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CORD1ACE/E. X. ERYSIBE. XI. ROCHEFORTIA. 



LIN. SYST. Penldndria, Digijnia. Calyx adherent, ventri- 

 cose, rather coriaceous, 5-cleft. Corolla rotate; with rounded 

 segments. Stamens 5, exseried. Style forked ; stigmas 2, 

 capitate. Drupe tetragonal, containing a 4-seeded, 4-celled nut. 

 A moderate-sized tree, with a scabrous trunk, and twisted, 

 angular, green branches. Leaves quite entire. Flowers termi- 

 nal, corymbose, articulated to the extremities of the pe- 

 duncles, sweet-scented, falling spontaneously before fecunda- 

 tion. 



1 M. HUANI'TA (La Lave, ex Lexarz. 1. c.) T? . S. Native 

 of Mexico. Branches difformed at the extremities. Leaves 

 3-4 inches long. 



Huanita Morelosia. Tree. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Cordia, p. 387. 



Tribe III. 



ERIMATALIE'Ji (this tribe only contains the genus Erysibe.) 

 Style hardly any ; stigma large, 5-groved. Drupe pulpy, con- 

 taining only one 1 -seeded nut. 



X. ERYSI'BE (probably the East Indian name of E. 

 paniculata.) Roxb. cor. 2. t. 159. fl. ind. 2. p. 284. Blum, 

 bijdr. p. 1046. Erimatalia, Lam. diet. 2. p. 348. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, or 

 5-toothed ; segments obtuse, imbricate. Corolla with a short 

 tube, tomentose outside ; limb spreading, 5-parted : lobes bifid, 

 induplicate in aestivation. Ovarium 1 -celled, 3-4-ovulate ; 

 ovula attached to the bottom of the cell. Stigma sessile, dis- 

 coid. Berry 1-seeded, ex Roxb. Climbing shrubs, with alter- 

 nate leaves, and axillary and terminal panicles of flowers. 

 This genus is nearly allied to Moorcroftia and Maripa, on the 

 one hand, and Apocyneae on the other. 



1 E. PANICULA'TA (Roxb. cor. 2. t. 159.) leaves oblong, 

 pointed, glabrous ; panicles large, terminal. Tj . ^. S. Native 

 of the Circars, and the eastern borders of Bengal. Branches 

 and panicles clothed with rust-coloured farinae. Leaves 4-5 

 inches long, and about 2 broad. Flowers small, rust-coloured : 

 border yellow. Berry size of a cherry, black. On the moun- 

 tains bordering on Silhet, the shrub blossoms in October, and is 

 called there Luta-Bichutti. 



Panicled-fiowered Erysibe. Shrub tw. 



2 E. RHEE'DII (Blum, bijdr. p. 1047.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 bluntly acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous ; panicles axillary and 

 terminal. Fj . ^. S. Native of the Malabar coast ; and of 

 Java, on the Salak mountains, where it is called Mugmale-aroy. 

 Erima-Tali, Rheed. mal. 7. p. 73. t. 39. Lam. diet. 2. p. 348. 

 Erimatalia Rhe^dii, Roam, et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 331. 



Rheede's Erysibe. Fl. July. Shrub tw. 



3 E. GLOMERA'TA (Blum, bijdr. p. 1047.) leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous ; flowers axillary, glo- 

 merate. I? . r *. S. Native of Java, in woods, on mount Salak, 

 where it is called Kisimutli. 



Far. ft, longifolia (Blum. 1. c.) leaves cuneate-oblong, bluntly 

 acuminated. I? . '"'. S. Native of the Island of Nusee-Kambanga. 

 Glomerate-fiowereA Erysibe. Fl. Nov. Shrub tw. 



4 E. TOMENTOSA (Blum, bijdr. p. 1048.) leaves ovate, acute, 

 glabrous above, and tomentose beneath ; racemes axillary, very 

 short. Tj . ^. S. Native of Java, on the mountains of Parang. 



Tomentose Erysibe. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub tw. 



5 E. EXPA'NSA (Wall. cat. no. 1331.) young branches, ra- 

 cemes, calyxes, petioles, and undersides of young leaves clothed 

 with rusty tomentum, as in E. paniculata ; leaves coriaceous, 

 elliptic, acuminated, mucronate, shining, entire ; panicles axil- 

 lary and terminal, many-flowered, solitary or aggregate; flowers 

 racemosely fascicled, fj . ^,. S. Native of Martaban, Moal- 

 meyne, and Tavoy. 



