RUBIACEH. LXXXIX. Evosmia. 
osme, a smell; the young fruit of Æ. Caripénsis is sweet- 
scented). Humb. et Bonpl. pl. equin. 2. p. 165. t. 134. Juss. 
mem. mus. 6. p. 398. D. C. prod. 4. p. 438.—Euésmia, H. B. 
et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 418.—Evósma, Steud.—Euós- 
ma, Willd. but not of Andr.—Evósmia species, Spreng. 
Lin. syst. Tetrándria, Monogynia. Calyx with an ovate 
tube, and a very short 4-toothed limb (f. 98. a.). Corolla sub- 
rotate, 4-cleft beyond the middle(f. 98. ¢.b.). Stamens 4, inserted in 
the throat (f. 98. b.), a little exserted or inclosed ; anthers ovate. 
Style filiform ; stigma thick or 4-lobed. Fruit ovate (f. 98. f.) 
crowned by the calyx (f. 98. g-), 4-celled (f. 98. h.); cells many 
seeded.— Glabrous shrubs or small trees, with terete branches, 
natives of South America. Leaves petiolate, oval, acute at both 
ends, membranous. Stipulas ovate, acute, short, deciduous. Ra- 
cemes short, by twos or threes from the axils of the lower leaves ; 
pedicels elongated, capillary. Flowers red. The young fruit in 
E. Caripénsis is sweet-scented; hence the generic name. 
1 E. Carree'nsts(Humb. et 
Bonpl. 1. c.) leaves oval, acumi- 
nated at both ends; racemes 
loose, a little longer than the 
petioles ; pedicels slender, elon- 
gated. h. S. Native of South 
America, in the province of 
Cumana, near Caripe. Flowers 
red (f. 98.). 
Caripe Evosmia. Tree 20 ft. 
2 E. accreca'ta (Spreng. 
syst. 1. p. 417.) leaves lanceo- 
late, acuminated; flowers in 
fascicles ; pedicels shorter than 
the calyx. h.S. Native of 
Peru, in groves on the Andes at 
Cuchero, Chinchao, and Muna. 
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O-Higginsia aggregaia, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 55. t. 83. 
Higginsia aggregata, Pers. ench. 1. p. 133. According 
to Jussieu, this plant is referrible to Sabicea, but according to 
unth to Gonzdlea. But it certainly differs from all the other 
Species of O-Higginsia of the fl. per. in the fruit being 4-celled 
and many-seeded. Flowers red. 
Aggregate-flowered Evosmia. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Hamélia, p. 542. 
_ XC. SABI'CEA (altered from Sabisabi, the name of sS. 
aspera in Guiana). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 192. Lam. ill. t. 165. 
Juss, mem. mus. 6. p. 400. D. C. prod. 4. p. 439.—Schwenk- 
“iene gen. no. 306.—Schwenkféldia, Willd. spec. 1. 
Lin. syst. Tetra-Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx with an ob- 
long or turbinate tube, and a 4.5-parted permanent limb. Co- 
rolla salver-shaped, with a long slender tube, a hairy throat, and 
a 4-5-parted limb: with the lobes acute. Stamens 4-5, inclosed 
or hardly exserted. Style filiform, clavate at the apex, 4-5- 
lobed. Berry almost globose, crowned by the calyx, 4-5-celled ; 
cells many seeded. Seeds minute, angular.—Climbing shrubs 
or subshrubs. Leaves oval, acute, on short petioles. Stipulas 
solitary on both sides. Flowers white, axillary, in sessile fas- 
cicles, or corymbose and pedunculate. Corollas pilose. 
§ 1. Parts of flowers quinary. 
1 S. cive‘rea (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 192. t. 75.) leaves ovate, 
acutish, villous above in the young state, but at length becoming 
glabrous, and clothed with dense white tomentum beneath; sti- 
pulas broad-ovate, acutish; flowers bracteate, disposed in axil- 
lary fascicles. h. u. S. Native of Guiana and Cayenne, in 
hedges and among bushes. Schwenkféldia cinérea, Swartz, fl. 
XC. Sasicea. 539 
ind, occ. 1. p. 452. Willd. spec. 1. p. 492. Flowers white. 
