L. 1746. J 
CorRRA SPECIOSA, RED-FLOWERED 
aah CorR&aA. 
TOME eRb ie eile | 
, \Glafs and Orders. 
Octanpria Monocynia. 
CORREA /peciofa ; foliis ovalibus p 
fubtus ferrugineis, floribus erettis, calycibus edentulis. 
fp. fo oe es. 
~CORRAA rubra. Smith Exot. Bot. v. 2. p. 26. fine icone. 
eer 
_ The whole plant, not excepting the corolla, is covered with 
a ftellated pubefcence, thicker and frequently ferrugineous on 
the underfide of the leaf. The ‘tube of the corolla has four 
lines, which may be fuppofed to mark out the adhefion of the 
four petals, but which we have not found to be feparable 
Without tearing. The leaves in different {pecimens vary from 
elliptical, to oblong-cordate ; the apparent finuofities of the 
Margin arife from this part being unequally rolled back, rather 
n from any real incifure or denticulation. 
As Sir James E. Smiru had given the diftinguifhing cha- 
raters of this fpecies, when defcribing Corraa virens in the 
Exotic. Botany, and had called it rubra, this appropriate name 
Ought to have been retained; when the three known’ fpecies 
would have all derived their appellations from the colour of 
cir flowers, alba, virens, and rubra; but as the nurferymen’s 
favourite name of /pecio/a feems now to be generally adopted, 
we 
