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RUBIACE.E. CXXVI. NONATELIA. CXXVII. GYNOCHTHODES. CXXVIII. COBLOSPERMUM. 



connected at the base by a ligula, linear-subulate, longer than 

 the petioles ; thyrse terminal, panicled, divaricate, sessile, short. 

 Tj . S. Native of Panama. N. divaricata, Bartl. in herb. 

 Haenke, but not of A. Rich. Drupe roundish, depressed, con- 

 taining 5 pyrenae. Allied to N. racemosa. 

 Panama Nonatelia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



3 N. VIOLA'CEA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 188. t. 73.) leaves elliptic, 

 acuminated, tapering into the short petioles at the base ; stipulas 

 solitary on both sides, ovate, obtuse, deciduous ; thyrse many- 

 flowered, about half the length of the leaves ; flowers bracteate. 

 Jj . S. Native of Guiana, in woods. Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 

 5. p. 221. exclusive of the observations. Psychotria violacea, 

 Willd. spec. 1. p. 966. but not of Aubl. Oribasia violacea, 

 Gmel. Bracteas permanent. Corollas white. Berries ovate, 

 5-celled, of a violaceous colour, about the size of currants. 



Violaceous-berried Nonatelia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



4 N. OFFICINA'LIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 182. t. 73.) leaves ovate, 

 acute, glabrous ; stipulas combined into a 4-toothed sheath ; 

 panicles corymbose ; involucrum small, 3-leaved under each 

 flower. T; . S. Native of Cayenne, in sterile places. Lam. 

 diet. 1. p. 342. Stems nodose. Flowers white. Berry 5-cell- 

 ed and S-seeded, according to Aublet. Psychotria involucrata, 

 Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 413. a native of Jamaica, is certainly dis- 

 tinct from the plant of Aubl. in the fruit being 2-celled and 

 2-seeded. 



Officinal Nonatelia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1827. Shrub 2 

 to 3 feet. 



5 N. LU'TEA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 190. t. 74.) leaves broad- 

 ovate, acuminated ; stipulas bluntly 2-lobed ; panicles erect ; 

 tube of corolla narrow at the base, long, and with the segments 

 of the limb acute. T? . S. Native of French Guiana, at the foot 

 of Mount Couron. Psychotria lutea, Willd. spec. 1. p. 971. 

 but not of Sieb. Flowers yellow. Young fruit 5-celled, ex 

 Aubl. 



Yellow-flowered Nonatelia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



6 N. LONGIFLO'RA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 185. t. 71.) leaves lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, acute at the base, glabrous ; stipulas com- 

 bined into a sheath, furnished with 2 acute lobes on each side ; 

 thyrse panicled, few-flowered, pedunculate, one-half shorter than 

 the leaves ; tube of corolla incurved, and with the segments of 

 the limb bluntish. Tj . S. Native of French Guiana, in woods. 

 Psychotria longiflora, Willd. spec. 1. p. 971. but not of Poir. 

 Leaves greenish yellow. Berry globose, brownish purple, 10- 

 striped, 5-celled, ex Aubl. Habit ofPalicurea Pavettce. 



Long-flonered Nonatelia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



7 N. GRANDIFLO V RA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 422.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, gla- 

 brous ; stipulas connate, bifid ; corymbs pedunculate, terminal. 



I? . S. Native of South America, on the banks of the Orinoco 

 and the Tuamini, near Javita. Flowers rose-coloured. Fruit 

 oval, furrowed, 5-celled, ex Bonpl. 

 Great-flomered Nonatelia. Shrub. 



8 N.? MACUOPHY'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, I.e. p. 423.) leaves 

 ovate, acuminated, membranous, glabrous above, and clothed 

 with fine down beneath ; panicles terminal, pedunculate. ^ . S. 

 Native of South America, in the woods of the Orinoco near 

 Javita. Schwenkfeldia macrophylla, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 765. 

 Stamens probably 5. Flowers yellow. Drupe globose, 10-fur- 

 rowed, 4-5-celled, ex Kunth. 



Long-leaved Nonatelia. Shrub. 



9 N. FORMOSA (A. Rich, in mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. p. 

 207.) leaves elliptic, long-acuminated, abruptly petiolate, gla- 

 brous above, and rugged from tomentum beneath ; spikes ter- 

 minal, simple, erect, length of leaves; flowers tetramerous ; fruit 



4-celled ; corolla with a long tube, which is very villous inside. 

