APOCYNE.E. IX. VALLARIS. X. HETLYGIA. XI. PARSOSSIA. 



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prnous scales 5, connate at the base and ciliated at the apex. 

 Twining shrubs. Leaves opposite. Peduncles interpetiolar, or 

 terminal. Flowers corymbose, sweet-scented. Corymbs tri- 

 chotomous. 



1 V. PERGCLA'XA (Burna. ind. p. 51.) leaves ovate-elliptic, 

 acute, glabrous ; corymbs axillary, trichotomous, downy ; seg- 

 ment of corolla roundish. I? . / ^ > . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Pergularia glabra, Lin. mant. p. 53. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1247. 

 Houtt. Lin. pfl. syst. 3. p. 335. t. 20. f. 1. Ecbites hircosa, 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 18. Flos Pergulanus, Rumph. amb. 5. 

 p. 51. t. 29, Eraericia Pergularia, Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. 

 p. 401. Flowers large, pure white, with a goatish smell. Ca- 

 lycine segments lanceolate, acute. 



" Pergulana Vallaris. Fl. ? CIt. 1818. Shrub tw. 



2 V. LAXIFLORA (Blum bijdr. p. 1043.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 acuminated, glabrous ; corymbs axillary and terminal, tricho- 

 tomous, on long peduncles, glabrous. H . *"\ S. Native of 

 Java, in shady mountain woods, in the province of Buitenzorg. 



Loose -jtoirered Vallaris. Shrub tw. 



3 V. DICHOTOMA (Wall. cat. no. 1621.) leaves lanceolate- 

 oblong, glabrous ; racemes axillary, dichotomous ; segments of 

 corolla roundish ; filaments bearded and woolly. Jj . / "\ S. 

 Native of Bengal, in forests near Calcutta. Echites dichotoma, 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 19. Leaves on very short petioles, 3 inches 

 long. Flowers large, pure white, fragrant. Calycine segments 

 cordate, pointed. Follicles oblong, large, 6 inches long. 



Dichotomotu-racemed Vallaris. Shrub tw. 



4 V. ? CLAVA'TA : dicbotomous ; leaves broad-lanceolate, en- 

 tire, villous beneath ; panicles axillary dichotomous ; tube of 

 corolla clavate ; with the segments of the border falcate ; anthers 

 linear, inclosed. '- . ^. S. Native of the Moluccas. Echites 

 clavata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 20. This comes nearest to V. 

 dichotoma, but dJffers sufficiently in the length of the tube, the 



jients of the border, and the stamina, to authorize its being 

 considered as a distinct species. (Roxb.) 

 C7ara/e-tubed Va'laris. Shrub tw. 



f The seeds of the two following species being naked, they 

 probably belong to the genus Strophanthus, or trill form a nearly 

 allied genus. 



5V.? DIVARICA'TA ; stems nearly erect ; leaves broad-lan- 

 ceolate, glabrous, undulated ; peduncles 2-flowered, divaricate, 

 terminal. ^ . G. Native of China. Pergularia divaricata, 

 Lour. coch. p. 168. Periploca divaricata, Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 836. Emericia divaricata, Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 401. 

 Flowers yellow, suffused with red. Segments of calyx subulate. 

 Corolla with a thick tube, and very long subulate segments. 

 Scales 5, sagittate, seated in the mouth of the tube of the corolla. 

 Ovariuuj ovate, 2-lobe'. Style filiform, length of stamens; 

 stigma acute, erect, bifid. Follicles 2, oblong, manv-seeded. 

 Seeds longish, naked. Perhaps a species of Strophanthus, or a 

 new genus nearly allied to it. 



Diraricate Vallaris. Shrub erectish. 



6 \ .? SISE jisis : leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse, glabrous; pe- 

 duncles many-flowered, axillary, and terminal. fj . *^. G. 

 ve of China. Pergularia Sinensis, Lour. p. 168. Emeri- 

 cia Sinensis. Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 402. Periploca Chi- 

 nensis, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 836. Corollas yellow; with long, 

 linear segments. Scales 5, sagittate, seated in the mouth of 

 the corolla. Style filiform ; stigma conical, 5-furrowed. Fol- 

 licles oblong, many-seeded. Seeds naked, ovate. Perhaps a 

 species of Strophanthus. 



China Vallaris. Shrub tw. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Echites, p. 76. 



X. HEYLY'GIA meaning not explained by the author). 

 Blum, bijdr. p. 1043. 



