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menu unequal, flat, white ; the outer S very large and cordate, 

 and the inner 3 oblong, narrow. Corolla twisted above the 

 calyx, with a very wide limb. Follicles roundish- ovate, acumi- 

 nated. 



Great-Jlorrered Tabernaemontana. Clt. 1823. Shrub 6 to 8 

 feet. 



14 T. CYMOSA (Jacq. araer. 39. t. 181. f. 14. ed. pict. p. 25. 

 . (9. f. 10.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous; cymes 



large, axillary, dense, convex. ^ . S. Native of Carthagena, 

 in woods. An elegant tree, with beautiful cymes of whitish, 

 scentless flowers. Calycine segments oblong-lanceolate. Co- 

 rolla with a 5-angled, ventricose tube. Follicles reddish, oblong, 

 obtuse, recurved. 



Cywo*e-flowered Tabernaemontana. Fl. ? Clt. 1820. Tree 

 10 to 15 feet. 



15 T. AMYGDALIFOLIA (Jacq. amer. 39. t. 181. f. 15. ed pict. 

 p. 25. t. 259. f. 11.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, shining ; peduncles 

 lew-flowered ; stamens exceeding the tube of the corolla. ;. 



Native of Carthagena, in woods. Ker. bot. reg. 338. 

 Flowers white, very sweet-scented. Follicles ovate or oblong, 



:!. shining, acuminated. 



A Imond-leared Tabernaemontana. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1780. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



16 T. DISCOLOR (Swartz, prod. p. 52. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 535.) 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, glabrous ; peduncles axillary, 2-flowered ; 

 branches terete, dichotomous ; branchlets tetragonal. 12 . S. 



ve of Jamaica, among bushes. Pedicels longer than the 

 peduncles. Corolla cream-coloured, having the tube ventricose 

 in the base and middle ; segments of the limb roundish, undu- 

 lated. Calycine segmenu acute. Stigma capitate. 



Ttro-colourtd Tabernaemontana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1822. 

 Shrub 5 to G feet. 



17 T. XERIIFOLIA \A~ahl, eclog. amer. 2. p. 21.) leaves lan- 

 ceolate, acute at both ends, glabrous ; peduncles solitary, few- 

 flowered, sub-racemose ; bracteas minute, linear, deciduous. 



S. Native of Porto Rico. Very nearly allied to T. persi- 

 caefolia. Leaves 2-3 inches long, paler beneath. Calycine seg- 

 ments oblong, acute. Segments of corolla wedge-shaped, gla- 

 brous, hardly downy at the base, inside. Anthers beaked, ex- 

 ceeding the tube of the corolla. 



Oleander-leaved Tabernaemontana. Shrub 10 feet. 



IS T. AKCUA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. 2. p. 22. t. 143.) leaves 

 obovate-oblong, acuminated ; corymbs by threes, many-flowered, 

 lateral and axillary ; bracteas small, ovate, acute. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of Peru, in forests, at Pozuzo. Branches dichotomous. 

 Calyx campanulate, with acute teeth. Corolla cream-coloured, 

 with an inflated tube, which is globose at the base ; segments of 

 the limb large, ovate-roundish. Follicles arched, acuminated, 

 rufescent. Seeds and pulp red. 



x/rcAW-follicled Tabernaemontana. Clt. 1824. Tree 30 to 

 40 feet. 



19 T. SAX AX HO (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 22. t. 144.) 

 leaves oblong, acuminated, shining, glabrous ; corymbs lateral 

 and terminal, 4-5 times divided ; bracteas roundish, cordate. 

 ^ . S. Native of Peru, in forests. Leaves 6-8 inches long, un- 

 dulated. Calycine teeth obtuse. Corolla large, cream-coloured : 

 with a very lonj, angularly striated tube. Follicles obovate- 

 roundish. acuminated, white, size of an Apricot. 



Sananho Tabernaemontana. Tree 12 to 15 feet. 



:iO T. CXDI-LA'TA (Vahl, eclog. amer. 2. p. 20.) leaves lanceo- 

 late-elliptic, acuminated, undulated, glabrous ; peduncles first 

 terminal, then axillary, bifid, sub-cymose. ^ . S. Native of 

 Trinidad. Leaves 5 inches long. Calycine segments thick. 

