RUBIACEZ. CIV. Myrmecopra. 
+ A species not sufficiently known. 
34 M. macropny’t1a (Desf. cat. hort. par. ed. 3. p. 404.) 
stem erect; branches quadrangular ; leaves broad-elliptic, acute, 
glabrous, on short petioles; stipulas twin, ovate, spreading. 
h. S. Native country unknown. Cultivated in the stove of 
the Jardin du Roi, Paris, but has never flowered. 
Long-leaved Indian-mulberry. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Hamélia, p. 542. 
Susrrize II. Gurrra’rpex (this sub-tribe contains shrubs 
agreeing with Guettdrda in the flowers being distinct). D.C. 
prod. 4, p. 450. Flowers distinct, never combined. 
CIV. MYRMECO'DIA (from puppn’ pvppnkoc, myrmex myr- 
mekos, an ant or emmet; ants form nests in the tubers of the 
roots). Jack, in Lin. trans. 14. p. 122. Blum. bijdr. p. 1001. 
D. C. prod. 4. p. 450.—Lasidéstoma species, Spreng. 
Lin. syst. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Limb of calyx tubular, 
with an entire border. Corolla funnel-shaped, 4-cleft, having the 
throat closed by arched scales or hairs. Stamens 4, inclosed. 
Ovarium covered by a fleshy disk. Style 1. Stigma simple (ex 
Jack.), quadrifid (ex Blum.). Drupe baccate, crowned by the 
annular base of the calyx, containing each 4 triquetrous, 1-seed~ 
ed, chartaceously arillate pyrene. Embryo erect.—Half para- 
sitical suffruticose plants, tuberous at the base. Leaves opposite, 
crowded, petiolate, glabrous. Stipulas petiolar, ciliated. Flowers 
sessile. The germinating plgnt has a tumid base (ex Blum.). 
1 M. ine’rmis (Gaud. in Freye. voy. p. 472. t. 95.) tubers 
unarmed ; leaves obovate-oblong ; limb of calyx almost entire ; 
tube of corolla pilose inside ; stigma simple, tomentose. h. S. 
Native of the Moluccas and Pulo Nias, parasitical upon trees. 
M. tuberdsa, Jack. in Lin. trans. 14. p. 122. Lasiéstoma tu- 
berdsum, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 423. Nidus gérminans, Rumph. 
amb. 6. p. 119. t. 55. f. 2. 
Unarmed Myrmecodia. Shrub. 
2M. arma Ta (D. C. prod. 4. p. 450.) tubers covered with 
rows of prickles; leaves oblong-cuneated ; limb of calyx quite 
entire; throat of corolla closed with arched scales; stigma 
quadrifid. h. S. Native of the western provinces of Java, 
in the mountains, upon trees, where it is called by the natives 
Tankurah. M. tuberédsa, Blum. bijdr. p. 1001.—M. echinata, 
aud. in Freye. voy. pt. bot. t. 96. has the stem beset with 
rows of prickles ; stipulas twin on both sides, connected by their 
bases within the petioles into a bifid limb ; leaves petiolate, ellip- 
tic, acute at both ends; but perhaps both plants are the same. 
Armed Myrmecodia. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Schradera, p. 542. 
CV. HYDNOPHY'TUM (from iédvoy, hydnon, a tuber, 
and ġvrov, phyton, a plant; the trunks of the species are irregu- 
larly formed tubers). Jack. in Lin. trans. 14. p. 124. Blum. 
bijdr. p. 955. D. C. prod. 4, p. 450.—Lasióstoma species, 
Spreng.— Myrmecoddia species, Gaud. A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. 
nat. par. 5. p. 224, 
Lix. syst. Tetréndria, Monogynia. Limb of calyx short, 
entire. Corolla with a short tube, which is hairy inside, and a 
flat, 4-lobed limb. Stamens 4, inserted in the throat; filaments 
short. Style filiform; stigma 2-lobed. Drupe juicy, contain- 
ing 2 1-seeded pyrenz, which are flat inside, and convex on the 
back, coriaceous. Embryo erect, in the center of the albumen. 
—Falsely parasitical shrubs, growing upon trees, tuberous at the 
base, Leaves oval, on short petioles. Stipulas small, linear. 
Flowers axillary, sessile, white-—Habit of the Myrmecodia. 
