78 MONOCOTYLEDONEÆ. SMILAX. 
formibus vel (rarius in eod. ramo) oblongis et uno latere basi subloba- 
tis, margine eroso-denticulatis, 5-7-nerviis ; pedunculis petiolo duplo 
longioribus. S. pandurata Pursh Fl. p. 251; Kunth! En. 5, p. 206. 
S. hastata Engelm. exs., non Willd. Petioli (in specim. Engelm.) in 
eodem ramo ad !/;4-!/a vel 3/,longit. vaginati, 12-16 mill. longi. 
Limbi 5-6 cent. longi, basi 2-4 cent. lati, nitidi, tenues, lobis 2 in- 
ferne rotundatis, centrali ovato- vel elliptico-acuto. Flores fem. ignoti. . 
Circa Novam Aureliam (Engelm. in h. ber. et h. cadom.), in Caro- 
lina merid. (Fraser in h. DC.), a Carolina ad New Jersey (Pursh, 
Cah, 
Subspec. III, Wrightii; ramis aculeatis; limbis ovato-acutis vel in 
eod. ramo supra lobos basis rotundatos paulo constrictis et inde 
ovato-acutis 5-9-nerviis, margine passim mucronulatis; pedunculis 
masc, petiolo æqualibus. S. hastata Wright exs. Tex. S. medica? 
Martens et Gal. ! inBull. Acad. Brux. 9, n. 10, p. 19, non Schl. Petioli 
cent. longi, in eod. ramo !/5-!/,, etiam ultra vaginati. Limbi 3-6 cent. 
longi, basi 3-4 cent. lati, tenues, basi obtusi vel subcordati ad petio- 
lum cuneati, sæpius medio angustati, prima facie integri, revera pas- 
sim dentati, latiores 9-nervii. Umbelle masc. circiter 20-florze ; fem. 
ignota. 
In Texas orient. (Wright in h. D C. et Boiss.), Louisiana (Hartm. 
in h. Desf. nune florent.), et Mexico (Pav. in h. Boiss., Gal. 5479 
in h. Mus. par.). - 
Subspec. IV, polyodonta ; ramis sæpius aculeatis ; limbis late ovato- 
acutis vel in eod. ramo deltoideo-ovatis vel medio paulo constrictis 
ovato-hastatis, margine crebre mucronato-dentatis,5-7-nerviis ; pedun- 
culis petiolo longioribus. — Varietates hic distinguendum ubi flores 
et fruct. nimis frequenter ignoti : 
a, Plukenetii ; ramis inermibus. S. Caroliniana, etc., Pluk. Alm. 
t.111, f. 1. S. bona-nox L. Sp. p. 1460 «. — In Carolina (Pluk.) et 
olim in hortis culta (h. DC. ex horto Lee). 
B, rubens; ramis parce aculeatis, cirrhis purpurascentibns. S. pu- 
bens (err. typ. ?) Willd. Enum. suppl., p.67, ubi solum nomen. S. ru- 
bens ejusd. ! herb. fol. 18407 (sine fl., fr. aut loco nat.); Wats. Den- 
drol. 2, t. 108 (opt.). Petioli in ic. 5 mill. longi; limbi 5-6 cent. longi, 
3-9 lati, paulo longiores quam in planta sine fl. h. Willd. et magis 
acuminati, czet. similes. Pedunculi masc. in fig. 4-4 1/5 cent. longi, 
apice pauciflori, sed flores ut in subsp. Wrightii. — Ex America bor. 
(Wats.) olim culta. 
y, horrida; ramis crebre aculeatis, aculeis frequenter nigricanti- 
bus. S. horrida Desf. ! Cat. h. par. 1804, ubi sol. nom., ed. 3, p. 388; 
Poir. suppl. 5, p. 24. S. variegata Walt. Car. p.244? Limbi plerique 
lanceolali, nunc e basi latiore medio angustati et inde lanceolati, mar- 
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