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THEOPHRASTEjE. I. JACQUINIA. 



at both ends, with slender parallel veins. Tj . S. Native coun- 

 try unknown. 



Many-jlorvered Ardisia. Shrub. 



f f Plants referred to the order Myrsineacece, which ought to be 



excluded. 



1 ARDISIA TURBACE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 3. 

 p. 245.) From the description given of the fruit and seeds, in 

 the above work, this plant belongs to the order Sapbtece. 



2 BJEOBOTRYS ACUMINA'TA (Wall. cat. no. 2321.) From the 

 corolla being polypetalous, and the stamens alternating with the 

 petals, it probably belongs to the order Rhamneacece, but certainly 

 not to Myrsineacece, 



3 EMBE'UA? RAMOSA (Wall. cat. no. 6522.) leaves without 

 dots. Petals wanting. Stamens 5, inserted in the lobes of the 

 perigone, and opposite them. Stigma discoid, toothed. Probably 

 belonging to the order Urticece. 



4 ARDISIA ACEROSA (Gsertn.) is Cyathodes acerosa, R. Br. 



5 ./EGICERAS MINUS (Gsertn.) is Connaris santaloides, Vahl. ex 

 Kcenig. 



6 MY'RSINE ? THE/EFOLIA (Wall. cat. no. 6391.) does not be- 

 long to the order, as the stamens alternate with the lobes of the 

 corolla. 



f -j- f Genera referred to Myrsineee. 



1 OP!LIA (Roxb.) is very like Groutia, Perrot. et Guill. fl. 

 seneg. 1. p. 100. t. 22, which belongs to the order Olacinece, 

 according to the authors. 



2 SAMA'RA (Lin. but not of Swartz) the C6rnus Zeylanica, 

 Burm. zeyl. t. 76, belongs to the order Rhdmnece. 



ORDER CXLIV. THEOPHRA'STE^E (so called from the 

 plants of the order agreeing with Theophrasta in important cha- 

 racters.) Bartl. D. Don, mss. Myrsineae part of authors. 

 Calyx 5-parted, imbricate, sessile, permanent. Corolla mono- 

 petalous, 5-lobed ; the lobes imbricate in aestivation, and having 

 squaniaeform appendages alternating with them. Stamens 5, 

 opposite the lobes of the corolla ; anthers turned outwardly, bilo- 

 cular ; the cells parallel, opening lengthwise ; pollen farinaceous. 

 Ovarium free, superior 1 -celled; the ovula erect, usually indefinite, 

 inserted into a central placenta. Stigma simple, undivided. 

 Berry crustaceous, 1 -celled, valveless ; 1 or many-seeded; filled 

 by the fleshy placenta. Seeds with a hollow umbilicus ; the 

 testa simple, thin, and cartilaginous. Albumen copious, horny. 

 Embryo erect, with foliaceous cotyledons : and a cylindrical 

 radicle, which is opposite the hylum. Non-lactescent, small, 

 evergreen trees or shrubs, natives of equinoxial America ; with 

 usually simple stems, bearing leaves at their tops. Leaves alter- 

 nate, callous, and often toothed on the edges, reticulately veined ; 

 the primary veins transverse ; petioles callous at the base. 

 Flowers terminal or lateral, racemose. 



Synopsis of the genera. 



1 JACQUINIA. Corolla campanulate ; the appendages distinct 

 and petaloid. Stamens free. Berry 1 -seeded. Leaves entire, 

 with inconspicuous veins. 



2 CI.AVIJA. Corolla salver-shaped ; the appendages fleshy 

 and adnate. Stamens monadelphous. Berry 2 or many-seeded. 

 Leaves veiny ; the margin entire or toothed. 



3 THEOPHRA'STA. Corolla campanulate ; the appendages 



combined into an angularly-lobed, fleshy, arched ring. Stamens 

 free. Berry many-seeded. Leaves toothed, veiny. 



4 ONCINUS. Corolla funnel-shaped, fleshy ; segments all 

 hooked ; the appendages combined into a 5-cleft ring. Stamens 

 free. Berry many seeded. Leaves entire, opposite. 



