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RUBIACE^l. LXXX1. ANOTIS. 



FIG. 96. 



1 A. FILIFO'RMIS D. C. prod. 

 4. p. 431.) stems herbaceous, 

 creeping, much branched, tetra- 

 gonal, glabrous ; leaves sessile, 

 linear, apiculated, rather ciliat- 

 ed ; stipulas small, ciliated ; 

 flowers solitary, terminal, almost 

 sessile; anthers exserted. I/. 

 F. Native of Peru, on the An- 

 des, in frigid places. Hedyotis 

 filiformis, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 

 1 . p. 67. t. 87. f. b. Habit of a 

 species of Galium. Corolla 

 white ; limb spreading at first, 

 but reflexed at last. Lobes of 

 calyx lanceolate, acute. Capsule 

 ovate, (f. 96.) 



Filiform Anotis. PL proc. 



2 A. CONFE'RTA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 431.) stem creeping, much 

 branched ; branches ascending, tetragonal ; leaves linear, apicu- 

 lated, flat, glabrous ; stipulas subulate ; flowers terminal, soli- 

 tary ; anthers at the throat. TJ. . F. Native of Peru, on the 

 Andes of Tarma and Cantua. Hedyotis conferta, Ruiz et Pav. 

 fl. per. 1. p. 57. t. 87. f. a. Leaves 2-3 lines long. Corolla 

 white. Capsule glabrous, emarginate. 



Crowded Anotis. PL creeping. 



3 A. HYPNO!DES (D. C. prod. 4. p. 432.) stems suflfruticose, 

 creeping, tufted ; branches tetragonal ; leaves sessile, linear-lan- 

 ceolate, glabrous, piliferous at the apex ; stipulas subulate at the 

 apex; flowers terminal, solitary, sessile; anthers exserted. %. 

 F. Native of the province of Quito, in very cold places of the 

 Andes, about Assuaya. Houstonia bryoides, Willd. herb, ex 

 Kunth. Hedyotis hypnoides, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 

 3. p. 389. Leaves hardly a line long. Corollas white. 



Hypnum-liJee Anotis. PL creeping. 



4 A. JUNIPERIFO'J.IA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 432.) plant suffru- 

 ticose, procumbent, much branched ; branchlets tetragonal ; 

 leaves linear, apiculated, sessile, with revolute edges ; stipulas 

 ovate, acute ; flowers terminal, tern, pedicellate. lj . F. Native 

 of Peru, in high frigid places of the Andes, of Tarma, and 

 Cantua. Hedyotis juniperifolia, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 57. 

 t. 87. f. c. Corollas unknown. 



Juniper-leaved Anotis. PL proc. 



5 A. MICROPHY'LLA (D. C. 1. c.) stems suflfruticose, creeping; 

 branchlets nearly terete ; leaves oblong, glabrous on short pe- 

 tioles, piliferous at the apex ; stipulas tridentate at the apex ; 

 flowers solitary, sessile, terminal, but at length lateral ; anthers 

 exserted; cells of capsule 4-5-seeded. fj . F. Native of Peru, 

 near the mines of Gualyagoc, and the city of Micuipampa. 

 Hedyotis microphylla, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 389. Willd. in Schultes, syst. 3. p. 526. 



Small-leaved Anotis. PL creeping. 



6 A. CERVANTE'SII (D. C. 1. c.) stems tufted, diffuse, quad- 

 rangular, rather scabrous, corymbose at the apex ; leaves sessile, 

 linear, acute, flat, glabrous ; stipulas ovate, toothed ; flowers 

 pedunculate, 2-3-together, terminal, rarely axillary ; anthers ex- 

 serted. Jj . F. Native of Mexico. Hedyotis pygmae'a, Rcem. 

 et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 526. Hed. pumila, Willd. herb. Hed. 

 Cervantesii, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 390. Cham, 

 et Schlecht. in Linnsea. 5. p. 168. Corolla funnel-shaped, vio- 

 laceous? glabrous, size of those of Asperula cynanchica. Cap- 

 sule subglobose, didymous ; cells 4-8-seeded. 



Cervantes's Anotis. Shrub diffuse and tufted. 



7 A. THYMIFO'LIA (D. C. 1. c.) plant shrubby, erect, much 

 branched ; branchlets hairy ; leaves sessile, linear, glabrous, 

 with revolute margins ; stipulas acutely bifid ; corymbs terminal, 



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trichotomous ; cells of capsule 8-seeded. Tj . F. Native of 

 Peru, on high hills in the provinces of Tarma and Caxatambo. 

