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29 T. Fravicans (Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. 
p. 797.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, bluntish, glabrous, ta- 
pering at both ends ; peduncles racemose, 3-4-flowered, scaly. 
h. S. Native of Brazil. Corolla 14 inch long. 
Yellowish Tabernemontana. Shrub or tree. 
30 T. rrave’scens (Willd. herb. l. c.) leaves oblong, acumi- 
nated; flowers umbellate. b. S. Native of Brazil. Leaves 
broader, and less acuminated than those of T. flavicans : having 
woody, scaly buds in the axils of the leaves, from which nume- 
rous 1-flowered pedicels rise. 
Yellowish Tabernzemontana. 
T Calyx deciduous. Styles 2, distinct. The species contained 
in this division will probably form a new genus. Leaves 
glandless at the base. 
Shrub or tree. 
31 T. sasminoipes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p 
225.) glabrous; leaves oblong, sub-acuminated ; corymbs di- 
chotomous, many-flowered; calycine segments ovate, bluntish, 
4 times shorter than the tube of the corolla; segments of co- 
rolla obovate-oblong, roundish, curled. .S. Native of New 
Granada, near Turbaco, where it is called Jasminillo; and 
Cumana, where it is called Lyrio del Monte. Rauwélfia levi- 
gata, Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 105. 
Leaves membranous, 3-4 inches long. Flowers size of those 
of Jasmine, white. Ovarium girded by glands. 
Jasmine-like Tabernzeemontana. Fl. June. Tree or shrub. 
32 T. umsròsa (H. B. et Kunth. |. c. p. 226.) glabrous; 
leaves elliptic-oblong, acute; corymbs sub-dichotomous; caly- 
cine segments lanceolate, acute, 5-6 times shorter than the tube 
of the corolla ; segments of corolla dimidiately obovate, roundish. 
h.S. Native of New Andalusia, in shady places, near Bor- 
dones and Cumanacoa. Leaves membranous, 21 incbes long. 
Flowers white. Ovaria girded by 5 scale-formed, parted glands. 
This differs from the preceding in the form of the leaves and calyx. 
Shaded Tabernemontana. Fl. Sept. Tree. 
33 T. psycuorrioipes (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 227.) glabrous; 
leaves obovate, acute; peduncles dichotomous, corymbosely 
crowded; calycine segments lanceolate, 6-7 times shorter than 
the tube of the corolla, recurved at the apex ; segments of co- 
rola half obovate, curled. h.S. Native along with the pre- 
ceding. Branchlets whitish. Leaves 34 inches long. Flowers 
white, about the size of those of Jasminum früticans. Ovaria 
lagenaeform. 
Psychotria-like Tabernemontana. Tree? 
34 T. rerrasta‘cuya (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) glabrous; 
leaves oblong, acuminated, with obsoletely repand, undulated 
edges; peduncles dichotomous, of 4 spikes ; calycine segments 
somewhat orbicularly-ovate, rounded at apex, 4 or 5 times 
shorter than the tube of the corolla; segments of corolla ob- 
liquely oblong. k.S. Native of New Granada, on the banks 
of the river Magdalena, between Morales and Teneriffe. Leaves 
membranous, 6-7 inches long, and 2 or 24 broad. Flowers 
white, about the size of those of Jasminum officinále. Scales 
many, in the bottom of the calyx. Said to be nearly allied to 
T. Sanánho, Ruiz. et Pav. 
Four-spiked Tabernaemontana. 
Fl. April. Tree. 
* * * Species nalives of the African Islands. 
35 T. PERSICARIÆFÒLIA (Jacq. coll. 4. p. 139. icon. t. 320.) 
leaves long, lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, glabrous ; pe- 
duncles axillary, many-flowered, dichotomous; bracteas small, 
lanceolate, acute. b. S. Native of the Mauritius. Leaves 
linear-lanceolate, pale green, sub-undulated : with white veins. 
Calycine segments lanceolate, acute. Corolla cream-coloured, 
having the tube contracted in the middle, and the limb reflexed ; 
segments of the limb wedge-shaped, undulated, oblique. 
APOCYNE/E. XXIX. TABERNÆMONTANA. 
Persicaria-leaved Tabernemontana. Clt. 1819. Tree 10 ft. 
