RUBIACER. XLVI. Curia. XLVII. Tarenna. XLVIII. Peresia. 
6 C. opora`ra (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby; leaves lanceolate, acu- 
minated, polished ; corymbs terminal, and are as well as the 
bracteas villous; calyx 5-toothed: teeth one half shorter than 
the tube of the corolla; cells of berries 3-4-seeded. h. S. 
Native of Silhet, where it is called Patugrooja. Webtra odo- 
rata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 535. Leaves 4-6 inches long and 1-2 
broad. Stipulas triangular. Flowers numerous, middle-sized, 
white,very fragrant. Anthers about as long as the segments of 
the corolla. 
Sneet-scented-flowered Cupia. Shrub large. 
§ 2. Stigma 2-lobed. 
7 C. auricuta'ta (D. C. 1. c.) arborescent, smooth; leaves 
ovate-oblong, emarginate, and unequally 2-lobed at the base, 
acuminated, almost sessile, the axils of the veins glandular 
beneath; panicles terminal and lateral, brachiate, on flattened 
peduncles ; throat of corolla swelled, elevated, and bearded ; 
ovarium many-seeded. h. 8S. Native of Pulo-Penang. We- 
bèra auriculàta, Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 537. Leaves con- 
tracted towards the cordate base, 7 inches long. Flowers white, 
fragrant. 
Auricled-leaved Cupia. Shrub large. 
8 C. rrunca'ra (D. C. 1. c.) shrub twining ; leaves ovate, 
acute; panicles terminal, on flattened peduncles : corolla with 
a naked throat; ovarium 4-ovulate. b. ©. S. Native of 
Pulo-Penang, on hills. Webèra truncata, Wall. in Roxb. fl. 
ind. 2, p.538. Leaves 3-4 inches long, acute at the base, dark 
and shining above, coriaceous. Bracteas lanceolate, deciduous. 
Flowers white, fragrant, on short pedicels by threes, or in fasci~ 
cles. Anthers very long. 
Truncate Cupia. Shrub tw. 
9 C.sca’npeEys (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby, scandent, glossy ; leaves 
oblong, acuminated ; cymes axillary; stigma of 2 oval plates, 
Re Native of Silhet, where it is called Gujer-kota by the 
natives. Webéra scandens, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 534. Leaves 
6 inches long and 2-3 inches broad. Divisions of cymes gener- 
ally biternate. Flowers large, funnel-shaped, fragrant when 
they first open, white, but like Gardenias become yellow by the 
second day. Anthers linear, sessile. 
Climbing Cupia. Shrub cl. 
+ Species not sufficiently known. 
10 C. cymo'sa (D.C. 1.c.) arborescent ; branches pubescent ; 
leaves ovate, acute, shining; cymes axillary, pedunculate, many- 
flowered ; stigma capitate, 2-lobed. h. S. Native of the 
East Indies. Webéra cymosa, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1224. Ron- 
delétia cymdsa, Poir. dict. 6. p. 256. Canthium cymésum, 
Pers, ench. 1. p. 200. Flowers white, fragrant. Berries about 
the size of juniper berries, but their internal structure has not 
€n noticed. 
Cymose- flowered Cupia. Clit. 1811. Tree. 
l1 C. ruyrsoipea (D. C. 1. c.) branches woody, clothed with 
brown pubescence; leaves oblong-ovate, acuminated at both 
ends ; _thyrse dense, terminal; corolla glabrous outside and 
pilose inside; stigma bifid. }.S. Native of the East Indies. 
Webéra thyrsoidea, Roth. nov. spec. p. 149. Canthium thyr- 
soldeum, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 6. p. 207. Flowers white. 
ruit unknown. 
Thyrse-flowered Cupia. Shrub. 
wt. For culture and propagation see Rondeletia, p. 517. 
All the Species are very elegant when in blossom, and the flowers 
are very fragrant. 
XLVII. TARE’NNA (Tarenna is the Ceylonese name of 
ariken Gærtn. fruct. 1. p. 139. t. 28. f. 3. D.C. prod. 
