Trichosanihes.] Lxv. cucurbitace^. 845 



var. penangensis Ridl. 



Leaves quite similar to type, but bracts large, strongly toothed 

 as in T. palmata, and calyx-lobes only slightly denticulate. Prob- 

 ably a distinct species, but specimens few and incomplete. Hab. 

 Penang (Curtis). 



(3) T. palmata Roxb. Hort. Beng. 70 ; Fl. Ind. ii. 704. 

 Leaves thick membranous, ovate or orbicular, cut down to 



3 to 7 lobes; lobes acute or acuminate, edges sub-entire, base 

 deeply narrowed cordate, scabrous above, glabrous or pubescent 

 beneath, 2 to 6 in. long, i to 3 in. wide. .Male racemes few-flowered, 

 sometimes paired, 8 in. long. Bracts large, ovate to sub-orbiculate 

 deeply cut or serrate, glabrous or hairy. Calyx-tube 1-5 in. long; 

 teeth lanceolate, edges deeply laciniate. Female flower solitary; 

 peduncle under i in. long. Fruit ovoid acute, globular when ripe 

 1-5 in. long. Hab. Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). Disirib. India. 



(4) T. Wallichiana Wight, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. vii. 70. 

 T. multiloba Clarke, in Hook. fit. F.B.I, ii. 607 {not of Miguel). 



Leaves membranous sub-orbicular divided half-way down into 

 3 to 5 oblong or triangular acute lobes sparsely-toothed, base 

 cordate, glabrous, 3 to 7 in. long and wide. Male peduncles stout 

 lengthening to 8 in. Bracts oblong-ovate, edges laciniate. Calyx- 

 tube glabrous, teeth entire lanceolate-acuminate. Petals obovate 

 laciniate. Female flowers solitary. Fruit ellipsoid obtuse, red, 

 2 to 4 in. long. Hab. Forests. Singapore Gai'dens ; Bukit Timah ; 

 Pulau Ubin, very common. Johor, Kukub. Selangor, Rantau 

 Panjang (Kloss) ; Bukit Bintang (Goodenough) . Sungei Ujong, 

 Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Province WeUesley, Ara Kudah. Penang 

 (Curtis). Distrib. India. Native names : Akar Timun Gagak 

 (crow's pumpkin) ; Akar Balistur. The jungle crows often come 

 from the forest to eat these fruits. 



(5) T. Wawraei Cogn. Dec. Mon. Phan. iii. 384; King, I.e. 30. 

 Leaves membranous trifoliate (or simple) ; leaflets unequal 



acuminate, median one oblanceolate 4 in. long, i"5 in. wide, 

 petiolule '3 in. long, laterals inaequilateral lobulate at base on 

 outside shorter and broader; petiolules shorter than median one, 

 glabrous, reticulate when dry; petioles 1-25 in. long. Male 

 peduncles long, stout sulcate. Bracts small, oblong, teeth few, 

 short. Calyx '5 in. long, narrow, campanulate, suddenly con- 

 tracted into tube, teeth lanceolate-acuminate. Female, flower tube 

 slightly ciliate at tip. Petals white, oblong, long fimbriate. Fruit 

 oblong, red. Hab. Forests. Singapore, Selitar; Pandan Kechfl. 

 Johor, Pengerang; Gunong Pulai. Malacca, Selandor (Cantley). 

 Pahang, Kwantan (Durnford). Perak, Larut (Kunstler); Goping. 

 Penang. Native name : Akar Tiga Chabang. 



(6) T. celebica Cogn. Dec. Mon. Phan. in. 385 ; King, I.e. 30. 

 Leaves coriaceous trifoliate. Leaflets unequal, mid-one largest 



ovate oblong acuminate, base slightly narrowed entire, laterals 



