598 RUBIACEZ. CLXXI. Psycuorria. 
shorter than the leaves, twice trifid ; flowers sessile in the forks, 
and on the tops of the branchlets of the cyme; limb of the calyx 
campanulate, truncate, or bluntly toothed, and at length cleft 
irregularly. þh. S. Native of Marianne Island. Corolla short, 
campanulate, but obovate in the bud state. Fruit unknown. 
Marianne Psychotria. Shrub. 
175 P. mempraniroua (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D. C. 
prod. 4. p. 522.) glabrous; leaves ovate-oblong and oval, short- 
acuminated, membranous, veiny beneath ; stipulas membranous, 
acutely bidentate, erose ; panicles terminal, contracted, corymb- 
formed, almost sessile, much shorter than the leaves ; anthers 
exserted. h.S. Native of the Islands of Luzon and Sozogon, 
in the Philippine Archipelago. The leaves in the specimens 
from the Island of Luzon are more oblong and more acuminated 
at both ends than those from Sozogon. 
Membrane-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 
176 P. xinza‘ris (Bartl. in herb. Heenke, ex D. C. prod. 4. 
p. 522.) branches terete, and are, as well as the panicles, petioles, 
and leaves, especially on the nerves on the under surfaces, beset 
with rusty hairs; leaves long-linear, glabrous above ; stipulas 
membranous, ovate, acuminated, caducous ; flowers crowded in 
terminal fascicles, on short pedicels; calyx rather truncate ; 
corolla villous; fruit obovate. h. S. Native of the Island of 
Manilla, near Sozogon. 
Linear-\eaved Psychotria. Shrub. 
177 P. Manttre'nsis (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D.C. prod. 4. 
p- 522.) glabrous ; branchlets rather compressed ; leaves elliptic- 
oblong, acuminated, attenuated at the base, rather coriaceous, of 
a different colour beneath ; stipulas ovate, acute, combined into 
a short ring at the base, deciduous ; corymbs tripartite, hardly 
pedunculate, with elongated branches, which are twice trifid at 
the apex ; fruit ovate-oblong. h. S. Native of the Island of 
Manilla, near Sozogon. 
Manilla Psychotria. Shrub. 
eee RRR EHH EE Snecies natives of Australia. 
178 P., corrìna (Labill. sert. caled. p. 47. t. 47.) glabrous ; 
branches nearly terete ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, attenuated at 
both ends; stipulas ovate, caducous ; corymbs terminal, on short 
peduncles, shorter than the leaves, trichotomous; peduncles 
compressed ; style bifid beyond the middle ; berries roundish. 
h. S. Native of New Caledonia. 
Hill Psychotria. Shrub. 
179 P. roxiceroìpes (Sieb. nov, holl. exsic. no. 263.) every 
part of the plant is clothed with rusty hairs ; leaves elliptic or 
oblong, acutish at both ends; stipulas lanceolate, acuminated, 
deciduous; panicles terminal, a little shorter than the leaves, 
with opposite distant branches, which are trifid, or twice tri- 
fid at the apex, with a sessile flower in each fork; bracteas 
ovate, acute; berries ovate, crowned by the 5-toothed calyx. 
h.S. Native of New Holland. It is very like P. hirsita of 
Swartz, with which it is joined by Sprengel, in his cur. post., but 
is still very distinct. 
Honeysuckle-like Psychotria. Shrub. 
180 P. specidsa (Forst. prod. no. 89.) arboreous; leaves ob- 
long-lanceolate ; involucrum terminal, usually 3-flowered. h.S. 
Native of Otaheite. Cephz'lis specidsa, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 749. 
Showy Psychotria. Shrub. 
181 P. parnxoipes (Cunningh. in bot. mag. 3228.) shrub 
dichotomous, glabrous ; branches very leafy at ends; leaves ob- 
ovate; stipulas nearly orbicular, bidentate, small ; corymbs ter- 
minal, few-flowered; mouth of corolla villous. h. G. Native 
of New Holland. Flowers pure white, 
Daphne-like. Psychotria. Fl. April. Clt. 1829. Shrub. 
