Mussanda.] rubiace2E. 153 



A small genus, chiefly from the tropical regions of the Old World, with perhaps a single 

 species from tropical America. 

 Leaves pubescent on the veins underneath. Corolla-lobes narrow, with 



long points 1 . M. pubescens. 



Leaves quite glabrous. Corolla-lobes broad, scarcely pointed . . . 2. M. erosa. 



1. M. pubescens, Ait. ; DC. Prod. iv. 371. A tall shrub. Leaves 

 on short petioles, oval-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 2 to 3 in. long, 

 slightly pubescent on the veins underneath as well as the young branches. 

 Stipules united at the base, subulate above. Corymb terminal, dense, sessile 

 above the last leaves. Calyx-lobes linear, \\ to 2 lines long, one of them in 

 a few of the outer flowers broadly ovate or orbicular, acuminate, coloured, 1 

 to \\ in. long, on a long slender petiole. Corolla-tube about 1 in. long, 

 slender, covered with appressed hairs ; the lobes 2 lines long, narrow-lanceo- 

 late, ending in long points. Berries globular or nearly so, glabrous, 4 or 5 

 lines diameter. 



Common in ravines, Hinds, Champion, and others. Also S. China, but not known from else- 

 where. The corolla is much more slender and the lobes much narrower than in M.frondosa 

 and its allies or varieties. The leaves are usually narrower, and the corymb even in fruit is 

 more dense. I cannot match it exactly with any E. Indian species. The nearest is one 

 from Rangoon, with still narrower segments and perfectly glabrous. The plant figured in 

 the Botanical Magazine, t. 2099, as M. pubescens, has been correctly referred by Lindley 

 (Bot, Reg. t. 517) to the common M.frondosa, although it has since been inadvertently 

 quoted as representing the M. pubescens. 



2. M. erosa. Champ, in Kew Journ. Bot. iv. 193. A tall shrub or small 

 tree, with the branches and leaves quite glabrous. Stipules united at the 

 base. Leaves shortly stalked, ovate, acuminate, 2 to 3 in. long. Corymbs 

 trichotomous,. large and loose, branching out immediately above the last leaves. 

 Calyx-lobes scarcely above 1 line long, the enlarged coloured ones often attain- 

 ing 2 or 3 in. in length and almost as broad. Corolla-tube about 9 lines long, 

 slender, glabrous at the base, with a few appressed hairs in the upper part ; 

 the throat closed with hairs on the inside ; the lobes near 2 lines broad and 

 scarcely longer, with very short points.' 



In ravines, Hongkong, Champion, Wilford, Wright. Also in Sjkkim, Assam, Khasia, 

 and Bootan. The name erosa is unfortunately chosen, as the leaves were only accidentally 

 undulate in the specimen from which Col. Champion derived it. It may however be merely 

 a variety of M.frondosa, or of M. glabra of Vahl, which Miquel unites with M.frondosa. 



7. GARDENIA, Linn. 



Calyx-limb tubular, truncate, toothed or lobed, or seldom divided to the 

 base in 5 or more lobes. Corolla-tube cylindrical ; lobes 5 or more, imbricate 

 in the bud. Anthers nearly sessile, usually exserted. Style with 2 thick 

 erect stigmatic lobes, or nearly entire. Ovary 1 -celled, incompletely divided 

 by 2 to 5 parietal projecting placentas. Fruit succulent, indehiscent, usually 

 crowned by the calyx. Seeds numerous, immersed in the fleshy placentas. — 

 Shrubs or trees. Stipules usually solitary on each side, and entire. Flowers 

 usually rather large and solitary, terminal or axillary. 



A small genus, confined to tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa, the greater number 

 of species usually referred to Gardenia belonging in fact to Randia or other allied genera. 



1. G. florida, Linn.; DC. Prod. iv. 379 ; Bot. Reg. t. 449 j Bot. Mag. 



