PsychotriaJ] LXXV. RUBIACEJE. (J. D. Hooker.) 171 



pair, obliquely arched, slender ; petiole short ; stipules terminal ovate-oblong, obtuse 

 or 2-fid, lower broader sometimes rounded. Cymes sutsessile ; branches spreading 

 in fruit, 2-3-chotomously divided ; flowers not seen. Fruit ^ in., deeply grooved, 

 pyrenes ventrally flat, dorsally with a very prominent broad rounded rib, and two 

 broad deep furrows. I have seen no specimen of Thwaites' P. bisulcata, var. ., the 

 character of which applies to this, and which he suggests being a distinct species. 



36. P. bisulcata, W. $ A. Prodr. 434; glabrous, leaves obovate or 

 elliptic-obovate or subcimeate narrowed into the petiole obtuse acute or acumi- 

 nate, nerves 6-10 pair, cymes peduncled subebracteolate trichotomous, flowers 

 sessile, fruit ovoid or ellipsoid crowned with the small calyx-teeth. Wt. Ic. t. 

 1039. P. Dodda-Jervam, Schlecht. PI. Hohenack. n. 1372, Rubiacea, Wall. 

 Cat. 8458. 



NILGHERRY Mxs., Wight, &c. CEYLON, alt. 5-7000 ft., Walker, &c. 



Branches rather stout. Leaves 2-5 by 1-2 in., rarely lanceolate, usually pale 

 green with often a yellow midrib, coriaceous, base always cuneate ; petiole -^ in. ; 

 stipules ^ in., ovate, acute. Cymes stoutly peduncled, rarely sessile, erect ; branches 

 opposite, short or long, suberect ; bracteoles minute, caducous ; flowers very small, 

 sessile. Calyx-teeth small, triangular. Corolla-tube short, villous within. Fruit $ in. ; 

 pyrenes with a broad rounded dorsal ridge and two shallow broad lateral furrows.. 

 Seed flat ventrally. 



37. P. connata, Wall, in Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. Carey fy Watt. ii. 163 ; 

 glabrous, leaves subsessile elliptic or oblanceolate obtuse or obtusely acuminate 

 coriaceous shining above, cymes terminal peduncled, branches whorled, bracts 

 coriaceous connate persistent, fruit ellipsoid crowned with the calyx-limb. Watt. 

 Cat. 8347; DC. Prodr. iv. 519; W. 8f A. Prodr. 433. P. tevigata, W. $ A. 

 Prodr. 1. c. ; Wt. Ic. t. 828. 



TRAVANCORE ; at Courtallam, Heyne, Wight. 



Branches smooth, pale. Leaves 4-7 by 1-1 f in., narrowed into a very short stout 

 petiole, reddish brown when dry, nerves 8-12 pair; stipules ovate or lanceolate, 

 simple or 2-fid. Cymes erect; peduncle 2 in. and under, and branches stout; bracts 

 coriaceous, broad, ovate, whorled and connate, ^ in. long; bracteoles ovate, acute,, 

 ciliolate; flowers sub-3-nate, sessile. Calyx urceolate, 5-toothed. Corolla funnel- 

 shaped, lobes lanceolate, throat woolly. Fruit ^ in. ; pyrenes with a broad rounded 

 dorsal ridge and two shallow broad furrows. Seed ventrally flat. 



38. P. anamallayana, Bedd. Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 236 ; glabrous, leaves 

 large very long-petioled oblanceolate acute or abruptly acuminate, nerves 8-12' 

 pair, cymes terminal peduncled, branches stout whorled, bracts small caducous, 

 fruit ovoid, calyx-limb small. Grumilea longifolia, Bedd. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 xxv. 218. 



TEAVANCORE ; Anamallay hills, Beddome. 



Branches stout, soft. Leaves 8-10 by l|-3 in.; gradually narrowed at the base 

 into a petiole 1^-3 in., greenish when dry, rather membranous; nerves spreading, 

 slender; stipules 1 in., ovate or oblong- lanceolate, acuminate. Cymes 2-3 in. long 

 and broad ; peduncle very stout ; bracts and bracteoles very inconspicuous ; flowers 

 shortly pedicelled. Calyx broadly obconic; limb broad, truncate. Corolla-tube 

 broad, with a ring of hairs within. Fruit ^ in., immature, but apparently as in P. 

 connata. 



39. P. Griffith!!, Hook. f. ; glabrous or the cymes puberulous, leaves 

 large petioled linear-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate or sublanceolate acuminate 

 coriaceous, nerves strong 15-20 pair, cymes terminal peduncled short dense- 

 flowered, branches short stout irregular, bracts small caducous, fruit large 

 ellipsoid truncate deeply furrowed. 



MALACCA, Griffit\(Kew Distrib. 3044), Maingay. 



Branches stout, woody. Leaves 5-12 by 1^-3^ in., very pale and shining when 



