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of the flowers ; but it appears to come nearest to Pyrostria, but 

 differs from that genus in the truncate calyx and inflorescence. 



1 O. SESSILIFLORA (D. C. 1. c.) Tj . S. Native of French 

 Guiana, where it was collected by Patris. 



Sessile-flowered Oclavia. Shrub. 



Cult. See Hamiltonia, p. 555. for culture and propagation. 



CXXIII. LITOSA'NTHES (from \ITOS, litos, small, and 

 avOos, anthos, a flower ; the flowers are small). Blum, in flora, 

 1825, p. 189. bijdr. p. 994. D. C. prod. 4. p. 465. Lito- 

 santhes, A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. par. 5. p. 213. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Limb of calyx small, 

 4-toothed. Corolla globose, with a villous throat, and a short 

 spreading 4-cleft limb. Stamens 4, inclosed ; filaments very 

 short, inserted beneath the throat ; anthers linear. Style in- 

 closed, perforating the fleshy disk ; stigma subclavate, 4-toothed 

 at the apex. Drupe succulent, obovate, umbonate, inflated, when 

 young 4-celled, but in the adult state usually 1 -celled, containing 

 generally 4 1 -seeded pyrenae, which are furnished with papery 

 aril at the base, and fixed to the central axis, which is incomplete. 

 Embryo incurved. A shrub, with the habit of Fernclla. Leaves 

 small, trapeziform, almost sessile. Peduncles axillary, filiform, 

 usually bearing 2 flowers at the apex. This genus is nearly 

 allied to Pyrostria. 



1 L. BiFLo v RA(Blum. 1. c.) Jj . S. Native of the western parts 

 of Java, on the mountains in woods. 



Two-flowered Litosanthes. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Hamillonia, p. 555. 



CXXIV. ERITHALIS (from cpi, eri, and 0aXXu, thallo, to 

 grow green ; in allusion to the leaves being of a deep shining 

 green). P. Browne, jam. p. 165. t. 17. f. 3. Lin. gen. no. 

 238. Juss. gen. p. 206. mem. mus. 6. p. 396. Lam. ill. t. 

 159. Gaertn. fruct. 1. t. 26. A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 

 5. p. 213. D. C. prod. 4. p. 465. Herrera, Adans. fam. 2. p. 

 158. but not of Ruiz et Pav. 



LIN. SYST. Peta-Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an ovate 

 tube, a short permanent subtruncate limb, having its border 

 hardly 5-10-toothed. Corolla rotate, almost without a tube, 

 5-10-parted; lobes linear-oblong, spreading. Stamens 5-10, 

 scarcely adnate at the bottom of the corolla ; filaments subulate ; 

 anthers linear. Stigma appearing simple at first sight, but on 

 more close examination it will be found to be bilamellate. Drupe 

 globose, furrowed, crowned by the calyx, containing 5-10 1- 

 seeded pyrenae. Seeds pendulous. Albumen fleshy. Glabrous 

 shrubs. Leaves petiolate, having the lateral nerves hardly evi- 

 dent. Stipulas broad, short, mucronate, sheathing, permanent. 

 Peduncles axillary, panicled, rather longer than the leaves. 

 Flowers small, white. 



1 E. FRUTICOSA (Lin. spec. 251.) leaves obovate ; panicles pe- 

 dunculate ; berries 8-10-furrowed, crowned by the truncate 

 limb of the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Martinico, Guadaloupe, 

 Jamaica, St. Thomas, Porto-Rico, Cuba, &c. in woods on the 

 mountains. Swartz, obs. p. 80. Browne, jam. t. 17. f. 3. 

 Plum. ed. Burm. t. 249. f. 2. Erithalis odorifera, Jacq. amer. 

 72. t. 173. f. 23. Flowers white, sweet-scented, usually hexan- 

 drous. Berries purple. 



far. ft, inodbra (Jacq amer. p. 72.) shrubby ; branches pro- 

 cumbent ; flowers inodorous ; berries white. Jj . S. Native of 

 Curacoa, on rocks by the sea side. E. inodora, Rcem. et 

 Schultes, syst. 5. p. 268. This is a shrub about 2 feet high. 



Shrubby Erithalis. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1793. Tree 10 to 15 ft. 



2 E. ANGUSTIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 465.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminated at both ends ; panicles pedunculate, few- 

 flowered ; berry 5-9-furrowed, crowned by the 5-toothed limb 

 of the calyx. ^ . S. Native of Cuba, about the Havannah. 



