336 RUBIACE^. 



oblong-lanceolate, slightly imbricative. Anthers subsessile, wholly connate, nearly free from 

 the corolla-base, forming an ovate-oblong column, membranaceous at the top, a little ex- 

 ceeded in length by the corolla-segments. Style bifid : branches contiguous. Drupe ellip- 

 soidal, 2-1-celled : seeds ovoid-oblong, hanging, operculate with a basilar arillus. — A low, 

 leafy shrub, resembling in foliage Rosmarinus ; leaves 3 in the whorl, thickish-linear, re- 

 volute on the margin, puberulous, deciduous : stipules persistent ; flowers hoary-pubescent, 

 clustered on short axillary peduncles, subsessile, bracteolate. 



The anomalous structure of the column, described by De Candolle, must have been a 

 monstrosity ; for I find 10 anther-cells, regularly arranged in a single row. 



94. S. maritima, Jacq.—Desc. Ft. t. 208.— 2'-3' high ; leaves 4'"-8"' long ; calyx- 

 teeth minute, deltoid, bluntish ; corolla small, white. — Hab. Bahamas !, Sioains., on mari- 

 time rocks ; Turk Islands !, Hjalmars. ; [Cuba !, Guadeloupe 1]. 



Subtribe 2. CEIOCOCCEJE. — Ovules pendulous. Seeds albuminous: embryo small, 

 included. Pericarp fleshy. Corolla-lobes imbricative. — Inflorescence axillary. 



38. ERITHALIS, P. Br. 



Calyx-tube ovate: limb short, subtruncate or denticulate, persistent. Corolla rotate, 

 deeply 5-partite : segments slightly imbricative. Stamens 5 (-10), exserted : filaments free 

 from the corolla-base, hairy below ; anthers linear. Stigma blunt : lobes 5 or more, minute, 

 agglutinated. Drupe globose, furrowed, 5-10(-20)-pyrenous : pyrenae and seeds compressed. 

 Embryo in the top of the fleshy albumen. — Glabrous, resinous shrubs or low trees ; leaves 

 leathery : stipules apiculate, connate-sheathing within the petioles, persistent ; flowers 

 white, in peduncled, axillary (or supra- axillary), irichotomous, fastigiate cymes. 



This genus is not very nearly related to Chiococca, but may be regarded as a link between 

 it and Chione. A nearer affinity, evident from habit and fleshy albumen, is said to exist 

 with Psathura, to which however erect ovules are ascribed. 



95. E. fruticosa, L. Leaves obovate or spathulate-lanceolate, blunt (or bluntish), 

 shining, shortly petioled ; calyx-limb repand-subtruncate ; corolla-segments oblong-linear or 

 lanceolate-oblong; carpids 10 (20-6). — Desc. Ft. 4. t. 242. — Variable in the breadth of the 

 leaves, and the length of the mucro on the stipules. 



a. Leaves 2"-3", corolla 2"'-3"' long : segments oblong-linear ; anthers (1'" long) shorter 

 than the filament— .Br. Jam. t. 17./. 3.— Usually shrubby, 2'-3' high. 



/3. odorifera, Jacq. Leaves broad, rounded at the top, 4"-3" long ; corolla 4'" long : 

 segments lanceolate-oblong ; anthers (2'" long) longer than or as long as the filaments. — ■ 

 Jacq. Ame]-. Pict. t. 260./. 20 : the flower.— A low tree, 15'-8' high. 



Hab. Bahamas !, Stoains. 03) ; Jamaica!, all coll. (a), on maritime rocks, and on lime- 

 stone hills in the interior; Antigua!, Lane, Nichols., Wullschl. (a, j8), Dominica!, Imr. 

 {&}, S. Lucia !, Anders., S. Vincent !, Guild. ; Trinidad !, Anders. ; [Cuba !, Portorico !, 

 Guadeloupe ! ; Key West !, Honduras !]. 



96. E. angustifolia, DC. Leaves elliptical-lanceolate or lanceolate, acuminate at both 

 ends ; calyx-limb 5-dentate .• teeth deltoid ; corolla-segments ovate-lanceolate ; carpids 5-6 

 (-" 9 ").— Leaves 4"-3" long, 1" broad.- Hab. S. Vincent!, Guild. ; [Cuba]. 



39. CHIOCOCCA, P. Br. 



Calyx-tube ovate : limb 5-dentate, persistent. Corolla infundibular : lobes 5, slightly 

 imbricative. Stamens included, rarely exserted : filaments usually hairy, free from the 

 corolla-base, shortly monadelphous : anthers linear. Stigma clavate, with 2 agglutinated 

 lobes. Berry roundish, compressed, 2 (-3) -pyrenous : seeds compressed. Embryo axile in 

 cartilaginous albumen.— Scandeut or trailing, glabrous shrubs ; stipules apiculate, connate- 

 sheathing within the petioles ; flowers yellowish-white, in axillary, racemiform cymes. 



97. C. racemosa, Jacq. Leaves chartaceous, elliptical or ovate-lanceolate, shortly 

 cuneate at the base : stipules mucronate, points shorter than or as long as their sheath ; ra- 

 cemes as long as their leaves, usually compound : bracts 2-dentate at the base ; calyx-teeth 

 deltoid ; corolla 5-lobed to or beyond one-third •. lobes ovate- lanceolate ; anthers wholly in- 



