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CORDIACE^E. I. CORDIA. 



Spikes 2 inches long, clothed with hoary down. Calyx campa- 

 nulate. Corolla somewhat campanulate, white, twice as long as 

 the calyx. Drupe ovate, inclosed in the calyx, size of a hemp- 

 seed ; nut 1-celled, 1-seeded by abortion. 

 Canesccnt Cordia. Shrub. 



115 C. POLYSTA'CHYA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves obovate- 

 oblong, acutish, cuneately narrowed at the base, remotely-tooth- 

 ed, scabrous and shining above, but clothed with fine hoary to- 

 mentum beneath ; spikes terminal and axillary, disposed in pani- 

 cles, a little interrupted ; calyx downy ; throat of corolla rather 

 pilose ; stamens exserted. Tj . S. Native on the banks of the 

 river Orinoco, near the cataract of Maypure. C. canescens, 

 Willd. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 799. Branches terete, 

 clothed with hoary down. Leaves subalternate, petiolate, often 

 obtuse, 3 inches long, and 1 \ broad. Spikes cylindrical, 1^- to 

 2 inches long. Flowers glomerate. Calyx campanulate, 4-6- 

 toothed. Corolla campanulately funnel-shaped, white. Very 

 nearly allied to C. obliqua. 



Many- spiked Cordia. Shrub. 



116 C. GRAVE'OLENS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 74.) leaves 

 oblong, acute, narrowed at the base, toothed, scabrous above, 

 but clothed with hoary down beneath ; spikes lateral, elongated ; 

 calyx downy ; throat of corolla rather pilose ; stamens exserted? 

 fj . S. Native in woods of the Orinoco, between Villa Farrera 

 and the town of Angostura. C. spicata, Willd. rel. ex Roem. et 

 Schultes, syst. 4. p. 799. Branches a little compressed, stri- 

 ated, scabrous, rather angular while young. Leaves alternate, 

 petiolate, 2-3 inches long. Spikes on long downy peduncles, 

 cylindrical, 2-3 inches long. Flowers dense, glomerate. Calyx 

 campanulate. Corolla white ; margins of the segments creuu- 

 lated. This and the preceding are probably only varieties of 

 the following. 



Strong-scented Cordia. Shrub 6 feet. 



117 C. OBLI V QUA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 74.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acute, cuneately-narrowed at the base, serrately toothed, 

 scabrous from strigse above, but clothed with hoary pubescence 

 beneath ; spikes lateral, elongated ; calyx clothed with strigose 

 down ; throat of corolla pilose ; stamens exserted ? ^7.8. 

 Native of Peru ; and of Mexico, on the sea shore, near Cam- 

 peachy. Varronia obliqua, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 24. t. 

 147. f. b. Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 268. no. 4. Cordia Peru- 

 viana, Room, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 459. Branches terete, ra- 

 ther scabrous, but clothed with hoary down in the young state. 

 Leaves nearly 3 inches long, on short petioles. Spikes 4 inches 

 long ; flowers rather distant, ex Kunth ; dense, ex Ruiz, et 

 Pav. Corolla white, ex Ruiz, et Pav. 



Oblique-leaved Cordia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



118 C. GUIANE'NSIS (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 460.) 

 leaves ovate-oblong, running into the petioles at the base, 

 sharply serrated : serratures erectish ; flowers loose, on the 

 spikes, minute, very few towards the base of the spikes. 5; . S. 

 Native of Guiana, and Cayenne, near towns. Varronia Guian- 

 ensis, Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 270. no. 7. Varronia Martini- 

 censis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 232. but not of others. Leaves large, 

 5-7 inches long ; petioles short. 



Guiana Cordia. Shrub. 



119 C. DIVARICA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 74.) 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, cuneated at the base, crenated, 

 wrinkled, scabrous above, but clothed with fuscescent tomentum 

 beneath ; spikes lateral, dense-flowered ; calyx downy ; throat 

 of corolla pilose ; stamens exserted ? fj . S. Native of New 

 Andalusia, in woods near Cumana, Cariaca, and Quetepe. Cordia 

 dentata, Vahl, eclog. 3. p. 5. C. corylifolia, Willd. herb, ex Rcem. 

 et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 801. C. corymbosa, Schlecht, in 

 Willd. herb, no. 4566. Rcem. et. Schultes, syst. 4. p. 801. 

