MYRSINEACRfi. VII. BADCLA. VIII. OKCOSTEMUM. IX. ARDISIA. 



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4 B. SIEBE'RII (Alph. D. C. 1. c. t. 5.) leaves obovate, 

 obtuse, petiolate, full of pellucid 



dots, glabrous ; peduncles axil- FIG. 4. 



lary, 4 times shorter than the 



leaves, 4-8-flowered ; alabastra 



obtuse ; calycine lobes ovate, 



acute, a little ciliated ; anthers 



cuspidate. lj . S. Native of 



the Mauritius. Ardisia lati- 



folia, Sieb. fl. maur. 11. p. 53, 



but not of Roem. et Schultes. 



Leaves 3-4 inches long, full of 



pellucid dots, approximate at 



the tops of the branches. 



Peduncles velvety. Corolla 



white, dotted ; lobes obtuse. 



Stigma peltate, or somewhat 2- 



lobed. (f. 4.) 



Sieber's Badula. Shrub or 

 tree. 



5 B. OVALIFOLIA (Alph. D. C. 1. c. p. 114.) glabrous; leaves 

 ovate, acute at both ends, membranous, full of black dots ; pe- 

 duncles 3 times shorter than the leaves ; alabastra ovoid, full of 

 dots ; anthers nearly sessile ; style short, obtuse. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of the Mauritius. Leaves 3-6 inches long. Peduncles 

 dotted like the flowers. Calycine segments simple, acute. 

 Lobes of corolla ovate, acute. 



Oral-leated Badula. Shrub or tree. 



6 B. CRA'SSA (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) glabrous ; branches thick ; 

 leaves elliptic, or oblong, obtuse, coriaceous ; peduncles shorter 

 than the leaves ; pedicels alternate, short. Jj . S. Native of 

 the Isle of Bourbon and the Mauritius. Leaves 3-5 inches 

 long, full of pellucid dots. Lobes of calyx obtuse. Berry 

 globose. 



TAicA-branched Badula. Shrub or tree. 



7 B. AXGCSTIFOLIA (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves lanceolate, acute 

 at both ends, nearly entire, dotted, glabrous ; peduncles velvety, 

 stiff, rather longer than the leaves. H . S. Native of Bourbon, 

 in the more elevated places. Branches rusty. Leaves 12-15 

 lines long, shining above, sometimes irregularly toothed on one 

 side, towards the apex. Calyx rather pilose : with acute lobes. 

 Berry globose. Stigma obtuse. 



Narroic-leared Badula. Shrub or tree. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Ardisia, p. 20. 



VIII. ONCOSTE'.MUM (from oytoc, onkos, a mass; and 

 tmifjiwi', stemoti, a stamen ; the stamens are combined into an 

 egg-formed mass in the first species). Adr. Juss. ann. mus. 

 19. p. 136. t. 11. Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 115. 



Lix. SYST. Pentdndria Monogynia. Calyx and corolla 5-cleft. 

 Stamens combined into an ovoid or cylindrical mass, which is 

 joined to the tube of the corolla at the base : or is 5-toothed at 

 the apex. Ovarium superior. Style simple. Stigma funnel- 

 shaped, nearly entire, or denticulated, &c. Shrubs, natives of 

 Madagascar, with the habit of Ardisia and Badula. 



1 O. COMMERSOXIA'NVM (Andr. Juss. 1. c. t. 11.) leaves lanceo- 

 late or oblong-obovate, and bluntly acuminated ; peduncles and 

 pedicels quite glabrous ; calyx 5-cleft ; stamens conferruminated 

 into an egg- formed mass. *2 . S. Native of Madagascar. 



Commerson's Oncostemum. Shrub or tree. 



2 O. CAPELIERA'NUM (Juss. 1. c. p. 137.) leaves lanceolate, 

 or oblong-obovate, and bluntly acuminated ; peduncles and 

 pedicels hairy, as well as the calyxes ; calyx 5-parted ; stamens 

 combined into a 5-toothed tube. lj . S. Native of Madagascar. 



Capelier's Oncostemum. Shrub or tree. 



