96 APOCYNEF. 
hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 67. 
p. 61. t. 33. Flowers size and colour of those of Lithospér- 
mum officinale. Follicles longer than those of C. roseus. 
Least Catharanthus. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1778. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
Cult. C. róseus is a very elegant and delicate shrub, of easy 
culture; and is increased readily by cuttings or seeds. C. 
pusillus, being annual, is only to be preserved by sowing the 
seeds in a pot full of light rich earth, and placing it in a 
hot-bed. 
Cupa veela, Rheed. mal. 9. 
Tribe V. 
ALYXIEE (this tribe agrees with Ælýxia in the fruit being 
drupaceous). Ovarium double. Fruit drupaceous. Albumen 
large, ruminated or fleshy. 
XXXIX. ALY'XIA (from advitc, alyxis, anxiety, grief; 
gloomy appearance of the shrubs.) Banks, herb. ex R. Br. 
prod. p. 469. Cunningh. in bot. mag. no. 3312. | Gynopógon, 
Forst. char. gen. p. 36. t. 18. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 
salver-shaped, with a naked throat. Stamens inclosed. Ovaria 
twin, few-seeded. Styles sub-adherent. Stigma obtuse. Drupes 
2, pedicellate, one of which is usually abortive, simple, con- 
taining a semibilocular 1-seeded putamen. Seed semibipartite. 
Albumen ruminated horny. Embryo erect, straight, or curved. 
Small, glabrous, lactescent trees or shrubs. Leaves verticillate 
or opposite, coriaceous, compact, evergreen. Flowers axillary 
or terminal, sometimes spicate, small, white, and usually sweet- 
scented. Habit and structure of flowers as in other Apocy- 
neous plants, but differs in the albumen being ruminated, and 
easily separated into lobes. 
* Leaves verticillate. 
1 A. acrINoPHY' LLUM (Cunningh. in bot. mag. no. 3313.) 
corymbs simple, axillary, pedunculate ; pedicels 1-3-flowered ; 
calyx bractless; leaves 4-6-8 in a whorl, petiolate, long-lan- 
ceolate, glabrous, with revolute edges, glaucous beneath: with 
obtuse-angled, parallel veins; peduncles only half the length 
of the leaves; stigma oblong, membranous, beardless ; stem 
arborescent. h. S. Native of New Holland, on the shore 
within the tropic, as at Endeavour River and Montague Sound. 
Ray-leaved Alyxia. Shrub. 
2 A. spica‘ra (R. Br. prod. 1. p. 470.) spikes axillary ; 
flowers verticillate, almost sessile, unibracteate; leaves 3 in a 
whorl, oval-oblong; petioles shorter than the peduncles: with 
a simple base; stigma sub-conical, furnished with a short 
beard. h. S. Native of New Holland, on the east coast, 
within the tropic (R. Br.), Endeavour River (A. Cunningh.). 
Spike-flowered Alyxia. Shrub. 
3 A. rETRAGONA (R. Br. prod. p. 470.) spikes axillary ; 
flowers verticillate, almost sessile, tribracteate; leaves 4 in a 
whorl, oblong ; petioles longer than the peduncles: with a gib- 
bous base. b. S. Native of New Holland, within the 
tropic; Lizard Island. A. Cunningh. 
Tetragonal Alyxia. Shrub. 
4 AÀ.sTELLA' TA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 439.) umbels 
axillary, pedunculate, much shorter than the leaves; calyx 
bractless ; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate, somewhat acuminated, 
bluntish, attenuated at the base, smooth; stigma capitate, 
bearded (ex Spreng.) b. S. Native of the Society and 
Friendly Islands. Gynopógon stellatum, Forst. prod. no. 117. 
char. gen. p. 36. t. 18. Labill. sert. cal. p. 30. t. 34. A. aro- 
mática, Reinwdt, A. Reinwárdtii, Blum. cat. hort. buitenz, p. 43. 
Starry-leaved Alyxia. Shrub. 
5 A. osrusiróLiA (R. Dr. prod. p. 470.) umbels axillary, 
pedunculate ; calyx bractless; leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate or 
obovate, very blunt. k.S. Native of New South Wales, on 
the south coast. 
XXXIX. Arxxia. 
Blunt-leaved Alyxia, Shrub. 
