RUBIACEÆ. CLXXXV. Borreria. 
by the 4 nearly equal teeth of the calyx, and with a small acces- 
sory tooth between each of these. 2/. S. Native of the south 
of Brazil and Buenos Ayres. Heads small. Leaves an inch long, 
and a line broad. Seed oblong, granular. 
Eryngo-like Borreria. Pl. 1 foot. 
39 B. sATUREIÆFÒLIA (Cham. et Schlecht. in Linne. 3. p. 
313.) stem shrubby, erect, smoothish ; branchlets tetragonal ; 
leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, glabrous, with somewhat revo- 
lute edges; bristles of the stipulas rather downy, longer than 
the sheath; whorles of flowers semi-globose, axillary, and ter- 
minal, the latter the largest; capsule glabrous, crowned by 
the 4 elongated calycine teeth, which are furnished with short 
pili in the recesses. .S. Native of equinoctial Brazil. Said 
to be allied to B. suaveolens, but the flowers are smaller, the in- 
volucral leaves are larger, and the stature is smaller, &c. 
Savory-leaved Borreria. Shrub 1 foot. 
40 B. suave‘orens (Meyer, esseq. p. 81. t. 1.) glabrous; 
stem shrubby, erect, much branched ; branchlets slightly tetra- 
gonal; leaves linear, pungent, opposite, and falsely verticillate ; 
bristles of the stipulas stiff, rather shorter than the sheath ; 
whorles of flowers globose, a few axillary, and a larger ter- 
minal one, which is involucrated by 8 leaves; corolla gla- 
brous, with acuminated lobes ; capsule ovate, glabrous, crowned 
by the 4 teeth of the calyx, and 4 small accessory ones in 
the recesses between the others. h. S. Native of Dutch 
Guiana, in shady places, at Arrowabichkreck. Bigelòwia sua- 
veolens, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 404. exclusive of the variety from 
Porto Rico, and probably that from Brazil. Corolla funnel- 
shaped, ex Meyer. Stamens exserted. 
Sweet-scented Borreria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
41 stperitis (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnea. 3. p. 201.) plant 
scabrous from hairs; stem tetragonal, having the angles a little 
winged; leaves ovate-oblong, sessile, marked by 4 nerves on 
both sides; bristles of the stipulas shorter than the sheath, 
which is pilose; whorles of flowers axillary, at length globose ; 
lobes of the corolla bearded outside ; capsule pilose, ovate, 
crowned by the 4 teeth of the calyx. 2. S. Native of equi- 
noctial Brazil. Plant probably procumbent. 
Sideritis-like Borreria. Pl. procumbent. 
42 B. sca’npens (D.C. prod. 4. p. 546.) stem shrubby at the 
base, ascending, weak, rather scandent, branched ; branches te- 
tragonal, striated, rather scabrous along the angles ; leaves ovate, 
glabrous, tapering into the petioles a little ; bristles of the sti- 
pulas few, shorter than the sheath; heads of flowers small, 
terminal, girded by 4 leaves; capsule oval, glabrous, crowned 
by the 4 teeth of the calyx. 2%. S. Native of Guadaloupe, 
where it was collected by Bertero. Diddia sarmentosa, from 
Guadaloupe, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 405. Spermacoce scandens, 
mel, Syst. 235.—Sloan. jam. hist. 1. t. 28. f. 4. a. It differs 
from Diddia sarmentosa, in the leaves being glabrous and more 
pee in the heads being terminal, and in the fruit being dehis- 
Climbing Borreria. Shrub cl. 
43 B. arrinis (D. C. prod. 4. p. 546.) stems herbaceous, te- 
tragonal, having the angles scabrous from pili; leaves oblong- 
anceolate, acuminated, tapering to the base, scabrous from scat- 
tered pili above, and more so along the veins beneath; bristles 
of the stipulas yellow, 7-9, longer than the sheath; whorles of 
pois sessile, axillary, and terminal, the latter involucrated 
Hd 2-4 leaves ; capsule oval, glabrous, crowned by the 4 subu- 
ate teeth of the calyx, and 4 smaller subulate accessory ones in 
the recesses between the others.—Native of Brazil, where it 
was collected by Pohl. Spermacdce affinis, Pohl, in litt. 
Allied Borreria. Pl, 1 foot. 