 Branches terete, glabrous, fuscous, downy while young. Leaves 



on short petioles, hardly an inch long, and 3-4 lines broad. 

 Spikes pedunculate, 1 inch long, cylindrical. Calyx campa- 

 nulate. Corolla subcampanulate, C-cleft. Drupe ovate, gla- 

 brous, half covered by the calyx, size of a hempseed ; nut 

 1-celled, 1-seeded by abortion. 



Divaricate Cordia. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 



120 C. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 460.) 

 leaves linear, subdentate, bluntish, with revolute edges, sca- 

 brous above, and rather tomentose beneath ; spikes linear-ob- 

 long, terminal ; calyx villous ; stamens almost length of the co- 

 rolla, f? . S. Native of the Island of Santa Cruz. Varronia 

 angustifolia, West, St. Croix, p. 202. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1081. 

 Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 271. no. 8. Varronia Curassavica, Lam. 

 diet. 4. p. 264. Branches rusty. Leaves petiolate, crowded. 

 Spikes dense, 2-3 inches long, length of peduncles. Calyx in- 

 flated, with 5 setaceous teeth, which are the length of its tube. 

 Corolla white; tube length of calyx ; lobes of limb short, emar- 

 ginate. Style short ; stigma simple, capitate ? Drupe small, 

 red. Poir. diet, suppl. 3. p. 729. under V. Curassavica. 



Nanon-leaved Cordia. Clt. 1808. Shrub 12 feet. 



121 C. MARTINICE'NSIS (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 461.) 

 leaves broad-ovate, acuminated, serrated, very much wrinkled, 

 scabrous above, and downy or tomentose beneath ? spikes ter- 

 minal and axillary, dense- flowered ; calyx downy ? large, 

 inflated ; stamens exserted. F? . S. Native of Martinico, 

 on the edges of fields. Varronia Martinicensis, Jacq. amer. 

 p. 41. t. 32. pict. t. 42. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1080. Gsertn. 

 fruct. 3. p. 171. t. 212. f. 5. Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 272. no. 

 10. Leaves 3 inches long. Spikes an inch long, oblong, ex 

 Jacq. Habit of C. macrostachya and C. Curassavica. 



Martinico Cordia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1795. Shrub 5 to 

 6 feet. 



122 C. MULTISPICA'TA (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnsea, 4. p. 

 490.) leaves ovate, acuminated, acute, toothed at top, bluntly 

 cuneated, and running into the petioles at the base, scabrous 

 from strigae above, and downy beneath ; spikes oblong-clavate, 

 subcylindrical, terminal and axillary, forming the panicle, ex- 

 ceeding the leaves ; calyx downy, 5 -toothed : teeth acute, 

 thicker, and somewhat acuminated at apex ; corolla subcampa- 

 nulate, with an almost entire limb, exceeding the calyx a little ; 

 stamens various in length, sometimes shorter than the limb of 

 the corolla, and sometimes longer. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, 

 within the tropic. Young branches, peduncles, and petioles, 

 clothed with short hairs, which are less adpressed than those in 

 C. Martinicensis ; and the petioles are combined with the pedun- 

 cular, axillary branches at the base. Larger leaves 6 inches 

 long and 3 broad. Style and ovarium glabrous. Drupe ovoid, 

 loosely covered by the rather inflated calyx ; putamen 1-celled, 

 1-seeded by abortion. This is probably a variety of C. Mar- 

 tinicensis, or a very nearly allied species. It differs in the 

 spikes being more slender, 3| inches long, loose at the base ; in 

 the terminal ones being by threes, and the axillary ones solitary, 

 the whole forming panicles at the tops of the branches. The 

 calyx is very similar, but smaller ; having the teeth acute and 

 shorter, or less acuminated. 



Many-spiked Cordia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



123 C. MACROSTA'CHYA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 461.) 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate ; spikes oblong. ^ . S. Native of 

 tropical America, about Carthagena. Varronia macrostachya, 

 Jacq. amer. p. 41. Desv. journ. bot. 1. p. 272. no. 11. Shrub 

 much branched. Leaves narrow, 6 inches long, length of 

 spikes. The rest as in C. Curassavica. Calycine teeth ending 

 in setaceous points. 



Long-spiked Cordia. Shrub 12 feet. 



124 C. INTEGRIFOLIA (Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 461.) 

 shrub quite glabrous ; leaves sublanceolate, obtuse, quite entire, 



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