100 APOCYNEZX. XLV. Opntoxyron. 
or climbing shrub, with verticillate leaves; and axillary, pedun- 
cled fascicles of flowers. 
1 O. serrentinum (Lin. fl. zeyl. p. 398.) h. S. Native 
of the East Indies, in many places; in rich soil it becomes a 
climber or twiner; but in poor soil it is a small, erect shrub. 
Wendt, in Roem. arch. 1. p. 53. t. 7. f. 2. Jacq. hort. 
schoenbr. 3. t. 389. Sims. bot. mag. 784. O. trifoliàtum, 
Gertn. fruct. 2. t. 199. ?—Burm. zeyl. 141. t. 64.—Rheed. 
mal. 6. p. 81. t. 47.—Rumph. amb. 7. p. 29. t. 16. Leaves 
3-4-5 in a whorl, cuneate-oblong, acute, waved, 4-5 inches long. 
Cymes axillary, on long peduncles, erect, and sometimes droop- 
ing; pedicels and calyxes red, which, with the white corollas, 
gives the cymes a pretty appearance. Dr. Wallich seems to 
think the O. trifoliatum, Gaertn. to be a distinct species, although 
he knows nothing to be compared to it. In India the root of 
O. serpentinum is employed for the cure of various disorders, by 
the Telinga physicians. First, in substance, inwardly, as a 
febrifuge. Secondly, in the same manner, after the bite of 
poisonous animals. The juice is also expressed, and dropped 
into the eye, for the same purpose. And, thirdly, it is adminis- 
tered, in substance, to promote delivery in tedious cases. 
Serpentine Snake-Wood. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1690. Shrub. 
‘ult. For culture and propagation see Strophanthus, p. 85. 
XLVI. VALLE'SIA (named by the authors of the Flora 
Peruviàna, after T. Vallesio, physician to Philip II. of Spain.) 
Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 26. t. 151. f. B. H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 233. t. 241. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogiínia. Calyx small, 5-parted, 
permanent. Corolla salver-shaped: with a slender, elongated 
tube, and a widened hairy throat; segments oblique.  Sta- 
mens inclosed ; anthers ovate-sagittate, free. ^ Ovaria two. 
Style didymous ; stigma sub-clavate. Drupes 2, distinct, sub- 
clavate, containing each a l-celled, 1-seeded, fibry, striated 
nut. Embryo straight, central: with oblong, obtuse, plano- 
convex, fleshy cotyledons: and an inferior, thick, terete, acutish 
radicle. Albumen thin, fleshy, white.—Small glabrous trees or 
shrubs. Leaves alternate, without glands. Peduncles opposite 
the leaves, dichotomous, many-flowered. Flowers small, white. 
1 V.cutococcoipes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
233.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, somewhat conduplicate ; 
peduncles opposite the leaves, dichotomous. h.S. Native of 
South America, in the province of Jaen de Bracamoros, on the 
banks of the river Amazon, near Tomependa, where it is called 
Chuviringana. Segments of corolla obliquely ovate, obtuse. 
Corollas-white. 
Chiococca-like Vallesia. Fl. May. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
2 V. picnéroma (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 26. t. 151. f. b.) 
leaves ovate, acute, undulated, shining; peduncles corymbose, 
dichotomous, opposite the leaves. kh. S. Native of Peru. 
Leaves 2-5 inches long. Corolla white, with a greenish tube. 
Nut oval-oblong. 
Dichotomous Vallesia. 
8 to 10 feet. 
3 V. cyuBIFOLIA (Ort. dec. p. 58.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
boat-shaped, incurved at top; peduncles opposite the leaves, 
dichotomous, corymbose, few-flowered. h.S. Native of New 
Spain. Rauwólfia glabra, Cav. icon. 3. p. 50. t. 297. Vallésia 
dichétoma, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 656. Calycine teeth small. Co- 
rolla white; segments obliquely-ovate, acute. 
Boat-leaved Vallesia. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1821. 
to 6 feet. 
4 V. puncra‘ra (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 642.) leaves alternate, 
petiolate, oblong-attenuated at both ends, full of pellucid dots ; 
branches and petioles granular; fascicles of flowers pedunculate ; 
corolla granular outside. h.S., Native of Brazil. 
