RUBIACE. XXXVII. RANDIA. 



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Seeds flattish, nestling in the pulp. The flowers of this species 

 render it deserving of a conspicuous place in a hot-house. The 

 uncommon appearance of the plant is also in its favour. 



Bog Randia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1802. Shrub 5 to 8 feet. 



8 R. LONGISPINA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns opposite or 

 alternate, horizontal ; branches long, dependent ; leaves obovate- 

 cuneated, smooth ; flowers axillary, and almost terminal, solitary 

 on short pedicels ; tube of calyx cylindrical, 5-lobed : lobes 

 ovate-cordate, permanent ; corolla villous on the outside ; berry 

 obovate, smooth. ^ S. Native of the coast of Coromandel. 

 Posoqueria longispina, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 566. Link, enum. 

 hort. berol. 225. ? Thorns sharp, from 1 to 2 inches long. 

 Leaves on the young shoots opposite, on the old ones in fascicles. 

 Stipulas subulate. Flowers pretty large, pure white, and fra- 

 grant. Tube of corolla as long as the calyx, with a villous 

 throat. Berry size of a nutmeg. Seeds immersed in the pulp. 



Long-spined Randia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1812. Shrub 5 

 to 6 feet. 



9 R. NU'TANS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns slender, oppo- 

 site, spreading; branches long, dependent, pubescent while 

 young ; leaves narrow-obovate-oblong ; flowers axillary, solitary, 

 on short peduncles ; corolla silky on the outside ; berry globose, 

 crowned by the tube of the calyx, which is entire, f? . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Posoqueria nutans, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 

 565. Cerfscus Malabaricus, Gaertn. fr. 1. t. 28.? Leaves on 

 short petioles, opposite on the young shoots, but fascicled on the 

 old ones, from 1 to 2 inches long, by about 1 broad. Flowers 

 solitary, under the spines, middle-sized, white, and fragrant ; 

 throat of corolla villous. Berry size of a nutmeg, 2-celled. 



Nodding-braached Randia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 



3 to 4 feet. 



2. Flowers in fascicles or racemes, in the axils of the leaves, 

 or extremities of the branches. 



10 R. ? PARVIFLORA (Lam. diet. 3. p. 25.) thorns opposite! 

 very short ; leaves ovate, petiolate, glabrous ; racemes villous ; 

 flowers axillary, disposed in fascicles, on short pedicels ; limb of 

 calyx with 5 short teeth. ^. S. Native of the East Indies. 

 The thorns, according to Lamarck, are arched. Gardenia Son- 

 nerattii, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 762. Perhaps Gardenia macrantha, 

 Thunb. diss. gard. no. 8. t. 1. f. 2. is referrible to this species, 

 but the spines are said to be straight ; but the fruit in both are 

 unknown, therefore the genus to which they belong is doubtful. 

 Flowers small, 3-together. 



Small-flowered Randia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1818. Shrub 



4 to 5 feet. 



1 1 R. FLORIBU'NDA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns axillary, 

 stiff; leaves opposite and in fascicles, obovate-cuneated, smooth; 

 flowers disposed in lateral fascicles, on short pedicels ; tube of 

 calyx longer than the lobes, which are lanceolate ; corolla 

 silky outside ; berry ovate, cordate, polished. Jj . S. Native of 

 the coast of Coromandel. Posoqueria floribunda, Roxb. fl. ind. 

 2. p. 569. A large stiff branched shrub, in a good soil growing 

 to a small tree. Flowers middle-sized, white at first, but soon 

 becoming yellow, and fragrant, produced in fascicles, from short 

 scaly spurs. Segments of corolla obovate. Berry size of a 

 prune, 2-celled, many seeded, crowned. 



Bundle-flowered Randia. Shrub or small tree. 



12 R. LONOIFLORA (Lam. diet. 3. p. 26. ill. t. 156. f. 3. but 

 not of Salisb.) arboreous ; thorns opposite, recurved ; leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong, smooth ; corymbs terminal and axillary, 11-13 

 flowered ; limb of calyx tubular, 5-lobed : lobes semilunar ; 

 tube of corolla long and slender. P? . S. Native of Chittagong, 

 in the East Indies, where it grows to a pretty large tree. Poso- 

 queria longiflora, Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 568. Gardenia 



multiflora, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1231. Posoqueria multiflora, Blum, 

 bijdr. p. 980. Branches terete, smooth. Leaves 6 inches long, 

 and 1| or 2 broad. Flowers large, pale, or nearly white when 

 they first expand, becoming yellow by the second day, fragrant. 

