SOLANACE.E. XXXI. FRAKCISCEA. XXXII. BROWALLIA. 



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parietes of the capsule at maturity. Erectish, middle-sized 

 shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple, oblong, entire. Peduncles 

 permanent, somewhat geniculated, axillary and terminal, brac- 

 teate. Flowers bracteate, usually crowded, cymosely racemose, 

 rarely solitary, violaceous or lilac, somewhat resupinate. Tube of 

 corolla inflated. Receptacle nearly terete, spongy, scrobiculate, 

 adnate to the dissepiment. This genus is said to be nearly 

 allied to Brotrdllia ; but differs in the calyx being campanulate 

 and inflated, equally 5-toothed, permanent, &c. 



1 F. VXIFLORA (Pohl, bras. 1. p. i. t. 1.) branches diffuse, 

 spreading ; leaves elliptic, acute ; bracteas lanceolate, and are, 

 as well as the calyxes, glabrous ; flowers solitary. Jj.S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, among bushes in the province of Rio Janeiro, in 

 the road to Sumidorio and Governo, &c. F. Hopeana, Hook, 

 bot. mag. 2828. Lodd. bot. cab. 1S32. Piso, bras. p. 85. 

 with a figure. Margr. bras. p. 69. with same figure. Leaves 

 pale green below. Branches greenish, hoary. Corolla with a 

 whitish tube, and bluish-violet or purple limb. 



One-homered Franciscea. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1826. Shrub 

 1 to 3 feet. 



2 F. LATIFOIIA (Pohl, bras. 1. p. 3. t. 2.) branches very 

 short, spreading ; leaves broad-elliptic, acutish ; bracteas lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, and are, as well as the calyxes, quite glabrous ; 

 flowers few, subcytnose, terminal, fj . S. Native of Brazil, 

 at Tejuco, and not far from Rio Janeiro. Leaves canescent, 

 green beneath, 6-7 inches long, and 2 to 2| broad. Corolla 

 violaceous or purple. 



Broad-leated Franciscea. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



3 F. ACCMIXA'TA (Pohl. bras. 1. p. 4. t. 3.) branches erectly 

 spreading ; leaves oblong, acuminated, attenuated a little at the 

 base, glabrous ; bracteas lanceolate, acuminated, and are, as 

 well as the calyxes, quite glabrous ; flowers few, subcymose, 

 terminal. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio 

 Janeiro, among bushes at Mandioca. Branches greenish-brown. 

 Leaves ciliated when examined by a lens, yellowish-green be- 

 neath. Corolla with a bluish-violet limb. Calyx brownish. 



j4cum\na1cd-\ez\-e& Franciscea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



4 F. RAMOSI'SSIMA (Pohl, bras. 1. p. 5. t. 4.) branches 

 twiggy ; leaves lanceolate, attenuated at the base, rough from 

 elevated dots ; bracteoles petiolate, oblong, attenuated at the 

 base, hairy ; flowers cymose, axillary and terminal. Ij . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, among 

 bushes about Villa Ricca ; and on Serra Tingua, in the province 

 of Rio Janeiro. Gerardia Brasiliensis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 806. 

 Cordoquia obovata Montevidensis, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 699. 

 Epidermus yellowish-brown. Leaves yellowish-green beneath, 

 hairy on the principal nerves. Calyx dark brown, hairy. 

 Corolla with a bluish-violet limb. 



^luch-branched Franciscea. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



5 F. COSFERTIFLORA (Pohl, bras. 1. p. 6. t. 5.) branches 

 erectish ; leaves nearly sessile, oblong, acute, attenuated at the 

 base, rather pilose, ciliated ; bracteas oblong ; bracteoles ob- 

 long, attenuated at the base, and are, as well as the calyxes, 

 clothed with rusty hairs ; flowers cymosely crowded, terminal. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, in 

 shady places on the road to Villa Fanado, and Villa do Prin- 

 cipe. Epidermis generally brownish-yellow, and pilose at 

 top. Leaves yellowish-green above, and brownish-green be- 

 neath. 



Croitded-Jlotcered Franciscea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



6 F. DIVARICA'TA (Pohl, bras. 1. p. 6. t. 6.) branches divari- 

 cate ; leaves on short petioles, oblong-lanceolate, hairy ; calyx 

 inflated, clothed with rusty villi : flowers corymbose, terminal. 



t} . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, 

 among bushes at Rio St. Francisco, and on the road to Joao 

 Marco. Epidermis whitish-brown. Leaves yellowish, pilose 



beneath. Calyx yellowish-brown. Corolla bluish-violet. Seeds 

 ovate, angular. 



