538 lxiv. CUCURB1TACE.E (hooker). [Momordica. 



muricate. Fruit 1-3 in. long", ovoid and rostrate at both ends with 

 many tuberculate ridges, the tubercles triangular. Seeds few, much as 

 in M. Balsamina, but more sculptured and white. — Wight Ic. t. 504. 

 M. Senegalensis, Lamk. ; DC. Prod. iii. 311. M. anthelmintica, Schum. et 

 Thonn. PJ. Guin. 423. 



Upper Guinea. Gambia, Boteler ! Nupe, Barter I Fernando Po, Mann ! 



North Central. Vogell 



Lower Guinea. Angola and Loanda, Dr. Welwitsch 1 



Mozamb. Distr. Admiral Grey! Shire valley, Br. Kirk! 



Commonly cultivated in India. A very variable plant in all its characters. 



8. M. Welwitschii, Hook.f. n. sp. Monoecious; glabrous or ob- 

 scurely pubescent, especially on the youngest parts. Stem slender. 

 Leaves membranous, 1J— 2 in. in diameter, orbicular-reniform, 5-9- 

 lobed to about the middle, basal-sinus broad, lobes oblong, sharply 

 lobulate or toothed. Tendrils simple or 2 -fid. Male peduncles slender, 

 as long as the leaf; bract minute, about the middle. Calyx-lobes 

 \- J in. long, ovate-orbicular, black when dry. Corolla 1^ in. in dia- 

 meter, yellow ; lobes broad. Anther-cells flexuous, connective broad. 

 Female fl. : unknown. Fruit ovoid, smooth or slightly warted, 1-2 in. 

 long. 



Lower Guinea. Angola, sandy bushy places, Mossamedes, Dr. Welwitsch ! 

 This naturally belongs to the many-flowered section. 



9. M. cucullata, Hook. f. Glabrous, except the shoots. Stem 

 rather stout, mottled green and yellow. Leaves large, 3-5 in. in dia- 

 meter, broadly ovate-cordate, basal-sinus deep and broad, lobes rounded, 

 margin decurrent on the petiole, sinuate-toothed, bright green ; tendrils 

 stout, 2-fid. Malefl. : Peduncles very long, 3-6 in., stout, erect, 3-5- 

 flowered ; bract at the base transversely oblong, 1J- 2 in. broad, more 

 or less 2-lobed, the lobes arching over the flower-buds, green, membra- 

 nous, quite entire; flower-buds nodding; pedicels short, glabrous or 

 pubescent. Calyx-tube very short, lobes \-\ in. long, broad, rounded, 

 blackish, more or less covered with soft bristles ; scales inside large. 

 Corolla yellow, 11 in. in diameter ; lobes obtuse. Anther-cells flexu- 

 ous; connective broad. Female fl. : Solitary or 2 together, on short 

 stout 1-flowered peduncles ; bract above the middle, oblong, petioled. 

 Calyx-lobes as in the male. Ovary ovoid, densely covered with soft 

 spreading bristles. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! 



Lower Guinea. Angola, mountain thickets of Golungo Alto, Dr. Welwitsch ! 

 The great hooded bracts of the male fl. on the long stout peduncles at once distinguish 

 this species. 



10. M. Morkorra, A. Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 292, t. 53. Monoecious. 

 Glabrous or pubescent. Stem rather stout, mottled green and yellow. 

 Leaves bright green, broadly ovate-cordate, 3-5 in. long, acute, coarsely 

 shallowly toothed, basal sinus broad, margin slightly decurrent on the 

 petiole, whole surface or nerves beneath always more or less pubescent. 



