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RUBIACE.E. CLXXT. PSYCHOTRIA. 



Kunth ; in the Island of Martinico, ex Sieb. ; and of Guada- 

 loupe, ex Perrottet. 



Bundle-flowered Psychotria. Shrub. 



92 P. TEHUIF6LIA (Swartz, prod. p. 43. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 

 402.) glabrous ; leaves oblong, acuminated at both ends, mem- 

 branous ; stipulas ovate, deciduous, bifid, with acuminated lobes; 

 panicles erect, almost sessile, shorter than the leaves ; throat of 

 corolla villous. I? . S. Native of Hispaniola, among bushes. 

 Leaves with an obtuse acumen, ex Swartz. Panicles trichoto- 

 mous. Flowers small, white. Berries oblong, glabrous. P. 

 glabrata, Sieb. fl. mart. no. 73. does not differ from the plant of 

 Swartz, unless in the leaves being acutely acuminated. P. lauri- 

 f olia, Bertero, collected in Hispaniola, has the leaves acute at the 

 apex, and the nerves of the leaves beset with rusty down under- 

 neath. In both, however, there are rufous cilia in the axils of 

 the leaves and stipulas. 



Thin-leaved Psychotria. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



93 P. NERVOSA (Swartz, prod. p. 43. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 403.) 

 glabrous ; leaves ovate, acute at the base, and acuminated at the 

 apex, veined, a little undulated ; stipulas oblong, acuminated, 

 etnarginate, deciduous ; corymbs tripartite, with trichotomously 

 panicled branches ; throat of corolla villous ; berries oblong. 



fj . S. Native of Jamaica, among bushes. P. stipulacea, 

 Swartz, in herb. L'Her. Branches a little compressed. Pani- 

 cles terminal and axillary, shorter than the leaves. Stipulas 

 large, rusty. 



Nerved-]enved Psychotria. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



94 P. LA'XA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 407. but not of Ruiz et 

 Pav.) glabrous ; leaves ovate, acuminated, hardly nerved, on 

 very short petioles ; stipulas ovate, acuminated, deciduous ; 

 corymbs terminal, tripartite from the base, trichotomous, having 

 the branches and pedicels rather capillary and loose ; berries 

 oblong. >2 . S. Native of Jamaica, among bushes on the moun- 

 tains. Stipulas small, subciliated. Fruit oblong, acuminated at 

 both ends. Branches terete. Leaves 1-2 inches long. 



Zoose-corymbed Psychotria. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



95 P. OLIGO'TRICHA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 514.) glabrous ; leaves 

 elliptic, acuminated at both ends, membranous, hairy in the axils 

 of the veins ; stipulas ovate, membranous, rufous, deciduous ; 

 corymbs sessile, tripartite, having the branches trichotomous ; 

 throat of corolla bearded. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica, Porto- 

 Rico, Martinique, &c. P. horizontalis, Spreng. in herb. Balb. 

 It differs from P. horizontalis in the nerves of the leaves being 

 glabrous, in the throat of the corolla being bearded, not naked ; 

 and in the corymbs being sessile, not pedunculate. Very nearly 

 allied (o P. undata and P. chimarrhoides. 



Few-haired Psychotria. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



96 P. CHIMARRHOI'DES (D. C. prod. 4. p. 514.) glabrous ; 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, membranous ; 

 stipulas ovate, obtuse, rusty, deciduous, length of the petioles ; 

 cymes terminal, sessile, tripartite : with the branchlets 3 times 

 shorter than the leaves. Jj . S. Native of Guadaloupe and 

 Trinidad, ex Sieb. fl. trin. no. 256 ; and of Cuba. Fruit oval, 

 striated, crowned by the 5-toothed calyx. Leaves 3 or 3-|- 

 inches long, and 7-9 lines broad. Very nearly allied to P. un- 

 data, but differs in the leaves being flat, and one-half narrower ; 

 and in the fruit being oval, not spherical. 



Chimarrhis-l'tke Psychotria. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



97 P. CAPITELLA'TA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 514.) branehlets com- 

 pressed, glabrous ; leaves elliptic, a little cuneated at the base, 

 and acuminated at the apex, membranous, glabrous ; stipulas 

 drawn out into 2 setaceous ligulse ; peduncles terminal, hairy, 

 bearing three nearly sessile downy bracteate heads of flowers, 

 one-half shorter than the leaves. f; . S. Native of Trini- 

 dad. Sieb. fl. trin. no. 236. Habit different from any other 

 species. 



