RUBIACER. XXXVII. Ranni. 
Seeds flattish, nestling in the pulp. The flowers of this species 
render it deserving of a conspicuous place in a hot-house. The 
uncommon appearance of the plant is also in its favour. 
Bog Randia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1802. Shrub 5 to 8 feet. 
8 R. toneispina (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns opposite or 
alternate, horizontal; branches long, dependent ; leaves obovate- 
cuneated, smooth ; flowers axillary, and almost terminal, solitary 
on short pedicels; tube of calyx cylindrical, 5-lobed : lobes 
ovate-cordate, permanent ; corolla villous on the outside ; berry 
obovate, smooth, h. S. Native of the coast of Coromandel. 
Posoquéria longispina, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 566. Link, enum, 
hort. berol. 225.2 Thorns sharp, from 1 to 2 inches long. 
Leaves on the young shoots opposite, on the old ones in fascicles. 
Stipulas subulate. Flowers pretty large, pure white, and fra- 
grant. Tube of corolla as long as the calyx, with a villous 
throat, Berry size of a nutmeg. Seeds immersed in the pulp. 
Long-spined Randia. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1812. Shrub 5 
to 6 feet. 
_9 R. nv'rans (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns slender, oppo- 
site, spreading; branches long, dependent, pubescent while 
young ; leaves narrow-obovate-oblong ; flowers axillary, solitary, 
on short peduncles ; corolla silky on the outside ; berry globose, 
crowned by the tube of the calyx, which is entire. h.S. Na- 
tive of the East Indies. Posoquéria nùtans, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 
565, Ceriscus Malabaricus, Geertn. fr. 1. t. 28.? Leaves on 
short petioles, Opposite on the young shoots, but fascicled on the 
ald ones, from 1 to 2 inches long, by about 1 broad. Flowers 
Soutary, under the spines, middle-sized, white, and fragrant ; 
throat of corolla villous. Berry size of a nutmeg, 2-celled. 
Nodding-branched Randia. FI, June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 
3 to 4 feet. 
§ 2. Flowers in fascicles or racemes, in the axils of the leaves, 
or extremities of the branches. 
10 R.? parvirtdra (Lam. dict. 3. p. 25.) thorns opposite, 
very short ; leaves ovate, petiolate, glabrous ; racemes villous ; 
flowers axillary, disposed in fascicles, on short pedicels ; limb of 
calyx with 5 short teeth. h. S. Native of the East Indies. 
he thorns, according to Lamarck, are arched. Gardénia Son- 
herattil, Spreng. syst. 1. p- 762. Perhaps Gardènia macrántha, 
Thunb, diss. gard. no. 8. t. 1. f. 2. is referrible to this species, 
but the spines are said to be straight ; but the fruit in both are 
unknown, therefore the genus to which they belong is doubtful. 
Flowers small, 3-together. 
Small-flowered Randia. 
4 to 5 feet. 
11 R., rroripu'npa (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns axillary, 
stiff; leaves opposite and in fascicles, obovate-cuneated, smooth ; 
flowers disposed in Jateral fascicles, on short pedicels; tube of 
calyx longer than the lobes, which are lanceolate; corolla 
silky outside ; berry ovate, cordate, polished. h. S. Native of 
the coast of Coromandel. Posoquèria floribúnda, Roxb. fl. ind. 
2. p. 569. A large stiff branched shrub, in a good soil growing 
to a small tree. Flowers middle-sized, white at first, but soon 
becoming yellow, and fragrant, produced in fascicles, from short 
scaly spurs. Segments of corolla obovate. Berry size of a 
prune, 2-celled, many seeded, crowned. 
Bundle-flowered Randia. Shrub or small tree. 
12 R. Loxcirròra (Lam. dict. 3. p. 26. ill. t. 156. f. 3. but 
not of Salisb.) arboreous; thorns opposite, recurved; leaves 
lanceolate-oblong, smooth ; corymbs terminal and axillary, 11-13 
flowered ; limb of calyx tubular, 5-lobed: lobes semilunar ; 
tube of corolla long and slender. h.S. Native of Chittagong, 
in the East Indies, where it grows to a pretty large tree. Poso- 
quéria longifldra, Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p- 568. Gardenia 
Fl. April, June. Clt. 1818. Shrub 
501 
multiflora, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1231. Posoquéria multiflora, Blum. 
bijdr. p. 980. Branches terete, smooth. Leaves 6 inches long, 
and 13 or 2 broad. Flowers large, pale, or nearly white when 
they first expand, becoming yellow by the second day, fragrant. 
