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RUBIACE^. CLI. DECLIEUXIA. CLII. TERTKEA. CLIII. CHIOCOCCA. 



mocarpa, Bartl. in herb. Haenke. Flowers unknown. Stipulas 

 twin on both sides, subulate. 



Psychotria-like Declieuxia. Shrub. 



29 D. HERBA'CEA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 4. p. 11.) 

 plant herbaceous, glabrous ; branches straight, glabrous, terete, 

 a little winged : leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, at- 

 tenuated, acute ; cymes axillary, on long peduncles, of 5 spread- 

 ing rays. 1. S. Native of Brazil, about Rio Janeiro. Knoxia 

 Brasiliensis, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 406. Habit of Borreria laxa. 

 Corolla a line long. Fruit nearly dry. This plant ought pro- 

 bably to be excluded from the present genus, according to Mar- 

 tius in Linnaea. 1. c. 



Herbaceous Declieuxia. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Chiococca, p. 569. 



GLII. TERTRFA (named after J. B. du Tertre, a traveller 

 in the French West Indian Islands, and who has written a gene- 

 ral history of them). D. C. prod. 4. p. 481. Schiedea, A. Rich, 

 mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. pt. 1. p. 186. (1830) but not of 

 Schlecht. in 1826. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Limb of calyx 4-parted: 

 lobes erect, oval, obtuse, ciliated. Corolla short, funnel- 

 shaped, 4-cleft ; lobes short, obtuse, rather spreading : throat 

 beset with hairs. Stamens exserted, inserted in the upper part 

 of the tube. Style shorter than the corolla. Stigmas 2, short, 

 obtuse. Drupe oblong, compressed, crowned by the calyx, with 

 2 opposite furrows, containing 2 chartaceous 1 -seeded pyrenae. 

 S.eed oblong, compressed, pendulous. A shrub, native of Mar- 

 tinico, having the branchlets usually spinescent at the apex. 

 Leaves opposite, oval, acute, on short petioles, membranous, 

 glabrous. Stipulas interpetiolar, acuminated. Flowers small, 

 disposed in a terminal oppositely branched raceme. 



1 T. MARTINICE'NSIS (A. Rich. 1. c.) T; . S. Native of Mar- 

 tinico. 



Martinico Tertrea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Chiococca, p. 569. 



CLIII. CHIOCO'CCA (from \uav, chion, snow, and KOKKOS, 

 kolckos, a berry ; the berries of C. racemosa are white, hence it 

 is called snow-berry). P. Browne, jam. p. 174. Lin. gen. no. 

 231. Jacq. amer. p. 68. Juss. mem. mus. 6. p. 378. Lam. ill. 

 t. 160. Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 125. t. 26. A. Rich. mem. soc. hist, 

 nat. Par. 5. p. 186. D. C. prod. 4. p. 482. Lonicera species, 

 Lin. hort. cliff, et spec. ed. 1st. Chiococca species, Spreng. 



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

 tube, and an acutely 5-toothed permanent limb. Corolla funnel- 

 shaped, with an obconical tube or throat, and 5 acute lobes. 

 Stamens with the filaments hardly adnate to the bottom of the 

 corolla, downy, and shorter than the anthers, which are inclosed 

 and linear. Style rather clavate at the apex, entire or slightly 

 2-lobed. Berry somewhat didymous, compressed, crowned by 

 the teeth of the calyx, containing 2 chartaceous 1-seeded py- 

 renae. Seeds pendulous. Embryo with a long superior radicle. 

 Albumen cartilaginous. Shrubs generally with a somewhat climb- 

 ing habit. Leaves opposite, ovate or oblong, acute, glabrous. 

 Stipulas broad at the base, permanent, more or less apiculated. 

 Racemes axillary, opposite, simple or panicled. Flowers pedi- 

 cellate, of a yellowish white colour. Roots emetic and alexi- 

 teric. 



1 C. RACEMbsA (Jacq. amer. p. 68. Lin. spec. 246.) leaves 

 oval, acuminated at both ends, smooth ; Stipulas broad at the 

 base, and apiculated by a long point at the apex ; racemes many 

 flowered ; corolla much longer than the teeth of the calyx ; fila- 

 ments of stamens downy. Tj . S. Native of the West India 

 islands, Mexico, and Carthagena, on hills. Swartz, obs. p. 76. 

