PLatTE 2222. 
THLADIANTHA LONGIFOLIA, Cogn. 
CucorBitacE&. Tribe CUCUMERINER. 
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scabridis v. levibus, cirrhis simplicibus, fl. ¢ flavidis in cymis 
paucifloris (5-7-tloris) breviter pedunculatis dispositis, calycis tubo 
turbinato, limbi segmentis tubo equilongis v. longioribus corolla 
brevioribus linearibus acutiusculis squama calycina incurva rotundata, 
corolla rotata 5-partita, segmentis oblongo-ellipticis obtusiusculis 
3-nerviis, staminibus 5 liberis 4 per paria symmetrice approximatis, 
antheris rectis oblongo-ellipticis filamentis quilongis, fl. 2 etiam i 
cymis 1-3-floris breviter pedunculatis dispositi, longiuscule pedicel- 
latis, perianthio maris, ovario utrinque breviter angustato basi loba- 
Jato profande intruso, puberulo tuberculato-rugoso, staminodiis parvis, 
stylo columnare apice 3-fido stigmatibus dilatatis. 
Has. China, Hupeh, in Patung and Knuei Districts, Dr. A. Henry 
(Nos. 4,767, 6,055). 
Folia 3-7 poll. longa, basi 1}-3 poll. lata; petiolus 4-1} poll. 
ee Flores 1 poll. diam.; pedicelli fl. ¢ 4-4 poll., 2 1}-2 poll. 
ongi. 
A dried and pressed immature fruit, about 1} in. long, is ellipsoidal, 
puberulous, and apparently somewhat transversely plicate-rugose. _ 
the pistillate flower are three fleshy, pale, slight] —_— disk-like 
Desa y pr 
projections between the staminodia, at the base of the petals.-- - 
D. Otiver. 
Fig. 1. Portion of ealyx-tube, showing insertion of stamens and ealycine squama. 
2. Stamen, back and front view. 3. Staminodes, style and stigmas. Al/ enlarged. 