Expanded Erysibe. Shrub climbing. 



6 E. SUBSHCA'TA (Wall. cat. no. 1332.) young branches, &c. 

 as in the last ; leaves obovate-oblong, acuminated, tapering to the 

 base, or oblong-lanceolate ; racemes spicate, solitary, terminal ; 

 flowers aggregate, crowded. Jj . w . S. Native of the Burman 

 Empire, on Mount Taong-Dong. 



(SV&spzea/e-flowered Erysibe. Shrub climbing. 



7 E. PRI'NCEI (Wall. cat. no. 1335.) young branches, &c. as 

 in the two last species ; leaves oblong, acuminated, on very 

 short petioles, almost sessile ; racemes axillary and terminal, 

 solitary or twin, simple, short ; flowers aggregate. J? . w . S. 

 Native of Singapore, J. Prince. 



Prince's Erysibe. Shrub climbing. 



8 E. FRAGKANS (Wall. cat. no. 1336.) racemes and calyxes 

 clothed with rusty tomentum ; leaves large, coriaceous, gla- 

 brous, acuminated ; racemes usually aggregate, panicled or sim- 

 ple, axillary, very short. Fp . w . S. Native of the Burman 

 Empire, at Amherst. Flowers aggregate. 



Fragrant Erysibe. Shrub climbing. 



9 E. L^VIGA'TA (Wall. cat. no. 1333.) glabrous, except the 

 outside of the inner calyxes ; leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, entire ; calyxes ciliated ; racemes short, axil- 

 lary and terminal, panicled ; flowers aggregate. P? . w . G. 

 Native of China and Silhet. Corollas white ; anthers brown. 



Smooth Erysibe. Shrub climbing. 



10 E. GLAUCE'SCENS (Wall. cat. no. 1334.) pedicels and 

 calyxes clothed with velvety brownish down ; leaves glabrous, 

 glaucescent, but perfectly glaucous beneath, broad-elliptic, acu- 

 minated ; racemes panicled, axillary and terminal, usually soli- 

 tary, elongated, the whole forming a diffuse, terminal panicle ; 

 flowers aggregate. J? . v-/ . S. Native of Moalmyne. 



Glaucescent Erysibe. Shrub climbing, 



Cult. The species of Erysibe are well fitted for training up 

 rafters or pillars in stoves ; they are of easy culture, will grow 

 well in any rich light soil, and are readily propagated by young 

 cuttings in sand, in heat, with a hand-glass placed over them. 



[ A genus not known whether belonging to the order or not. 



XI. ROCHEFO'RTIA (named in honour of M. De Roche- 

 fort, author of Histoire naturelle et morale des Isles Antilles 

 de 1' Amerique ; Rotterdam, 1639.) Swartz, prod. p. 54. fl. ind. 

 occ. 1. p. 552. icon. t. 10. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Digynia. Calyx 5-parted ; with 

 ovate-oblong segments. Corolla funnel-shaped, with a short 

 tube and open throat ; segments of the limb ovate-oblong, 

 spreading. Stamens 5, inserted in the plicae of the throat of 

 the corolla. Styles 2, subulate ; stigmas simple. Fruit glo- 

 bose, 2-celled. Seeds numerous, angular. Branched shrubs, 

 with alternate leaves ; and corymbose, dichotomous, terminal, 

 and axillary inflorescence. 



1 R. CUNEA'TA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 552. icon. t. 10.) 

 leaves cuneiform, obovate, entire, alternate, fascicled ; pedun- 

 cles terminal and axillary, subdichotomous, cymose. fj . S. 

 Native of Jamaica, in stony mountain places. Branches flexuous, 

 terete, spinose, smooth ; spines close to the petioles, long. Leaves 

 fascicled, 1-3 together, rarely more, rather emarginate at top, 

 glabrous, of an obscure, shining, greenish brown colour above, 

 and paler beneath. Cymes shorter than the leaves. Flowers 

 small, greenish white. Calyx downy. Tube of corolla pen- 

 tagonal. Stamens subulate, inserted in the recesses, between 

 the lobes of the corolla. Stigmas villous, rather plumose. 

 Seeds angular. 



Cuneate-leaved Rochefortia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



2 R. OVA'TA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 554.) leaves ovate, 

 emarginate, entire, villous ; peduncles many-flowered, twin, 



