RUBIACE^E. LXV. WENDLANDIA. 



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nerves of leaves hairy ; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated at both 

 - ends ; stipulas semi-orbicular, obtuse, permanent, coriaceous ; 

 panicle much branched, many-flowered, rather villous ; anthers 

 hardly exserted ; stigma bifid. b . S. Native of the island of 

 Luzon. Wendlandia multiflora, Bartl. in herb. Heenke. Allied 

 to Jl . pubfrula. Fruit hardly larger than turnip seed. Flowers 

 small, white 



Luzon We.idlandia. Tree. 



12 W. CO-.UA'CEA (D. C. 1. c.) arboreous, smooth in every part ; 

 leaves ^blong-lanceolate, acuminated, tapering at the base, pe- 

 tiolate, coriaceous, shining ; stipulas broad, short, rounded, 

 ending each in a cuspidate point : panicles dense, terminal, many- 

 flowered ; flowers opposite, very numerous. I? . S. Native of 

 Nipaul, in the valley, very common in the forest of Thoka, and 

 other places : and from Noakote. The tree is called Kongeea 

 in the Parbuteeyan language, and Julsi in that of Newar. Ron- 

 deletia coriacea, Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 142. D. Don, fl. 

 nep. p. 158. Leaves 5-7 inches long. Flowers white, fragrant. 

 Bracteas lanceolate, coriaceous, those of the flowers capillary. 

 Corolla with a cylindrical tube, and a spreading border. The 

 inhabitants of Nipaul use the wood of this tree for various pur- 

 poses, such as rafters, tools, &c. : it is close grained, and be- 

 comes of a brownish colour soon after being cut, not unlike 

 mahogany. A red dye is likewise prepared from it. The 

 leaves and flowers attain sometimes a bluish colour on being 

 dried. 



Coriaceous-leaved Wendlandia. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



13 W. PUBE'RULA (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets, petioles, nerves of 

 leaves underneath, and panicles hairy ; leaves petiolate, oval- 

 oblong, acute at both ends, glabrous above ; stipulas adpressecl, 

 broad at the base, cuspidate at the apex ; panicle terminal, 

 branched, many-flowered; corollas glabrous; stigma clavate. 

 ^ . S. Native of Nipaul. Allied to W. pendula, but differs 



in the stipules being 4 times shorter, in the corolla being gla- 

 brous, &c. 



Puberulous Wendlandia. Tree. 



14 W. PE'NDULA (D. C. 1. c.) frutico^e ; branches pendulous ; 

 leaves lanceolate-ovate, acuminated, smooth above and rough 

 underneath ; stipulas lanceolate, adpressed, deciduous, rather 

 shorter than the petioles ; corymbs terminal, oblong, panicled ; 

 tube of corolla filiform, smooth without and pubescent within ; 

 segments of corolla recurved. Jj . S. Native of Nipaul, be- 

 tween Hetaunra and Rheempedi, also on Sheopore. Rondeletia 

 pendula, Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 140. A very elegant 

 shrub. Branches obscurely quadrangular ; new shoots downy. 

 Leaves 3-5 inches long, and disposed 3 in a whorl on the robust 

 shoots. Peduncles villous. Flowers fascicled, green, fragrant. 

 Stigma clavate. 



PerfM/os-branched Wendlandia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



15 W. MALAYA'NA ; branches somewhat tetragonal; leaves 

 elliptic-lanceolate, acuminated, downy on the nerves, tapering 

 to the base, membranous ; stipulas broad ; calyx with a round- 

 ish tube and a 5-cleft border ; corolla with a very slender tube, 

 and a spreading border ; panicles terminal, corymbose, hardly 

 longer than the petioles, fj . S. Native of the Malay islands. 

 Anderosacme Malayana, Wall. cat. no. 6282. 



Malay Wendlandia. Shrub or tree. 



