AMPELIDE^E. I. Cissus. 



691 



Shaded Cissus. Shrub cl. 



* Leaves simple, not cordate, entire or toothed, sometimes 

 lobcd. 



27 C, SMILA'CINA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 224.) 

 leaves ovate-oblong, somewhat acuminated, obliquely truncate 

 at the base, smooth above, hairy beneath, as well as the fur- 

 rowed branches ; cymes and peduncles smooth. I? . w . S. Na- 

 tive of South America on the banks of the river Magdalena in 

 shady places. C.sicyoides, Poir. diet, suppl.l.p. 104. ex H. etB. 



Smilax-like Cissus. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 



28 C. OVA'TA (Lam. ill. no. 1619. St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 343.) 

 leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, smooth, rather scabrous, with 

 sharply-toothletted serratures ; branches unarmed, channelled, 

 smooth ; pedicels and flowers smooth. ^7.^.8. Native of 

 Guadaloupe, Jamaica, and Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro. 

 Irsiola, Brown, jam. t. 4. f. 1 and 2. Very like C. sicyoldes, 

 but the leaves are ovate, not cordate. It is perhaps the C. smi- 

 lacina of Willd. enum. 1 63. ? The berries are oblong and black, 

 and are eaten by the natives. Flowers yellowish-green. 



Ovate-leaved Cissus. Clt. 1822. Shrub cl. 



29 C. ELLipTicA (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnaea. 5. p. 221.) 

 leaves elliptical-ovate or obovate, truncate at the base ; branches 

 obscurely quadrangular. Tj . (w) . S. Native of Mexico. This 

 species differs from C. sicyoldes in the leaves neither being cor- 

 date, nor acuminated, nor smooth beneath. 



Elliptical-leaved Cissus. Shrub cl. 



30 C. OBSCURA(D. C. prod. 1. p. 629.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, smooth, with a few awn-like, pressed ser- 

 ratures. Tj.?^. S. Native of South America ? Large pani- 

 cles, much branched, sterile,- small ones fertile. This is perhaps 

 the C. ovata of Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. p. 105. a native of 

 Cayenne, but not of Lam. 



Obscure Cissus. Shrub cl. 



31 C. UMBELLA'TA (Lour. fl. coch. 84.) leaves ovate, 

 smootli, quite entire ; umbels compound ; corollas woolly inside. 



J? . w . S. Native of China about Canton. Calyx truncate, sur- 

 rounding the berry, which is 1 -seeded. 

 Umbellate-ftowered Cissus. Shrub cl. 



32 C. GLANDULOSA (Gmel. syst. 256.) leaves ovate, acute, 

 serrate-toothed, fleshy ; pedicels and calyxes glandular at the 

 base. % . w . G. Native of Arabia. Sselanthus glandulosus, 

 Forsk. descr. 34. Root tuberous. Stems round. Perhaps this 

 is the same as C. glandulosa of Horn. hort. hafn. 1. p. 143. 

 which is said to have hispid pedicels and calyx. 



G/a<Mar-calyxed Cissus. Clt. 1819. PI. cl. 



33 C. PRODU'CTA (Afz. rem. guin. 63. ex Spreng. neue. entd. 

 3. p. 234.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, with rather bristly 

 teeth ; flowers panicled ; shoots very long, striated, compressed. 

 If. . w . S. Native of Guinea. 



Produced Cissus. Shrub cl. 



34 C. TUBEROSA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 629.) leaves obovate, smooth, coarsely-serrated or 

 trifid, with cut lobes ; root tuberous. I/ . w . S. Native of 

 New Spain. Very like C. sicyoldes and C. ovdta, and is pro- 

 bably only a variety of one of them. 



Tuberous-rooted Cissus. PI. cl. 



35 C. MICRA'NTHA (Poir. suppl. 1. p. 105.) leaves smooth, 

 ovate, somewhat 3-lobed, with acute-serrated lobes, middle lobe 

 longest ; peduncles quinquefid at the apex, umbellate, length of 

 petiole, y. ? w . S. Native of St. Domingo. 



Small-flowered Cissus. PI. cl. 



36 C. TOMENTOSA (Lam. ill. no. 1613.) leaves somewhat pen- 

 tagonal, bluntly-toothed, smooth above, and clothed with rusty 

 down beneath ; petioles compressed. ^ . w . S. Native of Bour- 

 bon. Flowers and fruit unknown. 



Tomentose Cissus. Shrub cl. 



