506 
9 B. LATERIFLÒRA (Blum. bijdr. p. 987.) stem branched ; 
leaves almost sessile, cuneate-oblong, acuminated, glabrous above 
and puberulous beneath on the veins; corymbs terminal and 
axillary, solitary or crowded, trichotomous, at length pendulous ; 
tube of corolla elongated. h. S. Native of Java, on the 
mountains. Mycétia, Reinwardt. ex Blum. Corymbs often 
lateral. Corolla reddish, tubular, with a velvety throat. Berry 
globose. Teeth of calyx acuminated, separated to the base of 
the limb. Stipulas triangular, acuminated. 
Lateral-flomered Bertiera. Shrub 4 to 5 feet? 
+ A species not sufficiently known. 
10 B. coccinea ; shrub rambling, villous; leaves opposite, 
ovate, acuminated, quite entire, petiolate; corymbs panicled, 
terminal; calyx 5-cleft, hairy, with linear segments; corolla 
tubular, salver-shaped, with a spreading 5-cleft border, and 
a villous throat; stamens 5,inclosed. h.S. Native of Sierra 
Leone, among bushes, in the lowlands about Freetown. Flowers 
about the size and form of those of Vinca résea, of a deep 
scarlet colour, and very showy. 
Scarlet Bertiera. Shrub rambling. 
Cult. See Musse’nda, p. 492. for culture and propagation. 
XLV. POUCHETIA (named after M. F. Pouchet, pro- 
fessor of botany in the Jardin des Plantes at Rouen ; author of 
Histoire Naturelle et Medicale de la Famille des Solanees). 
A. Rich, soc, hist. nat. par. vol. 5. p. 251. D. C. prod. 4. 
p. 393. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an ovate 
tube, and a small 5-toothed limb. Corolla with a short obco- 
nical tube, a glabrous throat, and a 5-lobed limb; lobes oval- 
oblong, twisted in estivation. Anthers 5, linear, sessile in the 
throat of the corolla. Style filiform. Stigmas 2, linear, acute, 
diverging a little at the apex, hardly exserted. Berry dry, 
closely crowned by the connivent teeth of the calyx, obo- 
vate, 2-celled. Seeds 4-6 in each cell, oblong, deformed from 
being pressed against each other, and clothed with adpressed 
silky villi, Albumen fleshy. Embryo unknown.—A glabrous 
African shrub, with roundish branches. Leaves ovate, acumin- 
ated, on short petioles. Stipulas solitary on both sides, ovate, 
ending each in a short cuspidate point. Peduncles opposite, 
panicled, few-flowered, axillary : but the upper ones are dis- 
posed in a terminal panicle from the leaves being gradually 
diminished and changed into bracteas. Flowers small, glabrous, 
white ?—This genus differs from Gardénia in habit, in the 5- 
toothed calyx, in the dry 2-celled fruit, and in the cells being 
few-seeded ; in these last characters it agrees with Cùpia, but 
differs from it in the connivent calyx, and in the velvety seeds, 
and in habit. 
1 P. Arrica’na (D. C. prod. 4. p. 393.). h. S. Native of 
Sierra Leone, where it was collected by Smeathmann; and in 
the woods of the Gambia, Casamancia, and Cayor, where it was 
collected by Leprieur and Perrottet. Gardénia parviflora, 
Smeathmann, but not of Poir. dict. suppl. 2. p. 708. which is 
according to A. Rich, Ps}drax dicéccos. 
African Pouchetia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Mussæ'nda, p. 492. 
XLVI. CU'PIA (Cupi is the Malabar name of one of the 
species). D. C. prod. 4. p. 393.—Cupi, Rheed. mal. 2. p. 37. 
Adans, fam. 2. p. 158.—Chomélia, Lin. gen. ed. 1737. no. 167. 
but not of Jacq.—Rondelétia species, Lin. spec.—Webéra, 
Schreb. gen. 1791. no. 1733. Willd. spec. 1. p- 1224. ex- 
clusive of the characters and species no. 3. Gærtn. fil. carp. 
op. 71. t. 102. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 533. but not of Hedw. 
(1782.)—Canthium Too Pers.—Stylocoryna species, Rich, 
RUBIACEÆ. XLIV. BERTIERA. 
