MYRSINEACE.E. IX. ARDISIA. 



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SECT. II. HYMENA'XDRA (from v/iqr, hymen, a membrane, and 

 avjp arcpoc, aner andros, a male ; the anthers are membrane- 

 winged in the first species). Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 1 7. p. 126. 

 Anthers combined. Style about equal in length to the stamens ; 

 stigma dot-formed. Bracteas much shorter than the pedicels. 



78 A. HYMEXA'.VDRA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 282. cat. 

 no. 2266.) glabrous ; leaves obovate, acuminated, coarsely cre- 

 nated, tapering and entire downwards ; corymbs lateral, leafy 

 from large bracteas ; segments of corolla nearly linear, long; 

 anthers combined, membrane- winged and tailed. fj.S. Na- 

 tive of Silhet, on the Juntyapoor mountains. Wall. pi. rar. 

 asiat. 1. t. 175. Branches marked with callous tubercles. 

 Leaves scattered, approximate, subverticillate by threes or fours, 

 6-10 inches Ions- Corymbs rising from the vestiges of the fallen 

 leaves, composed of approximate spreading umbels of large pink 

 flowers. Peduncles flattened. Calycine segments lanceolate, 

 slightly ciliated. 



Mcmbrane-anthercd Ardisia. Fl. Mar. July. Clt. 1828. 

 Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



79 A. GLANDULOSA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 276.) glabrous ; leaves 

 lanceolate, having the margins coloured and glandular ; umbels 

 few-flowered, on long peduncles, globular, at and round the tops 

 of the branches ; corolline segments round and emarginate ; 

 anthers united. t? . S. Native of Silhet, where it is called by 

 the natives Bun-nurukalee. Leaves 4-6 inches long. Flowers 

 small, white, on short pedicels. Calyx rusty from dots. 



Glandular-]ea\ed Ardisia. Shrub. 



SECT. III. MICRANTHE'RA (from prpoc, micros, small, and 

 ut-Qripa, anthera, an anther ; in allusion to the anthers being 

 much shorter than the filaments.) Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. 

 p. 126. Filaments elongated ; anthers free, much shorter than 

 the filaments. Style subulate, not longer than the stamens. 



, 1 . Style about equal in length to the stamens. Old anthers 

 horizontal, tiristed. 



80 A. CORIA'CEA (Swartz, prod. p. 48. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 470.) 

 glabrous : leaves oblong, bluntish, quite entire, coriaceous ; 

 panicle terminal, pyramidal, rather longer than the leaves ; caly- 

 cine lobes ovate, bluntish ; lobes of corolla ovate, acute, re- 

 flexed ; filaments almost combined, inserted in the top of the 

 tube of the corolla, rather longer than the anthers. 1j . S. 

 Native of Guadaloupe and Hispaniola. Anguillaria coriacea, 

 Poir. diet, suppl. 7. p. 685. The flowers and inflorescence 

 agree with Ji allenia. Corollas red, rather large. 



Coriaceous-leaved Ardisia. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



81 A. HAMILTOMI (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 126.) 

 leaves obovate, bluntish, coriaceous, veined beneath, and ob- 

 scurely so above, dotted on both surfaces ; panicles terminal, 

 rather crowded ; racemes undulated, jointed. Tj . S. Native 

 of St. Domingo. A. obovata, Hamilt. prod. fl. ind. occ. p. 26. 

 but not of Blum. Desv. herb. ex. Hamilt. I.e. Perhaps distinct 

 from A. coriacea. 



Hamilton's Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



A. EXCE'LSA (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 261. Chr. Smith, in 

 herb. D. C. et Deless. ex Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 bluntish, middle-sized, entire, glabrous ; peduncles axillary ; 

 pedicels umbellate, longer than the peduncles ; calycine seg- 

 ments acute, glabrous; alabastra acute; lobes of corolla lan- 

 ceolate, 3 times longer than the calyx ; filaments subulate, twice 

 as loiiji as the anthers. ^ . F. Native of Madeira, on the 

 mountains, where it is called Aderno tree. Heberdenia excelsa, 

 Banks. Anguillaria Bahamensis, Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 373. t. 77. 

 f. 1. ? MyYsine heberdenia, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 508. 