` 44 B. MICROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 456.) glabrous ; stems 
erbaceous, ascending, tetragonal ; leaves lanceolate-linear, acute ; 
615 
bristles of the stipulas 7-9, longer than the sheath; whorles 10- 
12-flowered in nearly all the axils, and at the tops of the stem 
and branches, all equal in size, the latter girded by 4-6 leaves ; 
capsule oval, downy, crowned by the 4 subulate teeth of the 
calyx.—Native of Brazil, where it was collected by Pohl. 
Spermacoce microphylla, Pohl, in litt. Leaves 7-8 inches long, 
and 13 to 2 broad. 
Small-leaved Borreria. Pl. ascending. 
45 B. rupro-stiputa‘ta (D. C. l. c.) stem herbaceous, 
straight, almost simple, tetragonal, having the angles beset with 
retrograde villi; leaves oblong-linear, acute at both ends, oppo- 
site, or falsely verticillate; bristles of the stipulas 7-9, stiffish, 
coloured, glabrous, longer than the sheath, which is downy ; 
whorles of flowers capitate, 3-4 axillary, and one terminal, 
the latter the largest, and girded by 4 leaves; teeth of the calyx 
4; anthers exserted. ©. S. Native of Brazil, where it was 
collected by Pohl. Spermacoce rubro-stipulata, and Sperm. 
fasciculata, Pohl, in litt. Spermacoce Brasiliénsis, Spreng. syst. 
1. p. 402. Fruit unknown. 
Red-stipuled Borreria. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
46 B. Lonca ra (D. C. prod. 4. p. 547.) stem herbaceous, 
branched; branches elongated, hairy, terete; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, acuminated, downy on both surfaces; bristles of the 
stipulas longer than the sheath, which is villous; whorles of 
flowers capitate, 1-2 axillary, and a nearly globose terminal one, 
which is involucrated by 5-6 leaves; teeth of the calyx 4, 
acute, short.—Native of Brazil, where it was collected by 
Pohl. Spermacoce verticillata, Pohl. in litt. Branches a foot 
high. Leaves usually in fascicles in the axils. Fruit un- 
known, and therefore the plant is referred to Borréria from habit 
only. 
Llongated-branched Borreria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 
47 B. rerrucinea (D. C. prod. 4. p. 547.) stem herbaceous, 
hard, erect, branched; branches tetragonal, hairy; leaves ob- 
long, acute, obliquely 3-4-nerved, scabrous above, and pale be- 
neath and scabrous on the nerves from hairs; bristles of the 
stipulas the length of the sheath; whorles of flowers globose, 
terminal, and axillary; capsule downy, crowned by the 4 subulate 
teeth of the calyx. h. S. Native of Brazil, in elevated pas- 
tures in the provinces of Minas Geraes and St. Paul. Sperma- 
còce furruginea, St. Hil. pl. usuel. bras. no. 13.t. 13. Sperma- 
còce globosa, Pohl, in litt. The hairs on the branches and 
nerves of the leaves are rust coloured. Corollas rose-coloured, 
violaceous, or white, with the lobes pilose at the apex. Heads 
of flowers one half larger than those of B. verticillata, which 
it is very like. The plant is called Poaya and Poaya do praya 
at Cape Frio. The roots are of a brown colour, and are used 
as Ipecacuanha. 
Rusty Borreria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 
48 B. spux‘rica (D. C. 1. c.) stem suffruticose at the base? 
branched, terete, glabrous; leaves oblong-linear, acute, scabrous 
above, pale and villous beneath ; bristles of the stipulas longer 
than the sheath, which is villous; beads of flowers globose, 
terminal, and axillary; capsule oblong, glabrous, crowned by 
the 4 subulate ciliated teeth of the calyx. h.S. Native of 
Cayenne. Very like B. ferruginea, but differs from it in the 
branches being smoothish, in the leaves being less nerved, in the 
involucral leaves being 4, larger and reflexed, and in the capsules 
being twice the length. 
Spherical-headed Borreria. Shrub | to 2 feet. 
49 B. ture’scens (D.C. prod. 4. p. 547.) stem terete, sim- 
ple, clothed with dense soft hairs, but with retrograde down at 
the apex ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, villous on both 
surfaces, furnished with 4 oblique nerves on each side; bristles 
of the stipulas stiffish, rufous, much longer than the sheath, 
which is almost obsolete; whorles of flowers dense, sessile, 
