RUBIACE®. CLXVI. Faramea. 
minal, trichotomous, divaricate. hQ. S. Native of Guayaquil. 
Tetramérium multifldrum, Bartl. in herb. Heenke. Flowers 
white? Stipulas different in form from any other species. 
Guayaquil Faramea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
** Stipulas never ending in an awn. 
12 F. sasmrnoipes (D. C. prod. 4. p. 497.) leaves elliptic- 
oblong, acuminated at both ends ; stipulas ovate, large, acutish ; 
corymbs terminal ; calyx urceolate, with 4 long teeth ; berry glo- 
bose, crowned by the short limb of the calyx. Y%.?S. Native 
of New Granada, near Ibague. Tetramérium jasminoides, H. B. 
et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, 3. p. 373. t. 287. Coffèa flàvicans, 
Willd. mss. in Reem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 201. Branches 
tetragonal. Leaves pale green, yellowish beneath. Lobes of 
corolla one-half shorter than the tube. Flowers white. 
Jasmine-like Faramea. Shrub. 
13 F. ? sessizrrorra (D. C. 1. c.) leaves oblong, acuminated, 
cordate, sessile; stipulas ovate, acuminately subulate ; corymbs 
terminal, trichotomous ; limb of calyx urceolate, 4-toothed. h. 
S. Native in woods on the banks of the Orinoco, between May- 
pure and St. Fernando de Atabapo. Tetramérium sessilifo- 
lium, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen, amer. 3. p. 374. Ixòra sessili- 
fòlia, Spreng. syst. I. p. 409. Flowers white. Anthers pro- 
bably exserted. From the fruit being unknown, it is doubtful 
whether it belongs to the present genus. 
Sessile-leaved Faramea. Shrub. 
14 F. mutrivto‘ra (A. Rich. in mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. 
P. 176.) leaves oval-elliptic, acuminated, abruptly petiolate; sti- 
pulas interpetiolar, connate, sheath-formed, acuminated ; flowers 
corymbose, terminal. h.S. Native of French Guiana. 
Many-flowered Faramea. Shrub. 
15 F. catycrrro'ra (A. Rich. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, acuminated ; 
stipulas interpetiolar, acuminated ; flowers spiked; spikes ter- 
manal, pedunculate ; limb of calyx tubular, large, permanent. 
2.8. Native of French Guiana. From the calyx being per- 
manent, it does not probably belong to the present genus, 
Calyx-flowered Faramea. Shrub. 
_ Secr. III. Farameolpes (from faramea, and idea, like; but 
1s Meant only as an alteration of the generic name). D. C. prod. 
4. p. 498. Panicles thyrsoid, terminal. 
16 F. arsr’scens (D. C. prod. 4. p. 498.) panicle terminal, 
pedunculate, having its branches bearing umbels of flowers at 
ie apex; calyx truncate. h. S. Native of French Guiana. 
ranchlets compressedly angular. Leaves oblong, acuminated 
at both ends, shining on both surfaces, pale green. Stipulas 
acute, deciduous while young. Peduncles 2-edged, furnished 
ies 3-4 pairs of branches. Panicles white, one-half shorter 
ee the leaves. Corollas elongated, very like those of F. trun- 
Whitish-panicled Faramea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
17 F. Marsi (D. C. 1. c.) panicles terminal, on short pe- 
duncles, shorter than the leaves ; branches corymbose at the 
apex ; calyx hardly toothed; leaves large, oval; anthers ex- 
Serted at the throat. .S. Native of Guiana, at Mount Kaw, 
where it was collected by Martin. Branchlets compressed. Sti- 
pulas broad, short, permanent. Leaves glabrous, membranous, 
attenuated at the base. Lobes of corolla 4, a little longer than 
the tube. Calyx urceolate. Fruit unknown. 
Martin’s Faramea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Cofféa, p. 584. 
CLXVII. STREMPELIA (named after Charles Frederick 
trempel, author of Filicum Berolinensium Synopsis, Berlin, 
1822-1828). A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. p. 180. D. C 
prod. 4. p. 498. 
