108 A. Cogniaux, — Cucurbitaceae-Fevilleae et Melothrieae. 



integerrima, 3 — 5 cm longa, 3,5 — 7 cm lata, lobis lateralibus saepius late triangularibus 

 apice obtusis vel rotundatis interdum mucronulatis, intermedio acutiusculo vel obtuso; 

 sinus basilaris latissime triangularis, 3 — 10 mm profundus. Cirrhi filiformes, longiusculi. 

 Flores masculi racemosi; pedunculus communis filiformis, superne laxiuscule pauci-pluri- 

 florus, 2 — 5 cm longus; pedicelli capillares, 4 — <2 mm longi. Heceptaculum late cam- 

 panulatum, basi subrotundatum, 2 mm longum, 3 mm latum. Sepala triangularia, 

 * mm longa. Corollae segmenta ovato-triangularia, acutiuscula, trinervulosa, superne 

 subtiliter puberula, 3 mm longa. Pedunculus fruetiferus filiformis, 5 — 8 mm longus. 

 Fructus angusle ovoideus, laevis, basi acutiusculus, apice acute conicus, 10 — 13 mm 

 longus, 6 mm crassus. Semina pallide cinerea, obovata, laevia, dislincte marginata, 

 4 mm longa, 2,5 mm lata. 



Ostafrikanische und südafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Deutsch-Ost- 

 afrika: Usaramo-Plateau (Goetze n. 37); Sansibar, Kingoni-Fluß (Hildebrandt 

 n, 1304); Amboni (Holst); Capland, Kromme Uiver (Drege), Hangklipp (Mund 

 et Maire). 



55. M. ejecta (Bailey) Cogn. — Zehneria ejecia Bailej, Queensl. Fl. part II (1900) 

 699. — Planta monoica, scandens, tota glanduloso-pubescens, circiter 2 m alta. Foliorum 

 petiolus circiter 2,5 cm longus; lamina membranacea, 5 cm longa et latior, superne acute 

 triangularis, basi cordata lobis basilaribus rotundatis, mai-gine remote setoso-denticulata; 

 sinus basilaris latus. Cirrhi filiformes, simpjices. Flores masculi et feminei in eadem 

 axilla, masculi racemoso-subumbellati, feminei solitarii, omnes perfecte evoluti ignoti. 

 Pedunculus communis masculus gracilis, elongatus, apice multiflorus; pedicelli elongali, 

 Pedunculus fruetiferus robustus. Fructus echinatus, ovoideus, 18 — 19 mm longus, 

 maturus dehiscens et semina elastice ejectus. Semina complanata, basi attenuata, apice 

 obtusa, utrinque facie foveolata, margine incrassata, 9 mm longa, circiter 4 mm lata. 



Austromalayische Provinz: Thursday Island in der Torres-Straße (E. Cowley). 



56. M. mucronata (Blume) Cogn. in DG. Mon. Phan. III. (1881) 608. — Bryonia 

 mucronata Blume Bijdr. (182 6) 923; Ser. in DG. Prodr. IH. (1828) 304; Roem. Fam. II. 

 (1846) 42. — B. maysorensis Wall. List (1828) n. 6702; Wight et Arn. Prodr. I. 

 (1834) 345. — Zehneria mysorensis Arn. in Hook. Journ. of Bot. III. (^841 275; 

 Wight in Ann. and Mag. nat. Hist. VIII. (1842) 260; Roem. Fam. II. (1846) 31; 

 Hemsl. Index Fl. Sin. I. (1887) 318. — Bryonia mysorensis Walp. Rep. II. (1843) 198; 

 Wight, Ic. pl. Ind. or. IV. (1850) t. 1609. — Zehneria mucronata Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I. 1. 

 (1855) 656. — Z. Baiteriana Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. II. (1879) 624 (non 

 Endl.). — Dioica, alte scandens. Rami graciles, elongati, sulcati, ramulosi, glabri et 

 laeves rarissime puberuli. Foliorum petiolus gracilis, glaber, 1 — 3 cm longus; lamina 

 membranacea, late ovata, indivisa vel leviter 3 — 5-lobata, apice acuta et mucronata 

 vel breviter acuminata , margine denticulata vel crenulato-dentata , supra scabriuscula 

 intense viridis, subtus paulo pallidior saepissime glabra laevisque, 5 — 8 cm longa et 

 fere totidem lata; sinus basilaris late rotundatus, 1 — 1,5 cm profundus. Cirrhi subfili- 

 formes, elongati, glabri vel rarius puberuli. Flores masculi ad apicem peduncuii capitati 

 vel breviter racemosi; pedunculus communis gracilis, sulcatus, glaber, apice 10 — 30- 

 florus, 2 — 6 cm longus; pedicelli patuli, 3 — 8 mm longi. Receptaculum late campanu- 

 latum, glabrum, 2 mm longum, 3 mm latum. Sepala anguste triangularia, 0,5 mm longa. 

 Corolla breviter puberula, segmentis ovatis, acutis, 2,5 mm longis. Staminum filamenta 

 breviter villosa, 2 mm longa; antherae ovatae, dense papillosae, 0,7 — 1 mm longae. 

 Flores feminei solitarii vel interdum ad apicem peduncuii communis umbellati. Fructus 

 ovoidco-oblongus interdum subglobosus, utrinque obtusus, tenuissime reticulatus, glaber, 

 8 — 15 mm longus, 6 — 9 mm crassus. Semina pallide cinerea, ovato-oblonga , basi 

 leviter attenuata, laevia, marginata, 4 mm longa, 2,5 mm lata. 



Provinz des westlichen Gebirgslandes der Malabarküste: Nilgiri-Berge 

 und Kurg (Thomson, Wight). — Vorder-Indien , ohne genaueren Standort (Wallich 

 n. 6702 A—C, Heyne, Wight n. 1050, 1116, 1149, Ritchie n. 322). 



