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is perhaps not specifically distinct: this would answer to Tuss.Fl. 4. 1. 12 (exelas.f. 1-11), 

 in which, however, there are 5 petals, as also in Desc. Fl. 3. t. 315. 



45. F. Pimento, GV. Glabrous ; branchlets compressed-subtetragonal ; leaves ohovate, 

 rounded at the top ; veins obsolete above, slightly prominulons and reticulated beneath j 

 cymes short, much exceeded by the leaves ; calyx 5-lobed : tube nearly as long as the 

 ovary ; dmpe ovate-oblong ; embryo inflexed. — Amomis, Berg. — Leaves 3" long, &'' broad, 

 revolute on the margin : petiole 3"'-5"' long ; drupes 5'" long, 3'" broad. — Hab. Jamaica !, 

 Al., at Moneague ; [Antigua, Guiana]. 



46. P. acris, W. A. Glabrous ; branchlets compressed-subtetragonal or tetraquetrous ; 

 leaves oval or obovate-roundish, shining above : veins reticulated, prominulous above, 

 slightly prominulous' beneath; cymes lax, equalling or exceeding the leaves; calyx h-lobed: 

 tube produced beyond the ovary; drwpe ovoid; embryo inflexed. — Myrtus, /Sw. Myrcia, 

 I>C. — Leaves 2"-3" long, l"-l|" broad, convex above, with scattered pellucid dots, at length 

 opaque : petiole 2"'-3"' long ; di-npes 6"'-4"' long, 3"'-2"' broad. 



a. Branchlets compressed-subtetragonal; leaves usually oval. — Bot. Mag. t, 3153. — 

 Amomis acris. Berg. 



p. pimentoides. Branchlets tetraquetrous ; the angles decurring from the margins of 

 the petiole ; leaves obovate. — Tuss. Fl. 4. t. 12./. l.-ll. — Myrcia pimentoides, DC. Amo- 

 mis, Berg, 



Hab. Jamaica (Sw., Macf.), in dry hills ; Antigua!, Wullschl. (/3) ; Dominica I, Imr. {a) ; 

 S. Vincent!, Guild, {a, P) ; Barbadoes; Trinidad; [Haiti!, Portorico!, Martinique, Guade- 

 loupe !, Venezuela ; naturalized in the East Indies !]. 



11. CALYCOLPUS, Berg. 



Calyx 5-lobed ; lobes spreading in the bud, separated by a rounded sinus. Petals 5. 

 Anthers oblong-Unear, erect.' Ovary as long as the calyx-tube, 5-4-celled: cells multi- 

 ovulate. Berry several-seeded. Testa hard. Embryo annular : radicle elongated : cotyle- 

 dons very short. — Ptiiaeh fascicled or single: flowers large. 



47. C. ovalifolius. Berg. Glabrous ; branchlets subcylindrical ; leaves leathery, 

 elliptical-oblong or elliptital, apiculate with a bluntish point; or bluntish, shining above, 

 opaque : veins in a lax network, slightly prominulous beneath ; pedicels ternate (or 4-3), 

 4 times exceeded by the leaf; calyx-lobes ovate-oblong, as long as the tube. — Allied to C. 

 calophyllus (Myrtus, .KA.), which has shorter calyx-lobes. — Leaves 6"-3" long, discolor : 

 petiole 2"'-l"' long; pedicels li"-l", calyx-lobes 3"'-3"', petals 8"'-10"' long ; flowers 

 odorous (Cc.) ; berries depressed-globose, 5'" diam. — Hab. Trinidad !, Cr., at Arima, 

 Maraccas. 



13. PSIDIUM, L. 



Calyx closed in the bud or minutely 4-5-dentate, at length bursting into lobes. Petals 

 4-5. Ovary 5-3(-7)-celled : cells multiovulate. Berry many-seeded. Testa hard. Embryo 

 of Calycolptts. — Peduncles \-few-flowered, rarely many-flowered: flowers large. 



48. P. Gnava, Badd. Branchlets tetragonal, pubescent ; leaves chartaceous, oblong n 

 or elliptical-oblong,' bluntish (rarely lanceolate, pointed), puberulous beneath : primary veins ft 

 costate, prominent beneath, secondary transverse; peduncles 1 (-3) -flowered; calyx closed in 

 the bud ; anthers oval. — Desc. Fl. 2. t. 72.— P. pomiferum, L., with globose, and P. pyri- 

 forme, L., with obovate berries. — A low tree ; flowers 1" diam. 



a. Leaves oblong or elliptical-oblong, bluntish at the b&e (3"-4" long, 15"'-21"' broad). 



i3. pumilum, V. Leaves lanceolate or lanceolate-oblong, pointed at both ends (2" long, 

 6'" broad). — P. fragrans, Macf. 



Hab. Jamaica !, all coU., very common ; /3 at S. Mary's !, MNab ; Caribbean Islands ! ; 

 Trinidad !, Cr. ; [Cuba I and Mexico ! to Brazil ! ; naturalized in all tropical countries to 

 China ! and (o the Cape I] . 



49. P. polycarpum, Lamb. Branchlets compressed-cylindaical, pubescent; leaves 

 chartaceous, elliptical or oval-oblong, puberulous beneath : primary veins costate, prominent 

 beneath, secondary reticulated and transverse ; peduncles usually 8-flowered ; calyx closed in 



