APOCYNEZ. IX. Varramis. 
gynous scales 5, connate at the base and ciliated at the apex.— 
Twining shrubs. Leaves opposite. Peduncles interpetiolar, or 
terminal. Flowers corymbose, sweet-scented. Corymbs tri- 
chotomous. 
1 V. PrRGUuLA'NA (Burm. ind. p. 51.) leaves ovate-elliptic, 
acute, glabrous; corymbs axillary, trichotomous, downy ; seg- 
ment of corolla roundish. 5. ^.S. Native of the East Indies. 
Pergulària glàbra, Lin. mant. p. 53. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1247. 
Houtt. Lin. pfl. syst. 3. p. 335. t. 20. f. 1. Eclites hircósa, 
Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 18. Flos Pergulànus, Rumph. amb. 5. 
p. 51. t. 29, Emericia Pergulària, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. 
p.401. Flowers large, pure white, with a goatish smell. Ca- 
lycine segments lanceolate, acute. 
Pergulana Vallaris. Fl.? Clt. 1818. Shrub tw. 
2 V. LAXIFLORA (Blum bijdr. p. 1043.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
acuminated, glabrous; corymbs axillary and terminal, tricho- 
tomous, on long peduncles, glabrous. h. ^. S. Native of 
Java, in shady mountain woods, in the province of Buitenzorg. 
Loose-flowered Vallaris. Shrub tw. 
3 V. picHóTOMA (Wall. cat. no. 1621.) leaves lanceolate- 
oblong, glabrous; racemes axillary, dichotomous ; segments of 
corolla roundish; filaments bearded and woolly. k. ^. S. 
Native of Bengal, in forests near Calcutta. Echites dichótoma, 
Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 19. Leaves on very short petioles, 3 inches 
long. Flowers large, pure white, fragrant. Calycine segments 
cordate, pointed. Follicles oblong, large, 6 inches long. 
Dichotomous-racemed Vallaris. Shrub tw. 
4 V.? crAvA' TA; dichotomous; leaves broad-lanceolate, en- 
tire, villous beneath ; panicles axillary dichotomous; tube of 
corolla clavate ; with the segments of the border faleate; anthers 
linear, inclosed. h.%™.S. Native of the Moluccas.  Echites 
clavata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 20. This comes nearest to V. 
dichótoma, but differs sufficiently in the length of the tube, the 
segments of the border, and the stamina, to authorize its being 
considered as a distinct species. (Roxb.) 
Clavate-tubed Vallaris. Shrub tw. 
~ + The seeds of the two following species being naked, they 
probably belong to the genus Strophánthus, or will form a nearly 
allied genus. 
5 V.? pivARICA'TA; stems nearly erect; leaves broad-lan- 
ceolate, glabrous, undulated; peduncles 2-flowered, divaricate, 
terminal. R. Native of China. Pergularia divaricàta, 
Lour. coch. p. 168.  Periplóca divaricàta, Spreng. syst. 1. 
p. 836. Emericia divaricàta, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 401. 
Flowers yellow, suffused with red. Segments of calyx subulate. 
Corolla with a thick tube, and very long subulate segments. 
Scales 5, sagittate, seated in the mouth of the tube of the corolla. 
Ovarium ovate, 2-lobed. Style filiform, length of stamens ; 
stigma acute, erect, bifid. Follicles 2, oblong, many-seeded. 
Seeds longish, naked. Perhaps a species of Strophánthus, or a 
new genus nearly allied to it. 
Divaricate Vallaris. Shrub erectish. 
6 V.? Sine’nsis ; leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse, glabrous; pe- 
duncles many-flowered, axillary, and terminal. h. ^. G. 
Native of China. Pergularia Sinénsis, Lour. p. 168.  Emeri- 
cia Sinénsis, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 402.  Periplóca Chi- 
nénsis, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 836. Corollas yellow; with long, 
linear segments. Scales 5, sagittate, seated in the mouth of 
the corolla. Style filiform ; stigma conical, 5-furrowed. Fol- 
licles oblong, many-seeded. Seeds naked, ovate. Perhaps a 
species of Strophánthus. 
China Vallaris. Shrub tw. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Echites, p. 76. 
X. HEYLY'GIA (meaning not explained by the author). 
Blum. bijdr. p. 1043. 
