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117. P. glabrata, Sw. Shrubby, glabrous; leaves chartaceons, elliptical, costate- veiny : 

 stipules distinct, ovate, obtusate, membranaceous, deciduous, with the basilar hairs persis- 

 tent ; panicle trichotomous, peduncled : flowers shortly pedicellate ; calyx-limb 5-dentate; 

 corolla-lobes nearly as long as the tube ; berry ovoid-globose : pyreuee fiat ; albumen slightly 

 2-furrowed at the commissure. — P. laurifolia, Sw. : a form with the leaves tapering at the 

 base.— 4'-5' high ; leaves black iu drying, 4"-2i", petiole 4"'-2'", stipides l'"-3'", corolla 

 2'" long ; berry 2'" diam. — Hab. Jamaica !, March, in rocky hills ; Antigua !, Wullschl. ; 

 [Cuba!]. 



118. P. tenuifolia, Sw. Shrubby, glabrous; leaves somewhat leathery or chartaceous, 

 elliptical or oblong, costate-veiny : stipules broad, distinct, bifid, with subulate lobes, deci- 

 duous, with the basilar hairs persistent, ; panicle trichotomous, shortly peduncled, or subses- 

 sile : flowers clustered ; calyx-limb 5-fid : corolla-lobes as long as the tube ; berry ellip- 

 soidal: pyrense flat, albumen 2-furrowed at the commissure. — P. glabrata, Sieb. Mart. 73 

 (non Sw.). — 3'-4' high, resembling P. Brownei ; leaves glaucous-black in drying, variable, 

 blunt or pointed at both ends, often with hair-tufts in the vein-axils beneath, 3"-7", petiole 

 4"'-12'", stipules 4"'-5"', corolla V", berry 3"'-4"' long.— Hab. Jamaica!, Mac/., Pd., 

 M'Nab, Wullschl., in woods : Antigua!, Wullschl. ; [Cuba! to Martinique!]. 



119. P. Brownei, Sjureng. Shrubby, glabrous; leaves somewhat leathery, elliptical or 

 lanceolate-elliptical, blunt or bluntish at both ends, costate-veiny : stipules connate-sheathing 

 below, ovate or roundish, blunt or bluntly mucronate, deciduous, with the basilar hairs per- 

 sistent ; panicle trichotomous, lax, spreading, sessile, or peduncled : flowers clustered ; calyx- 

 limb short, minutely 5-deutate ; corolla-lobes shorter than the tube ; berry ellipsoidal: py- 

 rense flat, albumen slightly 2-furrowed at the commissure. — Br. Jam. t. 17. f. 2. — P. asia- 

 tica, Lam. P. fcetens, Sw.,partim: a form with lanceolate-elliptical leaves. — Leaves glau- 

 cous-black in drying, 4"-3", petiole 6"'-4"', stipular sheath 2"'-l w , corolla %'" long ; berry 

 2"'-2£'" long, 1'" broad.— Hab. Jamaica !, M'Nab, Ah, Macf., List., March, Wullschl., in 

 woods and along rivers ; [Portorico, S. Thomas] . 



120. P. androssemifolia, Gr. («. sp.). Shrubby, glabrous; leaves leathery, lanceo- 

 late-oblong, bluntly acuminate : veins distant, delicate : stipules connate-sheathing below, 

 ovate, blunt, with the basilar hairs persistent ; panicle peduncled, 3-rayed, cymosc, fasti- 

 giale : flowers clustered, alar ones shortly pedicellate ; calyx-limb short, minutely 5-denti- 

 culate ; corolla-lobes shorter titan the tube ; berry ellipsoidal : pyrense 4-furrowed between 

 the broadly obtuse crests : commissure flat, with the albumen 2-furrowed. — Leaves glaucous, 

 smooth, 4"-3" long, 1" broad, tapering into the short petiole ; stipules 2'", corolla 2'" long; 

 berry 2£"' long, 14'" broad. — Hab. Jamaica!, March. 



** Stipules combined-sheathing, often dimidiate. 



121. P. celastroides, Gr. (n. sp.). Shrubby, glabrous ; leaves chartaceous, elliptical 

 or lanceolate-elliptical, pointed at both ends, costate-veiny : stipules connate or rumpent, 

 often dimidiate-sheathing, bluntly acuminate, membranaceous, deciduous, with the basilar 

 hairs persistent ; panicle peduncled, usually 5-rayed (or trichotomous) : flowers clustered ; 

 calyx-limb 5-dentate ; corolla-lobes half as long as the tube ; berry ovoid-globose : pyrense 

 flat, albumen 2-furrowed at the commissure. — Allied in character to R. Brownei, but dis- 

 tinguished by thinner, often wavy-repand, light-green leaves, the deltoid calyx-teeth, and 

 chiefly by the shape of the berry. Leaves 3"-l", petiole 2"'-3'", stipules 2"'-3'", corolla 2'" 

 long; berry 2'" long, li"'-2'" broad.— Hab. Jamaica!, Wullschl.; [Cuba!]. 



122. P. dasyophthalma, Gr. (». sp.). Shrubby, glabrous, but with rusty-villous sti- 

 pules ; leaves chartaceous, lanceolate-oblong, pointed, costate-veiny: stipules connate, dimi- 

 diate-sheathing, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, bluntly acuminate, membranaceous, deciduous, 

 with the basilar hairs persistent ; panicle peduncled, trichotomous : flowers clustered ; calyx- 

 limb minutely 5-deuticulate ; corolla-lobes half as long as the lube; berry ellipsoidal: py- 

 rense flat at" the commissure. — Nearly allied to P. hirsuta, but having glabrous leaves and 

 branches • the berry remains to be compared. Leaves black in drying, tapering towards the 

 base 4"-2i" petiole 5"'-3'", stipules 3"'-6'", corolla H'" long; berry 3''' long, 1J"' broad. 

 —Hab. Jamaica !, Wullschl, Manchester, at Fairfield. 



123 P hirsuta Sw. Shrubby; branches rusty-pilose, with jointed, spreading hairs ; 

 leaves chartaceous, lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, arch-veined, glabrate above, pilose on the 



