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PSIDIUM polycarpon. 
Guava of Trinidad. 
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ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Myrri (MyrracE®). Jussieu gen. Div. I. Flores in fo- 
liorum axillis aut in pedunculis multifloris oppositi. Folia plerumque oppo- 
sita et ee 
PSIDIUM. Supra fol. 622. 
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P. polycarpon, foliis ovato-oblongis acutis suberenatis, supra pubescentibus 
subtis rugosis scabris, pedunculis trifloris, ramis reclinatis. Lambert te 
trans. linn. soc. 11. 231. tab. 17. ; ‘ 
Frutex vix tripedalis, ramosus. Rami elongati, graciles, reclinati. 
Folia ovalia seu ovato-oblonga, brevius petiolata (cinereo-virentia, costato- 
nervosa nervis alternis distantibus subtus varicosis). Pedunculi axillares 
solitarii, interdim gemini, sericeo-tomentosi, apice dichotomt, triflori. Flos 
intermedius sessilis, laterales pedicellati. Poma subrotunda, congesta parva 
Lambert loc. cit. ; 
« This is a very small shrub, scarcely three feet high 
« divided into a few straggling branches, the lower ones 
« lying on the ground, the upper bending towards it. The 
_ “ young twigs are round and hairy. The leaves have oppo- 
«site footstalks ; they are near five inches long and more 
< than two broad, of an oval-oblong form, with upward- 
« curved ribs; smooth, with scattered hairs above ; rough 
« and hairy beneath. They cover the greater part of the 
“branch, each pair, an inch and an half distant. From 
«“ the bottom of each comes out a short stalk, which sup- 
« ports three flowers, and they turn into as many round 
« yellow fruits, the size of a large Cherry, of a delicate taste 
« far superior to the common Guava. The numerous fruits, 
« when full grown, form a continued cluster on the greater 
“ part of the branch, which is bended to the ground by the 
“ weight. 
« The species is indigenous to the grassy savannahs of 
«‘ Trinidad ; from whence plants were sent to St. Vincent's 
“in 1792.” Lambert loc. cit. 
: p 2 
» 
