825 Decandria. 



leiicantha. MERIANIA, foliis oblongis niti- 

 dis, floribiis bra^leis geminis. 



Rbexia leiicantha foliis oppofitis car- 

 tilagineo- denticulatis coriaceis ni- 

 tidis ; ramulis tetragonis, floribus 

 terminalibus decandris. Prodr. 

 p. 6i, 



Habitat in montibus altifiimis Ja- 

 maicae. ii- 



u^rhor nitidlflima, elegans. 

 Truncus 15-30-pedalis, flridus, cortice laevi. 

 Rami eveiTi , teretiufculi , glabri, ramulis com- 

 preflb - tetragonis , fulcatis, glabris, fragi- 

 libus. 

 Folia petiolata , oppofita , decufifata , ovato - ob- 

 longa, acuminata, trinervia, margine cartila- 

 ^ineo- dcnticulata, fubtus pulcbte leticulato- 

 venofa, utrincjue glabra , nitidiflima, fubtus 

 pallidiora , coriaceo - membranacea j 4 - 5 - pol- 

 iicaria. 



Petioli angulati , fupra canaliculati , glabri. 

 Pedmcidi in axillis foliorum tcrmiualium, oppo- 

 fiti, foiitarii, rariores, petiolisiongiorcs, lescjui- 



