ha 
Three-lobed-leaved Cissampelos. Shrub cl. 
18 C. uirrora us (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 54.) Stem pubes- 
_ cent; leaves cordate, retuse at the apex, quite entire, tomentose 
beneath ; male racemes solitary or twin, hairy-tomentose, lower 
ones much longer than the leaves; corolla cup-shaped, divisions 
lanceolate acute. .S. Native of Brasil, in the province of 
Minas Geraes, on the banks of rivers. The taste of the root of 
this plant is very stimulant. 
Sea-shore Cissampelos. Shrub cl. 
19 C. CaarE BA (Lin. spe. 1473.) leaves somewhat orbicular, 
cordate at the base, 7-nerved, rather pubescent; female racemes 
length of the petioles. 242... S. Native of St. Domingo.—Plum. 
ed. Burm. t. 67. f. 2. Berries small, kidney-shaped, hardly 
compressed, rather hispid. Male flowers unknown. Caapeba 
is the name of the plant in Brasil. 
Caapeba Cissampelos. Fl. Jun. Jul. Clt. 1773. Pl. cl. 
20 C. orsicuta‘ta (D. C. syst. 1. p. 537.) leaves orbicular, 
cordate at the base, under surface villous, upper surface pubes- 
cent; male peduncles generally in threes, shorter than the pe- 
tioles. hk. JS. Native of the East Indies. Ciss. tetrandra, 
Roxb. ined. in herb. Lamb. Leaves similar to those of Menis- 
rman orbiculatum. Berries small, somewhat compressed, hairy. 
owers In crowded corymbs, small, villous. 
Orbicular-leaved Cissampelos. Shrub cl. 
21 C.crena‘ra (D.C. syst. 1. p. 537.) leaves ovate-orbicular, 
nearly sessile, 7-nerved, obtuse, mucronulate, crenately-sinu- 
med, rather tomentose; female racemes in pairs, longer than the 
faves. h. 4? S. Native of Brasil. Fruit ovate-orbicular, 
pubescent, reticulately-nerved, somewhat compressed. 
Crenate-leaved Cissampelos. Shrub cl. 
ome C. ausrra'zis (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 54.) leaves cordate, 
lita ao mucronate, pubescent ; racemes of the female flowers 
of B y or twin; stem suffruticose, twining. h.^.S. Native 
rasil. Stem smoothish ; peduncles and axis pubescent. Drupe 
ovate-orbicular, compressed. 
Southern Cissampelos. Pl. tw. 
u a Monot cA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 55.) leaves cordate, ob- 
cions er pilose, puberulous beneath ; flowers racemose, monoe- 
nian K «u: S. Native of Brasil, in the province of St. Paul. 
ather pubescent. Drupes globose, scarlet, rather compressed. 
“oom Cissampelos. Fl. Feb. Shrub cl. 
acutish CRA citis (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 55.) leaves cordate, 
uncle » pi escent; flowers small, corymbose, and racemose ; pe- 
e a escent. h..S, Native of Brasil, on the banks of 
Sle d ay. Stem slender, twining. Corolla cup-shaped. 
nder Cissampelos, Shrub tw. 
coriaceous rout (D. C. syst. 1. p. 537.) leaves oval, acutish, 
cemes vista er surface hoary, upper surface smooth ; male ra- 
merry x twin, hispid, 3-times longer than the petioles. 
ous% z h ative of Brasil. Flowers small, dark purple; vil- 
e outside; female flowers unknown. Probably the 
leaved Cissampelos. Shrub cl. 
- ova'Ta (Poir. dict. 5. p. 11 ) leaves ovate, obtuse, mu 
upper surface sm he de ; y on the 
female o ooth, under surface pubescent on the 
male racemes longer than the petioles; bracteas subu- 
-u:S. Native of the East Indies. Berries kidney- 
somewhat compressed, smooth, about the size 
Cronate, 
Nerves ; 
Oa pea. 
prate-leaved Cissampelos. Shrub cl. 
acuminated, sn’ ta (D. C. syst. 1. p. 538.) leaves oval-oblong, 
ry, racen, mats 3-nerved at the base; male peduncles axil- 
. » nosely panicled, one half shorter than the leaves. 
e ones Serpe the East Indies. Female flowers unknown, 
Cuminated-leaved Cissampelos. Shrub cl. 
