RUBIACEX. XLIII. 
lobes. Berry almost dry, globose, somewhat didymous, crowned 
by an areola formed by the falling of the calyx, 2-celled, many- 
seeded. Placentas rather tumid. Seeds angular. Embryo 
straight, in fleshy albumen, with a centripetal radicle, and flat 
ovate-roundish cotyledons.—African shrub. Branches terete, 
, hispid in the young state, and glabrous in the adult state. 
Leaves opposite, almost sessile, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated. 
Stipulas foliaceous, solitary on each side, oblong, acuminated, 
almost an inch long. Thyrse spike-formed, terminal.—Habit 
of Bertiéra. 
1 P. spica‘tum (Gaertn. l. c. D.C. diss. ined. with a figure). 
k. S. Native of Sierra Leone, where it was collected by 
Smeathmann and G. Don; and in the woods of Casamancia at 
Itou by Perrottet and Leprieur. Génipa labiata, Smeathm. in 
herb. Lher. Flowers small, white. 
Spicate-flowered Pomatium. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 
2 P. pusium; leaves broad-lanceolate, long-acuminated, 
rather cordate at the base, sessile; flowers panicled, axillary, 
and terminal. h. S. Native of Sierra Leone, on the moun- 
tains, in woods. Flowers small, white. 
Doubtful Pomatium. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 
Cult. See Gardenia, p. 499. for culture and propagation. 
XLIV. BERTIERA (named by Aublet after a Madam 
Berthier, who was of great assistance to him while he was col- 
lecting plants in Guiana). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 180. t. 69. Lam. 
ill. t. 165. D.C. diss. ined. 1806. with a figure. prod. 4. p. 
391. Geertn. fil. carp. 3. t. 192. Juss. mem. mus. 6. p. 390. 
Rich. mem. soc. hist. par. 5. p. 253. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with a sub- 
globose tube, and a very short permanent 5-toothed limb. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, with a terete tube, and a 5-parted spread- 
Ing limb ; segments oval, very acute. Anthers 5, sessile within 
the throat of the corolla. Stigma bifid; the lobes acute. Berry 
almost dry, crowned by the calyx, umbilicate, roundish, 2- 
celled, many-seeded. Seeds fixed to the central placentas, an- 
gular, muricated.—Shrubs. Leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, 
petiolate, villous. Stipulas solitary on- both sides, combined at 
the base, acuminated. Thyrse terminal, racemosely panicled, 
bracteolate. Flowers small, white, and sometimes red.—Habit 
of Lygistum, but differs in the flowers being 5-parted.—This 
genus 1s probably divisible into several. 
Secr. I. Berrre‘ra (see genus for derivation). D. C. prod. 
4. p. 892.—Bertiéra, Aubl. Fruit usually striated, crowned 
by the calycine teeth, which are erectly connivent and subulate. 
nflorescence terminal. 
1 B. Guiane’nsis (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 180. t. 69.) leaves 
ovate-oblong or elliptic, acute, with distant villous nerves; stipulas 
undivided on both sides, acuminated; flowers disposed in a 
racemose thyrse; fruit sessile, striated, hairy, disposed along 
the branches of the panicle, crowned by the erect subulate 
calycine teeth. h. S. Native of French Guiana, in woods ; 
and of Cayenne. Vahl, symb. 3. p. 35. Lam. ill. t. 165. 
preng. syst. 1. p. 708. exclusive of some synonymes. Branches 
villous, Stipulas broad at the base, and rather connate. Leaves 
3-4 inches long. Flowers small, white. 
Guiana Bertiera. Shrub 6 to 7 feet. 
2 B. mucrona‘ra (Geertn. fil. carp. 3. p. 74. t. 192. f. 7.) 
leaves and flowers unknown ; fruit striated,- crowned by the 
erectly connivent calycine teeth, pedicellate, disposed along the 
ranches of the panicle. h. S. Native country unknown. 
Perhaps the same as B, Guianénsis. 
Mucronate Bertiera. Shrub. 
