 C€ous permanent segments. 
RUBIACEÆ. LVIII. Cumarruis. 
LVIII. CHIMA’RRHIS (from ysuaġpoc, chimarrhos, a tor- 
rent; the tree grows on the banks of torrents). Jacq. amer. p. 
6l. Juss. gen. p. 204. mem. mus. 6. p. 381.—Macrocnèmum 
species, A. Rich. 
Liv. syst. Pentándria, Monogy'nia. Calyx with an obovate 
or turbinate tube, and an almost obsolete entire limb. Corolla 
with a short tube, and a 5-cleft spreading limb; segments hairy 
in the middle outside. Stamens 5, inserted in the upper part of 
the corolline tube ; filaments hairy at the base; anthers oval. 
Capsule obovate or turbinate, ligneous, coriaceous, crowned by 
the marginal limb of the calyx, 2-celled ; cells dehiscing from the 
apex to the base, ex Jacquin, 1-seeded, ex A. Richard, many- 
seeded; valves semibifid. Seeds pendulous.—American gla- 
brous trees. Leaves opposite, on short petioles. Stipulas in- 
terpetiolar, solitary on both sides. Corymbs or cymes terminal. 
Flowers white.—This genus is nearly allied to Machadnia. 
1 C. cymdsa (Jacq. amer. p. 61.) leaves ovate, acuminated at 
both ends; branches of corymb alternate; capsules obovate, 
very short. h. S. Native of Martinico, along the sides of 
mountain streams or torrents, where it is commonly called 
bois de rivière, or river wood. Macrocnémum longifolium, A. 
Rich. mem. soc. hist, nat. Par. 5. p- 279. A lofty tree, with a 
handsome head. Leaves a foot long, shining, commonly 8 or 10 
at the top of each branch. Flowers small, disposed in race- 
Mose corymbs, white. Capsules small. The wood is white, and 
used for beams and rafters. 
Cymose-flowered River-wood. Tree lofty. 
2 C. tursina'ra (D.C. prod. 4. p. 404.) leaves oval, obtuse 
at the apex, and acute at the base ; branches of corymbs oppo- 
Site; capsules turbinate. h.S. Native of Cayenne, where it 
Was collected by Patris. Upper leaves 3 inches long and 13 
broad, on short petioles. Stipulas triangular, acuminated. Pe- 
duncles and capsules downy. 
Turbinate-fruited River-wood. Tree. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Rondelétia, p. 517. 
LIX. AUGU'STEA (named in compliment to the present em- 
Press of Austria, princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria). D. C. 
prod. 4. p. 404.— Augista, Pohl, fl. bras. 2. p. 1. but not of Leand. 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogy'nia. Calyx 5-cleft, with folia- 
1 Corolla very long, tubular, incurv- 
ed, 10-striated, with a spreading limb, which is valvate in æsti- 
yation, Anthers sessile, exserted. Stigma cloven. Capsule 
2-celled, dehiscing at the apex, 4-cleft. Seeds angular, margi- 
=EN truncate at the apex, fixed to a transverse receptacle.— 
iddle-sized trees. Leaves on short petioles, simple, decussate, 
a oblong, stipulate. Flowers showy, bracteate, in terminal 
ascicles, deep red or crimson. This genus differs from Exo- 
stémma by the funnel-shaped corolla, with broad short seg- 
ments, by the foliaceous calycine lobes, and by the angular seeds. 
1 A. LANCEOLATA (Pohl, fl. bras. 2. p. 2. t. 101.) leaves lan- 
ceolate, and are, as well as the stipulas, glabrous ; flowers ter- 
minal, 3 in a fascicle; bracteas lanceolate, flat, ciliated. h. S. 
“al of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, in shady places, on 
the banks of rivers and ditches, in Serra de Cristaes. Flowers 
crimson or deep red. Stem bluish red. 
Lanceolate-leaved Augustea. Shrub. 
2 A. paxvirdria (Pohl, fl. bras. 2. p- 3. t. 102.) leaves lan- 
ceolate, equal at the base and apex, acutish ; stipulas and brac- 
i glabrous; flowers terminal, twin; calycine segments oblong, 
untish, retuse at the base, and pilose inside. k.S. Native 
of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, in shady places on the 
V 8 of rivers and rivulets on the road from Engenho da 
me to Agoa de Serra. Stem of a greyish brown colour. 
owers bluish red. 
