408 ^ APOCYNE^. 



ovate. Hunt ; coroMa hairy .■ lobes small, roundish, one-third as long as the tube ; dnipe 

 roundish: carpids connected nearly to the summit. — SI. t. 188. /. 1. t. 211./. 1 ; Jaeq, 

 Amer. Pict. t. 46 ; Desc. Fl. 3. t. 184.— E. tomentosa, Jacq.—i'-V high ; leaves .3"-2", 

 corolla-tube IV" long ; flowers white or rosy ; drupe 2'" diam. — Hab. Jamaica !, Mac/., 

 common in the savannahs, near Kingston (P. Br.); [Cuba!, Haiti; Venezuela], New 

 Granada!]. 



6. R. Xiaiuarckii, A. DC. ,, Glabrous; leaves membranaceous, 3-4 in the whorl, elHp- 

 tical-oblong or elliptical, pointed, shortly petioled ; veins CQsiate, secondary ones reticulate; 

 cymes few-many-flowered ; calyx h-fid, one-third to one-fourth as long as the constricted 

 coroUa-tube : lobes deltoid, pointed; coroUa glabrous : lobes ovate-oblong, half as long as 

 the tube ; driife roundish, retuse-truncate, broader than long. — Lam. III. f. 172. /. 1. — 

 R. nitida. Lam. E. lanceolata, PI. Carib. {an A, DC. t). E. latifolia, A. DC. — leaves 

 2"-6", corolla,tube2"'long; drupe 3'" long; 4'" broad.— Hab. Antigua!, Wullschl.,'Do- 

 minica I, Imr., S. Vinceit !, Guild. ; Trinidad {Sieb.) ; [Cuba ! to French islands !, on the 

 calcareous seashore ; Ecuador]. 



7. R. biauriculata, J. Mull. Glabrous ; leaves chartaceous, 3 (-4) in the whorl, 

 elliptical-obbng or lanceolate-oblong, poiutleted with a bluntish point, petioled : veins incon- 

 spicuous; cymes long-pednncled, nearly equalling the leaves : pedicels about as long as the 

 flower ; calyx 5-partite, one-third as long as the subcylindrical corolla-tube : segments ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate ; corolla-lobes cordate-oblong, little shorter than the tube, callous at 

 the basilar auricles ; dntpe ellipsoidal : carpids connected nearly to the summit. — Leaves 

 5"-2", petioles 6"'-2"', corolla-tube 3'", lobes 2'", drupe 6'" long.- Hab. Dominica!, Imr.; 

 Trinidad {J.Mull.) ; [Haiti]. 



8. R. temifolia, Kih. Branchlets pubemlons ; leaves metnbranaceous, 3-4 in the 

 whorl, ovate-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, puberulous on the midrib beneath, shortly pe- 

 tioled, arch- veined: veins delicate; cymes few-flowered; calyx h-fid, one-third to one-flTth 

 as long as the constricted corolla-tube ; lobes deltoid-pointed ; corolla-lobes minute, one- 

 third to one-fourth as long as the tube ; drupe roundish, retuse-truncate. — Bot. Mag. t. 2440 : 

 a larger-leaved form. — E. parviiblia, Bpreng. — Leaves 3"-l", corolla-tube 1 i'" long ; drupe 

 3'" diam. — Hab. Trinidad I, Pd., in woods ; [Venezuela, Guiana !, Brazil !]. 



9. R. Alphonsiana, /. Miill. Branchlets puberulous ; leaves small, membranaceous, 

 3 in the whorl, ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, shortly petioled: veins delicate; cymes few- 

 flowered ; calyx ^-partite, about half as long as the constricted corolla-tube : segments subu- 

 late-acuminate ; corolla-lobes oblong, about half as long as the tube. — R. parvifolia, var. 

 cabana, A. DC— Leaves 8"'-15"', coroUa-tube li'" long. — Hab. Trinidad !, Cr. ; [Cuba!]. 



5. VALLESIA, E. P. 

 Calyx 5-fid. Corolla of Rauwolfia. Anthers subsessile at the campanulate upper part 

 of the corolla-lube. Ovaries 2, few-ovulate, destitute of an urceolate'disk : stigma indusiate, 

 with 2 exserted points. Berries 2, distinct, or solitary by abortion, 2-15-seeded : endocarp 

 leathery. Cotyledons linear-oblong. — Shrubs ; Jeaves alternate, stipulate ; cymes opposite 

 to the leaves : flowers small, white. 



10. V. glabra, Cav. Leaves leathery, glabrate, shining, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 

 pointed ; corolla-lobes Mong, one-third as long as the tube ; berries spathulate-cylindrical, 

 curved-diverging.- C(r». Ic. 3. t. 297 ; S. P. Fl. Peruv. t. 151 B.—\. dichotoma, R. P.— 

 Evergreen; leaves 2"-l" long, petioled ; calyx 4"' long: lobes deltoid, pointed; corolla- 

 tube 2i'", narrow, slightly enlarged above the middle, internally puberulous above the ovate- 

 lanceolate anthers ; berries 5'" long, 1'" diam.— Hab. Bahamas!, Swains.; [range follow- 

 ing dry plimates : Key West ! ; Cuba !, Mexico ! upwai-ds to 5000', Ecuador !, Tucuman ! j 

 Gahipagos I]. 



6. TABEEN.aMONTANA, L. 



Calyx 5-pariite or 5-fid, glandular within. Corolla salver-shaped: tube usually enlarged 

 at the insertion-line of the stamens. Anthers sagittate, aeuminate. Ovaries 2 : stigma 

 supported by an annular indusium. FoUcles broad, often pulpy : seeds grooved.- Shrubs or 

 trees, mostly glabrous; leaves opposite: veins eostate ; flowers flagrant, white, or yellow. 



