RUBIACE^. S29 



woolly, much longer than the tube ; corolla-tube clavate, as long as the calyx-lobes, exter- 

 nally shaggy, with the lobes pubescent within ; stamens 5, inserted into the middle of the 

 borolla-tube.— a'-8' high ; leaves 2" long, 10"'-12"' broad ; petiole 3"'-6"', ooroUa-tube 4'" 

 long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Pd., ou calcareoas rocks, S. Anns, near Light Hole. 



62. R. cincta, Gr. (». sp.). Subsericeous above ; leaves rigid-leathery, lanceolate-ob- 

 long or oblong, shortly pointleted, acute at the base, subpubescent ou both sides with short, 

 scattered, simple down, at length glabrescent, shaggy-pubescent ou the midrib beneath : sti- 

 pules oblong, pointed, deciduous ; clusters shortly pedunded : peduncle simple, as long as 

 the petiole : involuoral scales several, distinct, subulate ; calyx-lobes 5, cblong-lanceolate, 

 puberolous ; corolla externally hoary-pubescent. — Nearly aUded to R. incana and glauca, but 

 the flowers are too young to admit of a an accurate comparison. A shrub ; leaves 2"-3" 

 long, 15"'-10"' broad: petiole 6"'-3"' long; bracts 4'", calyx-lobes 2'" long.— Hab. Ja-, 

 maioa! , Fd., Westmoreland, on the summit of Dolphin Peak. 



63. R. glauca, Gr. (». jp.). Subsericeons above ; leaves rigid-leathery, spathulate- 

 oblong, bluntish with a minute point, tapering at the base, puberulous with minute, scat- 

 tered, accnmbent hairs, at length fiabrate above : stipules ovate-oblong, pointed, deciduous ; 

 clusters subsessile, equalling the petiole ; involucral leaves 4, united at the base : segments 

 ov4te ; calyx-lohes ovate, pointed, much longer than the tube, a little or twice exceeded by 

 the corolla; corolla-tube cylindrical, externally shaggy-pubescent with accumbent down : 

 lobes puberulous on both sides ; stamens 5, inserted into the uppermost third of the corolla- 

 tube, thrice exceeded by it in length. — ^A shrub, or smaU tree ; leaves glaucous in drying, 

 not shining, 3''-2" long, 14"-1" broad : petiole 3"'-4"' long ; calyx as long as the involucel ; 

 corolla-tube 3"'-4"' long : throat-ring prominulous : lobes roundish. — Hab. Jamaica !, Fd., 

 in rocky woods, S. Anns, in Pedro Valley. 



24. SIPANEA, ^kJ;. 



Calyx-limb S-partite. Corolla salver-shaped, crowned with cut scales at the throat : lobes 

 5, contorted-imbricative. Stamens included, inserted below the corolla-throat. Stigma 2- 

 fid. Ct^sule loGolicide : seeds minute, wingless, — Ajinual herbs ; flowers in terminal cymes, 

 or single, 



64. S. pratensis, Aubl. Leaves lanceolate or elUptical-lanceolate, pubescent with ac- 

 cumbent dovm ; cyme dichotomous : flowers sessile, serial or approximate on the branches ; 

 corolla-tube filiform, dilated at the staminiferous top, about twice as long as the lanceolate- 

 linear segments of the ealyx-Iimb. — Aubl. t. 56. — S. dichotoma, Kth. S. trichantha, Benth. ! 

 Corolla rosy: tube 5"'-6'", lobes 2"'-3"' long.— Hab. Dominica !, /mr. ; Trinidad I, Cr. in 

 savannahs : [Guiana !, equat. Brazil I]. 



25. MANETTIA, I. 



Calyx-linih 4-S-partite, often with as many accessory teeth or segments. Corolla salver- 

 shaped : lobes 4-5, imbricative. Stamens usually half-exserted, inserted near the coroUa- 

 throait. Stigma 2-fld. Capsule contracted at the commissure, septicide : seeds winged.-^ 

 Suffrutieose, or shrubby climbers ; flowers in axillary corymbiform cymes, or single. 



65. M. Xiygistum, Sie. Leaves ovate, pointed, rigid, reticulated-veiny, puberulous on 

 the midrib beneath : stipules shortly subulate ; cymes few-flowered ; ealyx4oies 4, lanceo- 

 late-linear, alternating with 4 minute teeth; ooroUa^tube subcylindrical, with scattered 

 hairs within ; anthers oblong-linear, half-exserted : filaments short ; seeds surrounded with a 

 narrow, entire wing. — Br. Jam. t. 3./. 2. — Petesia, L.; Lygistum axillare. Lam. — Corolla 

 indigo-blue, 6'" long : capsule the same colour (Wils.), but septicide and dry. — Hab. Ja- 

 maica 1, Pd., M'Nab, Al., Wils., March, in the high southern mountains, e.g. at 5000' alt. 

 on Catherine Peak; [Haiti I]. 



66. M. coccinea, W. Glabrous; leaves ovate, acuminate, shortly tapering at the 

 base, membranaceous : stipules snbtruncate, denticulate ; cymes few-flowered, exserted, or 

 reduced to solitary, long pedicels; calyx-lobes 8, subeqwd, lanceolate-linear; corolla- tube 

 subcylindrical, hairy within, bearded at the throat; anthers 4, linear, half-exserted; seeds 

 surroimded by a cut ■mii%.—Aubl. t. 37. / 1 ; Bot. Beg. t. 693.— Nacibea, Aubl, sec. 



