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hairy; leaves ovate, acuminated, narrow at the base, strigose 

 above, but clothed with fine tomentum beneath ; peduncles ter- 

 minal and lateral, dichotomous, of many spikes ; calyx and pe- 

 duncles clothed with hoary tomentum ; calyx one half shorter 

 than the tube of the corolla ; drupes glabrous. F; . S. Native 

 of Quito, in woody places between Alto de Pulla and Loxa, at 

 the elevation of 1100 hexapods. Shrub with a very grateful 

 scent. Leaves 3 inches long. Spikes linear. Flowers crowd- 

 ed, about the size of those of Heliotrdpium Peruvidnum. Caly- 

 cine segments ovate-oblong, acute. Corolla white, clothed with 

 hispid tomentum outside ; lobes roundish, curled. Berry 3- 

 celled, 3-seeded. 



Loxa Tournefortia. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



12 T. CANE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 82. Willd. mss. 

 ex Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 540.) branches nearly terete 

 when young, angular and villous ; leaves ovate-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, angular at the base, nearly sessile, strigosely villous above, 

 but clothed with hoary tomentum beneath; peduncles terminal, 

 dichotomously multifid, of many spikes, clothed with hoary villi; 

 calyx hispid ; drupes glabrous, fj . S. Native near Cumana. 

 Corolla unknown. Berry nearly globose, 4-celled ; cells 1- 

 seeded. This and the preceding species are very nearly allied 

 to T. polystachya, Ruiz, et Pav., both of which are probably 

 species of Messerschmidtia. 



Canescent Tournefortia. Shrub. 



1ST. HI'SPIDA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 82.) branches rather 

 angular, hispid ; leaves ovate, acuminated, narrowed at the base, 

 hispid on both surfaces, but canescent beneath ; peduncles ter- 

 minal, hispid, dichotomously multifid, usually of 10 spikes; 

 calyxes hispid, much shorter than the corolla, fj . S. Native 

 on the shady banks of the river Magdalena, near TenerifFe. 

 Leaves 3| inches long, and 2 broad. Spikes thick. Flowers 

 approximate. Calycine segments roundish, obtuse. Corolla 

 strigose outside ; lobes obtuse. Fruit unknown. 



Hispid Tournefortia. Shrub. 



14 T. SCA'BRIDA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 83.) branches 

 terete, even, clothed with adpressed hairs ; leaves oblong- 

 elliptic, acute at both ends, scabrous above from strigae, canes- 

 cent and hairy beneath, as well as the peduncles, which are ter- 

 minal, dichotomous, of about 6 spikes ; calyxes and drupes stri- 

 gosely pilose. Ij . S. Native on the shady banks of the river 

 Magdalena, near TenerifFe. Leaves stiff, bullated above, 3| 

 inches long, and 20-21 lines broad. 



Scabrous Tournefortia. Shrub. 



15 T. CUSPIDA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 83.) branches 

 terete, hairy ; leaves oblong, acuminately cuspidate, acute at the 

 base, pilose on both surfaces, hairy on the veins beneath ; pe- 

 duncles terminal, dichotomously multifid, of many spikes, hairy. 

 \) . S. Native of Guayaquil, on the sea shore. Leaves 6| 

 inches long, silky and rusty while young. 



Cuspidate-leaved Tournefortia. Shrub. 



16 T. LJEVIGA'TA (Lam. ill. p. 419. H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 gen. amer. 3. p. 83.) branches rather angular, and rather sca- 

 brous ; leaves ovate-elliptic, short-acuminated, rounded at the 

 base, coriaceous, glabrous; peduncles terminal, paniculately mul- 

 tifid, of many spikes, beset with scattered hairs ; calyxes downy ; 

 drupes glabrous. ^ . S. Native of Guadaloupe, Martinico, 

 and on the banks of the river Magdalena, near Monpox. F. la- 

 tifblia, Willd. mss. ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 540. Leaves 

 5-C inches long, and 3 broad. Spikes 10-12 on each peduncle, 

 an inch long, diffuse. 



Smooth Tournefortia. Shrub. 



