. See Ardisia, p. 20. for culture and propagation. 



IV. CONOMO'RPHA (from X u>vn, chone, a funnel, and 

 ftop<f>n, morphe, form ; in reference to the shape of the corolla). 

 Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 102. Wallenia spec. Mart. 

 nov. gen. bras. 3. p. 89. Conostylus, Pohl. in litt. to D.C. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx and corolla 4- 

 cleft, funnel-shaped. Stamens 4, one half shorter than the co- 

 rolla ; filaments inserted in the upper part of the tube of the 

 corolla, very short, free ; anthers erect, ovate-triangular, in- 

 closed, fixed by the base ; having the cells dehiscing length- 

 wise. Ovarium conical in the abortive flowers, and nearly glo- 

 bose in the fertile flowers. Style short ; stigma simple. Drupe 

 1-seeded. Small, American trees. Leaves alternate, entire, 

 full of dots, coriaceous, varying in size on the same branch. 

 Racemes axillary ; pedicels alternate, short, in the axils of the 

 bracteas. Flowers probably polygamous, the ovarium not 

 always being perfect. 



1 C. OBLONGIFOLIA (Alph. D. C. 1. c. p. 103.) leaves oblong; 

 peduncles shorter than the petioles. ^ . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Conostylus oblongifolius, Pohl. ined. Branches slender, gla- 

 brous. Leaves oblong or obovate, 3-4 inches long, 12-15 lines 

 broad, obtuse, or acute, beset with blackish dots. Peduncles 

 many-flowered. Bracteas ovate, obtuse. Lobes of calyx and 

 corolla ovate, acute, glabrous. Corolla whitish, funnel-shaped. 



Oblong-leaved Conomorpha. Tree small. 



2 C. LAXIFLOKA (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate or oblong, 

 bluntish, cuneated towards the base ; racemes nearly equal, 

 length of leaves, pendulous ; bracteas linear-lanceolate, acumin- 

 ated ; calycine segments triangular, a little ciliated ; corolla 

 campanulate, having the lobes reflexed at the apex. lj . S. 

 Native on the banks of the river Amazon. Wallenia laxiflora, 

 Mart. nov. gen. 3. p. 89. Flowers white? 



Loose-flowered Conomorpha. Tree small. 



Cult. See Ardisia, p. 20., for culture and propagation. 



V. CYBIA'NTHUS (from Kvflos, kybos, a square, and avOoQ, 

 anthos, flower ; square form of corollas). Mart. nov. gen. 3. p. 

 87. Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 103. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx deeply 4-cleft. 

 Corolla 4-cleft, rotate, flat, making the circumference nearly 

 square : having the lobes as well as the calyx marked with dots 

 and immersed glandular lines. Stamens 4 ; filaments very short ; 

 anthers nearly sessile, oblong, erect, opening by 2 pores at the 

 apex. Ovarium superior, minute (abortive ?), depressedly glo- 



