504 Tgx. Urban: 



pilosus, caetenun glaber, in Y3 — 2^5 superiore bificlus, lobis linearibus 

 acutis, margine et intus stigraatosis. Capsulae lobis calycis persistentibus 

 eoronatae, 4 — 5 mm. longae, clorso hiivsutae, bivalves, valvis placentam 

 globulosam inter sese basi relinquentibus. Seraiiia niimerosa, 1 — 1,5 mm. 

 longa (cum alis), ipsa rotundata v. breviter ovata, lateribus marginata, antice 

 et j)ostice in alas producta. 



Hab. in Jaraaica prope Troy ad Tyre, 660 — 830 m. alt., m. Sept., 

 Nov., Dec. fl. et fr.: Harris n. 8804, 9088, 9469, in Dolphin Head 

 530 m. alt, m. Majo fruct.: Harris n. 9248. 



Obs. Ex affinitate R. cinctae Griseb. !, quae e speciminc manco foliis 

 rigide coriaceis pube aliena praeditis, inflorescentiis 2 — 3-floris, corollis 

 duplo minoribus differt. 



Casasia A. Rieh. 



Casasia A. Rieh, in Sagra Cuba XI (1850) p. 9 tah. 49; Benth. et Hcok. 

 Gen. II p. 84; K. Schum. in Emjl.- Prantl Kai. Pflanxcnfam. IV. 4 

 p. 77. — Genipa Baill. Hist. Plant. VII p. 433 (p.p.J. 

 Flores 5-meri. Calycis tubus obconicas; limbus ultra ovarium 

 ciipuliformi-productus, intus glaber, in dentes trianguläres acutes usque 

 filiformes productus, persistens. Corolla extrinsecus glabra; tubus 

 elongatus cylindraceus, superne paullo ampliatiis; lobi in aestivatione 

 contorti, patentes, ovato- usque anguste lanceolati, coriacei v. subcoriacei. 

 Stamina fauci corollae v. supra medium affixa; filamenta perbrevia; 

 antherae sub medio v. in Y.3 ^^^- affixae lineares apiculatae inclusae. 

 Discus annularis. Ovarium 2-loculare; Stylus superne v. a medio 

 in ramos stigmatosos lineares divisus, inclusus; ovula numerosa. 

 Bacca globosa v. ovoidea v. piriformis magna, pericarpio crasso, 

 pulposa polysperma. Semina in pulpa nidulantia, arcte approximata 

 magna horizontalia, orbicularia v. subtriangularia v. oblique ovata, 

 convexa; testa satis tenuis chartacea, tenuissime reticulata; endosper- 

 mium copiosum corneum. Cotyledones suborbiculares v. ovato - 

 orbiculares planae, radicula terete dimidio breviores v. aequilongae. — 

 Frutices v. arbores parvae, inermes, ramulis teretibus. Stipulae 

 interpetiolares, trianguläres, intra petiolos plerumque annuliformi-con- 

 junctae, satis longe persistentes. Folia opposita, mediocria v. satis 

 ampla, coriacea, supra nitida. Inflorescentiae terminales, sed postea 

 ramulo excrescente saepe laterales, sessiles v. breviter pediinculatae, 

 cymosae. Flores in sicco nigrescentes. — Florida austr., Key ins.? 

 Bahama, Cuba, Jamaica. 



Obs. Proxima generi Randiae polymorpho, quod praesertini style 

 integro v. bidentato recedit. Longius distat Genipa calycis limbo intus sericeo 

 margine integro v. obtuse dentato, corolla pubescente, antheris ori corollae 

 affixis exsertis, stylo exserto, stigmate crasso fusiformi. 



