o-j9 L. Diels. — Menispermaceac. 



circ. 5,5 mm diamet.; endocarpium tuberculatum in utraque facie fasciis ternis tuber- 

 culatis ornatum. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Perak: bei 500 — 700 m, ziemlich selten frucht 

 (King, Scortechini n. 787 — Original der Art!), q? blüh. (King's Sammler 



n. 2288!). 



•I. C. Merrillii Diels n. sp. — Rami striati ± pilis hispidis fulvis vestiti. Fo- 

 liorum petiolus pilis eisdem densius obtectus, laminae circ. 3 — 7 mm trans margin em 

 peltato-insertus, 3 — 4 cm longus; lamina papyracea vel subcoriacea, supra praeter nervös 

 parce hispidos glabra lucida (sicca) db rugosa, subtus molliter tomentella, e basi trun- 

 cata, rotundata vel rarius subcordata late ovata vel subtriangulari-orbicularis, conspicue 

 et acutissime acuminata, 8 — 1 3 cm longa, 6 — 1 2 cm lata, nervi primarii 7-palmati 

 subtus prominentes. Paniculae (J 1 breviter pedunculatae 8 — 2 5 cm longae, bis- vel ter- 

 compositae, rami primarii patentes inferiores usque ad 1 cm longi e cymulis brevibus 

 minute bracteatis compositi; sepala viridi-albida extus dense pubescentia subcuneato- 

 oblonga vel anguste obovata concava, 2 mm longa, 0,8 mm lata; corolla glabra cyathi- 

 formis limbo integra vel obscure 4-loba, 1 — 1,2 mm longa, 1 mm lata; synandrium 

 1,3 mm longum. — [Flores Q et drupae adhuc ignota]. — Fig. 9 3 F. 



Philippinen: Luzon: Prov. Bataan, q? blüh. (Gurr an n. 5950 !); Lamao River, 

 häufig q? blüh, im Juni (Merrill n. 2527 — Original der Art!, Whitford!); 

 Prov. Rizal, (J* blüh. (Foxworthy n. 39!); Bulacan, Angat (Vidal n. 2067!, Aguilar 

 in For. Bur. n. 111 76!). 



3. C. peltata (Lam.) Diels nom. nov. — G. Burmanni Hook. f. et Thoms. FL Ind. 

 (1855) 201 ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. I. (1872) 104; Miers, Contrib. Bot. III. (1871) 239, pl. 

 121. — G. Arnottii Miers in Ann. Nat. Hist. 3. ser. XVIII. (186 6) 19 n. n., in Contrib. 

 Bot. III. (1871) 238 partim. — G. versicolor Miers in Ann. Nat. Hist. 3. ser. XVIII. 

 (1866) 19 n. n., in Contrib. Bot. III. (1871) 240. — Cissampelos discolor Wall. Cat. 

 (1828) 4892 partim. — Coeculus peltatus DC. Syst. I. (1818) 516, Prodr. I. (1824) 

 96. — Gocculus Burmanni DC. Syst. I. (1818) 517, Prodr. I. (182 4) 9 6. — Clypea 

 Burmanni Wight et Arn. Prodr. Fl. Ind. I. (1834) 14. — Bhaptomeris Burmanni Miers 

 in Ann. Nat. Hist. 2. ser. VII. (1851) 41 n. n. — Menispermum peltatum tarn. Encycl. 

 meth. IV. (1797) 96; Willd. Spec. IV. (1805) 827. — Pada Valli Rheede Hort. Malabar. 

 VII. (1688) 93, tab. 49. — Smilax sp. Burm. Thes. Zeyl. (1737) t. 101. — Gaertn. 

 Fruct. (1788) t. 180, f. 12. — Rami sulcati novelli hirsuti vel hispidi, adulti dz gla- 

 brati. Foliorum petiolus basi geniculatus circ. 2 — 5 cm longus, circ. 1 — 2 cm supra 

 basin laminae insertus; lamina membranacea vel papyracea, supra longe pilosa vel demum 

 glabra sublucida, subtus pallidior pilis brevibus zb vestita, triangulari-ovata vel elongato- 

 deltoidea vel oblongo-ovata, basi sinuata vel fere truncata, apice obtusa, acuta vel acu- 

 minata saepe mucronulata, nonnunquam infra medium panduriformi-sinuata, 5 — 15 cm 

 longa, (basi) 4 — 8 cm lata, nervi principales a petioli insertione supra 5-palmati, infra 

 circ. 4 descendentes, praeterea sursum a costa circ. 1 — 2 laterales utrinque adscen- 

 dentes, secundarii et nervuli reticulati subtus prominuli. Paniculae (J* 25 — 3 cm longae 

 puberulae, e cymis remotis graciliter pedunculatis compositae ; flores breviter pedicellati, 



virides; calyx late campanulatus, limbo brevissime 4 6-lobatus, lobis saepe incurvis, 



extus pilosus, intus sparse puberulus, circ. 1,5 mm longus; corolla carnosula glabra 

 depresso-cyathiformis margine integro involuta; synandrium 1 — 1,5 mm longum, inclusum; 

 loculi 4 — 6. Paniculae Q multo breviores 2,5 — 6 cm longae omnino velutino-pilosulae, 

 rami abbreviati, flores numerosissimi sessiles et conglomerati; sepalum suborbiculare 

 extus pilosulum circ. 0,7 mm diamet., petalum carnosulum obcordato-orbiculare glabrum 

 0,5 mm diamet., ovarium oblique ovoideum ; 1 — 1,5 mm longum, 0,8 mm latum pilo- 

 sissimum, Stylus glaber. Drupae compresso-obovoideae, demum albae nitentes, 4 mm 

 longae, 3,5 mm latae, parce pilosae, endocarpium utrinque lineis ternis tuberculatis 

 ornatum. — Fig. 93 L — O. 



Westliches Vorder-Indien : Mangalore, g blüh, und frucht. (Ward!); Kurg, 

 Q blüh. (J. D. Hooker et Thomson!); Nilgiris (Wallich n. 4982 B!, C! — Original 