16 W. LONGIFO'LIA (D. C. 1. c.) fruticose : epidermis falling 

 from the branches ; leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, tapering 

 at the base, villous underneath; stipulas lanceolate, erect, 

 acute, often bidentate, furnished within their broad base with a 

 series of subulate glands ; panicle many times trichotomous, 

 downy ; calyx downy, with a yellow gland on each margin of 

 the segments, and sometimes at the points ; bracteas villous, 

 glandular. ^ . S. Native of Silhet ; and of Nipaul, on Chun- 

 dagiri, Nagurjoon, and at the foot of Sheopore near Thoka. The 



Bengalee name of the plant is Soopari. Rondeletia longif 61ia 

 Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 137. D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 

 138. Anderosacme longif olia, Wall. cat. no. 6280. Leaves 

 6-14 inches long, dark green above. Bracteas with an entire or 

 3-lobed base, their margins marked with yellow subulate fleshy 

 glands. Flowers large, fleshy, yellow, scentless, with a valvate 

 aestivation. Segments of corolla spreading. Stamens inserted 

 in the bottom of the tube. Capsules round, smooth. All the 

 species of this genus vary considerably in the size of the leaves, 

 the degree of their pubescence, and in their inflorescence, which 

 renders their specific discrimination difficult. 

 Long-leaved Wendlandia. Shrub. 



* * African species, nut sufficiently known. 



1 7 W. SULCA'TA ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, gla- 

 brous, on short petioles ; stipulas sheath-formed, supra-folia- 

 ceous ; racemes panicled, terminal ; capsule round, sulcate. 

 J? . S. Native of Sierra Leone, in woods on the margins of 

 rivers. Shrub branched. 



Furrowed- fruited Wendlandia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



18 W. PILO'SA ; leaves broad, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 

 cordate at the base, almost sessile ; stipulas large, sheath- 

 formed, supra-foliaceous, and are as well as the leaves pilose ; 

 racemes panicled, terminal ; capsules round. ^ . S. Native of 

 Sierra Leone, in woods on the banks of rivulets. 



Hairy Wendlandia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



19 W. RACEMOSA ; glabrous in every part; leaves elliptic, 

 very long, acuminated, coriaceous, on short petioles ; stipulas 

 large, sheath-formed, supra-foliaceous ; racemes panicled, ter- 

 minal ; capsules ovate. fj . S. Native of Sierra Leone, in 

 woods on the banks of rivulets. 



JKacemose-fioviered Wendlandia. Shrub. 



20 W. VIRGA'TA : leaves oval, acuminated, petiolate ; panicles 

 axillary and terminal. V? . S. Native of Sierra Leone, on the 

 edges of woods. A branched twiggy shrub. Stamens 5, longer 

 than the corolla. Capsule 1-celled, many-seeded. Corolla 

 funnel-shaped. 



Twiggy Wendlandia. Shrub. 



2. Tetrdmerce (from rtrpac, tetras, by fours, and fiepic, meris, 

 a part ; in reference to the flowers being tetramerous). D. C. 

 prod. 4. p. 412. Limb of calyx and corolla 4,-lobed. Stamens 

 4. Doubtful species. 



21 W. SPICA'TA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 412.) leaves elliptic, taper- 

 ing downwards, villous, as also the panicle ; stipulas oblong, acute, 

 smooth, except the elevated rib, which is villous ; panicle large, 

 terminal, almost sessile, with opposite compressed peduncles : 

 the secondary divisions of the peduncle dichotomous, terminating 

 in cylindrical slender, twin, or ternate spikes, which are 2 inches 

 long; flowers disposed in one row along one side of the rachis 

 of the spike ; corolla pubescent, with a slender tube, widening 

 at the apex ; stigma of 2 recurved lobes. Tj . S. Native of 

 Pulo-Penang. Rondeletia spicata, Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. 

 p. 139. Leaves 6-12 inches long. Bracteas lanceolate, sub- 

 hastate, acute. Flowers small. Capsule small, round, villous. 

 Seeds angular. Inflorescence like that of Tournefortia. Perhaps 

 a proper genus. 



Spicate-ftowered Wendlandia. Shrub or tree. 



22 W. TETRA'NDRA (D. C. 1. c.) shrubby ; branches tetra- 

 gonal, smooth ; leaves lanceolate, sessile, smooth ; stipulas pin- 

 natifid, ending each in a subulate point ; flowers axillary, glome- 

 rate, fj. S. Native of Pulo-Penang. Rondeletia tetrandra, Roxb. 

 fl. ind. 2. p. 136. Flowers mixed with many lanceolate-ciliated 

 bracteas. Capsule small, black, angular. Seeds numerous, 

 immersed in pits in the placentas. Perhaps a proper genus. 



Tetrandrous-floviered Wendlandia. Shrub. 