 Berry the size of the cherry, yellow when ripe, smooth, fleshy. 

 Long-flowered Randia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1818. Tree small. 



13 R. FASCICULA TA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns axillary, 

 spreading ; leaves ovate-oblong, almost sessile, smooth ; fascicles 

 of flowers nearly sessile, axillary, and in the forks of the branches ; 

 calyx hairy, with 5 subulate lobes. Fj . G. Native of Silhet, 

 in the East Indies. Posoqueria fasciculata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 

 568. A much branched shrub. Thorns straight. Flowers 

 middle-sized, at first white, but in the course of a day changing 

 to a pale yellow colour. Segments of corolla oblong. Ovarium 

 2-celled, many seeded. 



Fascicled-flowered Randia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



14 R. RI'GIDA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 386.) thorns opposite, supra- 

 axillary, each having an annular joint, rarely 2 above the middle, 

 the lower half downy, the upper smooth and shining ; branches 

 tetragonal, and are, as well as the calyxes, villous ; leaves ovate, 

 smooth, on short petioles ; flowers by threes, axillary, and almost 

 terminal ; tube of corolla long, slender ; berry downy. fj . S. 

 Native of the valley of Nipaul, and the surrounding mountains ; 

 and also at Noakote. Posoquferia rigida, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 

 570. A strong rigid branchy shrub. Leaves in approximate 

 fascicles, ending each in a cuspidate point. Flowers white and 

 fragrant. Leaves shining above, but with a few short hairs along 

 the nerves beneath. Corolla smooth on the outside. Berry purple, 

 2-celled, many seeded. Perhaps a true species of Posoqueria. 

 Said to be allied to R. fasciculata. 



Stiff Randia. Shrub 6 feet. 



15 R. STR'ICTA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 145.) branches stiff, de- 

 cussate ; leaves smooth, oblong, acute, on short petioles ; fasci- 

 cles of flowers sessile, dense, globose, axillary, bracteate ; tube 

 of corolla short, hairy inside ; berry globose. Tj . S. Native 

 of the East Indies, on the mountains north of Bengal. Ma- 

 crocnemum strictum, Willd. rel. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. 

 p. 6. Smith, in Rees's cycl. vol. 22. no. 5. Rodeletia stricta, 

 Roth, nov. spec. p. 140. Flowers small, white. Berry size of 

 a pea, 2-celled, smooth. Seeds imbricated in 2 rows in each cell, 

 attached to the partition above its middle. Perhaps a distinct 

 genus. 



Straight Randia. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 



16 R. SCA'NDENS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 387.) stem scandent 

 prickly ; prickles recurved ; leaves oval, acuminated, coriaceous, 

 glabrous ; peduncles almost terminal, usually 3-flowered at the 

 apex ; tube of corolla short ; limb of calyx tubular, rather 

 truncate. Tj . S. Native of Java, on the mountains of Parang 

 and Salak. Tocoyena scandens, Blum, bijdr. p. 980. Flowers 

 white. 



Climbing Randia. Shrub cl. 



17 G. TETRA'NDRA (D. C. 1. c.) thorns scattered, straight ; 

 leaves ovate, acuminated, narrowed at the base, rather coriaceous, 

 and are as well as the branchlets downy ; stipulas ovate, acu- 

 minated ; flowers 6-8 in a fascicle at the tops of the branches, 

 sessile, tetrandrous; bracteas connate; teeth of calyx 4, subu- 

 late ; corolla clothed with silky hairs outside. T; S. Native 

 of New Granada, in temperate places near Guarlua. Gardenia 

 parviflora, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 408. t. 293. 

 Flowers small, white. 



Tetrandrous -flowered Randia. Shrub 5 feet. 



18 R. ARMA'TA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 387.) thorns 4 together at 

 the tops of the branchlets, short, spreading ; leaves ovate, acute 

 at both ends ; flowers usually 4 on the tops of the branchlets, 

 on short pedicels ; lobes of calyx linear-cuneiform ; tube of 

 corolla long, cylindrical, glabrous. T? . S. Native of Cartha- 



