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RUBIACE^E. XLIV. BERTIERA. XLV. POUCHETIA. XLVI. CUPIA. 



9 B. LATERIFLORA (Blum, bijdr. p. 987.) stem branched ; 

 leaves almost sessile, cuneate-oblong, acuminated, glabrous above 

 and puberulous beneath on the veins ; corymbs terminal and 

 axillary, solitary or crowded, trichotomous, at length pendulous ; 

 tube of corolla elongated. Tj . S. Native of Java, on the 

 mountains. Mycetia, Reinwardt. ex Blum. Corymbs often 

 lateral. Corolla reddish, tubular, with a velvety throat. Berry 

 globose. Teeth of calyx acuminated, separated to the base of 

 the limb. Stipulas triangular, acuminated. 



Lateral-flowered Bertiera. Shrub 4 to 5 feet ? 



f A species not sufficiently known. 



10 B. COCCINEA ; shrub rambling, villous ; leaves opposite, 

 ovate, acuminated, quite entire, petiolate ; corymbs panicled, 

 terminal ; calyx 5-cleft, hairy, with linear segments ; corolla 

 tubular, salver-shaped, with a spreading 5-cleft border, and 

 a villous throat ; stamens 5, inclosed. Tj S. Native of Sierra 

 Leone, among bushes, in the lowlands about Freetown. Flowers 

 about the size and form of those of V'mca rbsea, of a deep 

 scarlet colour, and very showy. 



Scarlet Bertiera. Shrub rambling. 



Cult. See Mussce'nda, p. 492. for culture and propagation. 



XLV. POUCHETIA (named after M. F. Pouchet, pro- 

 fessor of botany in the Jardin des Plantes at Rouen ; author of 

 Histoire Naturelle et Medicale de la Famille des Solanees). 

 A. Rich, soc. hist. nat. par. vol. 5. p. 251. D. C. prod. 4. 

 p. 393. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an ovate 

 tube, and a small 5-toothed limb. Corolla with a short obco- 

 nical tube, a glabrous throat, and a 5-lobed limb ; lobes oval- 

 oblong, twisted in aestivation. Anthers 5, linear, sessile in the 

 throat of the corolla. Style filiform. Stigmas 2, linear, acute, 

 diverging a little at the apex, hardly exserted. Berry dry, 

 closely crowned by the connivent teeth of the calyx, obo- 

 vate, 2-celled. Seeds 4-6 in each cell, oblong, deformed from 

 being pressed against each other, and clothed with adpressed 

 silky villi. Albumen fleshy. Embryo unknown. A glabrous 

 African shrub, with roundish branches. Leaves ovate, acumin- 

 ated, on short petioles. Stipulas solitary on both sides, ovate, 

 ending each in a short cuspidate point. Peduncles opposite, 

 panicled, few-flowered, axillary : but the upper ones are dis- 

 posed in a terminal panicle from the leaves being gradually 

 diminished and changed into bracteas. Flowers small, glabrous, 

 white ? This genus differs from Gardenia in habit, in the 5- 

 toothed calyx, in the dry 2-celled fruit, and in the cells being 

 few-seeded ; in these last characters it agrees with Cupia, but 

 differs from it in the connivent calyx, and in the velvety seeds, 

 and in habit. 



_ 1 P. AFRICA'NA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 393.). Tj . S. Native of 

 Sierra Leone, where it was collected by Smeathmann ; and in 

 the woods of the Gambia, Casamancia, and Cayor, where it was 

 collected by Leprieur and Perrottet. Gardenia parviflora, 

 Smeathmann, but not of Poir. diet, suppl. 2. p. 708. which is 

 according to A. Rich. Psydrax dicoccos. 



African Pouchetia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Mussce'nda, p. 492. 



XLVI. CtTPIA (Cupi is the Malabar name of one of the 

 species). D. C. prod. 4. p. 393. Cupi, Rheed. mal. 2. p. 37. 

 Adans, fam. 2. p. 158. Chomelia, Lin. gen. ed. 1737. no. 167. 

 but not of Jacq Rondeletia species, Lin. spec. Webera, 

 Schreb. gen. 1791. no. 1733. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1224. ex- 

 clusive of the characters and species no. 3. Gsertn. fil. carp. 

 3. p. 7J. t. 102. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 533. but not of Hedw. 

 (1< 82.) Canthium species, Pers. Sty locoryna species, Rich. 



