PROTEACE^. 277 



leith the persistent calyx-limb. — SI. 1. 189. y. 3 ; Br. Jam, t. Zi.f. 1. — B. angustifolia, DC: 

 the narrow-leaved form : other characters, assigned to it by Eichard, prove fallacious, spines 

 occurring also in the common form, and the length of the petiole and the down of the flowers 

 being variable. — 20-30' high j leaves variable ; drupe 3'" long. A monstrosity of the 

 flowers, transformed into long, cylindrical, arcuate bodies, is peculiar to this species. — Hab. 

 Bahamas !, iSwtsiW. ; Jamaica I, all coll., in marshes along the coast; Antigua!, Wullschl.; 

 [Cuba !, S. Thomas !, Guadeloupe ! ; Chagres I]. 



11. B. capitata, Y. Leaves spathulate or ohovate-oblong, glabrous above, glabrate be- 

 neath, with rusty down persistent on the midrib and margin ; spikes ovate, long-peduncled, 

 rusty-pubescent ; stamens shortly eiserted ; anthers roundish ; drupe ovoid : calyx-limb at 

 length deciduous. — Vald, Eclog. 1. 1. 8. — B. angustifolia, PI. Spruce. 2438. — 30'-60'high j 

 leaves l"-li" long; spikes either short (2'" diam.) or longer (8'" long, 3'" broad, Ryan in 

 Hb. Bks.); drupe 6'" long. — Hab. Jamaica!, Pd,, Al., on limestone hUls, Port Royal, S. 

 Anns ; Montserrat, Antigua !, Nichols. ; [Cuba!, Guiana !, equat. Brazil !]. 



7. CONOCAEPUS, L. 



Calyx-limb 5-fid, deciduous. Petals 0. Stamens 5-10. Achenium margined, scale- 

 like. Cotyledons foliaceous, convolute. — Leaves alternate ; flowers in peduncled, globose 

 flower-heads. 



i/^ 12. C. erectus, Z. Leaves lanceolate or elliptical, usually biglandular on the margin, at ^ 

 the base glabrous or sericeous ; flower-heads racemose or paniculate ; calyx-tube not pro- 

 duced beyond the ovary ; stamens 5 (-6) ; achenia imbricated, cymbiform, roundish, con- 

 cave and keeled above, convex beneath, acute on the margin, — SI. <. 161./. 2 ; Jacq. Amer. 

 Pict. t. 78 ; Besc. PI. 6. t. 399 : a form with hair-tufts in the vein-axils. 

 a. Arboreous ; leaves lanceolate, glabrous or glabrescent. 



$. procumbens, Jacq. Shrubby j leaves elliptical, glabrescent. — Jacq. Amer. Pict. t. 260. 

 .f. 22. 



' y. sericeus. Leaves lanceolate or lanceolate-elliptical, sericeous with persistent down. 

 / Hab. Bahamas !, Swains, (a, y) ; Jamaica !, all coll. : a common in mangrove swamps along 

 the coast, on rocks ; Antigua !, Wullschl., S. Vincent !, Guild. ; [Florida ! to Brazil! ; 

 Galapagos !, Marianne Islands ! ; tropical coast of Africa !]. 



LXXIII. PEOTEACEiE. 



Flowers apetalous. Stamens 4, opposite to the valvate, coloured calyx-divisions, mostly 

 perigynous. Ovary superior, simple : style simple. Seeds exalbuminous. Embryo straight : 

 radicle inferior. — Leaves exstipulate ; inflorescence centripetal. 



Bmipala affords hard timber in Trinidad. 



1. EOUPALA, Aubl. 

 (Rhopala, Schreb.) 



Sepals linear, recurved at the top, staminiferous above or at the middle, at length distinct. 

 Stamens exserted. ■ Ovary 3-ovnlate, surrounded by 4 glands : stigma terminal, clavate. 

 Pericarp follicular, or at length 2-valved : seeds oblong, compressed, surrounded by a wing : 

 wing produced at both ends. — Trees or shrubs ; leaves alternate, entire, dentate orpinnati- 

 partite in the same branch ; flowers racemose : pedicels geminate. 



1. R. montana, Aubl. Leaves glabrous, ovate or elliptical, entire or coarsely serrate, 

 often complicated at the base, long-petioled : the pinnatipartite ones often wanting or with 

 narrower segments ; racemes axillary, pubescent : pedicels slightly connected at the base, 

 one-half or one-third as long as the flower. — -Aubl. t. 32. — Leaves exceedingly variable, and 

 racemes of various length; calyx 3"'-4"' long; fruit bivalved, acinaciform, 1" long. 



[a. Leaves elliptical, pointed at both ends, usually quite entire, 2"-3" long.] 



j8. complicata, Kth. Leaves ovate, shortly apiculate, quite entire or pauciserrate beyojid 

 the middle, 3"-4" long : petiole 2" long.— JTM. Nov. Gen. t. 119. 



