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8. CITHAREXYLUiM, L. 



Calyx truncate-5(-7)-dcntate. Corolla salver-shaped, subequal. Stamens included, 5, 

 or one of them abortive. Stigma blunt. Drupe 2-pyrenous : pyrenffi 2-celled or 1-eelled 

 by abortion. — Shrubs or trees ; flowers odorous, white or yellow, in spiciform racemes or 

 spikes; corolla often villous within. 



* Flowers subsessile. 



23. C. subserratum, Sw. ! Branches 4-gonal, at length striate-cylindrical ; leaves 

 rigid, obovate-oblong, blunt, glabrous, repand-entire : network of veins prominulous on 

 both sides; spiciform racemes short, lax, nodding; calyx subsessile, unequally §• dent ate, 

 longer than half the corolla-tube; fertile stamens 4 ; " drupe red, obovate-roundish." — A 

 shrub, 12' high; leaves 3"-2", racemes 2"-3", calyx 1J'", corolla-tube 2'" long.— Had. 

 Jamaica!, March ; [Haiti !, in savannahs]. 



24. C. quadrangulare, Jacq. {non Schau.). Branches permanently 4-goual ; leaves 

 chartaceous, at length rigid, elliptical-oblong or elliptical, usually bluntish, glabrous or 

 glabrate beneath : neticork of veins at length prominulous on both sides ; spiciform 

 racemes elongated, lax, nodding; calyx subsessile or shortly pedicellate, subtruncate, half 

 as long as the corolla-tube -. pedicels shorter than the bract ; fertile stamens 4 ; drupe 

 " black." — SI. t. 200. f. 3, 4. — C. caudatum, Sw. (non £.). C. coriaceum, JDcsf — A tree, 

 20'-60' high ; leaves 7"-2", racemes usually 6"-12", calyx 1'" long ; flowers white.— Hab. 

 Jamaica !, March, Wits., in savannahs along the coast ; Antigua !, Wullschl., Dominica !, 

 Imr., S. Lncia!, Anders., S. Vincent !, Guild.; [Guadeloupe ! ; Guiana !]. 



25. C. cinereum, L. Branches 4-gonal, at length striate-cylindrical ; leaves char- 

 taceous, at length rigid, elliptical-oblong, lanceolate-oblong, or elliptical, usually blunt, 

 glabrous or glabrate beneath : network of veins at length prominulous on both sides ; 

 spiciform racemes elongated, lax, nodding ; calyx subsessile, unequally lohed at the summit, 

 half as long as the corolla-tube ; fertile stamens 4(-5) ; drupe subglobose, red, at length 

 black. — Jacq. Amer. Pict. t. 178. — A tree, 15'-20' high; leaves 6 -2", racemes usually 

 6"-10", calyx 1 5'" long; flowers white. — Hab. Jamaica!, Wilt., List., March, in savan- 

 nahs; Trinidad!, Cr. ; [Cuba! to Martinique]. 



•** Pedicels longer than or as long as the bracts. 



26. C. lucidum, Cham., Schlecht.l Branches 4-gonal, at length cylindrical ; leaves 

 membranaceous, at length chartaceous, elliptical-oblong, lanceolate-oblong, or elliptical, 

 usually bluntish, glabrous, shining-polished above ; racemes slender, lax, slightly nodding : 

 pedicels often as long as the calyx ; calyx subtruncate, two-thirds as long as the corolla- 

 tube ; stamens 4(-5) ; drupe subglobose, black. — C. quadrangulare, Schau. ! ex Sieb. Mart. 

 156. C. lfevigatum, Hostm. PL Exsicc. ! C. caudatum, Seem. Panam.! — A tree ; leaves 

 5"-2", racemes 2"-5", calyx H"'-l'", corolla-tube 2"'-l V" long ; flowers white ; drupe 3'" 

 diam. — Hab. Jamaica !, Wullschl., rare ; [Cuba ! to Martinique ! ; Mexico !, Panama !, 

 Guiana!]. 



27. C. surrectum, Gr. (n. sp.). Branches 4-gonal, early striate-cylindrical ; leaves 

 chartaceous, at length leathery, oblong-lanceolate or elliptical-oblong, bluntish, glabrous, 

 shining-polished above, archveined beneath ; racemes single, slender, nodding, in fruit 

 erect : pedicels shorter than the calyx, longer than the bract ; calyx subtruncate, as long as 

 the corolla-tube ; stamens 4; drvpe subglobose, black. — Allied to C. pentandrum, Vent., 

 which has permanently 4-gonal branches, and is hairy. Leaves 6"-2", racemes G"-2", 

 ealvx 2'" long ; corolla-tube as long as the pubcrulous limb, densely hispid within ; drupe 

 4'" diam. — Hab. Jamaica !, M'Xab, March, Port Royal ; Antigua !, WulUckl. 



28. C. caudatum, L. Brunches obsoletely 4-gonal, early striate-cylindrical ; leaves 

 chartaceous, at length leathery, elliptical-oblong or oblong, bluntish, glabrous, polished 

 above, archveined beneath; racemes often compound at the base, rigid, erect: pedicels 

 approximate, shorter than the calyx, spreading; calyx campanulate, sutyroncate, one-half 

 to two-thirds as long as the corolla-tube ; stamens t ; drupe ovoid -oblong, black. — lir. Jam. 

 t. 28. /.2.— A shrub, 10'-12' high (l J . Br.); leaves 5"-:V\ racemes 8"-4", calyx H'", 



