Tetracera."] flora indica. 63 



its greater smoothness and narrower nearly entire leaves, and the numper ol seeds, 

 in T. I avis 1-2, in T. Asset, generally more. We have not a sufficient number of 

 specimens to enable us to judge of the validity of these differences, but in any case 

 Vahl's description applies to the present and not to the next species, as has been 

 correctly observed by Wallich. Wight and Arnott, however, have referred it to 

 T. Assa, considering that it must be the same as T. Malabarica of Lamarck, from 

 whom he received his specimens. This is not quite conclusive, because Lamarck 

 may have had both species before him. His figure certainly resembles T. Assa, but 

 he represents only one to two seeds, and his description, in many points, seems ap- 

 plicable to the peninsular plant. He states that his specimens were from Sonnerat, 

 who may have communicated to him both species, as he collected in the Malayan 

 Archipelago, as well as on the continent of India. 



2. T. Assa (DC. Syst. i. 402, Prod. i. 68); foliis superne glabris 

 subtus praesertim ad nervos adpresse pilosis nervis approximatis, sepalis 

 utrinque glabris ciliatis, folliculis 3-5-spermis. — W. et A. Prod. i. 5 

 (in adnot); Wall. Cat. 6629. T. Malabarica, Lam. III. t. 485,/. 1? 

 T. dichotomy Bl. Bijd. 3. T. trigyna, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 645. 



Hab. In Chittagong ! et in Peninsula Malayana : ad Penang ! Ma- 



lacca ! Singapur ! — (v. v.) 



Distrib. Java! Ins. Philipp. ! 



Frutex scandens, cortice fusco vel pallido. Rami novelli strigoso-pilosi, rarins 

 glabrescentes. Folia oblonga, utrinque acuta, remote serrato-dentata, 2^-4 poll, 

 longa, 1-2 lata, nervis primordialibus 8-12. Fanicula 3-12-flora;, strigoso-pilosse. 

 Semina atra, nitida. A rill us fimbriato-lacerus, segmentis filiformibus semen super- 



antibus. 



DC. says that there is no arillus, but his specimens probably had only abortive 



seeds. Roxburgh describes it as orange- coloured wool. 



3. T. Euryandra (Vahl, Symb. iii. 71); foliis ovalibus vel ob- 

 longis crasse coriaceis supra lucidis subtus scabridis demura glabris, 

 sepalis ovalibus extus pubescentibus. — DC. Syst. i. 402, Prod. i. 68 ; 

 Roxb. Fl. Lid. ii. 646. T. lucida, Wall. Cat. 6631 ! 



Wall.!— (v. s.) 



Moluccis 



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j, glabri, juniores pilis scabris asperi ; par 

 poll, longa, If- 2 lata, petiolo |-poll., integ 



partes novella? cinereo-to- 

 errima vel remote den- 



Rarnuli volubile 



mentospc. Folia 3 t w .., _., ._ . _ 



ticulata, subtus pallida, secus nervos pubescentia. Fanicula termmales, foliosre, 

 multiflora*. Sepala 5. Petal a 3, oblonga. Folliculi 3, ovati, Iseves. Semina 2, 



nigra, arillo amplo laciniato cincta. 



We have not seen specimens of the New Caledonian plant, so that the identifica- 

 tion is a little doubtful. The description given by DC, however, agrees very well 

 with Dr. Wallich's plant, which is unfortunately only in bud. "We have therefore 

 taken the character of the flower and fruit from DC, but the remainder of the de- 

 scription represents the Indian plant. 



4. T. macrophylla (Wall. Cat. 6628 !) ; foliis 

 utrinque scabris, panicula elongata multiflora, sepalis 

 extus scabridis pubescentibus, folliculis monospennis. 



Hab. In Singapur, Wall! — (v. *.) 



Frutex verosimiliter scandens. Hamuli lteves, tomento sea 

 tes. Folia 5-8 poll, longa, 2£-4£ lata, petiolo i-poll., obtus 



iblong 



