ica.] lxiv. cucuRBiTACEiE (hooker). 539 



Tendrils simple or 2-fid, stout. Male peduncles long, stout, subcorym- 

 bosely 4-8-flowered ; bract or small at the axil of the lowest flower ; 

 pedicels very irregular, long or short ; buds globose. Calyx-tube very 

 short ; lobes orbicular, blackish green, more or less softly setose at the 

 back, margins broadly membranous. Corolla 1J— 2 in. broad, yellow. 

 Anther-cells flexuous ; connective broad. Female fl. : Peduncle -shorter 

 than the male, 1 -flowered and ebracteate or with a small accessory 

 flower and bract at the axil. Calyx as in the male. Ovary ovoid, 

 densely clothed with soft spreading bristles. Fruit ovoid, red, fleshy, 

 densely setose, 1-2 in. long, shortly beaked. Seeds few, ^ in. long, 

 oblong, flattened, margins thickened, with 2 grooves and a central 

 ridge, testa thick, rugose. — M. cordifolia, Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 492. M. 

 Vogclii, Planch, in Fl. Nigrit. 369. M. Schimperiana, Naud. in Ann. 

 Sc. Nat. ser. 5, v. 23. M. ? fcetida, Schum. et Thonn. PI. Guin. 426. 



Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, Vogel! Mann! Ambas bay, Mann! 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Petit! Fesoglu, Kotschy. White Nile, Petherick! Gal- 

 labat, Schweinfurth ! Ukidi forest, Grant! 



Mozamb. Distr. Zambesi, Dr. Kirk! Zungomero, Grant! 



31. Morkorra "was originally described from abnormal prostrate, excessively branched 

 and sparingly leafy specimens, from the dry region of Fesoglu. Naudin distinguishes 

 M. cordifolia and Schimperiana as different species, referring the latter doubtfully to 

 Vogelii ; but our extensive suite of specimens invalidate all the distinctive characters 

 of these forms. 



11. M. Mannii, Hook.f. Monoecious. Stem slender, mottled green 

 and yellow, glabrous. Leaves 1J-3 in. long, ovate-cordate, long, acu- 

 minate, sharply toothed, entire, pubescent on both surfaces, basal-sinus 

 deep and broad. Tendrils slender, simple or 2-fid. Male fl. : Peduncles 

 slender, shorter than the leaf, irregularly 3-6-flowered towards the 

 apex ; bract 0, or small, ovate, at the base of the lower pedicel ; pedicels 

 pubescent, short or long ; buds globose. Calyx-tube very short, lobes 

 black-green, orbicular, rounded at the apex, puberulous ; margins 

 broadly membranous. Corolla 1 in. in diameter, yellow. Anther-cells 

 sinuous ; connective broad. Female fl. : Peduncle stout, 2-3 in. long, 

 ebracteate. Fruit unripe, 1 in. long, narrow ovoid, beaked, densely 

 covered with long spreading soft, spines. 



Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, Mann ! 



Allied closely to M. Morkorra, but smaller leaves very pubescent, flowers much 

 smaller, and sepals not setose. 



12. M. corymbifera, Hook.f. Monoecious. Stem slender, covered 

 with lax spreading hairs. Leaves 2 in. long, broadly ovate-cordate, 

 long-acuminate, shortly 3-lobed, lobes acute, slightly toothed, densely 

 pubescent on both surfaces ; basal-sinus broad, open ; petiole pubes- 

 cent. Tendrils slender, simple or 2-fid. Male fl. : Peduncle slender, 

 shorter' than the leaves, subumbellately or corymbosely 6-8-flowered 

 at the apex ; bract 0, or small, at the base of the umbel ; pedicels short, 

 slender, pilose. Calyx-tube very short j lobes £-£ in. long, ovate, 

 acuminate or mucronate, pilose ; margins scarcely membranous. Co- 



