494, 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Oxydnthus below. 
All the species are very pretty when in flower. 
XXXIII. OXYA’NTHUS (from ofve, oxys, sharp, and 
avoc, anthos, a flower; in reference to the acute teeth of the 
calyx and acuminated segments of the corolla). D.C. ann. 
mus. 9, p. 218. Juss. mem. mus. 6. p. 390. D. C. prod. 4. 
p- 376. Lindl. coll. p. 13. 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx with an obo- 
vate tube (f. 92. a.), and a short, acutely 5-toothed limb (f. 92. 
a.) Corolla with a very long tube (f. 92. c.), a glabrous 
throat, and a 5-parted regular limb (f. 92. d.) : having the seg- 
ments oblong and acuminated. Stamens 5, rising from the 
throat of the corolla, free, exserted (f. 92. b.). Anthers very 
acute. Style filiform, clavate at the apex (f. 92. e.), protruding 
beyond the anthers. Fruit 2-celled, and probably baccate.— 
Shrubs, natives of Guinea. Leaves elliptic, acuminated, on 
short petioles. Stipulas oblong-triangular, falling off but slowly. 
Peduncles axillary, racemosely corymbose.—This genus comes 
very near Posoquéria, but differs from that genus in the limb of 
the corolla being regular, in the throat being glabrous, and its 
parts being acute, and in the clavate stigma. 
1 O. spectdsus (D.C. l. c. and in diss. ined. with a figure) 
branchlets, leaves, and calyxes quite glabrous; calycine teeth 
very much acuminated ; racemes many-flowered ; tube of co- 
rolla one half shorter than the leaves. h.S. Native of Sierra 
Leone on the mountains, where it was collected by Smeathmann. 
Flowers about 20 in each raceme, apparently red, according to 
the dried specimens, but are probably white or milk-coloured in 
their recent state. 
Showy Oxyanthus. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
2 O. ruBiFLo'Rus (D. C. prod. 
4. p. 376.) branchlets, leaves, 
and calyxes glabrous; calycine ; 
teeth bluntish; racemes very b. X X 
short, 3-flowered; tube of co- 
rolla longer than the leaves. 
h. S. Native of Sierra Leone 
on the mountains. Gardénia f 
tubiflora, Andr. bot. rep. t. 183, 
O. specidsus, Ait. hort. kew. ŭ 
ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 371. but not 
of D. C. Flowers by threes, 
white, 6 inches long, sweet & 
scented. > 
Tube-flowered Oxyanthus. Fl. 
July. Clt. 1789. Sh. 3 to 4ft. 
3 O. nirsu'rus (D. C. prod. 
4. p. 376.) branchlets, petioles, and nerves of leaves on the 
under side as well as the calyxes beset with hairy down; caly- 
cine teeth acute ; racemes few-flowered ; tube of corolla much 
longer than the leaves. h. S. Native of Sierra Leone, on 
the mountains. O. specidsus, Sims. bot. mag. t. 1992. Lindl. 
coll. t. 13. but the synonymes given are extremely doubtful, 
and ought probably to be excluded. Ucriàna racemdsa, Schum. 
pl. guin. p. 107. Tube of corolla 6 inches long. Flowers 
white, sweet-scented. (fig. 92.) 
Hairy Oxyanthus. Fl. July. Clt. 1789. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 
4 O. vitto'sus ; villous all over; leaves petiolate, obovate, 
acute ; flowers subcapitate, terminal; tube of corolla very long; 
style much exserted; stigma clavate. I.S. Native of Sierra 
Leone. Flowers cream-coloured, very fragrant. Calyx 5-cleft. 
Villous Oxyanthus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
Cult. 
This genus is easily distinguished by its very long, 
slender, sweet-scented flowers. All the species thrive well in 
a mixture of loam, sand, and peat; and cuttings are easily 
RUBIACEH. XXXIII. Oxyanruus, 
XXXIV. STYLOCORYNA. 
rooted by planting them in a pot of sand, and placing it under 
a hand-glass, in heat. 