37 C. ANGULA'TA (Lam. ill. no. 1614.) leaves ovate, some- 

 what pentagonal, and angularly lobed, downy beneath ; peduncles 

 flat, longer than the leaves. I/ . w . S. Native of the East In- 

 dies. Berry dark-purple. 



Angular-leaved. Cissus. PI. cl. 



38 C. DUARTEA NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 343. t. 71.) hairy ; 

 branches unarmed, furrowed ; leaves trisected or profoundly 3- 

 lobed, obtuse, sinuated. Tj . w . S. Native of Brazil in the province 

 of Minas Geraes. Flowers umbellate at the tops of the branches. 



Duarte's Cissus. Shrub cl. 



39 C. TRILOBA V TA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 31.) leaves 3-lobed or 

 trisected ; lobes ovate, acute, toothed, rather fleshy ; branches 

 round. Tj . w . S. Native of Malabar. Rheed. mal. 5. t. 45. 



Three-lobed-leaved Cissus. Clt. 1822. Shrub cl. 



* * * Leaves trifoliate. 



40 C. A'CIDA (Lin. spec. 170.) leaflets obovately-cuneated, 

 fleshy, smooth, toothed at the apex, but almost entire at the 

 base. Tj . w . S. Native of South America and the West Indies. 

 Jacq. schcenbr. 1. t. 33 Plum. ed. Burm. t. 259. f. 3. Sicyos 

 angulata, Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 1013. Berries black, surrounded 

 by the calyx. The whole plant has an acid taste. 



Acid Cissus. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1692. Shrub cl. 



41 C. SETOSA (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 428.) leaves sessile; leaf- 

 lets 3, rarely 5, fleshy, smooth, oval, wavy, coarsely and un- 

 equally bristly-toothed ; stipulas cordate ; stems round, beset 

 with glandular bristles. I/ . w . S. Native of the East Indies in 

 hedges and forests in the Rajamundree Circar. Berries 1 -seed- 

 ed. Root fusiform. Every part of the plant is exceedingly 

 acrid. The leaves toasted and oiled are applied to indolent 

 tumours to bring them to suppuration. 



Z?m^/-toothed-leaved Cissus. PI. cl. 



42 C. CARNOSA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 31.) leaflets oval, obtuse, 

 serrated, fleshy, smooth ; branches and petioles round. If. . w . 

 S. Native of the East Indies. C. pergamacea, Blum, bijdr. 

 4th number. Rumph. amb. 5. t. 166. f. 2. Rheed. mal. 7. t. 

 9. Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 427. Berries black, 4-seeded. Flowers 

 small, white. Branches rather flattened. 



Fleshy-leaved Cissus. Clt. 1818. PI. cl. 



43 C. TRIFOLIA'TA (Jacq. amer. 23.) leaflets obovate, deeply 

 serrated, acute, fleshy, smooth ; branches subalate. T? . w . S. 

 Native of Jamaica and Surinam in hedges. Swartz, obs. p. 50. 

 Sloan, jam. t. 142. f. 5-6. ? Sicyos trifoliata, Lin. spec. ed. 1. 

 p. 1013. Berries small, black. This is probably distinct from 

 C, dcida. C. trifoliata of Lour, is most probably a very distinct 

 species. Every part of the plant is acid. 



Trifoliate Cissus. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1739. Shrub cl. 



44 C. CAU'STICA (Tuss. ant. t. 16.) leaflets ovate, obtuse; 

 branches round, jointed, succulent; petioles channelled. Tj . w . S. 

 Native of the Caribbee Islands. Flowers corymbose, blood- 

 coloured. The plant is very caustic. 



Caustic Cissus. Shrub cl. 



45 C. SALUTA'RIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 225.) 

 leaflets oblong, sharply serrated, full of pellucid dots, hairy 

 above, and clothed with rusty hairs beneath ; branches round, 

 and are as well as the peduncles hairy and striated. 1? . w . S. 

 Native of New Andalusia near Quetepe and Cumana in arid 

 places. The root of this species is useful against dropsy. 



Salutary Cissus. Shrub cl. 



46 C. SPINOSA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 345.) branches spinose, 

 angular, young ones tomentose ; leaves ternate ; leaflets un- 

 equal, lanceolate, dentately serrated, covered with white tomen- 

 tum beneath ; pedicels pilose ; flowers puberulous. Tj . w . S. 

 Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers 

 umbellate at the tops of the branches. Petals violet? 



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