508 
* * Flowers terminal. 
5 P.? n1’sprpa (Bartl. in herb. Henke. ex D. C. 1. c.) leaves 
opposite, membranous, obovate-oblong, acuminated at both ends, 
having the middle nerve on both surfaces, and the veins beneath 
hispid from bristles; corymbs terminal, short. h. S. Native 
of the island of Luzon. . 
Hispid-leaved Petesia. Tree or shrub. 
6 P.? tomentosa (Jacq. amer. p. 18.) leaves oblong, attenu- 
ated at both ends, very soft on both surfaces from hardly conspi- 
cuous tomentum ; corymbs lateral and terminal. hk. S. Native 
of New Spain, in woods about Carthagena. Flowers tetra- 
merous. Fruit unknown. Perhaps a species of Rondelétia. 
Tomentose Petesia. Tree. 
7 P.? spica‘ra (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 3. p. 1945.) leaves ellip- 
tic, attenuated, glabrous, pubescent on the nerves beneath; pe- 
tioles hairy; racemes terminal, spicate. h.S. Native of the 
south of Jamaica, among bushes. Flowers small, white, 4-parted. 
Berry crowned by the very minute calyx. 
Spicate-flowered Petesia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
8 P.? simpxici’sstma (Lour. coch. p. 77.) stem herbaceous, 
quite simple, tetragonal; leaves lanceolate-linear, glabrous ; 
racemes erect, almost terminal; calyx 5-toothed. 14. G. Native 
of Cochinchina. ‘he fruit is said to be baccate, 2-celled, and 
many seeded. Flowers white. 
Quite-simple-stemmed Petesia. Pl. 1 foot. 
9 P.? rermina‘Lis (Hook. et Arn, in Beech. voy. pt. bot. p. 
85.) leaves oblong, obtuse at the base, acutish at the apex, mem- 
branous, glabrous ; panicles terminal, racemose, one-half shorter 
than the leaves; corolla salver-shaped, having the lobes shorter 
than the tube. k.S. Native of the Sandwich Islands. Stem 
dichotomously branched. Leaves 4 inches long, and 1 and 14 
inch broad. Corolla funnel-shaped, 4-lobed, inclosing the an- 
thers. Much the habit of Stylocoryna racemésa, Cav. 
Terminal-flowered Petesia. Tree or shrub. 
10 P.? corta‘cea (Hook, et Arn. in Beech. voy. pt. bot. p. 
85.) leaves oblong, acute at the base, and obtuse at the apex, 
coriaceous, glabrous; corymbs terminal, dense, few-flowered, 
much shorter than the leaves. h%.S. Native of the Sandwich 
Islands. 
Coriaceous-leaved Petesia. Tree or shrub. 
Cult, For culture and propagation see Rondelétia, p. 517. 
XLIX. COCCOCY’PSELUM (from koxkoc, kokkos, a berry, 
and kuedyn, kypsele, a vase; in allusion to the form of the 
fruit). Swartz, fl. ind. occid. 1. p. 245. H.B. et Kunth, nov. 
gen. amer. 3. p. 403. Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 4. p. 138. 
D. C. prod. 4. p. 396.—Coccocypsilum and Sicélium, P. Browne, 
jam. 144.—Coccoc¥psilum and Tontanea, Juss. mem. mus. 6. P- 
394.—Coċcocýpselum and Bellárdia, Schreb. gen. no. 1721. and 
1723.—Condàlia, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. prod. p- 11. t. 2. but not 
of Cav. 
Jan. syst. Tetrdndria, Monoginia. Calyx with an ovate 
tube, and a 4-parted permanent limb (f. 94. a.); lobes narrow. 
Corolla funnel-shaped (f. 94. b.), with a 4-parted limb (f. 94. b.), 
and a glabrous throat. Stamens 4, inserted in the tube of the 
corolla, inclosed (f. 94. 6.); anthers oblong-heart-shaped. 
Stigma bifid. Berry ovate, crowned (f. 94. d. e.), 2-celled (f. 
94. c.); cells many-seeded. Seeds lenticularly angular, wing- 
jess.—Creeping herbs. Leaves opposite, on short petioles. Sti- 
pulas subulate, solitary on both sides. Peduncles axillary, soli- 
tary, and in the alternate axils, bearing each a few-flowered 
head, surrounded by a short involucrum, Corollas and berries 
blue or purple. 
