388 PAREIRA BRAVA. 



1873. Chondodendron tomentosum has been found in various parts of 



Brazil, where it is known as Butua and Abutua. Its raceme of 

 large oval berries, exactly like a bunch of grapes, is another 





Bunch of Fruits of Chondodendron tumentusMn. R. ET P. 1 



evidence that it is the plant which the old Portuguese colonists 

 called Pareira Brava or Wild Vine. 2 Neither the fruit nor the 

 foliage of Cissampelos Pareira have anything about them 

 suggestive of a grape vine. 



1 From a specimen preserved in alcohol, sent to me by Mr. Peckolt. 



2 In Portuguese the word is written Parreira, and signifies a vine that 

 grows against a wall or over an arbour. Pdrra is a vine-leaf. 



