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scarcely prominulous beneath : stipules subulate, broader than long, pubescent within ; cymes 

 in short, corymbiform, puberulous, axillary panicles ; calyx-teeth deltoid ; corolla externally 

 pubescent, salver-shaped : tube clavate, thrice as long as the lobes, which are pubescent on 

 both sides ; anthers oblong-linear, included, twice as long as the filaments, \ as long as the 

 corolla-tube; seeds ... .—Leaves 4"-3" long, 18"'-10"' broad: petiole 10"'-4''' long; 

 corolla-tube 2'" long ; capsule glabrescent : valves chartaceous, 2-partite. — Hab. Jamaica !, 

 Pd., A I., near S. Ann's Bay. 



53. R. daphnoides, Gr. (n. sp). Leaves obovate or elliptical-oblong, pointed at both 

 ends, shortly petioled, quite glabrous, polished on both sides : veins delicate, scarcely promi- 

 nulous beneath -. stipules subulate, broader than long, hairy within ; cymes once or twice 

 3-partite-corymbiform, axillary, glabrous : pedicels slender, at length longer than the calyx ; 

 calyx-teeth deltoid-subulate ; corolla externally glabrous, salver-shaped : tube filiform, cla- 

 vate above, 4 times as long as the lobes, which are puberulous within ; anthers 5-4, oblong- 

 linear, included, twice as long as the filaments, i as long as the corolla-tube ; seeds minute, 

 pointed, with an appendage at both ends. — Leaves 2"-l" long, 15"'-6'" broad : petiole 3"'- 

 2'" long ; pedicels 2'", calyx f "', corolla-tube 3"' long ; anthers affixed to the filaments above 

 the base; style shortly 2-fid, 1£"' long; capsule of the preceding, 2'" diam. — Hab. Jamaica!, 

 Al., S. Anns, in the pleasant valley between Moneague and Luidas Vale. 



54. R. stereocarpa, Gr. (». sp.). Leaves large, lanceolate-oblong, pointed, tapering 

 at the base, quite glabrous : stipules deltoid, strigose within ; cymes in axillary, peduncled, 

 racemiform or pyramidal, hoary-puberulous panicles : special peduncle-pairs distant; calyx- 

 teeth deltoid ; corolla externally hoary -strigose, salver-shaped : tube clavate, twice as long 

 as the lobes, which are puberulous within, hoary-strigose beneath; anthers oblong-linear, 

 subsessile, included, \ as long as the corolla-tube ; capsule hard : valves entire : seeds sur- 

 rounded by a dentate wing. — A shrub, or small tree ; leaves 8"-5" long, 2£"-2" broad, 

 black in drying, twice as long as the panicles : petiole 14"'-8'" long ; corolla-tube 2"' long ; 

 capsule hoary-puberulous, with 4 longitudinal furrows, 3'" diam. — Hab. Dominica !, Imr.> 

 in the mountains. 



Sect. 2. Eurondeletia. — Segments of the calyx-limb narrow, as long as or longer than 

 the tube. Corolla salver-shaped. — Inflorescence usually axillary, corymbiform, with the 

 peduncle 3-fid at the summit : flowers pedicellate. 



55. R. arborescens, Gr. (n. sp.). Leaves obovate-oblong, with a bluntish point, acute 

 at the base, glabrous, or hairy beneath on the midrib, which is dilated towards the base : 

 stipules deltoid, strigose within ; cymes in axillary, pubescent, short panicles, much exceeded 

 by the leaves : peduncle twice as long as the petiole ; calyx-lobes lanceolate-linear, as long 

 as the tube, half as long as the clavate, externally pubescent corolla-tube ; anthers 5, oblong- 

 linear, much longer than the short filaments, abont half as long as the corolla-tube ; seeds 

 oval, entire. — A tree (Imr.) ; leaves 5"-3" long, 2\"-\\" broad : midrib prominent beneath, 

 1'" broad at the base: petiole 3"'-6'"long; corolla-tube 2'" long; capsule with 2 longitu- 

 dinal furrows, 1 V" diam. — Hab. Dominica !, Imr., in the mountains. 



56. R. americana, L. Leaves lanceolate-oblong, pointed, acuminate at the base, gla- 

 brous, hispidulous on the nerves beneath : stipules subulate, hairy within ; cymes axillary, 

 corymbiform, long-pednncled, pubescent : peduncle exceeding the leaves, ascending : alar 

 flowers subsessile ; calyx-lobes linear, bluntish, as long as the tube; corolla-tube externally 

 pubescent, filiform, clavate above, 4 times as long as the calyx-lobes ; anthers 5, oblong- 

 linear, subsessile, inserted into the middle of the corolla- tube and 4 times exceeded by it in 

 length ; seeds deltoid, wingless. — Plum. Ed. Burm. t. 242. /. 1 ; Lam. III. t. 162. /. 1. — 

 Distinguished from all others by the different length of the lateral and central pedicels, well 

 described by Linnwus.— Leaves 2" loDg, 10"'-12'" broad: petiole 2'" long; corolla-tube 

 4'" long ; capsule \\ m diam. — Hab. Jamaica !, Macf. ; S. Vincent !, Guild., Anders. ; 

 [Cuba]. ' 



57. R. hirsuta, Sw. Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, cuspidate, rounded or blunt 

 at the base, hispidulous on both sides with scattered down : stipules deltoid-lanceolate, 

 shaeey-pilose; cymes axillary, corymbiform, long-peduncled, shaggy-pilose: peduncles as 

 long as the leaves, nodding; calyx-lobes lanceolate-linear, twice as long as the tube, ^ re- 

 sembling the bracteoles ; eorolfa-Me externally hairy with spreading down, •ubcylmdncmi, 