MENISPERMACEZ. XII. Crissampetos. 
111 
28 C? Capr’nsis (Thunb. prod. 110.) leaves ovate, bluntish, 
smooth, on very short petioles; racemes much branched, hardly 
longer than the petioles. h.%. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Stems frutescent, twining, branched, somewhat velvety. 
Petioles short, pubescent. Flowers small, tomentose. 
Cape Cissampelos. Fl.? Clt. 1775. Shrub tw. 
29 C.? nu itis (Poir. dict. 5. p. 11.) leaves ovate, obtuse, 
truncate at the base, smooth, stalked with the axilla woolly. 
_h. 7. Native of Cape of Good Hope. Flowers small, tomentose, 
M. Decandolle has two specimens, the one a garden, and the other 
a native specimen; the first is nearly erect, the second is twining; 
and he thinks they may be different species, and that Ciss. Ca- 
pénsis himilis and Calcarifera may form another genus. 
Dwarf-Cape Cissampelos. Fl.? Clt. 1817. Shrub tw. 
30 C.? catcarr FERA (Burch. cat. no. 1795.) leaves elliptical- 
oblong, blunt at both ends, on very short petioles, cinereously- 
pubescent, and furnished with a spur at the external base of 
petiole; male flowers glomerate, and nearly sessile in the axilla 
ofthe leaves. h. G. Native of Cape of Good Hope. Ciss. fru- 
ticdsa Thunb. prod. 110? Lin. fil. suppl. 432? Stem erect, 
branched, never twining nor climbing. 
Spur-bearing Cissampelos. Shrub 2 feet. 
31 C.? rauriro Lia (Poir. dict. 5. p. 11.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
obtuse, quite smooth; petioles short, thick ; female racemes 
short; fruit large. h. J. S. Native of the Island of St. Tho- 
mas, in the West Indies. Fruit ovate, narrowed at the base, 
pulpy, wrinkled, about the size of a nut, when dry of a blackish 
brown colour. 
Laurel-leaved Cissampelos. Shrub tw. 
32 C. ancustiro'Lia (Burch. cat. no. 1717. ex trav. 1. p. 389.) 
leaves broad-linear, roundish at the apex, often emarginate ; stem 
twining. h.^. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Narrow-leaved Cissampelos. Shrub tw. 
§ 3. Stems simple, tniggy, erect, suffruticose. 
33 C. susrriancuta‘ris (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 51.) stems 
suffruticose, erect, simple, downy ; leaves orbiculately-triangular, 
somewhat truncate at the base, sides rounded, obtuse at the apex, 
pubescent above, and downy beneath ; petal of the female flower 
rather orbicular. h.S. Native of Brasil. Stems solitary or 
numerous. Racemes shorter than the leaves, bracteate, many- 
flowered. Style trifid. Drupe elliptically globose. 
Subtriangular-leaved Cissampelos. Pl. L to 2 feet. 
34 C. ovatiro Lia (St. Hil. pl. usu. bras, t. 34. fl. bras. 1. t. 
51.) stems suffruticose, erect, simple, downy; leaves on short 
stalks, ovate, bluntish at the apex, somewhat repand, tomentose 
on both surfaces, or only beneath, as well as the petioles and 
female racemes ; petals of female flower rather villous beneath ; 
male corymbs usually tern. k. S. Native of Brasil, where it 
is called Orelha de Onca. ‘The root of this plant is acrid, 
bitter, and is a powerful febrifuge, and the inhabitants of Brasil 
make a decoction of it, which they drink with success 1n inter- 
mittent fevers. 
Var. a, cinéreo-viridis (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves cordate at the base, 
tomentose on both surfaces, greenish grey, paler beneath. Na- 
tive in the province of Minas Geraes. 
Var. B, ruféscens (St. Hil. 1l. c. 52.) Stems rufescent, and are 
as well as the leaves much less tomentose above than var. a, less - 
orbicular, and scarcely cordate at the base. Native in the pro- 
vince of Minas Geraes. l 
Var. y, cineráscens (St. Hil. 1. c. p. 52.) leaves a little larger, 
scarcely cordate at the base. Native of Para. 
Oval-leaved Cissampelos. Shrub 2 feet. 
35 C. commu'nts (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 52. t. 11.) stem suffru- 
ticose, erect, simple, tomentose ; leaves cordate, acute, quite entire, 
