Oyclea.'] flora indica. 201 



This genus, which was originally proposed and characterized by Arnott, in Wight's 

 'Illustrations/ has been adopted by Mr. Miers, and appears very natural. It is at 

 once distinguished from Stephanie* by the paniculate inflorescence. The characters 

 of the female flowers are not yet perfectly ascertained, as we have only been able to 

 examine those of C. Burmanni and C. pojndifolia in a very advanced state, in which 

 they appear to us to present the characters given above. The putamen differs from 

 that of Cissampelos and Stephania precisely as do those of Limacia and Cocculus 

 from one another. Bhaptomeris appears to differ chiefly in the number of parts, and 

 is therefore not tenable as a genus. The degree of combination of the petals varies 

 so much even in the same species, that we cannot venture to employ it as a generic 

 character. 



In Oyclea populif oil a a portion of stem, of Hve or six years' growth, and half an 

 inch in diameter, is soft, with a spongy bark, rather small pith, and sixteen rather 

 narrow wood-wedges. Pith of elongated delicate cells, superimposed by their square 

 apices, and full of starch. Medullary rays of mural cells. Wood-u } yes (on a 

 transverse section) linear-clavate, of much dotted pleurenchyma, and large vessels 

 with transverse bars and gashes. Liber -bundles free from the wood, rather small, 

 and apparently not increasing after the first year. Bark of soft hexagonal cellular 

 tissue, surrounded by several dense layers of radially compressed cells. The wood of 

 the other species is very similar. 



1. C. Burmanni (Miers, in Taylor's Annals, I.e., non Arnott); 

 foliis peltatis elongato-deltoicleis acuminatis basi cordatis sagittato- 

 lobntis, lobis rotundatis, margine subrepandis, calyce inflate subglo- 

 boso 6-8-lobo, corolla dimidio minore urceolata vix lobata. — Cocculus 

 Burmanni, DC. Syst. i. 517, Prod. i. 96. Clypea Burmanni, W. et A. 

 Prod, ex parte. — Burnt. Zeyl. t. 101. 



Hab. InZeylania, Walker! (prope Pcradenia, alt. 2600 ped., Gard- 

 ner!) Concan, Gibson! Stocks! — {v. s.) 



Frutex scandens. Cavles sulcati, pilosiusculi vel glabrescentes. Folia tenuiter 

 coriacea, iis C. pelt at a 3 longiora et angustiora, supra nitida, subtus dense pubescentia 

 vel rarius subglabra, 2-4 poll, longa, basi f-8 poll, lata, petiolo ^-H-pollicari. 

 Panicula folia sequantes vel longe superantes, laxe ramosse, multiflorae, pubescentes. 

 Flores masculi iis C. peltatce duplo majores, subglobosi, hispiduli. 



This species is readily distinguished from the next by the shape and size of the 

 male flowers, but much confusion exists in the synonymy of the two. Wight and 

 Arnott distributed specimens of both, but their description (of the flower at least) 

 seems to have been taken entirely from the next. Burmann's plate, however, corre- 

 sponds in foliage with the present species, and though the flowers are represented 

 much smaller, they are described as 6-fid. We have therefore followed }lr. Miers 

 in referring Burmann's figure to the plant described above. A fragment of C. Bur- 

 manni exists in the Wallichian Herbarium at the Linnean Society, under No. 4982, 

 collected by Heyne, and communicated by Wight, whose own specimens belong to 

 the next species, under which, therefore, we have quoted Wallah's synonym. As 

 the characters derived from the shape of the leaves cannot be considered certain 

 till confirmed by careful study of the living plant, we do not describe in detail the 

 female plant, though we have a specimen before us from Ceylon which agrees in 

 foliage with the male, and is therefore probably referable here. Judging from this 

 specimen, the female inflorescence doe3 not differ from that of C. peltata. 



2. C. peltata (H.f. et T.) ; foliis peltatis deltoideis basi subcor- 

 datis, petalis calyce campanulato 4-lobo dimidio brevionbus in cyatlium 

 irregulariter 4-lobum coalitis.— Menispermum peltatum, Lam. Coc- 

 culus peltatus, DC. Syst. i. 516, Prod. i. 96. Cissampelos discolor, 

 Wall. Cat. 4982 ! {ex parte), non DC. nee Blume. C. barbatn. Wall. 



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