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Petioles clothed with rufescent villi. Calyx villous. Corolla 
yellowish, tomentose outside, with a narrow throat. Seeds 
girded by a wing, according to A. Rich: if this be the case it is 
referrible to the genus Bouvdrdia. 
Hirsute Rondeletia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 5 to 6 ft. 
10 R. rrironra‘ra (Jacq. amer. p. 60. t. 43. pict. t. 62.) 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, 3 in a whorl, on short petioles, glabrous 
above but tomentose beneath; petioles and branches hairy ; 
panicles axillary, shorter than the leaves. h. S. Native of 
Jamaica, at the foot of the mountains. Flowers reddish, small. 
Leaves 3 inches long. Teeth of calyx acuminated. Corolla 
with a very long tube. Capsule many-seeded. 
Trifoliate Rondeletia. Tree 12 to 14 feet. 
11 R. taevica'ra (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 366.) 
leaves oblong or elliptic, acuminated at both ends, glabrous, 
paler beneath, petiolate ; stipulas deltoid, glabrous on the out- 
side, but bearded inside; peduncles axillary, trichotomous, 
rather panicled, 3 times longer than the petioles, but one half 
shorter than the leaves. h. S. Native of Cuba, about the 
Havana; and of Trinidad. Andényma, Sieb. fl. trin. no. 374. 
Tube of calyx downy ; limb of 3-5 linear lobes, which are 3- 
times shorter than the tube of the corolla. Capsule downy, 
smaller than a pea. 
Smooth Rondeletia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1793. Sh. 5 to 6 ft. 
12 R. America'na (Lin. spec. 243.) leaves lanceolate or 
elliptic, acuminated at both ends, glabrous, hardly petiolate, 
paler beneath; stipulas deltoid, downy outside; peduncles op- 
posite, axillary, a little longer than the leaves, dichotomously 
cymose at the apex. h. S. Native of Cuba, near the Ha- 
vana; Jamaica, and many other West India islands, ex Plum. 
ed. Burm. t. 242. f. 1. Flowers white, bibracteolate, with a 
little scent. Tube of calyx clothed with adpressed villi; lobes 
of limb oblong-linear, 4 times shorter than the tube of the 
corolla. Capsule many-seeded. 
American Rondeletia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1752. Sh. 8 to 10 ft. 
13 R. Cumane'nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
394.) leaves oblong, acuminate, almost sessile, glabrous, paler 
beneath ; stipulas rather deltoid, with ciliated silky margins ; 
panicles terminal, sessile. h. S. Native of New Andalusia, 
near Cumanacoa. Panicle sessile, and the peduncles opposite, 
dichotomous, and 3-5-flowered, ex Kunth. Lobes of calyx 
ovate-oblong. Flowers white. 
Cumana Rondeletia. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. 
14 R. micropon (D.C. prod. 4. p. 408.) glabrous; leaves 
oval or oblong, acute at both ends, on very short petioles ; sti- 
pulas bipartite, obtuse, permanent ; corymbs pedunculate, rising 
from the forks of the branches; calyx truncate, with 5 very 
short teeth. h.S. Native of Cuba, about the Havana, where 
it was collected by De la Ossa. Flowers white in the dried 
state, form of those of the other pentamerous species of Ronde- 
létia, but the calyx is hardly 5-toothed. 
Small-toothed-calyxed Rondeletia. Shrub. 
15 R. opora ra (Jacq. amer. p. 59. t. 42. pict. t. 61.) leaves 
hardly petiolate, ovate, or subcordate, acutish, scabrous above, 
paler beneath and rather scabrous on the nerves ; corymbs ter- 
minal. h.S. Native of Cuba, on rocks by the sea-side, at 
the Havana; and of Mexico. Lin. spec. 1671. H. B. et 
Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 394, R. coccinea, Moc. et Sesse, 
fl. mex. icon. ined. R. obovata, Lin. syst. veg. Branchlets 
villous. Stipulas wide, acute. Peduncles trichotomous. Flowers 
handsome scarlet, with the projecting rim of the tube orange- 
coloured, having the scent of violets, downy on the outside, 
either pentamerous or hexamerous. Lobes of calyx linear, 
erect, one half shorter than the tube of the corolla. Capsule 
containing many angular seeds. 
