154 HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Flagellaria. — 
Petals six, distinct at the base, oblong, first expanding, I 
afterwards reflexed. Germ turbinate, three-lobed, three: _ 
celled, with about six seeds in each, in two vertical rows. | 
Style three-grooved. Stigma three-cleft. Berry pendulous, — 
size of a pea, three-lobed ;andas I have constantly remark- 4 
ed that two of the lobes are abortive, its shape is oblique- | 
ly obovate, smooth, when ripe red, and succulent. Seed — 
‘single, round, attached to the axis, which is now much ~ 
to one side, by the abortion of two of the lobes of the | 
-germ. Integument single, lucid, black. Perisperm con- — 
form to the seed, pure white, cartilaginous, ss ser- 
pentine, lateral. s 
FLAGELLARIA. Schreb. gen. n. 614. a 
- Calyx three-leaved. Corol three-petalled. Germ su- — 
perior, three-celled. Cells one-seeded, attachment sa- 
perior, Berry superior, one-seeded. Embryo in * a 
base of the petisperm, 2 
F. ected Willd. 2. 263. 
Teling. Poindee-pootee. in 
Beng. Bun-chunda. 4 
Hind. Harcharrul. 
Panambu-valli. Rheed. Mal. 7. t. 53. 
Sirioides. Rumph. Amb. 5. t. 29. f. 1. i 
A long, straggling, scandent, perennial plant; a na- 
tive of forests. Flowers during the beginning of the rains 
in June, ghee 
Calyx three-leaved ; leaflets unequal, one or two be- 
ing broader, and emarginate. Petals three, oblong, al- 
ternate with the leaflets of the calyx, and of nearly the 
same size. Anthers linear, cleft at each end. Germ st- 
perior, three-celled, one oyula in each, attached to the 
top of the axis, Styles three, shorter than the stamens: 
Stigma simple. Berry globular, size of a large pea, 
