Viti^.] XLIII. AMPELIDE/K (baKEk). 891 



naked. Petioles 2-3 in. long, firm, slender, j^l.brous. Leaves rotundi.tc- 

 cordate,4-6 in. each way, the basal lobes in tliu larj,^' ones an incli deep, ihe 

 apex acuminate or cuspidate, the edge furnished with conspicuous irrt-g'uhtr 

 deltoid teeth, texture fleshy but thin, both sides quite ;:hibrous, colour a bnght 

 light green in the living plant, turning brownish-black when dried. Flowers 

 in copiously compound cymes, flnally 3 4 in. broad, on spreading, finn, 

 woody peduncles, 1-2 in. long. Bracts fleshy, cordate-ovate. Flowers 6-10 

 in an umbel, the pedicels at first slightly downy when mature, naked, firm, 

 i in. long. Calyx cyathiform, entire, ^ fine broad. ]iuds obloing, glabrous, 

 Stamens and petals 4. Style subulate, undeveloped fruit naked, turbinate. 

 Lower Guinea. Congo, Smith! Golungo Alto, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! 



7. V. crassifolia. Baker. Stem wide-climbing, weak, herbaceous, 



quadrangular, naked, fragile, the nodes 1^-2 in. apart. Petioles nnkcd, 

 fleshy-herbaceous, \-^ in. long. Tendrils very slender. Leaves cordate. 

 2-3 in. long, li-2 in. broad, the basal lobes roiiiided but shallow, the point 

 bluntish, the edge conspicuously undulate-crenate, very succulent, both sur- 

 faces glabrous ; veins immersed, inconspicuous. Flowers in lateral, long- 

 stalked, few-flowered cymes. Peduncles 3-4 in. long, herbaceous, nakeil. 

 Pedicels y-| in. long, slender, naked. Calyx subcyathiform, not lobed, 

 a line across. Petals 4, greenish, \ in. long, united at the point. Stamens 

 4. Style subulate, 1 line long. Fruit ovoid, fleshy, 2-celled, each cell 2- 

 seeded. 



Mozazub. Distr. Zambesi, between Senna and Lupata, Dr. Kirk ! 

 A very distinct and well-marked plant. 



8. V. integrifolia. Baker. Stems wide-climbing, woody, subterete, 

 naked, the nodes of the shoots 1-2 in. long. Petioles 1t^-2 in. long, naked, 

 firm, slender. Leaves cordate-ovate, 2-3 in. long, l|-2 in. broad, from 

 the apex of the petiole to the edge 'nearly straight and the lower corners 

 nearly rectangular, the sides subparallel for the lower half, then narrowed 

 suddenly, but the point subacute, texture membranous, both sides quite smooth 

 and glabrous, the lower pale green, the veins not raised, the edge not at all 

 toothed, very slightly undulated. Tendrils few, slender. Flowers in few- 

 flowered lateral cymes. Peduncles 1^-2 in. long, firm, naked. Pedicels \-^ 

 in. long, naked. Calyx cyathiform, not lobed, 1 line broad. Petals 4, I in. 

 deep, cohering firmly at the tips. Style subulate, 1 line long. Fruit bright 

 scarlet, ovoid, fleshy, f in. long, | in. broad, sour when ripe, 2-celled ; the 

 cells 2-seeded. 



Mozamb. Distr. Zambesi-land, Shupanga and between Senna and Lupata, Dr. 

 Kirk I 



A climbing shrub, flowering in September to December. 



9. V. uvifera, Jfzel. ; DC. Prod. i. 628. Stem wide-climbing, firm, 

 woody, naked, quadrangular or subterete, the nodes 1-2 in. apart. Petioles 

 1-2 in. long, slender, firm, naked. Leaves cordate-ovate or cordate-oblong. 

 3-4 in. long, 2-3 in. broad, the basal lobes rounded, very slightly and some- 

 times hardly at all produced, the point acute or acuminate, the edge slightly 