 Andr. bot. rep. t. 284. Tratt. tab. t. 631. Hook. fl. exot. t. 



93. Sloane, hist. t. 188. f. 3. Dill. hort. elth. t. 228. f. 295. 

 and therefore the Lonicera alba, Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 175. A 

 very variable shrub. Corollas at first white and scentless, but 

 at length becoming yellowish and sweet-scented. Leaves shining 

 on the upper surface. Berries snow white, hence the English 

 name snow-berry, and the Greek one chiococca. The stamens 

 are glabrous in the figure given by Hooker, and the stigma is 

 trifid in that given by Andrews, variations which have never 

 been seen in nature. The root has much the same acrid bitter 

 taste as snake-root, and has been long used as a strong resolu- 

 tive or attendant ; it is administered with great success in obsti- 

 nate rheumatisms, and old syphilitic taints. It is best given in 

 decoction ; it is also an excellent emetic, and may be dsed as 

 ipecacuanha. 



Var. ft, scdndens (Pers. ench. 1. p. 209.) branches very slen- 

 der, and evidently climbing; leaves oblong; racemes shorter 

 than the leaves, simple. Ij . S. Native of Jamaica, and the 

 island of Santa Cruz. Browne,"jam. p. 164. no. 2. Swartz, obs. 

 76. var. ft. 



Var. y, laxiflora (D. C. prod. 4. p. 482.) climbing ; leaves 

 oblong; racemes panicled, longer than the leaves. fj . S. H. 

 Cultivated in the botanic garden at Calcutta. 



Var. S, longiflora (D. C. prod. 4. p. 482.) leaves oblong, long- 

 acuminated ; racemes simple, equal in length to the leaves. 

 Jj . S. Native of Guadaloupe, where it was collected by Badier. 



Var. e, Floridanum (D. C. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, hardly acumi- 

 nated ; racemes simple, a little longer than the leaves. ^ S. 

 Native of Florida and Mexico by the sea side. Chiococca race- 

 mosa, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 103. 



Racemose -flowered Snow-berry. Fl. Feb. Clt. 1729. Shrub 

 4 to 6 feet. 



2 C. DENSIFLORA (Mart. spec. med. bras. p. 17. t. 6.) leaves 

 ovate, rather coriaceous ; stipulas broad at the base, apiculated 

 by a longish point ; racemes many flowered ; corolla much 

 longer than the teeth of the calyx ; filaments densely bearded. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in wdbds at Almadas and Ferradas, 

 on the mountains of Bahia ; and at the Port of St. Catharine, ex 

 Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 4. p. 13. Racemes simple. 

 Flowers white, sweet-scented. This species grows plentiful 

 about Bahia, where we have seen it either with loose or crowded 

 branches and leaves. 



Var. ft, Cubensis (D. C. prod. 4. p. 482.) leaves ovate, sub- 

 cordate ; racemes rather compound ; filaments bearded. Tj . S. 

 Native of Cuba. 



Dense-flowered Snow- berry. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



3 C. ANGUI'FUGA (Mart. spec. mat. med. bras. p. 17. t. 5.) 

 leaves ovate, acuminated ; stipulas very broad, short, each end- 

 ing in a short point ; racemes panicled ; corolla hardly 3 times 

 longer than the calycine teeth. fj . S. Native of Brazil, in 

 woods, French Guiana, Trinidad, Peru, Cuba, and about Cu- 

 mana, on the Spanish Main. Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 4. 

 p. 13. C. brachiata, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 67. t. 219. f. b. 

 C. racemosa, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 352. Sieb. 

 fl. trin. exsic. no. 38. C. parviflora and C. paniculata, Willd. in 

 Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 203. Pedicels and branchlets 

 glabrous. Flowers white. Root diuretic, and is called by the 

 Brazilians Cainca. 



Var. ft, pubescens (D. C. prod. 4. p. 483.) pedicels and 

 branchlets downy. Tj . S. C. pubescens, Willd. in Roem. et 

 Schultes, syst. 5. p. 202. 



Anguifugal Snow-berry. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



4 C. ODORA'TA (Hook, et Arn. in Beech, voy. pt. bot. p. 65.) 

 leaves broad-oval, rather coriaceous, very bldnt, acute at the 

 base, and running down the short petioles ; peduncles axillary, 

 solitary, 3-4-flowered ; corolla with a bearded throat. Jj . S. 



