106 SYLVA TELLUR* 



649. Emurtia Raf. diff. Pimentus, bacca uni- 

 loc. monosp. fol. oppos. In Pimentus the berry 

 is naturaly 2Ioc. 4sp. although often 2sp.and 

 sometimes monosp. by abortion, in true Myrtus 

 it is 3loc. poly sperm — Types Myrt. emarg, mi- 

 crantha, giiayaquilense^ punicifolia of Kunth. 



650. Kakkandela Ad. diff. Myrtus. cal. 7fi- 

 dus, pet. 7, stam. 14, bacca monosp. foL ver- 

 tic. Jl. toryrnh, — Type K. malaharica Raf. in 

 Rheed 1 1. 13. 



651. Amyrsia Raf. diff. Pimentus caps. 21oc, 

 polysp. ut Myrtus — Types Myrtus microphyla^ 

 foliosa, discolor, compressa and others of Kunth 

 first section. 



652. Opanea Raf. Opa Lour. diff. Myrtus, 

 bacca unilocul. l-5sp. — Types M. trinerma Sm. 

 and billardiana K, — chiefly Australian Shrubs, 

 with 5 petals and many stamens as in real Myr- 

 tus,aIso the 2d sp. of Opa of Loureiro a tree and 

 shrub. Myrtus disticha by habit and berry 3-4Ioc. 

 3-4sp. may be another G. or subg, Distixila or 

 a Burcardia. 



653. BuHCARDiA Neck. diff. Psidium, bacca 

 41ocul — Types Burc. grandijL and aromatica 

 Psid. do Aubl. auct. Nelitris of Gaertn. or De- 

 caspernum Forst. is another good G. out of Psi- 

 dium. 



654. Fsidlum ciiiavilus Burm. Rumf. 1 1. 49. 

 Vitm. fol. ovato lanceol. lineatis ferrug. tomen- 

 tosa, ped subbifl — Polynesia, omitted by many 

 writers, 



655. CuMKTEA Raf. diff, Eugenia, bacca uni- 

 loc. monosp. non angul. sem, arillato vel * mem- 

 brana tecta — Eugenia has a 4gone drupe and 

 hard nut. Types 1 C. alba R. Eug, coumete 

 Aubl. auct. — 2 C, tomentosa, 3 mini, 4 micro- 

 phyla^ 5 fragrans, 6 fnontana^ 7 multijl. 8 di- 