 J? . S. Native of French Guiana. Allied to N. longiflora. 



Beautiful Nonatelia. Shrub. 



10 N. DIVARICA'TA (A. Rich. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, acumi- 

 nated, tapering into the petioles at the base ; flowers 5-6-to- 

 gether, on the top of a common peduncle ; fruit globose, 4-fur- 

 rowed, containing 4 pyrenae. Tj . S. Native of French Guiana, 

 in woods. Flowers unknown. 



Divaricate Nonatelia. Shrub. 



UN.? HI'SPIDA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 187.) leaves 

 oblong, acuminated, oblique at the base, villous beneath ; stipu- 

 las linear-lanceolate, broad at the base ; flowers sessile, axillary, 

 verticillate, with hispid bracteas ; stigma 5-lobed. tj . S. Native 

 of the East Indies, in Silhet. Corolla funnel-shaped, white. 

 Ovarium hairy, 5-celled. Habit of Sablcea. Perhaps a proper 

 genus. 



Hispid Nonatelia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



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



CXXVII. GYNOCHTHO'DES (from yvvn, gyne, a female, 

 and oxOuSie, ochthodes, warted ; in reference to the warted 

 stigma). Blum, bijdr. p. 993. A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. 

 Par. 5. p. 208. D. C. prod. 4. p. 467. 



Lm. SYST. Tetra-Pentandria, Monogynia. Limb of calyx 

 short, quite entire. Corolla 4-5-parted, villous inside, with the 

 segments of the limb conniving at the base, and spreading at the 

 apex, each tipped by a short inflexed claw. Stamens 4-5, in- 

 closed, inserted in the base of the corolla. Stigma bifid, warted. 

 Drupe globose, baccate, umbilicate, containing 4 1 -seeded tri- 

 quetrous pyrenae, which are furnished with papery aril. Embryo 

 albuminous, erect. A climbing glabrous shrub. Leaves oppo- 

 site, oblong-oval, acute, coriaceous, glabrous. Stipulas perma- 

 nent, twin on both sides, approximate, erect, at length marces- 

 cent. Flowers crowded, axillary. This genus is nearly allied 

 to Nonatelia according to the author. 



1 G. CORIACEA (Blum. 1. c.) Tj. ,_,. S. Native of Java, 

 among bushes between Rompien and Kuripan. 



Coriaceous-leaved Gynochthodes. Shrub cl. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Pcederia, p. 561. 



CXXVIII. CGELOSPE'RMUM (from racAoc, koilos, hol- 

 low, and airEpfna, sperma, a seed ; the seeds are concave inside). 

 Blum, bijdr. p. 994. A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. p. 

 209. D. C. prod. 4. p. 468. 



LIN. SYST. Telra-Pentandria, Monogynia. Limb of calyx ur- 

 ceolate, quite entire, deciduous. Corolla with a short tube, and 

 a spreading 4-5 cleft limb ; lobes oblong-linear. Stamens 4-5, 

 exserted ; filaments inserted in the throat ; anthers long, linear, 

 incumbent. Style perforating the disk. Stigma bifid, exserted. 

 Drupe globose, umbilicate, containing 4 1 -seeded chartaceously 

 arillate pyrenae, which are hollow inside, and gibbous on the 

 outside. Embryo albuminose, erect. Glabrous climbing shrubs, 

 with terete branches. Leaves opposite, petiolate. Stipulas 

 broad, short, truncate. Corymbs or umbels axillary and ter- 

 minal, simple or compound. This genus is nearly allied to 

 Gynochthodes, but differs from it in the stamens being exserted. 



1 C. SCA'NDENS (Blum, bijdr. p. 468.) leaves oval, acute ; 

 flowers subumbellate, exceeding the upper leaves. Jj . w . S. 

 Native of Java and the island of Nusa-Kambanga, on the moun- 

 tains, climbing upon trees, where it is called Sambon and Tjun- 

 kankan. 



Climbing Coelospermum. Shrub cl. 



2 C. CORYMBO'SUM (Blum. herb, ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 468.) 

 leaves oblong, acuminated at both ends ; flowers subumbellate, 

 3 times shorter than the upper leaves. ^ . w . S. Native of 

 Java. 



