CORDIACE^E. I. CORDIA. 



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hairs ; calycine teeth setaceous, hairy. Jj . S. Native of tro- 

 pical Brazil, Sello. Leaves petiolate, 3 inches long and 2| 

 broad. Branches obscurely angular, clothed with hairy tomen- 

 tum. Peduncles 2 inches long. Drupe inclosed in the calyx. 

 Corolla smaller than those of C. macrocephala, to which species 

 it conies nearest. In both the tomentnm is stellate, according to 

 Cham. 1. c. Rachis of the head of flowers clavate. 

 Beautiful-headed Cordia. Shrub. 



105 C. SESSILIFOLIA (Cham, et Schlecht, 1. c.) leaves sessile, 

 lanceolate, acute, simply serrated, but sometimes the lower ones 

 are doubly and deeply serrated, so as to be almost pir.natifid, 

 hairy on both surfaces, softer beneath ; heads pedunculate, ter- 

 minal and lateral, nearly globose ; calyx obconical, with some- 

 what setaceously acuminated teeth, hairv; segments of the corolla 

 2-lobed : lobes arched, blunt ; stamens shorter than the limb. 



?. S. Native of tropical Brazil, Sello. A rough hairy shrub. 

 Stems 10 inches high bearing 1 head of flowers, or 2 feet high 

 bearing many heads of flowers, thickness of a hen's quill. 

 Leaves 2i inches long, and about ^ an inch broad. Hairs stri- 

 gose. Peduncles a little shorter than the upper leaves, about 

 an inch long, having the rachis hardly thickened, and beset with 

 hairs between the calyxes, which are glabrous in their lower 

 part. Corolla funnel-shaped, with a large 5-lobed limb. Stig- 

 mas slender, as in the congeners. Drupe partly covered by the 

 calyx, containing a 2-celled nut, one of which is abortive. 

 Sessile-leaved Cordia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



. 3. SPICA'TH. Spikes of flowers elongated. Calycine 

 teeth short, acute. Throat of corolla pilose. 



106 C. RIPA'RIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 71. 

 t. 207.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, denticulated, scabrous 

 above, and clothed with rusty tomentum beneath ; spikes cylin- 

 drical, dense, disposed in a panicle ; calyx, peduncles, and 

 branches clothed with rusty hairs ; throat of corolla pilose ; 

 stamens exserted. Tj . S. Native of New Granada, on the 

 banks of the river Magdalena, near Monpox, in humid places. 

 Leaves petiolate, 3-4 inches long. Spikes 2-3 inches long. 

 Calyx campanulate, 5-6-toothed; teeth smooth. Corolla cam- 

 panulately funnel-shaped, white, size of those of Myosotis scor- 

 pioides ; limb 5-cleft ; lobes rounded. Stigmas subclavate. 

 Drupe unknown. 



River-tide Cordia. Shrub. 



107 C. FERRUGINEA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 

 p. 71. Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 458.) leaves ovate, acute, 

 denticulated, pilose above, and clothed with rusty tomentum be- 

 neath ; spikes terminal and axillary, interrupted ; calyx hairy ; 

 throat of corolla pilose. T? . S. Native of New Granada, near 

 Gonzanama and Loxa. Varronia ferrugmea, Lam. ill. p. 418. 

 no. 1888. Desv. journ. bot. I. p. 266. no. 1. t. 9. Varronia 

 Martinicensis, Desf. tabl. de 1'ecole. p. 71. but not of Lin. ex 

 Desv. 1. c. Cordia pyrifolia, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 802. 

 Varronia pyrifolia, Willd. rel. Floriferous leaves alternate, the 

 rest opposite. Spikes an inch long. Calyx 5-toothed, length 

 of corolla, which is yellowish. 



Runty Cordia. Shrub. 



108 C. LAXIFLORA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 72.) 

 leaves broad-ovate, very shortly acuminated, denticulated, sca- 

 brous above, and clothed with rufescent down beneath ; spikes 

 axillary, interrupted ; calyx hairy ; throat of corolla pilose ; 

 genitals exserted. Jj . S. Native of New Granada, in hot 

 places between Monpox and Morales, in the valley of the river 

 Magdalena. Branches terete, clothed with fuscescent hairs, as 

 well as the petioles and peduncle*. Leaves subalternate, petio- 

 late, 2-3 inches long, and 1^ to 2 inches broad. Corolla some- 

 what campanulate, white. Drupe girded by the calyx, size of 

 hemp-seed. Very nearly allied to C.ferruginea. 



