MOMORDICA . CUCURBITACEJE (AUCT. COGNIAUX). 453 
bay (Mann n. 766 in herb. Kew.); in Angola (Monteiro in herb. 
Kew.). 
24. M. Schimperiana (Naud.! in Ann. se. nat., ser. 5, v. 5, 
p. 23); foliis late ovato-cordatis, integris, subacuminatis, basi late 
profundeque emarginatis et ad petiolum anguste decurrentibus, mar- 
gine crenulato-denticulatis, utrinque glabris; pedunculis masculis 
foliis longioribus, 3-5-floris; bractea magna, reniformi-cucullata ; 
floribus majusculis; calyce subglabro, plus minusve setoso vel echi- 
nato, segmentis ovato-suborbicularibus. — M. cucullata Hook. f.! 
in Oliv. Fl. trop. Afr. 2, p. 538. 
Radix crassa, perennans. Caulis satis robustus, elongatus, ramo- 
sus, sulcatus, glaber, undique punctis lineolisque atroviridibus cons- 
persus. Petiolus satis robustus, striatus, glaber, 3-5 cent. longus. 
Folia membranacea, supra læte viridia, subtus pallidiora, utrinque 
interdum scabriuscula et ad venas marginesque minute puberula, 
10-20 cent. longa, 8-15 cent. lata; sinus basilaris 2-4 cent. profundus 
et latus. Cirrhi robustiusculi, suleati, glabri, bifidi. Pedunculus com- 
munis maseulus satis robustus, angulato-sulcatus, glaber vel ad api- 
cem puberulus, 15-25 cent. longus; bractea late reniformis, cucullata, 
sessilis, membranacea, basi leviter emarginata, apice rotundata inte- 
gra vel interdum bifida, integerrima vel interdum leviter crenulata, 
glabra vel breviter puberula, margine brevissime ciliata, 2-3 cent. 
longa, 4-5 cent. lata; pedicelli brevissime denseque villosi, rarius 
Subglabri, 1/,-2 cent. longi. Calyx atroviridis, tubo brevissimo, subro- 
tato, seementis margine anguste membranaceis ciliatisque, 10-12 mill. 
longis, 8-9 mill. latis. Corolla luteo-testacea, segmentis obovatis vel 
ovato-oblongis, apice rotundatis, 3-3 */, cent. longis. Antheræ bilocu- 
lares late suborbiculares, loculis flexuosis, connectivo lato. Pedun- 
culus femineus robustus, 8-12 cent. longus, fere ad basim minute 
bracteatus, Calycis segmenta 8-9 mill. longa, 4 mill. lata. Ovarium 
9voideo-oblongum, dense molliterque muricatum, apice longe rostra- 
tum. Fructus ovoideus, utrinque leviter attenuatus, undique molliter 
echinatus, (immaturus) obscure luteus. 
In Abyssinia loco haud indicato (Schimper n. 1466 in herb. Brit. 
Mus.); ad Woïna, altit. 2000 metr. (Schimper n. 327 in herb. Mus. 
Par.); aq Savufétéh, altit. 3100 metr. (Schimper n. 326 in herb. 
Mus, Par., DC., Boiss., Berol., hort. Petrop.); in Angola, ad dumeta 
™ collinis montium de Alta Queta, distr. Golungo Alto (Welwitsch 
n. 809 in herb, Brit. Mus.). 
