rubiacejj: 320 



woolly, much longer than, the tube ; corolla-tube clavate, as long as the calyx-lobes, exter- 

 nally shaggy, with the lobes pubescent within ; stamens 5, inserted into the middle of the 

 corolla-tube.— 2'-3' high ; leaves 2" long, 10"'-12"' broad ; petiole 3"'-6'", corolla-tube 4"' 

 long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Pd., ou calcareous rocks, S. Anns, near Light Hole. 



62. R. cincta, Gr. (n. sp.). Subsericeous above ; leaves rigid-leathery, lanceolate-ob- 

 long or oblong, shortly pointleted, acute at the base, subpubescent on both sides with short, 

 scattered, simple down, at length glabrescent, shaggy-pubescent ou the midrib beneath : sti- 

 pules oblong, pointed, deciduous ; clusters shortly peduncled : peduncle simple, as long as 

 the petiole : involucral scales several, distinct, subulate ; calyx-lobes 5, oblong-lanceolate, 

 puberulous ; corolla externally hoary-pubescent. — Nearly allied to B. incana and glauca, but 

 the flowers are too young to admit of a an accurate comparison. A shrub ; leaves 2"-3" 

 long, 15"'-10"' broad : petiole 6"'-3"' long ; bracts 4"', calyx-lobes 2'" long- Hab. Ja- 

 maica!, Pd., Westmoreland, on the summit of Dolphin Peak. 



63. R. glauca, Gr. (n. sp.). Subsericeous above; leaves rigid-leathery, spathulate- 

 oblong, bluntish with a minute point, tapering at the base, puberulous with minute, scat- 

 tered, accnmbent hairs, at length glabrate above : stipules ovate-oblong, pointed, deciduous ; 

 clusters subsessile, equalling the petiole : involucral leaves 4, united at the base : segments 

 ovate ; calyx-lobes ovate, pointed, much longer than the tube, a little or twice exceeded by 

 the corolla ; corolla-tube cylindrical, externally shaggy-pubescent with accumbent down : 

 lobes puberulous on both sides ; stamens 5, inserted into the uppermost third of the corolla- 

 tube, thrice exceeded by it in length. — -A shrub, or small tree ;' leaves glaucous in drying, 

 not shining, 3''-2" long, 1 £"-1" broad : petiole 3"'-4"' long ; calyx as long as the involucef ; 

 corolla-tube 3"'-4'" long : throat-ring prominulous : lobes roundish. — Hab. Jamaica !, Pd., 

 in rocky woods, S. Anns, in Pedro Valley. 



24. SIPANEA, Aubl. 



Calyx-limb 5 -partite. Corolla salver-shaped, crowned with cut scales at the throat : lobes 

 5, contorted-imbricative. Stamens included, inserted below the corolla-throat. Stigma 2- 

 fid. Capsule loculicide : seeds minute, wingless. — Annual herbs ; flowers in terminal cymes, 

 or single. 



64. S. pratensis, Aubl. Leaves lanceolate or elliptical-lanceolate, pubescent with ac- 

 cnmbent down ; cyme dichotomous : flowers sessile, serial or approximate on the branches ; 

 corolla-tube filiform, dilated at the staminiferous top, about twice as long as the lanceolate- 

 linear segments of the calyx-limb. — Aubl. t. 56. — S. dichotoma, Kth. S. trichautha, Benth. ! 

 Corolla rosy : tube 5"'-6'", lobes 2"'-3"' long.— Hab. Dominica!, Jmr.; Trinidad !, Or. in 

 savannahs : [Guiana !, equat. Brazil !]. 



25. MANETTIA, I. 



Calyx-limb 4-5-partite, often with as many accessory teeth or segments. Corolla salver- 

 shaped : lobes 4-5, imbricative. Stamens usually half-exserted, inserted near the corolla- 

 throat. Stigma 2-fid. Capsule contracted at the commissure, septicide : seeds winged. — 

 Suffruticose, or shrubby climbers ; flowers in axillary corymbiform cymes, or single. 



65. M. Iiygistum, Sw. Leaves ovate, pointed, rigid, reticulated-veiny, puberulous on 

 the midrib beneath : stipules shortly subulate ; cymes few-flowered; calyx-lobes 4, lanceo- 

 late-linear, alternating with 4 minute teeth; corolla-tube subcylindrical, with scattered 

 hairs within ; anthers oblong-linear, half-exserted : filaments short ; seeds surrounded with a 

 narrow, entire wing. — Br. Jam. t. Z.f. 2. — Petesia, L. ; Lygistum axillare, Lam. — Corolla 

 indigo-blue, 6'" long: capsule the same colour {Wils.), but septicide and dry. — Hab. Jar 

 maica !, Pd., M'Nab, Al., Wils., March, in the high southern mountains, e. g. at 5000' alt. 

 on Catherine Peak ; [Haiti !]. 



66. M. coccinea, W. Glabrous ; leaves ovate, acuminate, shortly tapering at the 

 base membranaceous : stipules subtruncate, denticulate ; cymes few-flowered, exserted, or 

 reduced to solitary, long pedicels ; calyx-lobes 8, subequal, lanceolate-linear ,- corolla-tube 

 subcylindrical, hairy within, bearded at the throat ; anthers 4, linear, half-exserted ; seeds 

 surrounded by a cut wing.— Aubl. t. 37- / 1 ; Bot. Reg. t. 693.— Naribea, Aubl., sec. 