86 T. Mauriria‘na (Poir. dict. 7. p. 530.) leaves ovate, ob- 
tuse, membranou:, glabrous; flowers in axillary racemes; ra- 
cemes articulated, brittle, very short, drooping a little, and a 
little branched ; corolla funnel-shaped. 5. S. Native of the 
Mauritius, and the East Indies. Branches beset with small 
white tubercles. Leaves rounded at both ends, shining above, 
and paler beneath, and hardly downy, soft to the touch, 3-4 
inches long, and 21 broad. Calycine segments obtuse. Corolla 
cream-coloured ; tube narrow in the middle, and inflated at both 
ends ; lobes obtuse. 
Mauritian Tabernemontana. Shrub or tree. 
37 T. Trrrarmua'NA (Wall. in bot. reg. under no. 1273.) 
leaves oval, very blunt at both ends; peduncles sub-axillary, 
twice or thrice forked; calycine segments oval, bluntish; seg- 
ments of corolla oblong, about equal in length to the tube. h. 
S. Native of the Mauritius. Probably different from T. 
Mauritiàna. 
Telfair's Tabernzemontana. Shrub. 
38 T. oprusrrüLIA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 276.) leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, cuneated at the base, and rounded at the apex; 
flowers racemose. h. S. Native of Madagascar. Leaves 
nearly 8 inches long, and 2 broad, glabrous, thin. Corolla 
tubular; segments ovate, acute, a little recurved. 
Obtuse-leaved Tabernzemontana. Shrub or tree. 
* * * * Species native of New Guinea, 
39 T. PaxpA'cqui (Poir. dict. 7. p. 529.) leaves ovate-lan- 
ceolate, glabrous, acuminated ; corymbs axillary, sub-umbellate. 
h. S. Native of New Guinea. Pandácqui, Sonn. voy. en 
guin. p. 49. t. 19. Leaves membranous, nearly 3 inches long, 
with arched yellowish nerves. Flowers white. Calycine seg- 
ments obtuse. Corolla with a cylindrical tube, and short, linear 
segments. Style bifurcate at the base. 
Pandacqui Tabernemontana. Shrub or tree. 
* * * * * Natives of Asia. 
40 T. Burazina (Lour. coch. 117.) leaves lanceolate, shining ; 
peduncles 1-flowered, pendulous. h.G. Native of Cochin- 
china. Corolla with a long, slender, cylindrical tube, which is 
ventricose at the base.  Follicles rather ventricose, divaricate, 
acuminated, torulose, resembling buffalos’ horns. Seeds im- 
bedded in red pulp. 
Buffalo's Tabernzemontana. Shrub 5 feet. 
41 T. Bovina (Lour. coch. 117.) leaves lanceolate, glabrous ; 
peduncles axillary, solitary, many-flowered. k. G. Native 
of Cochinchina. Branches reclinate. Flowers white. Follicles 
horizontal, recurved, short, ventricose, acuminated, resembling 
oxen’s horns. Seeds imbedded in red pulp. 
Ox’s Taberneemontana. Shrub 4 feet. 
42 T. corona'ria (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2d vol. 2. p. 
72. Willd. enum. 1. p. 275.) leaves elliptic or oblong, bluntly 
acuminated, glabrous; peduncles from the forks of the branches 
twin, 1-3-flowered ; bracteas deciduous; calycine teeth very 
Short, rounded ; anthers exserted; stigma undivided ; follicles 
torulose. .S. Native of the East Indies, every where, in 
gardens; but seemingly wild, according to Wallich, in the 
forests of Lower Nipaul, about the Hetounda ; and of Singapore. 
Nérium divaricatum, Lin. fl. zeyl. 109. Willd. spec. 1236. 
Nérium coronàrium, Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 297. Jacq. icon. rar. 
1. t. 52. coll. 1. p. 269. no. 8. Lodd. bot. cab. 406.— Burm. 
fl. zeyl. 129. t. 59.—Rumph. amb. 4. p. 87. t. 39.—Rheed. 
mal. 2. p. 105. t. 54, 55. Flowers pure white, very sweet- 
scented, with a yellowish tube. There is a double-flowering 
variety of it, see bot. mag. 1865. The Nérium divaricàtum, 
Thunb. jap. p. 110, is very different from this, and does 