17 T. M'TIDA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 84.) branches angu- 

 lar, smooth, glabrous ; leaves somewhat elliptic, acuminated, 

 acute at the base, coriaceous, glabrous, shining above ; corymbs 



terminal, sessile, of many spikes ; calyx puberulous ; drupes 

 glabrous. I? . w . S. Native on the western declivities of the 

 Andes of Quindiu, near Carthage, at the altitude of 500 hexa- 

 pods. Leaves 4 inches long, and 2 broad. 

 Nitid-leaved Tournefortia. Shrub twining. 



18 T. CORNIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 84.) branches 

 nearly terete, striated, beset with hairs ; leaves obovate-oblong, 

 acute, narrowed at the base, stiff, rather scabrous on both sur- 

 faces ; peduncles terminal and lateral, bifid, smoothish, with 

 generally about 6 spikes ; calyxes rather scabrous ; drupes gla- 

 brous. T? . S. Native along with the preceding. Leaves about 

 3 inches long, and 1 broad. 



Dogwood-leaved Tournefortia. Shrub. 



19 T. LU'CIDA (Desv. herb, ex Ham. prod. p. 24.) branches 

 twiggy, clothed with rusty tomentum ; leaves ovate, acute, quite 

 entire, shining above, and nearly glabrous beneath ; flowers ra- 

 cemose, lateral, opposite the leaves. I? . S. Native of the 

 Antilles. 



iSAining-leaved Tournefortia. Shrub. 



20 T. TERNIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branches terete, 

 beset with adpressed hairs ; leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, nar- 

 rowed at both ends, acute, membranous, glabrous ; spikes ter- 

 minal, twin. ^ . S. Native on the banks of the river Ama- 

 zon, near Toroependa, and Jaen de Bracamoros. Leaves about 

 7 inches long, and 2i broad, sometimes beset with adpressed 

 hairs on the nerves beneath. Spikes about an inch long. 

 Flowers pedicellate. Calycine segments linear-lanceolate. Co- 

 rolla strigose outside, 3 times as long as the calyx. 



Tern-leaved Tournefortia. Shrub. 



21 T. LEUCOPHY'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 85.) branches 

 terete, clothed with fuscescent tomentum ; leaves oblong-ellip- 

 tic, acuminated, rounded at the base, glabrous above, and shin- 

 ing, but clothed with fine white tomentum beneath ; peduncles 

 terminal, dichotomously multifid, of many spikes, clothed with 

 pale rusty tomentum ; calyxes clothed with rusty tomentum. 

 \i . S. Native of New Granada, near Ibague. Leaves rather 

 membranous, 4 inches long, and nearly 2 broad. Spikes 7-8 on 

 each peduncle, \ to 1 inch long. 



White-leaved Tournefortia. Shrub. 



22 T. BRASILIE'NSIS (Poir. diet. 5. p. 357.) branches terete, 

 fuscescent, striated, with a few hairs ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 subsinuated, rough on both surfaces, white beneath ; cymes 

 short, reflexed, downy. 1? . S. Native of Brazil. Leaves 2-3 

 inches long, and 1 broad. Calycine segments acute, a little re- 

 curved, villous. 



Brazil Tournefortia. Shrub. 



23 T. SUFFRHTICOSA (Lin. spec. p. 202.) stem suffruticose ; 

 branches downy, cinereous, twiggy ; leaves sub-lanceolate, 

 hoary beneath ; spikes short, terminal and axillary, cymose. Jj . 

 S. Native of Jamaica, and tropical America, near the sea. 

 Browne, jam. p. 170. Lam. ill. no. 1880. t. 95. f. 3 Sloane, 

 hist. 2. p. 29. t. 162. f. 4. Leaves 2 inches long, and 1 broad, 

 dark green above, sessile. Corollas white, twice as long as the 

 calyx. 



Suffruticose Tournefortia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. 

 Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



24 T. SCA'BRA (Lam. ill. no. 1883. Poir. diet. 5. p. 359.) 

 branches elongated, striated, rather downy ; leaves oblong or 

 linear-lanceolate, obtuse, reflexed, very scabrous, denticulated ; 

 peduncles branched, terminal, scabrous, as well as the calyxes ; 

 berry conical, tj . S. Native of St. Domingo. Leaves 1-2 

 inches long, and 4 lines broad, villous and wrinkled beneath. 

 Teeth of calyx acute, spreading. Berry rufescent. 



Var. ft ; leaves narrower, and very long. f; S. Native of 

 St. Domingo. Leaves acute, green, acuminated, twice as long 