Teeth of calyx 5-6, more conspicuous than those of the first 

 species, and the tube of the corolla is a little longer. Berry 

 nearly dry, containing 5-7 pyrenae. 



Narrow-leaved Erithalis. Shrub. 



3 E. ? PENTAG6NIA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 465.) leaves oval-lan- 

 ceolate, acute ; panicles terminal ; fruit deeply 5-furrowed, not 

 crowned by the calyx ; style very short, crowned by 5 reflexed 

 stigmas, fj . S. Native of Cuba. Fruit the size of a pea, 

 containing 5 chartaceous compressed narrow pyrenae. Style 

 permanent. Corolla and stamens unknown. Habit of the other 

 species of Erithalis, but is probably a distinct genus. 



Five-angled-fruited. Erithalis. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Hamiltonia, p. 555. 



CXXV. RETINIPHY'LLUM (from PIJTW.J, refine, resin, 

 and <f>v\\ov, phyllon, a leaf; the leaves are covered with resin). 

 Humb. et Bonpl. pi. equin. 1. p. 86. t. 25. H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 gen. amer. 3. p. 421. A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. p. 

 208. D. C. prod. 4. p. 366. Nonatelia species, Juss. Spreng. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx with a subglobose 

 tube, a 5-cleft limb, and acute lobes. Corolla salver-shaped, 

 with a terete tube, and 5 spreading linear obtuse lobes. Sta- 

 mens 5 ; filaments exserted from the throat of the corolla ; an- 

 thers oblong. Stigma thick, undivided. Drupe globose, crown- 

 ed by the calyx, furrowed, containing 5 bony 1 -seeded pyrenae. 

 Small glabrous trees. Leaves obovate, obtuse or emarginate 

 at the apex, cuneated at the base, coriaceous, downy beneath. 

 Stipulas sheathing. Spikes of flowers axillary, at the tops of the 

 branches, pedunculate. Flowers secund, 2-4 in a cluster, flesh- 

 coloured, propped by 3-5 coloured bracteas. 



1 R. SECUNDIFLORUM (Humb. et Bonpl. 1. c.) Ij . S. Native 

 of South America, on the shady banks of the Orinoco and Ata- 

 bapo, near St. Balthazar. Nonatelia secundiflora, Spreng. syst. 

 1. p. 751. The leaves and branches are covered by a kind of 

 yellow resinous matter. Berries size of a pea, brownish. 



Secund-flowered Retiniphyllum. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Hamiltonia, p. 555. 



CXXVI. NONATE'LIA (the Guiana name of one of the 

 species). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 182. Lam. ill. t. 155. Juss. gen. 

 p. 205. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 422. A. Rich, 

 mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. p. 206. t. 19. f. 2. D. C. prod. 4. 

 p. 466. Oribasia, Schreb. gen. no. 307. Psychotria species, 

 Willd. Nonatelia species, Juss. mem. 



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

 tube, and a 5-toothed permanent limb. Corolla tubular, fun- 

 nel-shaped, having the tube as if it was gibbous, and a 5-lobed 

 limb. Stamens 5, almost inclosed. Stigmas 2 ? obtuse. Drupe 

 globose, furrowed, containing 5 coriaceous 1 -seeded pyrenae. 

 Albumen horny. Shrubs or small trees. Leaves glabrous or 

 downy, oval-oblong. Stipulas combined together more or less, 

 or free. Thyrse terminal, panicle-formed or corymb-formed. 

 Flowers often bracteolate, white. 



1 N. RACEMO'SA (Aubl. "uiiui. 1. p. 187. t. 72.) leaves ellip- 

 tic-oblong, acuminated at both ends, petiolate ; stipulas twin on 

 both sides, 3 times shorter than the petioles ; thyrse panicled, a 

 little longer than the petioles ; flowers bracteolate at the base. 

 ^ . S. Native of Guiana, in the woods of Orapu. Psychotria 

 racemosa, Willd. spec. 1. p. 966. Orib&sia racemosa, Gmel. 

 syst. 1. p. 367. Flowers small, white. Bracteas 4, deciduous. 

 Fruit globose, 5-angled, 5-celled. Perhaps N. racemdsa, A. 

 Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. Par. 1792. p. 107. is the same. 



.Racemose-flowered Nonatelia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



2 N. PANAME'NSIS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 466.) leaves oblong, 

 acuminated at both ends, petiolate ; stipulas twin on both sides, 



