nre: 
Psychotria. | LXXV. RUBIACEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) 171 
pair, obliquely arched, slender; petiole short ; stipules terminal ovate-oblong, obtuse- 
or 2-fid, lower broader sometimes rounded. Cymes subsessile ; branches spreading 
in fruit, 2-3-chotomously divided; flowers not seen. Fruit 4 in. deeply grooved, 
pyrenes ventrally flat, dorsally with a very prominent broad rounded rib, and two 
broad deep furrows. —I have seen no specimen of Thwaites P. bisulcata, var. B., the 
character of which applies to this, and which he suggests being a distinct species. 
36. P. bisulcata, W. $ A. Prodr. 434; glabrous, leaves obovate or 
elliptic-obovate or subcuneate narrowed into the petiole obtuse acute or acumi- 
nate, nerves 6-10 pair, cymes peduncled subebracteolate trichotomous, flowers 
sessile, fruit ovoid or ellipsoid crowned with the small calyx-teeth. Wt. Ic. t. 
1039. P. Dodda-Jervam, Schlecht. Pl. Hohenack. m. 1972, Rubiacea, Wall. 
Cat, 8458. 
Nircuerry Mrs., Wight, Ee, CEYLON, alt. 5-7000 ft., Walker, &e. 
Branches rather stout. Leaves 2-5 by 1-2 in., rarely lanceolate, usually pale 
green with often a yellow midrib, coriaceous, base always cuneate ; petiole 4-4 in.; 
stipules 3 in., ovate, acute. Cymes stoutly peduncled, rarely sessile, erect ; branches 
opposite, short or long, suberect; bracteoles minute, caducous; flowers very small, 
sessile. Calyx-teeth small, triangular. Corolla-tube short, villous within. Fruit $in.; 
pyrenes with a broad rounded dorsal ridge and two shallow broad lateral furrows. 
Seed flat ventrally. 
37. P. connata, Wall. in Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. Carey $ Wall. ii. 163; 
glabrous, leaves subsessile elliptic or oblanceolate obtuse or obtusely acuminate 
coriaceous shining above, cymes terminal peduncled, branches whorled, bracts 
coriaceous connate persistent, fruit ellipsoid crowned with the calyx-limb. Wail. 
Cat. 8347 ; DC. Prodr. iv. 519; W. § A. Prodr. 433. P. levigata, W. & A. 
Prodr. l. c. ; Wt. Ic. t. 828. 
TRAVANCORE; at Courtallam, Heyne, Wight. 
.. Branches smooth, pale. Leaves 4-7 by 1-14 in., narrowed into a very short stout 
petiole, reddish brown when dry, nerves 8-12 pair; stipules ovate or lanceolate, 
simple or 2-fid. Cymes erect; peduncle 2 in. and under, and branches stout; bracts 
coriaceous, broad, ovate, whorled and connate, 4 in. long; bracteoles ovate, acute, 
ciliolate; flowers sub-3-nate, sessile. Calyx urceolate, 5-toothed. Corolla funnel- 
shaped, lobes lanceolate, throat woolly. Fruit 1 in.; pyrenes with a broad rounded 
dorsal ridge and two shallow broad furrows. Seed ventrally flat. 
38. P. anamallayana, Bedd. Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. t. 236; glabrous, leaves 
large very long-petioled oblanceolate acute or abruptly acuminate, nerves 8-12 
pair, eymes terminal peduncled, branches stout whorled, bracts small caducous, 
fruit ovoid, calyx-limb small. Grumilea longifolia, Bedd. in Trans. Linn, Soc. 
xxy. 218. 
Travancore; Anamallay hills, Beddome. 
Branches stout, soft. Leaves 8-10 by 14-3 in.; gradually narrowed at the base 
into a petiole 13-3 in., greenish when dry, rather membranous ; nerves spreading, 
slender; stipules 1 in., ovate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate. Cymes 2-3 in. long 
and broad; peduncle very stout; bracts and bracteoles very inconspicuous ` flowers 
shortly pedicelled. Calyx broadly obconic; limb broad, truncate. Corolla-tube 
broad, with a ring of hairs within. Fruit j in., immature, but apparently as in P. 
connata, 
39. P. Griffithii, Hook. f.; glabrous or the cymes puberulous, leaves 
large petioled linear-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate or sublanceolate acuminate 
coriaceous, nerves strong 15-20 pair, cymes terminal M cerca short dense- 
flowered, branches short stout irregular, bracts sma caducous, fruit large 
ellipsoid truncate deeply furrowed. 
Mazracca, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 3044), Maingay. 
Branches stout, woody. Leaves 5-12 by 14-3} in., very pale and shining when: 
