694 AMPELIDEO. 
lines converging to summit. Pollen in water globular with 
inconspicuis pores, granular aspect. 
So far as I can see although the difference in inflorescence 
is so remarkable, this scarcely differs from Cissus. It has 
no torus whatever. It is to be considered as a cymose spicate 
orm, 
EMBAMMA. 
1. Embamma heteranthum, Gr. 
: Scandens. 
Cirrhi gracilis setacea oppositifol. folis longe petiolat. 
ternata, foliole anguste lanceolat. mucronato acuminat. dis- 
tanter serrait, subtus pilis basi elevatis hirta, subtus albo 
tomentosa. Petiolis caulisque novellium ferrugineo-tomen- 
tos. lateral leaflets 3 cordate at base outwardly. 
Peduncles of frondose inflorescence cirrhigerous near the 
base, with the frond pinkish. The piicteabetice i is the same 
as that of Embamma similarly caudigerous, but flatter less 
lobed, along margins project, a few distant stout spoke-like 
stalks tomentose. 
Immersed flowers, surrounded by an irregular edge (of the 
frond), 3-4 petals. Petals triangular cordate concave with 
subinflexed margins insertion narrow, twice as many, opposite 
anthers large cordate inserted in sinus, bilocul. longit. open- 
N o style, stigma inconspicum, ovary 2-celled, ovules 2 
erect, collateral transversely broadest. 
Apex of stalks of marginals dilated, into a cup-bearing 
. petals and stamens as in those of disc. 
Ovary same as in discoid but immersed, } inferior, 2 
. ovules in each of the two cells ascending, style more promi- 
nent than in those of disc. 
 Hairs tomentum long. —— spiraly twisted. Ra- 
phides very numerous, Frond reticulately veined, veins 
