RUBIACE^E. CLXVI. FARAMEA. CLXVII. STREMPELIA. CLXVIII. COFFEA. 



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minal, trichotomous, divaricate. fj . S. Native of Guayaquil. 

 Tetrarnerium multiflorum, Bartl. in herb. Hsenke. Flowers 

 white ? Stipulas different in form from any other species. 

 Guayaquil Faramea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



" * Stipulas never ending in an awn. 



12 F. JASMINOIDES (D. C. prod. 4. p. 497.) leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, acuminated at both ends ; Stipulas ovate, large, acutish ; 

 corymbs terminal ; calyx urceolate, with 4 long teeth ; berry glo- 

 bose, crowned by the short limb of the calyx. I/ . ? S. Native 

 of New Granada, near Ibague. Tetramerium jasminoides, H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 373. t. 287. Coffea flavicans, 

 \Villd. mss. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 201. Branches 

 tetragonal. Leaves pale green, yellowish beneath. Lobes of 

 corolla one-half shorter than the tube. Flowers white. 



Jasmine-like Faramea. Shrub. 



13 F. ? SESSILIFO'LIA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves oblong, acuminated, 

 cordate, sessile ; Stipulas ovate, acuminately subulate ; corymbs 

 terminal, trichotomous ; limb of calyx urceolate, 4-toothed. fy . 

 S. Native in woods on the banks of the Orinoco, between May- 

 pure and St. Fernando de Atabapo. Tetramerium sessilifo- 

 lium, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 374. Ixora sessili- 

 folia, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 409. Flowers white. Anthers pro- 

 bably exserted. From the fruit being unknown, it is doubtful 

 whether it belongs to the present genus. 



Sessile-leaved Faramea. Shrub. 



14 F. MULTIFLO V RA (A. Rich, in mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. 

 p. 176.) leaves oval-elliptic, acuminated, abruptly petiolate ; sti- 

 pulas interpetiolar, connate, sheath-formed, acuminated ; flowers 

 corymbose, terminal. Tj . S. Native of French Guiana. 



Many -flowered Faramea. Shrub. 



1 5 F. CALYCIFLO V RA (A. Rich. 1. c.) leaves elliptic, acuminated ; 

 Stipulas interpetiolar, acuminated ; flowers spiked ; spikes ter- 

 minal, pedunculate ; limb of calyx tubular, large, permanent. 

 I? . S. Native of French Guiana. From the calyx being per- 

 manent, it does not probably belong to the present genus. 



Calyx-flonertd Faramea. Shrub. 



SECT. III. FARAMEO!DES (from faramea, and idea, like ; but 

 is meant only as an alteration of the generic name). D. C. prod. 

 4. p. 498. Panicles thyrsoid, terminal. 



16 F. ALBE'SCENS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 498.) panicle terminal, 

 pedunculate, having its branches bearing umbels of flowers at 

 the apex ; calyx truncate. Tj . S. Native of French Guiana. 

 Branchlets compressedly angular. Leaves oblong, acuminated 

 at both ends, shining on both surfaces, pale green. Stipulas 

 acute, deciduous while young. Peduncles 2-edged, furnished 

 with 3-4 pairs of branches. Panicles white, one-half shorter 

 than the leaves. Corollas elongated, very like those of F. trun- 

 cdta. 



Whitish-pamdeA Faramea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



17 F. MARTINI (D. C. 1. c.) panicles terminal, on short pe- 

 duncles, shorter than the leaves ; branches corymbose at the 

 apex ; calyx hardly toothed : leaves large, oval ; anthers ex- 

 serted at the throat. T? . S. Native of Guiana, at Mount Kaw, 

 where it was collected by Martin. Branchlets compressed. Sti- 

 pulas broad, short, permanent. Leaves glabrous, membranous, 

 attenuated at the base. Lobes of corolla 4, a little longer than 

 the tube. Calyx urceolate. Fruit unknown. 



Martin's Faramea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Coffea, p. 584. 



CLXVII. STREMPE'LIA (named after Charles Frederick 

 Strempel, author of Filicum Berolinensium Synopsis, Berlin, 

 1822-1828). A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. p. 180. D. C. 

 prod. 4. p. 498. 



