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RUBIACE^E. CLXXIII. PALICOUREA. 



glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, acute at the base, membranous, shining ; stipulas cadu- 

 cous ; panicles sessile ; corollas smoothish. Tj . S. Native of 

 New Granada, near Santa Anna. This is a very distinct plant 

 from Psychotria Iongifl6ra, Willd., with which it has been con- 

 founded by Sprengel in his syst. 1. p. 744. 

 Long-leaved Psychotria. Shrub. 



41 P. ANGUSTIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 367.) branchlets hairy; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, 

 acute at the base, membranous, stiff, discoloured, glabrous, 

 rather hairy on the nerves and veins ; stipulas glabrous, biden- 

 tate : teeth subulate ; panicles pedunculate, hairy ; corollas 

 hairy ; fruit nearly globose, didymous. (7 . S. Native of South 

 America, on the banks of the Orinoco or Rio Negro. Psycho- 

 tria stenophylla, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 744. 



Narrotv-leaced Palicourea. Shrub. 



42 P. NicoiiANiEFOLiA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 4. p. 

 1 8.) branchlets, panicles, stipulas, and under surfaces of leaves 

 clothed with minute down ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated 

 at both ends, membranous, glabrous above ; stipulas truncate, 

 drawn out into 2 lanceolate-linear teeth each ; panicles elon- 

 gated, contracted ; corollas tubular, downy on the outside while 

 young. Jj . S. Native of equinoxial Brazil. Segments of the 

 corolla rather unequal, pilose at the apex. There are also 5 

 fascicles of hairs in the tube of the corolla. Berries nearly orbi- 

 cular, flattened. 



Tobacco- leaved Palicourea. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



43 P. CALOPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 529.) glabrous; 

 branches terete ; leaves oblong, acute at the base, acuminated at 

 the apex, on short petioles ; stipulas combined at the base, twin 

 on both sides, lanceolate, acuminated ; panicles erect, contracted, 

 shorter than the leaves, with very short few-flowered downy 

 branchlets ; corollas clothed with powdery tomentum. Tj . S. 

 Native of French Guiana, where it was collected by Patris. 

 Leaves 6-8 inches long, and 2 or 2y broad. Nearly allied to 

 P. nicotianeefolia, but differs in the leaves being glabrous be- 

 neath, in the different form of the stipulas. The lobes of the 

 stipulas appear as if they were verticillate, 2 being axillary, and 

 the other 2 between the petioles. 



Beautiful-leaved Palicourea. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



44 P. PETIOLA'RIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 370.) glabrous ; leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, cuneated at 

 the base, membranous, on long petioles : stipulas connate, 

 acutely bifid at the apex ; panicles erect, clothed with very minute 

 down ; calyx glabrous, with acutish lobes. T? . S. Native of 

 New Andalusia, on Mount Tumiriquiri. Psychotria petiolaris, 

 Spreng. syst. 1. p. 745. Corolla unknown. Leaves 6-7 inches 

 long. Petioles 1 or 1 1 inch long. Panicles 3-4 inches long. 

 Said to be nearly allied to P. Guianensis. 



Petiolar Palicourea. Tree 60 feet. 



45 P. GUIANE'NSIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 173. t. 66.) glabrous; 

 leaves oval, short-acuminated, hardly acute at the base, mem- 

 branous, petiolate ; stipulas bluntly bifid, rather connate, at 

 length distinct, intrafoliaceous ; panicles much-branched, erect ; 

 corollas cylindrical, mealy outside. Pj . S. Native of French 

 Guiana, in woods. Psychotria Palicurea, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 

 433. Stephanium Guianense, Gmel. syst. veg. p. 368. Semira 

 Palicurea, Poir. diet. 7. p. 196. Leaves a foot long, and 5-6 

 inches broad. Flowers sweet-scented, scarlet. Tube of corolla 

 a little inflated, and curved. 



Guiana Palicourea. Shrub 7 to 8 feet. 



46 P. HJENKEA'NA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 530.) branchlets bluntly 

 tetragonal ; leaves petiolate, elliptic, acute at the base, and very 

 blunt at the apex, or hardly cuspidate, glabrous, velvety beneath 

 on the middle nerve and veins ; stipulas triangular, acute ; pa- 

 nicles terminal, pedunculate, much branched, equal in length to 



the leaves, with opposite or alternate spreading branches ; corollas 

 glabrous. Fj . S. Native of Peru, on the mountains about the 

 Guanocco, where it was collected by Haenke. Cinchona Haen- 

 keana, Bartl. in herb. Hsenke. Corollas purplish, 4 lines long. 

