Mathewsicmoe. N. O, Rubiacese. 



TAB. CCXLVIL 



Sabicea cana. 



Foliis elliptico-ovatis integerriniis petiolatis basi apiceque acutis 

 supra laxe arachnoideo-lanatis, subtus ramis stipulisque lato- 

 cordatis densissime canescenti-tomentosis albis, calyce tu- 

 buloso 5-dentato ; corollas 'laciniis ovatis acutis, stigmate 

 4"partito. 



Hab. Province of Moyobamba, Peru. Mathews (last coll. 1838). 



Caulis fruticosus. Rami teretes, dense albo-tomentosi. Folia 

 oppositaj petiolata, elliptico-ovata, omnino integerrima, sub- 

 coriacea, basi apiceque acuta, parallelo-nervosa, subtus reticu- 

 lata, nervis copiosis oblique cuneatis, supra laxe arachnoideo- 



lanata, subtus petiolisque dense compactecanescenti-tomentosa, 

 alba. Petioli subunguiculares. Sttpulce magnae, cordatse, 



subtus albo-lanatae. Flores in axillis et intra stipulas glomerati, 

 sessiles, bracteati; bractece ovatae, concavae, extus (floresque) 

 lanatae. Calyx tubulosus, superne liber, obtuse 5-dentatus. 

 Corolla infundibuliformis, fauce dense lanata; limbo 5-fido, 

 laciniis ovatis, acutis, patenti-recurvis. Stamina 5, inclusa, 

 prope medium tubi inserta. Ovarium 4-loculare. Semina 

 numerosa, compressa, obscure reticulata. Stylus corolla brevior, 

 disco rotundato carnoso insertus ; stigma 4-partitura. Fructtis 

 vix, ut videtur, baccatus* 



This, I believe, is a true species of Sabicea ; though the fruit 

 can scarcely be considered a berry, but rather an almost dry 

 and coriaceous indehiscent capsule, densely woolly. The stamens 

 are much disposed to become united and monstrous. 



Fig. 1. Flower. /. 2. Bracteas and calyx j the latter in pirt 

 laid open. /. 3. Corolla laid open. f. 4. Section of a you ig 

 fruit ; — magnijied^ 



