MELASTOMA Ci:^. 



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as many short or long-subulate (Myrmidone^) teeth interposed. Petals 

 various. Stamens 8-10 (nearly of Tococa), Germen generally quite 

 adnate inferior, sometimes depressed at apex, more rarely free in part 

 (Sagrcecr); style, &c. of Tococa. — Shrubs or undershrubs, more rarely 

 herbs ; leaves with a basilar vesicle (Calophysa, Eumaieta, Myrmidone, 

 Microphysca) or without (Sagrcea, Clidemia,^ Heterotrichum'^); flowers 

 generally lateral or axillary, rarely terminal {Clidemia, Heterotrichum), 

 collected in cymes, sometimes in more or less compound, sometimes 

 in contracted and subcapituliform racemes. {Both trop, Americas.^) 



37. Henriettea DC.^ — Flowers 5- or more rarely 4-6-merous ; 

 receptacle campanulate, oftener externally setose. Calyx more or 

 less dilated, subtruncate or dentate or lobed. Petals pointed or obtuse, 

 sometimes coherent. Stamens 8-12, 2 -seriate, subequal ; anthers 

 linear-oblong, straight or incurved, or short obtuse recurved {Henri- 

 eUellaJ) ; connective not produced, inappendiculate or with short dorsal 

 spur. Germen 4-6-celled, quite adnate to receptacle or nearly so ; 

 style truncate or capitellate at apex. — Trees or shrubs, glabrous or 

 with various indumentum; leaves coriaceous, entire or denticulate, 

 3-5-nerved ; flowers® in ramose cymes or glomerules springing from 

 under leaves. {Trop. America.^) 



1 Mart. Ncv. Gen. et Sp. iii. 149, t. 279.— 

 Endl. Gen. n. 6233.— B. H. Gen. 767, n. 118.— 

 Tri, Melast. 141. 



2 DC. Prodr. iii. 170 (not Naud.).- ENDL.C^/i. 

 n. 6243.— B. H. Gen. 766, n. 113.— Tri. Melast. 

 137. — Staph ydia strum Naud. loc. cit. xvii. 325 

 (Hence not separable from Clidetnia, thence 

 from Mai eta). 



3 Don, Mem. Wern. Soc. iv. 306.— DC. Prodr- 

 iii. 155 (part).— Endl. Gen. n. 6229.— B, H. Gen. 

 766, n. 112.— Tri. Melast. IM.— Staphidium 

 Naud. loc. cit. xvii. 305 (part). — Ste^jhanotri- 

 chum (Naud. loc. cit. iv. 54 (Petals very various, 

 either linear or obtuse or sometimes retuse) . 



-» DC. Frodr. iii. 173.— Endl. Gen. n. 6245.— 

 Naud. loc. cit. xviii. 85. — B. H. Gen. 765, n. 110. 

 --Tri. Melast. 134. — Octomeris Naud. loc. cit. 

 xvii. 378. — Diplodonta Karst. Zinncea, xxviii. 

 439 (Germen often depressed at apex ; tube of 

 receptacle sometimes clothed above with a thin 

 disk). 



^ Spec, about 75. Aubl. Guian. t. 167 (Mela- 

 stoiiia).—B. Melast. t. 3, 4, 39, 44.— Mart. N<>v. 

 Gen. et Sp. iii. t. 280, 281 {Sagrwa). — Mia. 



Comm. Bot. t. 11 B.— Griseb. Fl. Brit. W.-Ind. 

 246 {Clidemia, jpaTt).—Bot. Mag. t. 1971 {Mela- 

 stoma), 4421 [Heterotrichum) . — Walp. Eep. ii. 

 \Z% {Clidemia) 141 {Mijrtnidone) , 142; v. 706 

 {Octomeris, part), 709 {Clidemia), 710 {Myria- 

 sp'ra), 711, 7i7{Sagrcea), 720 {Stephanotrichiim) ; 

 Ann. ii. 603 {Clidemia), &07 {Heterotrichum) ; iv. 

 699, 700 {Microphysa), 701 {Myriaspora), 745 

 {Staphidimn), 751 {Staphtdiastrum)^ 755 {Clide- 

 mia), 770 {Octomeris, j^fivt), 771 {Heterotrichum) , 

 774 {SogrcBO). 



" Frodr. iii. 178.— Endl. Gen.n. 6252.— Naud. 

 Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 3, iv. 56 ; xviii. 104.— B. H. 

 Gen. 768, n. 122.— Tri. Melast. lU.—Fh^llopus 

 Mart. Nov. Gen. tt Sp. iii. 143, t. 275. 



7 Naud. loc. cit. xviii. 107.— B. H. Gen. 769, 

 n. 124. — Tri. Melast. 143. — Aphanodon Naud. 

 loc. cit. xviii. 110 (Petals often pointed, but 

 sometimes, as in the legitimate Henriettece, 

 obtuse) . 



8 Small or rather large, white or pink. 



s Spec, about 20. Aubl. Guian. t. 162 {Mela- 

 stoma). — P. Br, Jam. t. 24, fig. 1, 2 {Mela.sioma). 

 — Vahl, Eel. iii. t. 23 {Melanoma), 48 {Mela- 



