RUBIACEA. LXV. WENDLANDIA. 
nerves of leaves hairy; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated at both 
ends; stipulas semi-orbicular, obtuse, permanent, coriaceous ; 
panicle much branched, many-flowered, rather villous ; anthers 
hardly exserted; stigma bifid. h.S. Native of the island of 
Luzon. Wendlandia multiflora, Bartl. in herb. Henke. Allied 
to R. pubérula, Fruit hardly larger than turnip seed. Flowers 
small, white. 
Luzon Wendlandia. Tree. 
12, W. corra‘cra (D. C. 1. c.) arboreous, smooth in every part ; 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, tapering at the base, pe- 
tiolate, coriaceous, shining ; stipulas broad, short, rounded, 
ending each in a cuspidate point : panicles dense, terminal, many- 
flowered; flowers opposite, very numerous. h.S. Native of 
Nipaul, in the valley, very common in the forest of Thoka, and 
other places : and from Noakote. The tree is called Kongeea 
in the Parbuteeyan language, and Julsi in that of Newar. Ron- 
delétia coriacea, Wall. in Roxb. fi. ind. 2. p: 142. D.Don, fi: 
nep. p. 138. Leaves 5-7 inches long. Flowers white, fragrant. 
Bracteas lanceolate, coriaceous, those of the flowers capillary. 
Corolla with a cylindrical tube, and a spreading border. The 
inhabitants of Nipaul use the wood of this tree for various pur- 
poses, such as rafters, tools, &c.: it is close grained, and be- 
comes of a brownish colour soon after being cut, not unlike 
mahogany, A red dye is likewise prepared from it. The 
“ky and flowers attain sometimes a bluish colour on being 
ried, 
Coriaceous-leaved Wendlandia, Tree 10 to 12 feet. 
13 W. puse’rura (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets, petioles, nerves of 
leaves underneath, and panicles hairy; leaves petiolate, oval- 
oblong, acute at both ends, glabrous above ; stipulas adpressed, 
broad at the base, cuspidate at the apex; panicle terminal, 
branched, many- flowered; corollas glabrous; stigma clavate. 
h. S. Native of Nipaul. Allied to W. péndula, but differs 
in the stipules being 4 times shorter, in the corolla being gla- 
brous, &e. 
Puberulous Wendlandia. Tree. - 
l4 W, pe’npura (D. C. 1. c.) fruticose ; branches pendulous ; 
leaves lanceolate-ovate, acuminated, smooth above and rough 
underneath ; stipulas lanceolate, adpressed, deciduous, rather 
shorter than the petioles; corymbs terminal, oblong, panicled ; 
tube of corolla filiform, smooth without and pubescent within ; 
segments of corolla recurved. h. S. Native of Nipaul, be- 
tween Hetaunra and Rheempedi, also on Sheopore. Rondelétia 
pendula, Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 140. A very elegant 
shrub. Branches obscurely quadrangular ; new shoots downy. 
Leaves 3-5 inches long, and disposed 3 in a whorl on the robust 
shoots. Peduncles villous. Flowers fascicled, green, fragrant. 
Stigma clavate. 
Pendulous-branched Wendlandia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
15 W. Maraya'na; branches somewhat tetragonal; leaves 
elliptic-lanceolate, acuminated, downy on the nerves, tapering 
to the base, membranous ; stipulas broad; calyx with a round- 
ish tube and a 5-cleft border ; corolla with a very slender tube, 
and a spreading border ; panicles terminal, corymbose, hardly 
longer than the petioles. h.S. Native of the Malay islands. 
Anderosécme Malayana, Wall. cat. no. 6282. 
Malay Wendlandia. Shrub or tree. 
