170 TRIANDRI.V. MONOGYNIA. H/ppoCrctekc 



A large, twining shrub, native of forests, hllis, ami wild uuir' Va- 

 bited places, over various parts of India. JFlosveis about the begia- 

 ning of the hot season. 



Tendrils simple, woody. — Leaves opposite, short-petioled, oval, 

 pointed, serrate, smooth, shining, about two inches long. — Panicles 

 (Umbelh) axillary, opposite, pedancled, about as long as the leaves, 

 dichotomous, expanding- — Flowers numerous, very small, of a rusty 

 yellow colour. — Bnicles minute. — Pefah linear-oblong. — Germ su- 

 perior, threr-Iobed, three-celled, v\,'ith two oviila in each, attached to 

 the axis. — Stj/le shorter than the stamens. — Capsules from one to 

 three, oblong, one-celled, one-valved. — Seeds two, broad-winged, 

 affixed to the bottom of the capsules by the apex of the wing. 



2. II. Ghtusifolia. R. 



Shrubby, climbing by the help of cirrhose branchlets. Leaves 

 ellipticaliy-oblong, entire, obtuse. Corymbs terminal and axillary. 

 Capsules obovate, four-seeded. 



A native of the coast of Coromandel. Flowering time in the 

 Botanic Garden, March and April j the seeds take one year to 

 ripen. 



Stems and larger branches ligneous, and covered with cracked, 

 spongy grey bark, climbing to a great extent by the help of the 

 smaller, round, smooth, diverging, opposite branchlets, which take 

 a turn, or two round their supporters. — ieares opposite, short-petio- 

 led, oblong, entire, (large luxuriant leaves are sometimes obscurely ser- 

 rate,) obtuse, firm, polished, length from three to four mches. Stipules 

 ofthe leaves four-fold, mhiute, subulate; those ofthe branchlets larger. 

 — Corymbs terminal, or from the exterior axills, oitcn conipoundl}' 

 dichotoinous, and shorter than the leaves- — Bractes minute, ovate. 

 — Flowers small, pale greenish yellow. — Calyx five-leaved. — Petals 

 five, ovate-lanceuiate — Nectary, a large, ile.shy receptacle receiving 

 the base of the germ ; its mi; i gin becomes thin, and is divided into 

 three, tapering, antheriferous segments, which arc at first erect, but 

 soon become revolute. — Filaments no other than the three seg- 

 ments of the nectary. Anthers oiX^Of round^ oae-cel!ed lobes. — 



