Psychotria.] Lxxv. kubucb^. (J. D. Hooker.) 171 



pair, obliquely arched, slender ; petiole sliort ; etipiiles tenminal ovate-oblong, obtuse 

 or 2-fi.d, lower broader sometimes rounded. Cymes sutsessile ; branches spreading 

 in fruit, 2-3-chotoinotisly divided; flowers not seen. Fruit \ in., deeply grooved, 

 pyrenes ventrally flat, dorsally with a very prominent broad rounded rib, and two 

 broad deep furrows. — I have seen no specimen of Thwaites' P. bisrulcata, var. ft, the 

 character of which applies to this, and which he suggests being a distinct species. 



36. P. bisulcata, W. Sf A. Prodr. 434; glabrous, leaves ohovate or 

 eUiptic-obovate or subcimeate narrowed into the petiole obtuse acute or acumi- 

 nate, nerves 6-10 pair, cymes peduncled subebracteolate trichotomous, flowers 

 sessile, fruit ovoid or ellipsoid crowned with the small calyx-teeth. Wt. le. t. 

 1039. P. Dodda^Jervam, ScMeeht. PI. JSohenack. n. 1372, Rubiacea, Wall. 

 Cat. 8458. 



NiLGHEEET Mts., Wight, &c. Cetlon, alt. 5-7000 ft.. Walker, &c. 



Branches rather stout. Leaves 2-5 by 1-2 in., rarely lanceolate, usually pale 

 green with often a yellow midrib, coriaceous, base always cuneate ; petiole ^J in. ; 

 stipules \ in., ovate, acute. Cymes stoutly peduncled, rarely sessile, erect ; branches 

 opposite, short or long, suberect ; bracteoles minute, caducous ; flowers very small, 

 sessile. Calyx-teeth small, triangular. Ccrrollortvhe short, villous within. Fruit ^ in. ;. 

 pyrenes with a broad rounded dorsal ridge and two shallow broad lateral furrows. 

 Seed, flat ventrally. 



37. P. connata, Wdl. in Roxh. Fl. Ind., ed. Carey ^ WaU. ii. 163; 

 glabrous, leaves subsessile elliptic or oblanceolate obtuse or obtusely acuminate 

 coriaceous shining above, cymes terminal peduncled, branches whorled, bracts 

 coriaceous connate persistent, fruit ellipsoid crowned with the calyx-limb. Wall. 

 Cat. 8347 ; DC. Frodr. iv. 519 ; W. ^ A. Prodr. 433. P. Isevigata, W. %■ A. 

 Prodr. I. c. ; Wt. Ic. t. 828. 



Teavancoee ; at Courtallam, Heyne, Wight. 



Branches smooth, pale. Leaves 4-7 by 1-lJ in., narrowed into a very short stout 

 petiole, reddish brown when dry, nerves 8-12 pair; stipules ovate or lanceolate, 

 simple or 2-fid. Cymes erect ; peduncle 2 in. and under, and branches stout ; bracts 

 coriaceouny broad, ovate, whorled and connate, ^ in. long ; bracteoles ovate, acute, 

 ciliolate; flowers sub-3-nate, sessile. Cajyx urceolate, 5-toothed. Corolla funnel- 

 shaped, lobes lanceolate, throat woolly. Fruit ^ in. ; pyrenes with a broad rounded 

 dorsal ridge and two shallow broad furrows. Seed, ventrally flat. 



38. P. anamallayana, Bedd. Ic PI. Ind. Or. t. 236 ; glabrous, leaves 

 large very long-petioled oblanceolate acute or abruptly acuminate, nerves 8-12 

 pair, cymes terminal peduncled, branches stout whorled, bracts small caducous,, 

 fruit ovoid, calyx-limb small. Grumilea longifolia, Bedd. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 xsLv. 218. 



Teavancoee ; Anamallay hills, Beddome. 



Branches stout, soft. Leaves 8-10 by lg-3 in. ; gradually narrowed at the base 

 into a petiole lJ-3 in., greenish when dry, rather membranous; nerves spreading;, 

 slender; stipules 1 in., ovate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate. Cymes 2-3 in. long 

 and broad ; peduncle very stout ; bracts and bracteoles very inconspicuous ; flowers 

 shortly pedicelled. Calyx broadly obconic; limb broad, truncate. Corolla-tube 

 broad, with a ring of hairs within. Fruit J in., immature, but apparently as in P. 

 comnata. 



39. P. Griffitliii, Hook. f. ; glabrous or the cymes puberulous, leaves 

 large petioled linear-oblong or eUiptic-lanceolate or sublanceolate acuminate 

 coriaceous, nerves strong 15-20 pair, cymes tei-minal peduncled short dense- 

 flowered, branches short stout irregular, bracts small caducous, fruit larg6 

 ellipsoid truncate deeply furrowed. 



Malacca, Griffith (Kew Mstrib. 3044), Maingay. 



Branches Stout, woody. Leaves 5-12 by l^-3j in., very pale and shining wheii 



