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RUBIACEÆ. XCIV. Hamer. 
works on trees). Jacq. amer. p.71. Lin. gen. no. 232. Juss. 
gen. 207. mem. mus. 6. p. 398. Lam. ill. t. 155. Gærtn. fil. 
carp. p.68. D. C. prod. 4. p. 441.—Duhamélia, Pers. ench. 
no. 454. Roem, et Schultes, syst 5. p. xx.—Lonicéra species, 
Plum. gen. 17. t. 33.—Tangaraca, Adans. fam. 2. p. 147. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx with an oval 
tube, and a 5-toothed limb (f. 99. a.); teeth erect, short, acute, 
permanent. Corolla with a somewhat pentagonal tube (f. 99. 
b.), and a small, 5-lobed equal limb (f. 99. c.), which hardly 
spreads at all. Stamens 5, inserted in the middle of the tube (f. 
99. b.) of the corolla, inclosed ; anthers oblong-linear (f. 99. f.)- 
Stigma obtuse, somewhat pentagonal (f. 99. c.). Berry oval, 
5-furrowed, 5-celled (f. 99. d.), crowned by the calyx; cells 
membranous, many-seeded. Seeds small, compressed. Albu- 
men fleshy.—American shrubs. Leaves opposite, or 3 or 4 
in a whorl, petiolate, oval-oblong, acute at both ends. Stipulas 
lanceolate-subulate, solitary on both sides. Cymes dichotomous 
or trichotomous, disposed usually in terminal panicles or co- 
rymbs. Bracteas small. Flowers of a croceous red colour. 
* Leaves verticillate. 
1 H. pa‘rens (Jacq. amer. p. 
72. t. 50. pict. t. 72.) leaves 3 
in a whorl, oval-oblong, acu- 
minated at both ends, clothed 
with villous pubescence ; cymes 
di-trichotomous, coloured, dis- 
posed in a terminal pedunculate 
umbel ; corollas cylindrical. h. 
S. Native of St. Domingo, 
Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, &c. 
in hedges on the mountains. 
Lin. spec. 246. Smith, exot. 
bot. t. 24. Gaertn. fil. carp. 3. 
p- 196. f. 3. H. coccinea, 
Swartz, prod. p. 46. Duha- 
mèlia pàtens, Pers. ench. 1. p: 
203. H. patens, Ruiz et Pav. 
4 per. 2. p. 221. f. a.? Flowers almost scarlet. 
black. Branches villous at top. 
Berries 
: ? There are varieties of this 
Species with velvety, villous, or downy leaves, always most so 
on the under surface. 
Var. B, erécta (Lam. dict. 3. p. 68.) racemes erect. 
Native of Carthagena, in woods; and of Mango Island. H. 
erécta, Jacq. amer. pews 
h. S. 
1 at Y, quinifolia; leaves and branches of cymes 5 in a 
penie h .S. Native of Mexico, on the mountains of Mahat- 
ano, H. patens, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. H. verti- 
cillata, fl mex. mss. ined. Perhaps a proper species. 
Spreading Hamelia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1752. Sh. 5 to 10 ft. 
2 H. Xorutte'nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
414) leaves 3 in a whorl, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, acute at 
the base, glabrous above and downy beneath ; cymes composed 
of 5-6 spikes, terminal; corollas campanulately ventricose. 
h. S. Native of Mexico, on the burning Mount Xorullo, 
Flowers of a yellowish red colour. 
Xorullo Hamelia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
3 H. spuanoca’rea (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 69. t. 221. 
f. b.) leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, hairy on both surfaces ; cymes 
coloured, disposed in a terminal panicle; corollas cylindrically 
pentagonal. h. S. Native of Peru, in groves. Duhamélia 
sphærocárpa, Pers. Petioles and peduncles red. Flowers 
unilateral, pedicellate. Corollas of a reddish coppery colour. 
Berry dark purple, globose, hispid. 
Round-fruited Hamelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1811. Shrub 
8 to 10 feet, 
541 
4 H. ratiro‘r1a (Rich. in Sieb. fl. trin. no. 32.) leaves 3 in 
a whorl], ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, acute at the base, gla- 
brous on both surfaces; cymes dichotomous, few-flowered, dis- 
posed in a terminal pedunculate umbel; corollas cylindrical. 
h. S. Native of Trinidad. Flowers smaller than those of /7. 
patens, but similar in colour. 
