RUBIACEH. CXXXVIII. Leconrra. 
470.) stems terete ; corymbs axillary, bearing 2-4 leaves, length 
of leaves; leaves some of them cordate and others ovate at the 
base. h.^. S. Native of Mexico, where it was collected by 
Henke. Rondelétia volibilis, Sesse et Moc. fl. mex. icon. 
ined. L. Mexicana, D. C. annot. fl. mex. ined.  Petioles, 
nerves of leaves on the under side, and margins ciliated with 
hairs. Petioles 12-15 lines long, villous above. 
Ciliated-leaved Lygodysodea. Shrub tw. 
Cult. See Pedéria, p. 562. for culture and propagation. 
CXXXVIII. LECO'NTEA (named after John Leconte, 
RLS. of Savannah, in Georgia ; a celebrated American botanist). 
A Rich, mem. soc. hist. nat. par. 5. p. 105. t. 20. f. 1-2. D.C. 
prod. 4. p. 470. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogy'nia. Limb of calyx 5- 
parted; lobes subulate, spreading. Corolla with a longish te- 
rete tube, and a 5-parted limb. Stamens 5, inserted in the 
throat, which is naked, almost sessile ; anthers oblong, exserted. 
Style simple ; stigmas 2, linear, recurved. Ovarium 2-celled, 
2-seeded. Fruit compressed, crowned, a little striated: rind 
coriaceously membranous, bursting from the carpels or seeds at 
the base. Carpels compressed, 1-seeded, with winged margins, 
hanging each from the top of a thread, which rises from the 
base of the fruit. Seeds erect. Embryo straight, in fleshy 
albumen, with a short radicle, and longer obtuse cotyledons.— 
Small climbing shrubs, natives of Madagascar. Leaves oppo- 
Site, petiolate, tomentose. Stipulas undivided. Flowers almost 
sessile, disposed in spikes ; spikes in fascicles, erect, or ineurved, 
rising from the top of a common axillary peduncle. 
1 L. arce’yrea (A. Rich, 1. c.) leaves oval, abruptly acumin- 
ated, obtuse at the base, clothed with silvery tomentum beneath ; 
spikes erect, in fascicles, elongated; flowers distant; fruit 
oblong-oval. p, u- S. Native of Madagascar. 
Silvery-leaved Lecontea. Shrub cl. 
2 L. Boserta'wa (A. Rich, 1. c.) leaves heart-shaped, tomen- 
tose, abruptly acuminated at the apex; spikes in fascicles, very 
short, recurved ; flowers approximate ; fruit nearly orbicular. 
Bojer? S. Native v Madagascar. Lygodysòdea Língun, 
Bojer’s Lecontea. Clt, 1823. Shrub cl. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Pædèria, p. 562. 
lk PA:DERIA (from pederos, an opal; in refer- 
Tus to the transparent berries). Lin. mant. p. 7. no. 1252. 
tte re p- 205. (exclusive of Danais) mem. mus. 6. p. 381. 
heen . 166. f. 1. Gærtn. fil. carp. 3. p. 84. t. 195. A. Rich, 
= Soc. hist. nat. par. 5. p. 194. D. C. prod. 4. p. 471. 
i IN. syst, Pentdndria, Monogy'nia. Calyx with an ovate 
iS ee a small 5-toothed permanent limb. Corolla funnel- 
alae » hairy inside, 5-lobed, plicate in estivation. Stamens 5, 
ee abortive; anthers oblong, almost sessile in the 
ra the tube. Style not exserted ; stigma bifid. Berry 
beeen aterglobose, 2-celled, 2-seeded: the rind at length 
Š ming brittle, and easily separated. Albumen fleshy. Em- 
oo Straight, with a terete inferior radicle; flat, foliaceous, 
wal cotyledons, and an inconspicuous plumule.—Sarmentose 
Shrubs, rarely erect. 
Pas or cordate, acute. Stipulas solitary on both sides. 
uncles terminal and axillary, branched, somewhat corymbose. 
Owers small, white, usually unisexual. 