Small-leaved Augustea. Shrub. 
VOL, lr, 
LIX. Avcusrea. 
LX. PORTLANDIA, 513 
3 A. oBLONGIFÒLIA (Pohl, fl. bras. 2. p. 4. t. 103.) leaves 
oblong, acuminated at the base and apex, glabrous above, and 
rather pilose beneath ; stipulas, bracteas, and peduncles pilosely 
tomentose ; fascicles first ternate, then bifid. h.S. Native of 
Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, on the mountains among bushes 
on the banks of rivers and rivulets. Stem greyish black. 
Flowers deep red or crimson. Panicles terminal, trifid, then 
bifid, each ultimate division bearing 1 flower. 
Oblong-leaved Augusta. Shrub. 
4 A. arrenva'ra (Pohl, pl. bras. 2. p. 6. t. 104.) leaves ob- 
long, tapering into the petioles at the base, ciliated when ex- 
amined by a lens, glabrous; stipulas glabrous on the outside, 
and pilose inside ; fascicles of flowers terminal, first ternate, 
then bifid ; bracteas lanceolate, channelled, villous inside. h. S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, on the margin 
of rivers and rivulets, in Serra Tingua. Stem greyish brown. 
Corolla bluish red. Panicles of flowers divided like that of the 
last. ` 
Attenuated-leaved Augusta. Shrub. 
5 A. Grauce’scens (Pohl, fl. bras. 2. p. 7. t. 105.) leaves 
crowded, oblong, tapering to both ends, therefore acute, quite 
glabrous ; stipulas triangular, cuspidate, glabrous; fascicles of 
flowers terminal, trifurcate; bracteas lanceolate, acuminated, 
pilose inside. kh. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 
Goyaz, in shady places on the banks of rivers and rivulets at Ri- 
veirao Bateiro. Stem bluish black. Corolla deep red or crimson. 
Glaucescent Augusta. Shrub. 
Cult. The species of Augústea are very ornamental; the 
flowers being long and tubular, of a deep red or crimson colour. 
Their culture and propagation is the same as that recommended 
for Catesbe'a, p. 511. 
LX. PORTLA‘NDIA (so named after the Duchess of Port- 
land, who was a great lover of botany, and well acquainted with 
English plants). P. Browne, jam. p. 164. Lin. spec. 227. 
Geertn. fruct. 1. p. 153. t. 31. D.C. prod. 4. p. 404.—Port- 
landia species, Schreb. and Swartz. : 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an obovate, 
5-nerved tube, and a 5-parted limb: lobes large, foliaceous. 
Corolla large, funnel-shaped, with a short tube, a wide obconical 
throat, and a bluntly 5-lobed limb. Stamens 5, inserted at the 
bottom of the throat; anthers long, semi-exserted. Stigma un-. 
divided. Capsule obovate, or nearly oblong, ribbed from nerves, 
crowned by the calyx, retuse, 2-celled ; valves dehiscing at the 
apex. Placentas coriaceous, central. Seeds numerous, elliptic, 
much compressed, scabrous from elevated dots.—Small glabrous 
trees, natives of South America. Leaves shining, on short pe- 
tioles. Stipulas broad, triangular. Peduncles axillary, short, 
1-3-flowered. Flowers large, whitish. 
1 P. Granpirrora (Lin. spec. 244.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate ; 
flowers axillary, pedicellate, solitary, 4 times the length of the 
breadth. h.S. Native of Jamaica, St. Thomas, &c. among 
rocks at the foot of the mountains. Smith, icon. pict. 1. t. 6. 
Curt. bot. mag. 286. Jacq. amer. t. 44, pict. t. 64, Flowers 
almost like those of Brugmansia arborea, white, reddish inside at 
the throat, 5 inches long and 14 broad, very fragrant at night; 
but in the bud state they are yellowish, tipped with red. Tube 
with 5 hairy angles. 
Var. 8B; leaves ovate, acute. h. S. Growing along with the 
species. 
Great-flowered Portlandia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1775. Shrub 
10 to 14 feet. 
2 P. coccinea (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 384.) leaves ovate- 
roundish, coriaceous; flowers axillary, pedicellate, solitary, 
hardly twice the length of the breadth. h. S. Native of the 
west of Jamaica, on the precipices of mountains, but rare. P., 
