288 OCTANDRIA TRIGYNIA, Polygonum, 
are, but less common, It is a much more elegant, deli- 
cate looking plant. 
Stems as in the last species, but deeply tinged with red, 
Leaves short-petioled, linear-lanceolar, tapering much 
towards each end, smooth on both sides, entire, from five 
toseven inches long. Stipules sheathing, lobed, short, 
smooth, adhering firmly to the stem ; mouth a little rag- 
ged, but not ciliated. Racemes as in P. tomentosum, but . 
longer, slender and smooth. Bractes as in the former, but 
without a beard. Flowers numerous, rose-coloured, three 
or four in each set of bractes, appearing in succession, 
heptandrous. Style three-cleft, twice as long as the sta- 
mens. Seed ovate, compressed, not in the least angular. 
6. P. perfoliatum. Willd. 2, 454. ) 
Prickly, scandent, perennial. Leaves triangular. St 
pules ample, round-oval, spreading, perfoliate. Stylethree- 
cleft. Seed round. . 
A native of various parts of India. From Nepal the 
seeds were sent by Dr. Buchanan to the Botanic garden 
at Calcutta, where the plants thrive well, and blossom 
most part of the year. 
Stems and branches slender, scandent to a considems 
ble extent, armed with numerous, acute, recurved pric- 
kles, but without pubescence. Leaves long-petioled, 
somewhat peltate, triangular, entire smooth on both 
sides, except a few, very minute prickles on the ul- 
derside of the nerve and veins; size various, from one 
to three inches each way. Petioles as long as the leaves, 
armed, Stipules large, round, oval, surrounding the 
branch, or branchlet immediately within the insertion 
of the leaves ; smooth and unarmed. Spikes terminal, 
solitary. Bractes cordate, spike-clasping. Stamens 
from eight to ten. Style three-cleft, “Seed round, smooth, 
shining black, hid in the enlarged, livid, fleshy caly%, 
and in that state appear a berry. 
- It is probably a Coccoloba. 
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