Berry the size of the cherry, yellow when ripe, smooth, fleshy. 
Long-flowered Randia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt.1818. Tree small. 
13 R. rascicuza'ta (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns axillary, 
spreading ; leaves ovate-oblong, almost sessile, smooth; fascicles 
of flowers nearly sessile, axillary, and in the forks of the branches ; 
calyx hairy, with 5 subulate lobes. h.G. Native of Silhet, 
in the East Indies. Posoquéria fasciculata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 
568. A much branched shrub. Thorns straight. Flowers 
middle-sized, at first white, but in the course of a day changing 
to a pale yellow colour. Segments of corolla oblong. Ovarium 
2-celled, many seeded. 
Fascicled-flowered Randia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
14 R. rrcipa (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns opposite, supra- 
axillary, each having an annular joint, rarely 2 above the middle, 
the lower half downy, the upper smooth and shining ; branches 
tetragonal, and are, as well as the calyxes, villous ; leaves ovate, 
smooth, on short petioles; flowers by threes, axillary, and almost 
terminal; tube of corolla long, slender; berry downy. h. S. 
Native of the valley of Nipaul, and the surrounding mountains ; 
and also at Noakote. Posoquéria rígida, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 
570. A strong rigid branchy shrub. Leaves in approximate 
fascicles, ending each in a cuspidate point. Flowers white and 
fragrant. Leaves shining above, but with a few short hairs along 
the nerves beneath. Corolla smooth on the outside. Berry purple, 
2-celled, many seeded. Perhaps a true species of Posoqgueria. 
Said to be allied to R. fasciculata. . 
Stiff Randia. Shrub 6 feet. 
15 R.srricra (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 145.) branches stiff, de- 
cussate ; leaves smooth, oblong, acute, on short petioles; fasci- 
cles of flowers sessile, dense, globose, axillary, bracteate; tube 
of corolla short, hairy inside; berry globose. h. S. Native 
of the East Indies, on the mountains north of Bengal. Ma- 
crocnémum strictum, Willd. rel. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. 
p. 6. Smith, in Rees’s cycl. vol. 22. no. 5. Rodelétia stricta, 
Roth, nov. spec. p. 140. Flowers small, white. Berry size of 
a pea, 2-celled, smooth. Seeds imbricated in 2 rows in each cell, 
attached to the partition above its middle. Perhaps a distinct 
genus. 
Straight Randia. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 
16 R. sca’npens (D. C. prod. 4. p. 387.) stem scandent 
prickly ; prickles recurved ; leaves oval, acuminated, coriaceous, 
glabrous ; peduncles almost terminal, usually 3-flowered at the 
apex; tube of corolla short; limb of calyx tubular, rather 
truncate. h.S. Native of Java, on the mountains of Parang 
and Salak. Tocoyéna scandens, Blum. bijdr. p. 980. Flowers 
white. 
Climbing Randia. Shrub cl. 
17 G. TETRA'NDRA (D. C. J. c.) thorns scattered, straight ; 
leaves ovate, acuminated, narrowed at the base, rather coriaceous, 
and are as well as the branchlets downy; stipulas ovate, acu- 
minated ; flowers 6-8 in a fascicle at the tops of the branches, 
sessile, tetrandrous; bracteas connate; teeth of calyx 4, subu- 
late ; corolla clothed with silky hairs outside. h. S. Native 
of New Granada, in temperate places near Guadua. Gardénia 
parviflora, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, 3. p. 408. t. 293. 
Flowers small, white. 
Tetrandrous-flowered Randia. Shrub 5 feet. 
18 R. arma‘ta (D. C. prod. 4. p. 387.) thorns 4 together at 
the tops of the branchlets, short, spreading ; leaves ovate, acute 
at both ends ; flowers usually 4 on the tops of the branchlets, 
on short pedicels; lobes of calyx linear-cuneiform; tube of 
corolla long, cylindrical, glabrous. h.S. Native of Cartha- 
