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APOCYNE^E. XXIX. TABERK^EMONTANA. 



29 T. FLAVICANS (Willd. herb, ex Roetn. et Schuhes, syst. 4. 

 p. 797.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, bluntish, glabrous, ta- 

 pering at both ends ; peduncles racemose, 3-4-flowered, scaly. 



fj . S. Native of Brazil. Corolla 1^ inch long. 

 Yellowish Tabernaemontana. Shrub or tree. 



30 T. FLAVE'SCENS (Willd. herb. 1. c.) leaves oblong, acumi- 

 nated ; flowers umbellate. T? . S. Native of Brazil. Leaves 

 broader, and less acuminated than those of T. Jlavicans : having 

 woody, scaly buds in the axils of the leaves, from which nume- 

 rous 1 -flowered pedicels rise. 



Yellowish Tabernaemontana. Shrub or tree. 



f Calyx deciduous. Styles 2, distinct. The species contained 

 in this division mill probably form a new genus. Leaves 

 glandless at the base. 



31 T. JASMINOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 225.) glabrous ; leaves oblong, sub-acuminated ; corymbs di- 

 chotomous, many-flowered ; calycine segments ovate, bluntish, 

 4 times shorter than the tube of the corolla ; segments of co- 

 rolla obovate-oblong, roundish, curled. ^ . S. Native of New 

 Granada, near Turbaco, where it is called Jasminillo ; and 

 Cumana, where it is called Lyrio del Monte. Rauwolfia laevi- 

 gata, Willd. herb, ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 105. 

 Leaves membranous, 3-4 inches long. Flowers size of those 

 of Jasmine, white. Ovarium girded by glands. 



Jasmine-like Tabernaemontana. Fl. June. Tree or shrub. 



32 T. UMBROSA (H. B. et Kunth. 1. c. p. 226,) glabrous ; 

 leaves elliptic-oblong, acute; corymbs sub-dichotomous ; caly- 

 cine segments lanceolate, acute, 5-6 times shorter than the tube 

 of the corolla ; segments of corolla dimidiately obovate, roundish. 

 I? . S. Native of New Andalusia, in shady places, near Bor- 

 dones and Cumanacoa. Leaves membranous, 2-| inches long. 

 Flowers white. Ovaria girded by 5 scale-formed, parted glands. 

 This differs from the preceding in the form of the leaves and calyx. 



Shaded Tabernaemontana. Fl. Sept. Tree. 



33 T. PSYCHOTRIOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, I.e. p. 227.) glabrous; 

 leaves obovate, acute ; peduncles dichotomous, corymbosely 

 crowded ; calycine segments lanceolate, 6-7 times shorter than 

 the tube of the corolla, recurved at the apex ; segments of co- 

 rolla half obovate, curled. ^ S. Native along with the pre- 

 ceding. Branchlets whitish. Leaves 3-j inches long. Flowers 

 white, about the size of those of Jasminum fruticans. Ovaria 

 lagenseform. 



Psychotria-like Tabernaemontana. Tree ? 



34 T. TETRASTA'CHYA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) glabrous ; 

 leaves oblong, acuminated, with obsoletely repand, undulated 

 edges ; peduncles dichotomous, of 4 spikes ; calycine segments 

 somewhat orbicularly- ovate, rounded at apex, 4 or 5 times 

 shorter than the tube of the corolla ; segments of corolla ob- 

 liquely oblong. Tj . S. Native of New Granada, on the banks 

 of the river Magdalena, between Morales and Teneriffe. Leaves 

 membranous, 6-7 inches long, and 2 or 2 broad. Flowers 

 white, about the size of those of Jasminum officinale. Scales 

 many, in the bottom of the calyx. Said to be nearly allied to 

 T. Sandnho, Ruiz, et Pav. 



Four-spiked Tabernaemontana. Fl. April. Tree. 



* Species natives of the African Islands. 



35 T. PERSICARLEFOLIA (Jacq. coll. 4. p. 139. icon. t. 320.) 

 leaves long, lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, glabrous ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, many-flowered, dichotomous ; bracteas small, 

 lanceolate, acute. Jj . S. Native of the Mauritius. Leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, pale green, sub-undulated : with white veins. 

 Calycine segments lanceolate, acute. Corolla cream-coloured, 

 having the tube contracted in the middle, and the limb reflexed ; 

 segments of the limb wedge-shaped, undulated, oblique. 



Persicaria-leaved Tabernaemontana. Clt. 1819. Tree 10 ft. 



