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SECT. II. POLVA'NTHEMA (from jroXv, poly, many, and avOoe 

 anthos, a flower ; in reference to the peduncles bearing many 

 flowers). D. C. mem. soc. gen. 1. pt. 2. p. 435. prod. 3. 

 p. 322. Peduncles many-flowered, sometimes twin, with a ten- 

 dril in the middle, sometimes solitary and branched, the middle 

 ending in a tendril. Involucrum wanting or very small. Limb 

 of calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5. Stems climbing. 



4 P. CIRKJFI.ORA (Juss. in ann. mus. 6. t. 41. f. 1.) leaves 

 pedate, glabrous ; petiole branched, biglandular above the base ; 

 leaflets 7, ovate, with 1 tooth on each side at the base ; pedun- 

 cles branched, bearing flowers and tendrils. Vj . w . S. Native 

 of French Guiana, in woods. Form of leaves like those of P, 

 pedala. Crown variegated with white, yellow, and red. 



Tendril-Jloivered Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



5 P. SEPTENA'TA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 323.) leaves pedate; 

 petioles branched, glandless ; leaflets oblong, having 1 tooth on 

 each side at the base ; tendrils simple, distinct from the pedun- 

 cles. T?. w . S. Native country as well as the flowers unknown. 



Septenale- leaved Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



6 P. HOLOSERICEA (Lin. amoen. 1. p. 226. f. 15.) clothed 

 with soft velvety down ; leaves ovate, somewhat 3-lobed, aris- 

 tately toothed at the base ; petioles biglandular. J? . w . S. 

 Native of Vera Cruz. Sims, bot. mag. t. 2015. Ker. bot. reg. 

 t. 59. Flowers white, spotted with red. Rays variegated with 

 purple and white. 



Whole-silky Passion-flower. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1733. Sh. cl. 



7 P. SEXFLORA (Juss. 1. c. t. 37. f. 1.) clothed with soft vel- 

 vety down ; leaves cordate at the base, very broad, truncate at 

 the apex, 3-lobed ; petioles glandless. Tj . w . S. Native of 

 St. Domingo and Jamaica. 



Six-florvered Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



8 P. GEMINIFLORA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 322.) pubescent ; leaves 

 cuneated at the base, very broad, truncate, sinuately 3-lobed at 

 the apex, glandular beneath and shining above ; petioles gland- 

 less. \i . w . S. Native of Brazil. 



Twin-flowered Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



9 P. MOLUCCA'NA (Reinw. in Blum, bijdr. p. 938.) leaves 

 oblong, mucronate, somewhat emarginate at the base, quite 

 entire; petioles biglandular; cymes bifid, many-flowered. fy . 



: w . S. Native of the Moluccas. 



Molucca Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



SECT. III. TETRAPA'THEA (from rtrpa, tetra, four, and 

 iraOoc, pathos, passion ; signifying passion-flowers with 4-lobed 

 flowers). D. C. in mem. soc. gen. 1. pt. 2. p. 435. prod. 3. 

 i p. 328. Calyx 4-lobed. Petals wanting. Stamens 4. Invo- 

 lucrum wanting or very small. Branches of peduncles 3-flow- 

 ered. Tendrils simple, rising from different axils from those of 

 the peduncles. 



10 P. TETRA'NDRA (Banks, herb, ex D. C. prod. 3. p. 323.) 

 glabrous ; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, quite entire, gland- 

 less. Jj . w . S. Native of New Zealand. Flowers small, 

 greenish. 



Tetrandrous Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



SECT. IV. CIE'CA (meaning unknown). Med. malv. p. 97. 

 jO.C. prod. 3. p. 323. Asephananthes and Monactineirma, Bory. 

 inn. gen. 2. p. 138. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals wanting. Invo- 

 ucrum wanting or very small. Peduncles 1-flowered, and sim- 

 ile tendrils usually rising from the same axils. 



11 P. PA'LLIDA (Lin. amcen. 1. p. 218. t. 10. f. 2. exclusive 

 if the synonymes) leaves glabrous, ovate, acuminated, 3-nerved ; 

 letioles biglandular above the middle ; pedicels 1-3 together. 

 7 . y. S. Native of St. Domingo and Brazil. Plum. amer. 

 >. 73. t. 89. Ker. bot. mag. t. 660. Flowers small, yellowish- 

 reen. 



