696 AMPELIDEO. 
Ovar. e fundo cavitatis conicum, not projecting beyond the 
level of spadix. 
Stylus sub 0. Stigma terminal simplex inconspicuum, 
bilocul. loculis 2 ovulat. ovulis «erectis anatropis. 
Has. Malacca. In sylvis ad majora, Ayer Punnus. 
This is a remarkable form, apparently allied to Pterisan- 
thes of Blume, itis interesting as shewing a spadicose in- 
florescence, and venation analogous to that of Kaulfusia, 
each flower being surrounded by a net work and a ring of 
vessels, given off from the main branches. This also is inter- 
esting as shewing the nature of the cirrhi, 
I have a "Vitis in which a passage to this inflores- 
cence takes place, the flowers being arranged on panicled 
spikes, the confluence of these would produce a spadix. 
But what is the venation in these? what is the cicatrix 
‘round each flower ? what is the Perigone of Pterisanthes ? 
Fruit not seen. 
Ogs. Differs from Pterisanthes in hermaph. all immersed 
flowers want of involucra. 
1. Plant natural size. 
2. Portion of spadix, the flower to the right before ex- 
pansion, one during expansion, and one after fall o 
petals to left. 
3. Petal and stamen, petal veinous shewn. 
4. Stamen enlarged, 1 vasc. fasc. to filament. 
5. Pollen. 
6. Section double long of part of spadix through 1 flower, 
a cicatrix, b rim of calyx, in direction of length of 
4. Transverse section of an ovaria, and part of spadix. 
8. Ovulum as seen under pressure. 
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