RUBIACE,E. CLXXXV. BORRERIA. 



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by the 4 nearly equal teeth of the calyx, and with a small acces- 

 sory tooth between each of these, i/ . S. Native of the south 

 of Brazil and Buenos Ayres. Heads small. Leaves an inch long, 

 and a line broad. Seed oblong, granular. 

 Eryngo-like Borreria. PI. 1 foot. 



39 B. SATUREI^FOLIA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnae. 3. p. 

 313.) stem shrubby, erect, smoothish ; branchlets tetragonal; 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, glabrous, with somewhat revo- 

 lute edges ; bristles of the stipulas rather downy, longer than 

 the sheath ; whorles of flowers semi-globose, axillary, and ter- 

 minal, the latter the largest ; capsule glabrous, crowned by 

 the 4 elongated calycine teeth, which are furnished with short 

 pili in the recesses, ^ . S. Native of equinoctial Brazil. Said 

 to be allied to B. suaveolens, but the flowers are smaller, the in- 

 volucral leaves are larger, and the stature is smaller, &c. 



Savory-leaved Borreria. Shrub 1 foot. 



40 B. SUAVE'OLENS (Meyer, esseq. p. 81. t. 1.) glabrous; 

 stem shrubby, erect, much branched ; branchlets slightly tetra- 

 gonal ; leaves linear, pungent, opposite, and falsely verticillate ; 

 bristles of the stipulas stiff", rather shorter than the sheath ; 

 whorles of flowers globose, a few axillary, and a larger ter- 

 minal one, which is involucrated by 8 leaves ; corolla gla- 

 brous, with acuminated lobes ; capsule ovate, glabrous, crowned 

 by the 4 teeth of the calyx, and 4 small accessory ones in 

 the recesses between the others. Fj . S. Native of Dutch 

 Guiana, in shady places, at Arrowabichkreck. Bigelowia sua- 

 veolens, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 404. exclusive of the variety from 

 Porto Rico, and probably that from Brazil. Corolla funnel- 

 shaped, ex Meyer. Stamens exserted. 



Sweet- scented Borreria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



41 SIDERITIS (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 3. p. 201.) plant 

 scabrous from hairs ; stem tetragonal, having the angles a little 

 winged ; leaves ovate-oblong, sessile, marked by 4 nerves on 

 both sides ; bristles of the stipulas shorter than the sheath, 

 which is pilose ; whorles of flowers axillary, at length globose ; 

 lobes of the corolla bearded outside ; capsule pilose, ovate, 

 crowned by the 4 teeth of the calyx. If. . S. Native of equi- 

 noctial Brazil. Plant probably procumbent. 



Sideritis-]\ke Borreria. PI. procumbent. 



42 B. SCA'NDENS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 546.) stem shrubby at the 

 base, ascending, weak, rather scandent, branched ; branches te- 

 tragonal, striated, rather scabrous along the angles ; leaves ovate, 

 glabrous, tapering into the petioles a little ; bristles of the sti- 

 pulas few, shorter than the sheath ; heads of flowers small, 

 terminal, girded by 4 leaves ; capsule oval, glabrous, crowned 

 by the 4 teeth of the calyx. If.. S. Native of Guadaloupe, 

 where it was collected by Bertero. Diodia sarmentosa, from 

 Guadaloupe, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 405. Spermacoce scandens, 

 Gmel. syst. 235. Sloan, jam. hist. 1. t. 28. f. 4. A. It differs 

 from Diodia sarmentosa, in the leaves being glabrous and more 

 ovate, in the heads being terminal, and in the fruit being dehis- 

 cent. 



Climbing Borreria. Shrub cl. 



43 B. AFFINIS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 546.) stems herbaceous, te- 

 tragonal, having the angles scabrous from pili ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminated, tapering to the base, scabrous from scat- 

 tered pili above, and more so along the veins beneath ; bristles 

 of the stipulas yellow, 7-9, longer than the sheath ; whorles of 

 flowers sessile, axillary, and terminal, the latter involucrated 

 by 2-4 leaves ; capsule oval, glabrous, crowned by the 4 subu- 

 late teeth of the calyx, and 4 smaller subulate accessory ones in 

 the recesses between the others. Native of Brazil, where it 

 was collected by Pohl. Spermac6ce afFinis, Pohl, in litt. 



Allied Borreria. PI. 1 foot. 