X. Heytyera. XI. Parsonsta. 79 
Lin. syst.  Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx  quinquefid. 
Corolla rotate, with a short, ventricose tube, and oblique seg- 
ments. Stamens exserted; filaments inserted in the tube of the 
corolla, surrounding the style in a spiral manner. Anthers 
sagittate, cohering to the stigma. Stigma clavate. Ovarium 
didymous, girded by 5 hypogynous scales. Seeds with a tuft 
of hairs at the upper extremity.—A twining shrub; with oppo- 
site, ovate-elliptie, glabrous leaves; and axillary, dichotomous, 
corymbs of flowers. 
I H. Java'wicA (Blum. bijdr. p. 1043.) &. ^. S. Native 
of Java, among bushes on the mountains, where it is called Aroy 
Ferrung-utang. 
Java Heylygia. Fl. year. Shrub tw. 
Cult. See Echites, p. 76. for culture and propagation. 
XI. PARSO'NSIA (named in memory of James Parsons, 
M.D., author of an unfinished work, named The Microscopical 
Theatre of Seeds; and of a Dissertation on the Analogy be- 
tween the Propagation of Animals and that of Vegetables). 
R. Br. in mem. wern. soc. p. 64. prod. p. 465. but not of P. 
Browne. LEchites species, Jacq. et Swartz. 
Lin. syst.  Pentándria, Monogynia. Corolla funnel-shaped ; 
with a 5-parted recurved limb; segments of the limb equal- 
sided; throat and tube without scales. Stamens exserted ; 
filaments filiform, inserted in the middle or nigh the base of the 
tube; anthers sagittate, cohering by their middle to the stigma: 
having the hind lobes destitute of pollen. Ovaria twin or soli- 
tary, 2-celled. Style 1; stigma dilated. Hypogynous seales 5, 
distinct or connate. Follicles 2, distinct or combined.— Twining 
shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers cymose or racemose ; ra- 
cemes usually compound, terminal, or interpetiolar. 
* Americane. Ovaria twin. — Follicles distinct. Forsterónia, 
Meyer. ess. 133. 
1 P. corymposa (R. Br. l. c.) racemes corymbose ; stamens 
elongated ; leaves oval-lanceolate, glabrous. h.%.S. Native 
of St. Domingo, in woods. Echites corymbosa, Jacq. amer. 34. 
t. 30. ed. pict. t. 37. Swartz, obs. p. 105. — Forsterónia corym- 
bósa, Meyer. ess. 134. Leaves ovate or obovate, 2 inches long. 
Flowers small, red. Segments of calyx concave, connivent. 
Corymbose-flowered Parsonsia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
Shrub tw. 
2 P. rroRisu'wDpAa (R. Br. l. c.) racemes compound, corym- 
bose; leaves ovate or elliptie, acuminated, glabrous ; branches 
erectish. 5. ^. S. Native of Jamaica, among bushes on the 
mountains. Echites floribánda, Swartz, prod. p. 52. fl. ind. 
occ. l. p. 534. Leaves shining, stiffish. Racemes axillary. 
Flowers small, white. Corolline segments acuminated. Caly- 
cine teeth acute. 
Bundle-flowered Parsonsia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt.1820. Sh. tw. 
3 P. spica‘ra (R. Br. l. c.) spikes racemose, dense-flowered, 
axillary, short, opposite; stamens elongated; leaves nearly 
ovate or oblong-acuminated, bifarious, smoothish. h.%. S. 
Native of Carthagena, in woods. Echites spicata, Jacq. amer. 
34. t. 29. ed. pict. t. $6. Forsterdnia spicata, Meyer. ess. 135. 
Leaves 4 foot long. Flowers numerous, white, almost sessile. 
Calycine segments ovate, concave, white. Segments of corolla 
lanceolate, acute. 
Spicate-flowered Parsonsia. Shrub tw. 
* * Australadsice. Ovarium 2-celled. — Follcles cohering 
lengthnise. 
4 P. Forste‘r1; cymes axillary, diffuse; leaves lanceolate, 
glabrous. h. ^. G. Native of New Zealand.  Periplóca 
capsulàris, Forst. prod. no. 126. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1251. 
Forster's Parsonsia. Shrub tw. 
