RUBIACE.E. XLVI. CUPIA. XLVII. TARENNA. XLVIII. PETESIA. 



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6 C. ODORA V TA (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby ; leaves lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, polished ; corymbs terminal, and are as well as the 

 bracteas villous ; calyx 5-toothed : teeth one half shorter than 

 the tube of the corolla ; cells of berries 3-4-seeded. Tj . S. 

 Native of Silhet, where it is called Patugrooja. Webera odo- 

 rata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 535. Leaves 4-6 inches long and 1-2 

 broad. Stipulas triangular. Flowers numerous, middle-sized, 

 white, very fragrant. Anthers about as long as the segments of 

 the corolla. 



Srveet-scented-fioviered Cupia. Shrub large. 



2. Stigma 2-lobed. 



7 C. AURICULA TA (D. C. 1. c.) arborescent, smooth; leaves 

 ovate-oblong, emarginate, and unequally 2-lobed at the base, 

 acuminated, almost sessile, the axils of the veins glandular 

 beneath ; panicles terminal and lateral, brachiate, on flattened 

 peduncles ; throat of corolla swelled, elevated, and bearded ; 

 ovarium many-seeded. (j . S. Native of Pulo-Penang. We- 

 bera auriculata, Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 537. Leaves con- 

 tracted towards the cordate base, 7 inches long. Flowers white, 

 fragrant. 



Auricled-\va.\e.&. Cupia. Shrub large. 



8 C. TRUNCA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) shrub twining ; leaves ovate, 

 acute ; panicles terminal, on flattened peduncles : corolla with 

 a naked throat ; ovarium 4-ovulate. Jj . '"'. S. Native of 

 Pulo-Penang, on hills. Webera truncata, Wall, in Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 2. p. 538. Leaves 3-4 inches long, acute at the base, dark 

 and shining above, coriaceous. Bracteas lanceolate, deciduous. 

 Flowers white, fragrant, on short pedicels by threes, or in fasci- 

 cles. Anthers very long. 



Truncate Cupia. Shrub tw. 



9 C. SCA'NDENS (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby, scandent, glossy ; leaves 

 oblong, acuminated ; cymes axillary ; stigma of 2 oval plates. 



*l . ^j. S. Native of Silhet, where it is called Gujer-kota by the 

 natives. Webera scandens, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 534. Leaves 

 6 inches long and 2-3 inches broad. Divisions of cymes gener- 

 ally biternate. Flowers large, funnel-shaped, fragrant when 

 they first open, white, but like Gardenias become yellow by the 

 second day. Anthers linear, sessile. 

 Climbing Cupia. Shrub cl. 



f Species not sufficiently known. 



10 C. CYMO'SA (D. C. I.e.) arborescent; branches pubescent; 

 leaves ovate, acute, shining; cymes axillary, pedunculate, many- 

 flowered ; stigma capitate, 2-lobed. Jj . S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Webera cymosa, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1224. Ron- 

 deletia cym6sa, Poir. diet. 6. p. 256. Canthiurn cymosum, 

 Pers. ench. 1. p. 200. Flowers white, fragrant. Berries about 

 the size of juniper berries, but their internal structure has not 

 been noticed. 



Cymose-Rowered Cupia. Clt. 1811. Tree. 



11C. THYRSOIDEA (D. C. 1. c.) branches woody, clothed with 

 brown pubescence ; leaves oblong-ovate, acuminated at both 

 ends ; thyrse dense, terminal ; corolla glabrous outside and 

 pilose inside ; stigma bifid. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Webera thyrsoidea, Roth. nov. spec. p. 149. Canthiurn thyr- 

 soideum, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 6. p. 207. Flowers white. 

 Fruit unknown. 



Thyrse-fiowered Cupia. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Rondeletia, p. 517. 

 All the species are very elegant when in blossom, and the flowers 

 are very fragrant. 



XLVII. TARE'NNA (Tarenna is the Ceylonese name of 

 the shrub). Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 139. t. 28. f. 3. B.C. prod. 

 4. p. 395. 