1 H. rormica’rum (Jack. l. c. Blum. 1. c.) leaves almost sessile, 
oval, rounded at the apex. h. S. Native of the Moluccas, 
Sumatra, and Nusa-Kambanga, upon trees in the woods. La- 
Stostoma formicarum, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 428. Nidus gér- 
CV. Hypnornytum. 
CVI. Hyrosaturum. CVII. Nextera. 547 
minans formicarum nigrarum. Rumph. amb. 6. p. 119. t. 55. 
The trunk of this plant is an irregular tuber, fixed to trees by 
fibres like the stems of ivy; it is hollow inside, and becomes 
the nest of black ants. 
Ants’ Hydnophytum. Shrub parasitical. 
2 H. montanum (Blum. bijdr. p. 956.) leaves on short pe- 
tioles, oblong, obtuse. h. S. Native of Java, on the moun- 
tains, in the province of Buitenzorg, upon trees. The base of 
the stem is swollen, as in the first species. 
Mountain Hydnophytum. Shrub parasitical. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Schradera, p. 542. 
CVI. HYPOBA'THRUM (from ùro, hupo, upon, and 
Baðpov, bathron, a seat; flowers seated on flat axillary recep- 
tacles). Blum. bijdr. p.1007. A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. 
par. 5. p. 198. D. C. prod. 4. p. 451. 
Lin. syst. Tetrdéndria, Monogijnia. Limb of calyx small, 
4-toothed. Corolla small, sub-campanulate, with a villous 
throat, and a 4-cleft spreading limb. Stamens 4, inserted in the 
mouth of the tube; filaments very short. Style short, perfo- 
rating the disk ; stigma bifid in the throat. Drupe crowned by 
the calyx, 2-celled; cells containing each 2 1-seeded pyrene. 
Embryo inverted in the albumen.—A shrub, having the habit of 
Cofféa, with divaricate branches. Leaves distich. Flowers 
densely crowded on sessile hemispherical, axillary receptacles, 
sessile, bracteate, umbellate; but the fruit is pedicellate. 
1 H. rrute’scens (Blum. l.c.). h.S. Native of Java, in 
woods on Mount Burangrang. 
Shrubby Hypobathrum. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Hamelia, p. 542. 
CVII. NERTE‘RA (veprepoc, nerteros, inferior ; in allusion 
to the plant creeping on the ground). Banks, in Geertn. fr. 1. 
p. 124. t. 26. Juss. mem. mus. 6. p. 376. A. Rich, mem. 
soc. hist. nat. par. 5. p. 219. D. C. prod. 4. p. 451.— Nertéria, 
Smith, icon. ined. 2. p. 28. t. 28.—Gomòzia, Mutis, in Lin. fil. 
suppl, p. 17.—Erythrodanum, Pet. Th. fl. trist. d’ac. p. 41. 
Lin. syst. Tetrándria, Monogynia. Calyx with an ovate 
tube and a small 4-toothed limb. Corolla funnel-shaped, sub- 
campanulate, 4-cleft (f. 100. b.), glabrous inside. Filaments 
rising from the bottom of the corolla (f. 100. c.), but not adnate 
to its tube; anthers roundish, hardly exserted. Style filiform ; 
stigmas 2, hairy (f.100.d.), Berry roundish (f.100. f.), umbilicate, 
containing 2-4 1-seeded, coriaceous pyrene. Seeds semi-ovate, 
convex on the outside, flat and furrowed inside. Albumen 
horny. Embryo dorsal, straight, inverted (ex Geertn.), erect 
(ex Pet. Th. and Blum.).—Creeping herbs, with the habit of 
Michélla. Leaves opposite, rather fleshy, oval. Stipulas small. 
Flowers terminal, sessile, solitary, white. Berries red.— Perhaps 
FIG. 100. 
this genus is sufficiently distinct 
from Michélla, 
1 N. pepre’ssa (Banks, in 
Geertn. l. c.) stems low, creep- 
ing ; leaves petiolate, flat, sub- 
acuminated. X. G. Native 
of New Granada on Silla de 
Caraccas, Peru, Chili, Falkland 
Islands, Tristan d’Acunha, Java, 
&c. in humid or marshy places. 
N. depréssa, Smith, icon. ined. 
2. t. 28. Tratt. arch. 3. p. 129. 
D’Urv. fl. mal. p. 45. Gaud. 
fl. mal. p. 16. Erythrodanum 
alsineforme, Pet. Th. fl. trist. 
p- 42. t. 10. Gomdzia Grana- 
ténsis, Mut, in Lin. fil. suppl. 
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