CHARIANTHUS. MELASTOMAQCEJE (AUCT. COGNIAUX). 715 
Iu Martinica (Sieber n, 120, Von Rohr, Belanger n. 106, Hahn 
n. 227, 457, 780 et 1207); Guadalupa (L.-C. Richard, L'Herminier, 
Bertero); Dominica (Imray, Ramage); S. Vincenti (Eggers n. 6813); 
ins. Trinitatis (Sieber n. 58); Guiana gallica (Leblond). 
3. €. tinifolius (D. Don! l. c. 329); foliis mediocribus, anguste 
ovatis, basi subacutis, apice breviter obtuseque acuminatis, 3-5-ner- 
viis, utrinque glaberrimis; eymis parvis, paucifloris. — DC. 1. e. 197. 
Rami robustiuseuli, obscure tetragoni, juniores purpurei. Petiolus 
satis gracilis, 1 cm. longus. Folia coriacea, lzte viridia, 5-7 cm. 
longa, 2 */,-3 '/, em. lata. Cymæ 3-4 em. longi, pedicellis 4-6 mm. 
longis, purpureis. Calyx purpuracens, 5 mm. longus, lobis late rotun- 
datis, apice minute apieulatis. Petala sanguineo-purpurea, 12 mm. 
longa. Stylus 16-18 mm. longus. 
In ins. Caribæis (Anderson in herb. Deless.); in Jamaica (Mac Nab). 
4. €. longifolius ; foliis magnis, ovato-lanceolatis, basi longius- 
cule attenuatis, apice longiuseule aeuteque acuminatis, 5-nerviis ner- 
vis lateralibus basi plus minusve coalitis, utrinque glaberrimis; cymis 
majusculis, multifloris. 
Rami satis graciles, teretiusculi, cinerei. Petiolus satis gracilis, 
teretiusculus, 4-7 em. longus. Folia membranacea, supra lite vel 
intense viridia, subtus paulo pallidiora, 10-18 em. longa, 4-7 em. lata, 
nervis satis gracilibus, Cymæ trichotomze, corymbosze, 1 dm. longie; 
pedicelli subfiliformes, virides vel purpurascentes, infra apicem arti- 
culati et minutissime bibracteolati, 4-10 mm. longi. Calyx atro-purpu- 
reus, 4 mm. longus, lobis late rotundatis. Petala rosea, oblonga vel 
ovato-oblonga, apice obtusa vel oblique subacuta, 5 mm. longa. Sta- 
minum filamenta. 7-8 mm. longa; antherz lineares, satis arcuatæ, 
2 mm. longs. Stylus 8-11 mm. longus. Bacca nigricans, late subglo- 
bosa, leviter 4-sulcata, 4 mm. crassa. 
In Dominica (Eggers n. 654 in herb. Bruxell., Boiss. et Gotting.). 
B. Rami juniores longe denseque setoso-criniti vel hispidissimi. 
9. €. purpureus (D. Don! l. c. 329); foliis longe petiolatis, late 
obovatis, basi leviter emarginato-cordatis, apice abrupte breviter 
acuteque acuminatis, margine integerrimis et sparse longeque ciliatis, 
5-7-nervis, supra glaberrimis, subtus primum sparse longeque setosis 
demum glabriusculis et minute punctatis; cymis terminalibus, multi- 
