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CHINA. 



Rubiacem. 



5-lobo, lobis subulatis, corollse tubo longo glabro fauce haud inflato, antheris linearibus 

 exsertis corollaeque laciniis subaequelongis patentibus. Roem. et Schult. Syst. v. 5. p. 248. De 

 Cand. Prodr. v. 4. p. 388. — Randia longiflora. Lam. III. t. 156. f. 3? De Cand. I. c. p. 

 386. (cum synon.)? — Oxyceros Sinensis. Lour. Cochin, v. \. p. 187. 



The specimen before us is no doubt very imperfect, only exhibiting- the upper part of a branch; but not- 

 withstanding' that the leaves are ovate and somewhat obtuse, we believe it to be the same species that 

 Louriero had in view. We have not seen more than two flowers in the corymb ; but it is probable that 

 better specimens may exhibit more. As to R. longiflora, figured by Lamarck, and described by Roxburgh, 

 under Posoqueria longiflora, we can discover no difference, except that the leaves and flowers are slightly 

 larger, and the latter more numerous. De Candolle says of this genus, " Antherae intra faucem sessiles 

 inclusa?;" but in several species the anthers areexserted, as in R. longispina, nutans, floribunda, and horrida, 

 in addition to the present species ; and in R. fascicidata and rigida they are exserted for one-half and two- 

 thirds of their length. From Gardenia, however, to which it is most nearly allied, (not Posoqueria, as is 

 stated by mistake in De Candolle's Prodr. v. 4. p. 385,) it differs by the bilocular germen and fruit. 



1. Cupia corymbosa ; fruticosa, foliis lanceolato-oblongis nitidis, corymbis terminalibus, 

 calycis lobis quinque tubum corollae fere sequantibus, stigmate indiviso, capsulis maturis 

 4-spermis. De Cand. Prodr. v. 4. p. 394. — Webera corymbosa. Willd. Sp. PI. v. 1 p. 1224. 

 Bot. Reg. t. 126. — Canthium corymbosum. Pets. — Cupi. R/te?de, Mai. v. 2. t. 23. 



The specimens in the Collection have the leaves narrower and more acuminate than in the figure in the 

 Hort. Malabaricus, which exactly agrees with specimens we have received from Dr. Wight, from the Pen- 

 insula of India; but we do not consider them as a distinct species. — Another Cupia, as it appears to be, from 

 the habit and appearance of the fruit, (which, however, contains several seeds,) we have received from 

 Professor Lindley, and the late Dr. Livingstone. It may be called C. mollisshna ; fruticosa, foliis lanceolatis 

 utrinque sed subtus pra?cipue pilis brevibus numerosissimis mollissimis, calycis lobis brevibus obtusissimis, 

 fructibus pubescentibus polyspermis. — The hairs which clothe every part of the plant are of a rusty hue. 



1. Hedyotis macrostemon ; suffiruticosa ? ramosa, ramis pnbescentibus, foliis breviter 

 petiolatis ovato-lanceolatis subtus molliter pubescentibus supra nitidulis scabrinsculis venis 

 longitudinalibus simplicibus parallelis, pedunculis axillaribus solitariis folio multo breviori- 

 bus multifloris, floribus capitatis, staminibus longe exsertis, capsula hirSuta apice libera. 



This approaches very closely to H. ulmifolia, Wall., also to //. lineata of Roxburgh; but as far as we 

 can judge from the character given in the Flora lndica, it is quite distinct. The specimen in the Collection is 

 only in fruit. We are so fortunate as to possess beautiful flowering specimens from Mr. Millett,and also like- 

 wise, another species with a habit not very dissimilar, which may be characterised thus : — H. uncinella ; suffru- 

 ticosa glabra, ramis subsiinplicibus, foliis petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis venis longitudinalibus subsimplicibus 

 parallelis, floribus axillaribus terminalibusque numerosis glomerato-verticillatis subsessilibus, capsula turbinata 

 glabra tubo calycis contracto ej usque dentibus subulatis recurvato-uncinatis longe ciliatis coronota septicida! 

 bipartibili; but this may perhaps form the type of a new genus, to which, judging from the habit, for our 

 specimens are not sufficiently advanced, it is probable that H. cep/ialophora, Brown in Wall. List of E. Ind. 

 Plants, n. 842, may belong. In addition to these, we have also from China, the H. angustifolia, Cham, 

 and Schlecht. 



1. Canthium Chinense ; fruticosum spinosum, foliis obovatis, floribus sessilibus hirsutis 

 pentandris, fructu biloculari. De Cand. — Pers. Syn. 1. p. 200. De Cand. Prodr. v. 4. p. 

 475. — Gardenia spinosa. T/iunb. 



There is only one specimen in the Collection, and that so imperfect, as to prevent our solving the doubts 

 about its being properly referred to this genus. 



