Mr. J. Miers on the Menispermacez. 821 
limbo fere zequilongo.—Khasia, in herb. Hook. (Hook. & Th.), 
sine flore. 
This is probably a distinct species; but I have placed it here 
till better evidence is obtained: it differs from all others in the 
peculiar texture of the leaves and the remarkably shining appear- 
ance of their under surface; its branchlets are 1 line in diam., 
with internodes of 34 inches, the leaves are 41-44 inches 
from the bottom of the rounded basal sinus to the apex, or 
45-54 inches from the bottom of the basal lobes, and 34-32 
inches broad, on a petiole 4 inches long. 
7. Tinospora uliginosa, nob. ;—ramulis teretibus, glabris, lenti- 
cellis parvis 4-lobulatis signatis; foliis remotis, oblongis, cor- 
datis, marginibus subpandurato-sinuatis, apice acuminatis, 
subcoriaceis, glaberrimis, 5-nerviis, subtus pallidis, nervis 
venisque valde reticulatis prominentibus ; petiolo tenui, 
imo incrassato et tortuoso, limbo subzequilongo vel dimidio 
breviore ; racemis axillaribus, glaberrimis, folio longioribus ; 
rachi tenu, simpliciter pedicellato, pedicellis 1-floris, floribus 
viridibus, pro mole majoribus.—In Java et Borneo, v. s. in 
herb. Hook.; 3 Java (Zollinger, 568) ; 9 Barmassing, Borneo 
(Motley, 716). 
The authors of the ‘ Flora Indica,’ though evidently with some 
doubt, have considered this plant as identical with 7. crispa: it 
agrees with it far less in general habit than with many others ; 
but it differs in its leaves, which are smaller, more oblong, less 
cordate, more coriaceous and rigid in texture, and they have a 
more elongated raceme. The leaves are 23-32 inches long, 
14-2 inches broad ; the petiole 1-2 inches long. The dg raceme 
is 4—8 inches long, its flowers larger, its inner sepals being 2 lines 
long, which is twice the size of those in the typical species. In 
the Borneo specimen, which I have considered identical, the 
leaves are smaller, the petiole and raceme shorter : it is described 
as a climbing plant, growing in marshy places; the ovaries are 
supported by a long cylindrical gynecium. 
8. Tinospora reticulata, nob.;—scandens; ramulis_ teneribus, 
teretibus, glabris, remote lenticellatis; foliis ovatis aut ob- 
longis, basi truncatis et 2-sinuatis, vix Cordatis, circa petiolum 
attenuatis, apice repente acuminatis, et hine canaliculato- 
recurvis, imo 5-nerviis, reticulatis, vix membranaceis, glaber- 
rimis, utrinque pallidis et subnitidis ; racemo axillari, petiolo 
4.-plo longiore, basi foluifero.—In ins. Philippinis, v. s. in herb. 
varus (Cuming. 1286). 
This plant has the peculiarity, seen in all the following species 
from Africa and Australia, of bearing rudimentary, and often 