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



IX. ARDI'SIA (from apciy, ardis, a point, in reference to the 

 acute, spear-pointed anthers.) Swartz, prod. p. 48. Schreb. 

 gen. no. 1735. R. Br. prod. p. 533. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 268. 

 Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 116. Anguillaria, Gaertn. fruct. 

 1. p. 372. t. 77. Schreb. gen. p. 823. no. 345. Bladhia, Thunb. 

 fl. jap. p. 7. Py'rgus, Lour. coch. p. 120. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 5. a.) 

 Corolla 5-cleft (f. 5. 6.) ; lobes imbricate in aestivation. Sta- 

 mens 5, with free filaments ; anthers free, rarely combined, equal 

 to the filaments in length, or longer, erect, triangular, acute or 

 acuminated, 2-celled ; cells dehiscing by a longitudinal chink. 

 Ovarium globose. Style filiform, permanent, longer than the 

 stamens. Stigma simple, subulate, or dot-formed. Ovula 5, 

 ex R. Br. or more. Berry globose. Trees shrubs and sub- 

 shrubs. Leaves alternate, rarely almost opposite, or 3 in a 

 whorl, dotted. Flowers more or less panicled. Panicles some- 

 times many-flowered at the extremities of the branches, and 

 longer than the leaves ; sometimes few flowered, and in the 

 axils of the leaves ; pedicels rather umbellate at the tops of 

 the peduncles. Flowers larger than those of Myrsine, always 

 hermaphrodite, white or rose-coloured, and often dotted. 



SECT. I. ARDISJ.E VB'RJE (this section contains the legitimate 

 species of the genus.) Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 116. 

 Anthers free, longer than the filaments. Style subulate, longer 

 than the stamens. Bracteas much shorter than the pedicels. 



[. Leares entire, glabrous. 



1 A. ACUMINATA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 1062) leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, attenuated at the base ; panicles terminal and axil- 

 lary, many-flowered ; lobes of calyx small, acute, dotted. 1; . S. 

 Native of Guiana, in cultivated fields. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1678. 

 Icacdrea Guianensis, Aubl. guian. suppl. 1. t. 368. Corolla 

 nearly white. 



^cuwina/frf-leaved Ardisia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub 6-8 feet. 



2 A. TINIFOLIA (Swartz, prod. 48. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 468.) 

 leaves elliptic, nerved ; panicle terminal ; calycine segments 

 subulate. f; . S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains. 

 Sloane, jam. 2. p. 98. t. 105. Leaves dark green, 4 inches 

 long, and 2 broad. Corollas pale red, revolute. 



Tinus-leated Ardisia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1820. Tr. 20-30 ft. 



3 A. LAURIFOLIA (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 116.) 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, coriaceous, glabrous ; racemes 

 simple, axillary, and terminal. fj . S. Native of the Antilles. 

 A. latifolia, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 514. Anguillaria 

 laurifolia, Lam. ill. 2. p. 109. no. 2741. Very nearly allied to 

 A. coriacea, except in the shape of the leaves and the dis- 

 position of the flowers. 



Laurel-leaced Ardisia. Tree. 



4 A. MACVLA'TA (Poiteau. in herb. D. C. ex Alph. D. C. in 

 Lin. trans. 17. p. 116.) leaves oblong, obtuse, coriaceous; pa- 

 nicle terminal, branched, many-flowered, pyramidal ; calycine 

 lobes oval, obtuse, large ; berry spotted. Tj . S. Native of 

 Hispaniola. A. Domingensis, Willd. herb, ex Roem. et Schultes, 

 syst. 4. p. 803. ? Leaves 2 to 2j inches long. 



Spotled-berried. Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



5 A. CESTRIFOLIA (H. B. et Kuiith, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 212.) 

 branches rather angular ; leaves glabrous, lanceolate-oblong, 

 acuminated, cuneated at the base, quite entire, dotless ; panicles 

 axillary and terminal, sessile, crowded, glabrous ; flowers pedi- 

 cellate, racemose, 4-5-androus. Tj . S. Native of the Andes, 

 about Quindiu. Calycine segments ovate, bluntish. Segments 

 of the corolla oblong, acute. 



Cestrum-lfaved Ardisia. Shrub. 



6 A. CAPOLIJNA (Moc. et Sesse, icon. mex. ined. ex Alph. 



