328 RUBIACE^. 



at length twice as long as the calyx-lobes ; anthers 5, oblong-linear, included, subsessile, in- 

 serted into the middle of the coioUa'tube, 4 times exceeded by it in length ; seeds oral, sur- 

 rounded by a narrow Wing, which is broader at both ends, — B. hirta, var. ^tonii, 1)0. — 

 A shrub J leares 2"-5" long, l"-3" broad: petiole a"'-8"' long; coroUa-tube 3'"-^'" long . 

 lobes glabrescent within ; capsule 2i"' diam. — Has. Jamaica !, Pd., A(., March, alougiocky 

 river-beds, in the mountains. Port Royal, S. Thomas T. E. ; S. Vincent !, Anders. 



58. R. pilosa, Sw. Leaves oblong, pointed, bluntish at the base, pilose abore, hoary- 

 villous beneath : primary veins impressed above, prominent beneath : stipules subulate 

 villous ; peduncles axillary, as long as the leaves, S-flowered, villous ; calyx-lobes linear 4 

 times as long as lute, resembling the bracteoles ; corolla-tube externally pubescent, sabcylin- 

 drical, equalling the calyx-lobes ; anthers 4, included, subsessile, oblong-linear, inserted into 



the middle of the corolla-tube, thrice exceeded by it in length ; seeds trigonal, wingless. 



Yahl, St/mb. 3. t. 54. — A shrub, leafy at its extremities; leaves l"-l-i" long, 8"'-18"' 

 broad: petiole 1'" long ; ooroUa-tube 3'" long ; capsule 2'" diam. — HiB. Montserrat (5ie.) 

 Grenada!, Oerst. ; [Portoiico !, S. Thomas !, S. Croix, Martinique]. ' ' 



69. R. buxifolia, V. Leaves spathukte, bluntish, glabrescent, hairy on the midrib 

 and maiyin : stipules deltoid and terminated with a long mucro, strigose ; peduncles in the 

 uppermost axils, nearly as long as the leaves, 3-Jlowered, pubescent : pedicles of equal 

 length, shorter than the calyx and exceeded by the bracts ; calyx-lobes linear, twice-thrice 

 as long as the tube ; coroUa-tube externally pubescent, filiform, clavate at the top, 3-4 

 times as long as the calyx-lobes ; anthers 4-5, included, oblong-linear, inserted into the 

 upper fourth of the corolla-tube, 5 times exceeded by it in length; seeds compressed, sur- 

 rounded by a iwing.— r«A/, &log. 2. t. 12.— R. umbellulata, Sw. (ex descr.) t a more hairy 

 form.— Leaves 14'"-8"' long, 6"'-3"' broad : petiole 1'"-^'" long ; corolla-tube 5"'-8"'long ■ 

 c4psule 2'" diam.— Hab. Montserrat (F.) ; Jamaica (ex syn. Sto.), along rocky river-beds • 

 [Oubil, Portorico]. 



£. liMvigaia, DC. (Sieb. Tr< 874), is unknown to me : ft;om its diagnosis it approaches 

 £. arborescens, but its leaves are said to be oblong or elliptical, acuminate at both ends.— 

 M. odorata, Jacq. (Amer. Piot. t. 61), is a peculiar species, occurring in our Cuba collections 

 distmguished from the other Eurondeletia by having terminal corymbiform cymes. ' 



Sect. 3. Si^^^mik, Poit.—SegmenU of the calyx-limb ovate of lanceolate, as long as or 

 longer than the fa*e.— Peduncles axQlary, terminated by a cluster of sessile flowers 

 which is supported by an involucel, rarely 1-flowered. ' 



R. Poitaei, Gr, (Stevensia buxifolia, Poit. I) of Haiti ! and Cuba ! (Wr. Cub 1266) is a 

 true congener, having a loculicide capsule, distinguished from the following species (of which 

 the fruit however is stiU unknown) by shorter l(-3)-flowered peduncles. The increased 

 number of flower^parts described by Poiteau is a monstrosity : the regular number is 4 or 5. 



60. R. hirta, Sui. Shaggy-pilose above ; leaves chartaceous, ovate or elliptical, shortly 

 acuminate, rounded or bluntish at the base, pilose above with long, scattered hairs, or at 

 length glabrate, shaggy-pthse, chufy on the nerves beneath: stipules deltoid-subulate, 

 wool y ; flowers clustered : peduncles 3-fid or simple, as long as or exceeded by the leaves 

 inyolucral leaves lanceolate, distinct, resembUng the calyx-lobes, which are la^eolate, acu- 

 minate, much longer than the tube; corolla-tube filiform, clavate above, externaUy shaKgy- 

 pilose, glabrous withm,W as long as the calyx-lobes ; anthers 5, oblong-linear, included, 

 uiserted below the corolla-throat, 6 imes exceeded by it in length.-^K. umbellulata, Macfl 

 (non Sw.). Confounded by DC. with B. hirmta, Sw., which has pediceUate flowere md 

 twirie shorter, somewhat stifferhaii-s on the leav;s, the ambiguo^isZm "^J^"?^kvkg 

 been employed by Swartz in the sense of "hairy with long weak hairs." wMTthe 3 



petiole 6'"-^'" long; peduncles shaggy, stiff or lax, 4"-li". divisions 6^" long coroui: 

 tube4"'long.-HAB. Jamaica I. Jfoa/, W^ifo., among mountain-shrubs ^ 



haS-o?t\i'':;^r'sirwitf?^nTzitn;^^^^^ 



the veins and Sdrib deeply impressed, on mZtr sThoar^Zt tZZ'dto'oth^^- 

 stipules oblong, pomted, deciduous; clusters 3-flowered: j»erfw/simnfr<XT /iTt 

 the.l.et^ole: involucral leaves distinct, ovate, pointed; ca^x" o'^^^::^^ ,tf^ 



