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De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p . 9.—Celasirus Maytenus. Willd. Sp. PI. v . \ . p . 1127.—Senacia
Maytenus. Lam.—Maiten. Feuill. Chil. v. 3. p . 39. t 27.
H ab. Coquimbo.—W o have also specimens of this from Mi-. Cruckshanks and Dr. Gillies.
O rd . X y i l l . R H A M N E ® . B r .
1. COLLETIA. Comm. Hook in Boi. Misc. v. 1. p . 131.
1. C. spinosa; spinis validis, florum fasciculis sparsis,- calycibus urceolatis, filamentis
elongatis exsertis.
glabra. Hook, in Bot. Misc. v. 1. p . 155. t. 44. a.— C. spinosa. L am . III. v. 2. p . 90.
De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p . 28.—C. horrida. Willd. Sp. PI. v. 1. p . 1113.— C. polyacantha.
Willd. in Poem, et Sch. v. 5. p . 113.
¡3. pubescenti-incana.
H ab. k Conception.
2. RETANILLA. Brongn.
1. P . Ephedra. Brongn. in Ann. des Sc. Nat. v. 10. p . 364. t. 14.^1 2.— Colletia Ephedra.
Vent. Choix des PI. t. 16. D e Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p . 29. Hooh. in Bot. Misc. v. 1. p . 159.
H ab. Conception : probably in the more elevated parts of the country.—We are informed by Mr. Cruckshanks
that the generic name ought to be written Retamilla, being a diminutive of the Spanish Retamo, or
Fui-ze. Allied to these two is the genus Trevoa, of which, when it was described in the Botanical MisceU
lan)% V. 1. p. 1 5 8 , the flowers of only one of the species was known to u s ; we have, however, since
received both in flower from Mi-. Bridges, who adds, that T . tidnervis is used for fences, and is very abundant
on all the mountains near Valparaiso.
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1. ARISTOTELIA. L 'He r.
1. A . Macqui. L ’Her. Stìrp. p . 31. t. 16. L am . III. t. 398. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p . 56.—
‘ A. glandulosa. Fl. Per. Syst. p . 126.”
H ab. Conception.
O r d . X X . T E R E B IN T H A C E ® . Juss.
1. RHUS. Humb. §■ Kunth.
1. P . Ì caustica; foliis simplicibus coriaceis ellipticis integerrimis cartilagineo-margin-
atis, racemis subpaniculatis axillaribus terminalibusque, floribus dioicis decandris, fr-uctu
drupaceo sicco. (T a b . V II.)—Laurus caustica. Molina. Willd. e t aliorum.— “ L itr i." nom.
vernac. (GiV^tes.)— Lllthi. F euill Chil v. 3. t. 23. (fig. ad dextram.)
Var. et. ramis subpubescentibus, foliis glabris.
Var. ß. ramis folìisque subtus pubescentibus.
Prutex valde ramosus ; raiAis subaogulatis, in «. glabriusculis, in ß. pubescenti-hirsutis. Folia alterna,
sparsa, breve-petiolata, 2-3 uncias longa, elliptica, obtusa uunc cum mucrone obtuso, integemqja, coriacea,
uonnumquam purpm-eo tincta, margine crasso cartüagineo, oblique parallelim nervosa, nerris utrinque pro