72 VITACEAE. 



1. C. microphyllus Michx. Plants 3-6 dm. tall, diffuse: leaf -blades subor- 

 bicular, oval, or oblong, 3-6 mm. long: sepals acute or abruptly pointed: petals 

 about 1.5 mm. long: anthers brown: fruits depressed, 4-5 mm. wide. 



Pinelands, n. Fla. and the upper pen. (Ga.) 



2. C. serpyllifolius Nutt. Shrub with diffuse or decumbent, very slender 

 or filiform branches: leaf -blades oblong to ovate-oblong, serrulate, strigose 

 beneath: sepals mostly 1 mm. long and obtuse: petals about 1.5 mm. long. 



Pinelands, e. Pla. and the adj. pen. (Ga.) 



3. C. intennedius Pursh. Shrub 3-10 dm. tall: leaf -blades ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, or nearly oblong, finely serrate: sepals about 1 mm. long: petals about 

 1.5 mm. long: fruits 4-5 mm. broad. 



Pinelands, n. Fla. and the upper pen. (Cont.) 



4. 0. americanus L. Shrub 2-9 dm. tall: leaf -blades ovate to ovate-lanceo- 

 late or rarely orbicular-ovate, prominently serrate: sepals about 1.5 mm. long: 

 petals about 2 mm. long: fruits 5-6 mm. broad. NEW JERSEY TEA. RED-BOOT. 



Dry woods and hillsides, n. Fla. (Cont.) 



7. COLUBBINA L. C. Eich. Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate: blades 

 entire or toothed, sometimes 3-nerved at the base. Flowers perfect. Sepals 5, 

 spreading, keeled within. Petals 5, folded around the stamens, clawless. 

 Stamens 5: anthers notched. Drupe slightly 3-lobed, the carpels separating 

 at least at the top. Fall-spr. 



Young foliage glabrous or inconspicuously pubescent : calyx 3.5-4.5 mm. wide. 



1. C. reclinata. 

 Young foliage conspicuously red-tomentose : calyx 7-8 mm. wide. 2. C. Colubrina. 



1. C. reclinata (L'Her.) Brongn. Shrub, or small tree becoming 20 m. tall, 

 with puberulent twigs: leaf -blades ovate-oblong or rarely oval or obovate, 3-8 

 cm. long: sepals about 2 mm. long: petals about 1.5 mm. long: drupe slender- 

 pedicelled, seated on the hypanthium. NAKEDWOOD. 



Hammocks, E. Keys and F. Keys. (W. I.) 



2. C. Colubrina (Jacq.) Millsp. Shrub or tree, with rusty-tomentose twigs: 

 leaf -blades ovate, oblong, elliptic, or rarely oblanceolate, 5-15 cm. long: sepals 

 about 2.5 mm. long: petals somewhat longer than those of C. reclinata: drupe 

 stout-pedieelled, partly immersed in the deep hypanthium. WILD-COFFEE. 



Hammocks, E. Keys and F. Keys. (W. I.) 



18. G-OUANIA Jacq. Shrubs or vines. Leaves alternate: blades broad. 

 Flowers polygamous, the inflorescence-branches often tendril-bearing. Sepals 



5. spreading. Petals 5, clawed, the blades scoop-like. Stamens 5, each sur- 

 rounded by a petal. Drupe capsule-like, 3-winged, separating into 3 carpels. 



1. G. lupuloides (L.) Urban. Climber: leaf -blades oval or elliptic, varying 

 to ovate, 3-9 cm. long: spikes 6-15 cm. long: petals 1 mm. long, short -clawed: 

 drupes depressed, about 10 mm. broad. [G. domingensis L.] CHEW-STICK. 

 Hammocks, s. pen. Fla. and the F. Keys. (W. I.) 



FAMILY 2. VITACEAE. GRAPE FAMILY. 



Vines, sometimes bushy or tree-like, usually with tendrils. Leaves 

 alternate, or the lower ones opposite : blades simple or compound. Flowers 

 perfect, polygamous, or dioecious, in flat-topped or elongate clusters. 

 Calyx of 4 or 5 sepals, or obsolete. Corolla of 4 or 5, often caducous, 

 petals, or wanting. Androecium of 4 or 5 stamens opposite the petals. 

 Gynoecium of usually 2 united carpels. Fruit a berry. 



