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PSYCHOTRIA elliptica. 
Elliptical-leaved Psychotria. 
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PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Rusiacem. Jussieu gen. 196. Div. VII. Fructus mono- 
carpus bilocularis dispermus. Folia opposita; caulis frutescens aut arbo- 
reus. ; \ 
PSYCHOTRIA. Cal. 5-dentatus. Cor. tubulosa 5-fida.. Stam. non 
exserta. Bacca parva coronata, subrotunda aut ovata, siccatione sulcata 
disperma, seminibus hine planis indé convexis. Frutices aut repentes herbe ; 
lores vacemost aut conferti.terminales, in P. carthaginensi Jacq. interdim 
6-7-fidi 6-7-andri. Fructus extis ANTIRHER, sed intus CorreER. An 
separande species herbacee habiti dissimiles ? Juss. 1. c, 204. 
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P, elliptica, stipulis vaginosis oblato-oyatis, subfimbriato-erosulis deciduis; 
foliis membranaceis nitidis ellipticis utrinque attenuatis, paniculis termi- 
Bat erectis brachiato-trichotomis laxis thyrsiformibus, brevioribus, 
oliis. Oi j Ors ; 
Arbuscula? rami oppositi, novelli obscure virentes subcompresso-teretes, 
glabri, albo minuto densé sparsi. Fol. decussato-opposita, distantia, mem- 
branacea, lanceolato-elliptica, nitida, sesuncialia v. longiora latitudine du- 
plo angustiort v. magis, acuminata, basi cuneata; nervi laterales plures al- 
terni distantes assurgentes subiis prominentes et in axilla cum costé media 
ciliatt nec non foveolam subrotundam in lamind impressam recondentes : 
petiolus multotics brevior, compresso-teres solidus (subuncialis?). Stipule 
marcescentes, decidue, bifido-vaginose, oblato-ovate (mitreformes) pe- 
tiolo bis terve breviores, lobis oppositis brevibus obtusissimis apice subfim- 
briato-crosis modo retusis. Panicule thyrsiformes, solitarie, erecte, plu- 
vies trichotome, brachiato-patentes, laxtis multiflore; foltis breviores, pe- 
dunculis e¢ communibus ef partialibus obscuré ‘virentibus albo atomoideo- 
sparsis robustis, propriis brevissimis obesis: bractex parve, acuminate, de- 
cidue. Cal, cum pedicello continuus, herbaccus, oblato-cyathiformis, co- 
rolle tubo pluries brevior limbo pallido repando obsolete 5-dentato.. Cor. 
chloroleuca, monopetala, parvula, hypocrateriformis; tubus membranaceus 
turbinatus pallidus limbo longior bast dilatatus ‘“rubido-emarcescens, 
barba alba implexo-connivente clausus: limbus. opaco-virescens, 5-partitus, 
aqualis, stellato-reflexus, lacintis acuminato-ovatis, \subtis convexioribus, 
marge superno apiceque crassioribus et intensins virentibus. Stam. ore 
tubi imserta, limbo subduplo breviora; fil. erecta, robustins Jiliformia, inits 
ilosa, ceterum nuda; anth. introrso-adnate, fusce, lineari-oblonge, bilo- 
culares, obtuse, emarginate, filamento subequales. Stylus albus, stamina 
subequans, filiformis, strictus, glaber, stigma clavato-continuum, viridi, bi- 
lobo-partitum lobis obovato-oblongis obtusis erecto-conniventibus, altero sub- 
minore; germ. album superum calyct equale depresso-orbiculatum exsulcum 
ad insertionem styli umbilicatum. 
“PsycHoTRIA ‘is a name altered Dy Linneeus from the 
Psycuorropuum of Browne, which alludes to the shady 
place of growth of most of the species! ‘Yuxorgoov' is an 
ancient name’ for an herb loving shade. This extensive 
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