RUBIACEiE. CLXXI. PSYCHOTRIA. 



593 



Native of St. Domingo, where it was collected by Bei tero. Per- 

 haps a proper species. 



Horizontal-leaved Psychotria. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



104 P. coiiYMB6sA (Swartz, prod. p. 44. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 

 423.) glabrous; leaves ovate- lanceolate, acuminated, shining; 

 stipulas bidentate : teeth lanceolate ; corymbs trichotomous, 

 erect, shorter than the leaves ; peduncles anil pedicels coloured ; 

 throat of corolla naked. . Jj . S. Native of Jamaica, on the 

 mountains, ex Swartz ; Hispaniola, ex Spreng ; and Guadaloupe, 

 ex herb. Balb. Branches terete. Peduncles purple, as well as 

 the bracteas, which are subulate. Corolla purplish, tubular, 

 with a naked white throat. Berries globose, reddish. Perhaps 

 a species of Palicourea. In the specimen collected by Bertero 

 the tube of the corolla is 4 lines long, and the berries are round- 

 ish, didymous, and rather compressed, and crowned by the acute 

 teeth of the calyx. 



Corymbose-fiowered Psychotria. Shrub 6 to 7 feet. 



105 P. NUBIANS (Swartz, prod. 4. p. 515.) glabrous ; leaves 

 lanceolate, acute, nerved ; stipulas bidentate, marcescent, deci- 

 duous, acute ; corymbs terminal, pedunculate, trichotomous, 

 shorter than the leaves, erect when bearing the flowers, but 

 nutant when bearing the fruit. ^ . S. Native of Hispaniola, 

 on arid cretaceous hills. Corollas small, white, with acute seg- 

 ments ; anthers yellow. Berries round, scarlet, size of red 

 currants. 



Nodding-corymbed Psychotria. Shrub. 



106 P. CONOE'STA (Spreng. in herb. Balb. ex D. C. prod. 4. 

 p. 515.) glabrous; leaves lanceolate, acute at the base, and 

 acuminated at the apex ; stipulas deciduous ; panicles pedun- 

 culate, trichotomous, loose ; ultimate branches of the panicle 

 bearing 3-4 flowers in a heap ; throat of the corolla bearded ; 

 anthers inclosed. lj . S. Native of Jamaica. Leaves 2-j- inches 

 long, and 9-10 lines broad. Petioles 2 lines long. In the axils 

 of the leaves and stipulas there are rufous ciliae. Panicles 

 longer than the leaves. Flowers small. 



Crowded Psychotria. Shrub. 



107 P. PA'TENS (Swartz, prod. p. 45. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 419.) 

 glabrous ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, rougbish, mem- 

 branous, distich ; stipulas bidentate; peduncles shorter than the 

 leaves ; panicles secund, with spreading branches ; throat of the 

 corolla naked. lj . S. Native of Jamaica, on the higher moun- 

 tains, and probably of St. Domingo, ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 746. 

 Young branches compressed. Flowers small, white, with a re- 

 flexed limb. Berries roundish, black. 



Spreading-panicled Psychotria. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



108 P. MYRTIPHY'LLUM (Swartz, prod. p. 44. fl. ind. occ. 1. 

 405.) glabrous ; leaves lanceolate-ovate, nerveless, shining, stiff; 

 stipulas ovate, deciduous ; branches secund ; racemes com- 

 pound, terminal ; throat of the corolla villous ; berries oblong. 

 Jj . S. Native of the north of Jamaica, in logwood forests. 

 Myrtiphy'llum, P. Browne, jam. p. 152. Sloane, jam. hist. 2. 

 p. 102. t. 109. f. 2. The shrub has a habit like the myrtle. 

 Leaves an inch long, deep green, grey beneath from numerous 

 small dots. Branches of racemes trifid. Flowers white. Ber- 

 ries scarlet, with the dissepiment usually vanished at maturity. 



Myrtle-leaved Psychotria. Clt. 1826. Shrub 3 feet. 



109 P. PARASITICA (Swartz, prod. p. 44. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 

 408.) plant sarmentose, radicant, and glabrous ; leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, veinless, rather succulent ; stipulas stem-clasping, 

 retuse, permanent ; cymes terminal and axillary, pedunculate ; 

 throat of the corolla downy; berries nearly globose. Tj . S. 

 Native of Martinique, Montserrat, St. Christopher, Dominica, 

 Guadaloupe, &c., parasitical upon trees. Viscoides pendulum, 

 Jacq. amer. p. 73. t. 51. f. 1. Branches pendulous. Cymes 

 trichotomous. Flowers small, white, pedicellate. Berries round, 

 scarlet. 



