Purdieane. N. O. Gentianez. 
TABS. DCLXXXVII, DCLXXXVIII. 
LEIANTHUS UMBELLATUS, Griseb. 
Arborescens, ramulis herbaceis, foliis obovato-oblongis elongatis 
acutissimis basi longe attenuatis, petiolis oppositis connato- 
vaginantibus, pedunculis axillaribus folio brevioribus, floribus 
umbellatis, umbella bracteis 2-3 amplis involucrata, corollis 
infundibuliformi-cylindraceis ore subobliquo, staminibus sty- 
loque exsertis. 
Leianthus umbellatus, Griseb. Gen. et Sp. Gent. p. 199. 
Lisianthus umbellatus, Sw. Fl. Ind. Occ. 1, p. 350. 
Has. Jamaica. Lofty mountains of St. Jacob’s, Swartz; 
summit of the Dolphin Mountain, parish of Hanover, Dr. 
Macfadyen, Mr. Purdie. 
Frutex seu Arbor insignis, 20-pedalis. Folia numerosa in 
ramulos herbaceos, 6-uncialia ad pedalem, coriaceo-membra- 
nacea, basi in petiolum longe sensimque attenuata. Peduncult 
solitarii, 4 unciales ad spithameam. Umbella 2-3 uncias lata, 
8-12-14-flora, involucrata. Involucri foliola 2-3 ampla, umbella 
longiora, ovata, acuta, unico sepe minore. Pedicelli brac- 
teolati (bracteolis parvis subulatis) breves, 2-3 lineas long}. 
Calyx parvu, tubulosus, 5-fidus. Corolla unciam longa, ut 
videtur luteo-alba, ore parum obliquo, 5-fido, lobis rotundatis, 
acutis, erectis. Anthere exserte, sagittata, apiculate, mar- 
gine utrinque dehiscentes. Stigma dilatato-clavatum. 
One of the most remarkable of the Gentianee; a tree OF 
large shrub, 20 feet high! apparently of great rarity. No one 
seems to have gathered it since the days of Swartz, except Dr- 
Macfadyen and Mr. Purdie. 
Fig. 1. Flower. f. 2. Anther. 7.3. Pistil. f. 4. Stigma :— 
magnified. 
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