Divaricate Franciscea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



7 F. HYDRANGE.EFORMIS (Pohl, bras. 1. p. 7. t. 7.) stem a 

 little branched ; leaves oblong, acute, cuneiform at the base, 

 quite glabrous ; bracteas lanceolate, pilose, ciliated and scale- 

 formed, aggregate ; calyx hairy ; cymes of flowers terminal, 

 hemispherical, large. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Rio Janeiro, among bushes ; in shady places at Olana 

 and Sumidorio, and on the way to Rio Parahybuna. This is 

 the most elegant species of the genus, with the aspect of Hy- 

 drangea hortensia. Leaves yellowish-green beneath, subverti- 

 cillately aggregate, broad, a foot long. Racemes corymbose, 

 terminal. Corolla of a beautiful bluish-violet. 



Hydrangea-like Franciscea. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



8 F. X ACROPHT'LLA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea, 2. p. 601 .) 

 leaves oblong, acuminated, cuneiform at the base, rugosely 

 veined, downy beneath ; bracteas scale- formed, ciliated, and 

 are, as well as the inflated calyxes, clothed with glandular 

 down ; tube of corolla twice as long as the calyx ; cymes 

 terminal, compound, many-flowered, rather loose. ^ . S. Na- 

 tive of tropical Brazil. Very like F. hydrangeaeformit. Leaves 

 nearly a foot long, and Si broad. 



Long-lfated Franciscea. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



9 F. PACCIFLORA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 2. p. 600.) 

 leaves obovate-oblong, acuminated, cuneated at the base, on 

 short petioles, glabrous ; bracteas leaf-formed ; bracteoles scale- 

 formed, and are, as well as the calyxes, inflated, loose, and 

 clothed with glandular down ; tube of corolla hardly exceeding 

 the calyx ; cymes terminal, few-flowered, simple. ij . S. Na- 

 tive of the South of Brazil, Sello. Leaves 6^ inches long, 

 ciliated with glandular hairs in the young state. 



Fcw-foieered Franciscea. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



Cult. The species are much more showy than those of 

 Brunfelfia ; and are more free flowerers ; they are also more 

 hardy, but require almost similar treatment. 



XXXII. BROWA'LLIA (named by Linnaeus, in honour of 

 John Browallius, bishop of Aboa, who defended the sexual 

 system of Linnaeus, against Siegesbeck, in a book entitled 

 " Examen epicriseos, &c." Aboa, 1739, and Leden, 1744. 

 8vo.) Lin. gen. no. 773. Schreb. gen. no. 1036. Gaertn. 

 fruct. t. 53. Juss. gen. 123. ed. Usteri, p. 138. Lam. ill. 

 535. D. Don, in edfnb. phil. journ. July, 1829. 



LIN. STST. Didynamia, Angiosperma. Calyx membranous, 

 tubular, 10-ribbed, 5-toothed, more deeply cleft on both sides: 

 teeth obtuse, keeled. Corolla salver-shaped, resnpinate from 

 the contortion of the peduncle; tube 15-nerved, ventricose at 

 top ; limb oblique, 5-lobed : lobes obtuse, emarginate, plicate 

 in aestivation ; upper segment (but more properly the lower 

 one) larger, and 3-nerved ; the others 1 -nerved. Stamens 4, 

 didynamous, without any rudiment of a fifth ; filament flattened, 

 bearded at top. Anthers of the upper filaments reniform : of 

 the lower ones parallel with the filaments, having the upper cell 

 the smallest, and sometimes abortive. Ovarium surrounded at 

 the base by a large, cup-shaped, fleshy disk. Stigma 2-lobed, 

 4-tubercled, with 2 excavations on the back for the reception of 

 the upper anthers ; lobes glutinose, depressed at top. Capsule 

 oblong, 2-celled, 2-valved, many-seeded ; valves bipartible ; 

 dissepiment contrary. Placentas 2, fleshy, scrobiculate, in- 

 serted into the dissepiment. Seeds angular, scrobiculate from 

 depressed dots. Albumen fleshy, white. Embryo terete, 

 straight, with short rounded cotyledons. Herbs or shrubs, 

 with alternate leaves, and axillary and terminal blue or white 

 flowc-rs. 



1 B. VISCOSA (H. B. et Kuntb, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 373.) 



