320 RUBIACE^. 



Guettarda, Aubl. I. flava, Miq.—A. tree : leaves 10"-6", corolla 2i"-2i" long, the latter 

 crimson and yellow above. — Hab. S. Vincent I, Guild,; [Nejjr Granada, Guiana I]. 



16. I. Ileenkeana, SO. Leaves obovate or elliptical,' pointleted, glabrous above, pu- 

 bescent with stellate down beneath ; panicle pubescent : central flowers pedicellate j calyx- 

 teeth deltoid ; corolla glabrescent, bearded at the throat : lobea reduplicate-orested near the 



^ margin below, about 6 times shorter than the tube ; stigma-lobes filiform, subdistinct. — 

 Mig. Surin. t. isS aa : flower. — 1. coccineai Bartl. I J. commutata, ilfjj. — A tree; leaves 

 la^-S", corolla S'^'-l^'" long, the latter crimson. — Hab. Caribbean islands; [Guadeloupe! ; 

 Mexico!, New Granada!, Guiana]. 



17. !■ parviflora, V. Leaves oblong or elliptical-oblong, glabrous above; hispidnlous 

 beneath with nearly simple hairs or glabrescent ; panicle hispidnlous : special cymes con- 

 tracted, with the -central flowers subsessile; calyx-teeth deltoid-roundish; corolla glabrous, 

 pilose within : lobes slightly heeled below on the margin, about as long as the tube; stigina- 

 lobes semiovoid, usually combined. — Vahl, Bclog. 2. t. 15 ; Miq. Surin. t. 49. — Brignolia 

 acuminata, DC. Bruinsmia isertioides, Miq. — ^A shrub ; leaves 12"-6", corolla 4"'-6"'long. 

 — Hab. Trinidad !, Loekh., Pd., common in woods, Arima hills ; [Gruiana !]. 



9. HAMELIA, Jacq. 



Caityx-Umb short, 5-lobed. , Corolla tubular or campanulate above the base : tube plaited : 

 lobes 5, imbricative. Stamens inserted above the corolla-base : anthers linear, erect, in- 

 cluded, with their summit exserted. Stigma entire. Berry 5-celled, 5-fnrrowed, prodnced 

 above the calyx-limb. — Shrubs or trees ; cymes terminal: flowers red or yellow, the lateral 

 ones on the inner side of racemiform, scorpioid branches. 



18. H. ventricosa, Sui. Leaves 3 (-2) in the whorl, elliptical, pointleted, glabrous 

 or glabrate beneath ; cymes 3-5-rayed ; calyx-tube turbinate at the base, longer than the 

 pedicel; corolla-tube glabrous, constricted above the base, campanulate above the stricture, 

 "8-6 times longer than the rounded, spreading lobes ; berry ovoid or oblong. — SI. t. 183. /. 

 2. — ^A large tree or shrub ; coroUa yellow, 1 8'" long, 6"'-5"' broad above. — Hab, Jamaica !, 

 all coll., in dry soil. 



19. H. cuprea, 6r. (». sp.). leaves 2 (-3) in the whorl, lanceolate-elliptical, shortly 

 acuminate, glabrous ; cymes 3 -rayed : central pedicels longer than the calyx; calyx-tube 

 ovate, as long as the lateral pedicels ; corolla-tube glabrous, constricted above the base, 

 campanulate above the stricture, 6 times longer than the rounded, spreading lobes; berry 

 ovoid-subglobose. — Br. Jam-, t. 14. /. 1. — Nearly allied with the preceding. A smsdl tree, 

 with bronze-coloured flowers ; leaves 2"-3"long, 10"'-18"' broad ; calyx H'", corolla 1" 

 long, 3"'-4"' broad above ; berry 3'" long, 2'" broad.— Hab. Jamaica I, M'Nab, WUs., 

 March, e.g. S. Anns. 



20. H. chrysantha, Sw. {exclm. syn.). Leaves opposite, cuneate-elliptical, glabrous j 

 cymes 3-rayed; calyx-tube ovate-subglobose, at length shorter than all pedicels; corolla- 

 tube glabrous, tubular, slightly dilated above the base, 6 times longer than the ovate, erect 

 lobes; berry " oblong."— A shrub, 5 '-8' high; corolla orange, 6"'-8"' long.— Hab. Ja- 

 maica!, Al., WUs., in the northern and western districts, in mountain-thickets. 



^ 21. H. patens, Jdcq. Leaves 3-4 (5-2) in the whorl, elliptical, pointleted, euneate at 

 the base, glabrate above, pubescent beneath or glabrescent ; cymes 3-5-rayed, often twice 

 J divided : central flowers subsessile ; calyx-tube ovate, much longer than the very short pe- 

 » dicel; corolla-tube puberulous or glabrate, tubular, subcylindrical, much longer than the 

 ^ dentiform, suberect lobes ; berry Omii.—Jacq. Jmer. Picl. t. 72 ; Besc. Ft. t. 107. — H. 

 latifolia, Rchb. 1: the glabrescent form (Sieb. Tr. 32).- A shi-iib; corolla crimson, 12"'-'6"' 

 long.— Hab. Jamaica!, all coll.; S. Kitts!, Dominical, Imr., S. Vincent!, Guild.; Tri- 

 nidad !, Sieb., Cr. ; [Key West !, Cuba ! and Mexico ! to Peru ! and Brazil !]. 



22. ». lutea, Bohr. Leaves opposite, elliptical, pointleted, glabrous ; cymes S-rayed 

 or trichotomous below ; calyx-tube campanulate, much longer than the very short pedicels : 

 lobes of the limb linear, blunt, spreading ; corolla-tube glabrous, campanulate-tubular above 

 the cylindrical base, 6 times longer than the suberect lobes; berty ovoid.— ,ri«;ff. Jc. Bar. t. 

 335.--H. chrysantha, /acy. {non Sw.). H. axillaris, Sw. : a form with the cymes exceeded 



bj dichotomous branches.— A low shrub ; corolla yellow, 6'" long. Hab Jamaica ! Pd 



Marth, WUs., in woods ; Trinidad !, Pd., Or. ; [Cuba !, S. Thomas ! ; Venezuela] ' "' 



