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ventia. Bacca inflata, globosa, setoso-echinata, demum 

 exsucca, 2 — 4-lociilaris, 4-sperma, apice? elastice dissiliens. 

 1. E. lobata, T. & G. {Momordica ecliinata, Willd.) 



25. Momordico, Linn.*— Petala 5, basi caljcis adnata, 

 decidua. Antherre omnes coliffirentes. Ovula uniseriata. 

 Stigmata biloba. Pepo capsuiaris 3-valvis, elastice dissiliens. 



\.M. Balsamina, L. {Neurospermum cuspidatum, Raf.) — '2. M. chaj-- 

 aniia, L. — 3. M. dioica, Roxb. — 4. 31. mixta, Roxb. — 5. 31. Garrie- 

 pensis, E. M. 



26. Liijfa^ Cav. — Corolla 5-petala, basi calycis inserta, 

 decidua. Antherse nunc distinctas, nunc 2 — 3-adelphae. 

 Stylus 3-fidus. Stigmata i-eniformia vel bipartita. Pepo 

 demum sicca intusque fibrosa, ssepius operculo terminali 

 dehiscens, rarius indehiscens. 



a. Stamina 5-distincta. 



1. L. pentandra, Roxb. — 2. L. acutangula, Roxb. — 3. L. Kleinii, 

 W. & A. 

 /3, Stamina 3-adelpha. {Hue, ut videntur, species plurimce Tmisd Forsk.) 



4. L. amara, Roxb. 



y. Stamina diadelpiia ; fructus indehiscens. 



5. L tuber osa, Roxb. 



27. Benincasa, Savi. — Corolla 5-partita (flava), patens. 

 Antherae triadelphas. Stylus indivisus, brevissimus. Stigma 

 magnum, crassum, irregulariter lobatum plicatumque. Pepo 

 carnosus indehiscens. 



1. B, cerifera, Sav. 



28. Lagenaria^ Ser. —Corolla 5-petala (alba). Antberae 

 triadelphje. Stylus subnullus. Stigmata 3, crassa, 2-loba. 

 Pepo carnosus, indehiscens. 



1. L. vulgaris, Sav. — 2. L. sphcerocarpa, E. M. 



Sect. IX. Filomenta triadelpha^ perianthii tuho inserta. 

 Connectiva integra. Antherce tri-v.-monadelphcB, posticte, sur- 

 sum et deorsmn fexce. Calyx elongatus, tuhulosus. 



29. Trichosanthes, L Corollse (alba?) laciniae lacerato- 



fimbriatse. Stylus 3-fidus. Stigmata oblongo-subulata. 



» I still consider 3Jouricia to be the same'genus. Loureiro places it in 

 " Syngenesia," from the cohesion of the anthers, although he also asserts 

 these to be " invicem distinctse." Like Loureiro 's other descriptions, 

 that of the present plant is not to be trusted to. 



