PIMELEA 



PIMENTA 



1339 



CC. Color of involucral Ivs. pink 

 or red, or tinged only at 

 margin. 



D. Fls. rose-colored 13. ferruginea 



DD. Fls. u'hite and pink in 



same head 14. spectabilis 



DDD. Fls. pale yellow 15. spathulata 



AAAA. Involucral Ivs. 8 or usually more 



than 8 16. imbricata 



1. longifldra, R. Br. Stems 4 ft. or more high, slender, 

 very leafy: Ivs. sometimes alternate, linear, hairy: fls. 

 pure white, hairy externally, long and slender: heads 

 globose, many-fld.: anthers yellow, not exserted. B.M. 

 281. 



2. drupacea, Labill. A straggling shrub 6-8 ft. high 

 or lower: branches leafy: Ivs. ovate to oblong-elliptical 

 or oblong-linear, glabrous above, slightly silky hairy 

 beneath, distinctly penniveined : fls. white or tinged 

 with pink, silky hairy, small; anthers yellow, hardly ex- 

 serted: heads sessile, few-fld. L.B.C. 6:540. 



3. hypericina, A. Cunn. Stem slender, 3 ft. or more 

 high: branches not very leafy: Ivs. elliptically oblong, 

 smooth : fls. hermaphrodite and female on distinct 

 plants, very hairy externally; hermaphrodite fls. longer 

 and more slender: heads many-fld. and crowded. Very 

 similar to P. ligustrina, in fact placed as a variety of 

 it in Flora Australiensis ; distinguished in having more 

 involucral Ivs. much shorter than the fls. and silky pu- 

 bescent or hoary. B.M. 3330. 



4. ligustrina, Labill. Erect, 5-6 ft. high: Ivs. ovate 

 to oblong or elliptical: involucral Ivs. 4, very rarely 5 

 or 6, as long as the fl. -tubes, glabrous: fls. sometimes 

 female only, silky hairy. Int. into Calif., where it is 

 said to do very well. B.R. 21:1829. 



5. suaveolens, Meissn. Erect, usually less than 1 ft. 

 high, sometimes branching at base only: branches very 

 leafy: Ivs. ovate-lanceolate to oblong-linear; involucral 

 Ivs. "4-8, usually as long as the fls. and ciliate: fls. yel- 

 lowish when fresh, usually hairy; heads globular, very 

 large and many-fld. B.M. 4543 (as P. macrocephala) . 



6. .glauca, R. Br. Erect, much branched, K-1% ft. 

 high: Ivs. ovate to oblong-lanceolate or almost linear; 

 involucral Ivs. usually 4, shorter than fls.: fls. silky 

 hairy: heads globular, not many-fld. L.B.C. 17:1611. 



7. linifdlia, Sm. Erect, from less than 1 to 3 ft. high: 

 branches slender, bark ferruginous, not very leafy: Ivs. 

 linear or oblong; involucral Ivs. 4, nearly as long as 

 fls.: heads terminal, globular, erect. B.M. 891. 



8. gracilifldra, Hook. Erect, slender, 2% ft. high: 

 Ivs. lanceolate, dotted above; involucral Ivs. 6, shorter 

 than fls.: fls. long, slender, glabrous. Very similar to 

 P. si/Ivestris, and described as the same in PL Anat. ; 

 distinguished from it by narrower Ivs. dotted above, and 

 more slender pure white fls. B.M. 3288. 



9. arenaria, A. Cunn. Small, erect shrub, dichoto- 

 mously branched: Ivs. ovate, obscurely downy above, 

 silky hairy beneath; involucral Ivs. not different from 

 stem-lvs.: fls. silky on outside; anthers and 'style not 

 protruded beyond perianth-tube : heads few-fld. and 

 sessile. New Zealand. B.M. 3270. 



10. rosea, R. Br. Erect, small : branches sparsely- 

 leafy: Ivs. linear-lanceolate, glabrous on both sides; 

 involucral Ivs. 4, as long as fls., ciliate on margins: fls. 

 with long spreading hairs on lower portion of tube, 

 silky on upper portion. Very closely allied to P. fer- 

 ruginea. B.M. 3721 (as P. ffendersoni). B.M. 1458. 