 Icacorea Bahamensis, Lam. ill. t. 136. f. 1. Peduncles very 

 short, therefore it comes near to the genus Myrsine. Flowers red'. 



Tall Ardisia or Aderno-tree. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1794. 

 Tree 20 to 40 feet. 



2. Style one half shorter than the stamens. Anthers erect. 



83 A. LHOTSKYA (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 127.) 

 glabrous ; leaves oblong, entire, bluntish, dotted ; panicles ter- 

 minal and axillary, many-flowered, much shorter than the leaves ; 

 pedicels umbellate ; lobes of calyx acute ; corolla funnel-shaped, 

 with oblong lobes ; filaments length of corolla. Ij . S. Native 

 of Brazil, about Rio Janeiro. Leaves 2-3 inches long, full of 

 black dots. Lobes of corolla white, spotted with yellow. 



Lhotsky's Ardisia. Tree. 



84 A. RACEMOSA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 661.) leaves obovate- 

 oblong, subrevolute, coriaceous, shining on both surfaces, paral- 

 lelly nerved beneath, full of dots ; racemes axillary, straight. 

 H . S. Native of Brazil. 



.Racemose-flowered Ardisia. Tree. 



85 A. LEPIDOTA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 247.) 

 branches clothed with rusty tonientum ; leaves obovate-oblong, 

 acuminated, quite entire, glabrous, lepidotted beneath ; panicles 

 terminal, much branched ; flowers conglobate, almost sessile ; 

 segments of calyx ovate, acutish, full of glandular dots ; lobes 

 of corolla oblong, obtuse, reflexed ; filaments filiform, 4 times 

 longer than the anthers. ^ S. Native of New Granada, be- 

 tween the mines ofSantannaand the town of Mariquita. Branches 

 angular. Branches of panicle clothed with rusty tomentum. 

 Flowers small. 



Lepidotted Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



SECT. IV. TYRBJE'A (meaning unknown to us). Alph. D. 

 C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 127. Flowers loosely panicled ; pe- 

 duncles alternate. Bracteas large, caducous. Flowers alter- 

 nate, almost sessile, large. 



86 A. BRACTEOSA (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves oblong, acutish, 

 entire, coriaceous ; bracteas ovate, acute ; lobes of calyx and 

 corolla ovate, acute ; anthers ovoid, horizontal, smaller than the 

 filaments ; style rather longer than the stamens, fj . G. Na- 

 tive of Mexico. Tyrbae'a, Moc. et Sesse, icon. mex. ined. 

 Branches fuscous. Leaves approximate, 3-4 inches long. Co- 

 rolla of a whitish rose-colour. 



Bracteale Ardisia. Tree. 



87 A. ESCCLE'NTA (Pavon, in herb. Moricand. Alph. D. C. 

 1. c. p. 128.) leaves ovate-oblong, acutish, entire, coriaceous, 

 glabrous, dotted ; petioles margined ; panicles longer than the 

 leaves ; bracteas ovate, bluntish ; calycine lobes ovate, acute, 

 ciliated ; anthers triangular, acute, longer than the filaments ; 

 style subulate, inclosed, fj . S. Native of South America. 

 Leaves 3-4 inches long, full of resinous black dots. Panicle 

 slightly velvety. Lobes of corolla obtuse, spotted. Hardly 

 distinct from the preceding species, nevertheless the stamens are 

 very different. Berries esculent. 



Esculent Ardisia. Tree or shrub. 



88 A. FCE'TIDA (Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 803.) leaves 

 oblong-obovate, acuminated, coriaceous, shining above, and 

 nearly veinless ; spikes panicled, terminal ; bracteas ovate, con- 

 cave, obvolute; calycine segments ovate ; lobes of corolla revo- 

 lute ; anthers connivent. Tj . S. Native of South America. 

 Wood white and fetid. Flowers pale rose-coloured. Corolla 

 campanulately rotate. Style longer than the corolla. 



Fetid- wooded Ardisia. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



f Species not sufficiently knorrn. 



89 A. BAHAME'NSIS (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 128.) 

 Tj . G. Native of the Bahamas. Heberdenia excelsa, Banks, 

 herb, ex Gasrtn. Anguillaria Bahamensis, Gaertn. fruct. 1. 



