Raphanocarpus.|  LX1V. CUCURBITACEE (HOOKER). 541 
the base inside ; lobes ovate or lanceolate. Petals free, spreading, ob- 
ovate. Filaments 3-4, free, short; anthers one 1-celled, two 2-celled 
with often 1 or 2 abortive anthers interposed ;_ cells flexuous ; connec- 
tive broad or narrow, not produced at the apex. Rudiment of ovary 0. 
Female f1.: Peduncle 1—2-flowered, axillary at the base of the petiole, 
orrarely from the same point as the male. Calyx-lobes smaller and 
Harrower than in the male, and corolla smaller. Ovary slender, fusi- 
form, grooved, 1-celled, cell very narrow; style short, stigma of 2 
small rounded flattened lobes; ovules 2, remote, upper erect, lower 
pendulous, Fruit small, slender, narrow, fusiform, terete, corky, 
Sib pilose, 1-celled or with 2 superimposed cells, cells 1-seeded. 
eeds linear-oblong, com ressed, lower erect, upper pendulous ; testa 
membranous, hyaline.—Prostrate or climbing annual herbs. Leaves 
ovate or orbicular-cordate. ‘Tendrils simple. Flowers deep yellow. 
Fruit like a Raphanus pod. 
A most remarkable genus, on account of the connate peduncle and petiole of the male 
flower, the structure of the fruit, and the erect or pendulous ovules and seeds. It is 
chiefly allied to Momordica in floral structure, habit, and all other characters. 
1. R, Kirkii, Hook. f. in Te. Pl.1084. Stem slender, pilose. Leaves 
membranous, orbicular-cordate, 2-8 in. long, obtusely angled or 3—5- 
lobed, lobes acute, quite entire or obscurely toothed ; basal sinus broad 
y* harrow. Male f.: Peduncles very short, slender, 2-flowered, hairy ; 
Tract oblong, hairy at the fork; pedicels slender. Calyx-lobes ovate- 
‘nceolate, 4 in. ‘long, hairy; scales at the base inside very short. 
Corolla 1d in. in diameter. Female fl.: Peduncle long, slender, some- 
times 2-flowered. Flower much smaller than the male. Ovary very 
slender, fusiform, pilose. Fruit 1in. long, terete, with a long straight 
ak. Seeds tin. long. 
pMozamb. Distr. Between Senna and Lupata, and near Shigogo on the Shire, 
» Kirk! (with good analysis.) 
2. R, Welwitschii, Hook. 7. ‘Annual, prostrate.” (Welw.) Nearly 
glabrous, Leaves rather coriaceous, broadly ovate-cordate, acuminate, 
Aeecurely 3-lobed, obtusely toothed; basal sinus narrow or closed. 
Male fl. : Pedunceles 1 in., olabrous, 3—5-flowered at the apex ; pedicels 
short, pilose; buds nodding. Calyx-lobes pilose. narrow lanceolate, 
$n. long, gradually acuminate, scales at the base inside prominent, 
Meurved. Corolla about lin. in diameter. Stamens 4, one 2-celled 
with a 2-partite connective, the other three contiguous each 1-celled, 
*entral with a broad connective surrounded by the flexuous anther- 
tells, the two lateral much smaller, clavate, with unilateral anther- 
la i. Female fi. : Peduncle very short. Calyx-lobes narrow, subu- 
i Ovary very slender, 1 in. long. Fruit not seen. 
witech | One ss ak apni open sandy plains near the Bero river, Dr. Wel- 
> specimen only seen. : : 
the img ene \y be dine eagerly regarded as 2, one 2-celled, cig 4 — sai abaeal 
all j.,..°" *eelled and divided to the base into three 1-celled stamens. 
inserted between two of the scales. 
