166 LXXV. RUBIACEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Psychotria. 
Moon. Cat. 14. P. obovata, Wail. Cat. 8380. Grumilea Junghuhniana, Mig.. 
JL. Ind. Bat. ii, 296. Psychotria Nov. Sp., Mig. in Pl. Hohen. n. 809, Psy- 
chotria Sp., Wall. Cat, 8382, ? 8381, ? 8384. 
WESTERN PENINSULA, from Canara southwards.  CxvLow, ascending to 4000 ft, 
EASTERN PENINSULA, from Tenasserim southwards to Singapore and Penang.— DISTRIB, 
Malay Archipelago. 
A twining shrub, 10 ft. and upwards; branches slender, smooth pale. Leaves 23- 
34 by 3-14 in., greenish or yellowish when dry, thin or coriaceous, base far produced 
on the petiole, nerves faint, veins inconspicuous; stipules ovate, caducous. Cymes 
broad, 2-3 in. diam., rachis and branches angled ; bracteoles caducous. Flowers very 
small, greenish, Calya-teeth minute. —Corolla-tube A in., villous within. Fruit 7 in., 
white, fleshy. Seed dorsally 4-grooved, ventrally concave; albumen equable.—Some 
of Wallich’s 8381 and 8384 are no doubt young states (flowerless) of this, or possibly 
of P, polycarpa. 
18. P. Maingayi, Hook. f.; climbing, shoots petioles and cymes hairy, 
leaves elliptic-lanceolate acuminate at both ends, nerves 8-10 pair, stipules per- 
sistent connate membranous toothed, cymes axillary small peduncled, fruit 
broadly ellipsoid 8-grooved, calyx-limb large, lobes broad recurved. 
SINGAPORE, Maingay. 
Branches slender, smooth. Leaves 2-3 by 4-1} in., rather thin, narrowed into the 
very short slender petiole; nerves faint; stipules pubescent. Cymes almost tomen- 
tose; peduncle slender, compressed ; branches few, opposite ; bracts linear, persistent, 
Fruit subsessile, } in. long; calyx-limb cupular, pubescent. Seed as in P, sarmentosa. 
19. P. ovoidea, Wall. Cat. 8383; climbing and rooting, branches leaves 
beneath and cymes villous, leaves petioled elliptic or ovate cuspidate, nerves 5-6 
pair, cymes terminal small sessile or Maru iieis dis. flowers 
subcapitate, fruit small pedicelled ellipsoid 8-grooved, calyx-limb with erect 
acute teeth, 
&ixaAPonz, Wallich; Maracca, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 923).—DirsrRIs. Malay 
Archipelago ? 
Branches slender; pubescence spreading, dark, rufous when dry. Leaves 13-23 
in., brown especially beneath when dry, coriaceous, margin often recurved, base acute 
obtuse or subcordate, nerves strong beneath; petiole 1-1 in.; stipules connate, cadu- 
cous. Cymes with spreading stout compressed branches; peduncle 1 in. or less; 
bracteoles elongate, linear, very persistent, tomentose; flowers very small. Corolla- 
tube pubescent, villous within. Fruit } in., pubescent; ealyx-limb eupular. Seed as 
in the section. 
20. P. morindeeflora, Wall. Cat. 8438, A. B. C. in part; climbing, 
rooting, quite glabrous, leaves petioled elliptic obtusely acuminate shining, 
nerves 5-7 pair, cymes terminal subsessile and pedicelled small, flowers capitate 
at the end of the short branches, fruit small ellipsoid 8-grooved, calyx-limb small.. 
? Psychotria, Wall. Cat. 8355. 
Penance and SixGAronE, Wallich, Porter. 
Branches smooth, slender, dark brown when dry. Leaves 3-5 by 13-2 in., coria- 
ceous, usually red-brown when dry, base acute, nerves slender; petiole 3—4 ih. $ 
stipules connate, caducous. Cymes with few short or long spreading compressed naked 
branches bearing globose heads } in. diam. of small flowers; bracts and bracteoles 
linear, caducous. Calyx-limb truncate, obscurely toothed. ^ Corolla-tube glabrous, 
mouth villous. Fruit } in. long, sessile or peduncled. Seed as in the section.— 
Amongst Wallich’s specimens are some with sessile and others with pedicelled fruit ; 
it is possible that these may belong to different species. His No. 8355 from Singapore 
has narrow oblong-lanceolate leaves, very long (4—5 in.) peduncles, bearing a puberu- 
lous umbel of 6-10 rays, each ray bearing a head of sessile flowers } in. diam. 