LIN. STST. Pentdndria, Monagynia. Calyx quinquefid. 

 Corolla rotate, with a short, ventricose tube, and oblique seg- 

 ments. Stamens exserted ; filaments inserted in the tube of the 

 corolla, surrounding the style in a spiral manner. Anthers 

 sagittate, cohering to the stigma. Stigma clavate. Ovarium 

 didymous, girded by 5 hypogynous scales. Seeds with a tuft 

 of hairs at the upper extremity. A twining shrub ; with oppo- 

 site, ovate-elliptic, glabrous leaves ; and axillary, dichotomous, 

 corymbs of flowers. 



1 H. JAVA'KICA (Blum, bijdr. p. 1043.). j. ^. S. Native 

 of Java, among bushes on the mountains, where it is called Aroy 

 Ferru ng-utang. 



Jara Heylygia. Fl. year. Shrub tw. 



Cult. See Echites, p. 76. for culture and propagation. 



XI. PARSO'NSIA (named in memory of James Parsons, 

 M.D., author of an unfinished work, named The Microscopical 

 Theatre of Seeds ; and of a Dissertation on the Analogy be- 

 tween the Propagation of Animals and that of Vegetables). 

 R. Br. in mem. wern. soc. p. 64. prod. p. 465. but not of P. 

 Browne. Echites species, Jacq. et Swartz. 



Lix. STST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Corolla funnel-shaped ; 

 with a 5-parted recurved limb ; segments of the limb equal- 

 sided ; throat and tube without scales. Stamens exserted ; 

 filaments filiform, inserted in the middle or nigh the base of the 

 tube ; anthers sagittate, cohering by their middle to the stigma : 

 having the hind lobes destitute of pollen. Ovaria twin or soli- 

 tary, 2-celled. Style 1 ; stigma dilated. Hypogynous scales 5, 

 distinct or connate. Follicles 2, distinct or combined. Twining 

 shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers cymose or racemose ; ra- 

 cemes usually compound, terminal, or interpetiolar. 



* Americanos. Ovaria twin. Follicles distinct. Forsteronia, 

 Meyer, ess. 133. 



1 P. CORYMBOSA (R. Br. 1. c.) racemes corymbose ; stamens 

 elongated ; leaves oval-lanceolate, glabrous. (j . *"*. S. Native 

 of St. Domingo, in woods. Echites corymbosa, Jacq. arner. 34. 

 t 30. ed. pict. t. 37. Swartz, obs. p. 105. Forsteronia corym- 

 bosa, Meyer, ess. 1 34. Leaves ovate or obovate, 2 inches long. 

 Flowers small, red. Segments of calyx concave, connivent. 



Corym6o*e-flowered Parsonsia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub tw. 



2 P. FLORIBO'NDA (R. Br. 1. c.) racemes compound, corym- 

 bose ; leaves ovate or elliptic, acuminated, glabrous ; branches 

 erectish. lj . *"*. S. Native of Jamaica, among bushes on the 

 mountains. Echites floribunda, Swartz, prod. p. 52. fl. ind. 

 occ. 1. p. 534. Leaves shining, stiffish. Racemes axillary. 

 Flowers small, white. Corolline segments acuminated. Caly- 

 cine teeth acute. 



Bundle-ftmrered Parsonsia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1 820. Sh. tw. 



3 P. SPICA'TA (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes racemose, dense-flowered, 

 axillary, short, opposite ; stamens elongated ; leaves nearly 

 ovate or oblong-acuminated, bifarious, smoothish. Jj . ^\ S. 

 Native of Carthagena, in woods. Echites spicata, Jacq. amer. 

 34. t. 29. ed. pict. t. 36. Forsteronia spicata, Meyer, ess. 1 35. 

 Leaves -| foot long. Flowers numerous, white, almost sessile. 

 Calycine segments ovate, concave, white. Segments of corolla 

 lanceolate, acute. 



/Sjjicate-flowered Parsonsia. Shrub tw. 



* * AustralasictiE. Ocarium 2-ceUed. Follicles cohering 

 lengthwise. 



4 P. FORSTE'RI ; cymes axillary, diffuse ; leaves lanceolate, 

 glabrous. Tj . ^. G. Native of New Zealand. Periploca 

 capsularis, Forst. prod. no. 126. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1251. 



Forster's Parsonsia. Shrub tw. 



