146 Ka Hana Kapa. 



Gardenia Linn. Gen. n. 296. — Calycis tnbus ovoidens v. obconicns; limbus 

 varius, tubulosus spatliaceus lobatns v. partitiis, ssepius persisteus. Corolla hypo- 

 craterimorpha campanulata v. iufundibularis, tubo calycem longe superante, fance 

 saepissime glabra; limbi lobi 5-9, patentes v. recnrvi, breves v. elongati, stricte con- 

 torti. Stamina 5-9, fanci corollse iuserta, filamentis brevissimis v. o; antheras sessiles 

 V. snbsessiles, dorso affixae, liueari-oblongae, acntne v. obtusae, inclusge v. breviter 

 exsertae. Discus varius, stepius annularis v. conicus. Ovarium i-loci:lare v. rarius 

 placentis axin attingentibus faciebus oppositis cohaerentibus spurie 2-loculare; st3'lus 

 crassus, apice clavatus v. fusiformis, teres v. sulcatus, vertice integro v. 2-fido lobis 

 intus stigmatosis; ovula numerosa, placentis 2 parietalibus longitudinaliter stipitatis 

 seriatim immersa, horizontalia. Fructus sessilis, oblongus, ovoidens, cyliudraceus v. 

 P3'riforniis, teres v. costatus, coriaceus v. carnosus et irregulariter ruptus, v. endo- 

 carpio indurato 2-5-valvi. Semina plnrima, saspissime cum placentis pulposis in 

 massam locnlo conformem conglobata, horizontalia, compressa v. turgida, obtuse 

 angulata, testa coriacea v. membranacea albumini stepissime corneo adbaerente; 

 embrj'o mediocris, cotyledonibus latis foliaceis, radicnla tereti hihim spectante. — 

 Frutices rarissime arbores, glabri pubescentes v. tomeutosi, inermes v. rarius spinis 

 rectis oppositis armati, ramulis teretibus novellis non raro vernicosis. Folia parva 

 V. ampla, opposita, rarissime 3-natim verticillata v. nno pedunculo opposito suppresso, 

 membranacea v. coriacea. Stipulse intrapetiolares, triangiilares, acntje v. acuminatse, 

 ssepe basi connatse. Flores majiisculi v. magni, axillares et .solitarii, rarissime termi- 

 nales v. corymbosi, flavi v. albi. (H. & B. ) 



G. Brighamii Mann. Enum. n. 179. — Shrub 6-12 ft. high with dichotomous 

 densely leafy branches. Leaves on short petioles, ovate, i'2-4Xi-2'2 in., shortl}- 

 acuminate, chartaceous, with prominent straight nerves, shining above, papillose and 

 in the young state puberulous underneath. Stipules triangular or truncate, connate 

 inside the petioles into a complete sheath. Flowers single, terminal, subsessile. 

 Calj'x tube quadrangular, shortly produced above the ovary, 4-lobed. Corolla white, 

 salver-shaped, 6-lobed. Anthers linear, their apices exserted. St3'le as long as the 

 tube, the 2 clavate branches nearly half as long. Fruit globose, with 4 faint lines, 

 about I in. in diameter, coriaceous, indehiscent, tipped with the contracted limb of the 

 cal3'x, i-celled, with 4 (or 3 or 5) parietal placentas projecting from the endocarp. Seeds 

 man3' in a 3'ellowi.sh piilp with a coriaceous black teste and fleshA- albumen. 



G. Remyi Mann. Enum. n. 180. — Tree 30-40 ft. high, the 3-oung shoots 

 exuding a glutinous substance which covers the leaves like varnish. Leaves obovate- 

 oblong, 4-9X2-4 in. on short petioles, shortl3' acuminate, contracted at the base, 



