108 
peduncles racemose, longer than the petioles. h. U.S. Native 
perhaps of South America. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 93. Leaves 
resembling those of Cotonedster vulgaris, but.a little longer. 
Flowers small. 
Cotoneaster-like Cocculus. Shrub cl. 
41 C. Tria’nprvus (Coleb. in Lin. soc. trans. 13. p. 64.) leaves - 
ovate-oblong, acuminated, smooth ; racemes axillary, one or more, 
together, rather longer than the petioles. h.™.S. Native of 
the Malay Islands. Menispérmum triandrum, Roxb. MSS. 
Flowers numerous, minute, yellow. 
Triandrous Cocculus. Shrub tw. 
42 C. ovauiro ius (D.C. syst. 1. p.426.) leaves oval, entire, 
mucronate, 3-nerved, smooth; branchlets villous; lower pedun- 
cles axillary, scarcely longer than the petioles, upper ones disposed 
in terminal panicles; pedicels sub-umbellate. h.%.S. Native 
of Java and China. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 94. Menispérmum 
ovalifolium, Pers. ench. 2. p. 628. Berries 2-3, smooth, com- 
pressed, orbicular. 
Oval-leaved Cocculus. Shrub. tw. 
43 C. Fipra‘urea (D.C. syst. 1. p. 525.) leaves ovate, acute, 
quite entire, smooth, on long petioles ; racemes oblong, lateral. 
h. uS. Native of Cochin-china and China in woods. Fi- 
braurea tinctoria, Lour. coch. ed Willd. 2. p. 769. Berries 
small, yellow, not eatable. Taste of whole plant bitter. Roots 
diuretic. The root and lower part of the stem are esteemed 
resolvent, deobstruent, and diuretic. The bruised stems afford 
by boiling a yellow dye, which is not very vivid but lasting, and 
serves as a basis for Turmerick and Safflower which, though 
more vivid, are not so durable. 
Golden-fibred Cocculus. Shrub cl. 
44 C. extrpticus (D. C. syst. 1. p. 426.) leaves elliptical, 
obtuse, quite entire, smooth ; racemes axillary, in pairs, unequal, 
much shorter than the leaves. h. J. S. Native of Senegal. 
Menispérmum ellipticum, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 657. Flowers small, 
greenish, disposed in unequal, small racemes. 
Eltiptical-leaved Cocculus. Shrub cl. 
45 C. Limacia (D. C. syst. 1. p. 526.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
acuminated, quite entire, smooth ; male flowers almost terminal, 
crowded, female ones in pairs, axillary. h. G. Native of 
Cochin-china in woods. Limàcia scándens, Lour. coch. ed Willd. 
2. p. 761. Flowers yellowish-green; berries small, smooth, 
fieshy, acrid, but eatable. The specific name Lamacia was applied 
to this plant by Loureiro, because the fruit resembles the shell of 
a limacon or snail. 
Snail-fruited Cocculus. Fl. cl. 
46 C. Cesa`rma (D.C. syst. 1. p.526.) leaves oval-oblong, 
mucronate, smooth, shining; peduncles axillary, length of pe- 
tioles ; male ones capitate, female ones 1-flowered. h . G. Native 
of Arabia. Cebatha, Forsk. egyp. arab. 171. Menispérmum 
édule, Vahl. symb. 1. p. 80. Flowers greenish. Berries red, 
when ripe eatable, but they have an acrid taste, and from them a 
wine is prepared which is called Chamr. el Madjnume in Arabia. 
Cebatha is a name of Arabian origin. 
Cebatha Cocculus. Shrub cl. ? ' 
47 C. acumina tus (D. C. syst. 1. p. 527.) leaves ovate, 
acuminated, quite entire, smooth, somewhat 5-nerved at the base, 
the rest feather-nerved ; racemes axillary, sub-villous, a little 
longer than the petioles. h.. S. Native of the East Indies. 
Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 95. Menispérmum acuminatum, Lam. 
dict. 4. p.101. Very like C. radiàtus in habit, but the petioles 
are one half longer. Flowers brownish. Berries obovate, nu- 
merous, stipitate, smooth. : 
Pointed-leaved Cocculus. Shrub. cl. 
48 C. rapia rus (D. C. syst. 1. p.527.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
acuminated, scarcely cordate, quite entire, feather-nerved, smooth; 
peduncles racemosely-panicled, 3-times longer than the petioles. 
