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RUBIACE^E. CLXXI. PSYCHOTRIA. 



berries ovate, fy . S. Native of Carthagena, among bushes, 

 ex Jacq. ; and of St. Domingo, ex Bertero. P. Carthagen6nsis, 

 Spreng. ex Balb. Corollas white, having the tube much ex- 

 ceeding the limb, which is said to be 6-7-cleft, and the stamens 

 are 6-7, according to Jacquin. Berries red, crowned by the 

 calyx, which is of the same colour. Willdenow says that the 

 stipulas are emarginate ; but they are probably entire and 

 obtuse. 



Carthagena Psychotria. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



65 P.? CALYCINA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 356.) 

 glabrous ; branchlets compressed ; leaves lanceolate or oblong, 

 long-acuminated, narrow at the base, membranous ; stipulas ob- 

 long, obtuse ; corymbs pedunculate, trichotomous, spreading ; 

 calyxes cucullately spathaceous, cleft on one side, fy . S. Na- 

 tive of New Granada. Calyx campanulate, S-toothed, one half 

 shorter than the corolla. On account of the form of the calyx, 

 this plant does not agree with the present genus, but the fruit is 

 unknown. 



Large-calyxed Psychotria. Shrub. 



66 P. SALICIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 360. 

 but not of Willd.) glabrous ; branchlets compressed ; leaves lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated at both ends, membranous ; stipulas oblong, 

 acute, fascescent ; panicles pedunculate, with opposite, much- 

 spreading branches ; fruit spherical. Pj . S. Native of New 

 Granada. 



Willow-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



67 P. A'NCEPS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 360.) 

 glabrous ; branches 2 -edged ; leaves oblong, acuminated at both 

 ends, shining above, scrobiculate in the axils of the veins be- 

 neath ; stipulas ovate, acutish ; cymes pedunculate, trichoto- 

 mous, spreading ; flowers sessile, usually by threes ; fruit ovate, 

 fj . S. Native of New Granada, in temperate places, near the 



cataract of Tequendama. 



ZVo-erfgerf-branched Psychotria. Shrub. 



68 P. LU'CIDA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 361. 

 t. 288. but not of Willd.) glabrous ; branches 2-edged ; leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong, acuminated at both ends, coriaceous, shining 

 above ; stipulas ovate, acute, deciduous ; corymbs pedunculate, 

 dichotomous, spreading ; bracteoles and teeth of the calyx cili- 

 ated ; fruit nearly globose. Jj . S. Native of New Granada, 

 on the banks of the river Magdalena, near Honda. P. vibur- 

 noides, in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 189. but not of Kunth. 

 Flowers usually by threes, sessile, about the size of those of the 

 privet. 



Shining-leaved Psychotria. Tree 20 feet. 



69 P. CORNIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 362.) 

 glabrous ; branchlets terete ; leaves almost sessile, ovate-rhom- 

 boid, acuminated, cuneated at the base, membranous ; corymbs 

 pedunculate, terminal, bifid, divaricate ; fruit roundish, com- 

 pressed. ^ . S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco, near May- 

 pures. Stipulas and flowers unknown. Perhaps a distinct 

 genus. 



Dogwood-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



70 P. VIBURNOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 361 . but not of Willd.) glabrous ; branchlets compressed ; leaves 

 oblong, acuminated at both ends, coriaceous, shining above ; 

 stipulas ovate, acute, deciduous; cymes pedunculate, of 4 rays, 

 spreading ; bracteoles and teeth of the calyx ciliated. I? . S. 

 Native on the banks of the Orinoco, near the cataract of Atures. 

 Very like P. lucida. . 



Viburnum-like Psychotria. Shrub. 



71 P. BORJE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 557.) 

 smoothish ; branchlets compressed ; leaves lanceolate, acumi- 

 nated at both ends, membranous, with undulated margins, shin- 

 ing a little ; stipulas ovate, acute ; cymes pedunculate of 5 rays, 

 spreading, the rays clothed with powdery down. ^ . S. Na- 



tive in woods, on the banks of the Orinoco, near San-Borja. P. 

 ligustrina, Willd. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 188. Nearly 

 allied to P. rugulosa, but the flowers are smaller, &c. Leaves 

 glabrous on both surfaces according to Kunth, but according to 

 Willdenow the leaves are downy underneath. 

