RUBIACEÆ. CLXXIII. PALICOUREA, 
leaves lanceolate, acuminated, spreadingly deflexed ; stipulas 
ovate, undivided, one-half shorter than the petioles ; branches of 
panicle opposite, lower and ultimate ones rising from the axils ; 
flowers crowded at the tops of the branches of the panicle; 
corolla funnel-shaped, with revolute lobes ; berries turbinate. 
Re S. Native of Peru, on the Andes in forests at Vitoc. Psy. 
cœrùlea, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 62. t. 213. f. b. Branchlets 
terete. Leaves 8-9 inches long. Corollas yellowish. Stamens 
inserted below in the middle of the tube. 
shaped, size of peas. 
Blue-berried Palicourea. Shrub 9 to 10 feet. 
28 P. sutpnu'rea (D. C. prod. 4. p. 528.) glabrous ; branch- 
lets bluntly tetragonal ; leaves obovate-cuneated, terminating in 
a short blunt point, coriaceous, nerved, shining above ; stipulas 
bluntly 2-lobed, somewhat connected at the base ; panicle loose, 
rather longer than the leaves; corollas funnel-shaped ; fruit 
roundish, k. S. Native of Peru, on the Andes in forests. 
Psychótria sulphùrea, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 58. t. 203. f. a. 
Leaves yellowish, 6 inches long. Bracteas subulate. Corolla 
sulphur-coloured, having the tube villous inside below the throat. 
The shrub is very villous, and affords a yellow dye, which is 
used by the natives in the places of its natural growth. 
Sulphur-coloured-flowered Palicourea. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 
29 P. yrave'scens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
366.) branchlets rather tetragonal, villous; leaves oblong, acu- 
minated, narrowed at the base, rather coriaceous, downy or hairy 
above, and clothed with golden yellow hairy tomentum beneath, 
and particularly so on the nerves; stipulas villous, combined, 
bidentate : teeth subulate ; panicles sessile: corollas hairy. h. 
S. Native of Peru, in temperate places. Psychdtria flavéscens, 
Spreng. Syst. 1. p. 744, - 
Yellowish Palicourea. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. 
30 P. rHyrstrLora (D. C. prod. 4. p. 528.) glabrous ; branch- 
ets bluntly tetragonal; leaves lanceolate, acute; stipulas twin 
on both sides, short, tooth-formed, connected by a ligula ; pa- 
nicles thyrsoid, brachiate, longer than the leaves; berries ovate. 
Ks S. Native of Peru, on the Andes in forests at Cuchero. 
eao thyrsiflora, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 57. t. 204. f. b. 
eaves 5 inches long. Stipulas tridentate, the middle tooth 
ovate ciliated, and the lateral ones subulate. Calyxes yellowish. 
orollas yellow, villous inside. Berries ovate, dark purple. 
Thyrse flowered Palicourea. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 
I 31 P. atri'na (D. C. prod. 4. p. 528.) branchlets tetragonal; 
faves ovate-lanceolate, membranous, reticulated, a little ciliated ; 
oad downy ; stipulas twin on both sides, linear, rather cili- 
3 ed, connected by a short ligula ; panicles terminal, erect, usually 
re than the leaves ; corollas terete, elongated, diaphanous ; 
a a inclosed in the throat. alge S. Native of Jamaica, on 
ind ue Mountains. Psychétria alpina, Swartz, prod. p. 44. fl. 
sen occ. p. 431. The leaves and branches are said to be gla- 
h us. Peduncles rufescent. Corolla rather ventricose at the 
ase, yellow, red, purple, and white. Berries nearly globose. 
Alpine Palicourea. Shrub. 
is E ERIA'NTHA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 528.) branchlets terete ; 
A es elliptic, acute at the base, acuminated at the apex, gla- 
twi us above, hairy on the petioles and nerves beneath ; stipulas 
Pe both sides, subulate, joined by a membrane; panicles 
nord calyx acutely 5-toothed, glabrous ; corolla tubular, 
ps y hairy outside. Tp: S. Native of St. Domingo. Psychó- 
“te ae Poir. dict. 5. p. 702. exclusive of the synonyme of 
a colly- flowered Palicourea. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. 
eh ak speciosa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 368.) 