VOL. III. 



Parasitical Psychotria. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1802. Shrub 

 parasitical. 



110 P. MARGINA TA (Swartz, prod. p. 43. fl. ind. occ. p. 400.) 

 glabrous ; leaves lanceolate-ovate, acute, margined with carti- 

 laginous bristles ; stipulas ovate, acuminated, entire, deciduous, 

 length of petioles ; panicles loose, pedunculate; anthers inclosed ; 

 berries ovate. Jj . S. Native of the south of Jamaica, in woods ; 

 and of Panama and Mexico. Bartl. in herb. Hsenke. Psychotr. 

 P. Browne, jam. 161. no. 6. Leaves shining above, and glau- 

 cescent beneath. Branches of panicle opposite, slender, 3-6- 

 flowered. Corollas small, white, glabrous, with a reflexed limb. 

 Berries black. 



Marginate-]ea.\ed Psychotria. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1816. 

 Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



111 P. HIRSU'TA (Swartz, prod. p. 43. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 396.) 

 branches, panicles, petioles, and leaves clothed with rusty hairs ; 

 leaves lanceolate-ovate, acute ; stipulas lanceolate, undivided, 

 deciduous ; panicles pedunculate, spreading ; throat of corolla 

 villous; berries ovate, downy. Pj . S. Native of the south of 

 Jamaica, in woods of long standing. Branches of panicles tricho- 

 tomous. Flowers white. Berries red. 



Hairy Psychotria. Clt. 1826. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



112 P. FCE'TENS (Swartz, prod. p. 43. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 396.) 

 glabrous ; leaves lanceolate-ovate, acute ; stipulas ovate, acumi- 

 nated, deciduous, entire ; panicles pedunculate, much spreading, 

 with reflexed filiform divisions ; throat of corolla villous ; an- 

 thers oblong, among the villi in the throat ; berries oblong. fj . 

 S. Native of the south of Jamaica, in woods on the mountains. 

 Panicle of 4 main branches, the ultimate branchlets bearing 3 

 flowers. Flowers small, white. Berries small, oblong, scarlet. 



Stinking Psychotria. Shrub. 



113 P. WE'STII (D. C. prod. 4. p. 516.) glabrous; branches 

 terete ; leaves oblong-elliptic, attenuated at both ends, membra- 

 nous ; stipulas deciduous ; corymbs pedunculate, trichotomous, 

 loose, diverging, having the ultimate branchlets 3-flowered ; 

 throat of corolla naked; corolla oblong; anthers linear ; fruit 

 nearly globose, crowned by the calyx. ^ . S. Native of Porto- 

 Rico, where it was collected by West. Leaves 4-5 inches long, 

 and 1-2 broad. Petioles 7-8 lines long. Branches of corymb 

 2 inches long, but the first branches are diverging, and about an 

 inch long. Calyx 5-toothed. Lobes of corolla acute. 



West's Psychotria. Shrub. 



114 P. POLYA'NTHA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 516.) glabrous; sti- 

 pulas ovate, acuminated ; leaves elliptic, acuminated at both 

 ends, stiff, membranous ; panicles on long peduncles, trichoto- 

 inously branched ; throat of corolla-bearded ; stamens glabrous ; 

 anthers exserted. T? . S. Native of St. Domingo, where it was 

 collected by Bertero. P. laurifolia, Spreng. in herb. Balb. 

 Superior leaves 10 inches long, and 4 broad, pale beneath. Pe- 

 tioles an inch long. Common peduncle of panicle 6 inches long. 

 Flowers very numerous, glabrous, except in the throat. Fruit 

 unknown. 



Many-flowered Psychotria. Shrub. 



115 P. CITRIFOLIA (Swartz, prod. p. 43. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 398.) 

 glabrous ; leaves elliptic, acuminated, rather coriaceous ; stipu- 

 las ovate, acuminated, permanent ; peduncles short ; branches of 

 panicle opposite, trichotomous ; throat of corolla villous ; berries 

 oblong. Pj . S. Native of the West India Islands. Branches 

 compressed a little. Leaves coloured like those of the orange, 

 3-6 inches long. Corolla white, having the throat and segments 

 villous. Berries large, ribbed. P. brachiata, Spreng. in herb. 

 Balb. 



Citron-leaved Psychotria. Clt. 1793. Shrub. 



116 P. LAURIFOLIA (Swartz, prod. p. 43. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 

 392.) glabrous; leaves lanceolate-ovate, thickish, shining; sti- 

 pulas ovate, acuminated, deciduous ; panicles cymose, erect, 



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