TRICHOSANTHES.  CUCURBITACEÆ (AUCT. COGNIAUX). v MER 
p. 608); foliis coriaceis, integris vel rarius irregulariter tricuspidatis, 
ovato-oblongis, apice longe acuminatis, basi rotundatis, margine inte- 
gerrimis vel remotissime et minutissime denticulatis, utrinque glaber- 
rimis; cirrhis 2-3-fidis; racemis masculis multifloris, laxifloris ; brac- 
teis oblongo-lanceolatis, petiolatis. 
Caulis satis robustus, elongatus, ramosus, angulato-striatus, elaber, 
punctatus. Petiolus satis robustus, sulcatus, glaber, punctato-rugosus, 
4-6 cent. longus. Folia supra intense viridia, subtus paulo pallidiora, 
13-16 cent. longa, 6-8 cent. lata, basi 3-sub-5-nervia, nervis gracili- 
bus, subtus prominentibus et retieulatis. Cirrhi satis graciles, elon- 
gati, teretes, subglabri. Pedunculus communis masculus robustus, 
striatus, apice puberulus, fere usque ad medium floriferus, 15-20-flo- 
rus, 20 cent. longus ; pedicelli satis graciles, puberuli, 1-3 mill. longi; 
bracteæ acuminatæ, basi longe attenuatæ, integerrimæ vel pauci- 
dentatæ, trinerviæ, 14-16 mill. longæ, 3-5 mill. latæ. Calycis tubus 
brevissime tomentosus, superne dilatatus, 2-3 cent. longus; dentes 
patuli, lineares, 5-7 mill. longi, 1 '/, mill. lati. Corolla extus breviter 
tomentosa. — Flores feminei et fructus ignoti. 
In India orientali ad mont. Khasia, alt. 1300 met. (Hook. f. et 
Thomson n. 8 in herb. Kew., Mus. Par., Berol., Vindob.; Clarke in 
herb. Kew.); in Sikkim (Hook. f. in herb. Kew. et Bogor.); in Dar- 
jeeling (Clarke in herb. Kew.). 
13. T. ovatas folis membranaceis, integris, late ovatis, apice 
breviter acuminatis, basi rotundatis vel truncatis, margine minute 
remoteque denticulatis, utrinque glaberrimis ; cirrhis 2-3-fidis; race- 
mis masculis subcapitatis, paucifloris ; bracteis ovatis, sessilibus. 
Caulis robustiuseulus, elongatus, ramosus, angulato-striatus, gla- 
ber vel puberulus, tenuiter punctatus. Petiolus robustus, striatus, 
glaber, 3-5 cent. longus. Folia supra læte viridia, subtus paulo palli- 
liora, 14-18 cent. longa, 11-14 cent. lata, basi trinervia, nervis gra- 
cilibus, subtus leviter prominentibus et tenuiter reticulatis, laterali- 
bus bifurcatis. Cirrhi graciles, satis elongati, teretes, glabri. Pedun- 
culus communis masculus satis robustus, striatus, glaber, apice 6-10- 
florus, 10-15 cent. longus; pedicelli satis graciles, breviter villosi, 
1-2 mill. longi; bractez acute, basi rotundatæ, integerrimæ vel levi- 
ter undulatæ, trinerviæ, 12-15 mill. longæ, 8-10 mill. latæ. Calycis 
tubus breviter tomentosus, superne dilatatus; dentes patuli vel 
reflexi, lineares, 7-9 mill. longi, 1*/, mill. lati. Corolla extus breviter 
tomentosa, — Flores feminei et fructus ignoti. 
In Sikkim (Thomson in herb. hort. Petrop. et Lugd.-Bat.). 