507 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx with a globose 
tube, and a 5-parted limb; lobes linear-oblong, reflexed, per- 
manent. Corolla, stamens, and stigma unknown. Berry glo- 
bose, with 8 stripes, crowned by the limb of the calyx, 2-celled; 
pulp thin. Placentas central, spongy. Seeds 4-6 in each cell, 
horizontal, semi-lunate, cuneated, compressed, wrinkled. Albu- 
men fleshy. Embryo dorsal, with the radicle directed to the 
periphery, and foliaceous cotyledons. This genus appears to 
be allied to Cùpia, but the flowers and all other particulars 
besides those mentioned are unknown. 
1 T. Zeyza’nica (Gertn. l. c.). h.S. Native of Ceylon. 
Ceylon Tarenna. ‘Tree or shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation, see Rondeletia, p. 517. 
XLVIII. PETE'SIA (the author does not give the derivation 
of the name). P. Browne, jam. p. 144. Jacq, amer. p. 18. ? 
Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 3. p. 1945.? Bartl. in herb. Henke, mss. 
bach not of Gertn. D.C. prod. 4. p. 395.—Petésia species, 
uss. 
Lin. syst. Tetra-Pentdndria, Monogijnia. Calyx with a 
roundish tube, and a short, 4-5-toothed limb. Corolla funnel- 
shaped, with an equal 4-5-cleft limb. Stamens 4-5, within the 
tube. Berry almost globose, naked at the apex, 2-celled, 
many-seeded. Seeds numerous, rather angular, crustaceous.— 
Trees and shrubs. Leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, on short 
petioles, often coriaceous. Stipulas intrapetiolar, undivided, 
solitary, on both sides. Peduncles axillary, shorter than the 
leaves, bearing each a few-flowered corymb or cyme ; rarely 
terminal, except in the more doubtful species.—Petésia of 
Gertn. is Eumachia, D. C. a genus among the tribe Coffedcee. 
The character given by P. Browne agrees with this genus, but 
the species given are probably true species of Rondclétia. Pe- 
tésia of Jacq. and Swartz is very doubtful, and will probably 
constitute a new genus, according to Bartling. 
* Flowers axillary. 
1 P. cra’/npis (Bartl. in herb. Hanke, ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 
395.) leaves opposite, rhomboid-ovate, acuminated at both ends, 
villous on both surfaces while young, but in the adult state they 
are beset with a little scattered down above, and rather villous 
on the nerve and veins beneath, reticulated and radiately striated 
between the veins; corymbs few-flowered. h.S. Native of 
Mexico. Limb of calyx 5-cleft, deciduous. Seeds scrobiculate. 
Great Petesia. Tree. 
2 P. nirrpa (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D. C. 1. c.) leaves 
opposite, oblong, attenuated at both ends, glabrous, reticulately 
veined beneath, and radiately striated between the veins; pe- 
duncles axillary, 3-5-flowered, but only bearing one fruit each. 
h. S. Native of the Philippine Islands and Mariane Island. 
Calyx sinuately 4-toothed. Corolla tomentose, small. Berry 
globose, hardly the size of a pea. Seed sub-cylindrical. The 
leaves are striated, almost like those of the first species. 
Shining-leaved Petesia. Tree. 
3 P. rernrrouta (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D.C. 1. c.) 
leaves 3 in a whorl, obovate-oblong and oblong, acute at both 
ends ; peduncles axillary, bifid, 5-7-flowered, but bearing only 
1 fruit each. h.S. Native of the Island of Luzon. 
Three-leaved Petesia. Tree. 
4 P. carno’sa (Hook et Arn. in Beech, voy. pt. bot. p. 64.) 
leaves opposite, oblong-obovate, obtuse, attenuated at the base, 
glabrous, fleshy ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered. h. S. Na- 
tive of the Society Islands. Corolla funnel-shaped, 4-lobed : 
having the anthers sessile in the throat, It differs from most 
Rubiaceous plants in the fleshy leaves. 
Fleshy-leaved Petesia. Tree or shrub. 
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