Capitellate-ftowereA Psychotria. Shrub. 



98 P. OLIGA'NTHA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves oblong, cuneated at the 

 base, nerved : nerves prominent beneath, rather roughish ; sti- 

 pulas bifid, with triangular acute lobes ; peduncles terminal, 

 shorter than the leaves, 2-flowered at the apex ; fruit ovate. 

 Tj . S. Native of St. Domingo. P. lineata, Spreng. in herb. 

 Balb. ; and in syst. 1. p. 746. exclusive of the synonymies. 

 Leaves 2-3 inches long, and 9-10 lines broad. Pedicels l| inch 

 long. Flowers unknown. Berry striated a little. 



Few-flowered Psychotria. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



99 P. PORTORICE'NSIS (B.C. prod. 4. p. 515.) branches, pe- 

 tioles, nerves of leaves, and peduncles clothed with rusty hairs ; 

 leaves elliptic, acuminated at both ends, and clothed with velvety- 

 down on both surfaces ; stipulas ovate, large, membranous, ru- 

 fous, deciduous ; cymes terminal, sessile, tripartite, with the 

 branches trichotomous ; throat of corolla villous. fj . S. Native 

 of Porto-Rico, in woods by the sea-side, where it was collected 

 by Bertero. P. hirsuta from Porto-Rico, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 

 744. It differs from P. villosa and P. hirsuta in the inflores- 

 cence being a sessile cyme, not a pedunculate panicle. 



Porto-Rico Psychotria. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



100 P. BERTERIA'NA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 515.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acuminated at both ends, glabrous above, downy on the 

 nerves beneath, and branches of the panicle ; stipulas twin on 

 both sides, ovate, acute, hardly joined at the base ; branches and 

 branchlets of panicle opposite ; tube of corolla short. 17 . S. 

 Native of St. Domingo and Porto-Rico. Nonatelia pubescens, 

 Spreng. syst. 1. p. 751. Leaves membranous, 7 inches long, 

 and 3 inches broad. Petioles 9-10 lines long; axils of leaves 

 somewhat ciliated. Fruit globose, furrowed. 



Bertero's Psychotria. Shrub. 



101 P. BRACHIA'TA (Swartz, prod. p. 45. fl. ind. occ. p. 415.) 

 leaves oval-oblong, acuminated at both ends, glabrous ; stipulas 

 oval-oblong, bluntly bidentate ; branches tetragonal ; branches 

 and branchlets of panicle opposite, spreadingly divaricate, downy ; 

 ultimate flowers by threes, girded by a double bractea. Tj . S. 

 Native of the south of Jamaica, on high mountains, ex Swartz ; 

 and of St. Domingo, ex Bertero. Nonatelia officinalis, Spreng. 

 in herb. Balb. Leaves downy on the veins beneath. Flowers 

 dirty white. Fruit deep blue, oblong. 



Brachiate-panided Psychotria. Clt. 1793. Sh. 6 to 7 feet. 



102 P. PUBE'SCENS (Swartz, prod. p. 44. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 

 424.) branches, petioles, leaves (especially underneath), and 

 panicles downy ; leaves ovate, acuminated at both ends ; stipu- 

 las with 2 short acute teeth ; panicles cymose, spreading, length 

 of leaves. Jj . S. Native of Jamaica and St. Domingo, in 

 hedges and waste places. Psychotrophum, P. Browne, jam. 

 161. no. 5. Panicles trichotomous, with usually a sessile flower 

 in each fork. Pedicels furnished with linear opposite bracteas. 

 Flowers greenish yellow, downy outside ; throat of corolla vil- 

 lous. Berries downy, roundish, didymous, black, containing 

 bluish juice. 



Donny Psychotria. Clt. 1812. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



103 P. HORIZONTALS (Swartz, prod. p. 44. fl. ind. occ. p. 

 410.) branches terete, horizontal, smooth ; leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acute, downy beneath on the nerves, as well as the pe- 

 tioles and panicles ; stipulas small, ovate, deciduous, minute ; 

 peduncles shorter than the leaves ; panicles erect, with the 

 branches horizontal, and tripartite at the apex; throat of corolla 

 naked. Pj . S. Native of St. Domingo, in chalky dry places. 

 The leaves are said by Swartz to be downy beneath, and villous 

 on the petioles and nerves. Flowers small, dirty white : anthers 

 white. Berries oblong. 



Var. ft, cuspidata (D. C. prod. 4. p. 515.) stipulas broad, 

 short, cuspidate, marcescent ; throat of corolla hairy. Tj . S. 



