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PsyCHOTRIA DAPHNOIDES. DAPHNE-LIKE 
PsycHotria. ss 
Class and Order. 
PrentanpriA Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Rvsiacea. ) 
Generic Character. 
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Cal. tubus ovatus, limbus brevis 5-lobus, 5-dentatus, aut 
subinteger. Cor. infundibuliformis, brevis, 5-fida, regu- 
laris, limbo patente aut recurvo, fauce barbata aut glabra. 
Stam. 5, antheris exsertis, aut in fauce inclusis. Stigma 
bifidum. Bacca drupacea, dipyrena, calycis limbo coro- 
nata, per exsiccationem obtuse 10-costata, pyrenis char- 
taceo-coriaceis costatis l-spermis. Semen erectum, albu- 
mine cartilagineo, embryone parvo basilari.—Arbuscule, 
Frutices, rarius Herb equinoctiales. Folia opposita, peti- 
olata. Stipule varie. Pedunculi nunc axillares, sepius 
terminales, Flores paniculati aut corymbosi, rarius 4-meri, 
et interdum in wisdem individuis 5 et 4-meri. D C. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Psycuorria* daphnoides ; fruticosa dichotoma glabra, ra- 
mis furcatis precipue apicem versus foliosis, foliis obo- 
vatis basi attenuatis, stipulis suborbicularibus bidenta- 
tis parvis, corymbis terminalibus paucifloris, corolle 
ore villoso. 
Psycnorria daphnoides. Allan Cunningh. in Hort. Reg. 
Kew. 7 ? 
Descr. Apparently a small shrub, with terete, forked, 
glabrous branches. Leaves opposite, about an inch long, 
submembranaceous, © 
* From wx», life, and tee, fo support ; on account of the powerful me- — 
dicinal properties of the PsycHoTRia emetica. ae 
