^itis.] Lxiii. AMPELiDE^. (M. A. Lawson.) ■ 647 



m ^m'^ \ ^T?^' 93S ^^- ^^' 32- C. repens, Lamk. j DC. Prodr. l 



b28.-~Iiheede Uort. Mai. vii. t. 48. ' 



^STERN Tropical Himalaya, the Khasia Mts., Assam, and Silhet, ascending to 

 iSoxb) ^^^'^^^^^^*^' Tenasserim. WEiSTERN Peninsula.— DiSTRiB. Java. Amboyna, 



A weak trailing plant, always very glaucoos, at least when young. Tendrils'v^^R'k, 

 nesny. Umbels on slender peduncles, 1-4 in., the rays again umbelliferous. Style 

 ^couspicuoua. Fruit drj, pedicels ^-1 in., neither fleshy nor increasing in size, 

 wea J in globosely-pvriform. smooth, nale. 



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JO. V. discolor, Dak. in Hook Km Journ. Bot. ii 39^ glabrous, 



not glaucous, stems subangular weak, leaves 3-12 by 1-4 in. narrowly cor- 

 oate-ovate acute the upper lanceolate, subcordate or entire at the base 

 onstiy-serrate blotched with white on the upper surface membranous, 

 tendrils forked, flowers and fruit as in F. repem. Dab. d: Gibs. Bomb. 

 <^.40, V. inasqualis, Wall. Cat. 6010; W. <b A. Prodr. 125. ? V. diver- 

 stfoha, Wall. Cat. 5996. ? V. costata, Tfa/^, Cat. 6011. C. discolor, Bluine 



^m. 181 ; £ot. Mag. 80, t. 4763. 



AEOPicAL SiKKiM HIMALAYA, the Khasia Mts., and Silhet, ascending to 3000 ft. ; 

 tHiTTAGONG, Fequ^ and Tenasserim. WesteriV PfiNixsuLA, in the Concan, Dahell — 

 ^iSTJUB. Java. .... . . . . ' 



Branches and pedicels bright red. Leaves oblique, spotted with transverse blotches 

 ^ white between the nerves on the upper surface, purple oeneath. Fruit reddish purple. 

 ^6a as in V. repens,- — The presence and position of the blotches seem to be very 

 Wicertain. Instead of the' discolorations lying between, they sometimes follow the 



^mch the leaves are narrowly ovate-fanceolate, almost entire and very unequal at the' 

 iJase. To specimens taken from the tops of branches of either this species or V, repens ^ 

 ^^t probably be referred V. costataj Wall, and F. diversifolia, Wall. 



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11. V. Keyneana, Wcdl. Cat. 5988 A ; W- <^ A. Prodr. 125, not DC. ; 

 quite glabrous, branches thick hollow succulent, leaves 3-7 by l|-4 in. 

 cordate-ovate or ovate distantly and faintly serrate thick and leathery, 



tendrils simple, peduncle 1 in. usually 2-rayed, rays bearing ni; 

 ^mbellate flowers, pedicels thick, petals \ in., fr^iit \ in. Ossus 



<hatia. ///>»/«/>,•» Wnll r.ni /iofis- ? 7)^7. Prodr. L 628. . 



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Wight 



^^EstERN Peninsula in the Southern provinces, Cc 



^^LON, Thwaites. ^ . 7. ^ 7. 



A coarse plant with thick fleshy leathery stems. Leaves pale green. _ lendnlf 



■*?^t. Pdats distinct, /y^wfe conspicuous. -TrwiY pyri ^. , ^ , . 



eels thickened upwards.- Cissus alauca, Thwaites (Enum. 62), has thick fleshv stems 

 ^f leaves as in this species, leaves 6-^ by 4 in. ovate obtuse] the fruit resembles that 

 ^y K pallida, to which perhaps it is most closely allied. 





,.12. V. palUda, TT. <fc A. Prodr. 125 ; quite glabrous or young parts 

 «^g>tly puberulous, branches thick fleshy hollow, leaves 4-10 in. broadly 

 cordate dentate-serrate or inciso-serrate often repani tendrils simple, 

 - • ■ flesliy; cyme "compact fleshy subcoi^'rabose 



labrous and pellucid, betals ^ m., fruit thi 



Afr. I 393. ? V. Walhchii, Run m Joum. 



peduncle 1-2 in, very thick fleshy, cyme 'compact fleshy subcog^mbose 

 ^cts and bracteoles large glabrous and pellucid petals A ^m fruit th^ 



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