RUBIACÉES. 7 
sohtaris v. 2-nalis (stipularibus?), interdum glandulosis. Corolla 
imfundibularis +. subeampanulata; tubo brevi; fauce glabra; limbi 
lobis margine plerumque attenuatis (Euosmia), imbricatis, dorso nunc 
costatis. Stamina totidem allerna, fauci v. ori corollæ, nune prope 
ad basin tubi inserta; filamentis brevibus, sæpe complanatis ; antheris 
dorsifixis oblongis its 2-rimosis. Germen ?, 3-loculare'; disco 
epigyno annulari v. pulvinari; styli gracilis superne plus minus dilatati 
lobis stigmatosis brevibus v. plus minus alte connatis, nune vix dis- 
unctis. Ovula in loculis & , placentis prominulis nune 2-lobis inserta. 
Fructus obovoideus v. oblongus, carnosus v. nune siccus coriaceus 
(Xerococcus), costatus v. sulcatus, 2-4-locularis; seminibus crebris, 
nunc angulatis, reticulatis foveolatisve; albumine carnoso; embryone 
parvo recto, nunc clavato. — Krutices, suffrutices v. herbæ, nunc 
pseudo-parasitiei (Xerococcus, Ophryococeus), glabri v. villosi (Ophryo- 
coceus) ; foliis oppositis v. rarius verticillatis, ovatis v. oblongis lanceo- 
latisve, membranaceis; petiolo vario, nune elongato; stipulis intrape- 
tiolätibus, sæpe parvis v. caducis deciduisve ; floribus’ in cymas termi- 
nales, nune axillares dispositis, aut longe PRET iestipitatis (Euosmia), 
aut SUbségeilibus : CYmIs contractis multifloris (Xerococeus) v. pauci- 
floris (Ophrs yococens) pedunculo nunc brevi subcarnoso (Xerococcus); 
bracteis parvis v. 0, nunc (Xerococens) cum floribus subconcretis*. 
(America trop. utraque .) 
106. Catespæa L.°-—- Flores (parvi) 4-meri ; receptaculo obeonico 
v. subcampanulato, nune 4-gono. Calycis cupularis lobi #, subulati, 
persistentes. Corolla infundibularis v. cylindraceo-campanulata ; tubo 
nunc 4-gon0, brevi v. longiusculo; fauce glabra; limbi lobis 4, brevi- 
bus, imbricatis$. Stamina 4, ad basin corollæ inserta ; filamentis brevi- 
bus v. longiusculis ; antheris parvis angustis v. majusculis (Ph yllacan- 
tha?), introrsis. Germen 2-loculare; loculis completis v. incompletis ; 
disco epigyno annulari ; stylo gracili ad apicem stigmatosum elongato, 
l. Nune in Luosmia « A-oculare » ; Rep, H, robe _ # w , 133 (Higginsia, 
2. Parvis st flavis v. rubris purpurascen- Versus, 84 Et as ceus 
libusve, une suaveolentibus S Co 0.140. , 199; in Per 
ujus generis certe Euosmia aggregata Ms VE, 393. — ei . Fruct., -HEE, _ 
SPRENG. -, Cui rer jus age iflor: 492. — Ric., Rub., 176, — DC., Pr dr. . 
4. $ ad. 25. Liwk, KL. et pa e pl, 400. Av Gen., n. 3286. — B. H., Gen. , 
t 23 (H Higginsia H. B. K., Nov RC t : T0 
, sis (Evo ne rage . Ye W. . 6. Mar us nibus nunc area sectis et repente 
321. HEMSL mezx., rer rer 
Hén., à in 2. he. es 1 4 ainsi — 7. Hoo gs 141; Jcon., 
Bot. Mag . 5346, ginsia) — + 10081: Bn, Cu ". in. Par. 18. 