Fl. May, June. Clt. 1822. Shrub 
Shrub 3 
QOL VIS VATPESIA. 
XLVII. Korsra. XLVIII. CALPICARPUM. 
Dotted Vallesia. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Tabernæmontàna, p. 92. 
Tribe VM. 
KOPSIEÆ. Ovarium double. 
men wanting, 
XLVII. KO'PSIA (meaning not explained by the author.) 
Blum. bijdr. p. 1030. 
Li. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-toothed, 
permanent. Corolla salver-shaped ; tube ventricose at apex; 
throat coarctate, villous; segments of the limb spreading or 
reflexed. Stamens 5, inclosed, free. Style filiform, not ex- 
serted; stigma oblong, undivided, downy at top. Drupes two, 
or solitary by abortion, coriaceous, divided. by an incomplete 
dissepiment inside, 1-seeded. Embryo inverted. Albumen 
none.—Lactescent trees or shrubs, with opposite leaves; and 
lateral and terminal pedunculate, bracteate cymes of flowers. 
1 K. arsorea (Blum. bijdr. p. 1030.) arboreous; leaves 
oblong-lanceolate ; segments of corolla broad-lanceolate. h. 
S. Native of Java, in woods, on the mountains, where it is 
called Kilutung. Flowers white. 
Tree Kopsia. Fl. year. Tree. 
2 K. vixcigrróRA (Blum. bijdr. p. 1030.) shrubby; leaves 
oblong-lanceolate; segments of corolla oval. h.S. Native of 
Java, on the Salak mountains. Throat of corolla red. 
Vinca-flowered Kopsia. Fl. year. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Tabernemontana, p. 92. 
Albu- 
Fruit drupaceous. 
XLVIII. CALPICA'RPUM (from xaXzic, calpis, an urn ; 
and kapmoc, karpos, a fruit; in reference to the shape of the 
fruit.) Cérbera species, Roxb. and Lam. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft; seg- 
ments lanceolate, permanent, each ending in a gland. Corolla 
funnel-shaped, with a slender tube, swelling at the throat; throat 
highly coloured and hairy, but neither furnished with teeth 
nor scales. Segments of limb obovate, oblong, equal-sided. 
Stamens 5, inserted round the bottom of the swelled part of the 
tube ; anthers sagittate, inclosed. Ovaria twin, 2-celled; on 
the sides where they meet, there is a small subulate scale cover- 
ing the fissure: cells 1-ovulate. Ovula attached to the middle 
of the partition. Stigma large, with a 2-lobed apex, hid by the 
converging anthers. Drupe, or rather capsule, usually solitary, 
oblique, urn-shaped, villous, with a slit down the middle, semi- 
bivalved, 1-celled, opening up the inside, and along the apex ; 
pulp hardly any, the whole substance being thin, and rather 
fibrous. Seeds solitary, ovate-oblong; integument simple, 
white, pretty thick and soft. Albumen none. Embryo erect, 
with pale yellow cotyledons, conforming to the seed; and an 
ovate, superior radicle.—Glabrous shrubs, with dichotomous 
branches; broad, opposite, lanceolate leaves; and terminal co- 
rymbs of red flowers. 
1 C. Roxsu’reni; leaves opposite, remote, oblong to lan- 
ceolate, glabrous, acuminated; corymbs at first terminal, but 
afterwards in the forks, with sub-trichotomous, short divisions. 
b. S. Native of Pegu. Cérbera fruticósa, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. 
p. 526. Ker. bot. reg. 39). Flowers size of those of Vinca 
rosea, the mouth of a lively red, the rest of a bright pink, rather 
fragrant, and extremely ornamental. 
Roxburgh’s Calpicarpum. Fl. year. Clt. 1819. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 
2 C.? Lama’rxt ; leaves opposite, ovate-oblong, rounded or 
blunt at the apex ; panicles corymbose, short, in the forks of the 
branches; flowers small. b.S$. Native of the East Indies; and 
the Moluccas, if Cérbera salutàris, Lour. be the same. Lac- 
tària salübris, Rumph. amb. 2. p. 255. t. 84.  Cérbera oppo- 
sitifolia, Lam. dict. 1. p. 62. suppl. 1. p. 262. Cérbera salu- 
taris, Lour. coch. Blum. bijdr. 1033. Flowers red? Ca- 
