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RUBIACE^E. 



TRIBE VIII. 



PJEDERIE'JE. Fruit 2-celled, indehiscent, hardly fleshy, the 

 rind easily separated from the seeds or carpels. Carpels com- 

 pressed, \-seeded (f. 104. /.), hanging from a filiform axis. Al- 

 bumcn fleshy. Climbing shrubs, with opposite leaves, and in- 

 terpetiolar stipulas. 



137 LYGODYSO'DEA. Limb of calyx 5-toothed (f. 104. a.). 

 Corolla having the tube much longer than the teeth of the calyx 

 (f. 104. b.\ with a hairy throat and a 5-lobed limb (f. 104. c.) ; 

 lobes revolute. Anthers sessile within the tube (f. 104. e.). 

 Stigmas 2, slender (f. 104. d.). Fruit indehiscent, crowned (f. 

 104. g.\ containing 2 carpella. 



138 LECO'NTEA. Limb of calyx 5-parted. Corolla with a 

 longish terete tube, a 5-parted limb, and a naked throat. Anthers 

 almost sessile in the throat, exserted. Stigmas 2, linear. Fruit 

 containing 2 winged carpella. 



139 PJEDE'RIA. Limb of calyx small, 5-toothed. Corolla 

 funnel-shaped, hairy inside, 5-lobed, plicate in aestivation. An- 

 thers 5, almost sessile in the middle of the tube. Stigma bifid. 

 Berry 2-celled, 2-seeded, with the bark at length brittle. 



TRIBE IX. 



COFFEA'CEJE. Fruit 2-celled (f. 105. k. f. 107. c.), baccate, 

 containing 2 \-seeded bony nuts (f. 107. d.), which are flat inside, 

 and usually marked by a furrow on the outside ; rarely only con- 

 taining 1 nut from abortion. Albumen horny. Trees or shrubs, 

 with opposite leaves. Stipulas interpetiolar, 2 on each side, 

 combined or distinct. 



SUBTRIBE I. COFFEE'JE. Flowers distinct, not joined together. 



140 AMARACA'RPUS. Limb of calyx 4-cleft, unequal. Corolla 

 funnel-shaped, with a villous throat, and a deeply 4-cleft limb. 

 Stamens 4, inserted in the throat. Stigma 2-lobed. Drupe 

 crowned. 



141 DAMNACA'NTHUS. Limb of calyx 5-toothed. Corolla 

 unknown. Berry globose, crowned. 



142 CA'NTHIUM. Limb of calyx 4-5-toothed. Corolla with 

 a short tube, a bearded throat, and a 4-5-lobed spreading limb. 

 Stigma undivided, globose or mitre- formed. Berry globose or 

 didymous, crowned. 



143 PLECTRO'NIA. Limb of calyx 5-toothed. Corolla short, 

 funnel-shaped, with a 5-parted limb and a bearded throat : 

 lobes reflexed. Stamens 5, inserted in the throat, a little ex- 

 serted. Stigma bilamellate, subcapitate. Berry nearly dry, 

 naked at the apex, emarginate, compressed, didymous. 



144 PSY'DRAX. Limb of calyx 5-toothed, deciduous. Corolla 

 with a short tube, a hairy throat, and a 5-lobed reflexed limb. 

 Stamens inclosed. Style exserted ; stigma bilamellate. Berry 

 fleshy, obovate, areolate at the apex. 



145 MARQUI'SIA. Limb of calyx short, acutely 5-parted. 

 Corolla with a short tube, a glabrous throat, and a 5-lobed 

 spreading limb. Anthers 5, ovate, sessile at the throat. Stigmas 

 4-6. Berry ovate, fleshy, crowned. 



146 NESCI'DIA. Limb of calyx hardly any, quite entire. 

 Corolla with a short tube, a 5-cleft limb, and a naked throat. 



Stamens 5, inclosed, nearly sessile, inserted in the throat ; anthers 

 linear, acute. Stigmas 2, face to face. Ovarium 2-celled. 



