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Vaccinium, L. 



Conspectus of Species. 

 Suhg, 1. j4f/(ipetes, Don. Flowers large, rarely small ; pedicels more than an inch 

 long, thickened upwards and often cup-shaped-dilated at the apex. Epiphytical 

 shrubs. 



* Corolla large^ \ — ^\ in. long., ttibular to bell-shaped, slightly curved or straight. 



O Filaments more than ^ in. long. 

 Anthers short, connate ; corolla tubular, slightly curved ; racemes glabrous, 



. . V. macrostemon. 

 O Filaments thick and short, only 1 — 2 lin. long. 

 X Calyx and pedicels glandular-hirsute. 

 Corolla glabrous, tubular or campanulate- tubular ; anthers without bristles between the 



tubes, V. verticillatum, 



X X Calyx and pedicels quite glabrous. 



+ Anthers without a pair of reflexed or uncinate bristles be- 

 tween their tubes. 

 Anthers exserted ; nerves of leaves uniting into a marginal nerve ; corolla 2 in. long or 



longer, V. variegatmn. 



As preceding, but corolla only J the size, scarlet, V. Roylei. 



Anthers included ; nerves of leaves not uniting within the margin, V. miniatiim. 



+ + Anthers vdth a pair of bristles between their tubes at the 

 base or halfway up. 

 Corolla tubular bell-shaped ; calyx-toothed, the teeth subulate-lanceolate, 



. . V. odontocerum. 

 Corolla bell-shaped, wide ; calyx-limb cupular, with sinuate acute teeth, 



. . V. campanulatimis 



* * Flowers rather small or small, ^ in. to 2 lin. only long, shortly or elongate- 



urn-shaped. {Corallobotrys, Hf.). 

 Corolla I in. long, elongate-urceolate ; flowers in peduncled terminal racemes, 



, . V. auriculatum. 

 Corolla 2 lin. long, urn-shaped ; flowers in short umbel-like racemes arising laterally 



from the branches, V. acuminatum. 



Subg. 2. Epigynium, Klotsch. Flowers small, urn-shaped or urceolate-campanu- 

 late ; pedicels short, slender, not or only at the very joint thickened. Racemes one- 

 sided. Berries globose. 



* Epiphytical shrub. Bracts deciduous. 



Branchlets pubescent ; corolla villous inside at the mouth ; anthers with 2 bristles at 

 the tubes, V. pumilum. 



* * Terrestrial shrubs or trees. Bracts deciduous. 



All parts, also the pedicels, corolla, and calyx, glabrous, V. Bonianum. 



Young shoots and racemes (sometimes also the calyx) pubescent ; corolla glabrous, 



. . V. exaristatam, 



1. V. MACE0STEM01S-, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1873. 85. 

 Hab. Not unfrequent in the hill-forests (especially the drier ones) 



of Martaban, at 4000 to 6000 ft. elevation.— Fl. March. 



2. V. VEETiciLLATUM, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1873. 83, non 

 Wight (Agapetesverticillata.T), Don Gen. Syst. HI. 862 ; DC. Prod. VII. 

 554). 



