LYiii. passiflore.t:. 121 



subsessile, l-ecUecl ; ovules few, on 3-4 parietal placentas ; 

 styles 3-1, filiform ; stigmas capitate. Capsule shortly stipi- 

 tate, membranous, 3-4-valved, few-seeded. Seeds pendulous, 

 witli a membranous aril, areolate-corrugate. — M. Cap. ii. p. 

 499 ; Thes. Cap. t. 51. 



T. 'S'anrferwn?, n., the only species, gi'ows near Natal. Stems siibsiinplc, 

 4 inches to 4 feet high, the taller somewhat climbing. Leaves alternate, 

 sessile or subsessile, 2-stipiiled, ovate or ovato-lanceolate, distantly toothed, 

 netted-veined. Flowers 2-5 hnes diameter, greenish, in short axillary ra- 

 cemes. 



2. MODECCA, Lam. 



Flowers dioecious. Calyx tubular-conical, bell-shaped, 4-5- 

 lobed. Corolla of 4-5, ovate oblong or linear, sometimes fim- 

 briate petals, smaller than the calycine lobes, and inserted 

 either at the summit of the calyx-tube or far within it. — 

 Male : Stamens 4-5, inserted in the bottom of the calyx and 

 opposite its lobes ; filaments subulate, connate in a ring at 

 base ; anthers introrse, 2-celled, erect. A rudiment of an 

 ovary. Grlands 4-5, opposite the petals. — Female : Abortive 

 stamens 5, subulate, girding the ovary. Ovary stipitate or 

 subsessile, 1-celled ; ovules numerous, on 3 parietal placentas ; 

 style short or ; stigma dilated or fimbriate. Capsule thinly 

 fleshy (leathery when dry), subglobose, 3-valved, many-seeded. 

 Seeds arillate, corrugate. — Fl. Cap. ii. p. 499 (species 1 and 

 2) ; Thes. Cap. t. 12. 



Mostly vine-like climbers, often with tendrils. Leaves alternate, un- 

 divided or lobed, the petioles mostly 2-glanded at the apex. Stipules ob- 

 solete or none. Peduncles axillary ; flowers small, greenish. — About 6 

 (some undescribed) South African species, all from Natal or Zululand. 



3. OPHIOCAULON, Hook. f. 



Flowers dioecious. Calyx-tube very short ; lobes spread- 

 ing, marked with black lines. Petals 5, subserrate. — Male : 

 Stamens 5, almost hypogynous ; filaments very short ; an- 

 thers narrow-linear, (xlands of disk or very obscure. — Fe- 

 male : Abortive stamens 5, subulate. Ovary sessile, 1-celled ; 

 stigmas 3, flabellate ; ovules numerous, on 3 parietal placentas. 

 Capsule sessile, coriaceous, 3-valved, many-seeded. 



An Afi-ican genus of climbing shrubs, with smooth, snake-like stems, full 

 of gum. Leaves alternate, green, glaucous beneath, entire or lobed. Ten- 

 drils simple or branclied. Flowers small, greenish, in long, peduncled, 

 axillary cymes. — 1 species, Modecca ? gummifera^ Harv. Fl. Cap. ii. 501, a 

 native of the Eastern districts. 



4. CERATIOSICYOS, Nees. 



Flowers mona?cious. — Male : Calyx-tube short ; limb of 



