170 Q NS ` se RUBIACEX. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Psychotria. 
Secr. IIT. Seeds with one obtuse dorsal ridge and 2 dorsal broad shallow 
furrows. 
* Cymes capitate. 
31. P. Moonii, Vw. Enum. 148 (Grumilea) ; glabrous, leaves elliptic or 
elliptic-lanceolate acuminate narrowed into the stout petiole, flowers in dense 
peduncled heads mixed with large villous-edged bracts, fruit narrowly ovoid. 
Cryton; Reigam Corle, at no great elevation, Walker, Thwaites. 
Branches stout, ultimate compressed. Leaves 5-7 by 13-2} in, greenish or 
reddish when dry; nerves 12-14 pair, stout, much arched ; stipules oblong, connate, 
ciliate. Cymes of 3-5 terminal stout branches 1 in. long, each bearing a subglobose 
head j-$ in. diam., the main peduncle suppressed, the lateral deflexed, the central 
simple or 3-chotomous ` bracteoles large, rounded, coriaceous, persistent, hairs rufous ; 
flowers sessile. Calyx-limb tubular, 5-toothed, ciliate. Fruit 4 in., crowned with the 
eupular ealyx-limb, nearly eireular in section with 4 broad shallow furrows. Seeds 
plano-convex ` albumen equable. 
32. P. sordida, Thw. Enum. 149; glabrous, leaves petioled lanceolate or 
oblong-lanceolate caudate-acuminate, nerves very faint, EH ovate, flowers 
3-4-nate in small peduncled deflexed heads, fruit oblong, calyx-limb obsolete. 
CEYLON ; central province, alt. 4-8000 ft., Walker, Thwaites. 
Branches slender, ultimate-compressed. Leaves 3-5 by ł-1ł in. pale or dark 
brown when dry, coriaceous; nerves 6-8 pair, sometimes hardly visible; petiole H 
in.; stipules acute. Cymes of 3-5 short stout branches i-i in. long, the main 
peduncle short or 0; bracteoles minute, eaducous; flowers minute, sessile. Calya 
with a funnel-shaped 5-toothed limb. ^ Corolla-tube short, broad, glabrous within and 
without. Fruit } in.; pyrenes with broad shallow dorsal furrows. 
** Cymes not capitate. 
33. P. longipetiolata, Thw. Enum. 149; glabrous, leaves long- 
petioled elliptic-oblong or ovate-oblong aeuminate base rounded or cordate, 
cymes terminal peduncled, lower branches whorled trichotomous few-flowered,. 
fruit ovoid crowned with the minute calyx-teeth, 
CEYLON; Saffragan district, alt. 3-4000 ft., Thwaites. 
Leaves 5-6 by 11—2 in., yellowish when dry, midrib stout; nerves 6-10 pair, very 
spreading; petiole 1-14 in., slender; stipules oblong, acute. Cymes small, about 1} 
in. broad, nearly glabrous ; bracts minute, caducous ` flowers very small. Calyz-tube 
obeonie; teeth triangular.  Corolla-tube very short. Fruit 4 in.; pyrenes dorsally 
compressed, with very broad shallow lateral furrows.— The specimens are not copious. 
34. P. plurivenia, Tw. Enum. 147; glabrous, leaves narrowly oblan- 
ceolate acute narrowed into a very short petiole, marginal nerves very numerous 
slender horizontal, fruit fusiform. 
Cryton; Hewahette, in the central province, alt. 3-4000 ft., Thwaites, 
Branches slender. Leaves 3-4 by {-1 in., dark green and wrinkled when dry, 
margin thickened and often yellowish; nerves 30-40 pair, slender and undulating, 
hardly distinguishable from the veins ; stipules lanceolate, } in. Cymes very sparingly 
branched, glabrous, trichotomous ` bracteoles minute; flowers ternate, shortly pedi- 
celled. Calyx-teeth lanceolate, exceeding the very short corolla-tube, which is hairy 
within. Seed “ furrowed,” Thwaites.—I have seen a single specimen without fruit. 
35. P. filipes, Hook. f. ; glabrous, leaves oblanceolate acuminate narrowed. 
into a very short petiole, nerves numerous, stipules broad, cymes terminal 
irregularly Teinched peduncles and pedicels very slender, fruit oblong or sub- 
fusiform truncate. ? P. bisulcata, var. B., Thw. Enum. 148. 
Cryton ; Hantani, alt. 3000 ft., Gardner. 
Branches pale. Leaves 5-7 by 1-13 in., yellowish-green when dry; nerves 15-20 
