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191.) leaves oblong, acuminated at both ends, shining above, 

 but downy on the veins beneath ; stipulas connate, aristately bi- 

 dentate ; panicles terminal, elongated ; peduncles and pedicels 

 hairy, Jj . S. Native of South America, where it was collected 

 by Humb. and Bonpl., but is unknown to Kunth. 

 Awned-stipuled Psychotria. Shrub. 



131 P. SPLE'NDENS (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 747.) leaves lanceo- 

 late, narrowed at the base, bluntish, shining ; stipulas decidu- 

 ous ; corymbs few-flowered, pedunculate, terminal. ^ . S. Na- 

 tive of South America, at the Rio Negro, where it was collected 

 by Humb. and Bonpl., but is unknown to Kunth. P. lucida, 

 Willd. in Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 189. 



Glittering-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



132 P. LAMPROPHY'LLA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 747.) leaves nar- 

 row-lanceolate, elongated, tapering to both ends, coriaceous, 

 shining above, quite glabrous and veinless beneath ; stipulas 

 short, caducous ; panicles terminal, tripartite. Tj . S. Native 

 of South America. P. salicifolia, Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, 

 syst. 5. p. 190. The rest unknown. 



Shining-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



133 P. ATTENUA'TA (Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 

 192.) leaves ovate- elliptic, long-acuminated, membranous; sti- 

 pulas bidentate ; cymes terminal, fj . S. Native of South 

 America, where it was collected by Humb. and Bonpl., but is 

 unknown to Kunth. It is joined with P. pedunculata by Spren- 

 gel, who is probably right. 



Attenuated-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



134 P.? DICHO'TOMA (Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. 

 p. 518.) leaves ovate-oblong, acute ; stipulas bifid; spikes dicho- 

 tomous. Tj . S. Native of South America, where it was col- 

 lected by Humb. and Bonpl. 



Dichotomous-spiked Psychotria. Shrub. 



135 P. COMMUTA'TA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 518.) leaves elliptic, 

 acute at both ends, rather membranous ; stipulas oblong, obtuse, 

 stem-clasping ; panicle corymbose, terminal. Tj . S. Native of 

 South America. Humb. and Bonpl. P. elliptica, Willd. in 

 Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 189. but not of Ker. 



Changed Psychotria. Shrub. 



136 P. MEMBRANA'CEA (Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. 

 p. 189.) leaves obovate-oblong, acuminated, membranous; sti- 

 pulas ovate, acute. Tj . S. Native of South America, where it 

 was collected by Humb. and Bonpl. 



Membranaceous-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



Species natives of Africa. 



137 P. NU'BICA (Caill. et Delil. pi. afr. p. 60.) leaves elliptic, 

 glabrous above, acutish at both ends, with the nerves on the 

 .under surface prominent and downy ; stipulas triangular ; cymes 

 terminal, with trifid crowded branches, which are downy, as well 

 as the corollas ; style much exserted. Pj . S. Native of the 

 north of Africa, in Nubia, at Singue. Teeth of calyx 5, obtuse, 

 very short. Stigma turbinate, bifid. Tube of corolla campanu- 

 late. Fruit unknown. 



Nubian Psychotria. Shrub. 



138 P.? FSATHURoioEs (D. C. prod. 4. p. 518.) glabrous; 

 leaves oblong, acute at both ends, coriaceous, petiolate ; stipulas 

 ovate, obtuse, deciduous, 4 times shorter than the petioles ; pani- 

 cles terminal, shorter than the leaves, with opposite branches ; 

 calyx truncate ; corolla divided beyond the middle, fj . S. 

 Native of the Mauritius, where it was collected by Bory de St. 

 Vincent. The flowers are not well known ; and the fruit is per- 

 fectly unknown. 



Psathura-like Psychotria. Shrub. 



139 P.? OBTUSIFOLIA (Lam. ill. t. 161. f. 4. Poir. diet. 5. p. 

 67.) glabrous ; leaves obovate, cuneated, very blunt, tapering 

 into the very short petioles ; stipulas twin on both sides, some- 



what concrete at the base, ending in linear points ; corymbs tri- 

 fid, pedunculate, much shorter than the leaves, with the branch- 

 lets bearing crowded sessile flowers at the apex. Tj . S. Native 

 of Madagascar, where it is called Maron- Ponton. Leaves 4-5 

 inches long and 2 broad. Berries ovate, striated. 



