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APOCYNE^:. XXX. CAMERARIA. XXXI. VAHEA. XXXII. VOACANGA. XXXIII. REJOUA. 



cymes sub-dichotomous, pedunculate, many-flowered ; calycine 

 segments ovate, obtuse ; segments of corolla oblong, oblique ; 

 follicles 2-seeded, ovate, beaked, fulvous. I? . S. Native of 

 tbe Island of Timor. Corolla white. Cotyledons bipartite, as 

 in the genus Amsynkia in the order Boraglneee. 

 Small -flowered Tabernaemontana. Shrub or tree. 



\ The three following are doubtful species of the genus, in the 

 glands at the base of the calyx girding the ovarium beyond 

 the corolla and hypogynous ring. 



63 T. VERRUCOSA (Blum, bijdr. p. 1029.) stem climbing; 

 branches warted ; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; 

 peduncles axillary, umbellately trifid at the apex, fj . S. Na- 

 tive of Java, in woods, on Mount Salak. 



Jfar/erf-branched Tabernsemontana. Fl. Dec. Shrub cl. 



64 T. POLY A'NTHA (Blum, bijdr. p. 1029.) climbing; leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous ; flowers disposed in 

 panicled fascicles, axillary and terminal, small. Pj . ^,. S. Na- 

 tive of Java, on Mount Salak, and the Seribu mountains, where 

 it is called Tjunkankan. 



Many-flowered Tabernaemontana. Fl. Nov. Shrub cl. 



65 T. ORIENTA'LIS (Blum, bijdr. 1026.) stem sarmentose ; 

 leaves lanceolate, parallel-veined, glabrous ; cymes compound, 

 axillary ; crown of the throat furrowed. ^ . S. Native of 

 Java, on Mount Salak, in woods ; and of the Island of Nusae- 

 Kambanga. 



Eastern Tabernaemontana. Shrub straggling. 



j- -j- Doubtful species. 



66 T. ? LU'CIDA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 209.) 

 glabrous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, rounded at the apex, cu- 

 neately narrowed at the base ; corymbs dichotomous ; calyx 

 small, with ovate, obtuse segments. J? . S. Native of South 

 America. Psychotria? lucida, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 

 189. Branches rather compressed. Leaves 3-3^ inches long. 

 Corolla funnel-shaped, white ; segments oblong, revolute at the 

 apex. Berry edible, fleshy, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Seeds oblong, 

 convex on one side, and flat on the other. 



S7fmmg-leaved Tabernaemontana. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. Shrubs and trees of easy culture ; some of them very 

 elegant when in flower ; and the flowers of all are fragrant. 

 The soil best suited for them is a mixture of loam, sand, and 

 peat ; and cuttings of them strike root readily in sand, under a 

 hand-glass, in heat. 



XXX. CAMERA'RIA (so named by Plumier, from Joachim 

 Camerarius, a physician and botanist of Nuremberg, who pub- 

 lished an edition of Matthiolus in Latin and German, with 

 new figures and many observations). Plum. gen. 18. t. 29., 

 Lin. gen. no. 300. Juss. 145. Lam. ill. 173. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogy'nia. Calyx small, 5-toothed, 

 acute. Corolla of a funnel-salver shape ; tube long, cylindrical, 

 ventricose at the base and apex ; segments of the limb unequal- 

 sided. Stamens inserted at the tube ; anthers acuminated, con- 

 nivent, drawn out into a thread. Style hardly any ; stigmas 

 obsolete. Follicles 2, reflexed, horizontal, obtuse, emitting 

 a lobe on each side at the base. Seeds numerous, inserted 

 in a peculiar membrane. Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite. 

 Peduncles axillary, and in the forks of the branches 1 or many- 

 flowered. Flowers beautiful yellow. 



1 C. LATIFOLIA (Jacq. amer. p. 37 t. 182. f. 86. edit. pict. 

 p. 24. t. 39.) leaves ovate, acute, shining ; flowers terminal, co- 

 rymbose. Jj . S. Native of Cuba, Jamaica, and St. Domingo. 

 Andr. bot. rep. t. 261. Tratt. tab. t. 715. Lam. ill. t. 173. f. 2. 

 Plum. icon. t. 72. f. 1. An elegant trpe, with forked branches. 