: nches glabrous, terete ; leaves oblong, acuminated, acute at 
e base, membranous, roughish, shining; stipulas glabrous ; 
a pedunculate, with angular branches, which are as well 
OL, 111, 
Berries blue, pear- 
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as the corollas downy. h.S. Native of New Granada, near 
Santa Anna. Form of stipulas and fruit unknown. According 
to Sprengel, this is the same as Psychdtria levigata, Willd. but 
not of Kunth. 
Showy Palicourea. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 
34 P. exxi’prica (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 369.) 
branchlets tetragonal, smoothish; leaves roundish-elliptic, acute, 
rounded at the base, coriaceous, stiff, glabrous above, and hairy 
or downy beneath; panicles on short peduncles, with short dicho- 
tomous smoothish branches ; corollas glabrous. h.S. Native 
on the banks of the Orinoco. Psychétria circinata, Willd. in 
Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 190, ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 744, ? 
Distinct from Psychétria elliptica of Ker. and Willd. 
Elliptic-leaved Palicourea. Shrub. 
35 P. ronerrLora (D. C. prod. 4. p. 528.) branches terete, 
smooth; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, large, coriaceous, 
rather downy beneath, on short petioles; panicles one-half 
shorter than the leaves, with alternate horizontal branches ; 
corolla with a very long tube, which is attenuated at the base, 
and short straightish lobes. .S. Native of Cayenne. Psy- 
chétria longiflora, Poir. dict. 5, p. 104. but not of Willd. Nerves 
of leaves and branches of panicle yellowish. Stipulas unknown, 
In the specimens of the plant preserved in the royal museum at 
Paris, the leaves appear to be quite glabrous on both surfaces. 
Leaves 6-8 inches long. 
Long-flowered Palicourea. Shrub. 
36 P. Dominer’nsts (D. C. prod. 4. p. 529.) glabrous ; 
branches terete; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, shining, petio- 
late ; panicles terminal, usually twin; flowers sessile, cylindrical, 
incurved ; berries shining. %. S. Native of St. Domingo, on 
the banks of mountain streams in shady humid places. Psy- 
chétria Domingénsis, Jacq. amer. p. 66. Leaves 5 inches long. 
Corollas white. Berries dark, shining, with a watery pulp. 
St. Domingo Palicourea. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
37 P. rintror1a (D.C. prod. 4. p. 529.) glabrous ; branches 
terete ; leaves obovate-oblong, acute, reticulately veined beneath, 
rather coriaceous, shining ; stipulas bifid, obtuse ; panicles stiff, 
with angular thickened branches ; corollas salver-shaped ; sta- 
mens inclosed. h.S. Native of South America. Psychdtria 
tinifdlia, Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 190. Colladònia 
tinifdlia, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 516. and 757. Berries 3-celled, 3- 
seeded, probably from the same cause as those of Palicoùrea 
apicata. 
Laurestine-leaved Palicourea. Shrub. 
38 P. croceoipes (Desf. in Ham. prod. fl. ind. occ. p. 29.) 
leaves broad-ovate, acuminated, attenuated at the base, shining, 
quite glabrous; panicles on long peduncles. h.S. Native of 
the Antilles. Branches saffron-coloured, as in P. crécea, to 
which it is very nearly allied, but differs in the flowers being 
smaller and fewer, and in the nerves of the leaves being com- 
mon, not parallel. The stipulas, flowers, and fruit remain un- 
described. 
Crocea-like Palicourea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
39 P. coccr’nga (D. C. prod. 4. p. 529.) glabrous; leaves 
elliptic-oblong, acuminated at both ends, rather membranous ; 
stipulas twin on both sides, setaceous, connected by a short li- 
gula ; panicles elongated, contracted ; corolla with a short cylin- 
drical tube, and an erect limb; anthers inclosed ; berries round- 
ish, h. S. Native of St. Domingo and Porto-Rico. Psy- 
chétria coccinea, Poir. pl. exsic. Very nearly allied to P. crécea, 
and is probably often confused with it, but differs in the corollas 
and fruit being smaller, in the branches of the panicle being 
erect and spreading, and usually alternate, in the stipulas being 
shorter and thinner, &c. 
Scarlet Palicourea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
40 P. LoxciròLia (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, 3, p. 569.) 
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