16 W. ronciro'tia (D.C. |. c.) fruticose: epidermis falling 
from the branches; leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, tapering 
at the base, villous underneath; stipulas lanceolate, erect, 
acute, often bidentate, furnished within their broad base with a 
Series of subulate glands; panicle many times trichotomous, 
downy; calyx downy, with a yellow gland on each margin of 
the segments, and sometimes at the points; bracteas villous, 
glandular, h.S. Native of Silhet; and of Nipaul, on Chun- 
dagiri, Nagurjoon, and at the foot of Sheopore near Thoka. The 
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Bengalee name of the plant is Soopari. Rondelétia longif dlia 
Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p.137. D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 
138. Anderosdécme longifolia, Wall. cat. no. 6280. Leaves 
6-14 inches long, dark green above. Bracteas with an entire or 
8-lobed base, their margins marked with yellow subulate fleshy 
glands. Flowers large, fleshy, yellow, scentless, with a valvate 
estivation. Segments of corolla spreading. Stamens inserted 
in the bottom of the tube. Capsules round, smooth. All the 
species of this genus vary considerably in the size of the leaves, 
the degree of their pubescence, and in their inflorescence, which 
renders their specific discrimination difficult. 
Long-leaved Wendlandia. Shrub. 
** African species, not sufficiently known. 
17 W. sutca‘ra ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, gla- 
brous, on short petioles; stipulas sheath-formed, supra-folia- 
ceous; racemes panicled, terminal; capsule round, sulcate. 
h. S. Native of Sierra Leone, in woods on the margins of 
rivers. Shrub branched. 
Furrowed-fruited Wendlandia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
18 W. pizo'sa; leaves broad, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 
cordate at the base, almost sessile; stipulas large, sheath- 
formed, supra-foliaceous, and are as well as the leaves pilose ; 
racemes panicled, terminal; capsules round. h.S. Native of 
Sierra Leone, in woods on the banks of rivulets. 
Hairy Wendlandia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
19 W. racemosa; glabrous in every part; leaves elliptic, 
very long, acuminated, coriaceous, on short petioles ; stipulas 
large, sheath-formed, supra-foliaceous ; racemes panicled, ter- 
minal; capsules ovate. h. S. Native of Sierra Leone, in 
woods on the banks of rivulets. 
Racemose-flowered Wendlandia. Shrub. 
20 W. virca‘ta: leaves oval, acuminated, petiolate ; panicles 
axillary and terminal. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone, on the 
edges of woods. A branched twiggy shrub. Stamens 5, longer 
than the corolla. Capsule 1-celled, many-seeded. Corolla 
funnel-shaped. 
Twiggy Wendiandia. Shrub. 
§ 2. Tetrdmere (from rerpae, tetras, by fours, and pepee, meris, 
a part; in reference to the flowers being tetramerous). D. C. 
prod. 4. p. 412. Limb of calyx and corolla 4-lobed. Stamens 
4.—Doubtful species. 
21 W. srica‘ra (D. C. prod. 4. p. 412.) leaves elliptic, taper- 
ing downwards, villous, as also the panicle ; stipulas oblong, acute, 
smooth, except the elevated rib, which is villous ; panicle large, 
terminal, almost sessile, with opposite compressed peduncles : 
the secondary divisions of the peduncle dichotomous, terminating 
in cylindrical slender, twin, or ternate spikes, which are 2 inches 
long; flowers disposed in one row along one side of the rachis 
of the spike; corolla pubescent, with a slender tube, widening 
at the apex; stigma of 2 recurved lobes. k. S. Native of 
Pulo-Penang. Rondelétia spicata, Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2, 
p- 189. Leaves 6-12 inches long. Bracteas lanceolate, sub- 
hastate, acute. Flowers small. Capsule small, round, villous. 
Seeds angular. Inflorescence like that of Zournefortia. Perhaps 
a proper genus. 
Spicate-flowered Wendlandia. Shrub or tree. 
22 W. TETRA'NDRA (D. C. l. c.) shrubby ; branches tetra- 
gonal, smooth ; leaves lanceolate, sessile, smooth; stipulas pin- 
natifid, ending each in a subulate point ; flowers axillary, glome- 
rate. h. S. Native of Pulo-Penang. Rondeleétia tetrandra, Roxb. 
fl. ind. 2. p. 136. Flowers mixed with many lanceolate-ciliated 
bracteas. Capsule small, black, angular. Seeds numerous, 
immersed in pits in the placentas. Perhaps a proper genus, 
Tetrandrous-flowered Wendlandia. Shrub. 
