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panicles very loose, small-flowered. ^ . w . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. 



Whitish -leaved Trumpet-flower. Shrub cl. 



41 B. LONGisinQCA (Bert, ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 330.) scan- 

 dent, cirrhiferous ; leaves conjugate ; leaflets deeply cordate, 

 acuminated, membranous, glabrous; racemes terminal, simple; 

 calyx 5-toothed, and are, as well as the corollas, glabrous, fj . 

 '"'. S. Native of New Granada, on the banks of the river 

 Magdalena. 



Long-podded Trumpet-flower. Shrub tw. 



42 B. SELLOI (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 831.) scandent, cirrhiferous; 

 leaves conjugate ; leaflets oblong, sub-cordate, acute, glabrous, 

 shining; panicles opposite, horizontal, many-flowered ; calyxes 

 and corollas glabrous. T; . '~ l . S. Native of Brazil. 



Sello's Trumpet-flower. Shrub tw. 



2. Loner leaves ternate ; upper ones conjugate, furnished 

 nith tendrils. 



43 B. ECHINA'TA (Jacq. amer. 183. t. 176. f. 52. Gaertn. 

 fruct. 1. p. 240. t. 52.) branches nodose, angular; petioles of 

 lower leaves dichotomous : branches trifoliate ; upper leaves 

 ternate and conjugate ; leaflets ovate, acuminated ; tendrils sim- 

 ple ; corymbs axillary. ^ . w . S. Native of Carthagena and 

 Guiana, in sandy places. Aubl. guian. 2. p. 648. t. 264. 

 Lam. diet. 1. p. 415. Jacarancla echinata, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 

 834. Corolla flesh-coloured, an inch long. Follicles 5 inches 

 long, elliptic, muricated. 



Echinated-podded Trumpet-flower. Clt. 1804. Shrub cl. 



44 B. MICROCA'LYX (Meyer, prim, esseq. p. 211.) lower leaves 

 ternate: superior ones conjugate ; leaflets oval, obtuse ; flowers 

 racemose ; calyx 5-toothed, very short. Jj . w . S. Native 

 about Essequibo, climbing on the highest trees. Branches 

 nodose at the insertion of the leaves ; nodi compressed. Ten- 

 drils none. Racemes axillary, few-flowered. Corollas 3 inches 

 long, purple, elegantly striped inside ; segments obtuse. Lobes 

 of stigma obtuse, crenulated. This species is closely allied to 

 Bign. echinata, and Bign. heterophylla. 



Small-calyxed Trumpet-flower. Shrub cl. 



45 B. CHERE'RE (Aubl. guian. 2. p. 644. t. 260.) lower leaves 

 ternate ; upper ones conjugate, cirrhose ; leaflets ovate, acumi- 

 nated, sometimes sub-cordate, glabrous ; cymes axillary. Ij . 

 >_,. S. Native of Guiana, in woods, on the banks of rivers. B. 

 heterophylla, Willd. spec. 3. p. 298. B. Kerere, Lam. diet. 1. 

 j). 420. Branches angular. Corollas 2 inches long, yellow. 

 Follicles ovate, hard, compressed. 



Cherere Trumpet- flower. Fl. ? Clt. 1824. Shrub cl. 



46 B. VENU'STA (Ker, bot. reg. t. 249.) scandent ; branches 

 angular, glabrous ; lower leaves ternate; superior ones conju- 

 gate ; leaflets oblong-ovate, acuminated, oblique at the base ; 

 petioles villous inside ; corymbs terminal, many-flowered. Tj . 

 w . S. Native of Brazil. Calyx villous, short, 5-toothed. Co- 

 rolla clavately funnel-shaped, with a spreading border, villous 

 inside, crimson. 



Lovely Trumpet-flower. Fl. Sept. Dec. Clt. 1816. Shrub 

 climbing. 



47 B. INCARNA'TA (Aubl. guian. 2. p. 645. t. 261.) scandent ; 

 leaves large ; lower ones ternate ; upper ones binate ; tendrils 

 simple ; leaflets ovate, acuminated ; corymbs axillary. T? . w . 

 S. Native of Guiana, in woods, on the banks of the river 

 Sinemari. Shrub sarmentose. Flowers numerous, rose-coloured. 

 Fruit long, flat. 



Flesh-coloured-Qowered Trumpet-flower. Shrub cl. 



3. Leaves ternate or trifoliate, destitute of tendrils. 



48 B. TRIPHY'LLA (Lin. spec. 870. Mill. diet. no. 14.) leaves 

 ternate, glabrous ; leaflets ovate, acuminated ; stem shrubby, 



erect. Tj . S. Native of the Island of Vera Cruz. Flowers 

 white, in terminal panicles. 



