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CUCURBITACEiE. 



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property of the pulp that svirroiinds them. But this is a mistake, for the oily seeds of 

 Feuillgea cordifolia, a West Indian shrub, are intensely bitter, and act violently both as 

 emetics and purgatives. The seeds of Feuillaea trilobata \-ield a fatty oil, used instead 

 of ointment, in pains of the joints. The Americans employ the oil of both species for 

 lamps. The Bandolier fruit (so called, no doubt, from the fonn of its seed-vessels), or 

 Zanonia indica, has the taste and smell of Cucumber. The bruised leaves are infused 

 in baths, and, mixed with butter, serve for the preparation of an antispastic liniment. 

 The seed of some Cucurbitaeeous plants, called Gu'aumont seeds, are said to destroy 

 tape-woi'm. — EndL 



The seeds of Anisosperma Passiflora (Fava de S. Ignacio, Castanha do Jobota) 

 contain a bitter oil, mixed with a bland sebaceous matter and resin, and are regarded 

 in BrazU as valuable stomachics ; in large doses they purge. Those of Hypanthera 

 Guapeva, another Brazilian climber, have similar qualities. 



GENERA. 



L— Nhandtrobe.e. An- 

 thers not sinuous. Pla- 

 centas adhering in the 

 axis of the fruit. Seeds 

 numerous. 



Telfairia, Hook. 



Joliffia, Bojer. 



Ampelosicyos, Thouaxh, 

 Feuillaea, i. 



Nhandiroba, Plum. 

 Zanonia, L. 

 Alsomitra, Bl. 

 Actinostemma, Griff. 

 Anisosperma, S. Mans. 

 H^'panthera, S. Mans. 



II.— CucuRBiTE^. An- 

 thers sinuous. Pla- 

 centae adherent in the 

 axis of the fruit. Seeds 

 numerous. 



Coniandra, Schrad. 

 Cyrtonema, Schrad. 

 Melothria, Linn. 

 Sicydium, Schlecht. 



Bryonopsis, Am. 

 iEchmandra, Am. 

 Zehnei'ia, EndL 

 Pilogyne, Schrad. 

 Anguria, Linn. 

 Psiguria, Neck. 

 Rhynchocarpa, Schrad. 

 Bryonia, Linn. 



? Solena, Lour. 



? Cucumeroides, Gartn, 

 Karivia, Am. 

 Mulda, Am. 

 Diclidostigma, Kze. 

 Schizostigma, Am. 

 Trianosperma , Torr et Gr. 



Altcrnasonina, Manso. 

 Wilhrandia, Manso. 

 Cayaponia, Manso. 

 CitruUus, Neck. 



Colocynthis, Toumef. 



Rigocarpus, Neck. 

 Ecbalium, L. C. Rich. 

 Momordica, Linn. 



Elaterium, Toumef. 



Amordica, Neck. 



Poppya, Neck. 



Muricia, Lour. 



Neurosperma, Raf. 

 Toumef. 



Turia, Forsk. 



Trevoujcia, Scop. 

 Benin casa, Savi. 

 Lagenaria, Ser. 

 Cucumis, Linn. 



Melo, Toumef. 

 Cucurbita, Linn. 



Pepo, Toumef. 



Mtiopepo, Toumef. 

 Coccinia, Wight et Arn. 

 Trichosanthes, Linn. 



Anguina, Mich. 



Ccratosanthcs, Juss. 

 Involucraria, Ser. 

 Gymnopetalum, Am, 

 Apodanthera, Arn, 

 Elaterium, Jacq. 

 Echinocystis, Torr. et A. 



Gr. 

 Cephalandra, Schrad. 

 Cyclanthera, Schrad. 

 Discanthera, Torr. et A. 

 Gr. 



Little known. 

 Schizocarpum, Schrad. 

 Rytidostylis, //oofc et A rn . 



III. — SicE.«. Placentae 

 not projecting into the 

 cavity. Seed solitary 

 from the top of the cell. 



Sicyos, Linn. 



Sicyoides, Toumef. 



Badaroa, Berter. 

 Sechium, P. Br. 



Chayota, Jacq. 

 Gynostemma, Blum. 



Genera quite doubtful. 

 ? Erj-thropalum, Blum. 

 Zucca, Commers. 

 Thladiantha, Bung. 

 Pentaclathra, Bcrtol. 

 Perianthopodus, Silv. M. 

 Dromophylla, Silv. M. 

 Druparia, Silv. M. 



Numbers. Gen. 56. Sp. 270. But this number is too low, in consequence of the 

 South American species ha^-ing been little investigated. 



PasslfloraccE. 

 Position. — Datiscacese. — Cucurbitace<e. — Begoniaceae. 

 Loasacece. 



