53 CALYCIFLOR^. 



marginal nerves, glabrous, dark green above, paler and 

 minutely punctulated beneath, about 2 inches long, and 

 from an inch to an inch and a half broad. Panicle 

 terminal, cymos% branched. Flowers crimson, or, in the 

 plants with broad leaves, purple ; pedicels about 3 lines 

 in length, jointed and bibracteolated near the flower. 

 Calyx turbinate, truncated, obscurely 4-toothed. Pe- 

 tals oblong, rounded at the apex, half an inch in length. 

 Stamens 8, twice the length of the petals : filaments 

 capillary, twice the length of the anthers : anthers yel- 

 low, linear, one-pored at the apex, free of any appendage. 

 Ovary 2-celled : style length of the stamens: stigma 

 obtuse. Fruit size of a small pea, a dry capsule, 2- 

 celled : seeds numerous, minute, wedge-shaped, angular, 

 with a longitudinal hilum. 



In reference to this species, Sir William Hooker wrote 

 as follows : — " Your Melastomaceous plant is, as a. 

 species, quite new, but will sufficiently accord with the 

 Genus Tetrazygia. It is remarkable for the long sta- 

 mens, erect red or purple petals, and 2-ce!led ovary. I 

 call it Tetrazygia Fadyeni. I had it from you long ago. 

 I hope you will not object to the specific name." — This 

 is a beautiful plant, and has been introduced into gardens 

 as a flowering shrub. 



3. Tetrazygia ecostata. Plane-leaved Tetra- 



zygia. 



Leaves ovato-lanceolate acuminate denticul- 

 ated ecostate triply-nerved pilose above subgla- 

 brous beneath, corymb terminal 3-chotomous, 

 branchlets peduncles aud calyces pulvereo-to- 

 mentose, flowers octandrous. — DC. 



Ait. Hurt. Kew. II. 46. 



HAB Jamaica. 

 FL. ? 



4. Tetrazygia hispida. ? Purple-Jlowered Te- 



trazygia. 



Branches terete glabrous, branchlets hoary, 

 leaves ovate acuminate obsoletely denticulated 