Three-leated Trumpet-flower. Clt. 1733. Shrub erect. 



49 B. MOLLIS (Vahl, eclog. 2. p. 46. icon. pi. amer. t. 10.) 

 scandent ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate, sub-cordate, downy 

 on both surfaces ; panicles terminal, many-flowered ; flowers 

 small, ^.y,. S. Native of Cayenne. B. tomentosa, Rich, 

 in act. soc. hist. nat. par. 1. p. 11. Branches beset with rufous 

 hairs. Leaflets 5 inches long, obtuse, with a short acumen. 

 Calyx clothed with brownish down, obsoletely 5-toothed. Co- 

 rolla downy. 



Soft Trumpet-flower. Clt. 1818. Shrub cl. 



50 B. PILULIFERA (Rich, in act. soc. hist. nat. par. 1. p. 11.) 

 scandent ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, with a short acu- 

 men ; panicles brachiate, composed of compound piluliferous 

 racemes, fj . w . S. Native of Cayenne. Flowers small. 



Pill-bearing Trumpet-flower. Shrub cl. 



51 B. CARICHANE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 

 p. 137.) erect; branches terete, striated, glabrous; leaves 

 simple and ternate ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, glabrous, shining, 

 white beneath ; panicles terminal, sessile ; flowers pentandrous ; 

 corollas glabrous. }/ S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco, 

 betwixt Encaramada and Carichana. Branchlets rather downy. 

 Branches of panicle dichotomous, hairy. Calyx obsoletely 5- 

 toothed, smoothish. Corolla having the tube widened above, 

 oblique, much longer than the calyx ; segments roundish ovate, 

 the 2 upper ones rather the largest. The 2 longer stamens 

 exserted ; filaments all pilose at the base. Anthers sagittately 

 bifid, with diverging lobes. Perhaps a new genus. 



Carichana Trumpet-flower. Shrub erect. 



52 B. VERRUCOSA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 137.) erect?; 

 branches terete, striated, warted, glabrous ; leaves ternate : 

 leaflets oblong, narrowed at top, obtuse, acutish at the base, 

 glabrous, shining ; panicles terminal, sessile ; corollas glabrous, 

 fj . S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco, near the town of 

 Caicaro. Leaflets 2| inches long, and 5 lines broad. Petioles 

 downy. Branches of panicle dichotomous, downy. Calyx 

 downy, 5-toothed. Corolla funnel-shaped, red. Follicles 3 

 inches long, glabrous. 



fFarted-branched Trumpet-flower. Shrub erect. 



53 B. APURE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 138.) scandent ; 

 branches terete, a little striated, glabrous ; leaves ternate ; 

 leaflets elliptic-oblong, short-acuminated, acutish at the base, 

 glabrous, downy on the veins beneath ; spikes terminal, sessile ; 

 corollas glabrous, tj . ^,. S. Native on the shady banks of 

 the river Apures, near El Diamante. Branches white. Flowers 

 pedicellate, 2 inches long. Calyx irregularly 3-4 or 5-toothed. 

 Corolla funnel-shaped, yellow, with roundish, spreading, nearly- 

 equal lobes. Filaments hairy at the base ; the sterile one not seen. 



dpures Trumpet-flower. Clt. 1824. Shrub cl. 



54 B. UMBRdsA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 138.) scandent? ; 

 branches compressed, striated, clothed with fine, downy hairs ; 

 leaves ternate ; leaflets ovate-oblong, acuminated, cordate, 

 glabrous, shining ; flowers panicled ; corollas downy outside, 

 fj . ^. ? S. Native of New Andalusia, in valleys, about Caripe. 

 Leaflets 5 inches long, and 2^ broad. Petioles downy. 

 Branches of panicle dichotomous, downy. Calyx almost quite 

 entire. Flowers sweet-scented. Stamens with glabrous fila- 

 ments, and ciliately fringed anthers. 



Shaded Trumpet-flower. Shrub cl. ? 



55 B. RIPARIA (H. B. et Kunth, I.e. p. 138.) scandent; 

 branches terete, striated, clothed with fine downy tomentum; 

 leaves ternate ; leaflets obovate-roundish, acuminated, cordate, 

 beset with soft hairs on the veins beneath ; panicles axillary, 

 pedunculate ; corollas downy outside. Ij w S. Native of 

 New Granada, near Mompox, on the banks of the river Magda- 



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