Cocculee.] . VI. MENISPERMACEZE. j 87 
Nxrunora, Lour. Fl. Coch. 565 (NzPmuRorcA, Miers in Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 2. vii. 42), et Horo- 
PEIRA, JMiers, L. c. a. Cocculis typicis nobis haud differre videntur. In Drzerocrism, Méers, l.c. (C. 
«acrocarpo, W. et. Arn., Wight, Ill. t. T), panieulee elongatze e£ drupse obovate, sed. charaeteres 
essentiales Cocculi. 
17. Pericampytus, Jfiers in Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 2. vii, 40, (Pselium, Lour. F1. CocA. 622, 
ex parte.)—Sepala 6, biserialia, interiora majora. Petala 6, sepalis breviora, marginibus in- 
flexis. Fl. d: Stamina 6, libera, antherarum loculis 2 lateralibus, Fl, 9: Stamina sterilia 
6. Carpella 3, stylis bipartitis subulatis reflexis. Drupm subglobosm, styli cicatrice a basi 
parum remota; putamen hippocrepiforme, dorso eristatum, lateribus concavis, processubus 
imperforatis intus ex utroque latere intrusis. Semen hippocrepiforme: embryo in axi albu- 
minis cylindricus, cotyledonibus elongatis appressis.—Folia lata, ssepe subcordata v. subpeltata. 
Cym:e dichotomre, sepius ramosissimr., 
Species uniea, per Asiam tropicam usque ad Australiam dispersa.  Walp. Ann.iv. 128. Genus 
vix satis a Coceulo differt, 
18. Meenispermum, Linn. Gen. n, ll3l.—Sepala 4-8, 2-serialia. Petala 6-8, sepalis 
breviora. Fl. d: Stamina 12-24, libera, antheris 4-locularibus. Fl. 9: Stamina sterilia 6. 
Carpella 2-4, stigmatibus explanato-dilatatis, Drupse compresse, styli cicatrice a basi parum 
remota; putamen orbiculato-reniforme, dorso subcristatum, lateribus concavis, processubus 
imperforatis intus ex utroque latere intrusis. Semen hippocrepiforme, albumine carnoso; 
embryo gracilis, cotyledonibus linearibus appressis.—Folia sspe subpeltata, lata, palmatim 
lobata v. angulata. Flores paniculati. 
Species 2, altera in America boreali, altera in Asia orientali temperata crescentes, DC. Prod. i. 
102. Deless. Ic. Sel. 1. £. 100. 4. Gray, Gen. Ill. t. 29. 
TRisvs Ill. CissAMPELIDEZE. 
19. Sarcopetalum, F. Muell. Fl. Vict. 26. t. suppl. 3.—Sepala 2-5, parva, subbiserialia. 
Petala 3-6, crasso-carnosa, depressa v.subglobosa. Fl. d: Staminum columna apice breviter 
divaricato-2—3-loba ; anthers tot quot lobi, iis adnatze, horizontales, loculis parallelis. Fl. 9: 
Carpella 3-6, stigmatibus reflexis 2-3-lobis. Drups compresse, styli cicatrice a basi parum 
remota; putamen utrinque concavum, processu leviterintruso. Semen hippocrepicum (albu- 
minosum ?, embryone lineari, cotyledonibus appressis ?).—Folia lata, basi cordata, Racemi 
laterales, simplices, solitarii v. fasciculati. 
Species unica, Australasica. 
20. Stephania, Lour. Fl. Coch. 608. (Clypea, Blume, Büjdr. 26.)—Fl. d: Sepala 6-10, 
biserialia. Petala 3-5, sepalis breviora, obovata, crasso-carnosula, Staminum columna apice 
peltata, antheris ad marginem sessilibus in annulum confluentibus. Fl. 9: Sepala 3-5. 
Petala marium, Carpellum 1, stylo 3-partito. Drupa compressa, styli cicatrice a basi parum 
remota; putamen dorso tuberculatum, utroque latere excavatum, processubus perforatis 
intrusis; albumen parcum ; embryo linearis, cotyledonibus appressis.—Folia plerumque pel- 
tata. Flores umbellati, umbellis simplicibus compositisve, 
- Species 3, in Africa v. Asia tropica v. Australia tropica et subtropica crescentes. JWalp. Ann. iv. 
129. ene. in Nouv. Ann. Mus. iii. £. 18. WigAt, Ic. t. 939. 
Irgocanrus, Miers in Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 2. vii. 40, et HowocNEwrA, Miers, 0. c., à formis non- 
nullis Stephanie hernandiefolie nobis haud differre videntur. 
zu 
91. Cissampelos, Linn. Gen. n. 1138.—Fl. d: Sepala 4, Petala in cupulam brevem sub- 
integram coalita. Staminum columna apice peltata antheris 2-4 ad marginem sessilibus, 
Fl. 9: Sepala (v. petala?) (2?) in squamam integram v. bifidam bracteola suffultam coalita. 
Carpellum 1, stylo 3-fido v. 3-dentato, lobis nune bifidis. Drupa subglobosa, styli cicatrice & 
basi parum remota; putamen compressum, dorso tuberculatum, latere utroque excavatum, 
processu intruso. Semen hippocrepiforme ; albumen parcum ; embryo linearis, cotyledonibus 
appressis—Folia varia. Flores d cymosi, 9 racemosi, sepius ad axillas braetearum rotun- 
darum fasciculati, v. rarius cymese utriusque sexus breves, paucifloree, vp fun 
