45'2 TETRANDUIA BIOKTOGY^fTA. - PothoS, 



torn of llie cell, and immersed in a clear gelatinous liquid. — Style 

 none. Stigi/ia, ?n umblicated elevation on the apex of each werm. 

 — B'rries oblong, si^e of ii French bean, red, pulpy, one-seeded, — 

 Heed solitary, oi' two, conform to the berry- 



2. P. offinnalis, R. 



Perennial. Parasitic, stems rooiing. Leaves oblong, cordate^ 

 entire. Fiozcers terminal ; j^orc^i- naked, oclandrous. Berries one- 

 seeded. 



Sani. TTiTfir'nTiftj G/zja-p/ppwlee, efff^fl.Tii'^r!', K/ni-p/ppwlee, 

 ^Tlfq'^tt K«pi-vwl'ee, %r^^'^, Kula-vu!lee, ^'^^tft, iShreywsee, 



Bcng- G«i-p?p; m1. 



A native of Bengul, and common in some parts of the Midnapore 

 district, wiiere it is cullivated for its fruit, which, cut into transverse 

 j>ieces and dried, is an article of some impoit.>nce in the Mindoo 

 materia rncdira, called G/ij-p/pp?d, and sold by the druggists un- 

 d'-r ihat name. Pioweiing time the rainy season ; seed ripe in Ja- 

 nuary. 



Stem perennial, cree|)ing up to the top of large trees, and like 

 the Jvj/, taking lirm hold with its innumerable roots ; about a& 

 thick as the litUe finger, smooth, except the cicatrices of the fallen 

 leaves, and the roots from the side next the tiee which supports it. 

 ■ — Leows alternate, sub-bifarious, peiioled, oblong- cordate, entire, 

 fiijform, pointed, smooth on both sides ; from six to ten inches long, 

 and from three to six broad. — Pelioles sheathing, channelled, smooth, 

 shorter than the leaves. — Peduncles terminal, solitary, round, smootii, 

 scarcely half the leng'li of the petioles; when in ilower erect, but 

 often drooping, from the increasing weight of the fruit. Spathe sub- 

 c}liiidric, opening a little on one side; when in flower, smooth ou 

 both sides; greenish w itliont, and of ' a pale yellow colour within, 

 apex liiiform, and a little twisted; length about six inches. — Spadix 

 sub-cylindric, obtuse, equalling the spathe; colour a pale greenish 

 yellow, dotted with the dark-coloured stigiiias of the numerous fruc- 



