THEOPHRASTE^E. I. JACQUINIA. II. CLAVIJA. 



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5 J. BERTE'RII (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 668.) leaves scattered, sub- 

 spatulate, acutish, coriaceous, quite glabrous ; corymbs terminal, 

 few-flowered. ^ . S. Native of Hispaniola. 



Bertero's Jacquinia. Shrub. 



6 J. MACROCA'RFA (Cav. icon. 5. p. 55. t. 483.) leaves lanceo- 

 late or lanceolate-obovate, mucrouate, glabrous ; flowers race- 

 mose. Fj . S. Native of Mexico, by the sea shore, not far 

 from Panama, Acapulco, &c. Bark violaceous. Leaves 2-3 

 inches long. Flowers orange-coloured. Berry orange-coloured, 

 cherry-shaped. 



Long-fruited Jacquinia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1825. Shrub 

 6 to 8 feet. 



7 J. AURANTI X ACA (Ait. hort. FIG. 6. 

 kew. 2d ed. vol. 2. p. 6.) leaves 

 obovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 



ending in a pungent point, gla- 

 brous ; flowers racemose. F? . 

 S. Native of the Sandwich 

 Islands. Sims, bot. mag. 

 1639. Branches sub-verticil- 

 late. Flowers orange-coloured, 

 (f. 6.) 



Orange - coloured flowered 

 Jacquinia. Fl. April, Sept. 

 Clt. 1796. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



8 J. RUSCIFOLIA (Jacq. amer. 

 54-. ed. pict. t. 57.) leaves lan- 

 ceolate, verticillate, glabrous, 

 ending in a spiny taper point; 



peduncles 1 -flowered, drooping. Fj. S. Native of South 

 America, and of Cuba, in mountain-woods. Medeola aculeata, 

 Lin. spec. 339. Dill. elth. p. 148. t. 123. f. 119. Branches 

 dichotomous. Leaves 5-8 in a whorl, an inch long. Flowers 

 white. 



Ruscus-leaved Jacquinia. Fl. ? Clt. 1729. Shrub 2 to 

 3 feet. 



9 J. FERRUGINEA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 668.) leaves alternate, 

 linear, straight, cuspidate, rather coriaceous, rusty beneath, 

 veiny ; peduncles sub-racemose, axillary, few-flowered. Fj . S. 

 Native of Hispaniola. 



JRusty-lenved Jacquinia. Shrub. 



10 J. LIXEA'RIS (Jacq. amer. 54. t. 40. f. 1. ed. pict. t. 58.) 

 leaves linear, acuminated, pungent, whitish beneath, usually 

 twisted, with revolute edges ; pedicels solitary, 1 -flowered, pen- 

 dulous. I? . S. Native of St. Domingo, on the sea-shore ; 

 and of the Cayman islands, on the shore, within reach of the tide, 

 where we have seen it in great profusion. Habit of Andromeda 

 polifblia. Flowers red. Segments of corolla reflexed. 



Zinear-leaved Jacquinia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1823. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



11 J. ? VENOSA (Swartz, prod. p. 47.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 veiny, rather membranous. Fj . S. Native of the West 

 Indies. Swartz has omitted this plant in Flora Indiae Occiden- 

 talis. It is probably the Pychotria megalasperma, Vahl. and not 

 a species of the present genus. 



Veiny Jacquinia. Shrub. 



Cult. Jacquinia is a genus of very pretty shrubs, when in 

 blossom, and are, therefore, very desirable in every collection of 

 stove plants. A mixture of sand and peat is a good soil for 

 them ; and if they were watered occasionally with salted water, 

 they would probably grow and flower more freely. Cuttings 

 will strike root in sand, under a hand-glass, in heat. 



II. CLAVIVA (named by Ruiz and Pavon, after J. Clavijo 

 Faxardo, a Spanish naturalist) Ruiz et Pav. syst. fl. per. 1. p. 



VOL. IV. 



284. gen. t. 30. D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. Jan. 1831. 

