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A. Cogniaux. — Cucurbitaceae-Fevilleae et Melothrieae. 



viridis, subtus dense velutina viridi-cinerea, 6 — \B cm longa, 5 — il cm lata, nervis 

 lateralibus basilai-ibus imum sinum marginantibus. Cirrhi robusti, elongali, densiuscule 

 breviterque hirtelü, bifidi. Flores masculi racemosi; pedunculus communis satis gracilis, 

 densiuscule breviterque pilosus, superne pluriflorus, 4 — 8 cm longus; pedicelli erecti vel 



Fig. U, Thladiantha nudiflora Hemsl. A Ramulus ^. B Flos (J. C Stamen. D Ramu- 

 lus p, E Flos p. F Stigma. Q Fruetus. H Semen. J Semen longit. sectum. — Icon. origin., 



E sec. Hemsley. 



erecto-patuli, subfiliformes, \ — 2 cm longi, basi ebracteali vel bracteis parvis cito deciduis 

 obsiti. Receptaculum late campanulatum, breviuscule denseque villosum, apice 5 — 6 mm 

 latum. Sepala ovato-lanceolata, acuta, trinervulosa, 5 mm longa, 2 mm lata. Petala 

 lutea, ovalo-oblonga, acuta, 6 — 7-nervia, (3 — (6 mm longa, 6 — 8 mm lata, utrinque 



