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Sect. 1. Badula, Juss.— Corolla contorted. Anthers ohlong, devoid cf a terminal wucro : 

 cells parallel, introrse, opening by. a longitudinal slit. Style filiform : stigma usually 

 capitate. Placenta " few-ovulate." — Bracts deciduous. 



,11. A. laurifolia, </«««. Glabrous; leaves leatlery, lauceolate-oblong or elliptical, 

 with a bluntisli point, tapering into the margined petiole, slightly dotted beneath, quite en- 

 tire : veins costate, numerous, reticulated beneath ; panicles axillary^ subsessile, corymbiform, 

 racemiform, or reduced to a simple raceme, twice or much exceeded by the leaf; corolla 5-partite: 

 segments obovate-oblong, about twice as long as the ealyx ; anthers oblong, blunt, as long 

 as the filament ; Bijle included : stigma minute ; placenta few-ovulate. — A. lateriflora {non 

 Sw.) V, latifolia, Sieb. Mart. 296, ex parte .'■ (,non Sieb. Maurit.). Badula Lamarckiana, 

 A. DC. B. lateriflora, PI. Carib. {exclus. syn. Sib.)—L "tree ;" leaves 7"-5."bBg, 3V'-li" 

 broad ; coroUa-segments reflexed, 1'" long ; drupe 3'" diam. — Hab. Dominica !, Imr. ; Tri- 

 nidad I, Loekh. ; [Guadeloupe I, in moist woods ; Martinique !] 



12. A. caribeea, Mif/; Glabrous; leaves chartaceous or at length leathery, elliptical 

 or obovate-oblong, mucronate or bluntish, contracted at the base into a stout margined pe- 

 tiole, repand-entire : veins costate, numerous, reticulated beneath ; panicles axillary or 

 lateral, subsessite, corymbiform, terminated by umbels, twice or much exceeded by the leaf; 

 corolla 5-partite : segments spathulate, 2-3 times as long as the calyx ; anthers oblong, 

 blunt, Hitle longer than the filament ; style exserted, equalling the stamens : stigma capi- 

 tate ; placenta few-ovulate. — Badula, ^.i)C — A "tree;" leaves blaek in drying, 8"-4" 

 long, 4''-24" broad ; corolla-segments reflexed, 1'" long ; drupe 2'"' diam. — Hab. Dominica !, 

 Imr., S. Vincent ; 'Trinidad I, Lockh., on the coast ; [Guadeloupe 1]. 



Sect. 2. Anabdisia. — Corolla contorted. Anthers minutely subglobose, devoid of a ter- 

 minal macro : cells oblique, opening by a longitudinal lateral slit. Style shortly fili- 

 form : stigma minute, truncate. — Bracts deciduous. 



13. A. xylosteoides, Br. (n. sp.). Glabrous; leaves ddartaceous, eHiptieal or ellip- 

 tical-oblong, blunt at both ends, petioled, repand-entire: veins distant, delicate; panicles 

 short, terminal, corymbose, subsessile ; pedicels umbellate, thriee as long as the drupe ; 

 calyx 4,-lobed, adpressed to the drupe: lobes roundish, entire; corolla -segments roundish, 

 nearly as long as the calyx ; anthers minute, much shorter than the filament. — Leaves 

 blackish in drying, 2"-3" long, 14"'-20'* broad, with scattered dots beneath r petiole flat- 

 convex, 2'"'-3'" long; panicle 2"-l" diam.: pedicels 3-4-nate, S""-*'" long ; ealyx \"', 

 filaments f '", style %'" long ; corolla dotted ; drupe 1'" diam.— Hah. Jamaica 1, At., S.Anns 

 near- Moneagne ; [Haiti 1 ; Mexico 1, New Granada f]. 



Sect. 3. IcACOEEA, Aubl, — Corolla contorted. Anthers oblong or otlong-lanceolate, de- 

 void of a terminal mucro : cells opening by a terminal pore (or at length by a slit). 

 Style filiform : stigma minute. Placenta " 6-pluriovulate." — Bracts deciduous. 



14. A. acuminata, W. Glabrous ; branches rusty-leprous : leaves chartaceous, ellip- 

 tical-oblong or lanceokte-oUong, pointleted, crenulate or subentire, black-dotted and rusty 

 beneath, petioled: veins costaie ; panicles terminal : pedicels umbellate; calyx 4(-5)-lohed: 

 lobes ovate, subacute ; corolla-segments oblong, twice as long as the calyx ; anthers oblong, 

 lanceolate, emar^inaie, thrice as long as the filament. — Mart. Fl. Bras. 16. t. 28. 29. — Ica- 

 corea guianensis, Aubl. Ard. semicrenata. Mart. — ^A.shrub : leaves usually 3" long, IV'-I" 

 broad ; panicle shorter than the leaves : branches diverging ; corolla pale-red, 14"'-2"' long. 

 — Hab. Trinidad 1, Or., Maraccas ; [Venezuela to Brazil]. 



15. A. decipiens, ..i. i)G BrancMets rusty-puberulous, glabrescent; leaves charta- 

 ceousj elliptical-oblong, cuneate at the base, pointleted, crenulate or subentire, nearly devoid 

 of dots, often rusty beneath: veins costate; panicles terminal: pedicels umbellate; calyx 

 5-lohed: lobes ovate, blunt; corolla-segments oblong, twice as long as the eaijs.; anthers 

 oblong-lanceolate, tapering above, bluntish, 4, times as long as the filament.— Myrsine 

 ardisioides, XM.-— Nearly allied to the preceding, but anthers longer and gradually tapering 

 from the base. Leaves 6"-3" long, 2"-l" l)road; panicle spreading; coroUa 2'" long; 

 drupe 2'" diam.— Hab. Trinidad!, Cr., Port of Spain, La Ventilla; [Panama!]. 



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