MELOTHRIA . CUCURBITACEÆ (AUCT. COGNIAUX). 597 
(Monteiro in herb. Kew.); in distr. Golungo Alto (Welwitsch n. 826 
in herb. Brit. Mus.); in Congo (Burton in herb. Kew.); in region. 
Bongo, Monbuttu et Niamniam (Schweinfurth n. 2724, 3492 et 3729 
in herb. Kew.); in reg. Nyika (T. Wakefield in herb. Kew.); in reg. 
Mozambique ad Shupanga (J. Kirk in herb. Kew.); in insul. Co- 
mores ad Moély (Boivin in herb. Mus. Par.); ad Anjouan (Boivin in 
herb. Mus. Par.); insul. Johanna (Hildebrandt n. 1604 in herb. Brit. 
Mus.; J. Meller in herb. Kew.; Brewsher in herb. Kew.); in insul. 
Madagascar (Boivin in herb. Mus. Par. ; Thomson in herb. Brit. Mus.; 
Helsenberg in herb. Brit. Mus.; Richard n. 192 in herb. Francav., 
n. 194 in herb. Mus. Par., n. 206 in herb. Webb.); ad flum. Ivoudron 
(Goudot in herb. Deless.); in ins. Mayotte (Boivin n. 3304 in herb. 
Mus. Par.); in ins. Nossi-Bé (Boivin in herb. Mus. Par.; Pervillé in 
herb. Mus. Par.). 
b.. Fructus ovoideus vel oblongus, utrinque obtusus. Spec. 23-25. 
23. M. Rauwenhoffii; foliis integris, deltoideis, basi truncatis, 
utrinque glabris, supra scabriusculis, subtus levibus; floribus mas- 
culis fasciculatis rarius subracemosis, pedunculis petiolo longioribus ; 
antheris oblongis, breviter appendiculatis; fructu oblongo; seminibus 
obscure marginatis. — Zehneria deltoidea Miq.! Fl. Ind. Bat. 1, 
part. 1, p. 655 (non Hook. f.). 
Caulis filiformis, elongatus, striatus, glaber. Petiolus filiformis, 
glaber, */,-2 cent. longus. Folia supra intense viridia interdum tenui- 
ter albo-punetata, subtus læte viridia, 5-10 cent. longa, 4-5 cent. 
lata, apice acuminata, margine remote undulato-denticulata rarius 
integerrima. Cirrhi capillares, elongati, striati, glabri. Pedunculus 
masculus capillaris, glaber, 2-4 cent. longus. Calycis tubus campanula- 
tus, glaber, basi attenuatus, 3 mill. longus, 2 */, mill. latus; dentes 
Subulati, patuli, 1 */, mill. longi. Corolla subglabra, segmentis ovato- 
oblongis, acutis, 2/, mill. longis. Staminum filamenta crassa, obco- 
nica, glabra, */, mill. longa; antheræ oblongæ, 1 ”/, mill. longæ, lo- 
culis rectis, ciliatis, connectivo latiusculo, apice breviter producto. 
Pedunculus femineus capillaris, 4-6 cent. longus. Fructus glaber, 
13-16 mill. longus, 7-8 mill. erassus. Semina albida, ovata, basi levi- 
ter appendiculata, 5 mill. longa, 3 ‘/, mill. lata. 
In Java (Zollinger n. 572, in herb. DC., Boiss., Francav., Berol., 
n. 3496 in herb. Boiss, et Francav.); ad Mesapi (Junghuhn in herb. 
Miq. nune Ultraj.; Waitz in herb. Lugd.-Bat. et Brux.); ad Banjo- 
