RUBIACE^. S39 



107. P. Martini, DC. Lfaves chartaceous, elliptical; or elliptical-oblong, pointleted, 

 petioled : stipules rounded, with a deciduous, 811011; mucro ; corymbs contracted : pedieeh 

 clustered, ebracteate, shorter than the truncate calyr ; corolla-lobes oblong-linear, as long 

 as the cylindrical tube; anthers long, half-exserted ; ovary 1-celled. — Vahl, Eclog.t.'iO. 

 f. 3 : anah/t. — BiBardiera (*. Fi-celichia) paniculata, V. Coussarea Froelichia, Mch. — A 

 fragrant tree (Pd.) : habit of F. contracta, Walp. — Leaves 6"-4i", corolla-tube 2'" long. — 

 Hab. Trinidad I, Fd., in the mountains of 8. Anns ; [Guiana], 



44. EUD6EA, Salisi^ 



Catyx-Jimh 4-5-partite, rarely 4-5-fid, persistent. Corolla salver-shaped ; lobes valvate, 

 often corniculate at the top. Stamens inserted into the corolla-tube : anthers incumbent, 

 usually exserted. Stigma 2-fid. Ovary 2-celled : cells 1-ovnlate : ovules erect. Drupe 2- 

 ceUed, smooth, or subangular from the putamen being S-cristate in each cell : seeds cylin- 

 drical, filling up the woody cells. Albumen fleshy. — Woody plants ; leaves often minutely 

 pellucid-dotted ; stipules cut above ; the upper portion deciduoitSj the broad base persist 

 tent ; flowers clustered oh the branches of trichotomous terminal panicles, or clusters single, 

 peduncled. 



The character of the seed is drawn only from a single fruit-specimen, referred with some 

 confidence to R. caribtea. 



108. R. caribsea, Benth. I Glabrous ; leaves leathery, elliptical or lanceolate-oblong, 

 acuminate, tapering into a slender petiole ; panicle trichotomous : flowers 3-5-nate (or sin- 

 gle-by abortion) : hracteoles minute, subulate, shorter than the calyx-tube ; corolla glabrous, 

 villous within : lobes oblong-linear, corniculate, as long as or longer than the clavate tube ; 

 filaments long-exserted ; drupe ovoid-oblong : putamen 3-cristate on each side. — Psychotria 

 citrifolia, Sw.l Pavetta pentandra, Sieb.! (non Sw.). — A shrub {Vuch.) ; leaves 5"-4", co- 

 rolla-tube 2"'-3"', drupe 8'" long. Specimens occur with monstrous, or abortive, or con- 

 tracted flower-heads, as large as a pea, resembling Cephaelis, but exinvoldcrate. — Hab. Ja- 

 maica {JBenth.) ; Antigua !, Wullschl., Dominica !, Imr., S. Yincent I, Gitild. ; [Guadeloupe !, 

 in mountain woods; Martinique!, Sieb. Mart. 274]. 



109. R. Hostmanniana, Benth. I Glabrous ; leaves leathery, elliptical or oblong, 

 with ablnntish point, bbmt at the petioled base ; panicle trichotomous: flowers 5-3-nate, 

 sessile: bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, «J long, as the calyx-tube; corolla glabrescent, pilose 

 toithin : lobes oblong-linear, corniculate, as long as or longer than the cylindrical tube ; fila- 

 ments long-exserted.— Leaves 5"-6", thick petiole 2"'-3"', corolla-tube 2'" long.— Hab. 

 Trinidad !, Locih., Cr., at S. Anns; [Guiana !]. 



45. EONABBA, Jubl. 



Cahr-Kmb produced, minutely 5-denticulate. Corolla salver-shaped : tube clavate : limb 

 slightly reduplicate. Stamens included, inserted into the corolla-tube: anthers oblong. 

 Stigma 2-fid. Ovary of Budgea. Berry ovoid, smooth, 2-celled : seeds flat on the inner 

 sifle_ Shrubs; leaves large, arch-veined: stipules subulate; Sovievs glomerate in the axils. 



110. R. latifolia, Auhl. Glabrous or pubescent ; leaves elliptical or oblong, pointleted, 

 cuneate at the base : stipules short, with a long, subpersistent mucro ; clusters equalling the 

 petiole or exceeded by it ; coroUa-lobes oblong, bluntish, pilose within, one-third as long as 

 the tube— .4»*/ t. 59. — Psychotria axillaris, W. Coffea subsessilis, £«»<*.- Branches 

 subcompiessed; leaves 6"-4" long, black in drying; corolla-tube 2'" long, thrice as long as 

 the calyx-limb.— Hab. Trinidad !, Cr., at Tocuohe; [Guiana, Venezuela I]. 



46. PSYCHOTRIA, L. 



Calyx-limb persistent, with 5 (-4) small teeth or segments, rarely subentire. Corolla in- 

 fundibular, or nearly so : tube short : lobes 5 (-4), valvate. Stamens inserted into the co- 

 roUa-tube. Stigmdi.&i. Ovary ot Rudgea. J«r;y 2(-3)-pyrenous mostly furrowed from 

 the cbartaceouslpyrense being 5-3-cristate. Albumen cartdaginous.-Usually shrubby plants ; 

 flowers mostly in terminal panicles. 



