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RONDELETIA Wiflira. 

 Long-flowered Rondeletia. 



PENTANDBIA MONOOYNIA. 

 Nat. ord. Cinchonace,e. 

 RONDELETIA. Vol. 22. fol. 1905. 



R. longiflora ; foliis lato-lanceolatis brevi-petiolatis lineatis axillis venarum 

 barbatis, stipulis margine callosis incisis, pedunculis trifloris axillaribus 

 terminalibusque in thyrsum aggregatis, corollse tubo elongato fauce in- 

 flate nuda, antheris subexsertis. 



R. longiflora. Chamisso in Linnaa, 9. 240. Hooker Bot. Mag. t. 3977. 



If Rondeletia odorata, already figured at plate 1905 of our 

 22nd volume, expresses the true character of the Rondeletia 

 of Plumier, as we presume it does, then it is clear that this 

 plant is placed in a wrong genus ; for it wants the deeply 

 enclosed stamens and faucial cup of R. odorata. However, 

 we will not here disturb the existing nomenclature, especially 

 since the species now before us, whether a Rondeletia or not, 

 is well described under the name of R. longiflora. 



It is a shrub of great beauty, introduced by Messrs. 

 Veitch and Son, of Exeter, from South Brazil, and is particu- 

 larly well suited to greenhouse cultivation, because it does 

 not grow to be a large and unmanageable specimen. In fact 

 it resembles the old Bouvardia triphylla in its habits, and 

 may be managed in the same manner. Nevertheless, we pre- 

 sume that it may be grown to some size if desired, for our 

 wild specimens, collected by Sello, have the appearance of 

 coming from a large bush. 



Fig. 1. represents the ovary and calyx when cut perpen- 

 dicularly. 



