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Sello s Cordia. Tree. 



23 C. HETEROPHY'LLA (Willd. herb. 5474. Cham, et Schlecht, 

 1. c. p. 480.) leaves form of those of C. pubescent, tomentose, 

 as in the preceding species ; cymes pedunculate, terminal, late- 

 ral, and extra-axillary ; calyx narrow, clavate, not globose ; 

 corolla narrower : segments short, exceeding the calyx a little ; 

 stamens rarely equal in length to the segments of the corolla ; 

 throat of corolla and filaments glabrous ; ovarium oblong-el- 

 liptic, hairy on the top, as in C. Selloniana. Jj . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. 



I'arious-leared Cordia. Tree. 



24 C. OBSCC'RA (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnasa, 4. p. 480.) 

 very nearly allied to the preceding, but is distinguished by the 

 nearly sessile, pergamaceous, less silky leaves, which are fur- 

 nished on both surfaces with more numerous stiff short hairs, 

 with the vascular rete finer, and more prominent on the upper 

 surface ; cymes smaller, on shorter peduncles, terminal, lateral, 

 and axillary, tj . S. Native of Brazil, within the tropic, Sello. 

 Young branches angular, beset with brown hairs, as well as bark. 

 Leaves 2 inches to i foot long, and 2| inches broad. Cymes 

 fastigiate. Calyx downy. Segments of the corolla obtuse, a 

 little shorter than the tube. Stamens exserted, hardly the 

 length of the segments of the corolla, inserted in the throat, 

 where it is very villous. 



Obscure Cordia. Tree. 



25 C. SALICIFOLIA (Cham, et Schlecht in Linnaea, 4. p. 481.) 

 leaves thin, firm, hardly pellucid, lanceolate, acuminated, acute, 

 tapering into the petioles ; cymes lateral, on short peduncles, 

 nearly sessile, or on long peduncles, erect, sub-fastigiate, beset 

 with short hairs ; flowers pedicellate ; calyx short, campanulate, 

 irregularly lobed. glabrous outside, but pilose inside ; corolla 

 salver-shaped; tube length of calyx ; limb 5-cleft ; segments 

 reflexed, narrow-elliptic, obtuse, one-half the length of the 

 tube, or a little longer ; stamens much exserted, twice as long 

 as the segments of the corolla. Tj . S. Native of the south 

 of Brazil, Sello. Besides the buds, the tops of the inflores- 

 cence and branchlets are glabrous. Leaves 5 inches long, and 

 an inch broad. 



Willorr-leaced Cordia. Tree. 



20 C. AMBicuA (Cham, in Linnaea, S. p. 125.) beset with stiff 

 hairs all over, the upper surfaces of the leaves scabrous, and the 

 inflorescence tomentose ; branches angular and furrowed ; leaves 

 nearly opposite and scattered, 6-8 inches long, firm, membran- 

 ous, flat, elliptic, drawn out into the petioles at the base, acute, 

 obtuse and few-toothed at the apex, or acuminated, acute, and 

 nearly entire ; cymes small, terminal ; calyx closed, clavate at 

 first, at length obconically tubular, irregularly 5-toothed ; co- 

 rolla salver-shaped, having the tube dilated upwards, and the 

 segments oblong, length of tube, a little dilated, and undu- 

 lately plicate at top ; drupe half-closed in the calyx. \j . 

 S. Native of Brazil, Sello. Cordia Anabaptista, Cham. Very 

 like C. superba, tar. elltplica, but the flowers are much smaller. 

 Stamens exserted. Drupe containing a 3-celled, 3 or 1 seeded 

 putamen. 



Ambiguous Cordia. Tree. 



27 C. PUBE'SCEXS (Willd. herb, ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. 

 p. 803. Cham, in Linnaea, 8. p. 127, and 4. p. 479.) leaves on 

 short petioles, ovate, or ovate-oblong, somewhat unequal-sided, 

 rounded at the base, and subcordate, drawn out at apex into a 

 fine tail-like acumen ; others are nearly orbicular, acutely acu- 

 minated, on very short petioles, all are entire and discoloured, 

 when young rather silky and shining above, and strigulose and 

 velvety beneath, when old strigulose above and downy beneath ; 

 inflorescence cymosely panicled, sub-fastigiate, loose ; calyx 

 with 5 acutish, erect teeth, clothed with velvety tomentum 



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inside; corolla sal ver- shaped : tube length of calyx : segments 

 obtuse, reflexed ; filaments bearded at their insertion, hardly 

 exceeding the segments of the corolla ; ovarium hairy at top ; 

 stigmas not dilated, fy . S. Native of Brazil. Branches 

 angular, tomentose, or villous. Leaves 10-12 inches long, and 

 4-5 broad. Calyx downy outside. 