 Hedyotis thymifolia, Ruiz et Pav. 1. p. 56. t. 88. f. a. Leaves 

 5-6 lines long. Corollas white. Capsule obcordate. Branchlets 

 subtetragonal. 



Var. ft, thesioides (D. C. prod. 4. p. 432.) plant erect; 

 branchlets terete; flowers lateral and terminal, usually by threes, 

 on very short peduncles ; cells of capsule 9-12-seeded. Tj . F. 

 Native near Pasto and Quito. Hedyotis thymifolia, H. B. et 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 391. Hed. thesioides and Hed. 

 coarctata, Willd. herb, ex Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 391. 

 Hed. thuyoides and Hed. coarctata, Willd. in Schultes, syst. 3. 

 p. 527. Leaves 5-6 lines long. Corolla funnel-shaped: with 

 the lobes one-half shorter than the tube. Capsule subglobose- 

 elliptic. Anthers exserted. 



Var. y, hyssopifblia (D. C. 1. c.) plant suffruticose ; leaves 

 an inch long ; corymbs terminal, trichotomous. ^ . F. Native 

 of Chili, near Coquimbo ; and of Peru, at Guamantanga and St. 

 Bonaventura. Hedyotis hyssopifolia, Cav. icon. 6. p. 54. t. 575. 

 f. 2. Corolla as in var. ft. Branches bluntly tetragonal. Seeds 

 larger than in any of its congeners, and is perhaps a proper 

 species. 



Thyme-leaved Anotis. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



8 A. LARICIFO'LIA (D. C. 1. c.) plant suffruticose, erect, 

 branched, glabrous ; leaves sessile, linear, acute, with hardly re- 

 volute margins ; stipulas acute ; peduncles 3-5-flowered, rising 

 from the forks of the branches ; anthers exserted. Tj . F. Na- 

 tive of the Cordillera of Chili, on the highest mountains. Hed. 

 laricifolia, Cav. icon. 6. p. 54. t. 575. f. 1. Corolla of a red- 

 dish brown colour, funnel-shaped. Capsule ovate, truncate. 



Larch-leaved Anotis. Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



9 A. SETO V SA (D. C. 1. c.) plant shrubby, erect, much branch- 

 ed ; leaves on short petioles, ovate, acute, ciliately serrulated 

 glabrous ; stipulas connate, ovate, furnished with many bristles 

 at the apex ; flowers terminal, usually by threes. Tj . F. Native 

 of Peru, on the Andes at Churupallana and Huassa-Huassi 

 Hed. setosa, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 56. t. 88. f. a. Corolla 

 large, purple, with a broad terete tube, and having the lobes 

 almost one-half shorter than the tube. Habit of Rachicalli. 

 nitida, but differs from it in the calyx being 4-lobed, withou 

 any accessory teeth. Anthers inclosed. 



Bristly Anotis. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



10 A. ERICOIDES (D. C. prod. 4. p. 433.) leaves linear, in 

 fascicles, furrowed ; flowers terminal, subcorymbose. Jj . F 

 Native of Peru, ex Roem. ex Schultes ; and of New Granada 

 in icy places on the Andes, between Ona and Paramo de Sara 

 guru, ex Kunth. The rest unknown. Hed. ericoldes, Willd 

 herb, in Schultes, syst. 3. p. 527. and in Kunth, nov. gen. amer 

 3. p. 393. 



Heath-like Anotis. Shrub i to i foot. 



SECT. II. AMPHIO'TIS (afj.<j>t, amphi, on both sides, and ov 

 wroe, ous olos, an ear). D. C. prod. 4. p. 433. Herbs erect 

 Leaves ovate, or lanceolate. Corymbs trichotomous. Corolla sal 

 ver-shaped. Calyx drawn out to half the length of the ovarium 

 only ; the capsule is therefore naked at the apex. 



1 1 A. LANCEOLA'TA (D. C. diss. ined. with a figure, ex prod. 4 

 p. 433.) plant glabrous ; stem erect, tetragonal, with the angle 

 a little winged ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, acute, glabrous ; stipu 

 las lanceolate, membranous ; corymbs trichotomous, terminal 

 corolla funnel-shaped ; anthers exserted ; capsule globose, half 

 aclnate to the calyx. F. Native of the south of Carolina 

 where it was detected by Bosc. Hed. lanceolata, Poir. suppl. 3 

 p. 14. Genus novum, Fraser, mss. in herb. L'Her. Seed 

 nearly globose, 4-5 in each cell. Lobes of calyx linear, perma 

 nent, exceeding the capsule a little. Corolla purplish. 



