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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Rourea 



segments 3 mm. 1., tube 2 mm. 1. iu fr. Petals oblong or somewhat 

 obovate, irregular in form especially at apex, about 5 mm. 1. StavienSy 

 the long stamens longer than, and the short stamens shorter than, the 

 petals. Carpels about 2 mm. 1. Follicle about 1*5 cm. 1. Seed 1 cm. 1. ; 

 aril 4 mm. 1. 



Fig. 113. Roiirca paucifoliolata Planch. 



A, Portion of inflorescence and leaf X . 



B, Flower x 3. 



0, Flower cut lengthwise X 3. 



D, Carpel x 10. 



E. Follicle nat. size. 



F, Follicle dehisced showing the seed, 



nat. size. 



G, Seed cut lengthwise ; c, cotyledon ; 



r, radicle ; nat. size. 



2. R. glabra H. B. d E. Nov. Gen. & Si^. vii. 41 (1824); 

 calyx-segments oblong or elliptical, with a tuft of short hairs at 

 the apex, and slightly ciliolate at the base ; carpels subequal to 

 the stamens. Griseh. loc. cit. (in part) ; Bal^. loc. cit. (in part) ; 

 TJrb. Symb. Ant, iv. 262 ; Britton torn. cit. 233. 



In fl. May-Dec. ; in fr. Jan. ; Masson. Porto Rico, St. Lucia, tropical 

 continental America, 



Trailing shrub or small h'ee. Leaflets 3-5, oblong elliptical to oblong, 

 acuminate, leathery, nerves and veins distinctly prominulous on both 

 sides, 4-11 cm. 1., 2-5 cm. br. Panicles lax, shorter than the leaves, 

 5-8 cm, 1. Flowers white. CaZ?/.r-segments unequal and asymmetrical, 

 3-3-5 mm. 1. ; tube about 2 mm. 1. in fr. Petals spathulate, about 5 mm. 1. 

 Stamens slightly shorter than the petals. Follicle 1-1*4 cm. 1. Seed 

 1 cm. 1. : aril 4 mm. 1. 



