

Plate 1749. 



LIMACIA SAGITTATA, Oliv. 



Menispermace2e. Tribe Coccule^. 



L. sagittata, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; ramnlis gracilibus snlcatis parce hir- 

 tellis, foliis petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis obtusiuscule acuminatis 

 mucronatis basi sagittatis v. hastato-sagittatis subtus prcecipue in 

 nervis hirtellis, racemis <? paucifloris fasciculatis pedicellis laxis 

 gracihbns bracteatis, racemis ? soliuariis geminisve loneiuscule pedun- 

 cnlatis 4-10-floris. 



Hab. Icliang, Prov. Hupeh, China: ' creeper in all the glens.' 

 Dr. Aug. Henry (No. 3431). 



Folia ^ 3-5 poll, longa, basi 1-2 poll, lata ; lobis basalibus obtnsis v. 

 acutis, interdum divergentibus. Sepala elliptica, 3 exteriora minora. 

 Petala carnosula obovato-rotundata basi cuneata, sepalis breviora. 

 Stamina 6 libera patentia v. recurva petalis longiora. antherae ovatee 

 Staminodia (fl. ?) oblonga petalis brevioribus. Carpella 3 v. 4 

 stigmatibns papilloso-lobnlatis. 



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Henry 



D. Oliver. 



F]g. 1. Male flower. 2. Same, from below. 3. Petal. 4. Stamens. 5. Female 

 flower. 6. Petal and staminode. 7. Carpels. 8. Raceme of same. 9. Carpel, 

 longitudinal section. Excepting fig. 8, enlarged. 





