APOCYNEÆ. XXIX. TABERN.EMONTANA. 
ments unequal, flat, white; the outer 3 very large and cordate, 
and the inner 3 oblong, narrow. Corolla twisted above the 
calyx, with a very wide limb. Follicles roundish-ovate, acumi- 
nated. 
Great-flowered Tabernzemontana. 
feet. 
14 T. cymòsa (Jacq. amer. 39. t. 181. f. 14. ed. pict. p. 25. 
t. 259. f. 10.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous; cymes 
large, axillary, dense, convex. 5. S. Native of Carthagena, 
in woods. An elegant tree, with beautiful cymes of whitish, 
scentless flowers. Calycine segments oblong-lanceolate. Co- 
rolla with a 5-angled, ventricose tube. Follicles reddish, oblong, 
obtuse, recurved. 
Cymose-flowered Tabernaemontana. 
10 to 15 feet. 
15 T. AMYGDALIFOLIA (Jacq. amer. 39. t. 181. f. 15. ed pict. 
p. 25. t. 259. f. 11.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, shining ; peduncles 
few-flowered ; stamens exceeding the tube of the corolla. k. 
S. Native of Carthagena, in woods. Ker. bot. reg. 338. 
Flowers white, very sweet-scented. Follicles ovate or oblong, 
green, shining, acuminated. 
Almond-leaved Tabernemontana. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1780. 
Shrub 6 feet. 
16 T. píscoron (Swartz, prod. p. 52. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 535.) 
leaves ovate-lanceolate, glabrous ; peduncles axillary, 2-flowered ; 
branches terete, dichotomous; branchlets tetragonal. k. S. 
Native of Jamaica, among bushes. Pedicels longer than the 
peduncles. Corolla cream-coloured, having the tube ventricose 
in the base and middle; segments of the limb roundish, undu- 
lated. Calycine segments acute. Stigma capitate. 
Two-coloured 'Tabernemontana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1822. 
Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
17 T. nernròLIa (Vahl, eclog. amer. 2. p. 21.) leaves lan- 
ceolate, acute at both ends, glabrous; peduncles solitary, few- 
flowered, sub-racemose; bracteas minute, linear, deciduous. 
h.S. Native of Porto Rico. Very nearly allied to T. persi- 
cefolia. Leaves 2-3 inches long, paler beneath. Calycine seg- 
ments oblong, acute. Segments of corolla wedge-shaped, gla- 
brous, hardly downy at the base, inside. Anthers beaked, ex- 
ceeding the tube of the corolla. 
Oleander-leaved Tabernzeemontana. Shrub 10 feet. 
18 T. arcua‘ra (Ruiz. et Pav. 2. p. 22. t. 143.) leaves 
obovate-oblong, acuminated ; corymbs by threes, many-flowered, 
lateral and axillary ; bracteas small, ovate, acute. h.S. Na- 
tive of Peru, in forests, at Pozuzo. Branches dichotomous. 
Calyx campanulate, with acute teeth. Corolla cream-coloured, 
with an inflated tube, which is globose at the base; segments of 
the limb large, ovate-roundish. Follicles arched, acuminated, 
rufescent. Seeds and pulp red. 
Arched-follicled Tabernzemontana. 
40 feet. 
19 T. Sana’nuo (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 22. t. 144.) 
leaves oblong, acuminated, shining, glabrous; corymbs lateral 
and terminal, 4-5 times divided; bracteas roundish, cordate. 
b.S. Native of Peru, in forests. Leaves 6-8 inches long, un- 
dulated. Calycine teeth obtuse. Corolla large, cream-coloured : 
with a very lonz, angularly striated tube.  Follicles obovate- 
roundisb, acuminated, white, size of an Apricot. 
Sananho Tabernemontana. Tree 12 to 15 feet. 
20 T.uxpura'rA (Vahl, eclog. amer. 2. p. 20.) leaves lanceo- 
late-elliptic, acuminated, undulated, glabrous; peduncles first 
terminal, then axillary, bifid, sub-cymose. h. S. Native of 
Trinidad. Leaves 5 inches long.  Calycine segments thick. 
Corolla orange-coloured, with a terete tube, widened at the top ; 
segments of the limb linear, obtuse, incurved, conduplicate at 
the sides; throat glabrous. "There is a hypogynous, glandular 
VOL. IV. 
