608  RUBIACEZ, CLXXVI. Crrnzus. 
Red-veined-leaved Cephelis. Pl. 1 foot. 
82 C. corora‘ra (Hoffm, ex Willd. mss. in Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 5. p. 213.) stems herbaceous, simple, glabrous; leaves ob- 
long, tapering at both ends, roughish beneath; stipulas furnished 
with 2 bristles on each side ; heads terminal, on short pedun- 
cles. wu. S. Native of Brazil. Stems thickened at the 
joints. 
Coloured Cepheelis. Pl. 1 foot. 
33 C. pusr’scens (Hoffm. l. c.) stem simple, herbaceous, 
downy ; leaves elliptic, acute at both ends, downy at the veins ; 
heads pedunculate, terminal, involucrated by many leaves. 2. 
S. Native of Brazil, at Bahia. 
Downy Cephelis. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
54 C. Horrmanseceia‘na (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 
214.) stem herbaceous, branched ; branches dichotomous or tri- 
chotomous ; leaves oblong, narrowed at both ends, acuminated ; 
heads terminal, surrounded by a 4-leaved involucrum. %. S. 
Native of Brazil. C. dichétoma, Willd. rel. but not of Rudge. 
Nearly allied to C. rubra, but the stems are much taller. 
Hoffmansegg’s Cephelis. Pl. 2 feet. 
+ Species not sufficiently known. 
35 C. cemmirxLora (Willd. rel. and Schultes, syst. 5. p. 213.) 
leaves obovate, tapering at both ends, glabrous; heads globose, 
twin, on long peduncles, involucrated. h. S. Native country 
unknown. : 
Bud-flowered Cephelis. Shrub. 
36 C.? Brenta‘ta (Humb. ex Willd. rel. in Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 5. p. 214.) leaves oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; 
heads globose, terminal ; involucrum 2-leaved, bidentate. X. S. 
Native of Sierra Leone. 
Bidentate-involucred Cephelis. PI. ? 
Cult. See Psychdtria, p. 599. for the culture and propaga- 
tion of the shrubby species; and Geophila, p. 609. for those of 
the herbaceous kinds. 
CLXXVII. CARAPI'CHEA (Carapiche is the Caribbean 
name of the first species). Aubl, guian. 1. p. 167. t. 68. D. C. 
prod. 4. p. 536. Cephe'lis species, Willd. Juss. Eurdthia, 
Neck. elem. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. All as in Cephe'lis, ex- 
cept in the anthers and stigmas, which are alittle exserted. Ber- 
ries dry, bipartible, angularly furrowed, crowned by the small 
limb of the calyx; nuts or pyrene 1-seeded, smooth on the out- 
side, not striated, as in Cephe‘lis.—Glabrous shrubs, with ra- 
ther nodose branches. Leaves petiolate, oval, acuminated. 
Stipulas twin on both sides, combined at the base, and therefore 
bidentate. Heads of the flowers rising from the axils of the 
upper leaves, on short peduncles, deflexed, girded by 4 acute 
bracteas. Corollas white. According to` Willdenow, Jussieu, 
and Richard, this genus should only form a section of Ce- 
phe'lis, 
1 C. Avsre'ru (D. C. prod. 4. p. 536.) stipulas almost dis- 
tinct, biglandular at the base; the 2 exterior bracteas of the 
heads elongated and acuminated, and the 2 interior ones short 
and mucronate. h. S. Native of French Guiana, in woods, 
where it is called Carapiche by the natives. C. Guianénsis, 
Aubl. guian. 1. p. 168. t. 68. Callicócca Guianénsis, Gmel. 
syst. 1. p. 372. Cepheze'lis involucrata, Willd. spec. 1. p. 979. 
Tapogòmea Carapichea, Poir, dict. 7. p. 587. Leaves lanceolate, 
glabrous. Flowers small, white. Berries small, capsular. 
- Aublet's Carapichea. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1826. Shrub 5 
to 7 feet. 