147 DIPLO'SPORA. Limb of calyx subcampanulate, 4-toothed. 

 Corolla with a broad tube, a pilose throat, and a 4-lobed spread- 

 ing limb. Stigma bifid. Ovarium 2-celled. Fruit unknown. 



1 48 EPITHI'NIA. Limb of calyx cylindrical, hardly 4-toothed. 

 Corolla tubular, with a spreading 4-parted acute limb, and a 

 villous throat. Stamens 4, exserted ; anthers linear. Style 

 exserted: stigma bifid. Berry 8-furrowed. 



149 SIDERODE'NDRON. Limb of calyx hardly any, somewhat 

 4-toothed. Corolla with a long terete tube, a 4-lobed obtuse limb, 

 and a glabrous throat. Anthers 4, oblong, sessile at the throat. 

 Style bifid at the apex. Berry dry, subglobose, not crowned. 



150 EUMA'CHIA. Limb of calyx 4-toothed, deciduous. Co- 

 rolla funnel-shaped, with a short tube, a naked throat, and a 

 4-parted spreading limb. Stamens 4, inserted at the bottom of 

 the tube ; anthers oblong, inclosed. Stigma bifid. Berry glo- 

 bose, not crowned. 



151 DECLIEU'XIA. Limb of calyx 4*parted (f- 105. &.). Co- 

 rolla funnel-shaped (f. 105. g.), with a terete tube (f. 105. f.), 

 a bearded throat, and a 4-lobed reflexed limb. Stamens 4, 

 inserted in the throat ; anthers linear, incumbent, exserted (f. 

 105. e.~). Stigma bifid (f. 105. c.). Berry nearly dry, some- 

 what didymous, compressed (f. 105. k.), crowned (f. 105. &.). 



152 TERTRE'A. Limb of calyx 4-parted. Corolla short, 

 funnel-shaped, 4-cleft ; lobes spreading ; throat beset with long 

 hairs. Stamens inserted in the upper part of the tube, exserted. 

 Style inclosed : stigmas 2. Drupe oblong, compressed, crowned. 



153 CHIOCO'CCA. Limb of calyx 5-toothed. Corolla funnel- 

 shaped, with an obconical tube or throat, and a 5-lobed acute 

 limb. Stamens 5, downy, hardly adnate at the bottom of the 

 corolla ; anthers linear, inclosed. Style clavate or 2-lobed at 

 the apex. Berry somewhat didymous, compressed, crowned. 



154 MARGA'RIS. Limb of calyx somewhat turbinate, semi- 

 quinquifid. Corolla funnel-shaped, with an obconical tube, 

 which is bluntly 5-toothed or 5-lobed at the apex. Stamens in- 

 serted into the middle of the tube, inclosed ; anthers ovate. 

 Stigma undivided or somewhat 2-lobed. Berry globose^ crowned. 



155 SALDI'NIA. Limb of calyx somewhat campanulate, obso- 

 letely repand. Corolla with a short tube, an acute 4-parted 

 limb, and a hairy throat. Stamens 4, inserted in the throat, hardly 

 exserted; anthers oblong, nearly sessile. Fruit ovoid, com- 

 pressed, crowned, drupaceous, 1-celled and 1-seeded by abor- 

 tion, small. 



156 SCOLOSA'NTHUS. Lobes of calyx 4, linear-lanceolate. 

 Corolla tubular, tetragonal before expansion. Stamens adnate 

 to the lower part of the tube, downy, not exserted ; anthers 

 linear. Stigmas 2, Drupe nearly globose, crowned, containing 

 a 2-celled 2-seeded nut. 



157 CHOME'LIA. Limb of calyx 4-toothed. Corolla salver- 

 shaped, with a long slender tube, a glabrous throat, and a 4- 

 lobed limb. Anthers 4, almost sessile in the throat. Style bifid 

 at the apex, situated among the anthers. Drupe ovate, crowned, 

 containing a 2-celled 2-seeded nut. 



158 BACONIA. Limb of calyx bluntly 4-cleft. Corolla fun- 



