57». G ardenia lucida (Roxb W. and5A.)-arbores-
cent, utiarmed, with resinoqslpyide : leaves- very shortly
p { tio'l d 8mSlor.i o al op obovate, obtuse or with a
1 ” hard, 1 Tft 1 simple
p lrali}( 1 nt n s an 1 < ounccting promit en.t veins : Flowers
somewhat terminal;;■;solitary, rather shortly fle'dieelled
•(pedicels from £ to in to h long) It nb of the calyx
with 5 ldng ’subtilate ^frinpled* intérnally%'ith
eret t sh trt stoat bustle s coroll i hypoci iterifb'rm , tube
fioogfglabroue, stiin cd*. Kujb G-p n tite; divisions obo-
vate-oblong i- long f i oi t little sh'prltei tlnn the tube,
giab^ô^: * ~ ' berry ^djruip'aceo'as,: 'even, oblong;'
browned with thewhofelimb ofthe calyx ; ’•nut very
hard, thick» wi-fcfrSl parietal receptacles,— W.
and A Pro 1 I p ,395. 8
'b 'lH u n r j'ir h riix h— 2 diss cted flower—-3 a sta men
detached—4 a fruit full grown—5 the saiâé; cut
transversely.
5/6. Gardenia o-omm h i (Linn. G tin r i& ib i ,
arbofesec rtt until inf 1 wi th rt sit ous h t Is U ives sessile
fro l i n rf vw alhp'fi c bl i g t vat il t bt i dp
very- shortly nul ii'lîmfk uoirftnl. puheiul n ihd slightly
sea i ms whebypa'ng îafterwàirds shittiiiig-, with simple
pmtJlVl nerves flow! rslffe linn il„ 1 5 togt thei ilrnost
st ssilt : < alt \ fit ' ' SI-1 y pi thepu h >1 i?. ia d . s 1 là n t ly se&hVb.iib |
It nb sh trt, with i ovate acuminated divisions cprolla
hypoc i tit rift nr tube long, slend r widened at tit i
mouth spiiiitgU pabesf nt limb > -pa tfte; st gm nt ■
narrow obi mg nunc th in h d f the .length -of Ike tuba,'almost
glabrous : stigma clavate, entire, Striated : berry!
’diupe/i i- even, oblong, crownt 1 with the wh le li nb
Of the1 calyx ; u it w th 4 ot 5 parietal u eptaclei---- \\
a Rroil l u.j’.i't.'i
1 \*h it hi mug In ir fit—-2 i fl twt r ng branch—-3 a
dissected flower—4 a berry cat transversely.
i , 577 G RUENIA MONTANA (R xb ) Al 5 T 11 W th
sh a t rigi 1 spin« s It lyes oblong, obtuse, nearly sessile
with the margins revohité ; upper side glabrous and
shining, under a l£ tie pu;kt st t tit flowt rs i 6 ■ togethèr,
fascicled, springing from" theiypptig leafh ss shoots, shortly
pedicel!éd calyx with about 5 teeth : corolla 5-7-
cleft, glabrous in.the. throat anthers included : stigma
bifid berry dr.upai f mis, round sh; nut hat la n d bony,
with 4-0 p it i< tal ret c; a( h s —\V art 1 \ ,l’r 11 l.'p. ,196'.
1 l i o n up.' hi at cit —2 dibsbf ted flower—d a fiuit
cot ti ansveisely
r>74 G \ni(i m i f * v i a .in ata 5Rox>0 slnbhby. the
11 nipli sin 11, tupinous towards the apex leaves lanceolate
smooth acuminated at both ends : flowt is fascicled,
short pedicelled axillary ind sub-terminal limb of the
calyx campanula^ acute and shortly toothed çbrpllà
bun- ampanulato 5 lobed, berry roundish oiati —Flowers
pale yellowish, anthers an lulled; berry one celled
with 5 parietal placentas.—DC
v.îl. Bowcring branch—2 dissected flower—3 a berry
full grown—4 the same eu t| transversely.
579. Gardenia tuugiiia (Roxbi) arboreous armed,
haih thick leaves.obovâtè.attenuated it the base into
a petio], smooth flowers.1 Ta feral, lb-solitary : ealyxliaib
tubular, 5 toothed coiolla hÿpocratèriform ; anthers
included. —DC Prod. )
f 1 F lowering .'branch— 2 ovary, cal and style— 3 co-
rol a detached and spli t .open showing the enclosed sta-
mens—l a full grown berry—3 the same ciitçtransversely.
jH h k S i uia dumeti t i m (La n , Gardenia dutnolo-
rum Roxb.) spiriesiopp sit 1 iyest oval; somewhat ob
fuse, curie a at the,base glabrous or when .young slightly
pubescent flower olitàry tel li al on be young
shoots, shortly pedicelled : limb of tbe.Ybiilyx campapu-
'1'ate, lobes obi ug f oroll i lursntt on the ' outside,; tube
ratherTougèr than the..sfegiob t s o f th e calyx; furnish 1
on the m ide neat the base ith i ring ;p’t erect d use
hairs, fjmtntsbally.globose rat h o'blong^cro^neo;'yvith
|E|||limb of the calyx.—W and • A. Pi-pâ. I p 397.