Cult. All the species of Psychotria are of the most easy cul- 
ture and propagation. They grow best in a mixture of loam, 
CLXXII. Antonra. 
CLXXIII. PATICOUREA 
peat and sand; and cuttings will strike root readily, if planted in 
sand, with a hand-glass over them. Some of them bear handsome 
foliage, but the flowers of all are insignificant. 
CLXXII. ANTONIA (named in compliment to the Arch- 
duke Antony of Austria, a promoter of botany). Pohl, pl. 
bras. 2. p. 13. t. 109. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an oblong- 
cylindrical tube, which is covered by scales, and a 5-parted limb. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, with a bearded throat, and a 5-parted 
limb; segments lanceolate, acute, at length reflexed. Stamens 
5, exserted, bearded at the base. Style long, filiform, thickened 
towards the apex; stigma bifid, obtuse. Berries oblong, 2- 
celled.—Shrub middle-sized. Leaves decussately opposite. Sti- 
pulas interpetiolar. Cymes terminal, many-flowered. Flowers 
by threes, white. is 
1 A. ova`ra (Pohl, 1. c. 2. p. 14. t. 109.) leaves ovate-elliptic, 
quite glabrous, as well as the branches. R. S. Native of Bra- 
zil, among bushes in dry places, about Joze de Tocantins, in the 
province of Goyaz. 
Ovate-leaved Antonia. Shrub 5 feet. f 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Psychotria above. 
CLXXIII. PALICOU'REA (Aublet does not give the mean- 
ing of this word). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 173. t. 66. H. B.et 
Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 365. St. Hil. pl. rem. bras. p. 230. 
D.C. prod. 4. p. 524.—Palicùrea ad Galvania, Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 5. p. 11.—Galvania, Vell. et Vand. fl. bras. et Roem. script. 
p- 89. t. 6. f. 7.—Stephanium, Schreb. gen. no. 308.—Psycho- 
tria species, Juss. Willd,—Psychétria species, Galvania, and 
Colladonia, Spreng. i ae 
Liv. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. All as in Psychotria, but 
differing in the corolla being tubular, nearly cylindrical, curved or 
gibbous on one side at the base, shortly 5-cleft at the apex, an 
bearded beneath the middle inside. Teeth of the calyx and lobes 
of the corolla sometimes rather unequal.—Glabrous shrubs, all 
natives of America. Leaves opposite, rarely verticillate, ay 
large. Stipulas connected in various ways. Panicles termina’, 
sometimes elongated, sometimes thyrsoid, and sometimes Cy- 
mose, sessile, but usually pedunculate. Corollas yellow or 
white. Anthers exserted or inclosed, either inserted in the bot- 
tom, middle, or upper part of the tube of the corolla. Flowers 
variable, rarely with a 3-celled ovarium and 3-lobed stigma. 
§ 1. Flowers corymbose or cymose. 
1 P. Ssrrowia'na (D.C. prod. 4. p. 525.) glabrous; branches 
terete; leaves elliptic, acute at both ends, with undulated mar- 
gins, on long petioles; stipulas bluntly bidentate, with a large 
blunt recess; panicles cymose, fastigiate, with angularly yee 
pressed branches; corollas glabrous; stamens inclosed ; fru! 
roundish-ovate. h. S. Native of Brazil, about Rio "a 
where it was collected by Sello. P. fastigiàta, Cham. et. Schlecht. 
in Linnæa. 4. p. 16. but not of Kunth. 
Sello’s Palicourea. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 68 
2 P. rasticra‘ta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p3 i 
but not of St, Hil.) glabrous; branchlets rather tetragonal ; 
leaves elliptic, or ovate-oblong, acuminated, acute at the pre 
membranous; stipulas bidentate ; corymbs pedunculate ; pate: 
on long pedicels, somewhat fastigiate, glabrous ; fruit Ova k 
nearly globose. h. S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco, 
near Atures. Psychétria fastigiata, Spreng. syst. 1. P 
exclusive of the synonyme of Willd. 
Fastigiate-flowered Palicourea. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. ve 
3 P. rapernarouta (D. C. prod. 4. p. 525.) geb 
branches terete ; leaves large, soft, lanceolate, acuminated, pet! s 
late; stipulas unknown; panicles almost cymose, short; 05% 
ments of the calyx subulate ; tube of the corolla slender, W! 
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