Berries villous, red, ex Aubl. Branches hispid. Branchlets 
villous. 
Grey Sabicea. Shrub cl. 
2 S. ui'rta (Swartz, prod. 1. p. 46.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
acuminated, hairy on both surfaces; stipulas cordate-ovate, 
large, membranous ; umbels 3-flowered, on short peduncles; in- 
volucrum of 4 leaves. h.. S. Native of Jamaica, and pro- 
bably of Trinidad, if the specimen in Sieb. fl. trin. no. 327. be 
the same; of Porto-Rico, according to specimens from Bertero; 
and of Mexico, ex icon. fl. mex. ined. Flowers white. Berries 
snow white when ripe, ex Swartz; but in the figure in fl. mex. 
they are painted reddish, and is therefore probably a distinct 
species. Branches striated, hairy. 
Hairy Sabicea. Shrub cl. 
3 S. uirsu‘ta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 417.) 
leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, pilose above, and hairy be- 
neath; stipulas roundish-ovate, acute, reflexed; flowers dis- 
posed in verticillate fascicles, sessile. kh... S. Native of 
South America, on the banks of the Orinoco; of Mexico, ex 
Henke, and probably of Peru. S. villésa, Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 5. p. 265. Schwenkféldia villosa, Willd. rel. mss. 
Schwenféldia hirsùta, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 765. Flowers white. 
Hirsute Sabicea. Shrub cl. 
4 S. erra’ntua (D.C. prod. 4. p. 439.) leaves elliptic-ob- 
long, acuminated, pilose above, and clothed with hoary tomen- 
tum beneath ; branches very hairy; stipulas ovate, acute, gla- 
brous inside; flowers numerous, axillary, sessile ; lobes of calyx 
linear ; tube of corolla very pilose on the outside. h. U.S. 
Native of Brazil, at Bahia, in hedges, where it was collected by 
Salzmann, G. Don, &c. 
Woolly-flowered Sabicea. Shrub cl. 
5 S.? rrircora (D. C. prod. 4. p. 439.) stems twiggy, vel- 
vety ; leaves on short petioles, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, 
pale and villous beneath ; stipulas lanceolate-subulate, undivided ; 
flowers axillary, 1-3-together, rising from a short peduncle ; 
bracteoles ciliated; ovarium long, glabrous, crowned by the 
elongated linear-subulate calycine teeth. h. Native of 
Madagascar. Tridsteum triflorum, Vahl, symb. 3. p. 37. 
Three-flowered Sabizea. Shrub cl.? 
6 S.? piversiFo11a (Pers. ench. 1. p. 203.) under side of 
leaves and branchlets hoary: the opposite leaves very unequal 
among themselves, the larger one broad, elliptic or ovate, ob- 
tuse, glabrous above, and hoary beneath; the smaller one brac- 
tea-formed ; flowers almost sessile, glomerate in the axils of the 
smaller leaves. h.S. Native of Madagascar and the Mauri- 
tius. Stamens half exserted. Berry pea-formed, 5-celled, 
crowned by 5 bristles, ex A. Rich, Schwenkféldia diversifolia, 
Spreng. syst. 1. p. 765. The rest unknown. Perhaps this 
plant is properly referred to the present genus. 
Diverse-leaved Sabicea. Shrub cl. 
§ 2. Parts of flowers usually or always quaternary. 
7 S. a'spera (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 194. t. 76.) leaves elliptic, 
acuminated, rough above, and villous beneath ; stipulas oval-ob- 
long, acute; flowers sessile, disposed in subverticillate fascicles. 
h. J. S. Native of Guiana, on the banks of the river Sine- 
mari. Lam. ill. t. 165. Schwenkféldia áspera, Willd. spec. 1. p. 
982. Flowers white. Berries red. Parts of Aowers and fruit 
varying from quaternary to quinary, ex Aubl. 
Rough Sabicea. Shrub cl. 
8 S. umpexxa‘ra (Pers. ench. 1. p. 203.) leaves oval, acu- 
minated, acute at the base, scabrous on both surfaces from ad- 
pressed down, pale beneath ; stipulas ovate, ro corymbs 
many-flowered, pedunculate. h.o S ative of Peru, in 
groves on the Andes at Cuchero, Macora, and Chinchao. 
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