2 C. Parris (D. C. prod. 4. p. 536.) stipulas combined, 
bidentate at the apex; bracteas of the heads of the flowers 
CLXXVII. CARAPICHEA. 
CLXXVIII. SuTERIA. 
nearly equal, ovate, acute. h. S. Native of French Guiana, 
where it was collected by Patris. Stems terete, dichotomous, 
Leaves oval-lanceolate, acute at the base, and acuminated at the 
apex. Heads on very short peduncles, hardly larger than peas, 
Corolla white, hairy on the inner part of the limb. Anthers 
linear, exserted. 
Patris’s Carapichea. 
Cult. 
CLXXIX. GEoPHILA. 
Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
See Psychétria, p. 599. for culture and propagation, 
CLXXVII. SUTE‘RIA (named after John Rudolph Suter, 
a professor at Bern in Switzerland ; author of Flora Helvetica, 
&e.). D. C. prod. 4. p. 586.—Cephe lis species of Lindl. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an ovate 
tube, and a tubular angular limb, which is 5 times longer than 
the ovarium, having an unequally 5-toothed border. Corolla 
salver-shaped, with a terete tube, a naked throat, and 5 oval- 
oblong lobes. Anthers sessile, inclosed. Stigma bilamellate. 
Fruit 2-celled, 2-seeded.— A glabrous shining shrub, with terete 
branches. Leaves almost sessile, oblong-lanceolate. Stipulas 
ovate, deciduous. Heads of flowers axillary, almost sessile, 
usually 6-flowered, surrounded by ovate-foliaceous bracteas. 
Paleze among the flowers linear. Corollas white, almost like 
those of jasmine, sweet-scented.—This genus differs from Ce- 
phe lis in the form of the calyx. 3 
1 S. caryer'na (D. C. prod. 4. p. 536.) h.S. Native of Bra- 
zil. Cephee'lis calycina, Lindl. coll. t. 21. 
Large-calyxed Suteria. FI. April, May. Clt. 1816. Shrub 
3 to 4 feet. } 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Psychétria, p. 599. 
CLXXIX. GEO'PHILA (from yn, ge, the earth, and grew, 
phileo, to love; the species creep on the surface of the earth, 
and the stems never rise beyond it). D. Don, prod. fi. nep. p 
136. but not of Berg. D.C. prod. 4. p. 537.—Psychotria spe- 
cies, Lin.—Cephe'lis species, Kunth. : 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx with an obovate 
tube, and a 5-parted limb; segments linear, spreadingly recurved. 
Corolla tubular, with a pilose throat, and 5 oval somewhat re- 
curved lobes. Anthers 5, inclosed. Stigma bifid. Berry ovoid, 
angularly ribbed, crowned by the calyx, 2-celled, 9-seeded.— 
Perennial depressed creeping herbs. Leaves petiolate, cordate, 
similar to those of some species of Viola. Stipulas solitary on 
both sides, undivided. Peduncles rising from the axils of = 
ultimate leaves, terminal, solitary, bearing many flowers at thé 
apex. Flowers almost sessile, umbellate, involucrated by brat- 
teas, which are shorter than the flowers. 
1 G. renrr6rmis (Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 4. p. iat) 
petioles hairy above; leaves reniform, obtuse, with the lobes ` 
the base approximate; bracteas linear ; peduncles 4-6-floweret, 
shorter than the leaves. %. S. Native of South America, 10 
shady places; as of Jamaica, Porto-Rico, Cuba, about the Ori- 
noco, Brazil, Guiana, Society Islands, &c. Psychétria hia 
Lin. spec. p. 245. Jacq. amer. t. 46. Tuss. ant. t. 8. er 
trophum herbàceum, Browne, jam. p. 161. Cephæ`lis remtor 
mis, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 377. Flowers v 
Berries red. There are varieties of this with downy or glabrou 
stems and leaves. Leaves always glabrous beneath. 98 
Kidney-shaped-leaved Geophila. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1799. 
Pl. creeping. : i 
2 G. viora`cea (D. C. prod. 4. p. 537.) petioles hairy sbor 
leaves cordate-reniform, obtuse, glabrous, with the lobes PE 
mate at the base; umbels few-flowered, almost sessile betwee 
the ultimate pair of leaves; bracteas linear-lanceolate. Y. Á 
Native of Cayenne and Guiana, in woods (Aubl.); and oft 
Isthmus of Panama (Hænke). Psychótria violàcea, Aubl. gwan: 
