868 DIOECIA HEXANDRIA, Menispermum, 
There is no figure in Rumphius, or in the Hortus Malaba- 
ricus that 1 can quote for this famous plant, nor indeed m 
any work known to me, except Geriner, above quoted, and 
that extends only to the fruit. It is a native of Malabar, from 
thence seeds were sent to the Botanic Garden in 1807; at 
the close of 1812 the plants were sufficiently large to extend 
over a large mangve tree, with a stout ligneous stem, as 
thick as a man’s wrist, covered with deeply cracked, spongy, 
ash-coloured bark, that of the young shoots smooth and green, 
Leaves alternate. very exactly cordate, entire, apex obtuse, 
or emarginate, of a hard texture, lucid above, paler but no 
ways tomentose, or villous underneath, from four to twelve 
inches long, by from three to eight broad, I cannot say any 
thing of the natural character, as our plants have not yet 
blossomed. 
3. M.verrucosum, R. Fleming in Asiat, Res, xi, 171. 
_ Perennial, scandent, bark verrucose ; young shoots polish- 
ed. Leaves cordate, acuminate, entire,smooth, Male racemes 
from the naked branches, simple. JVectarial scales inserted 
on the filaments, © 
Funis felleus. Rumph. Amb, v. p. 824.44. fF. 1. 
Mal. Putra-wali. 
A native of Sumatra, as well as of the Moluccas. From 
the first mentioned place, Captain Wright brought some 
plants to Bengal, which he presented to this garden, where 
they thrive well, and blossom in February and March; but 
the whole have turned out to be male ones; the female has 
not yet been seen. 
Stems and branches scandent, and twining, round, much 
warted. Young shoots round and smooth, The plants in 
two years spread themselves entirely over pretty large trees. 
When by accident, or otherwise, any of the stems or larger 
branches, are cut in two, long filiform roots spring from 
the upper portion, let the distance be ever so great, which 
quickly descend to, and enter the earth; by this wonderful 
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