APOCYNE.E. I. ECHITES. 



branches rather scabrous from prominent dots ; leaves ovate, 

 with an obtuse acumen, very veiny beneath ; corymbs com- 

 pound. '- . f ~^. S. Native of South America. 

 Doited-branched Echites. Shrub tw. 



46 E. RUGCLOSA (Richard, in act. hist. nat. par. p. 107.) 

 leaves ovate, acutely acuminated, sub-emarginate at the base, 

 wrinkled, with revolute edges : having the nerves above roughish 

 from minute down ; stem slender, roughish. ^ . /0> . S. Native 

 of Cayenne. 



Wrinkled Echites. Shrub tw. 



47 E. GALEGiFORWis (Rudolph, ex Ledeb. pi. st. doming, no. 

 6.) peduncles many-flowered ; leaves oblong, obtuse. Jj . f *. S. 

 Native of St. Domingo. Very like E. tomentosa, but differs in 

 the leaves being obtuse and the flowers rose-coloured. 



Galega-formcd Echites. Shrub tw. 



48 E. ? sEMiDiGYXA (Berg. act. vlissing. 3. p. 383. icone.) 

 leaves ovate-oblong, attenuated at both ends. fj . *"\ S Na- 

 tive of South America.? Gmel. syst. p. 436. Peduncles oppo- 

 sitely racemose. 



Semidigynous Echites. Shrub tw. 



f East Indian species, hardly known, rrith small jlorrers. The 

 species here enumerated mill probably form a distinct genus. 



49 E. ? GLANDULIFERA (Wall. cat. no. 1659.) leaves oblong, 

 coriaceous, glabrous, tapering to the base, and acuminated at 

 the apex, on very short petioles ; panicles terminal and axillary, 

 composed of trichotomous peduncles ; flowers crowded, corym- 

 bose ; calyx and pedicels downy ; follicles narrow, torulose. 

 h . ^\ S. Native of the Burmese empire, at Amherst. E. 

 monilifera, Wall. cat. 1659., a native of Singapore, hardly seems 

 to differ, unless in the more ovate leaves. Flowers small, white. 



Gland-bearing Echites. Shrub tw. 



50 E. ? MICRA'XTHA (Wall. cat. no. 1667.) leaves oblong or 

 ovate-oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; panicles axillary and ter- 

 minal, divaricate, composed of trichotomous peduncles ; flowers 

 crowded, corymbose, downy. Tj . *"*. S. Native of Silhet. E. 

 brachiata, Wall. cat. no. 16(>8. is the same. Flowers very small. 

 Follicles probably torulose, like the last species. 



Small-loitered Echites. Shrub tw, 



51 E. ? LU'CIDA (Wall. cat. no. 1670.) leaves elliptic, obtuse 

 at both ends, short-acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous, shining ; 

 panicles terminal and axillary, composed of trichotomous pe- 

 duncles ; flowers corymbose, downy ; bracteas linear ; follicles 

 woody, ovate, acuminated, or cultriform. ^ . / "\ S. Native of 

 Penan:;. Flowers small. E. esculenta, Wall. cat. 1671. from 

 Amherst does not appear to differ from the present species, but 

 as there are no flowers on the specimens of that plant examined 

 by us, its affinity cannot be ascertained. 



Shitiing-\ea\-cd Echites. Shrub tw. 



52 E. ? PAKICULA'TA (Roxb. fl. hid. 2. p. 17.) leaves broad- 

 lanceolate, bluntly acuminated ; panicles axillary and terminal, 

 tricbotomous throughout : the extreme divisions 3-flowered ; 

 follicles sub-clavate, few-seeded ; hypogynous scales combined 

 into a cup-shaped 5-toothed urceolus. ^ . ,_,. S. Native of 

 Silhet. Leaves 8 inches long and l^to 3 broad. Bracteas oval. 

 Flowers very small, pale yellow. Corolla with a short gibbous 

 tube ; and woolly, edged, falcate segments. 



/Wc//-flowered Echites. Shrub cl. 



53 E.? PARVIFLORA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 20.) leaves lanceolate ; 

 panicles terminal and axillary, brachiate ; tube of corolla gib- 

 bous towards the base ; segments of the limb linear, falcate. 