/We-flowered Passion-flower. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. ? Sh. cl. 



12 P. CU'PREA (Lin. amoen. 1. p. 219. t. 10. f. 3.) leaves gla- 

 brous, ovate, glandular beneath, between the axils ; petioles 

 glandless ; pedicels solitary. Tj . v-) . S. Native of the islands 

 of Providence and Bahama, Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 606. Flowers 

 blood-coloured, an inch and a half in diameter. Berries pur- 

 plish. 



Cop/ier-coloured-flowered Passion-flower. Fl. July, Aug. 

 Clt. 1724. Shrub cl. 



13 P. CAVANILLE'SII (D. C. prod. 3. p. 323.) leaves glabrous, 

 ovate, glandless, ciliated with stiff" hairs ; petioles glandless ; 

 pedicels solitary. T; . w . S. Native of the West India Islands. 

 P. cuprea, Cav. diss. 10. p. 448. t. 273. Flowers pale purple; 

 crown copper-coloured, but violaceous at the base. 



Cavanilles's Passion-flower. Clt. 1822. Shrub cl. 



14 P. MULTIFLORA (Lin. amcen. 1. p. 221. t. 10. f. 7.) leaves 

 ovate-oblong, entire, clothed with velvety down beneath ; pe- 

 tioles very short, biglandular at the apex ; pedicels numerous in 

 the axils of the leaves. Jj . w . S. Native of St. Domingo, Cav. 

 diss. 10. t. 272. There are varieties with the leaves either 

 glabrous or downy above. Plum. amer. t. 90. Flowers greenish. 

 Style purplish. 



Many-flomered Passion-flower. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1731. 

 Shrub cl. 



15 P. AURICULA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 

 131.) leaves glabrous, ovate, rounded at the base, glandular 

 beneath ; petioles auricled by 2 glands beneath the middle ; 

 pedicels 1 or 2 together. Tj . ^,. S. Native of the banks of the 

 Orinoco, in shady places, at the cataract of Maypure. Flowers 

 whitish, but the calyx is greenish on the outside. 



Auricled-leaved Passion-flower. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub cl. 



16 P. NIPAULE'NSIS (Wall, tent. t. 11.) smooth; leaves cor- 

 date-acute, quite entire, 5-nerved, glandular beneath and on the 

 petioles; peduncles bracteate, aggregate ; crown triple, exceed- 

 ing the calyx. T? . y S. Native of Nipaul, on woody hills in 

 the great valley. Leaves glaucous, furnished with 2 glands un- 

 derneath at the insertion of the nerves, and 2 in the middle of 

 the petioles. Peduncles 2-3-flowered. Flowers small, white, 

 with a greenish crown. Berry yellow, about the size of a small 

 cherry. 



Nipaul Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



17 P. LITTORA'LIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 138.) leaves beset 

 with silky hairs on both surfaces, hastately 3-lobed, and nearly 

 entire ; petioles bearing 2 stipitate glands above ; pedicels 2-3 

 together. ^ . y S. Native of Peru, on the sea-shore near 

 Patibilca, and in the valley of Lima. Flowers with a green 

 calyx. 



Sea-shore Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



18 P. GLABRATA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 135.) leaves gla- 

 brous, shining, glandular beneath, half orbicular, truncately 2- 

 lobed ; lobes very short, spreading ; petioles glandless ; pedicels 

 solitary, or twin, f? . w . S. Native of New Granada, near 

 Turbaco. Related to Murucuja accelldta. Flowers small, white ; 

 crown yellow. 



Smooth Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



19 P. PUBE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth, I.e. p. 132.) leaves semi- 

 orbicular at the base, lunately 2-lobed ; lobes ovate-oblong, 

 acute, divaricate, with an awn in the recess between the lobes, 

 and are as well as the petioles downy and glandless ; pedicels 

 solitary. Tj . w . S. Native of South America, in shady places 

 of the' province of Caraccas. P. Lockhartii, G. Don, in Loud, 

 hort. brit. p. 269. Flowers small, greenish white. 



Downy Passion-flower. Shrub cl. 



20 P. BILOBA'TA (Juss. ann. mus. 6. p. 107. t. 37. f. 2.) leaves 

 smooth, 2-lobed, rounded at the base, 3-nerved, glandless ; lobes 





