850 i.xv. CUCURBITACE^. [Melothria. 



Batu Caves. Sungei Ujong, Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Perak, Kwala 

 Kangsa; Larut (Kunstler). Dindings, Bruas. Kelantan, Chaning. 

 Distrih. Borneo. Native name : Akar Kundur Tikus. 



(2) M. indica Lour. Flor. Cochinchine, 35 ; King, I.e. 38. 

 Stem slender rooting at nodes, tendrils simple. Leaves 



triangular-cordate acute entire or 3-lobed, glabrous except the 

 hairy nerves, lobes denticulate or lobulate, i'25 to 2 in. long and 

 as wide ; petioles "6 to i in. long. Male pedicels solitary or racemose, 

 2 to 3 on a I in. peduncle. Calyx-tube broad, campanulate, teeth 

 subulate. Corolla white, puberulous, i in. wide ; petals ovate- 

 oblong. Anthers connective much produced. Peduncle of female 

 flowers solitary. Fruit oblong, white, '5 to 75 in. long. Hah. 

 Open country. Malacca, Chabau. Selangor (Kunstler). Province 

 Wellesley, Bukit Mertajam (Burkill). Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 



(3) M. odorata Clarke, in Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 626 ; var. triloba, 

 Clarke, I.e. 



A slender climber. Leaves widely 3-lobed, sagittate, lobes 

 lanceolate glabrous, 2*5 to 3 in. long, '2 to '5 in. wide. Flowers 

 small white. Calyx narrow, campanulate. Stamens very short. 

 Fruit as big as a pea. Hab. Open country. Malacca, Ayer Panas 

 (Griffith). Pahang, Labong, Endau (Evans). Distrib. Indo- 

 Malaya. 



(4) M. marginata Cogn. Mon. Phan. iii. 593 ; King, I.e. 39. 

 Stems creeping rooting angular. Tendrils simple, puberulous. 



Leaves ovate-cordate or more or less 3-lobed, acute edge minutely 

 denticulate, coarsely strigose both sides; nerves pubescent, i to 

 1*25 in. long and about as broad; petioles 75 to i in. long, 

 tomentose. Males umbellate on a filiform peduncle, glabrous 

 short ; pedicels "2 to 3 in. long. Calyx campanulate, pubescent. 

 Petals villous, yellow. Female flowers solitary ; peduncle '5 in. 

 long. Fruit narrow, cylindric, beaked velvety, 75 in. long. Seeds 

 6 to 8 foveolate. Hab. Thickets, waste ground, Pahang, Pekan. 

 Malacca (Maingay). Sungei Ujong (Cantley). Selangor; Batu 

 Caves. 



var. heterophylla Cogn. I.e. 594. 



Leaves entire, ovate cordate almost smooth except nerves. 

 Hab. Pahang, Pahang River, Perak, Kwala Temengoh. Penang 

 (Wallich 6704); Pulau Betong (Curtis). Distrib. Java, Sumatra. 

 Native name : Timun Tikus. 



7. ZEHNERIA, Endl. 



Climbing herbs. Tendrils simple. Leaves entire or lobed. 

 Flowers small. Males in a short corymb. Females solitary or 

 sub-corymbose. Bracts o or very small. Male calyx tubular, 

 campanulate, teeth 5. Corolla divided nearly to base into 5 

 triangular segments. Stamens 3, anthers 2- or i-celled, curved 