MENISPERMACEÆ. VII. Coccutus. 
hk. u S. Native of the East Indies. Valli-caniram, Rheed. 
mal. 7. p. 5. t.3. Menispérmum radiatum, Lam. dict. 4. p. 100. 
Braunea menispermoides, Willd. spec. 4. p. 797. Berries 3- 
seeded. Sepals and petals 3, with 6 nectariferous scales, in the 
petals of the male flowers ; female ones with 3 styles. 
Rayed Cocculus. Shrub tw. 
49 C. reprosra'cuius (D. C. syst. 1. p. 528.) leaves oval, 
acuminated, 3-nerved, smooth; racemes axillary, simple, slender, 
length of leaves. kh. VS. Native of Timor. 
Slender-spiked Cocculus. Shrub cl. 
50 C. pracuysta'cuyus (D.C. syst. 1. p. 528.) leaves ovate, 
acute, 3-5-nerved, smooth; female racemes axillary, shorter than 
the petioles. h.. S. Native of the island of Timor. Seeds 
within the berry, arched. Stem hardly scandent. 
Short-racemed Cocculus. Shrub cl. 
51 C. Domince’nsis (D.C. syst. 1. p. 528.) leaves oval, acu- 
minated, quite entire, scarcely 3-nerved at the base, smooth ; 
peduncles racemosely-panicled, axillary, slender, somewhat shorter 
than the leaves, rising from a tubercled villous base. hk. U.S. 
Native of St. Domingo. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 96. Very like 
C. brachystachyus. Flowers very small. 
St. Domingo Cocculus. Shrub cl. 
_ 52 C. LeÆ Ba (D.C. syst. 1. p. 529.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
blunt, glaucous, somewhat pubescent, on short petioles; branches 
rather twining. h. ^©. G. Native of Upper Egypt. Male 
plant found about Liblad in the desert near Cairo, female ones 
rarely, usually far from the males. Lez' ba, Forsk. fl. ægyp. p. 172. 
Juss. gen. 285. Menispérmum Lez'ba, Delile, fl. agyp. ill. 30. 
descr.-t. 51. f.2 and 3. Leæba is the name of the plant in Upper 
Egypt. Calyx yellowish; petals greenish ; anther yellow. 
Leeba Cocculus. Shrub tw. i 
53 C. optoneiFo Lus (D. C. syst. 1. p. 529.) leaves oblong, 
3-nerved, blunt at both ends, mucronate, smooth; peduncles 
shorter than the leaves, upper ones somewhat racemose, female 
ones l-flowered. h. ^. S. Native of Mexico. Menispérmum, 
nov. spec. Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers small, 
white. 
Oblong-leaved Cocculus. Shrub tw. 
54 C. rrirro‘rus (D.C. syst. 1. p. 529.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 
late, acuminated, 3-nerved at the base, quite entire, smoothish ; 
female peduncles axillary, trifid, 3-flowered, length of petioles. 
h. JS. Native of Java. Stems almost erect. 
Three-flowered Cocculus. Shrub cl. 
55 C. MILLEFLO rus (D. C. syst. 1. p. 530.) leaves ovate, ob- 
tuse, feather-nerved, smooth, shining; panicle terminal, many- 
flowered, branches spreading, in pairs. h. S. Native 0 
Madagascar. Very like C. gomphioides but differing m the 
leaves being larger, more ovate at the base, and less attenuated at 
the apex. ` 
Thousand-flowered Cocculus. Shrub cl. 
56 C. computor pes (D.C. syst. 1. p. 530.) leaves oblong: 
acuminated, 3-nerved at the base, quite entire, smooth, shining; 
peduncles axillary, much longer than the leaves. h. S. Na- 
tive of Madagascar. Berries about the size of a small grape- 
Gomphia-like Cocculus. Fl.? Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 
57 C. tauriro uus (D. C.. syst. 1. p. 520.) leaves oblong, 
acuminated, smooth, shining; peduncles lateral and axillary» 
branched at the top, rather shorter than the petioles. 2+ u 
Native of Nipaul and Sirinagur. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 97 
Flowers very small, 8-10, smooth. 
Laurel-leaved Cocculus. Fl. Jan. Feb. Cit. 1820. Shrub dl. 
§ 4. Flowers monoecious. (Perhaps a genus.) 
_ 58 C. Epreare'nium (D. C. syst. 1. p. 530.) flowers mono 
cious; drupes 1-3; leaves oblong, quite entire, smooth. h u: ™' 
Native of the island of St. James in the South Sea. Epibatèrium 