 Corollas white, with a yellow base. 



Broad-leaved Cameraria. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1738. Tr. 20 to 30 ft. 



2 C. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Lin. spec. p. 308.) leaves linear, fj . S. 

 Native of South America. Lam. ill. t. 173. f. 3. Plum. icon, 

 t. 72. f. 2. Mill. diet. no. 2. Flowers and fruit as in C. lati- 



fblia, but smaller, as is the whole plant. 



Narrow-leaved Cameraria. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1 752. Sh. 8 ft. 



3 C. GUIANE'NSIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 262.) leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, glabrous ; flowers small, axillary, sweet-scented, 

 fj . S. Native of Guiana. C. lutea ft, Lam. diet. 1. p. 573. 



Guiana Cameraria. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Taberncemontana. 



XXXI. VA'HEA (meaning unknown to us). Lam. ill. 1. 169. 

 Poir. suppl. 5. p. 409. Urceola, Roxb. in asiat. res. 5. p. 167. 

 but not of Vandelli. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-parted. 

 Corolla funnel-shaped, with an elongated tube, which is ventri- 

 cose at the base, and a 5-clei't limb ; segments twisted (ex Lam. 

 ill. t. 169.) Corolla urceolate. Ovarium girded by a cylin- 

 drical entire urceolus. Stamens inserted in the bottom of the 

 corolla ; anthers sagittate. Follicles 2, 1-celled, 2-valved. 

 Seeds numerous, imbedded in pulp. Roxb. asiat. res. 5. p. 167. 

 Spreng. in Schrad. journ. bot. 1800. 2. p. 236 A glabrous 

 tree or shrub, with terete branches, opposite leaves, and terminal 

 cymes of flowers. 



1 V. GUMMIFERA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 409.). \i . w . ? S. 

 Native of Madagascar and the East Indies. Urceola elastica, 

 Roxb. asiat. res. 5. p. 167. 175. ? Tabernaemontana elastica, 

 Spreng. syst. 1. p. 639. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-obovate, 

 obtuse, shining, nerved, quite entire, 2 inches long. Bracteas 

 small, at the base of the pedicels (ex Poir.). Shrub climbing. 

 Leaves ovate, acuminated, ribbed. Flowers panicled. The 

 juice which comes from this shrub is one of those which con- 

 stitute India rubber or caoutchouc. 



Gum-bearing Vahea. Shrub cl. ? 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Tabernaemontana. 



XXXII. VOACA'NGA (meaning unknown to us). Pet. Th. 

 gen. mad. no. 32. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogy'nia. Calyx of 5 involute 

 segments. Corolla funnel-shaped, with a spreading, twisted 

 limb, and broad segments. Anthers sessile, sagittate, inserted 

 in the throat of the corolla. Ovarium didymous, seated on a 

 fleshy receptacle. Style short ; stigma double : lower one pel- 

 tate : upper one 3-lobed ; with 2 tubercles at top. Follicles 2, 

 baccate, spherical, large. Seeds numerous, nestling in pulp. 

 A tree, with large, opposite leaves. Flowers disposed in ter- 

 minal, corymbose panicles. Fruit variegated from warts. 



1 V. THOUA'RSII (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 439.). t;.S. 

 Native of Madagascar. 



Petit Thouars' Voacanga. Tree. 



Cult- For culture and propagation see Taberncemontana. 



XXXIII. REJOITA (named in honour of M. Rejou, chief 

 physician and professor of botany and chemistry of the Marine 

 of France; author of many important memoires on the secre- 

 tion of vegetables). Gaud, in Freyc. voy. part. bot. p. 450. 

 pi. 61. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-parted. 

 Corolla salver-shaped, with an elongated tube, which is inflated 

 beneath the middle, bearing stamens every where inside ; limb 

 5-parted, spreading much ; segments obliquely ovate, equal, 

 shorter than the tube. Stamens 5 ; filaments very short ; an- 

 thers cordate-sagittate, fixed by their base, free, inclosed. 

 Ovaria twin. Styles 2, combined ; stigma sub-clavate, bicus- 

 pidate at apex. Fruit roundish-elliptic, sub-umbilicate, many- 

 seeded, not dehiscent ; rind membranous ; pulp dry, cellular 



