RUBIACEÆ. XXVII. Mussanpa. 
branches, Leaves rather longer than the interstices, which are 
pretty equal, about 5-6 inches long, villous above. Stipulas 
about the length of the petioles, furnished with a number of 
glands inside on the lower part. Corymbs very hairy. Floral 
leaves subcordate, milk white, downy. Tube of corolla very 
long, hairy. 
Hoary Musseenda. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
20 M. cungrro‘t1a (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 139.) leaves 
cuneate-oblong, acuminated, downy on both surfaces as well as 
on the branches; stipulas lanceolate, acuminated; corymbs 
terminal ; bracteas lanceolate ; calycine segments linear, acute, 
5 times shorter than the corolla: one of which is bractea-formed, 
petiolate, oval, acuminated; tube of corolla villous. bh. G. 
Native of Nipaul. The large calycine segment is probably 
white, and the flowers are probably yellow. 
Wedge-leaved Musseenda. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
Secr. II. La’ypra (M. De la Land, a correspondent of the Mu- 
seum of Natural History at Paris). Comm. herb. D. C. prod. 4. 
p. 872. Lobes of calyx equal or nearly so: having none of 
the segments expanded into bractea-formed leaves. Capsule 
naked at the apex, not crowned by the calyx. Leaves opposite. 
21 M. La’ypia (Lam. ill. t. 157. f. 2. Poir. dict. 4. p. 392.) 
leaves ovate, acuminated, clothed with villous pubescence on 
both surfaces; branches, petioles, corymbs and corollas villous ; 
lobes of calyx equal, triangularly lanceolate, 12 times shorter 
than the tube of the corolla. h. S. Native of the Mauritius, 
Where it is called Quinquina indigéne, or Indigenous Peruvian 
bark, and is used in the cure of fevers. M. latifdlia, Poir. 
suppl. 4. p. 36. dict. scienc. nat. 33. p. 452. Rodelétia Landia, 
Spreng. syst. 1. p. 707. M. holosericea, Smith, in Rees’ cycl. 
vol. 24. no. 6. Bracteas linear, acute. Corolla an inch long, 
hairy outside. 
De La Land’s Mussenda. Fl. Ju.Sept. Clt.1824. Sh.4 tod ft. 
22 M. unirto’ra (Wall. cat. no. 6264.) young branches, tube 
of corolla, calyxes, and fruit villous; leaves small, rather vil- 
lous, roundish, acute, running down the petioles at the base ; 
stipulas villous, narrow; calycine segments subulate; corolla 
with a long tube and a spreading limb; flowers solitary, ter- 
minal. %.S. Native of the East Indies, at Tavoy. Flowers 
as large as those of the common jasmine, probably white. 
One-flowered Musseenda. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
23 M. Srapma’yni (Michx. med. ex Bory in litt. D. C. prod. 
4. p. 872.) leaves oval, ending in short cuspidate points, hardly 
pubescent, unless on the nerves; branchlets, corymbs, and co- 
rollas pubescent ; lobes of calyx equal, elongated, lanceolate, 
6 times shorter than the tube of the corolla. h.S. Native of 
the Mauritius. Oxyanthus cymosus, Reichb. in Sieb. fl. maur. 
exsic. 2. no. 78. M. Landia, Smith, in Rees’ cycl. vol. 24. 
no. 5. Tube of corolla 14 inch long, as in M. Ldndia. The 
lobes of the calyx are 3 lines long in the present plant, while 
n that of M. Ldndia they are hardly a line and a half long. 
Stadmann’s Musseenda. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
24 M. ArcuATA (Lam. dict. 4. p. 392.) leaves oval-oblong, 
acuminated, rather pilose on the nerves beneath ; branchlets, 
corymbs, and corollas glabrous on the outside; lobes of calyx 
linear-subulate, a little unequal; tube of corolla very villous 
mside. h. S. Native of the Mauritius, Sieb. fl. maur. 
exsic. 2, no. 78. Landia stelligera, and Landia astrographa, 
Comm. ex herb. mus. Paris. The flowers are yellow, and 
When immersed in water tinge it with the same colour. Limb 
of corolla glabrous outside. Branches arched. 
