348 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 



isles, have likewise edible berries. The same is true of certain 

 species of the Brazilian Myrcia, particularly of M. trunciflora. echilis, 

 Jaboticaba^ etc. It is to the genus Eugenia that we have referred 

 Jamhosa, the fruit of which is so esteemed for its aroma, such 

 as /. vulgaris ^ (fig. 286, 287), domestical aromatica^ lineata^ imrpu- 

 rascens^ etc. ;^ Syzygium, the berries of several of which are esteemed, 

 for example, 8. zeylanicum,^ Jamholaiia,^ guineense,^ and many 

 others;'^ Jossinia, which, chiefly J. lucida^ and mesjpiloides^^ are eaten 

 in the Mascarene isles. Marlieria tomentosa and glomerata^ Bra- 

 zilian species, have also edible berries. But the most known of the 

 Myrtacece, in this respect, are the Guyava trees, chiefly Psidium 

 pomiferum^^ (fig. 284, 285) and piriferum,^^ pumilum, coriaceum^ 

 alhidum, and a host of others, ^^ often cultivated as fruit trees in 

 most tropical regions. The Guyavas are sweet and refreshing ; they 

 are eaten raw or candied, and some of their varieties are highly 

 esteemed in warm countries. Several species of Myrtus, Gampoma- 

 nesia,^^ etc., also produce alimentary fruits. Among the Barring- 

 tonicBj the edible portion is more generally the embryo. It is for 

 that that the seeds of Careya arhorea ^* and of some species of Lecy- 

 this are sought. In other respects, the properties of the Barringtomece, 

 especially of the Lecythece, are extremely diverse, and cannot be 



1 Ml/Hits Jaboticaba Velloz. FL Flum. v. t. piriformis G^rtn. Fruet. i. t. 38 {G. blanc, 

 62. — EosENTH. op. cit. 924 {Myrcia). — Berg, Poirier des Indes). 



Mart. FL Bras. Myrtac. 361. ^^ L. Spec. 672.— Descourt. Fl. Ant. ii. t. 72. 



2 See p. 344, note 10. —DC. Prodr. iii. 233, n. \Q.—Bot. Reg. t. 1079. 



3 RosENTH. op. cit. 931. This species and the preceding have been united 



4 DC. Prodr. iii. 260, n. 15. — Eosenth. op. cit. by Eaddi {Mem. (1821) 2], under the name of 

 930. — ? aS". Belluta BC.—Myrtus zeylanica L. P. Guayava (Berg, 3fart. Fl. Bras. Myrt. 396, n. 

 Spec. 675. — Belluta Kannelli Rheed. Sort. Ma- 34, t. 5, fig. 114). P. Araga Eaddi (ex Berg, 

 lab. V. t. 20 (p. 344, note 9). loc. cit. n. 35, fig. 113) is very near to it and has 



5 DC. Prodr. n. 7. — Eosenth. op. cit. 930. — the same uses. 



S. caryophyUifoliutn DC. Prodr. n. 9 (ex Berg). ^2 p, Guojabita A. Eich. from Cuba {Gmjabita 



Eugenia Jambolana^jAMK. — Jambolifera peduncu- del Plnar) and P. densicomum Mart, cinereum 



luta HovTT. {ex DC.) — Calyptranthes Jambolana Mart, cuneatum Cambess. {Araqa), incanescena 



W. — Jambolana Eumph. He7-b. Amboin. i. t. 42. Mart, grandifolium Mart. Laruotteanum Cam- 



^ DC Prodr. n. 1. — Calyptranthes giiineensis bess. microcarpum Cambess. rufum Mart, radi- 



W. Spec. ii. 974. cans Berg {Uvaca do campo), and montaniim Sw. 



? Particularly -S'. terebinthaceum Coop, of Ma- from Jamaica {Citronnelle,Almandron). P. Catt- 



dagascar and pseiido- Jambolana MiQ. of Java. leyanum (Sabine, Trans. Sort. Soc. iv. 315, 1. 11 ; 



8 DC. Prodr. iii. 237, n. 2. — Eugenia lucida — Lindl. Collect, t. 16), valued for its edible 



Lamk. Bict. iii. 203 [Bois de clous). fruit, is P. varhibile Berg and P. littorale Eaddi 



3 DC. Prodr. n. 1. — Eugenia n\espiloides Lamk. {Araqa de Praya). 

 — My) tus mespiloides Spr. {Bois de Peche marron, ^^ Eosenth. op. elf. 937. 



B. de Nefle d grandesfeuilles). ^^ Eoxb. PL Corom. iii. 14, t. 218 ; FL Ind. ii. 



1" L. Spec. 672.— Tuss. FL Ant. ii. t. 22.— 638.— Eosenth. op. cit. 939. 

 DC. Prodr. iii. 234. — P. viilgare 'Ricn. — Guayava 