* Climbing shrubs. 
tok Sl Se (Lin. mant. p. 52.) leaves oblong or lanceolate, 
few-flo a pe base, glabrous ; panicles axillary, opposite, short, 
closed ia » rarely terminal ; bracteoles minute ; anthers in- 
an lf a little compressed. k.. S. Native 
oe Indies, very common in many places, as well as of 
L. II 
Leaves opposite, petiolate, lanceolate, | 
561 
Japan, and the Moluccas, among bushes. Lam. dict. 2. p. 257. 
ill. t. 166, f. 1. Thunb. jap. 107. Roxb. in Wall. fl. ind. 2. 
p. 517. Sieb. fl. maur. 2. no. 82. Apócynum foe'tidum, Burm. 
fl. ind. p. 71.—Rumph. amb. 5. p. 160.—Kæœmpf. icon. sel. 
t. 9—Somaràji, asiat. res. 4. p, 261. Stipulas broad, cordate. 
Panicles axillary, brachiate. Flowers numerous, of a deep pink 
colour. Seeds compressed, bordered by a membranous wing. 
The leaves vary much in form. The whole herb has a fetid 
smell, when bruised. The roots are used as an emetic by the 
Hindoos. 
Fetid Pederia. Clt. 1806. Shrub cl. 
2 P. recurva (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 518.) leaves lanceolate, 
acuminated, glabrous; corymbs terminal, recurved, villous ; 
anthers inclosed ; berries globose, dry, striated a little. h. VU. 
S. Native of the East Indies, at Chittagong. Leaves 6 inches 
long and from 2-3 broad. Stipulas with a subulate hairy point. 
Stigma simple, linear, clavate. Berry size and colour of a 
black currant. 
Recurved-corymbed Pæderia. Shrub cl. 
3 P. macroca'rrea (Wall. cat. no. 7292.) leaves broad, cor- 
date, acuminated, downy above and woolly beneath; racemes 
long, axillary, panicled, downy ; fruit oblong, compressed, with 
a polished rind. h.. S. Native of the Burmese Empire, at 
Rangoon. 
Large-fruited Pæderia. Shrub tw. 
4 B. ranverndsa (Wall. pl. asiat. rar. 2. p. 52. t. 165.) leaves 
broad-ovate, and ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, sagittately cor- 
date at the base, downy above and woolly beneath; racemes 
long, axillary and terminal, panicled, downy or pilose as well 
as the petioles; fruit roundish, compressed. k. U.S. Native 
of the Burman Empire, on the banks of the river Abran. Flowers 
green and purple. 
Woolly-leaved Pæderia. Shrub tw. 
5 P. romenrdsa (Blum. bijdr. p. 968.) leaves ovate-cordate, 
acute, tomentose beneath ; panicles axillary and terminal, elon- 
gated, leafy. h.. S. Native of Java, among bushes on the 
mountains, common. 
Tomentose-leaved Peederia. Shrub tw. 
6 P. verticiita ta (Blum. bijdr. p. 968.) leaves 3 in a whorl, 
elliptic-oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; panicles axillary and ter- 
minal, elongated, leafy. h. S. Native of Java, on Mount 
Salak. 
Whorled-leaved Pæderia. 
** Erect shrubs, which probably do not rightly belong to the 
genus. 
7 P. erecta (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 519. but not of Spreng.) 
erect ; leaves almost sessile, broad-lanceolate, smooth; panicles 
terminal, erect, in the forks of the branches; stamens exserted 
alittle. h.S. Native of the East Indies, in Silhet. Leaves 
4 inches long and 14 broad. Flowers numerous, small, white, 
inodorous. Berries the size of a pea, when ripe highly polished, 
black, smooth. 
Erect Paderia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
8 P. rerna‘ra (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 520.) erect, 
trichotomous, smooth: with triangular branchlets; leaves 3 in 
a whorl, oblong-lanceolate; corymbs axillary, trichotomous, 
erect, shorter than the leaves; limb of calyx campanulate, ob- 
scurely 5-toothed. h.S. Native of the East Indies, on the 
Juyuntyapoora mountains bordering on Silhet. Flowers rather 
large, funnel-shaped, white, on long filiform pedicels, each 
pedicel having a pair of linear ciliated bracteas above the 
middle. The flowers are said to be fragrant when quite fresh, 
but they emit a very offensive smell on being steeped in water 
after they have been dried. Corolla fleshy, half an inch long, 
with a 5-cleft, rarely 4-cleft border. Fruit unknown. 
4C 
CXXXIX. Paperta. 
Shrub tw. 
