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dons two, lanceolate. Radicle curved, with its apex opposite 

 to the stigma. II. Carp. 



A common twining species, found in most hedges. Flow* i a 

 during the wet season. 



Calyx three-leaved. Corol three-petalled. Sectary six-leaved: 

 leaflets linear, emarginate. cf Filaments six, clubbed, spread- 

 ing, shorter than the leaves of the nectary. Anthers twin, im- 

 mersed in the fleshy extremities of the filaments. ? Germs 

 three, seemingly united. Berries three, kidney-form, black, 

 very juicy, size of a small pea. Nut one-celled. R. Delin. 



Cocculus tomentosus. C. 

 Menispermum tomentosum. Roxb. Mss. 



Leaves anteriorly three-lobed, tomentose. Racemes axillary. 

 Corols expanding. Nectarial scales entire. R. Fl. Ind. 



It is a native of hedges and thickets over Bengal ; but by no 

 means common. Flowering-time February and March. Seed 

 ripe in May and June. 



Stem twining up and over trees to a great extent (radicantwhen 

 broken). Bark of the older parts ash-coloured, with small sca- 

 brous specks ; of the young shoots, downy. Leaves alternate, 

 petioled, of a roundish cordate shape ; anterior margin gene- 

 rally three-lobed ; soft and tomentose on both sides, particu- 

 larly underneath. Length 3 — 5 or 6 inches, and nearly the 

 same breadth. Petioles round, tomentose, nearly as long as 

 the leaves. Racemes generally simple, one, two, or more to- 

 gether, from the germs of the axils of the fallen leaves. Bractes 

 minute, caducous, many-flowered. Calyx three-leaved. Leaf- 

 lets lanceolate, very small. Corol three-petalled. Petals round- 

 ish ; first expanding, then recurved ; many times larger than 

 the calyx. Nectary six-leaved. Leaflets or scales obovate, 

 oblong, entire : posterior margins incurved over the base of 



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