 Theophrasta species of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Pentdndria. Segments of calyx 

 nearly orbicular, concave, finely and erosely serrulated. Corolla 

 rotate ; segments fleshy, with finely crenulated margins. Crown 

 of the throat 10-lobed; lobes obtuse, fleshy. Filaments com- 

 bined into a pyramidal tube ; anthers trigonal, combined into a 

 starry disk, with the cells hardly drawn out at the base, at 

 length 4-lobed behind. Style attenuated ; stigma small, trun- 

 cate. Berry globose, crustaceous, 1 -celled, usually many-seeded, 

 rarely 1-2-seeded. The rest as in Theophrasta. Shrubs with 

 simple, unbranched stems : furnished with a tuft of long, spiny- 

 toothed leaves at top, somewhat in the manner of palm trees. 

 Leaves alternate, crowded so as to appear verticillate, spreading, 

 oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, glabrous, reticulately-veined, with 

 spiny-toothed or quite entire edges ; petioles callous at the 

 base. Flowers terminal, racemose, white or orange-coloured ; 

 they are hermaphrodite, but never dioecious, as said by the 

 authors of Flora Ptruvianee. 



1. Leaves with quite entire edges. 



1 C. MACROCA'RPA (Ruiz, et Pav. syst. fl. per. et chil. 1. p. 

 284. gen. t. 30.) leaves spatulate-oblong, acute, stiff, dotted 

 beneath ; petioles hardly an inch long ; racemes very long, pendu- 

 lous, glabrous. Fj . S. Native of Peru, in the forests of Cuchero 

 and Muna, where it is commonly called Lucuma de Monte. 

 Leaves 1 to 1-y foot long, with cartilaginous, sub- reflexed edges. 

 Racemes from a span to 1 foot long. Flowers larger than other 

 species of the genus. Berry size of a crab-apple. 



Large-fruited Clavija. Clt. 1816. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



2 C. LONGIFOLIA (Ruiz, et Pav. syst. fl. per. et chil. 1. p. 284.) 

 leaves spatulate-la.nceolate, acuminate, rather membranous ; 

 petioles 3 inches long ; racemes erect, downy. Fj S. Native 

 of Peru, in Pati and Macora. C. lancifolia, Desf. in nouv. ann. 

 mus. 1. p. 402. t. 14. Leaves 1^ to 2 feet long, and a hand in 

 breadth. Berry size of a cherry. 



Long-leaved Clavija. Fl. Aug. Sept. Shrub 8 feet. 



3 C. SPATULA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c. p. 285.) leaves ob- 

 long-spatulate, obtuse; petioles 1| inch long; racemes erect, 

 smoothish. Fj . S. Native of Peru, in the woods of Pozuzo 

 and Muna. Leaves rather membranous, a foot or more long, 

 and 5 inches broad. Racemes 3-4 inches long. Berry size of a 

 cherry. 



Spalulate-lezved Clavija. Shrub 6 feet. 



4 C. PE'NDULA (Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c. p. 285. D. Don, in edinb. 

 phil. journ. Jan. 1831.) leaves lanceolate ; racemes long, pendu- 

 lous. F? . S. Native of Peru, in the forests of Pozuzo. 



Z)roo/Hflg-racemed Clavija. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



. 2. Leaves nith spiny-toothed edges. 



5 C. ORNA'TA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves long-lanceolate, acute, 

 spiny-toothed ; petioles a nail in length ; racemes drooping ; 

 berries usually 2-seeded. Fj . S. Native of Caraccas, in woods. 

 Theophrasta longifblia, Jacq. coll. 4. p. 136. hort. schcenbr. 1. t. 

 116. Leaves 1^- foot long, acute at the base. Racemes 3 to 4 

 inches long. Flowers orange-coloured. Berry size of a small 

 cherry. 



Ornamental Clavija. Clt. 1828. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



6 C. UNDULA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves cuneate-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, spiny-toothed ; petioles half an inch long. Fj . S. Native 

 of Guayaquil. Clavija, spec. nov. Ruiz, et Pav. in herb. Lamb. 

 Leaves hardly a foot long, acute at the base, with the margins 

 sinulately toothed and undulated. Flowers not seen. 



Undulated-]eaved Clavija. Shrub. 



Cult. Shrubs very like Theophrasta in habit, which see, p. 26. 

 for culture and propagation. 

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