6 A. raurina (Gaud. in Freye. voy. pt. bot. p. 451. t. 62.) 
peduncles terminal, usually by threes, 1-3-flowered ; calyx 
bractless ; leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, rather coriaceous, ter- 
minating in a rounded, emarginate, taper point ; stigma ciliated. 
h. S. Native of the Moluccas.—Rumph. amb. 5. p. 34. t. 20. 
(ex Gaud.) 
Laurel-like Alyxia. Shrub. 
7 A. otiverormis (Gaud. in Freyc. voy. pt. bt. p. 451.) pe- 
duncles axillary, solitary, 2-4-flowered ; leaves 3 in a whorl, 
elliptic-oblong, acute at both ends, membranous ; fruit olive- 
formed. h.S. Native of the Sandwich Islands. 
Olive-formed-fruited Alyxia. Shrub. 
8 A. Torresra`na (Gaud. in l. c.) peduncles axillary, solitary, 
2-flowered, exceeding the petioles; leaves 3 in a whorl, elliptic, 
obtuse, sub-emarginate, running into the petioles at the base ; 
fruit roundish elliptic. 5. S. Native of the Marianne Islands. 
Torres’s Alyxia. Shrub. 
9 A. cynopdcon (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 440.) flowers 
almost sessile, axillary or terminal, solitary or twin; leaves 4-5 
ina whorl, obovate, or ovate-oblong, bluntish, attenuated at the 
base, shining, veinless beneath; stigma beardless; branches 
twiggy, glabrous. .S. Native of Norfolk Island, in shady 
humid parts of woods. Wall. cat. 1650. Endlicher, prod. fl. 
norf. p. 58. Bauer. ill. pl. norf. t. 119. A. Forstéri, Cun- 
ningh. mss. 1830.  Gynopógon Alyxia, Forst. prod. no. 118. 
Gynopogon Alyxia. Clt.? Shrub. 
10 A. paArHNoipes (Cunning. in bot. mag. t. 3313.) flowers 
sessile, axillary, or terminal; leaves 4 in a whorl, obovate- 
oblong, elliptic, or rhomboid, obtuse, smooth, shining, veiny 
beneath ; stigma tipped by a short, pencil-like beard ; branches 
straight, tomentose, scabrous. h.S. Native of Norfolk Island, 
in dry shady woods. 
Daphne-like Alyxia. Clt. 1831. Shrub. 
11 A. nuscrróLIA (R. Br. prod. p, 470.) flowers almost ses- 
sile, terminal; leaves 4 or 3 in a whorl, broad-elliptic or ellip- 
tic-lanceolate, acute, mucronate: the mucrone spiny; veins 
acute, angular; the surfaces and margins rather roughish ; 
stigma truncate at apex, pencilled. h.S. Native of the south 
coast of New South Wales. Lodd. bot. cab. 1811. Cunningh. 
in bot. mag. 3312. A. Richardsónii, Sweet. 
Var. B, pugionifórmis (Cunningh. mss. 1828. and ]. c.) leaves 
narrow-lanceolate, mucronate. 5h. S. Native of Morton Bay. 
Ruscus-leaved Alyxia. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 
4 to 6 feet. 
* * Leaves opposite. 
12 A.surca'rA (Hook. ann. in Beech. voy. pt. bot. p. 90.) 
leaves opposite, ovate, obtuse, rather membranous, shining on 
both surfaces, obsoletely and parallelly veined ; peduncles axil- 
lary, solitary, 3-flowered, one half shorter than the leaves; fruit 
olive-formed, furrowed longitudinally. 5. S. Native of the 
Sandwich Islands. 
Furrowed-fruited Alyxia. Shrub. 
13 A. sca'wnENs (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 440.) pe- 
duncles axillary, 3-flowered, longer than the petioles; leaves 
opposite, oval, oblong-elliptic, bluntly acuminated, shining, 
with parallel veins; branches climbing. k. S. Native of 
the Society Islands. Gynopógon scándens, Forst. prod. no. 119. 
Climbing Alyxia. Shrub cl. 
14 A. BUXIFÒLIA (R. Br. prod. p. 470.) flowers usually twin, 
interpetiolar ; leaves opposite, oval or obovate, smooth on both 
surfaces, terminating in a callous point; stigma much bearded. 
5. S. Native of New South Wales, on the east and south 
coasts; alsoof the island in Bass Straits, as also in the northern 
regions of Van Diemen's Land. 
Box-leaved Alyxia. Shrub. 