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

 tube, and a 5-parted limb ; lobes linear-oblong, reflexed, per- 

 manent. Corolla, stamens, and stigma unknown. Berry glo- 

 bose, with 8 stripes, crowned by the limb of the calyx, 2-celled ; 

 pulp thin. Placentas central, spongy. Seeds 4-6 in each cell, 

 horizontal, semi-lunate, cuneated, compressed, wrinkled. Albu- 

 men fleshy. Embryo dorsal, with the radicle directed to the 

 periphery, and foliaceous,. cotyledons. This genus appears to 

 be allied to Cupia, but the flowers and all other particulars 

 besides those mentioned are unknown. 



1 T. ZEYLA'NICA (Ga>rtn. 1. c.). Tj . S. Native of Ceylon. 



Ceylon Tarenna. Tree or shrub. 



Cull. For culture and propagation, see Rondeletia, p. 517. 



XLVIII. PETFSIA (the author does not give the derivation 

 of the name). P. Browne, jam. p. 144. Jacq, arner. p. 18. ? 

 Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 3. p. 1945.? Bartl. in herb. Haenke, mss. 

 but not of Gaertn. D. C. prod. 4. p. 395. Petesia species, 

 Juss. 



LIN. SYST. Tetra-Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with a 

 roundish tube, and a short, 4-5-toothed limb. Corolla funnel- 

 shaped, with an equal 4-5-cleft limb. Stamens 4-5, within the 

 tube. Berry almost globose, naked at the apex, 2-celled, 

 many-seeded. Seeds numerous, rather angular, crustaceous. 

 Trees and shrubs. Leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, on short 

 petioles, often coriaceous. Stipulas intrapetiolar, undivided, 

 solitary, on both sides. Peduncles axillary, shorter than the 

 leaves, bearing each a few-flowered corymb or cyme ; rarely 

 terminal, except in the more doubtful species. Petesia of 

 Gsertn. is Eumachia, D. C. a genus among the tribe Cojfeacece. 

 The character given by P. Browne agrees with this genus, but 

 the species given are probably true species of Rondeletia. Pe- 

 tesia of Jacq. and Swartz is very doubtful, and will probably 

 constitute a new genus, according to Bartling. 



* Flowers axillary. 



1 P. GRA'NDIS (Bartl. in herb. Hacnke, ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 

 395.) leaves opposite, rhomboid-ovate, acuminated at both ends, 

 villous on both surfaces while young, but in the adult state they 

 are beset with a little scattered down above, and rather villous 

 on the nerve and veins beneath, reticulated and radiately striated 

 between the veins ; corymbs few- flowered. J? . S. Native of 

 Mexico. Limb of calyx 5-cleft, deciduous. Seeds scrobiculate. 



Great Petesia. Tree. 



2 P. NITIDA (Bartl. in herb. Haenke, ex D. C. 1. c.) leaves 

 opposite, oblong, attenuated at both ends, glabrous, reticulately 

 veined beneath, and radiately striated between the veins ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, 3-5-flowered, but only bearing one fruit each. 

 J? . S. Native of the Philippine Islands and Mariane Island. 

 Calyx sinuately 4-toothed. Corolla tomentose, small. Berry 

 globose, hardly the size of a pea. Seed sub-cylindrical. The 

 leaves are striated, almost like those of the first species. 



Shining-leaved Petesia. Tree. 



3 P. TERNIFOLIA (Bartl. in herb. Haenke, ex D. C. 1. c.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, obovate-oblong and oblong, acute at both 

 ends ; peduncles axillary, bifid, 5-7-flowered, but bearing only 

 1 fruit each. T? . S. Native of the Island of Luzon. 



Three-leaved Petesia. Tree. 



4 P. CARNO'SA (Hook et Arn. in Beech, voy. pt. bot. p. 64.) 

 leaves opposite, oblong-obovate, obtuse, attenuated at the base, 

 glabrous, fleshy ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered. lj . S. Na- 

 tive of the Society Islands. Corolla funnel-shaped, 4-lobed : 

 having the anthers sessile in the throat. It differs from most 

 Rubiaceous plants in the fleshy leaves. 



Fleshy-]eaved Petesia. Tree or shrub. 

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