MYRSINEACB.fi. VI. MYRSINE. 



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- . 4. p. 509.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, coriaceous ; 

 flowers pentandrous, hermaphrodite, ? sessile, in axillary fascicles. 

 ^ . S. Native of Jamaica, Cuba, and Porto Rico. Samara 

 coriacea, Swartz, prod. 32. descr. 261. Willd. spec. 1. p. 

 665. 



Cor/oceoui-leaved Myrsine. Fl. Nov. Feb. Clt. 1770. Tree. 



23 M. FLOP.IDA'NA (Alpb. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 107.) 

 glabrous : leaves oval-oblong, entire, coriaceous, dotted beneath ; 

 fascicles few-flowered, but numerous ; flowers pentandrous ; 

 calyx 5-parted. fj . G. Native of Florida. Sideroxylon 

 punctatum, Lam. ill. no. 2460. ? Bumeiia punctata, Rcem. et 

 Schultes. syst. 4. p. 49S. ? Branches beset with ovate white 

 warts. Leaves 2-3 inches long, obtuse or acutish, shining above, 

 dotted. Berries globose, spotted. Allied to M. Manglilla, 

 but the leaves are more oblong, and on shorter petioles ; and 

 to M. coriacea, from which it differs in the larger leaves, which 

 are never emarginate ; oval-oblong, not cuneate-oblong, &c. 



Florida Myrsine. Shrub. 



24 M. MANGULLA (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 509. ex R. 

 Br. prod. 533.) glabrous ; leaves oblong, obtuse, white beneath; 

 fascicles axillary and lateral, on short pedicels ; calycine seg- 

 ments ovate. ^ . G. Native of Peru, about Lima. Sider- 

 oxylon ManglOlo, Lam. diet. 1. p. 245. Manglflla, Juss. gen. 

 151. Manglilla Peruviana, Gmel. syst. p. 398. Scleroxylon 

 Manglillo, Willd. mag. 3. p. 59. Duhamelia Manglillo, Uombey. 

 Caballeria oblonga, Ruiz, et Pav. syst. fl. per. 1. p. 280. 

 Manglilla Jussieui, Pers. encli. 1. p. 237. Chrysophyllum 

 Manglflla, Lam. ill. 2. p. 45. Bumeiia Manglilla, Willd. spec. 

 2. p. 1087. 



Manglilla Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 



25 M. TRIXITA'TIS (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 108.) 

 leaves elliptic, acute at both ends, glabrous, entire, dotted be- 

 neath ; fascicles few-flowered ; flowers small, pedicellate, pen- 

 tandrous. V . S. Native of Trinidad. M- coriacea, Sieb. pi. 

 exsic. trin. no. 50. and 302. Extremities of the branches rusty, 

 and rather velvety. Leaves 1-2 inches long, paler and dotted 

 beneath. Calycine lobes small, lanceolate. This species differs 

 from Af. coriacea in the acu;e leaves and smaller glabrous 

 flowers. 



Trinidad Myrsine. Tree or shrub. 



26 M. SALICIFOLIA (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, entire ; 

 petioles pilose ; fascicles many-flowered ; flowers pentandrous ; 

 calycine lobes ciliated ; berries globose, marked with oblong 

 spots. t- . S. Native of Guadaloupe. Bumeiia salicifblia, 

 Bert. ined. in herb. Balb. Branches dotted, velvety at top. 

 Leaves Ij- to 2 inches long, firm, paler and dotted beneath. 

 Calycine segments ovate-oblong, marked wiih yellow oblong 

 spots. Style short, obtuse. Very nearly allied to M. Trinitatis. 



ff illoir-leaced Myrsine. Tree or shrub. 



M. BERTE'RII (Alph. D. C. 1. c. p. 109.) branches pube- 

 rulous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acutish, entire, glabrous above, 

 puberulous beneath and on the petioles ; flowers nearly sessile, 

 rather velvety, pentandrous ; lobes of calyx and corolla obtuse. 

 ^ . S. Native of Hispaniola. Sideroxylon Mastichodendron, 

 Balb. in herb. D. C. Branches and petioles as if they were 

 covered with powder. Leaves 2 inches long, narrowed into the 

 petioles. Flowers 4-5 in each fascicle. Berry globose, gla- 

 brous, terminated by the truncate style. This species comes 

 very near M. salicifolia, but the leaves are a little smaller, less 

 acute, and are downy beneath, as well as the branches, petioles, 

 and flowers. 