Canthium, sect. Cupia, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 306. 

 Zamaria, Rafin. ann. gen. sc. phys. 6. p. 85.? 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with a turbinate 

 tube, and a 5-parted limb ; lobes erect, acute, permanent. Co- 

 rolla funnel shaped, with a terete tube, which is longer than 

 the calyx, a gradually widened throat, and a 5-parted limb ; 

 segments ovate-oblong, recurved. Filaments very short. An- 

 thers oblong, dehiscing at the side in the upper part of the cells. 

 Style clavate, 10-angled or 2-lobed. Berry globose, crowned 

 by the calyx, 2-celled. Placentas spongy, central. Seeds 

 wrinkled at the hylum. Albumen cheesy. Embryo centri- 

 petal. Asiatic glabrous shrubs. Leaves oblong-lanceolate. 

 Stipulas intrafoliaceous, broad, ending each in a short acumen. 

 Corymbs or panicles trichotomous, terminal, axillary, or oppo- 

 site the leaves. Flowers white, fragrant. 



1. Stigma undivided. 



1 C. CORYMBOSA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 394.) shrubby ; leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong, with revolute margins, shining ; corymbs 

 terminal ; lobes of calyx 5, about equal in length to the tube 

 of the corolla ; mature capsule 4-seeded. fj . S. Native of 

 the coast of Coromandel, frequent ; Malabar ; Pulo Penang, on 

 hills ; Ceylon, China, &c. Cupi, Rheed. mal. 2. p. 37. t. 23. 

 Rondeletia Asiatica, Lin. spec. 244. Webera corymbosa, Willd. 

 spec. 1. p. 1224. Ker. bot. reg. t. 126. Canthium corym- 

 bosum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 200. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 533. Sty- 

 locoryna Webera, A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. par. 5. p. 248. 

 Leaves 6-7 inches long and 2^ broad : having hairy glands in the 

 axils of the large veins. Corymbs terminal. Flowers small, 

 very numerous, at first white, but finally yellowish, faintly fra- 

 grant. Berry size of a large pea, black when ripe. Seeds 4-8 

 in each cell. The extremities of the young shoots are often 

 found covered with a white resinous matter, like that on the 

 germs of most species of Gardenia. 



Corymbose-fiovtered Cupia. Clt. 1759. Slir. 5 to 6 ft. 



2 C. MACROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 394.) leaves broad- 

 lanceolate, acuminated : panicle terminal, villous ; tube of corolla 

 long, slender, villous ; berries 5-12-seeded. fj . S. Native of 

 the Prince of Wales Island. Webera macrophylla, Wall, in 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p, 534. Young shoots villous. Leaves 6-8 

 inches long, and from 4-5 broad. Panicle large. Flowers large, 

 white. Anthers as long as the segments of the corolla. 



Long-leaved Cupia. Shrub. 



3 C. DENSIFU/RA (D. C. prod. 1. c.) sub-arborescent ; leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute at the base ; panicle rounded, lateral, 

 almost sessile, occupying the place of a leaf or branch, tricho- 

 tomous, dense-flowered ; throat of corolla bearded ; ovarium 

 many-seeded. Fj . S. Native of Pulo- Penang, on hills. We- 

 bera densiflora, Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 636. Leaves co- 

 riaceous, acuminated, shining above, 5-6 inches long. Flowers 

 numerous, by threes, white. Bracteas lanceolate, ciliated. 

 Anthers very long. 



Dense-lowered Cupia. Shrub large. 



4 C. MOLi.issiMA (Hook, et Am. in Beech, bot. p. 192.) leaves 

 lanceolate, clothed with soft dense hairs on both surfaces ; lobes 

 of calyx short, very blunt ; fruit pubescent, many-seeded. 1? . 

 G. Native of China. The hairs, which clothe every part of 

 the plant are of a rusty colour. Stigma unknown. 



Very-soft Cupia. Shrub. 



5 C. OPPOSITIFO'LIA (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby ; leaves lanceolate- 

 oblong, firm, and glossy ; panicles opposite the leaves, com- 

 posed of a few stiff, jointed, sub-recurved spikes ; corolla with 

 a short tube and a woolly throat ; stigma clavate. J? . S. Na- 

 tive of Chittagong. Webera oppositifolia, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 

 535. Flowers white. 



Opposite-leaved Cupia. Shrub. 



