86 APOCYNEJE. XXIV. Wricutta. 
Ceylon Wrightia. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 
3 W. mrNcTORIA (R. Br. l. c.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate, and 
ovate-oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; panicles terminal ; branches 
and corymbs divaricate; tube of corolla twice longer than the 
calyx; follicles distinct, but united at the apex. h.S. Native 
of the East Indies. Lindl. bot. reg. 933. — Nérium tinctórium, 
Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 5. Chite-ancaloo of the Telingas. Flowers 
white, fragrant, when expanded an inch and a half in diameter. 
Dyer's Wrightia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1812. Shrub 10 to 
15 feet. 
4 W. woLríssrwA (Wall. pl. rar. 2. p. 39. t. 146.) leaves 
ovate, aeuminated, clothed with hoary villi beneath, as well as the 
branchlets; corymbs erect; tube of corolla twice longer than 
the calyx, downy ; follicles parallel, beset with many callous 
dots, combined into a clavate cylindrical fruit. %.S. Native 
of Nipaul, on mountains, in the Great Valley; and of Kamaon. 
Habit of W. tinctória. Corolla downy outside, yellow, tinged 
with red. 
Very soft Wrightia. Shrub. 
5 W. Rorut ; leaves oval-lanceolate ; corymbs terminal, loose, 
flaccid ; calyx and corollas downy. h.S. Native of the East 
Indies. W. tinctória, Roth. nov. spec.  Tabernamontàna 
divaricàta, Roth. ? and probably Rheed. mal. 1. t. 46. and 2. t. 
54. 
Roth's Wrightia. Shrub 10 to 15 feet. 
6 W. pusia (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 638.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 
late, somewhat undulated ; corona in the throat of the corolla 
10-cleft, alternate segments shorter and obtuse; peduncles few- 
flowered in the forks of the branches. 5. S. Native of the 
East Indies. Cameraria dubia, Hook. bot. mag. t. 1646. 
Lodd. bot. cab. 403. Flowers large, scarlet. Segments of co- 
rolla lanceolate, acuminated, yellow beneath. 
Doubtful Wrightia. Shrub or tree. 
7 W. coccrwEA (Sims, bot. mag. t. 2696. Lodd. bot. cab. 
894. Wall. cat. no. 1626.) leaves almost sessile, ovate-oblong; 
flowers 3-4 together, terminal; corona in the throat 5-lobed; 
lobes crenulated ; follicles distinct, rough ; tube of corolla short. 
h. S. Native of Silhet. Nérium coccineum, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. 
p.2. Flowers large, dull red. Corona scarlet. A large timber 
tree. Wood white, remarkably light, but firm, and much used 
by turners, to make palkies, &c. 
Scarlet-flowered Wrightia. Fl. June. Clt. 1812. Tree. 
8 W. puse'scens (R. Br. l. c. p. 75.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 
acuminated, and are, as well as the calyxes, downy ; corymbs 
erect; tube of the corolla a little longer than the calyx; folli- 
cles cohering. k. S. Native of New Holland, in Arnhem's 
Land, on the north coast ; and the Island of Timor, near Coepang ; 
as well as of Java, among bushes. Zimm. reis. xi. 2. 1812. 
p. 132. with a figure. Roth. nov. spec. W. tomentósa, Roem. 
et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 414. Flowers white. The tube of the 
corolla is described both by Blume and Roth, to be twice as long 
as the calyx. 
Donny Wrightia. Shrub. 
9 W. tomentosa; leaves oblong, acuminated, downy; co- 
rymbs terminal, small; tube of corolla longer than the calyx ; 
corona fleshy, lacerated into obtuse segments ; follicles scabrous; 
distinct. h.S. Native of the Circars. Nérium tomentósum, 
Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 7.—Nelam-Pala, Rheed. mal. 9. t. 3-4. 
Branches downy. Leaves 2-3 inches long. Flowers with a 
white corolla, and orange-coloured corona.  Follicles 8-9 inches 
long, and 2 in circumference. With the yellow juice which 
flows from every part of this plant when wounded, diluted with 
water, pieces of cotton cloth were dyed a pretty good yellow. 
Tomentose Wrightia. Tree. 
