PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA, 137 



large, resembling coloured bractes. Corolla long 

 and tubulous, border recurved. Stamina ex- 

 serted, inserted near the base of the tube. Cap- 

 sule roundish, ac length opening with 2 valves 

 in a contrary direction to the double dissepi- 

 ment. Seeds winged, transversely arranged 

 upon the receptacle. 



A small tree, with entire, opposite and stipulate leaves; 

 panicle terminal, fascicles from 4 to 5-flo\vered; flowers 

 rather larg-e. Nearly allied to Cinchona, dlfFering more 

 by the habit than the character of the fruit, which when 

 ■ quite mature is distinctly bipartile in the line of the dis- 

 sepiment, after the manner of Cinchona, the partition is 

 therefore not contrary to the valves, but a continuation 

 of their margin, proceeding inwards to the receptacle or 

 axis of the capsule; the fruit of Pine kney a is in fact 2-cell- 

 ed and 4-valved, the seed-vessel never completely open- 

 ing before the destruction of the tenaceous integument 

 which surrounds it. 



Species. 1. P. pubens. In Sphagnose swamps from 

 Carolina to Florida. Near Savannah in Georgia, &c. usu- 

 ally not far from the sea-coast. — Hitherto there is but 1 

 species discovered. Its bark appears from the taste and 

 appearance altogether similar to that of Cinchona, and is 

 probably medicinal. The monstrous and finely discolour- 

 ed bracteiform segments of its calix, of a pink red, ren- 

 der it highly ornamental, but it does not long survive its 

 transplantation in Europe; it would probably thrive bet- 

 better in bog-soil, on the margin of an aquarium supplied 

 with artificial heat. 



211. CHIOCOCCA. Brown, L. 



Calix 5-toothed. Corolla funnel-form, equal. 

 Berry compressed, didymous, 2-seeded, inferior. 

 Seed oblong, compressed. 



Erect or scandent shrubs; leaves opposite, entire; flow- 

 ers axillary, racemose or solitary. 



Species. 1. C racemosa. On the sea-coast of Flori- 

 da. — Of this genus there are 2 other species; 1 in Peru, 

 and another discovered by Forster in the Society and 

 Friendly islands of the Pacific. 

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