Clt. 1823. Shrub 6 to 8 
Fl? Clt. 1820. Tree 
Clt. 1824. Tree 30 to 
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ring, girding the ovarium. Anthers linear, very narrow, almost 
sessile, inclosed. Stigma capitate, mucronate, girded by a minute 
membrane at the base. Follicles reflexed, a little incurved at 
both ends, oblong-triquetrous. 
Undulated-leaved Tabernemontana. Clt. 
1824. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 
21 T. Meye'rr; leaves oblong, ending in a linear, obtuse acu- 
men, tapering into the petioles at the base, glabrous ; flowers 
terminal; ovarium not girded by any scales, nor a glandular 
ring. h.S. Native of Essequibo. T. undulata, Meyer, ess. 
p.135.  Calycine segments unequal, obtuse. Corolla with a 
downy throat. 
Meyer's Tabernemontana. Tree. 
22 T. speciosa (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 275.) leaves large, lanceo- 
late, acuminated, nerved beneath ; corymbs axillary, many- 
flowered. h.S. Native of Cayenne. In the leaves this spe- 
cies is like 7. macrophylla. Leaves membranous, 8-10 inches 
long, acute at the base. Calycine segments obtuse. Corolla 
red, with a cylindrical tube ; segments of the limb ovate, much 
shorter than the tube. 
Showy Taberneemontana. Tree or shrub. 
23 T. rorvriróLIA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 276.) leaves broad- 
ovate, acuminated, glabrous; flowers small, disposed in nearly 
terminal, panicled cymes ; bracteas ovate, acute, upper ones sub- 
ulate. h. S. Native of South America. Leaves 14 to 2 
inches long, acute at the base. Branches of panicle very short. 
Corollas white, small, hardly twice longer than the calyx, which 
is short. 
Poplar-leaved Tabernemontana. Shrub or tree. 
24 T. uAcRoPHY'LLA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 276.) leaves ovate, 
obtuse, glabrous; flowers cymose ; cyme trifid at bottom, sub- 
umbellate, axillary : bracteas small, scale-like. h.S. Native 
of Cayenne. T. Cestroides, Nees, in act. bonn. 11. p. 83. 
Leaves 2 inches long, and 3 lines broad, bluntly acuminated, with 
a small mucrone. Peduncles opposite. Corollas white, with 
linear-oblong, obtuse segments, which are longer than the tube. 
Calycine segments short, obtuse. 
Long-leaved Tabernzemontana. Shrub or tree. 
25 T. parvirLora (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 276.) leaves ovate-lan- 
ceolate, acute, glabrous; flowers small, terminal, cymosely um- 
bellate ; bracteas scale-like, searious. 5. S. Native of South 
America. Leaves 2 inches long, deep green above, but greenish 
yellow beneath. Pedicels furnished with a short, scarious scale 
at the base of each. 
Small-flowered 'Taberngmontana. Shrub. 
26 T. corta‘cea (Link, herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. 
p. 431.) leaves glabrous, oval, obtuse, somewhat acuminated, 
furnished with impressed dots beneath ; cymes dichotomous, in 
the forks of the branches. h.S. Native of Brazil. Branch- 
lets bearing 2 leaves at the apex. Calycine teeth roundish, 
obtuse. Corolla having the tube nearly an inch long, and the 
segments obtuse. 
Coriaceous-leaved Tabernzemontana. Shrub or tree. 
27 T. MULTIFIÒRA (Link, l. c.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acu- 
minated, sub-repand, glabrous ; panicles dichotomous in the 
forks of the branches. 5. S. Native of Brazil. Leaves 3-4 
inches long, and 14 broad. Tube of corolla 3 times longer than 
thecalyx. Segments ovate, obtuse, much shorter than the tube. 
Many-flowered Tabernemontana. Shrub or tree. 
28 T. murica‘ra (Link. |. c.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, 
with bullately elevated veins beneath, and impressed dots, and 
with sub-repand margins; flowers cymose. h.S. Native of 
Brazil. Leaves a span long. Calycine teeth short, obtuse. 
Corolla having the tube almost an inch long, filiform; and ob- 
long segments. Follicles muricated. 
Muricated Tabernemontana, Shrub or tree. 
Fl. June, July. 
