Zehneria. | CUCURBITACEE (Sond.) 487 
Has. Woods on the Katriver-mountains, Caffraria, Z. § Z.; Zuurebe i 
Drege. (Herb. D., Sd.) if Ilo 
Leaves about as long as broad, 1-2-uncial, distinctly 5-lobed, lobes short. Flowers 
pubescent. Fruit as in Z. scabra, from which it is only distinguished by the serrated 
densely pubescent leaves. Bryonia levis, Thunb. / fl. cap. 35, now wanting in his 
herbarium is perhaps a glabrous variety. 
4, Z. obtusiloba (Sond.) ; whole plant pubescent ; leaves triangulate- 
cordate, subangulate, with 2 obtuse lobes at the base, minutely-mucronu- 
late-dentate, not scabrous above ; peduncles of the male flower elongated, 
racemose, of the female short, and 1-flowered ; fruit pubescent. Bryonia 
obtusiloba, E. Meyer in herb. Drege. 
Has. Woods near Port Nai e. Gerrard § McKen., . (Herb, D. 
Leaves 1}-2 inches long ee ck soft ht on otk ia entire eS ey 
lobate, lobes short, often obsolete on the margins, with very short teeth, obtuse or 
subacute. Male peduncles longer than the half-uncial petiole. Perianth campanu- 
late. Fruit about 4 lines in diameter. Seeds 3, ovate, with a small membranaceous 
margin. 
5, Z. hederacea (Sond.); quite glabrous and smooth ; leaves cordate, 
acute, mucronate, quite entire, trilobed or obsoletely 5-lobed, lateral lobes 
short, obtuse, with or without a mucro ; in the uppermost leaves acute ; 
peduncles of the male flower elongate, racemose, few-flowered, as well 
as the pedicels capillary. 
Has. Kromriver in woods, March, Drege. (Herb. Sd.) 
Easily distinguished by the smoothness of all parts, and the entire, not dentate or 
serrate leaves. Stems as in the others, lower leaves about 2 inches long and broad 
or a little broader, palmately nerved, lateral lobes roundish or obtuse, 3-angular. 
Peduncle 1 inch or longer ; pedicels 3-6 lines long, not densely aggregated as in the 
preceding. Female flowers unknown. i ~ 
6. Z. Garcini (Stocks in Hook. Kew, Journ. 4, 149); leaves petiolate, 
palmate-3—5-lobed, lobes ovate, mucronate-toothed, sprinkled on both 
sides with minute, rigid bristles ; male peduncles shorter than the 
petiole, with a cordate, ciliate bract ; fruit inverse, reniform, 2-seeded ; 
seeds oblong, thickest at the margin, Harv. thes. cap. t. 96. Bryonia 
Garcini, Willd. spec. 4,623. W.& Arn. Prod. 344. Sicyos Garcini, Linn. 
Burm. Ind. t. 57. fr 3- ! 
Han. Near Port Natal, J. Sanderson. Kreili’s country, H. Bowker. (Herb. D., Sd.) 
Stem several feet long, at first hispidulous, then quite glabrous. Leaves 2-3 inches 
apart, spreading ; petiole scarcely uncial; lamina broader than long, 2-24 inches 
long, about 3 inches broad, scabrous, 3-§-lobed, lobes ovate, coarsely toothed. Male 
" peduncle about 2-flowered. Male ‘perianth nearly 4 inch long, with a cylindrical 
tube, and horizontally patent, acuminate limb. Fruit (of an Indian specimen) 
_ 3 lines broad, 2 lines long, glabrous, on a very short peduncle. Seeds 2, compressed. 
7. Z, pectinata (Sond.) ; moneecious ; leaves petiolate or deeply pal- 
mate, 5-partite, scabrous on both sides, lateral segments oblongo-lanceo- 
late or oblong, deeply bifid, 2-3-dentate at the apex ; the middle seg- 
ment cuneate-acute, 3-5-dentate ; bracts cordate, ciliate ; male peduncle 
longer than the petiole ; the female much shorter, pedunculated ; (unripe) 
fruit ovate. Bryonia pectinata, EZ. Meyer in herb. Drege. 
Has. Buffelriver, Jan., Drege. Port Natal, Miss Owen. (Herb. D., Sd.) 
Stem as in Z. Garcini. Petioles 3-6 lines long. Leaves very scabrous by whitish 
bristles, in some specimens digitate- in other palmate-parted, the intermediate seg- 