 San-Borja Psychotria. Shrub. 



72 P. GLAUCE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 558.) branchlets terete, hairy; leaves oblong or lanceolate-ob- 

 long, acuminated, acute at the base, with sub-undulated mar- 

 gins, rather coriaceous, glabrous, glaucescent beneath, foveolate 

 in the axils of the veins beneath, and downy on the veins ; sti- 

 pulas ovate, acuminated ; cymes pedunculate of 5 spreading 

 rays ; pedicels hairy ; fruit nearly globose-elliptic. P? . S. 

 Native on the banks of the Orinoco, and near the city of An- 

 gostura. P. divaricata, Willd. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 3. 

 p. 191. 



Glaucescent Psychotria. Shrub 1 to 1 5 feet. 



73 P. RUFE'SCENS (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 741.) branchlets, sti- 

 pulas, peduncles, petioles, and nerves of the leaves clothed with 

 rusty hairs ; leaves obovate-oblong, acuminated, narrow at the 

 base ; stipulas oval, obtuse ; cymes sessile, of 3-4 rays or 

 branches, the rays bearing almost sessile, crowded flowers at 

 their tops. I? . S. Native of South America. 



Far. a, ferrugtnea (D. C. prod. 4. p. 512.) branches sub- 

 trigonal ; flowers conglomerate ; stipulas acutish, half an inch 

 long. J; . S. Native of New Andalusia, near Caripe. The 

 corolla is said to be white, with a villous throat and reflexed 

 lobes. Fruit unknown. P. rufescens, H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 gen. amer. 3. p. 364. but not of Willd. Bertiera ferruginea, 

 Willd. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 227. 



Far. fi, hirta (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets compressed; flowers 

 usually by threes ; stipulas obtuse. T? . S. Native of New 

 Granada, on the Andes, about Quindiu. P. hirta, H. B. et 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 364. but not of Willd. Corolla 

 hairy outside. Berry oblong. 



Far. y, Hcenkeana (D. C. 1. c.) branchlets compressed ; sti- 

 pulas obtuse, hairy in the young state, and glabrous in the adult 

 state ; flowers conglomerate ; corollas hairy outside ; berries 

 ovate-oblong. Ij . S. Native of Mexico. P. rufescens, Bartl. 



Rufescent Psychotria. Shrub. 



74 P. DIERVILLOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 358.) clothed with fine hairy tomentum ; branchlets compressed ; 

 leaves ovate-acuminated, rounded at the base, membranous, gla- 

 brous above ; stipulas oblong, obtuse ; cymes pedunculate of 4 

 spreading rays ; pedicels and calyxes hairy. Tj . S. Native of 

 South America, near Angostura. Petioles glabrous. Stipulas 

 equal. Lobes of the corolla revolutely reflexed. Fruit un- 

 known. 



Diervilla-like Psychotria. Shrub. 



75 P. ORINOCE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 512.) leaves on short 

 petioles, roundish-ovate, acute, shining ; stipulas 2-lobed ; co- 

 rymbs divaricate. Tj . S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco. 

 P. cornifblia, Willd. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 191. but 

 not of Kunth. 



Orinoco Psychotria. Shrub. 



76. P. LATIFOLIA (Willd. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 189.) 

 leaves ovate, acute at both ends, ribbed ; stipulas acutely biden- 

 tate ; panicles terminal, elongated. (? . S. Native on the banks 

 of the Orinoco, in shady places. Humb. et Bonpl. Leaves a 

 foot long, very broad, shining on both surfaces, downy on the 

 veins beneath. Branches of the panicle crowded, erect, ex Spreng. 

 syst. 1. p. 745. 



Broad-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



77 P. LSVIGA'TA (Willd. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 190.) 

 leaves oblong-ovate, petiolate, tapering at the base, glabrous ; 

 stipulas bidentate ; panicle terminal. ^ S. Native of South 