Blunt-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



140 P. ANGUSTIFOLIA ; shrub erect, nearly simple ; leaves oval- 

 lanceolate, entire, acuminated ; flowers panicled, terminal. Jj . S. 

 Native of Sierra Leone, on the banks of rivulets. Flowers pale red. 



Narrow-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



Species natives of Asia. 



141 P. SE'RPENS (Lin. mant. p. 204.) plant suffruticose, much 

 branched, twisted, glabrous; branchlets rather compressed, but 

 at length becoming terete ; leaves ovate, acute at both ends, 

 coriaceous ; stipulas ovate, obtuse, undivided, brown, deciduous; 

 corymbs pedunculate, trichotomous, terminal, having the pedun- 

 cles and branchlets 2-edged ; berries ovate. ^ . G. Native of 

 China and the East Indies. 



Serpentine-branched Psychotria. Shrub 2 to 6 feet. 



142 P. ROXBC'RGHII (D. C. prod. 4. p. 519.) branchlets op- 

 posite, complanate, downy, but becoming smooth at length ; 

 leaves elliptic, acuminated at both ends, membranous, shining 

 above, downy on the nerves beneath, which are parallel ; stipu- 

 las oval, about equal in length to the petioles, recurved at the 

 apex, acutely bifid ; panicles terminal, on short peduncles ; pe- 

 dicels downy, compressed, umbellate ; lobes of calyx ciliated. 

 Jj . S. Native of the Moluccas. P. Asiatica, Lin. spec. ? ex- 

 clusive of the synonymes. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 160. Leaves 

 8-10 inches long. Flowers very small, greenish. Bracteas 

 small, lanceolate. Throat of corolla villous ; anthers inclosed. 

 Berries oval, 10-nerved (conforming to that in the figures of 

 Gasrtn. fruct. 1. t. 25. and Browne, jam. t. 17. f. 2.), deep red. 



Roxburgh's Psychotria. Shrub. 



143 P. SPH^ROCA'RPA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 161.) 

 glabrous ; branchlets compfessed ; leaves ovate-elliptic, acumi- 

 nated, coriaceous, with parallel veins ; stipulas ovate, about equal 

 in length to the petioles, recurved at the apex, and acutely bifid ; 

 corymbs pedunculate, compact, villous ; teeth of calyx subulate ; 

 berries globose, smooth, fj . S. Native of the East Indies, on 

 the hills near Silhet. Leaves 8-12 inches long, shining above. 

 Flowers very small, crowded. Corolla densely bearded at the 

 throat. Berries pale red, without ribs. 



Round-fruited Psychotria. Shrub. 



144 P. TRUNCATA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 162.) gla- 

 brous ; axils of petioles pilose ; branchlets somewhat compres- 

 sed ; leaves elliptic-ovate, acute, attenuated at the base, coria- 

 ceous, foveolate in the axils of the veins beneath ; stipulas broad- 

 ovate, undivided, coriaceous, deciduous ; corymbs terminal, 

 small, pedunculate, fleshy, bracteolate ; limb of calyx truncate ; 

 throat of corolla bearded. J? . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Leaves 6-8 inches long and 4 broad. Petioles submarginate. 

 Backs of stipulas depressed. Flowers rather large, by threes, 

 intermediate ones sessile. 



TYuncate-calyxed Psychotria. Shrub. 



145 P. CONN A'TA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 163.) glabrous; 

 branchlets compressed ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, tapering 

 much at the base, almost sessile, coriaceous ; stipulas ovate, 

 acutely cuspidate, longer than the petioles, rather recurved at 

 the apex ; corymbs terminal, ovate, on long peduncles, with the 

 first ramifications umbellate, the rest trichotomous ; bracteas 

 connate at the base, ciliated, slightly lobed ; flowers by threes, 

 sessile ; throat of corolla bearded. J? . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Leaves foveolate in the axils of the nerves beneath. 

 Peduncles rather compressed. Berries ovate, almost black, an- 



ular when dried. 

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