808 DiOECiA iiEXANDRiA. Memspermum. 



There is no figure in Rumphias, or in the Hortus Malaha- 

 ricvs tliat 1 can quote for this famous plant, nor indeed \\\ 

 any work known to me, except Gartner, 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 mangoe 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 tomentosG, 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.verrucosnm. R. Fleminr/ in Asiat. Res. xi.l7\. 



Perennial, scandent, bark verrucose ; yoinirj shoots polish- 

 ed. Leaves cordate, acuminate, entire, smooth. Male racemes 

 from the naked branches, simple. JVectarial scales inserted 

 on the filaments. 



Funis felleus. Rnmph. Amb. v. p. 82. t. 44. jf. 1. 



JIal. 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 



