RUBIACE.E 



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Seedling (fag. 432). 



Hypocotyl erect, 

 terete, minutely sca- 

 brous, pale brownish, 

 1 -8-2-4 cm. above the 

 soil. 



Cotyledons ovate 

 or obovate-elliptic, ob- 

 tuse, entire, shortly 

 petiolate, tapering in- 

 to the petiole, tri- 

 nerved from the base, 

 with the lateral nerves 

 incurved and uniting 

 with the midrib at 

 its apex, with altern- 

 ate, incurved nerves 

 between, coriaceous, 

 slightly revolute at 

 the margins, glabrous, 

 deep green above, 

 paler beneath, and 

 shining on both sur- 

 faces ; lamina 1-5-1-65 

 cm. long, 1-1-2 cm. 

 wide ; petiole flattened 

 above, 1-2 mm. long ; 

 stipules interpetiolar, 

 united into one ovate, 

 acute piece, colourless 

 and subscarious. 



Stem erect, terete, 

 ultimately woody, 

 densely pubescent ; 

 1st internode 1-2 mm. 

 long ; 2nd shorter. 



Leaves entire, 

 shortly petiolate or 

 subsessile, decussate, 

 somewhat leathery, 

 bright green and shin- 

 ing above, glabrous, 



FIG. 432. Genipa clusi&folia 

 Nat. size. 



