712 pentanduia monogvnia. Poso(jueria. 



on both sides, from one to four inches long-, and from one to 

 three broad. Stipules inter foliaceous, acute. Floicers late- 

 ral, generally single, sub-sessile, large, while, and fragrant. 

 Calyx short, cylindric, smooth, mouth slightly five-toothed. 

 Corol ; tube many times longer than the calyx, somewhat 

 gibbous. Border of five, spreading, and finally revolute, 

 obliquely-oblong, obtuse segments. Stamina no filaments. 

 Anthers filiform, with their apices only peeping from the 

 mouth of the tube. Germ turbinate, one-celled, ovula nu- 

 merous, attached to four or five parietal receptacles. Style 

 short. Stigma clavate, five-grooved, rather longer than the 

 anthers. 



Obs. The swollen, even bark of this species and its straight 

 trunk even up through the branches, render it readily known 

 and easily distinguished from all oujr other Indian Gardenias. 



POSOQUEBIA. Aubl Juss. Lamarck, and Gcert. also 

 Ceriscus of Gosrt. 



Calyx five or six-cleft. Corol tubular, border from five 

 to six-parted. Germ inferior, two- celled ; ovula numerous, 

 attached to a free receptacle from the centre of the partition. 

 Berry two-celled. Seeds numerous, nidulant. Embryo fur- 

 nished with a perisperm, direction various. 



] . P. uliginpsa. R. 



Arboreous, armed, branches straight, four-sided ; branch- 

 lets decussate, horizontal, bearing the thorns and flowers at 

 their extremities. Berry oval, drupaceous, even. 



Gardenia uliginosq. Willd. spec. i. 1228. 



Beny. Peeralo. 



Tarn. Wagatta. 



Telinga. Nella-kakisha. 



A rigid ramous, small tree, armed with numerous, strong 

 thorns. A native of various parts of India, delighting in 

 moist places, such as the banks of rivers, low lands, &c. Flow- 



