RUBIACEA, CLXXI. Psycnorria. 
191.) leaves oblong, acuminated at both ends, shining above, 
but downy on the veins beneath ; stipulas connate, aristately bi- 
dentate; panicles terminal, elongated; peduncles and pedicels 
hairy. h. S. Native of South America, where it was collected 
by Humb. and Bonpl., but is unknown to Kunth. 
Awned-stipuled Psychotria. Shrub. 
131 P. SPLE'NDENS (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 747.) leaves lanceo- 
late, narrowed at the base, bluntish, shining ; stipulas decidu- 
ous; corymbs few-flowered, pedunculate, terminal. h .S. Na- 
tive of South America, at the Rio Negro, where it was collected 
by Humb. and Bonpl., but is unknown to Kunth. P. lùcida, 
Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 189. ` 
Glittering-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 
132 P. LAMPROPHY'LLA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 747.) leaves nar- 
row-lanceolate, elongated, tapering to both ends, coriaceous, 
shining above, quite glabrous and veinless beneath; stipulas 
short, caducous; panicles terminal, tripartite. h. S. Native 
of South America. P. salicifòlia, Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, 
syst, 5. p. 190. The rest unknown. 
Shining-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 
133 P. arttrenuara (Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 
192.) leaves ovate-elliptic, long-acuminated, membranous ; sti- 
pulas bidentate; cymes terminal. h. S. Native of South 
America, where it was collected by Humb. and Bonpl., but is 
unknown to Kunth. It is joined with P. pedunculata by Spren- 
gel, who is probably right. 
Aitenuated-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 
134 P.? picHo’roma (Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. 
P. 518.) leaves ovate-oblong, acute ; stipulas bifid; spikes dicho- 
tomous. 
lected by Humb. and Bonpl. 
Dichotomous-spiked Psychotria. Shrub. 
135 P. commura‘ra (D. C. prod. 4. p. 518.) leaves elliptic, 
acute at both ends, rather membranous; stipulas oblong, obtuse, 
stem-clasping ; panicle corymbose, terminal. h.S. Native of 
South America. Humb. and Bonpl. P. elíptica, Willd. in 
Reem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 189. but not of Ker. 
Changed Psychotria. Shrub. 
136 P. memprana‘cea (Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. 
P. 189.) leaves obovate-oblong, acuminated, membranous; sti- 
pulas ovate, acute. .S. Native of South America, where it 
was collected by Humb. and Bonpl. 
Membranaceous-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 
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137 P. Nu‘stca (Caill. et Delil. pl. afr. p, 66.) leaves elliptic, 
glabrous above, acutish at both ends, with the nerves on the 
under surface prominent and downy; stipulas triangular ; cymes 
terminal, with trifid crowded branches, which are downy, as well 
as the corollas; style much exserted. h. S. Native of the 
horth of Africa, in Nubia, at Singue. Teeth of calyx 5, obtuse, 
very short. Stigma turbinate, bifid, ‘Tube of corolla campanu- 
late. Fruit unknown. 
Nubian Psychotria. Shrub. 
138 P.? PSATHUROÌDES (D. C. prod. 4. p. 518.) glabrous ; 
leaves oblong, acute at both ends, coriaceous, petiolate ; stipulas 
ovate, obtuse, deciduous, 4 times shorter than the petioles; pani- 
cles terminal, shorter than the leaves, with opposite branches ; 
calyx truncate; corolla divided beyond the middle. k. S. 
Native of the Mauritius, where it was collected by Bory de St. 
Vincent. The flowers are not well known; and the fruit is per- 
fectly unknown. 
Psathura-like Psychotria. Shrub. 
139 P.? oprustroria (Lam. ill. t. 161. f. 4. Poir. dict. 5. p. 
67.) glabrous; leaves obovate, cuneated, very blunt, tapering 
into the very short petioles; stipulas twin on both sides, some- 
h.S. Native of South America, where it was col- 
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what concrete at the base, ending in linear points ; corymbs tri- 
fid, pedunculate, much shorter than the leaves, with the branch- 
lets bearing crowded sessile flowers at the apex. h.S. Native 
of Madagascar, where it is called Maron-Pouton. Leaves 4-5 
inches long and 2 broad. Berries ovate, striated. 
