RUBIACEjE. CLXVIII. COFFEA. 



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anthers exserted. Tj . S. Native of Peru, in forests on the 

 Andes. Rudgea ciliata, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 755. Branches 

 thickened at the nodi. Bracteas small, subulate, at the ramifi- 

 cations of the panicle. Corollas white, with reflexed segments. 

 Berries red, globose. Perhaps the same as C. ciliata of Brazil, 

 which was collected on the road to Felisbert, by the Prince de 

 Neuwied, but according to Nees and Martins, in nov. act. bonn. 

 12. p. 13., it differs from the Peruvian plant in the racemes 

 being shorter. 



Ciliated-bractead Coffee-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



27 C. FOVEOLA'TA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 65. t. 216. f. 

 b.) leaves oblong-oval, acuminated, with pits in the axils of the 

 veins beneath ; stipulas ovate, ciliated with glands while young ; 

 panicles terminal ; anthers exserted. J? . S. Native of Peru, 

 in forests on the Andes. Psychotria foveolata, Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 746. but not of Ruiz et Pav. Psychotria scrobiculata, Spreng. 

 fil. ind. p. 572. Bracteas small, subulate. Corollas white, 

 but pale purple on the outside. Berries reddish, depressed at 

 both ends. 



Pitted-\eaved Coffee-tree. Shrub. 



28 C. MEXICA'NA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 501.) leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, reticulately veined beneath ; stipulas crested ; co- 

 rymbs terminal, trifid ; limb of calyx truncate, obtuse. (7 . S. 

 Native of Mexico. Rudgea Mexicana, Bartl. in herb. Hsenke. 

 Branches dichotomous. Fruit dry, indehiscent, chartaceous, the 

 nuts separating at length from each other. Seeds hemispheri- 

 cal, having a very narrow furrow in front. It differs from Rud- 

 gea in the limb of the calyx not being 5-parted, but quite entire. 



Mexican Coffee-tree. Shrub. 



29 C. NI'TIDA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 65. t. 217. f. a.) 

 leaves oblong, bluntly acuminated, shining ; stipulas truncate, 

 ciliated; panicles terminal; flowers sessile; anthers inclosed. 



I? . S. Native of Peru, on the Andes in forests. Rudgea nftida, 

 Spreng. syst. 1. p. 755. exclusive of the synonymes of Kunth. 

 Branches compressed. Stipulas covered with white linear glands 

 on the outside. Corollas white. Berries red, globose, size of 

 peas. 



Shining-leaved Coffee-tree. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



80 C. LAURIFO'LIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 372. but not of Salisb.) leaves oblong, somewhat acuminated, 

 coriaceous, shining ; stipulas ciliately multifid ; corymbs termi- 

 nal ; berries elliptic. I? . S. Native of South America, in 

 shady humid places at the Missions of the Orinoco. Coffea co- 

 riiicea, Willd. mss. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 201. ex 

 Kunth. Corolla and stamens unknown. Perhaps a species of 

 Psychotria, ex A. Rich. ? 



Laurel-leaved Coffee-tree. Shrub 1 2 to 20 feet. 



31 C. VERTICILLA'TA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 66. t. 217. f. 

 b.) leaves oblong-lanceolate and obovate, acuminated ; stipulas 

 ovate, ciliated ; panicles terminal; branches of panicle in whorles 

 of fours ; anthers exserted. fj . S. Native of Peru, in forests 

 on the Andes. Rudgea verticillata, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 755. 

 Bracteas small, setaceous. Calyx small, ciliated. Flowers ses- 

 sile, white, on the tops of the ramifications of the panicle. 



WAor/erf-panicled Coffee-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



* * Stipulas undivided or bidentate. but never ciliated. 



32 C. LONGIFO'LIA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 66. t. 218. f. a.) 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, repandly undulated ; stipulas ovate, un- 

 divided ; panicles terminal ; anthers exserted. ^ . S. Native of 

 Peru, in forests on the Andes. Leaves shining above, a foot 

 long. Corolla white with reflexed segments. Berries globose, 

 red. 



Long-leaved Coffee-tree. Shrub. 



33 C. MICROCA'RPA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 66. t. 218. f. 

 b.) leaves lanceolate, acute ; stipulas bidentate on both sides ; 



cymes axillary and terminal, spreading ; anthers hardly exserted. 

 tj . S. Native of Peru, on the Andes in forests. Branches a 

 little compressed at the apex. Bracteas subulate. Corollas 

 white, downy on the outside. Berries reddish, globose, size of 

 black pepper. Perhaps belonging to a different section. 



