61. cucubbitace^:. 321 



Zanonia cissoides, Wall. PI. As. Rar. ii. p. 2. 



Alsomitra cissoides, Rcem. Syn. ii. p. 118. 



Enkylia digyna et E. trigyna, Griff. PI. Cantor, p. T, ; Miq. in Ann. 

 Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. ii. p. 210. 



Gynostemma cissoides, Franch. et Sav. Enum. PI. Jap. i. p. 176. 



Kiangsi : Kiukiang (Shearer !) ; Hupbh : Nanto and moun- 

 tains to the northward (A. Henry !). Herb. Kew. 



India, Malaya, and Japan. 



2. Gynostemma? species nova, vel genus novum hujus affinitatis ; 

 foliis pedatis, foliolis crenatis, floribus <5 laxe graciliterque pani- 

 culatis circiter 9 lineas diametro, pedicellis filiformibus, staminibus 

 5 liberis. 



Httpeh : Patung district (A. Henri/, 2436 !). Herb. Kew. 



62. BEGONIACE^E. 



1. Begonia circumlobata, JELance in Journ. Bot. 1883, p. 203. 

 Kwangtung: along the Lienchau river near the village Sinshi 



{B.C. Henry, hb. Ranee, 22124 !), Lofaushan (Fordl Faberl), 

 Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 



2. Begonia cyclophylla, Hook. f. Bot. Mag. t. 6926. 

 Kwangtitng : living plant sent to Kew from the Hongkong 



botanic garden by Mr. Ford. Herb. Kew. 



3. Begonia Evansiana, Andrews, Bot. Rep. t. 627 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 1473 ; DC. Prodr. xv. p. 313 ; Franchet, PI. David, p. 136. 



Begonia discolor, Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2, v. p. 184 ; Walp. Rep. ii. 

 p. 206 ; Bunge, Enum. PI. Chin. Bor. p. 57. 



Diploclinium Evansianum, Lindl. Veg. Kingd. ed. 1, p. 318, f. 220. 



Begonia grandis, Dry and. in Trans. Linn. Soc. i. p. 163. 



Knesebeckia discolor, Klotzsch, Begon. p. 44. 



Chihli: Peking (Bushelll); Chekiang: Nmgpo mountains 

 (Faber !) ; Kiangsi : Kiukiang (Shearer !). Herb. Kew. 



4. Begonia fimbristipula, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1883, p. 202. 

 Kwan gttjng : Lofaushan and Tingushan (Fordl). Herb. Kew. 

 Mr. Eord sends leaves of this or a closely allied species, which 



are of a deep red colour, with the following note : — " Leaves of a 

 Begonia used and sold by the priests at Tingushan monastery as 

 a cure for fever, &c. The leaves are put in ' Samshin ' (native 

 spirit) and allowed to remain some hours, when the liquor is 

 drunk. The leaves are sold also in Peking, after being brought 



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