RUBIACEA. XLVIII. Peresia. 
XLIX. CoccocYPSELUM. 
1 C. rE‘pENs (Swartz, fl. ind. 
occ. 1. p. 245.) plant prostrate, 
creeping ; leaves ovate, pubescent 
on both surfaces; peduncles very 
short while bearing the flowers, 
but afterwards becoming more 
elongated; heads few-flowered ; 
bracteas subulate. ©. S. Na- 
tive of Jamaica and St. Do- 
mingo, in temperate parts on the 
mountains. Browne, jam. 144. 
t. 6. f. 2. C. herbàceum, Lam. 
dict. 2. p. 56. ill. t. 64, Flowers 
almost sessile, collected in the 
axils of the leaves, blue. Fruit 
seated on peduncles, 4-5 lines 
long, blue, inflated. (f. 94.) 
Creeping Coccocypselum. Fl. May. 
Pl. cr. 
2 C. UMBELLA TUM (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 307.) leaves ovate, 
acute, shining, pubescent ; peduncles one-half shorter than the 
leaves; bracteas of the heads of flowers subulate.—Native of 
Cit. 1793. 
Peru, at Pillao, Cuchero, and Chinchao, in woods. Condàlia 
répens, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 54. t. 84. fia. C. Condalia, 
Pers. ench. 1. p. 132. Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. vol. 4. 
p. 139. C. capitàtum, Willd. herb. There are glabrous and 
downy varieties of this plant. Corolla purplish. Berries blue. 
Umbellate-flowered Coccocypselum. PI. creeping. 
3 C. ova‘tum (Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnza. 4. p. 141.) 
plant ascending, rooting at the base ; leaves ovate, very blunt . 
the base, and acute at the apex, beset with minute adpresse 
down; peduncles alternate, shorter than the leaves, clothed me 
strigose hairs ; heads 8-10-flowered. 2%. S. Native of Brazil. 
Allied to C. umbellatum and C. lanceolatum. 
Ovate-leaved Coccocypselum. PI. cr. i 
4 C. LANcEoLA`rUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 132.) plant densely 
clothed with down; leaves lanceolate, acute; heads es 
flowered, pedunculate; bracteas lanceolate ; berries ove 
long. Y%.S. Native of Peru, in shady groves at Cuchero an 
Chinchao, ex Ruiz et Pav.; and on the mountains about the 
Orinoco, ex Hanke; and at Caraccas, ex Vargas. Condalia 
lanceolata, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 54. Corolla of a pale vio- 
laceous colour. Berries blue. 
Lanceolate-leaved Coccocypselum. PI. cr. 
5 C. niesv'rum (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D. C. prod. 4. I 
396.) plant ascending, very hairy in every part; leaves ees 3 
ovate, acute; heads axillary when in flower, almost sessie s 
peduncles a little elongated when in fruit, and recurved. %4. 
Native country unknown. . 
Hairy Coccocypselum. Pl. ascending. a 
6 C. caxr'scens (Willd. herb. ex Cham. et Schlecht, 5 
Linnæa. 4. p. 139.) plant prostrate, creeping; leaves T : 
clothed with silky yellow down on both surfaces ; heads ax! re 
and almost terminal, on long peduncles; bracteas of heads È 
oblong, acute. %.? S. Native of South America, in tempai 
shady places, near Buenavista, Caraccas, Popayan, and of p 
pical and extratropical Brazil. C. rèpens, H. B. et nee a 
gen. amer. 3. p. 405. exclusive of the synonymes. pate 
kféldia áspera, Spreng. neu. entd. 1. p. 280. but not of Wi 
Bellardia méllis, Willd. herb. ex Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 
vol. 4. Corolla bluish or red. Berries blue. 
Canescent Coccocypselum. PI. er. 
7 C. av’reum (Cham. et Schlecht. in 
leaves oblong, acute, with parallel veins, 
silky down ; heads axillary, sessile, few-flowered ; 
narrow, acute. %.S. Native of tropical Brazil. 
féldia aúrea, Spreng. neu. entd. 1. p. 280. syst- 
Linnea. 4. p. 138) 
clothed with golden 
bracteas 4-5, 
Schwenk- 
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