 Corolla orange-coloured, with a terete tube, widened at the top ; 

 segments of the limb linear, obtuse, incurved, conduplicate at 

 the sides ; throat glabrous. There is a hypogynous, glandular 



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ring, girding the ovarium. Anthers linear, very narrow, almost 

 sessile, inclosed. Stigma capitate, mucronate, girded by a minute 

 membrane at the base. Follicles reflexed, a little incurved at 

 both ends, oblong-triquetrous. 



L ndulated-\ea\ed Tabernaemontana. Fl. June, July. Clt. 

 1824. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 



21 T. MEYB'RI ; leaves oblong, ending in a linear, obtuse acu- 

 men, tapering into the petioles at the base, glabrous ; flowers 

 terminal ; ovarium not girded by any scales, nor a glandular 

 ring, fj . S. Native of Essequibo. T. undulata, Meyer, ess. 

 p. 135. Calycine segments unequal, obtuse. Corolla with a 

 downy throat. 



Meyer's Tabernaemontana, Tree. 



22 T. SPECIOSA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 275.) leaves large, lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, nerved beneath ; corymbs axillary, many- 

 flowered, fj . S. Native of Cayenne. In the leaves this spe- 

 cies is like T. mocrophyUa. Leaves membranous, 8-10 inches 

 long, acute at the base. Calycine segments obtuse. Corolla 

 red, with a cylindrical tube ; segments of the limb ovate, much 

 shorter than the tube. 



Shotey Tabernaemontana. Tree or shrub. 



23 T. POPCLIFOLIA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 276.) leaves broad- 

 ovate, acuminated, glabrous ; flowers small, disposed in nearly 

 terminal, panicled cymes ; bracteas ovate, acute, upper ones sub- 

 ulate, f? . S. Native of South America. Leaves 1 to 2 

 inches long, acute at the base. Branches of panicle very short. 

 Corollas white, small, hardly twice longer than the calyx, which 

 is short. 



Poplar-leaved Tabernaemontana. Shrub or tree. 



24 T. MACROPHV LLA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 276.) leaves ovate, 

 obtuse, glabrous ; flowers cymose ; cyme trifid at bottom, sub- 

 umbellate, axillary : bracteas small, scale-like. \ . S. Native 

 of Cayenne. T. Cestroides, Nees, in act. bonn. 11. p. 83. 

 Leaves 2 inches long, and 3 lines broad, bluntly acuminated, with 

 a small mucrone. Peduncles opposite. Corollas white, with 

 linear-oblong, obtuse segments, which are longer than the tube. 

 Calycine segments short, obtuse. 



Long-leaved Tabernaemontana, Shrub or tree. 



25 T. PARVIFLORA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 276.) leaves ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acute, glabrous ; flowers small, terminal, cymosely um- 

 bellate ; bracteas scale-like, scarious. Ij . S. Native of South 

 America. Leaves 2 inches long, deep green above, but greenish 

 yellow beneath. Pedicels furnished with a short, scarious scale 

 at the base of each. 



SmaU-JLuwered Tabernaemontana. Shrub. 



26 T. CORIA'CEA (Link, herb, ex Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. 

 p. 431.) leaves glabrous, oval, obtuse, somewhat acuminated, 

 furnished with impressed dots beneath ; cymes dichotomous, in 

 the forks of the branches, fj . S. Native of Brazil. Branch- 

 lets bearing 2 leaves at the apex. Calycine teeth roundish, 

 obtuse. Corolla having the tube nearly an inch long, and the 

 segments obtuse. 



Corioceoiw-leaved Tabernaemontana. Shrub or tree. 



27 T. MULTIFLORA (Link, 1. c.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, sub-repand, glabrous ; panicles dichoiomous in the 

 forks of the branches. ^ . S. Native of Brazil. Leaves 3-4 

 inches long, and \\ broad. Tube of corolla 3 times longer than 

 the calyx. Segments ovate, obtuse, much shorter than the tube. 



Many-flowered Tabernaemontana. Shrub or tree. 



28 T. iiRicA*TA (Link. I. c.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, 

 with bullately elevated veins beneath, and impressed dots, and 

 with sub-repand margins ; flowers cymose. J? . S. Native of 

 Brazil. Leaves a span long. Calycine teeth short, obtuse. 

 Corolla having the tube almost an inch long, filiform ; and ob- 

 long segments. Follicles muricated. 



Muncated Tabernaemontana. Shrub or tree. 

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