10 W.? riscínrA ; leaves oblong, acuminated, shining; pani- 
cles terminal, bracteate, shorter than the leaves ; tube of corolla 
XXV. KiBATALIA. 
XXVI. ArsrToNIA. 
longer than the calyx; corona of 5 bifid, villous segments ; 
follicles swollen, oblong, obtuse. . S. Native of Silhet, 
where it is called Zchaulut. Nérium piscidium, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. 
p. 7. Seeds with broad, membranous edges, crowned. The 
bark contains a quantity of fibrous matter, which the natives of 
the country where the plant grows use as a substitute for hemp. 
Dr. Roxburgh found, by steeping the roots in a fish-pond, 
in order to accelerate the removal of the bark, and cleansing the 
fibres, many, if not the whole, of the fish were killed : hence the 
specific name. 
Fish-killing Wrightia. Shrub rambling. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Strophanthus, p. 85. 
XXV. KIBATA'LIA (Kibatala is the name of the tree in 
Java.) Hasséltia, Blum. bijdr. p. 1047, but not of H. B. et 
Kunth. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogj nia. Calyx 5-parted, per- 
manent. Corolla having the tube coarctate in the middle, the 
throat naked, and the limb campanulate, 5-parted, and twisted. 
Stamens 5, inserted in the throat of the corolla; anthers large, 
cuspidate, callose on the back, adhering to the stigma. Ova- 
rium didymous, girded by a fleshy ring. Style didymous ; 
stigma clavate. Fruit of 2 elongated, distinct follicles. Seeds 
furnished at the lower extremity, with a stipitate tuft of hairs. 
Embryo involute.—4A beautiful tree ; with opposite, oval leaves, 
which are acutish at both ends, glabrous above, paler and 
a little downy beneath ; and axillary fascicles of large, whitish 
yellow flowers. Kibatàlia is distinguished from Wrightia, in the 
throat of the corolla being without scales; and in the tuft of 
hairs to the seed being furnished with a stipe. 
1 K. AnzónzA (Blum. bijdr. p. 1046, under Hasséliza.) h.S. 
Native of Java, about Tjampian, in the province of Buitenzorg, 
where it is called Kibatala. 
Tree Kabatalia. Fl. June. Tree. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Strophánthus, p. 85. 
Tribe III. 
ALSTONIE'ZE. Fruit of 2 follicles. Seeds peltate, ciliated ; 
having the cilia more elongated at both ends. 
XXVI. ALSTO'NIA (in memory of Dr. Alston, the prede- 
cessor of Dr. Hope, of Edinburgh.) R. Br.in mem. soc. wern. 
1. p. 75.—Echites species, Lin. 
Lin. syst.  Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 
rolla salver-shaped; throat and tube without scales. Stamens 
inclosed ; anthers lanceolate, bearing pollen their whole length, 
and free from the stigma. Ovaria twin. Style 1, filiform, 
dilated at top; stigma somewhat conical. Hypogynous, as well 
as calycine scales, wanting. Follicles terete.— Usually tall, lac- 
tescent trees. Leaves verticillate or opposite, ribbed, glabrous. 
Cymes terminal, panicled. Flowers usually white.  Follicles 
for the most part very long. 
1 A.scuora' nis (R. Br. 1. c. p. 76.) leaves 5-7 in a whorl, 
obovate-oblong, obtuse, ribbed, and having the veins approxi- 
mating the margin; cymes on short peduncles; limb of corolla a 
little bearded ; follicles very long. h.S. Native of the East 
Indies and the Moluccas.  Echites scholàris, Lin. mant. 53. 
A. oleandrefolia, Lodd. ^ Nérium tinctórium, Hort. Pala, 
Rheed. mal. 1. p. 81. t. 45. Lignum scholare, Rumph. amb. 2. 
p. 246.t. 82. Flowers white. Segments of corolla roundish. 
Var. B; leaves cuneate-oblong, obtuse ; umbels effuse. 
b. S. Native of Java, at the foot of Mount Salak. Blum. 
bijdr. 1037. 
School Alstonia. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1803. Tree. 
2 A. sPEcTA' BrLIs (R. Br. l. c.) leaves 4 in a whorl, elliptic- 