XXXIV. STYLOCORY'NA (from orvdoc, stylos, a style, 
and Kkopvyn, coryne, a club; in allusion to the stigma, which is 
clavate). Cav. icon. 4. p. 45. t. 368. Geertn. fil. carp. 3. p. 
100. t. 197. Blum. bijdr. p. 982. D.C. prod. 4. p. 377.— 
Wahlenbérgia, Blum. cat. hort. buit. p. 14. but not of Schrad. 
nor Schum.—Ceriscus, Nees in flora, 1826, p. 116. and perhaps 
of Gertn. : 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an ovate- 
globose tube, and a short, tubular, 5-toothed limb. Corolla 
salver-shaped, with a cylindrical tube, and a 5-parted limb. 
Stamens 5, inserted in the mouth of the tube of the corolla; 
anthers linear, very long. Style exserted; stigma clavate, un- 
divided, or the lobes are closely conferruminated. Berry glo- 
bose, crowned by the calyx, dry, 2-celled; placentas spongy, 
adnate to the middle dissepiment. Seeds numerous, wingless, 
angular. Albumen rather cartilaginous. Embryo long.—Trees 
or unarmed shrubs. Leaves opposite, oval, or oblong, petio- 
late. Stipulas solitary on both sides, 1-nerved in the middle, 
broad at the base and acuminated at the apex. Peduncles axil- 
lary, and almost terminal, bearing many flowers disposed in 
corymbs or cymes. ce 
1 S. racemosa (Cav. 1. c. t. 368.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acute 
at the base, acuminated at the apex, glabrous; panicles axillary, 
dichotomous, loose, one-half shorter than the leaves; corolla 
salver-shaped, having the lobes longer than the tube. h. S. 
Native of the Philippines. Corolla whitish-yellow. Berry sphe- 
rical, about the size of a pea. Seeds nestling in pulp, ex 
Cav. but not according to Geertn., nor in the fruit examined. 
Cymes of fruit large, spreading. Segments of corolla ovate, ob- 
tuse. 
Racemose-flowered Stylocoryna. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 
2 S. rra‘crans (Blum. bijdr. p. 982.) leaves elliptic ohio 
acute at both ends, glabrous, beset with minute strigæ on a 
veins beneath; corymbs terminal, fastigiate, dente tone a 
corolla salver-shaped, with the segments shorter than the tube. 
h. S. Native of Java, in shady parts of woods. Wahe 
fràgrans, Blum. cat. hort. buit. p. 13. Ceríscus fragrans, Nees, 
in flora, 1825. p. 116. Style very long. 
Fragrant Stylocoryna. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. i 
3 S. taxrrLora (Blum. bijdr. p. 983.) leaves oblong, acea 
nated at both ends, strigose on the veins beneath ; corymbs te i 
minal, trichotomous, divaricate, loose-flowered ; corolla salver 
shaped. h.S. Native of Java, on the mountains of n 
in the province of Tjangor. The flowers are smaller, an 
styles less elongated than those of the preceding species. 
Loose-flowered Stylocoryna. Tree 10 to 15 feet. a 
4 S. romenrdsa (Blum. bijdr. 983.) branchlets, petioles, i 
peduncles densely clothed with tomentum; leaves oval, TE 9 
pubescent on the veins beneath ; cymes pedunculate, axil@ A 
and terminal, dense-flowered ; corolla funnel-shaped, 5 po 
h. S. Native of Java, in the province of Bantam, on the mou 
tains. 
Tomentose Stylocoryna. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 
5 S. ach aca faa in herb. Heenke, ex D. C. prod. 4. p 
377.) leaves oblong, acuminated, downy on both E z 
well as on the branchlets ; cymes terminal, pedunculate, of oF 7 
h. S. Native of the island of Luzon. Branches pass aa i 
tetragonal, opposite. Stipulas triangular, acuminated. pla 
minutely 5-toothed. Lobes of corolla linear. Style fi 
undivided, exserted. 
Pubescent Stylocoryna. Shrub. 
6S. NAE h (Bartl. in herb. Hænke, ex D. C. prod. 4 
p- 377.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated at 
both ends, and ; 
