690 
broad, furrowed, blunt ; cymes decompound ; berries 1-seeded. 
h. S. Native of Madagascar and the East Indies. —Rheed. 
mal.7.t. 11. C. latifolia, Lam. dict. 1. p. 30. but not of Vahl. 
C. compréssa, Blum. bijdr. 4th number. Berries round, about 
the size of peas, purple. 
Glaucous Cissus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub cl. 
6 C. I'npica (Rottl. et Willd. nov. act. nat. cur. 4. p. 183.) 
leaves roundish-cordate, acuminated, with bristly serratures, 
pubescent beneath ; branches roundish, and are, as well as the 
etioles clothed with short down. kh. u. S. Native of the Kast 
Indies. 
Indian Cissus. Shrub cl. 
7 C. corpirorta (Lin. spec. 170.) leaves cordate, quite entire, 
pubescent beneath ; peduncles trifid, dichotomous. h. U.S. Na- 
tive of South America.—Plum. icon. t. 259. f. 3. Berries blue, 
1-seeded. 
Heart-leaved Cissus. Shrub cl. 
8 C. rorunprFor1a (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 19.) leaves cordate, 
roundish, smooth, serrated; umbels simple ; branches pruinose, 
with swollen joints. h. |. S. Native of Java. Selanthus rotun- 
difdlius, Forsk. descr. icon. t. 4. Berry 1-seeded, large, oblong. 
Round-leaved Cissus. Shrub cl. 
9 C. repens (Lam. dict. 1. p. 31.) leaves cordate, ovate, 
somewhat toothed, and are, as well as the branches, smooth; 
flowers umbellate ; stems creeping. Y%. J. S. Native of Ma- 
Jabar.—Rheed. mal. 7. t. 48. C. cordata, Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p 
425. Stems succulent. Berries red, 1-seeded. Stipulas oval. 
Flowers dull-purple. Taste of leaves very acrid. 
Creeping Cissus. Clt. 1821. Pl. cl. 
10 C. puncricurésa (Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. 106.) leaves 
broad-cordate, very blunt, with an abrupt, blunt point, and re- 
mote, bristle-like serratures ; branches dotted. h.. S. Na- 
tive of Cayenne. 
Dotted-branched Cissus. Clt. 1818. Shrub cl. 
11 C. ramoives (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 342.) branches un- 
armed, terete, scabrous; leaves simple, cordate, acuminate, 
sharply-denticulated, full of pellucid dots, scabrous; pedicels 
and flowers smooth. kh. |. S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 
vince of Minas Geraes. Flowers umbellate at the tops of the 
branches. Petals yellow. 
Tamus-like Cissus. Shrub sarmentose. 
12 C. vvirera (Afz. rem. guin. 69. ex Spreng. neue. entd. 3. 
p. 235.) leaves somewhat peltately-cordate, quite entire, smooth, 
spotted at the base ; shoots round, smooth. h.. S. Native 
of Sierra Leone. Berries black, pulpy, with an austere, acid 
taste, but are eaten by the natives. 
Gra; e-bearing Cissus. Shrub cl. 
13 C. tizia cea (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. amer. 5. 
p- 222.) smooth; leaves roundish, ovate, cordate, sharply- 
toothed, somewhat coriaceous; branches tetragonal; cymes 
dichotomous. kh. J. S. Native near the city of Mexico. 
Lime-tree-leaved Cissus. Shrub cl. 
14 C. quaprancuta’ris (Lin. mant. 39.) leaves cordate, 
kidney-shaped, serrated, smooth, fleshy; stem tetragonal, winged. 
Y.a. G. Native from Arabia to Cochin-china. Root tuber- 
ous.—Rumph. amb. 5. t. 44. Seelanthus quadragonus, Forsk. 
descr. 33. icon. t. 2. Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 426. Berries red, 1- 
seeded, about the size of peas. 
Quadrangular-stemmed Cissus. Clt. 1790. Pl. cl. 
15 C. comprsssicau'Lis (Ruiz et Pay. fl. per. 1. pe 64. t. 
100.) leaves cordate, acutely-serrated, pubescent ; flowers um- 
bellate ; partial peduncles dichotomous ; stem tetragonal, com- 
pressed. k.. S. Native of Peru among rubbish near Chan- 
cay. Berries dark-purple. i 
Compresscd-stemmed Cissus. Shrub cl. 