 Downy Cordia. Tree. 



28 C. CORDIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 70.) leaves 

 oblong, obtuse, cordate, quite entire, glabrous above, and pubes- 

 cent beneath ; corymbs terminal, dichototnous, diffuse ; flowers 

 sessile, glomerate ; calyx campanulate, downy, smooth, with 

 acute teeth ; limb of corolla 5-cleft, with linear, reflexed seg- 

 ments ; stamens pilose at the base. ^ . S. Native of the 

 islands in the river Apures, near El. Diamante and Arichuna. 

 Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 800. Branches 

 terete, glabrous, white. Leaves 3-4 inches long, and 2 or more 

 broad. Flowers sessile, size of those of Mybsotit scorpioidet. 

 Corollas white. Stamens much exserted. Style inclosed. 



Heart-leaved Cordia. Tree or Shrub. 



29 C. EHRETIOIDES (Lam. ill. no. 1902.) leaves oblong-ovate, 

 acute at the base, quite entire, glabrous ; panicles lateral, 

 shorter than the leaves. Ij . S. Native of Jamaica. C. collococca, 

 j3, Poir. diet. 7. p. 42. ? Sloane, hist. 2. t. 203. f. 2. Flowers 

 small. This differs from C. collococca in the leaves not being cor- 

 date at the base. Said to be the same as C.flatescens, by Spreng. 



Ehretia-Uke Cordia. Tree. 



30 C. FLAVE'SCENS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 22C. t. 89.) leaves 

 oblong, acuminated, quite entire, glabrous ; racemes simple, 

 axillary ; peduncles very long ; calyx deeply divided into 

 5-6 rounded, acute segments ; drupe dry, greenish-yellow, 

 cherry-formed. b S. Native of Guiana and Cayenne, on 

 the edges of fields. C. sarmentosa, Lam. ill. no. 1907. Stems 

 many, sarmentose. Leaves sub-petiolate, 6-7 inches long, and 

 3 broad. Corolla yellowish, with rounded lobes. Stamens 5-6, 

 exserted ; anthers sagittate. 



Yellowish-fruited Cordia. Clt. 1823. Shrub sarmentose, 8 

 to 9 feet. 



31 C. TETRA'NDRA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 222. t. 87.) leaves 

 ovate, acute, somewhat cordate at the base, rough beneath, and 

 glabrous above ; corymbs or cymes terminal ; calyx turbinate, 

 with 4 rounded, acute teeth ; limb of corolla of 4 rounded, 

 acutish segments ; stamens 4, inserted under the divisions of the 

 limb, exserted ; drupes small, containing 4 1 -seeded nuts. ^ S. 

 Native of Guiana and Cayenne, on the banks of rivers, and on 

 the sea-shore. Leaves 8-10 inches long, and 3-4 broad, sub- 

 undulated. Cymes like those of Sambucus; peduncles dicho- 

 tomous. Corolla small, funnel-shaped, green ; tube short. 



Tetrandrous Cordia. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 



32 C. TOQUE'VE (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 228. t. 90.) leaves cor- 

 date-ovate, acuminated, entire, villous ; corymbs panicled, term- 

 inal, racemose ; calyx tubular, 5-toothed ; corolla with a short 

 tube, and 5 roundish, spreading lobes. J? . S. Native of 

 Guiana, in woods near Sinemari. The whole plant villous, 

 much branched. Leaves 4-6 inches long, and 3-4 broad. 

 Common peduncles long and villous. Corolla white. Stamens 

 exserted. Drupe oblong, 1-seeded, yellowish. Toquete is the 

 Guiana name of the shrub, ex Aublet. 



Toquete Cordia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



33 C. MACROPHY'LLA (Lin. spec. p. 273. Mill. diet. no. 3. 

 Willd. spec. 1. p. 1075.) leaves ovate-oblong, villous, entire, or 

 a little denticulated ; racemes corymbose, small, villous ; calyx 

 villous, cup-shaped, with 5 obtuse teeth ; corolla having the 

 tube villous inside, and the segments of the limb deflexed and 

 curled ; drupe reddish, containing a 2-celled, 2-seeded puta- 

 men. Jj . S. Native of the Antilles, Jamaica, Porto Rico, St. 



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