 Fruit unknown. Habit very like that of P. Guianensis. 

 Haenke's Palicourea. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



47 P. BARBINE'RVIA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 530.) branches terete, 

 glabrous ; leaves oval, acute at the base, cuspidate at the apex, 

 stiffish, glabrous, with the nerves rather prominent beneath, and 

 bearded on both sides ; stipulas intrafoliaceous, adpressed, very 

 blunt, somewhat 2-lobed ; panicles pedunculate, rather longer 

 than the leaves, large, much branched, having the rachis angular, 

 and the branchlets somewhat verticillate, spreading, and many- 

 flowered ; corollas clothed with powdery tomentum. T? . S. Na- 

 tive of Porto-Rico, and probably of St. Domingo. Psychotria 

 macrophylla and Psych, lutea, Spreng. in herb. Balb. A very 

 beautiful species, nearly allied to P. Guianensis, but very distinct. 

 The nerves of the leaves become naked at length. 



Bearded-nerved Palicourea. Shrub 6 to 7 feet. 



48 P. COSTA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 366.) 

 branchlets villous ; leaves oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, 

 membranous, glabrous, discoloured beneath, and hairy on the 

 nerves and veins ; stipulas hairy, bifid, with the segments linear, 

 and about equal in length to the petioles ; panicles pedunculate, 

 hairy ; corollas hairy on the outside, and bearded inside. Tj . S. 

 Native of South America, on the banks of the Orinoco and Rio 

 Negro. Said to be nearly allied to Psychotria reticulata. Per- 

 haps the same as Psychotria aristata, Willd. in Rcem. etSchultes, 

 syst. vol. 5. to which it is referred by Sprengel. 



Ribbed-leaved Palicourea. Shrub. 



49 P. KO'XIA (Mart. reis. ex Linnaea. 5. p. 39.) glabrous ; 

 leaves membranous, oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base on 

 short petioles ; panicles divaricate ; pedicels usually trifid ; co- 

 rollas velvety. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. The rest unknown, 

 as in the following species. 



Poisonous Palicourea. Shrub. 



50 P. s6NANS (Mart. I.e.) glabrous; leaves coriaceous, ob- 

 long, attenuated at both ends, acuminated or retuse ; racemes 

 subcorymbose, disposed into a large pyramidal panicle. ^ S. 

 Native of Brazil. Corollas velvety. 



Sounding Palicourea. Shrub. 



51 P. DIURE'TICA (Mart. 1. c.) leaves with thickened revolute 

 margins, velvety beneath between the ribs and veins; racemes 

 disposed into a subcorymbose panicle ; flowers clothed with fine 

 velvety down. ^ . S. Native of Brazil. 



Diuretic Palicourea. Shrub. 



52 P. OFFICINA'LIS (Mart. 1. c.) shrub clothed with harsh 

 yellow down in every part ; leaves narrow-elliptic, on short pe- 

 tioles, acute or rounded at the apex, with a mucrone, tapering 

 a little at the base ; corymbs disposed into a coarctate panicle. 

 J? . S. Native of Brazil. 



Officinal Palicourea. Shrub. 



53 P. AURA'TA (Mart. 1. c. p. 40.) leaves 4 in a whorl, mem- 

 branous, stiffish, oblong or obovate, on long petioles, bluntish, 

 glabrous, of a golden yellow colour beneath ; racemes disposed 

 in a coarctate panicle ; corollas clothed with fine velvety down. 



Jj . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Eared Palicourea. Shrub. 



54 P. STRE'PENS (Mart. 1. c.) bark corky; leaves coriaceous, 

 stiff, glabrous on both surfaces, almost sessile, broad-ovate, ob- 

 tuse at both ends, with thickened revolute margins, yellowish 

 beneath ; corymbs disposed into a pyramidal panicle ; corollas 

 clothed with fine velvety down. Jj . S. Native of Brazil. Per- 

 haps the same as P. rigida ? 



Rattling Palicourea. Shrub. 