16 Č. pi’scotor (Blum. bijdr. 4th number.) leaves cordate- 
AMPELIDEÆ. 
I. Cissus. e 
oblong, acuminated, discoloured, with bristly-serratures, and are, 
as well as the angular branches, smooth; cymes somewhat quin- 
quefid, shorter than the leaves. h.. S. Native of Java. 
Discoloured-leaved Cissus. Shrub cl. 
17 C. novosa (Blum. bijdr. 1. c.) leaves somewhat cordate, 
oblong, pointed, with bristly serratures, smooth’; corymbs dicho- 
tomous ; pedicels umbellate; stem round, herbaceous, knotted. 
Y. U.S. Native of Java. 
Knotted-stemmed Cissus. PI. cl. 
18 C. Java'na (D. C. prod. 1. p. 628.) leaves somewhat cor- 
date, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, smooth, somewhat serrated ; 
serratures bristly ; branches roundish, furrowed ; peduncles tri- 
fid, rather corymbose. h.. S. Native of Java. 
Java Cissus. Shrub cl. 
19 C. ventaco na (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 426.) leaves cordate, 
rarely somewhat lobed, serrulated, acuminated, smooth ; branches 
shining, pentagonal, with roundish angles and furrowed sides. 
Y.. S. Native of the East Indies in the forests of Chittagong. 
Pentagonal-branched Cissus. Pl. cl. 
20 C. sicyoipes (Lin. spec. 170.) leaves cordate, ovate, 
smooth, thickish, with adpressed, bristly serratures ; branches 
round. 2%. S. Native of Jamaica and Guadaloupe in waste 
places, and by the sides of walls.—Sloan. hist. 1. t. 144. f. 1.— 
Brown. jam. t. 2. f. l and 2. Lam. ill. t. 84. f. 1. Jacq. amer. 
22. t. 15. pict. 16. t. 20. The berries are black and oblong, 
and are.eaten by the natives, as well as several other of the 
species, but are chiefly food for birds. 
Choco-like Cissus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1768. Pl. cl. 
21 C. rutier'Nea (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. P 
224.) the whole plant of a rusty-black ; leaves roundish-ovate 
deeply-cordate, remotely-toothletted, hairy above, and cloth 
with soft down beneath; lower leaves 3-5-lobed, upper ones 
entire; branches round, and are, as well as the peduncles, 
clothed with hairy down. h.. S. Native of South America 
on the banks of the river Magdalena. 
Blackish Cissus. Shrub cl. 
22 C. anra’rctica (Vent. choix. t. 21.) leaves ovate, ve at 
what cordate, loosely serrated, smoothish ; nerves glandu ara 
the base; petioles and branches clothed with rusty-pubescence- 
h. J. G. Native of New Holland. Sims, bot. mag. 248 ' 
glandulosa, Poir. suppl. 105. Vitis Kánguruh, Hortul. C. Bau 
diniana, Brouss. bd 
Antarctic Cissus or Kanguruh Vine. Clt. 1790. Shru oot 
23 C. Capr’nsis (Willd. spec. 1. p. 655.) leaves somew ii” 
cordate, 5-angled, toothed, clothed with rusty down benea i 
flowers somewhat capitate. h. G. Native of the Cape 
Good Hope. Vitis Capénsis, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 105. 
Cape Cissus. Clt. 1792. Shrub cl. trifid 
24 C. rucòsa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 629.) leaves cordate, vive 
or quinquefid, wrinkled ; flowers racemose. R.o S. Nan 
of Jamaica on the mountains. C. nov. sp. Lunan, hort. Je hose 
p- 216. Berry black, large, 4-seeded. Leaves almost like 
of the common vine. 
Wrinkled-leaved Cissus. Shrub cl. blong 
25 C. cann’scens (Lam. ill. no. 1620.) leaves ovate, on ay 
unequally-cordate at the base, toothed, clothed with short, eh 
down ; branches angular; peduncles and cymes villously-to en. 
tose. h.. S. Native of Peru. H.B. et Kunth, nov: 8 
amer. 5. p. 223. 
Hoary Cissus. Shrub cl. l 
26 C. umgròsa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 
leaves ovate, unequal-sided, obliquely-cordate, shar hescence 
letted, hairy above, but clothed with hoary, downy PU aC „mes 
beneath ; branches rather tetragonal, hairy ; peduncles *h ha y 
smoothish. h.. S. Native of South America on the 
banks of the river Magdalena. 
5. pP 223.) 
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