Small-fruited Coffee-tree. Shrub. 



84 C. SHCA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 371. 

 t. 286.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acute, coriaceous, shining ; sti- 

 pulas connate, bidentate on both sides ; spikes terminal ; flowers 

 sessile, disposed in whorles ; lobes of corolla ending each in a 

 callous horn. ^ S. Native of New Granada. Rudgea spi- 

 cata, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 755. Tube of corolla villous inside. 

 Fruit unknown. Perhaps a species of Psychotria. 



Spiked-Rowered Coffee-tree. Shrub. 



35 C. OLEIFO'LIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 372.) 

 leaves oblong, somewhat acuminated, coriaceous, shining ; stipu- 

 las truncate ; corymbs terminal. ^ S. Native of South Ame- 

 rica, near Santa Fe de Bogota. Tetramerium olesefolium, 

 Spreng. syst. 1. p. 409. Branches slightly 5-angled. Corolla 

 5-cleft, ex Kunth, 4-cleft, ex Muds. Fruit unknown. Perhaps 

 a species of Mapouria according to A. Rich. 



Olive-leaved Coffee-tree. Shrub. 



SECT. IV. STRAU'SSIA (named after Laurence Strauss, who 

 was the first, in 1666, to recommend coffee as a beverage). 

 D. C. prod. 4. p. 502. Berries turbinate or acuminated at the 

 base. Stipulas ovate, deciduous, ciliated on the lower margin of 

 the cicatrices. Flowers 4-6-cleft. Stamens 4-6. Stigma bifid. 

 Berries globose or oval. Shrubs, natives of the islands in the 

 South sea. Cymes terminal. 



S6 C. LUZONIE'NSIS (Cham, et Schlecht. 4. p. 32.) leaves lan- 

 ceolate, acute at both ends, with rather reflexed margins ; stipu- 

 las ovate-oblong, rather scarious, deciduous, with the cicatrices 

 rather ciliated at the margins ; cymes terminal, sessile, contracted 

 while young ; flowers 4-6-cleft ; throat of corolla bearded. Jj . 

 S. Native of the Island of Luzon. Corolla white, glabrous. 

 Anthers exserted a little. The central flower is 5-cleft, and the 

 rest either 4 or 5-cleft. Berries almost globose, acute at the 

 base, sometimes 1 -seeded by abortion. Branches fistular. 



Luzon Coffee-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



37 C. KADUA NA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 4. p. 33.) 

 leaves cuneate-obovate, somewhat scrobiculate in the axils of 

 the veins, with reflexed margins, usually clothed with rufescent 

 down beneath ; stipulas ovate, acute, caducous, the inner mar- 

 gins of the cicatrices ciliated ; cymes terminal, on long peduncles, 

 of 5 rays, 4 of which are disposed in a whorl around the other, 

 which is central ; corolla 5-cleft, with a naked throat. }j . S. 

 Native of the Sandwich Islands, particularly in O-Wahu. Berry 

 elliptic, attenuated at the base, rarely 1-seeded by abortion. 

 Branches compressed. Mr. Arnott remarked, that the segments 

 of the calyx are not ciliated as stated by the authors, although 

 the bracteas are. 



Kadu's Coffee-tree. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



38 C. CHAMMISSONIS (Hook, et Am. in Beech, voy. pt. bot. 

 p. 86.) leaves elliptic-oblong, scrobiculate in the axils of the 

 veins, with reflexed margins, quite glabrous on both surfaces ; 

 stipulas ovate, caducous, having the inner margins of the cica- 

 trices glabrous ; cymes on long peduncles of 5 rays, which are 

 disposed in a whorl ; corolla 5-cleft, with a naked throat. ^ . S. 

 Native of the Sandwich Islands. Very like the preceding. 



Chammisso's Coffee-tree. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



39 C. MARINIA'NA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnsea. 4. p. 35.) 

 leaves elliptic, acute at both ends, scrobiculate in the axils of the 

 veins ; stipulas ovate, deciduous, with the inner margins of the 

 cicatrices ciliated ; cymes terminal, pedunculate, with the branch- 

 lets decussate ; corolla 5-cleft, with a bearded throat. ^ S. 



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