LIN. SYST. Tetra-Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an 



obovate-globose tube, and a catnpanulately tubular 4-5-toothed 

 limb. Corolla tubular, terete, with a 4-5-parted spreading limb, 

 lanceolate acute segments, and a naked throat. Stamens in- 

 serted in the middle of the tube ; filaments beset with short 

 hairs in the free part ; anthers linear, inclosed. Fruit ovoid, 

 striated, fleshy, crowned by the tubular limb of the calyx, con- 

 taining 2 bony 1 -seeded indehiscent nuts, which are flat on the 

 inside, and furrowed in the middle. Seed erect. Embryo nearly 

 terete. A Guiana shrub. Leaves opposite, elliptic. Stipulas 

 fringed. Flowers sessile, umbellate on the tops of the peduncles. 



1 S. GUIANE'NSIS (A. Rich. 1. c.) Jj . S. Native of French 

 Guiana. 



Guiana Strempelia. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Coffea, p. 584. 



CLXVIII. COFFE V A (so named from Caffee, a province of 

 Narea in Africa, where the common coffee grows in abundance). 

 Lin. gen. no. 230. exclusive of some species. Gaertn. fr. 1. p. 

 118. t. 25. Lam. ill. t. 160. Juss. mem. mus. 6. p. 379. D. C. 

 prod. 4. p. 498. 



LIN. SYST. Tetra-Pcntandria, Monogynia. Calyx with an 

 ovate, globose or turbinate tube, and a small 4-5-toothed limb 

 (f. 107. a.}. Corolla tubular, funnel-shaped, with a spreading 

 4-5-parted limb (f. 107. &.), and oblong lobes. Stamens 4-5, 

 rising from the middle of the tube of the corolla, or from its 

 apex, exserted or inclosed. Style bifid at the apex, having the 

 lobes rarely combined. Berry umbilicate (f. 107. h.), naked or 

 crowned, containing 2 1 -seeded nuts of the consistence of parch- 

 ment, which are convex on the outside, and flat inside, and 

 marked by a longitudinal furrow. Embryo erect, in horny albu- 

 men, with a terete obtuse radicle, and foliaceous cotyledons. 

 Trees and shrubs. Leaves opposite. Stipulas interpetiolar. 

 This genus is probably divisible into several genera, but that 

 has not been attempted on account of specimens of the greater 

 number of the species being rare in European collections. 



SECT. I. COFFE (altered from the generic name). Rai. hist. 

 pi. Juss. act. acad. sc. Par. 1713. D. C. prod. 4. p. 498. 

 Coffea, A. Rich. mem. soc. hist. nat. Par. 5. p. 168. t. 16. f. 2. 

 Tube of calyx very short, not increasing after flowering, but 

 always vanishing. Throat of corolla usually naked. Berry 

 ovate or globose. Stigma bifid. Trees and shrubs. Stipulas 

 solitary on both sides, undivided, neither toothed nor ciliated. 

 Inflorescence axillary in the genuine species. Flowers from 4 

 to 7 cleft, but usually 5 cleft. 



* Peduncles axillary. Flowers 5-7-cleft, pentandrous or hep- 

 tandrous. 



1 C. ARA'BICA (Lin. spec. p. FIG. 107. 



245.) leaves oval-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, glabrous, shining on the 

 upper surface ; peduncles axil- 

 lary, short, aggregate ; corolla 

 5-cleft : anthers exserted ; ber- 

 ries ovate. Tj S. Native of 

 Arabia Felix and ^Ethiopia, 

 from whence it has been carried 

 to almost all parts of the world 

 within the tropics. Gsertn. fruct. 

 1. t. 25. Sims, bot. mag. 1303. 

 Tratt. tab. t. 400. Tuss. ant. 

 t. 18. Delaun. herb. amat. t. 

 285. Church, ad Steph. med. 

 bot. 4. t. 182. C. laurifolia, 

 Salisb. prod. p. 62. Juss. 



act. ac. par. 1713. t. 7. Ellis, mon. 1774. in 4to. Till, 

 pis. t. 32. Pluk. aim. t. 272. f. 1. Alp. egypt. t. 36. Blackw. 

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