1 Moweringt.ibranch—-2 didsebtedi.flower—3. ovary: cut
transversely—4 a berry full grown—5 cut transversely.
1111
581. R andia nutans (DC. Posoquerianutans Roxb.)
: spines opposite, horizontal: young branches long, droop«
- ing, pubescent : leaves from cunitorm-oblong to round,
glabrous : flowers short pedicelled, at the extremity of
■ short leafless or few leaved axillary young shoots: calyx
with a short rather hairy bylindric tu b e : corolla silky on
the outside; tube scarcely longer. than the calyx segments,
with a dense circle of white hairs internally near
the base : fruit globose, crowned with the whole limb o f
the calyx.—:W. and A. Prod. I. p. 397.
1 Flowering branch—2 .a portion o f the same—3 corolla
split open—4 calyx and phttfl-yhS ovary cut transversely—
6 a full grown berry'—7 the same cut transversely—
8 a dissected seed-'—9 embryo detached.
582. Randia longispina (DC. Gardenia longispina
Roxb ) spines opposite or occasionally alternate, hoi i-
zontal: young branches dropping : leaves from obovate
' to' oblong;. cu»ea;t( it'th e bast glabious or .pubescent on
■th'ei. neryes.^Swej shortly pedief lied generally 1-8 at
tin ix -io n ties' oi t ie lining short axillary shoots, occasionally
solitary and axilkiy limb oi the calyx campanula
to, lobe s c i ate with often a small tooth between them in.
thf sinus iproll t silky ‘on the outside'; tube, rather
longer than tin segments ot the calyx, with a,dense ring
1 ot li tirs nt. ir the base on the inside ffuit drupaceous,
short ovoid and slightly reti st at the. base, crowned with
tin pe nanent limb f thf e lyx.—a, culta; tube of the
call x and ovai j gl ibrous. —W. and A. Prod. I. p. 398.
. O is r f?er -),nn m thr wild Variety are short apd
the tube of the i ilyx and ovary hauy. * ,
1 ’Lf5\i‘,\m r,< IniClnn—1 dissected flower—-3 a full
grown fruit—1 the same m l trail iti- e l/.
583. Randia tloribunpa (Posoqueria florihnnda
Roxb.) sp ncs iciliary, rigid: leaves opposite and fasci-
- cled, obovate; cuneate at the;, base,,., glabrous: flowers
shortly pe'dichlled, 4-6 on each of I hi small lateral scaly
•;'.llafless; young shoots calyx g la b rd d s tu b ? 'cyjindric,
; segments phttieilAub somewhat lanceolatf icnmiuated,
persistent: t orolila' silk i . oni the putside; tube rather
shortei than thc^Vgincpra o fth i calyx, with a circle of
f ri 11 ban s about the middle on he nisi h fruit ovate-
‘ cordate, shining, i rowned with the limb of ‘the calyx.—
VT. ind \ Prod. I. p. 398. ,
1 LI i n n i ' In at ch—2 dissecte 1 flow l— 3 ovary cut
ti iu->\ ei-si K —4 a ‘ h u ry —■5 i ut ti m -.iu -ily—6 a seed
disseefed'shpw mg the i inbryo in situ. -
584. Sttdocortni weeeea (A. Rich Webera corym-
bosa Roxl ) shi ubby, gla n c us lc iveS 1 inSebiate-ob-
long, shining : corymbs triehotom ms, terminal!: calyx-1
limb 5 cleii lu'lt'oflnftjdiii >l)a, short about twice the
length ofthe calyx tube,- slightly widened nut Ik irded
at till ufouth : « gmeuts of the limb recurved, obfong,
villousyUt thfeii h isc long the middle; about twice a- loiig
a ; the tube tyle slightly 1 ury , stigma with ,10 longitudinal
sokeiwitat1 winged angles : berry ‘a-ci-lled, with
4-8 see is ia:eap£?||tl.-^W;. and A ^ S d frP . p. 401.
1 1 lo vein g Iffguch—2, 'tilt iched flower—3 corolla
i disstc 1—4 vary nd calyx
585. Pergu aria pallida (W. and A. isclepias
pdllida S oxb ) twibing,. branches fll'e nler, softly pubesc
e n t' 1 a es coiili ti ie uminate cymes short pi dun cled
many llottPH u sue:|meUts of the uorolla legnlate, tube
globimis within; longer than the gynostegium : ciowu of
, the stamens. exije eding the apiculate stignia.—Wight’s
. ContiibutiofiSv ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 Flowering branch—2 dissected flowe showing the
column and stamenal crown —8 ovary and stigma, the
crown lifitL’lilamcutVreiiioiod—4 stamens and crown.
586. H oy a veridipioi a (Rs Brown) twining leaves
ovate or cordate, iiuminatid meunhran ice ous glabi ous
corolla glaflrBUg, with ovate acute lobes leaflets ot the
st ime i il crown flatte ned iibdye, obovate, obtuse, interior
- angfo short, blUnty follieTes? iSvUneated’, thick, obtuse
lre-tv-1oloniid — ‘Wight s C oritributions.
|S|,i 1 F'lowering branch—2 a flower partly dissbpM
showing by the remov il o f 2 eofonaileave s and filaments
th e pollen masses and ovary—3 detached pollen—4 stamen
with its crown—5 follicles, olfe opening.