5 LEONIA. Corolla rotately sub-cam^anulate ; the appen- 

 dages combined with the filaments into a cup-shaped tube. 

 Berry many-seeded, seeds fixed to parietal placentas .Leaves 

 entire. 



I. JACQUI'NI A (so named by Linnaeus, in honour of Nicholas 

 Joseph de Jacquin, Professor of Botany at Vienna, born at 

 Leyden in 1727, author of many splendid works). Lin. gen. 

 no. 254. Jacq. amer. 23. Juss. gen. 151. H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 250. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Segments of calyx 

 obtuse. Corolla campanulate ; segments of corolla are, as well 

 as the distinct appendages in the throat, obtuse. Stamens 

 5, inserted in the base of the tube of the corolla ; anthers 

 ovate. Ovarium containing many ovula. Style short ; stigma 

 obtuse. Berry globose, 1-6-seeded. Branched shrubs and 

 small trees. Leaves scattered, obtuse, or verticillate, quite 

 entire, crowded at the tops of the branches, with revolute 

 edges. Flowers terminal, racemose, or solitary. 



1 J. ARBOREA (Vahl, eclog. p. 26. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 3. p. 250.) leaves opposite, or almost 4 in a whorl, obo- 

 vate-oblong, obtuse, unarmed, glabrous ; flowers racemose. 

 Pj . S. Native of the Spanish Main, about Cumana ; and the 

 island of Montserrat. At Cumana it is called Barbasco. 

 Branches somewhat dichotomous, the lower ones 4 together. 

 I/eaves about 1-J inch long, and 6-7 lines broad. Corolla white. 

 Calycine segments ciliated. Lobes of crown or appendages 

 scale-formed. Berries red, 1 -seeded. 



Tree Jacquinia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1829. Tree 20 feet. 



2 J. ARMILLA'RIS (Jacq. amer. 53. t. 39. pict. t. 36. Lin. 

 spec. 272.) leaves wedge-shaped, obtuse, unarmed, alternate ; 

 flowers racemose. tj . S. Native of South America, and the 

 West Indies, on calcareous rocks by the coast; Jamaica, Cu- 

 racjoa, Martinico, Carthagena, &c. Loefl. itin. 244. t. 277. 

 Sloan, jam. 2. p. 89. t. 190. f. 2. Branches nodose at the rami- 

 fications, 4-5 in a whorl. Leaves oblong-obovate, sometimes 

 emarginate, but always with a little stiff" mucrone. Flowers small, 

 white, with the scent of jasmine. Berry of a reddish orange 

 colour, containing 4 seeds, or thereabouts. 



Bracelet Jacquinia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1768. Shrub 4 to 6 

 feet. 



3 J. CARACA'SANA (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. 3. p. 251.) 

 leaves scattered, lanceolate-oblong, glabrous, terminating in a 

 spiny point. ^ . S. Native on the Caraccas shore, between the 

 port of La Guayra and Cabo Blanco, in dry places. Leaves 

 cuneated at the base, 1-| inch long, and 5 lines broad. Berry 

 edible, 4-6 seeded. Seeds imbedded in sweet fleshy pulp. 



Caraccas Jacquinia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



4 J. PUBE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth. 1. c. t. 244.) leaves scattered ; 

 upper ones sub-verticillate, obovate-oblong, rounded at the 

 apex, and terminating in a spine, downy beneath; flowers race- 

 mose. Jj . S. Native of South America, in the province of 

 Bracamoros, on the banks of the river Amazon, near Tome- 

 penda. J. mucronata, Willcl. herb, ex Roam, et Schultes, syst. 

 4. p. 802. Branches sub-verticillate. Leaves 1 8-20 lines long, 

 and 7-8 lines broad. Flowers probably white. This species 

 differs from J. macrocfirpa, Cav. in the leaves being obovate- 

 oblong, and downy beneath. 



.Downy-leaved Jacquinia. Shrub 4-5 feet. 