 L.B.C. 1:88. 



11. sylv6strls, R. Br. Shrub, 2-3 ft. high, copiously 

 branched : Ivs. lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, glaucous ; 

 involucral Ivs. 4-6, smaller than stem-lvs., shorter than 

 fls.: fls. quite glabrous; stamens and style very much 

 protruded: heads large and many-fld. B.M. 3276. B.R. 

 19:1582. L.B.C. 20:1965. 



12. nlvea, Labill. Erect, bushy or straggling, 6 ft. 

 or more high : branches and under side of the Ivs. white, 

 with a dense tomentum : Ivs. ovate or orbicular, glabrous 

 above; involucral Ivs. 4-6, larger than stem-lvs.: fls. 

 tomentose or silky: heads globular, terminal, many-fld. 

 B.R. 24:24 (as P. incana). F.C. 1:9. 



13. ferruginea, Labill. (P. decussata. R. Br.). 

 Stunted, much branched, from less than 1-3 ft. high: 

 Ivs. ovate or oblong, firm; involucral Ivs. 4, orbicular, 

 glabrous, shorter than the fls. : fls. hairy, lower portion 

 hispid, upper silky: heads terminal, globular. Cult, in 

 Calif. L.B.C. 13:1283; 18:1708 (as P. diosmifolia). 



14. spectabilis, Lindl. Erect, 3-4 ft. high : Ivs. 

 crowded, linear-oblong or lanceolate : involucral Ivs. 

 4-6, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, half as long to nearly as 

 long as the fls., usually tinged only at margins : fls. 

 white after expansion, hairy outside; heads very large, 

 globular, many-fld. B.R. 27:33. B.M. 3950. -A very 

 handsome, showy plant, cult, by H. D. Darlington, 

 Flushing, L. I. 



15. spathulata, Labill. Much branched, 2-3 ft. high: 

 Ivs. linear to linear-oblong; involucral Ivs. ovate, gla- 

 brous, sometimes not colored: fls. silky hairy, much re- 

 sembling P. lini folia: heads large, globular, many-fld. 

 and nodding. F.C. 2:72 (as P. cernua). 



16. imbricata, R. Br. Small, erect, much branched, 

 from less than Y z -\% ft. high, usually clothed with 

 long, silky hairs, but sometimes glabrous : Ivs. usually 

 crowded, alternate or opposite, oblong- lanceolate to 

 linear; involucral Ivs. similar to stem-lvs., much shorter 

 than fls. : fls. white, outside hairy ; tube cylindrical, 

 heads terminal, globular, many-fld. B.M. 3833 (as P. 

 nana). ARNOLD V. STUBENRAUCH. 



PIMENTA (from the Spanish pimento, allspice). 

 Myrtacece. The genus containing the Allspice is a 

 group of 4 species of highly aromatic trees native to the 

 West Indies, with large, leathery', feather-veined, long- 

 stalked Ivs. which are black-dotted beneath, and numer- 

 ous small white fls. borne in terminal or axillary, tri- 

 chotomous cymes. As a genus Pimenta is distinguished 

 from its near allies (Eugenia, Myrtus) by the circular 

 or spiral embryo and the 2-celled ovary with 1-6 ovules 

 pendulous from the apex of each cell. Other generic 



1804. Allspice-Pimnta officinalis (X %). 



characters: calyx-tube top-shaped; petals 4-5; stamens 

 numerous: drupe 1-2-seeded. 



Allspice is the unripe berry of P. officinalis, which is 

 gathered and dried in the sun. Its name comes from the 

 idea that Allspice combines the flavors of clove, cinna- 

 mon and nutmeg. Allspice is common in the wild in 

 Jamaica, inhabiting limestone soil. It is more exten- 

 sively cult, in Jamaica than anywhere else. It is cult, 

 up to 4,000 ft. The plant is not offered in the American 



