408 APOCYNE.E. 



ovate, blunt ; corolla hairy : lobes small, roundish., one-third as long as the tube ; drupe 

 roundish: carpids connected nearly to the summit. — SI. t. 188. f. 1. t. 211. f. 1 ; Jacq. 

 Amer. Pict. t. 46 ; Besc. Fl. 8. t. 184.— R. tomentosa, Jacq.—S'-V high ; leaves 3"-2", 

 corolla-tube \\ w long ; flowers white or rosy ; drupe 2'" diam. — Hab. Jamaica !, Mac/., 

 common in the savannahs, near Kingston (P. Br.) ; [Cuba !, Haiti ; Venezuela !, New 

 Granada !]. 



6. R. Lamarckii, A. BC. Glabrous ; leaves membranaceous, 3-4 in the whorl, ellip- 

 tical-oblong or elliptical, pointed, shortly petioled : veins costate, secondary ones reticulate ; 

 cymes few-many-flowered ; calyx 5-fld, one-third to one-fourth as long as the constricted 

 corolla-tube: lobes deltoid, pointed ; corolla glabrous : lobes ovate-oblong, half as long as 

 the tube; drupe roundish, retuse-truncale, broader than long. — Lam. 111. t. 172. f. 1. — 

 R. nitida, Lam. R. lanceolata, PI. Carib. {an A. BC. f). R. latifolia, A. BC. — Leaves 

 2"-6", corolla-tube 2'" long ; drupe 3'" long; 4'" broad.— Hab. Antigua!, Wullschl., Tio- 

 minica !, Imr., S. Vincent !, Guild. ; Trinidad {Sieb.) ; [Cuba ! to French islands !, on the 

 calcareous seashore ; Ecuador]. 



7. R. biauriculata, J. Mull. Glabrous ; leaves chartaceous, 3 (-4) in the whorl, 

 elliptical-oblong or lanceolate-oblong, pointleted with a bluntish point, petioled : veins incon- 

 spicuous ; cymes long-peduncled, nearly equalling the leaves : pedicels about as long as the 

 flower; calyx 5-partite, one-third as long as the subcyliudrical corolla-tube : segments ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate ; corolla-lobes cordate-oblong , little shorter than the tube, callous at 

 the basilar auricles ; drupe ellipsoidal : carpids connected nearly to the summit. — Leaves 

 5"-2", petioles 6"'-2'", corolla-tube 3'", lobes 2'", drupe 6'" long.— Hab. Dominica!, Imr.; 

 Trinidad (J. Mull) ; [Haiti]. 



8. R. teraifolia, Kth. Branchlets puberulous ; leaves membranaceous, 3-4 in the 

 whorl, ovate-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, puberulous on the midrib beneath, shortly pe- 

 tioled, arch-veined : veins delicate ; cymes few-flowered ; calyx 5-fid, one-third to one-fifth 

 as long as the constricted corolla-tube: lobes deltoid-pointed ; corolla-lobes minute, one- 

 third to one-fourth as long as the tube ; drupe roundish, retuse-truncate. — Bot. Mag. t. 2440 : 

 a larger-leaved form. — R. parvifolia, Spreng. — Leaves 2"-l", corolla-tube 1 %"' long ; drupe 

 3'" diam. — Hab. Trinidad !, Pd., in woods ; [Venezuela, Guiana !, Brazil !]. 



9. R. Alphonsiana, J. Mull. Branchlets puberulous ; leaves small, membranaceous, 

 3 in the whorl, ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, shortly petioled : veins delicate ; cymes few- 

 flowered ; calyx 5-partite, about half as long as the constricted corolla-tube : segments subu- 

 late-acuminate ; corolla-lobes oblong, about half as long as the tube. — R. parvifolia, var. 

 cubana, A. DC— Leaves 8"'-15"', corolla-tube W" long.— Hab. Trinidad !, Cr. ; [Cuba!]. 



5. VALLESIA, R. P. 



Calyx 5-fid. Corolla of Rauwolfia. Anthers subsessile at the campanulate upper part 

 of the corolla-lube. Ovaries 2, few-ovulate, destitute of an urceolate disk : stigma indusiate, 

 with 2 exserted points. Berries 2, distinct, or solitary by abortion, 2-15-seeded: endocarp 

 leathery. Cotyledons linear-oblong. — Shrubs ; leaves alternate, stipulate ; cymes opposite 

 to the leaves : flowers small, white. 



10. V. glabra, Cav. Leaves leathery, glabrate, shining, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 

 pointed ; corolla-lobes oblong, one-third as long as the tube ; berries spathulate-cylindrical, 

 curved-diverging.— Cav. Ic. 3. t. 297 ; R. P. Fl. Peruv. t. 151 B.—V. dichotoma, R. P.— 

 Evergreen ; leaves 2"-l" long, petioled ; calyx $'" long : lobes deltoid, pointed ; corolla- 

 tube 2\'", narrow, slightly enlarged above the middle, internally puberulous above the ovate- 

 lanceolate anthers ; berries 5'" long, 1'" diam. — Hab. Bahamas !, Swains. ; [range follow- 

 ing dry climates : Key West ! ; Cuba !, Mexico ! upwards to 5000', Ecuador !, Tucuman ! ; 

 Galapagos!]. 



6. TABERN.3EMONTANA, L. 



Calyx 5-partite or 5-fid, glandular within. Corolla salver-shaped : tube usually enlarged 

 at the insertion-line of the stamens. Anthers sagittate, acuminate. Ovaries 2 : stigma 

 supported by an annular indusium. Policies broad, often pulpy : seeds grooved. — Shrubs or 

 trees, mostly glabrous ; leaves opposite : veins costate ; flowers flagrant, white, or yellow. 