3 B. raLv’srris (A. Rich. in mem. soc. hist. nat. par. 5. p. 
245.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acute, hairy, with approximate 
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nerves ; stipulas bifid on both sides ; flowers almost cymose ; 
fruit not striated, hairy, crowned by the subulate teeth of the 
calyx. h. S. Native of Guiana, in marshy parts of woods. 
A small sub-herbaceous erect shrub, clothed with rusty down. 
Leaves soft, usually tapering gradually to the base. 
Marsh Bertiera. Shrub 1 to 2 feet? 
Secr. II. Zaruza‘nta (altered from Zaluzianski, an obscure 
Polish botanist). D. C. prod. 4. p. 392.—Zaluzania, Comm. 
mss. Fruit smooth, crowned by the calycine teeth, which are 
spreading or erect, but not connivent. Embryo transverse, ovate- 
cylindrical, in the albumen.—Inflorescence terminal, racemosely 
thyrsoid. 
4 B. Borsénica (A. Rich, l. c.) smoothish ; leaves elliptic- 
lanceolate, acuminated, petiolate ; stipulas undivided, drawn out 
into a setaceous point each, length of petioles; racemes thyrsoid, 
terminal; fruit glabrous, not striated, crowned by the teeth of 
the calyx, which are permanent, acute, and straight, but not 
connivent. h. S. Native of the Island of Bourbon. Pe- 
duncles angular. Bracteas subulate. 
Bourbon Bertiera. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
5 B. rv'ra (A. Rich, 1. c.) leaves elliptic, acute, on very short 
petioles, clothed with rufous silky down; stipulas broad, con- 
nate, acute, silky inside, and smoothish on the outside; racemes 
elongated ; pedicels silky ; fruit globose and villous, crowned 
by the erect calycine teeth. h. S. Native of the Island of 
Bourbon. 
Rufous Bertiera. Shrub. 
6 B. Zaruza'nra (Geertn. fil. carp. 3. p. 74. t. 192.) smooth- 
ish ; leaves rather coriaceous, lanceolate-elliptic, acuminated, on 
short petioles, ciliated on the edges; stipulas undivided, drawn 
out into an acumen, length of petioles; racemes thyrsoid, ter- 
minal, and are as well as the flowers downy; branches of ra- 
cemes dichotomous, with a sessile flower in each fork; fruit 
crowned by the limb of the calyx, which is hardly toothed ; 
teeth spreading. h. S. Native of the Mauritius. Mus- 
sæ'nda racemosa, Sieb. fl. maur. 3. no. 362. Stipulas short, 
broad, concrete. . Racemes apparently drooping. Bracteas 
small, acute. Flowers sessile. Anthers mucronate. Calyx 
truncate. Corolla widening from the base, with acute segments. 
Zaluzianski’s Bertiera. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
Secr. II. Myce'r1a (apparently after some botanist of the 
name of Mycet). Reinwardt., mss. D. C. prod. 4. p. 392. 
—Bertiéra, Blum. bijdr. p. 987. Tube of calyx obovate or 
turbinate. Berry crustaceous inside, crowned by the calycine 
teeth, which are spreading. Racemules axillary, somewhat 
corymbose. 
7 B. Java’nica (Blum. bijdr. p. 987.) stem simple ; leaves 
petiolate, cuneate-oblong, acuminated, with a few scattered 
hairs above, and more so on the nerves beneath ; corymbs diva- 
ricate, axillary, and terminal, trichotomous, solitary, drooping ; 
tube of corolla short. h. S. Native of Java, in shady parts 
of woods. 
Java Bertiera. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
8 B. rascicura‘ra (Blum. bijdr. p. 987.) stem alittle branched ; 
leaves cuneate-oblong, acuminated, glabrous above, but some- 
what strigose on the veins beneath; corymbs short, axillary, 
trichotomous, erect ; pedicels in fascicles ; tube of corolla elon- 
gated. h. S. Native of Java, on Mount Salak, in humid 
places. Corymbs often lateral, hardly longer than the petioles. 
Throat of corolla velvety. 
Var. B, macrophijlla (Blum. 1. c.) leaves obovate, acute. h. 
S. Native of kg on Mount Bonkok, in the province of 
Bantam. 
Fascicled-pedicelled Bertiera. 
3T 
Shrub. 
