560 LXIV, CUCURBITACEH (HOOKER). [ Zehneria. 
Mozamb. Distr. Chibira, about lat. S. 16°, long. E. 35°, Dr. Meller! _ 
A pretty little species, apparently closely allied to Z. serobiculata, but with very 
minute seeds. Owing to the absence of male flowers its position in the genus 18 un- 
certain. 
4, Z. velutina, Endl. in Walp. Rep. ii, 196. Stem rather stout, 
pubescent, angled, grooved. Leaves 2-3 in. long, rather coriaceous, 
ovate-cordate, acuminate, apiculate, acutely toothed, basal sinus 
rounded, contracted, scabrid above, tomentose below as well as the 
petioles with soft white woolly pubescence. Male fl.: Crowded, fas- 
cicled; peduncles short. Calyx-tube cylindric, } in. long, tomentose. 
Fruit unknown.—A. Rich. Fl. Abyss. i. 287. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! No. 1242 (1863—68.) 
A very distinct species from the tomentose under-surface of the leaves, and large 
flowers, 
5. Z.scabra, Sond? Fl. Cap. ii. 486. Stem angular, slender, sli htly 
ubescent. Leaves 2 in. long, ovate-cordate, entire or obscurely v- 
obed, acutely toothed, scabrid and papillose above, grey and tomentose 
beneath with soft appressed pubescence; petioles short, tomentose. 
Male #1.: Subcapitate on a slender peduncle } in., shortly campanulate. 
? Z. longepedunculata, Hochst., A. Rich. Fl. Abyss. i. 287. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia, Roth! a 
This so closely resembles the Cape Z. scabra, that I cannot venture to separate it, 
and till flower and fruit are known it must remain doubtful. There are two forms of the 
Cape plant, one with the female flower and fruit fascicled in the leaf-axils, the other 
with them umbelled at the apex of a-long pedicel like the male; in both the seeds are 
obovoid, rather tumid, without a border. 
6. Z. micrantha, Hook. 7. Stem very slender, glabrous, deeply 
pista angles green. Leaves membranous, green, 2}—3 in. long; 
roadly ovate-cordate, angularly 3-lobed; teeth short, distant, midd . 
lobe long acuminate, lateral short, acute, auricles rounded, basal sinus 
acute above, slightly scabrid with scattered short white hairs, glabrous 
beneath ; petioles very slender, almost as long as the leaf or shorter. 
Male #l.: Very minute, 1—-12th in. diameter, subcorymbose, on slender 
pedicels ; peduncles slender, solitary, 1- or few-flowered, shorter than 
the petioles. Calyx-tube very shortly campanulate, almost glabrous 
within. Anthers all 2-celled, cells nearly straight, connective glabrous 
at the back, cells ciliate. Female fl. and fruit unknown. 
Upper Guinea. Camaroons mountain, alt. 7000 ft., Mann! 
?. Z. deltoidea, Look. f. Stems slender, glabrous oF slightly 
hairy, grooved with green angles. Leaves 2 in. long, brown when pe! : 
deltoid-ovate, truncate and horizontal at the base, acuminate, deep! 
coarsely toothed, the basal teeth on each side almost forming hor 
zontal lobes, scabrid with white papillee above, smoother with few 
scabrid minute hairs below ; petiole slender, shorter than the Je 
Male #l.: Numerous, umbellate on solitary or geminate peduncles 7 
l}in. Calyx pubescent, tubular-campanulate, din. long. Anthers 
2-celled. Female fl. and fruit unknown. 
Upper Guinea. Camaroons mountains, alt. 4500 ft., Mann! 