Sweet-scented Rondeletia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
RUBIACEA. LXIV. Ronveretia. 
*** African species, with pentamerous flowers, 
16 R. repr ruca (Afz,) leaves oval coriaceous, deep green, 
glabrous, petiolate; corymbs terminal. h. S. Native of 
Sierra Leone, in the low lands about Freetown. A branched 
spreading shrub, with the habit of Lauristinus. Flowers pale 
red. Stamens 5, a little longer than the tube of the corolla. 
Calyx 5-cleft. 
Febrifugal Rondeletia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet, 
17 R. FLORIBU'NDA ; leaves ovate, acuminated, membranous, 
petiolate; corymbs lateral and terminal, numerous; stamens 5, 
exserted. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone, in woods on the 
mountains. Corolla tubular, 5-cleft, white. Calyx 5-cleft. 
Bundle-flowered Rondeletia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
18 R. ronicERoivEs ; shrub twining ; leaves roundish, ovate, 
coriaceous, glabrous, petiolate; corymbs panicled ; corolla with 
a long tube and a 5-cleft border ; stamens 5, longer than the 
tube. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone, among bushes in the 
low lands. A branched twining shrub. 
Honeysuckle-like Rondeletia. Shrub tw. 
§ 2. Tetrémera (from rerpac, tetras, by fours, and peptc, meris, 
a part; in reference to the flowers being tetramerous). D. 
prod. 4. p. 409. Calyx 4-lobed. Corolla 4-lobed. Stamens 4, 
Bouvardia species of Juss.—Hedyptis species of Spreng. 
* Unarmed. Panicles terminal. 
19 R. virca`ra (Swartz, prod. p. 41. fl. ind. oce. 1. p. 354.) 
leaves roundish-cordate, on very short petioles, quite glabrous, 
paler beneath; stipulas minute, acute ; branches filiform, opre 
ing ; peduncles elongated, trifid ; flowers crowded by threes. h. . 
Native of the north of Hispaniola, among bushes by the sea-side. 
Hedyòtis cordifolia, Spreng. pug. 2. p. 26. _ Flowers of a are 
purple colour, clothed with silky down outside. Lobes of calyx 
linear. Capsule pubescent, subdidymous, many-seeded. 
Twiggy Rondeletia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. ; 
20 R. piscoror (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 596. 
t. 291.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, petiolate, with w 
lute edges, glabrous above and on the branches, but clot E 
with white tomentum beneath ; stipulas linear-subulate ; pani 
cles terminal, sessile. h. S. Native of New Granada, beraa 
Maraquita and Honda. Hedyòtis díscolor, Spreng. phat 
p- 411. Flowers pedicellate, sweet-scented, red on the a 
Lobes of calyx ovate-lanceolate. Capsule dehiscing at the dis 
sepiment; valves bifid at the apex. 
Discoloured-leaved Rondeletia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
21 R. puse’scens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer: E 
396. t. 291.) leaves oblong, acute, petiolate, clothed i’ ne 
down above, and with canescent pubescence beneath, as we s 
on the branchlets; stipulas lanceolate-subulate ; panicles 5 
minal, sessile, tripartite. h. S. Native of New Grana e 
between Maraquita and Honda. Lobes of calyx lanceolate, : 
times shorter than the tube of the corolla, Corolla tomentose 
outside. Fruit unknown. 
Donny Rodeletia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. a4 
22 R. nronca‘ra (Bartl. in herb. Hænke, ex D. C. pro ba 
p. 409.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated at both ends, pu ii 
cent above, but clothed with white tomentum beneath, but pay 
at length become glabrous from the down being decide 
stipulas lanceolate, equal in length to the petioles ; Lage ‘ 
terminal, on long peduncles; flowers crowded ; lobes of caly 
linear, 3 times shorter than the tube of the corolla. ci 
Native of Mexico, about Acapulco. An intermediate spe¢ 
between R. pubéscens and R. leucophýllum. 
Elongated Rondeletia. Shrub. nt 
23 R. revcopny’tium (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 