Bertero's Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 



28 M. FERRUGIXEA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 664) leaves lanceo- 

 late, acute, quite entire, coriaceous, rather pilose ; flowers in 

 fascicles, on short pedicels, hermaphrodite, pentandrous ; lobes 

 of calyx and corolla acute ; stigma 2-lobed. \j . G. Native 



of Peru, in mountain groves. Caballeria ferruginea, Ruiz, et 

 Pav. syst. 1. p. 210. Branches rather pilose. Leaves Z\ 

 inches long, rusty and dotted beneath : having the petioles, and 

 central nerve rufous and velvety. Calyx smoothish. Berry 

 spotted much. 



Rusty Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 



29 M. RUFE'SCENS (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 109.) 

 branches and nerves of leaves dotted with rufescent velvety 

 down ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, entire, on long petioles ; 

 flowers tetrandrous ; stigma 2-lobed, thickish. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the woods of Corcovado, near Rio Janeiro. Branches 

 twiggy. Leaves 2-3 inches long, pale and dotted beneath. 

 Flowers in fascicles at the base of the branches. Berry globose, 

 full of elongated marks. 



Rufescent Myrsine. Shrub. 



30 M. LATIFOLIA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 664.) leaves oblong, 

 quite entire, dotted on both surfaces ; flowers numerous, pentan- 

 drous, conglomerate. f? . G. Native of Peru, in the woods of 

 Muna and Pillao. Caballeria latif olia, Ruiz, et Pav. syst. 1 . p. 

 279. 



Broad-leafed Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 



31 M. PELLU'CIDA (Spreng. 1. c.) leaves obovate-oblong, 

 dotted ; dots pellucid, roundish on the upper surface, but linear 

 on the under : flowers pentandrous, aggregate, fy . G. Native 

 of Peru, on the mountains, in woods. Caballeria pellucida, 

 Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c. 



Pellucid-dotted Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 



32 M. DENTA'TA (Spreng. 1. c ) branches dependent ; leaves 

 crowded, ovate and cordate, upper ones dentated ; flowers race- 

 mose, pentandrous ; style long ; stigma depressed. >j . G. 

 Native of Peru, on the mountains. Caballeria dentata, Ruiz, et 

 Pav. 1. c. p. 281. 



Tooth-leaved Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 



33 M. VENOSISSIMA (Spreng. 1. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 quite entire, full of pellucid dots ; flowers aggregate, pentan- 

 drous. ^ . G. Native of Peru, on the mountains. Caballeria 

 venosissima, Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c. p. 282. 



Very eny-leaved Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 



34 M. DEPE'NDENS (Spreng. 1. c.) branches dependent, vel- 

 vety ; leaves crowded, broad-elliptic, retuse or mucronulated, 

 entire, ciliated, shining above, full of dots beneath ; flowers 

 axillary, solitary or twin, on short pedicels, tetrandrous ; calycine 

 segments ovate, acute ; lobes of corolla oblong, twice as long as 

 the calyx. I? . G. Native of Peru, on the higher mountains ; 

 and on Silla de Caraccas. Caballeria dependens, Ruiz et Pav. 

 syst. 1. p. 281. Caballeria my rtifolia, Deless. herb, ex Ruiz, et 

 Pav. Myrsine ciliata, H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. 3. p. 248. t. 

 245. Leaves 4-6 lines long. Stigma capitate. Berry ovate- 

 globose, spotted with black. 



.Hanging-branched Myrsine. Shrub or tree. 



35 M. POPAYE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 249.) leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, bluntish, quite entire, 

 revolute at the base, glabrous and shining above, but clothed 

 with fine down or hairs beneath ; umbels or fascicles axillary, 

 sessile ; flowers on short pedicels, pentandrous ; calycine lobes 

 ovate-acute, a little ciliated ; stigma pentagonal. Jj . G. Native 

 of New Granada, near Popavan, in mountainous places. Sa- 

 mara myricoides, Rcem. et Schultes, mant. 3. p. 294. ex Kunth. 

 in Linnfea. 1830. p. 367. Branches downy, clothed with rusty 

 tomentum while young ; segments of corolla marked with black 

 lines, oblong, acute. Flowers white. Anthers yellow. 



Popayan Myrsine. Tree 20 feet. 



36 M. MYRicoiDES (Schlecht. in Linnaea. 8. p. 525.) leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, attenuated into the petioles, with revolute 

 edges, smoothish and shining above, but paler beneath, and 

 clothed with soft down ; nerves prominent beneath, and are, as 



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