VOL. IV. 



Loose-Jlonered Cordia. Shrub. 



109 C. LANA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 72.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acute, serrated, woolly on both surfaces, but most so 

 beneath ; spikes terminal and axillary, panicled, dense ; calyx 

 hairy ; throat of corolla pilose ; genitals exserted. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of New Granada, near the town of Santa Fe de Bogota. 

 Branches terete, hairy, angular while young, and clothed with 

 rusty hairs, as well as the peduncles. Leaves subalternate, 

 petiolate, 3 inches long, hairy above, and clothed with fusces- 

 cent tomentum beneath. Calyx campanulate, with smooth 

 teeth. Corolla funnel-shaped, white ; tube length of calyx. 

 Stigmas clavate. Very nearly allied to C. tomentbsa. 



Woolly Cordia. Shrub. 



110 C. TOMENTOSA (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 459.) 

 leaves ovate, serrated, acute, tomentose ; spikes thick, short, ob- 

 tuse, forming a terminal panicle ; peduncles dichotomous, axil- 

 lary and terminal. ^ $ Native of Cayenne, Richard. Var- 

 ronia tomentosa, Lam. ill. p. 419. no. 1892. Desv. journ. bot. 

 1. p. 266. no. 3. The whole plant is clothed with tomentum, or 

 very hairy. Leaves white beneath ; petioles villous. 



Tomentose Cordia. Shrub. 



111 C. SALVT*FOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. S. p. 

 72.) leaves lanceolate-oblong, narrowed at both ends, crenately 

 serrated, wrinkled, scabrous from strigae above, but clothed with 

 hoary tomentum beneath ; spikes terminal and lateral, dense, 

 disposed in a panicle ; calyx hairy ; throat of corolla rather 

 pilose ; genitals exserted. ^ . S. Native along with C. lanata. 

 Cordia Humboldtii, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 801. C. flo- 

 ribunda, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 652. Varronia floribunda, Desv. 

 journ. bot. 1. p. 267. no. 2. Branches terete, glabrous, but 

 when young hairy, and rather angular. Leaves petiolate, 2-3 

 inches long, and J to 1 inch broad ; petioles hairy. Spikes I 

 to 1J inch long. Flowers densely glomerate. Peduncles cloth- 

 ed with fuscescent hairs. Calyx campanulate. Corolla funnel- 

 shaped, yellow ? twice as long as the calyx. Stigmas capitately 

 clavate. 



Sage-leated Cordia. Shrub. 



112 C. CYLINDRISTA'CHYA (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 459.) 

 leaves ovate, acute, densely serrated, wrinkled, hispid above, 

 and tomentose beneath ; spikes oblong, bifid and trifid, supra- 

 axillary and terminal, dense-flowered ; calyx hairy ? genitals 

 exserted ? 1? . S. Native of Peru, in hedges. Varronia cy- 

 lindristachya, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 23. Desv. journ. bot. 



1. p. 269. no. 5. Varronia macrostachya, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 



2. p. 23. t. 147. f. a. Cordia macrostachya, Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 652. Branches terete, hairy, angular while young. Leaves 

 alternate, hardly petiolate, rough beneath, 4-6 inches long. 

 Spikes densely cylindrical. Calyx greenish yellow. Corolla 

 white. Drupe white, inclosed in the calyx, containing a 1-2- 

 celled nut. 



Cylindrical-spiked Cordia. Shrub. 



113 C. PORTORICE'NSIS (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 651.) leaves lan- 

 ceolate, attenuated at the base, dentately serrated, mucronate, 

 scabrous, of the same colour on both surfaces ; spikes terminal, 

 solitary. ^ . S. Native of Portorico. 



Porlorico Cordia. Shrub or tree. 



114 C. CANE'SCEXS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 73.) 

 leaves lanceolate, acute, serrated, wrinkled, scabrous above, but 

 clothed with hoary tomentum beneath : spikes terminal and late- 

 ral, rather dense ; calyx clothed with hoary down; throat of 

 corolla pilose ; stamens exserted. Jj . S. Native of New Gra- 

 nada, on the eastern declivities of the Andes of Quindiu, near 

 the town of Ibaque, at the altitude of 760 hexapods. Varronia 

 rugosa, Willd. herb. no. 4550. C. rugosa, Rcem. et Schultes, 

 syst. 4. p. 801. Branches terete, clothed with hoary down or 

 hairs. Leaves petiolate, 2-3 inches long, and ^ an inch broad. 



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