XLV. PoucHETIA. 
XLVI. Cura. 
Canthium, sect. Cùpia, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 306.— 
Zamària, Rafin. ann. gen. sc. phys. 6. p. 85.? 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx with a turbinate `| 
tube, and a 5-parted limb ; lobes erect, acute, permanent. Co- 
rolla funnel-shaped, with a terete tube, which is longer than 
the calyx, a gradually widened throat, and a 5-parted limb; 
segments ovate-oblong, recurved. Filaments very short. An- 
thers oblong, dehiscing at the side in the upper part of the cells, 
Style clavate, 10-angled or 2-lobed. Berry globose, crowned 
by the calyx, 2-celled. Placentas spongy, central. Seeds 
wrinkled at the hylum. Albumen cheesy. Embryo centri- | 
petal—Asiatic glabrous shrubs. Leaves oblong-lanceolate. | 
Stipulas intrafoliaceous, broad, ending each in a short acumen. | 
Corymbs or panicles trichotomous, terminal, axillary, or oppo- 
site the leaves. Flowers white, fragrant. 
§ 1. Stigma undivided. 
1 C. corympdsa (D. C. prod. 4. p. 394.) shrubby ; leaves | 
lanceolate-oblong, with revolute margins, shining; corymbs | 
terminal; lobes of calyx 5, about equal in length to the tube 
of the corolla; mature capsule 4-seeded. kh. S. Native of 
the coast of Coromandel, frequent; Malabar ; Pulo Penang, on 
hills; Ceylon, China, &c. Cùpi, Rheed. mal. 2. p. 37. t. 23. 
Rondelétia Asiática, Lin. spec. 244. Webèra corymbosa, Willd. 
spec. 1. p. 1224. Ker. bot. reg. t. 126. Canthium corym- 
bosum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 200. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 533. Sty- 
locoryna Webéra, A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. par. 5. p. 248. 
Leaves 6-7 inches long and 24 broad: having hairy glands in the 
axils of the large veins. Corymbs terminal. Flowers small, 
very numerous, at first white, but finally yellowish, faintly fra- 
grant. Berry size of a large pea, black when ripe. Seeds 4-8 
in each cell. The extremities of the young shoots are often 
found covered with a white resinous matter, like that on the | 
germs of most species of Gardénia. 
Corymbose-flowered Cupia. Clt. 1759. Shr. 5 to 6 ft. 
2 Č. macroruy’t1a (D. C. prod. 4. p. 394.) leaves gee 
lanceolate, acuminated : panicle terminal, villous ; tube of ei 
long, slender, villous; berries 5-12-seeded. h. S. Native of | 
the Prince of Wales Island. Webéra macrophylla, Wall. 3 | 
Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 534. Young shoots villous. Leaves 6- 
inches long, and from 4-5 broad. Panicle large. Flowers large, 
white. Anthers as long as the segments of the corolla. 
Long-leaved Cupia. Shrub. k 
3 C. pensirLo`Ra (D. C. prod. 1. c.) sub-arborescent ; soe 
oblong-lanceolate, acute at the base ; panicle rounded, pase ? 
almost sessile, occupying the place of a leaf or branch, tricho 
tomous, dense-flowered ; throat of corolla bearded; eo 
many-seeded. h.S. Native of Pulo-Penang, on hills. We 
bèra densifléra, Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 636. Leaves ee 
riaceous, acuminated, shining above, 5-6 inches long. ree 
numerous, by threes, white. Bracteas lanceolate, ciliated. 
Anthers very long. 
Dense-flomered Cupia. Shrub large. p 
4 C. moxzissima (Hook. et Arn. in Beech. bot. p. 192.) pee 
lanceolate, clothed with soft dense hairs on both surfaces ; lo 
of calyx short, very blunt; fruit pubescent, many-seeded. 7 
G. Native of China. The hairs, which clothe every part 
the plant are of a rusty colour. Stigma unknown. 
Very-soft Cupia. Shrub. jate 
5 C. opposrriro'i1a (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby ; leaves lanceo wes 
oblong, firm, and glossy; panicles opposite the leaves, COn 
posed of a few stiff, jointed, sub-recurved spikes ; corolla pers 
a short tube and a woolly throat ; stigma clavate. h. @, p 
tive of Chittagong. Webéra oppositifdlia, Roxb. fi. ind. 2 P 
535. Flowers white. 
Opposite-leaved Cupia. 
Shrub. 
