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celled •. placentas 2, almost touching each other in the axis. Berry apparently 2-cclled by 

 the placentas contiguous or overlapping. — Flowers in terminal corymbs. 



The character is enlarged, to admit Gardenia clusiifolia, Jacq., but I want materials to 

 decide whether Swartz has not correctly united Genipa with Gardenia. The ovary presents 

 the same structure : thus the distinction is confined to the greater number of placenta; in 

 the Gardenia, figured by Wight, and to the inflorescence. 



1. G. americana, L. Leaves lanceolate-oblong, glabrous ; corymbs shortly pedunclcd : 

 pedicels shorter than the truncate calyx ; corolla silky, hirsute at the throat : tube shortly 

 exserted, as long as the lobes ; anthers exserted ; stigma clavate ; berry " ovoid." — Desc. 

 Fl. 2. t. 87. — Gardenia Genipa, Sw. — A tree ; leaves 5"-10", white flowers 1", " berry 2" 

 long." — Hab. Caribbean Islands! ; [Haiti, French islands !; New Granada!, Guiana!]. 



2. G. Caruto, Kth. Leaves obovate, pubescent beneath (or glabrate) ; corymbs shortly 

 peduncled : pedicels as long as the truncate-repand or dentate calyx ; corolla strigose-to- 

 mentose on the outside and within : tube shortly exserted, as long as the lobes ; anthers ex- 

 serted ; stigma clavate ; berry ovate-oblong. — A tree ; leaves 6"-8", calvx* 4"'-5"', corolla- 

 tube 6'" long.— Hab. S. Vincent!, Guild.; Trinidad!, Cr.; [Cuba!; Tabasco!, Veraguas!, 

 New Granada !, Guiana !]. 



3. G. clusiifolia, Gr. Leaves obovate, subtrnncate at the top, glabrous ; corymbs 

 shortly pedunclcd •. pedicels as long as the calyx ; calyx-limb 5-fld -. lobes linear, distant ; 

 corolla glabrous -. tube exserted, nearly as long as the lobes ; anthers semi-exserted ; stigma 

 2-fid .- lobes lanceolate-setaceous ; berry ovoid. — Catesb. Carol. 1. t. 59 ; Jacq. Coll. 5. t. 4. 



./. 3 : anal. — Gardenia, Jacq. — A shrub ; leaves 4"-2" long, black in drying ; corolla-tube 

 6'", "berry 3" long." — Hab. Bahamas !, Swains. ; [Cuba !, on maritime rocks]. 



Subtribe 2. RANDIE2E. — Corolla-lobes imbricative or contorted. Pericarp fleshy, inde- 

 hiscent : ovules as (-2), immersed into thick central placentas. — Woody plants ; stipules 

 interpetiolar ; flowers corymbose, clustered, or single. 



2. CATESB^A, L. 



Calyx-limb 4-partite. Corolla infundibular : tube tapering downwards -. lobes 2 exterior, 

 2 interior induplicative. Stamens inserted into the corolla-base, exceeding its throat : an- 

 thers linear, erect. Style subentire. Berry 2-celled : seeds compressed, wingless, parallel 

 to the placenta-projections. — Small-leaved shrubs : axils spiny ; pedicels axillary. 



4. C. spinosa, L. Leaves ovate or obovate, nearly as loug as the spines ; flowers 

 large, yellow, nodding ; calyx as long as the pedicel : limb-segments subulate, much shorter 

 than the tube ; corolla-tube gradually tapering from the limb to the middle, filiform below 

 it, 6 times longer than the ovate, pointed lobes; berry ovoid. — Catesb. Carol. 2. t. 100 ; 

 Bol. Mag. t. 131 ; Bot. Reg. t. 858; Rich. Cub. t. 47.— C. longiflora, Sw. C. latifolia, 

 Lindl. C. macrantha, Rich. — Leaves 4"'-8"', corolla-tube 5"-6'', berry 1 1" long. — Hab. 

 Bahamas !, Swains. ; cultivated in Jamaica L, Al. ; [Cuba!]. 



5. C. parviflora, Sw. Leaves roundish-elliptical or obovate, usually exceeded by the 

 spines ; flowers small, white, shortly pedicellate ; segments of the calyx-limb lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, longer than the tube ; corolla-tube tapering from the limb to the base, twice as long 

 as the ovate, pointed lobes ; berry globose. — SI. t. 207. f. 1. — C. parvifolia, DC: a form 

 with puberulous branchlets and small leaves. C. campanulata, Ram. ! — Very spiny, 6' high ; 

 leaves 3"'-6'", corolla-tube 4'" long ; berry 3"'-4'" diam. — Hab. Jamaica (Sw.), in maritime 

 thickets along the northern coast; Antigua!, Lane, Wullschl.; [Cnba!, Haiti]. 



3. POSOQUERIA, Aubl. 



Calyx-limb 5-dentate. Corolla salver-shaped : tube long, filiform : limb gibbous, 5-par- 

 tite, imbricative. Stamens exserted : filaments short, inserted into the corolla-throat : an- 

 thers oblong-linear, pointed, inserted above their base. Berry 2-celled. — Shrubs ; flowery 

 white, in terminal corymbs. 



6. P. latifolia, R. S. Leaves ovate or elliptical, rounded at the base, leathery, gla- 

 brous • calyx-teeth blunt ; corolla-tube straight, much longer than the nodding limb •. lobes 



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