( 1841 ) 



Gardenia Randia. Round-leaved 

 Gardenia, or Indigo-Berry. 



Class and Order. 



Pentandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. 



Bacca infera, 2-locularis,, polysperma. Antkcra sessiles in 

 fence corolla?. Stigma bilamellatum. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Gardenia Randia ; spinosa ; spinis terminalibus binis, foliis 

 obovato-subrotundis, corollis glabris solitariis sessilibus, 

 dentibus calycis subulatis patulis. 



Gardenia Randia ; spinosa, spinis ramulorum terminalibus 

 binis, foliis ovato -subrotundis, corollis hypocrateriformi- 

 bus. mild. Sp. PL 1. p. 1230. HorLKew. ed. alt. 1. 

 p. 370. 



Gardenia acnleata; spinis oppositis floribusque foliis bre- 

 vioribus, ramis glabris. Bort. Kew. ed. 1. v. I. p. 295. 



Randia acnleata; ramis bispinosis. Sp.Pl.21i:. Syst.Veg. 

 xiv. p. 197. 



Randia foliis subrotundis confertis, summis ramulis bispini- 

 feris, floribus solitariis. Browne Jam. 143. t. S.f.l. 



Lycium forte foliis subrotundis integris, spinis et foliis ex 

 adverso sitis. Sloane Hist. 1. t. 2. 2. f. 4. 



Lycii m magis americanum Jasmini flore foliis subrotundis 

 lucidis. Plufc. Aim. 234. t. 97. / 6. 



Lycium Beloxylon binis aculeis in ramulorum fastigns ame- 

 ricanum. Pink. Aim. 234. t. 97. f. 5. 



Jasminum luc'idum americanum folio lucido subrotundo. 

 Parad. Bat. Prodr. 342. 



Descr. In our hot-houses Gardenia Randia is a dwarfish 

 branched shrub, with grey bark. Branches towards their 



extremities 