K^.S. Native of the northern Circars, and Silhet. E. 

 macrocarpa, Wall. cat. no. 1663. Hypogynous scales combined 

 into an entire ring. Follicles large, ovate, acuminated. E. 

 pohantha, Wall. cat. no. 1664., a native of Chapedong, and 

 Amherst, hardly differs, except in the more coriaceous leaves. 



Small-fonered Echites. Shrub tw. 



54 E.? ELLIPTICA (Wall, cat.no. 1666.) leaves elliptic, or obo- 

 vate-elliptic, acuminated, glabrous ; peduncles axillary and ter- 

 minal, trichotomous, corymbose, spreading ; corolla salver- 

 shaped, with obtuse segments. Ij . / ~ v . S. Native of Silhet. 

 Echites verticallis^ Hamilt. mss. Very nearly allied to the 

 preceding. 



Elliptic-leaved Echites. Shrub tw. 



j- -J- f American speciet, hardly knoicn. 



55 E. MYRTIFOI.IA (Willd. herb, ex Roam, et Schultes, syst. 

 34. p. 795.) peduncles 1-flowered ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 mucronate, shining. J? . ^ S. Native of Cuba, about the 

 Havanna. This is not to be confounded with Parsonsia myrti- 

 folia, Roem. et Schultes, vol. 5. 



Myrtle-leaned Echites. Shrub tw. 



56 E. GEMIKA'TA (Willd. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, acutish ; pe- 

 duncles twin, 1-flowered. t? . ^\ S. Native of Brazil. 



TVin-peduncled Echites. Shrub tw. 



57 E. LU'CIDA (Willd. 1. c.) peduncles 1-flowered, elon- 

 gated ; leaves elliptic-oblong, subcordate, obtuse, shining above. 



1? . *"*. S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco. 

 Shining Echites. Shrub tw. 



58 E. CAXE'SCENS (Willd. 1. c.) peduncles 3-flowered, axil- 

 lary ; leaves oblong, acuminated, tomentose beneath, ij . ^. S. 

 Native of South America. 



Canescent Echites. Shrub tw. 



59 E. VERRUCOSA (Willd. 1. c.) corymbs axillary ; leaves ob- 

 long, acuminated ; branches warted. ^ . / ~\ S. Native of 

 Brazil. 



Warted Echites. Shrub tw. 



60 E. HISPIDA (Willd. 1. c.) racemes axillary ; corollas hispid 

 outside ; leaves oblong-cordate, acuminated, hispid. \j . r \ S. 

 Native of Brazil. 



Hispid Echites. Shrub tw. 



61 E. SCA BRA (Willd. 1. c.) racemes axillary ; leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, cordate, scabrous. Tj . / "\ S. Native of Brazil. 



Scabrous Echites. Shrub tw. 



62 E. GLAU'CA (Willd. I.e.) racemes terminal; leaves elliptic, 

 acuminated, glaucous beneath. J; . ^. S. Native of Brazil. 

 Corolla funnel-shaped : having the tube thickened at top, and 

 with the throat hardly pervious. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous. 

 Perhaps a distinct genus. 



Glaucous Echites. Shrub tw. 



63 E. MACRA'STHA (Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 795.) co- 

 rymbs axillary ; leaves oblong, acute, glabrous, shining. Ij . 

 *"*. S. Native of Brazil. E. grandiflora, Willd. herb, but not 

 of others. 



Large-foieered Echites. Shrub tw. 



64 E. PUBE'SCEXS (Willd. herb, ex Roem. et Schultes. syst. 4. 

 p. 796.) flowers sub-umbellate, axillary ; leaves elliptic-ovate, 

 cordate, acuminated, downy beneath. Ij . ^\ S. Native of 

 South America. 



Downy Echites. Shrub tw. 



65 E. SODOSA (Willd. 1. c.) racemes axillary ; leaves lanceo- 

 late, acuminated ; branches nodose. ^ . '\ S. Native of South 

 America. 



Knotled-brancbed Echites. Shrub tw. 



66 E. MCCRONA'TA (Roam, et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 769.) leaves 

 lanceolate, cordate, acuminated, mucronate, downy beneath ; 

 racemes axillary. Tj . / *\ S. Native of South America. E. 

 acuminata, Willd. herb. 



A/W-rono/-leaved Echites. Shrub tw. 



67 E. FRASE'RI (Roem. et Schultes, 1. c.) leaves crowded, 

 linear, ciliated with pili, acute ; panicle terminal, naked, fj . ^. F. 

 Native of Carolina. 



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