Trichosanthes. monokcia syngenbsia. 703 



longer than the leaves, inniiy-flowered. Female flowers 

 axillary, solitary, short-peduncled like the male ones. Fruit 

 oval, or oblong', pointed, cells imperfect, from one to four 

 inches long, and from an inch to an inch and a half in diame- 

 ter, till ripe striated with white and green, when ripe red. 

 Seeds involved in a red pulp, lobate. 



The unripe fruit is eaten in stews, by the natives, it is ex- 

 ceedingly bitter, for which it is reckoned the more wholesome, 

 and is said to be anthelminlic, 



4. T. lohata. Roxh. 



Pomes linear oblong, smooth. Leaves downy, from five 

 to seven-lobed ; lobes scollop-toothed. Male flowers racera- 

 ed. Female solitary. 



Beng. Bun-chichinga. 



This plant grows in hedges, and among bushes. It flowers 

 during the wet season. 



Stems five-sided, somewhat hairy, running to a great ex- 

 tent. Leaves petioled, from five to seven-lobed ; lobes obo- 

 vate, scollop-toothed, of a soft downy texture ; from six to 

 seven inches each way. Tendrils three-forked. Female flow- 

 ers racemed, white. The female ones solitary, and white also. 

 Pomes linear oblong, smooth, ornamented lengthways except 

 near the base, with ten white streaks. Seeds each surrounded 

 with its own proper gelatinous, bright red nidus. 



This is never eaten, although it appears to be a useful spe- 

 cies. 



5. T. cordata. R. 



Root perennial, tuberous. Pomes globose, smooth, of the 

 size of an orange. Leaves cordate, and cordate-lobate. Male 

 flowers racemed ; the female ones solitary. 



Boomee-Koomwra of the Hindoos near the mouth of the 

 river Megna, where the plant grows wild, and its root is used 

 by the natives, as a substitute for Colomba root. It has by 

 mistake 1 presume, been sent to London as the real Colomba 

 of Mozambique. 