Blunt-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 
140 P. ancusrir6.ra ; shrub erect, nearly simple ; leaves oval- 
lanceolate, entire, acuminated ; flowers panicled, terminal. h. S. 
Native of Sierra Leone, on the banks of rivulets. Flowers pale red. 
Narron-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 
BEERE EEEE Speciesnatives of Asia, 
141 P. sr'reens (Lin. mant. p. 204.) plant suffruticose, much 
branched, twisted, glabrous; branchlets rather compressed, but 
at length becoming terete; leaves ovate, acute at both ends, 
coriaceous ; stipulas ovate, obtuse, undivided, brown, deciduous ; 
corymbs pedunculate, trichotomous, terminal, having the pedun- 
cles and branchlets 2-edged ; berries ovate. h.G. Native of 
China and the East Indies. 
Serpentine-branched Psychotria. Shrub 2 to 6 feet. 
142 P. Roxsu’renu (D. C. prod. 4. p. 519.) branchlets op- 
posite, complanate, downy, but becoming smooth at length ; 
leaves elliptic, acuminated at both ends, membranous, shining 
above, downy on the nerves beneath, which are parallel; stipu- 
las oval, about equal in length to the petioles, recurved at the 
apex, acutely bifid ; panicles terminal, on short peduncles ; pe- 
dicels downy, compressed, umbellate ; lobes of calyx ciliated. 
h.S. Native of the Moluccas. P. Asiática, Lin. spec.? ex- 
clusive of the synonymes. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 160. Leaves 
8-10 inches long. Flowers very small, greenish. Bracteas 
small, lanceolate. Throat of corolla villous; anthers inclosed. 
Berries oval, 10-nerved (conforming to that in the figures of 
Gertn. fruct. 1. t. 25. and Browne, jam. t. 17. f. 2.), deep red. 
Roxburgh’s Psychotria. Shrub. 
143 P. spumroca’rpa (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 161.) 
glabrous; branchlets compressed ; leaves ovate-elliptic, acumi- 
nated, coriaceous, with parallel veins ; stipulas ovate, about equal 
in, length to the petioles, recurved at the apex, and acutely bifid ; 
corymbs pedunculate, compact, villous ; teeth of calyx subulate ; 
berries globose, smooth, h.S. Native of the East Indies, on 
the hills near Silhet. Leaves 8-12 inches long, shining above. 
Flowers very small, crowded. Corolla densely bearded at the 
throat. Berries pale red, without ribs. 
Round-fruited Psychotria. Shrub. 
144 P. trunca ra (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 162.) gla- 
brous; axils of petioles pilose; branchlets somewhat compres- 
sed ; leaves elliptic-ovate, acute, attenuated at the base, coria- 
ceous, foveolate in the axils of the veins beneath ; stipulas broad- 
ovate, undivided, coriaceous, deciduous; corymbs terminal, 
small, pedunculate, fleshy, bracteolate; limb of calyx truncate ; 
throat of corolla bearded. h. S. Native of the East Indies. 
Leaves 6-8 inches long and 4 broad. Petioles submarginate. 
Backs of stipulas depressed. Flowers rather large, by threes, 
intermediate ones sessile. 
Truncate-calyxed Psychotria. Shrub. 
145 P. conna‘ta (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 163.) glabrous; 
branchlets compressed ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, tapering 
much at the base, almost sessile, coriaceous; stipulas ovate, 
acutely cuspidate, longer than the petioles, rather recurved at 
the apex; corymbs terminal, ovate, on long peduncles, with the 
first ramifications umbellate, the rest trichotomous ; bracteas 
connate at the base, ciliated, slightly lobed; flowers by threes, 
sessile ; throat of corolla bearded. h. S. Native of the East 
Indies. Leaves foveolate in the axils of the nerves beneath. 
Peduncles rather compressed. Berries ovate, almost black, an- 
ular when dried. 
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