BOTANY. 



CLASS VIII. OCTANDRIA. 



nntlm. 



ORDER I. MONOOYNIA. 



713. Mmrsops. Cal. 4-phyll. Pet. 4. Nect. 16-phyll. 

 Drupa acuminata. 



]. Elfngi. India. Shrub. 

 1. Uc.mndrr.. Circar Mts. in India. Slirub. 

 3. Kaulii, or obtusijblia. India, and New Hol- 

 land, fill nib. 

 \: Imbricaria. Bourbon. Shrub. 



* 5. Parri folia. New Holland. (Sec Brown, 



Protlromiis, p. 530.) 



745. CUPANIA. Cal. 5-phyll. Cor. 5-pet. apice cu- 

 cullata. Stul. 3-fid. Caps. 3-loc. 3-valv. loculis 

 submonospermis. Sem. aiillata. 



1. Tomcntosa. Mountains of Hispaniola. Shrub. 



2. Glabra. Mountains of Jamaica and Hispa- 

 niola. Shrub. 



3. Sapaautrioidet. West Indies. Shrub. 



"* 4. Lentitcifolia. Isl. of Baba in Amer. (Cavan.) 

 According to the latest observations of Jussieu, 

 the genus MOLIN.*A, given below, ought to be 

 included under this genus. 



765. DIMOCARPUS. Cal. 5-rid. Cor. 5-pet. Bac. 

 ii, 1-spcrmz. Sem. magnum. 



1. LitcJii, or punicea. China, Tonquin, and Co- 



chinchina. Shrub. 



Given by Persoon under the new genus EUPHORIA. 

 727. Tnop.EOLUM. Cal. 1-phyll. calcaratus. Pet. 

 4, inzqtialia. Nuccs 3, coriaceae. 



1. Minus. Peru. Ann. Peren. 



2. Majus. Peru, whence it came to Europe in 

 1684. Ann. Peren. 



3. llybridum. 



4. Pcrcgrimim. Peru. Ann. 



5. Pentaphyllum. Monte Video in Buenos Ayres. 



* 6. Bicolorum. Groves of the Andes.") , 



* 7. Dipelalum. Mts. of the Andes. Per. (' 



* 8. Tuberosum. Peru. f 



* 9. Ciliatum. Woods of Chili. J ln ' 7 ^ 

 * 10. Polyphyllum. Chili. Ann. (Cavan.) 

 *11. Longan. China. (Hort. Kem. ii. 354.) 



779- BJF.CKEA. Cal. infundib. 5-dent. Cor. 5-pet. 

 Caps. 3 i. 4-loc. polysperma calyce tecta. 



1. Frutescens. China. Shrub. 



2. Densifolia. New Holland. Shrub. 

 Given under PENTANDRIA by Persoon. 



747. EPHIELIS. Cal. 5-part. Cor. 5-pet. Nect. squa- 

 mae 10, binas singulo petalo inserts. Caps. 1-loc. 

 2-valv. disperma. 



1. Fra.rinea,orguia>iensi*. Woodsof Guiana. 8h. 



748. MOLIN.EA. (See CUPANIA in this page.) Cal. 

 5-part. Cor. 5-pet. Fil. basi villosa. Styl. 0. Caps. 

 3-loc. 3-valv. loculis monospermis. 



1. Livris. Bourbon. Shrub. 



2. Cunc-rrns. Mts. East Indies. Shrub. 



3. A : lcrniJ<ilia. Bourbon. Shrub. 



742. HoNCKENYA. Cal. 5-phyll. Cor. 5-pet. Nect. 



stamimtorirna. Cups, echinata 5-loc. 5-valv. poly- 



spenna. Srm. ariliata. 



1. Fici/olia. Guinea. Shrub. 

 751. HAGENIA. Cal. 2-phyll. Cor. 5 pet. plana. 



Nect. foliola 5, petalis quadruple breviora. Caps. ? 





 * 



1. Abyssinica. Abyssinia. 



7(>(3. MKMKCYI.ON. Cal. snpcrus fundo striato, mar- 

 gine integcrrimo. Cor. I- pet. Anth. inscrtx late- 

 ri apicis (ilamonti. Dae. coronata calyce cylindrico. 



1. Captiellatttm, Ceylon. Shrub. 



2. Tinctorinm. East Indies. Slirnb. 



3. drandc. East Indies. Shrub. 



4. Cortlulitm. Mauritius, and E. Ind. Bren. Slir. 

 734. CoMnitETUM. Cal. 4-dent. cnmpan. superus. 



Cor. 4-pet. calyci inserta. Slam, longissima. Sem. 

 1, 4-angularc : angulis membranaceis. 



1. La,ru>. Soutli America. Peren. 



2. Smindiiin. Carthagena. Shrub. 



3. Pnrpurfiim. Madagascar. Slirub. 



4. Dccandrum. Woody and mountainous parts of 

 the East Indies. Shrub. 



5. Alternijblium. Carthagena. Shrub. 

 According to Persoon, this last species might form 



a new genus. Synopsis, p. 412. 

 738. ROXBURGH! A. Cal. 4-phyII. Cor. 4 pet. Nect. 

 foliola 4 lanceolata, medio petalorum inserta conni- 

 ventia. Anlh. gemina; e basi folii nectarii depen- 

 dentes. Caps. 1-locul. bivalvis polysperma. Sent. 

 receptaculo spongioso inserta. 



1. Gloriosoides. Foot of mountains in the Eatt 



Iiidies. Peren. 



J 732. EPILOBIUM. Cal. 4-fid. tubulosus. Pet. 4. 

 Caps, oblonga mfera. Sent, comosa. 



1. AngustifoKum, or Spicatum. England, and 

 other parts of Europe. Peren. 



2. Aiigustissimum, or Angustifolium. Greenland, 

 Switzerland, Savoy, France, Austria, and Car- 

 niolu. Peren. 



3. LatifoKum. Siberia, Norway, Iceland, and 

 Greenland. Peren. 



4. Hirsulum. England, and other parts of Eu- 

 rope. Peren. 



5. Pubescens. Ditches and meadows of Europe. 

 Peren. 



G. I'illaxvm. Cape of Good Hope. 



7. Montanum. England, and other parts of Eu- 

 rope. Bicn. 



8. Glabellnm. New Zealand. 



9. Kotundifolium. New Zealand. 



10. Tclriigiiintm. England, and other parts of 

 Europe. Peren. 



11. Paluslre. England, and other parts of Eu- 

 rope. Peren. 



12. Alpinum. Britain, Switzerland, Lapland, and 

 in Denmark. Peren. 



* 13. Parviflontm. England, and other parts of 



Europe. Peren. (Smith's Fl. Brit.) 



* 14. Jttisriim. England. Per. (Smith's Fl. Brit.) 



* 15. Deiiticiilatum. Chili and Peru. (Fl. Perm. 



iii. p. 7S.) 



* H). Origanifolium. Alps. (Lamarck, Encyc.) 

 731. GAVUA. Cal. 4-fid. tubulosus. Cor. 1-pet. ad- 



scendens versus latus superius. Ntix infera, 1-sper- 

 ma, 4-angula. 



1. Bicnnis. Virginia and Pennsylvania. Bien. 



2. Frulicosa. South America. Shrub. 



3. Mutabilis. New Spain. Shnili. 



*4. Aiigiis/ifolia. Lower Carolina. (Micfiaux.ty 



vnr. 



Octandria. 