Arch-branched Musseenda. Clt. 1822. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
25 M. tomentosa (Wall. cat. no. 6265.) branches downy ; 
leaves elliptic or ovate-elliptic, acute, clothed with white woolly 
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down on both surfaces; calyx downy, with subulate segments ; 
stipulas subulate, twin on both sides; tube of corolla long, 
slender, hairy, with a broad, spreading border ; berries roundish, 
crowned by the calycine teeth ; corymbs terminal, trichotomous. 
h. S. Native of the East Indies, on the Gingee mountains. 
Flowers apparently white, as large as those of jasmine. 
Tomentose Musseenda. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
26 M. r'Lecans (Schum. pl. guin. p. 117.) leaves oval, end- 
ing in short cuspidate points, and are as well as the branches 
glabrous ; corymbs terminal, trichotomous, pubescent ; segments 
of calyx linear, spreading a little ; tube of corolla very hispid, 
but the lobes are glabrous. h. S. Native of Guinea, where 
it was collected by Thonning. M. discolor, Thonn. in herb. 
Vahl, ex Puerari. Very distinct from M. discolor, Willd. 
Elegant Musseenda. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
27 M. corviro't1a (Wall. cat. no. 6260.) glabrous in every 
part; leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated at the apex and cordate 
at the base, glabrous, coriaceous, on short petioles; corymbs 
trichotomous, terminal ; berries turbinate, not crowned. h.S. 
Native of Pulo Penang. 
Heart-leaved Musseenda. Shrub 5 to 6 feet? 
28 M. pa’rva (Wall. cat. no. 6261.) branches and leaves 
rather hispid from scattered hairs ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acu- 
minated, tapering to both ends; stipulas subulate; corymbs 
terminal, crowded ; tube of corolla very long, slender, rather 
swollen near the top; calycine segments linear. h.S. Native 
of the East Indies, at Tavoy. M. angustifolia, Wall. mss. 
Apparently a rambling, small shrub. 
Small Musseenda. Shrub rambling. 
29 M. sericea (Blum. bijdr. p. 986.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
acuminated, attenuated at the base, glabrous, except on the 
veins underneath ; branches silky ; corymbs terminal, trichoto- 
mous, silky. h. S. Native of the Moluccas. Segments of 
calyx linear-lanceolate, silky, all equal. Tube of corolla elon- 
gated, densely tomentose. 
Silky Musseenda. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
30 M. re‘vens (Wall. cat. no. 6263.) root creeping; leaves 
elliptic, acuminated, rather hispid; petioles, young branches, 
and corymbs clothed with brown villi ; stipulas subulate, villous ; 
corymbs terminal; calyx downy, with linear-subulate segments ; 
corolla long, slender, swelling a little near the top. h.S. 
Native of Silhet. The leaves opposite each other are unequal 
in size. 
Creeping Musseenda. Pl. } to 2 feet. 
T Secr. III. Ca’anrue (from kaw, kaio, to burn or nip, and 
av0oc, anthos, a flower ; the flowers of the species are deprived 
of the large calycine leaves). D. C. prod. 4. p. 372. Lobes of 
calyx equal, all linear or setaceous, permanent, therefore the fruit 
is crowned. Leaves 3 in a whorl. Stipulas broad at the base, 
acute at the apex, adpressed, coriaceous.—Species natives of 
Madagascar. Perhaps a proper genus. 
31 M.? crrrivo' Lia (Lam. in Poir. dict. 4. p. 393.) leaves 3 
in a whorl, ovate, almost sessile, coriaceous, and are as well as 
the branches glabrous ; stipulas broad at the base, acute, short ; 
corymbs terminal; lobes of calyx linear. h. S. Native of 
Madagascar. Habit of Rauwélfia. Corolla small, yellow. 
Citron-leaved Mussenda. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
32 M.? tonciro Lra (Lam. in Poir. dict. 4. p. 393.) leaves 
3 in a whorl, lanceolate-oblong, rather tomentose from short 
down; stipulas broad at the base, acute ; corymbs terminal ; 
lobes of calyx setaceous ; capsule ribbed. k. S. Native of 
Madagascar. Very similar to the preceding species. Leaves 
green above and whitish beneath. Fruit pyriform, with 8 or 10 
longitudinal ribs. 
Long-leaved Mussenda, Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
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