44 B. MICROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 456.) glabrous; stems 

 herbaceous, ascending, tetragonal ; leaves lanceolate-linear, acute ; 



bristles of the stipulas 7-9, longer than the sheath; whorles 10- 

 12-flowered in nearly all the axils, and at the tops of the stem 

 and branches, all equal in size, the latter girded by 4-6 leaves ; 

 capsule oval, downy, crowned by the 4 subulate teeth of the 

 calyx. Native of Brazil, where it was collected by Pohl. 

 Spermacoce microphylla, Pohl, in litt. Leaves 7-8 inches long, 

 and 1-| to 2 broad. 



Small-leaved Borreria. PI. ascending. 



45 B. RUBRO-STIPULA V TA (D. C. 1. c.) stem herbaceous, 

 straight, almost simple, tetragonal, having the angles beset with 

 retrograde villi ; leaves oblong-linear, acute at both ends, oppo- 

 site, or falsely verticillate ; bristles of the stipulas 7-9, stiffisli, 

 coloured, glabrous, longer than the sheath, which is downy ; 

 whorles of flowers capitate, 3-4 axillary, and one terminal, 

 the latter the largest, and girded by 4 leaves ; teeth of the calyx 

 4; anthers exserted. O- S. Native of Brazil, where it was 

 collected by Pohl. Spermacoce rubro-stipulata, and Sperm, 

 fasciculata, Pohl, in litt. Spermacoce Brasiliensis, Spreng. syst. 

 1. p. 402. Fruit unknown. 



Red-stipuled Borreria. PI. -| to 1 foot. 



46 B. ELONGATA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 547.) stem herbaceous, 

 branched ; branches elongated, hairy, terete ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminated, downy on both surfaces ; bristles of the 

 stipulas longer than the sheath, which is villous ; whorles of 

 flowers capitate, 1-2 axillary, and a nearly globose terminal one, 

 which is involucrated by 5-6 leaves ; teeth of the calyx 4, 

 acute, short. Native of Brazil, where it was collected by 

 Pohl. Spermacoce verticillata, Pohl. in litt. Branches a foot 

 high. Leaves usually in fascicles in the axils. Fruit un- 

 known, and therefore the plant is referred to Borreria from habit 

 only. 



.E/ongated-branched Borreria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



47 B. FERRUGINEA (D. C. prod. 4. p. 547.) stem herbaceous, 

 hard, erect, branched ; branches tetragonal, hairy ; leaves ob- 

 long, acute, obliquely 3-4-nerved, scabrous above, and pale be- 

 neath and scabrous on the nerves from hairs ; bristles of the 

 stipulas the length of the sheath ; whorles of flowers globose, 

 terminal, and axillary; capsule downy, crowned by the 4 subulate 

 teeth of the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in elevated pas- 

 tures in the provinces of Minas Geraes and St. Paul. Sperma- 

 coce furruginea, St. Hil.pl. usuel. bras. no. 13. t. 13. Sperma- 

 coce globosa, Pohl, in litt. The hairs on the branches and 

 nerves of the leaves are rust coloured. Corollas rose-coloured, 

 violaceous, or white, with the lobes pilose at the apex. Heads 

 of flowers one half larger than those of B. verticillata, which 

 it is very like. The plant is called Poaya and Poaya do praya 

 at Cape Frio. The roots are of a brown colour, and are used 

 as Ipecacuanha. 



Rusty Borreria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



48 B. SPH* V RICA (D. C. 1. c.) stem suffruticose at the base? 

 branched, terete, glabrous ; leaves oblong-linear, acute, scabrous 

 above, pale and villous beneath ; bristles of the stipulas longer 

 than the sheath, which is villous ; heads of flowers globose, 

 terminal, and axillary ; capsule oblong, glabrous, crowned by 

 the 4 subulate ciliated teeth of the calyx. f? . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. Very like B. ferruginea, but differs from it in the 

 branches being smoothish, in the leaves being less nerved, in the 

 involucral leaves being 4, larger and reflexed, and in the capsules 

 being twice the length. 



Spherical-headed Borreria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



49 B. LUTE'SCKNS (D. C. prod. 4. p. 547.) stem terete, sim- 

 ple, clothed with dense soft hairs, but with retrograde down at 

 the apex ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, villous on both 

 surfaces, furnished with 4 oblique nerves on each side ; bristles 

 of the stipulas stiffish, rufous, much longer than the sheath, 

 which is almost obsolete ; whorles of flowers dense, sessile, 



