Macleania
(named after John Maclean, of Lima, a British merchant, and a distinguished patron of botany). ORD. Vacciniaceae. A genus comprising about a dozen species of ornamental, glabrous or rarely puberulous, greenhouse shrubs, inhabiting the Andes of America, from Peru to Mexico. Flowers showy, solitary, corymbose, or in axillary fascicles; corolla cylindrical, with a five-toothed limb; anthers one-celled. Leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, entire, persistent. For culture, see Thibaudia.
M. angulata (angled). fl. in threes from the axils, pedunculate; corolla bright red, 1in. long, with a yellow limb; calyx angled. June. l. alternate, ovate, entire, obtuse, on short petioles; those on the young shoots tinged with red. h. 3ft. Peru, 1842. A beautiful evergreen shrub. (B. M. 3979.) M. longiflora (long-flowered). fl. borne in threes from the axils; corolla red, angular, with a yellow limb. May. l. sessile, oval-oblong, obtuse. h. 5ft. Peru, 1844. (b. r. xxx. 25.) M. pulchra (beautiful).* fl. yellow, with bright deep scarlet tubes, large, pendulous, produced in clusters upon a short axillary peduncle. April. l. oblong, obtuse at the base, slightly acuminated, deep shining green, beautifully tinged with red when young. New Grenada, 1874. A handsome plant, with long, drooping branches. (B. M. 5465.) M. punctata (dotted). fl. pedunculate, crowded in the upper axils; corolla rose-red, 1in. long, swollen in the lower half; the upper part white, tinged with yellow; calyx turbinate, deep red. November. l. alternate, inclining to secund, cordate, sessile or shortly petiolate; upper ones nearly oval, glossy, dotted. Ecuador, 1848. A low shrub. (B. M. 4426.) M. speciosissima (very showy).* fl. brilliant scarlet, with yellow points, upwards of 1in. long, tubular, pendulous, produced freely in axillary clusters. Early spring. l. somewhat oblong, obtuse, finely tinged with red when young. Columbia, 1864. This beautiful shrub is not of compact habit, and should be suspended from the roof, or grown upon a shelf, so that its branches may hang downwards. (B. M. 5453.)