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Ridley. Putiippines: Luzon, Vidal, 3942. Cuina: Ichang, 
A. Henry, 566; Amoy, Swinhoe; Formosa, Bankinsing, 
A; Henry, 816. 
8. Sremona Curtis, Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind., vi. p- 298; 
scandens, foliis alternis, cordatis, longe acuminatis, floribus 
unisexualibus, perianthii segmentis oblongis acutis. 
Caulis fruticosus, scandens, tenuis. Folia alterna, cordata, 
longe acuminata, 9-11-nervia, 4-6 poll. longa, 2-3 poll. lata; 
petiolus elongatus, debilis. Pedunculus axillaris, 14-3 poll. 
longus, 3-florus; bracteola parva, lanceolata, ad pedicellorum 
basin. Flores unisexuales? Perianthii lobi 9 lin. longi, 2 lin. 
lati, oblongi, acuti. Filamenta brevissima, lata; anthere 3 lin. 
longee ; connectivum latum inter ultraque anther loculos pro- 
ductum. Ovarium parvum, oblongum; ovulis 6 erectis. Bot. 
Mag., t. 7254. 
Penane: Curtis, 1522. 
9. S. minor, Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind., vi. p. 298; scandens, 
foliis alternis, deltoideis, perianthii lobis lanceolatis. 
Caulis suffruticosus, scandens, plus minusve quadrangularis. 
Folia alterna, deltoidea, acuta, basi rotundata vel cordata, 
7-9-nervia, 14-3 poll. longa. Pedunculus simplex vel ramosus, 
2-4 poll. longus, in axille folii vel bractew parve scariose 
positus, floribus 2-6 bracteolatis. Perianthii lobi lanceolati, 
$-1 poll. longi, 2 lin. lati. Stamina 8 lin. longa; anthers 
2 lin. longew; connectivum inter ultraque anthere loculos 
productum, parte superiore bicarinata latere postico. Ovarium 
oblongum, ovulis 6 erectis. Capsula 2-valvata. 
Roxburghia gloriosoides, Wight, Ic., t. 2061. 
R. qloriosoides var. minor, Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl., p. 432. 
Mararar: Palicat Hills, Wight, 2821. Mapras, Nagari Hills, 
Beddome, 7770; Ceylon, Glennie in Herb. Thwaites, 3775. 
This resembles S. tuberosa, Lour., but is smaller in all its 
parts, and its alternate leaves are proportionately broader at 
the base. 
10. S. gavanica, C. H. Wright; scandens, foliis ovatis, basi 
cordatis, perianthii segmentis lanceolatis acutis. 
Suffruticosus, scandens. Caulis teres, spiraliter contortus, 
glaber, tenuis. Folia alterna, ovata, breviter acuminata, basi 
cordata, 7-9-nervia nerviis subtus prominentibus, membranacea, 