Lin, syst, Tetra-Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx with an 
CLXVIL. Srrempetra. CLXVIII. Correa. 579 
obovate-globose tube, and a campanulately tubular 4-5-toothed 
limb. Corolla tubular, terete, with a 4-5-parted spreading limb, 
lanceolate acute segments, and a naked throat. Stamens in- 
serted in the middle of the tube; filaments beset with short 
hairs in the free part; anthers linear, inclosed. Fruit ovoid, 
striated, fleshy, crowned by the tubular limb of the calyx, con- 
taining 2 bony 1-seeded indehiscent nuts, which are flat on the 
inside, and furrowed in the middle. Seed erect. Embryo nearly 
terete.—A Guiana shrub. Leaves opposite, elliptic. Stipulas 
fringed. Flowers sessile, umbellate on the tops of the peduncles. 
1 S. Gurane’nsis (A. Rich. 1. c.) h. S. Native of French 
Guiana. 
Guiana Strempelia. Shrub. g 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Coffèa, p. 584. 
CLXVIII. COFFE‘A (so named from Caffee, a province of 
Narea in Africa, where the common coffee grows in abundance). 
Lin. gen. no. 230. exclusive of some species. Gærtn. fr. 1. p. 
118, t. 25. Lam. ill. t. 160. Juss. mem. mus. 6. p. 879. D.C. 
prod. 4. p. 498. 
Lin. syst. Yetra-Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an 
ovate, globose or turbinate tube, and a smal] 4-5-toothed limb 
(f. 107. a.). Corolla tubular, funnel-shaped, with a spreading 
4-5-parted limb (f. 107. b.), and oblong lobes. Stamens 4-3, 
rising from the middle of the tube of the corolla, or from its 
apex, exserted or inclosed. Style bifid at the apex, having the 
lobes rarely combined. Berry umbilicate (f. 107. h.), naked or 
crowned, containing 2 1-seeded nuts of the consistence of parch- 
ment, which are convex on the outside, and flat inside, and 
marked by a longitudinal furrow. Embryo erect, in horny albu- 
men, with a terete obtuse radicle, and foliaceous cotyledons.— 
Trees and shrubs. Leaves opposite. Stipulas interpetiolar. 
This genus is probably divisible into several genera, but that 
has not been attempted on account of specimens of the greater 
number of the species being rare in European collections. 
Sect. I. Corre (altered from the generic name). Rai. hist. 
pl. Juss. act. acad. sc. Par. 1713. D. C. prod. 4. p. 498.— 
Cofféa, A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. p. 168. t. 16. f. 2. 
Tube of calyx very short, not increasing after flowering, but 
always vanishing. Throat of corolla usually naked. Berry 
ovate or globose. Stigma bifid.— Trees and shrubs. Stipulas 
solitary on both sides, undivided, neither toothed nor ciliated. 
Inflorescence axillary in the genuine species. Flowers from 4 
to 7 cleft, but usually 5 cleft. 
* Peduncles axillary. Flowers 5-7-cleft, pentandrous or hep- 
tandrous. . 
1 C. Ara’sica (Lin. spec. p. 
245.) leaves oval-oblong, acumi~ 
nated, glabrous, shining on the 
upper surface; peduncles axil- 
lary, short, aggregate; corolla 
5-cleft : anthers exserted; ber- 
ries ovate. h. S. Native of 
Arabia Felix and Æthiopia, 
from whence it has been carried 
to almost all parts of the world 
within the tropics. Gærtn. fruct. 
1. t. 25. Sims, bot. mag. 1303. 
Tratt. tab. t. 400. Tuss. ant. 
t. 18. Delaun. herb. amat. t. 
285. Church. ad Steph. med. 
bot. 4. t. 182. C. laurifélia, 
Salisb. prod. p. 62. — Juss. : 
act. ac. par. 1713. t. 7. Ellis, mon. 1774. in 4to. Till. 
pis. t. 32. Pluk. alm. t. 272. f. 1. Alp. egypt. t. 86. Blackw. 
4E2 
FIG. 107. 