36 T. MAURITIA'NA (Poir. diet. 7. p. 530.) leaves ovate, ob- 

 tuse, membranous glabrous; flowers in axillary racemes ; ra- 

 cemes articulated, brittle, very short, drooping a little, and a 

 little branched ; corolla funnel-shaped. Ij . S. Native of the 

 Mauritius, and the East Indies. Branches beset with small 

 white tubercles. Leaves rounded at both ends, shining above, 

 and paler beneath, and hardly downy, soft to the touch, 3-4 

 inches long, and 2 J- broad. Calycine segments obtuse. Corolla 

 cream-coloured ; tube narrow in the middle, and inflated at both 

 ends ; lobes obtuse. 



Mauritian Tabernsemontana. Shrub or tree. 



37 T. TELFAJRIA'NA (Wall, in bot. reg. under no. 1273.) 

 leaves oval, very blunt at both ends ; peduncles sub-axillary, 

 twice or thrice forked ; calycine segments oval, bluntish ; seg- 

 ments of corolla oblong, about equal in length to the tube. I? . 

 S. Native of the Mauritius. Probably different from T. 

 Mauritiana. 



Telfair's Tabernaemontana. Shrub. 



38 T. OBTUSIFOLIA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 276.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, cuneated at the base, and rounded at the apex; 

 flowers racemose. ^ . S. Native of Madagascar. Leaves 

 nearly 8 inches long, and 2 broad, glabrous, thin. Corolla 

 tubular ; segments ovate, acute, a little recurved. 



Obtuse-leaved Tabernaemontana. Shrub or tree. 



' * Species native of New Guinea. 



39 T. PANDA'CQUI (Poir. diet. 7. p. 529.) leaves ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, glabrous, acuminated ; corymbs axillary, sub-umbellate. 

 ^ . S. Native of New Guinea. Pandacqui, Sonn. voy. en 



guin. p. 49. t. 1 9. Leaves membranous, nearly 3 inches long, 

 with arched yellowish nerves. Flowers white. Calycine seg- 

 ments obtuse. Corolla with a cylindrical tube, and short, linear 

 segments. Style bifurcate at the base. 



Pandacqui Tabernaemontana. Shrub or tree. 



* * * Natives of Asia. 



40 T. BUFAUNA (Lour. coch. 117.) leaves lanceolate, shining ; 

 peduncles 1 -flowered, pendulous. Fj . G. Native of Cochin- 

 china. Corolla with a long, slender, cylindrical tube, which is 

 ventricose at the base. Follicles rather ventricose, divaricate, 

 acuminated, torulose, resembling buffalos' horns. Seeds im- 

 bedded in red pulp. 



Buffalo's Tabernaemontana. Shrub 5 feet. 



41 T. BOV!NA (Lour. coch. 117.) leaves lanceolate, glabrous; 

 peduncles axillary, solitary, many-flowered. V} . G. Native 

 of Cochinchina. Branches reclinate. Flowers white. Follicles 

 horizontal, recurved, short, ventricose, acuminated, resembling 

 oxen's horns. Seeds imbedded in red pulp. 



Ox's Tabernaemontana. Shrub 4 feet. 



42 T. CORONA V RIA (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2d vol. 2. p. 

 72. Willd. enum. 1. p. 275.) leaves elliptic or oblong, bluntly 

 acuminated, glabrous ; peduncles from the forks of the branches 

 twin, 1-3-flowered ; bracteas deciduous ; calycine teeth very 

 short, rounded ; anthers exserted ; stigma undivided ; follicles 

 torulose. ^ . S. Native of the East Indies, every where, in 

 gardens ; but seemingly wild, according to Wallich, in the 

 forests of Lower Nipaul, about the Hetounda ; and of Singapore. 

 Neriutn divaricatum, Lin. fl. zeyl. 109. Willd. spec. 1236. 

 Nerium coronarium, Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 297. Jacq. icon. rar. 

 1. t. 52. coll. 1. p. 269. no. 8. Lodd. bot. cab. 406. Burm. 

 fl. zeyl. 129. t. 59. Rumph. amb. 4. p. 87. t. 39. Rheed. 

 mal. 2. p. 105. t. 54, 55. Flowers pure white, very sweet- 

 scented, with a yellowish tube. There is a double-flowering 

 variety of it, see bot. mag. 1865. The Nerium divaricatum, 

 Thunb. jap. p. 110, is very different from this, and does 



