560 lxiv. cucurbitace^: (hooker). [Zehneria. 



Mozamb. Distr. Chibira, about lat. S. 16°, long. E. 35°, Dr. Meller ! 



A pretty little species, apparently closely allied to Z. scrobiculata, but with very 

 minute seeds. Owiug to the absence of male flowers its position in the genus is un- 

 certain. 



4. Z. velutina, Endl. in Walp. Rep. ii. 196. Stem rather stout, 

 pubescent, angled, grooved. Leaves 2-3 in. long-, rather coriaceous, 

 ovate-cordate, acuminate, apiculate, acutely toothed, basal sinus 

 rounded, contracted, scabrid above, tomentose below as well as the 

 petioles with soft white woolly pubescence. Male fl. : Crowded, fas- 

 cicled; peduncles short. Calyx-tube cylindric, \ in. long, tomentose. 

 Fruit unknown. — A. Rich. Fl. Abyss. i."287. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! No. 1242 (1863-68.) 



A very distinct species from the tomentose under-surface of the leaves, and large 

 flowers. 



5. 2. scabra, Sond ? Fl. Cap. ii. 486. Stem angular, slender, slightly 

 pubescent. Leaves 2 in. long, ovate-cordate, entire or obscurely 3- 

 lobed, acutely toothed, scabrid and papillose above, grey and tomentose 

 beneath with soft appressed pubescence ; petioles short, tomentose. 

 Male fl. : Subcapitate on a slender peduncle j in., shortly campanulate. 

 ? Z. lo7igepedunculata, Hochst., A. Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 287. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Roth! 



This so closely resembles the Cape Z. scabra, that T cannot venture to separate it, 

 and till flower and fruit are known it must remain doubtful. There are two forms of the 

 Cape plant, one with the female flower and fruit fascicled in the leaf-axils, the other 

 with them umbelled at the apex of a long pedicel like the male ; in both the seeds are 

 obovoid, rather tumid, without a border. 



6. Z. micrantha, Hook. f. Stem very slender, glabrous, deeply 



frooved, angles green. Leaves membranous, green, 2J-3 in. long, 

 roadly ovate-cordate, angularly 3-lobed ; teeth short, distant, middle 

 lobe long acuminate, lateral short, acute, auricles rounded, basal sinus 

 acute above, slightly scabrid with scattered short white hairs, glabrous 

 beneath ; petioles very slender, almost as long as the leaf or shorter. 

 Male fl. : very minute, 1— 12th in. diameter, subcorymbose, on slender 

 pedicels; peduncles slender, solitary, 1- or few-flowered, shorter than 

 the petioles. Calyx-tube very shortly campanulate, almost glabrous 

 within. Anthers all 2-celled, cells nearlv straight, connective glabrous 

 at the back, cells ciliate. Female fl. and fruit unknown 

 Upper Guinea. Camaroons mountain, alt. 7000 ft., Mann! 



7. Z. deltoidea, Uoo\. f. Stems slender, glabrous or slightly 

 hairy, grooved with green angles. Leaves 2 in. long, brown when dry, 

 deltoid-ovate, truncate and horizontal at the base, acuminate, deeply 

 coarsely toothed, the basal teeth on each side almost forming hori- 

 zontal lobes, scabrid with white papillae above, smoother with few 

 scabrid minute hairs below ; petiole slender, shorter than the leaf. 

 Male fl. : Numerous, umbellate on solitary or geminate peduncles 1— 

 1 \ in. Calyx pubescent, tubular-campanulate, \ in. long. Anthers all 

 2-celled. Female fl. and fruit unknown. 



Upper Guinea. Camaroons mountains, alt. 4500 ft., Mann ! 