Broad-leaved Hamelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1819. 
4 to 6 feet. 
5 H. venrricdsa (Swartz, prod. p. 46. fl. ind. oce. 1. p. 445.) 
leaves 3 in a whorl, quite glabrous, oval-oblong, acuminated ; 
racemes terminal (rarely axillary); flowers on long pedicels : 
corollas tubularly campanulate, ventricose. h. S. Native of 
Jamaica, on hills, and among bushes in arid places, where we 
have seen it in great abundance from Kingston to the bottom of 
the Port Royal mountains, by the road side, and about Spanish 
Town; and of Mexico, about Real del Monte. Lindl. bot. reg. 
t. 1195. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1894. H. grandiflora, L'Her. 
sert. angl. 4. t. 7. Salisb. par. t. 55. Duhamèlia ventricòsa, 
Pers. ench. 1. p. 203.—Sloane, hist. jam. 2. no. 63. t. 183. f. 2. 
Margins of leaves at length becoming reddish. Flowers yellow, 
almost an inch long. Berries oblong, scarlet. This species 
rows to a considerable sized tree, affording boards for tables 
and cabinets, of the softness and grain of elm, whence its name 
Spanish elm. The cabinet makers, who use it much, call it 
Prince-wood. Perhaps H. pauciflòra, Willd. rel. in Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 5. p. 207. is the same. 
Ventricose-flowered Hamelia. Fl. Sept. Nov. Cit. 1778. 
A large shrub or small tree. 
6 H. svaveorens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
414.) leaves 3-4 in a whorl, oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; 
cymes branched, of 5-6 rays; flowers almost sessile; corolla 
tubular, ventricose at the base. h.S. Native of New Gra- 
nada, on the banks of the Magdalena, near Carapata and Ba- 
dilla. Duhamélia odorata, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 267. 
Stipulas linear-subulate, not pinnatifid, as said by Willdenow. 
Corollas glabrous, purple. ‘There is a variety of this species 
having a 6-cleft corolla and 6 stamens. 
Sweet -scented Hamelia. F]. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1824. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 
Shrub 
* * Leaves opposite. 
7 H. curysa’nrna (Swartz, prod. p. 46. fl. ind. occ. 1.. p. 
444.) leaves opposite, oval-oblong, cuneated, acuminated, quite 
glabrous; racemes terminal; flowers pedicellate ; corollas cy- 
lindrical. h.S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains among 
bushes; and according to Henke, herb. of Mexico ; and at 
Caraccas, according to Vargas.—Browne, jam. 166. t. 14. f. 1. 
—Plum. amer. ed Burm, t. 218. f. 1.—Duhamélia chrysantha, 
Pers. ench. 1. p. 203. exclusive of the syn. of Jacq. H. patens, 
West. St. Croix. p. 200. Flowers yellow, almost an inch long, 
inflated in the middle. 
Golden-flowered Hamelia. Shrub 
4 to 5 feet. 
8 H. xu'rea (Rohr, ex Smith, in Rees’s cycl. vol. 17. no. 4.) 
leaves opposite, oval, acuminated, acute at the base, glabrous ; 
cymes terminal; flowers almost sessile; coro!las short, with a 
ventricose throat. h. S. Native of Santa Cruz, and at Ca- 
raccas. H. chrysantha, Jacq. coll. 3. p. 204. icon. rar. 2. t. 
335. but not of Swartz. Hameélia species, no. 2 without a name. 
West. St. Cr. p. 273. Corollas yellow, 4-5 lines long. 
Yellow-flowered Hamelia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
9 H. axiexa‘ris (Swartz, prod. p. 46. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 443.) 
leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, glabrous; stem suffrutescent ; 
cymes bifid or trifid, pedunculate, rising from the forks of the 
branches ; flowers secund, sessile ; corollas tubular, pentagonal ; 
berry oval-oblong, crowned by the 5 distant subulate teeth of 
the calyx. h., Native of Jamaica, in rocky places among 
Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 1822. 
