ANGURIA. "CUCURBITACEJE (AUCT. COGNIAUX). 665 
Prodr. 3, p. 319; Rem. Syn. fasc. 2, p. 26; Schlecht. in Linnæa, 24, 
p. 716. — Cucumis triphyllus fructu variegato Plum. Descr. pl. Amer. 
p. 85, tab. 99. * 
Dioica. Caulis satis robustus, glaber, striatus. Petiolus robustus, 
striatus, glaber, 1-4 cent. longus; petioluli patuli, 4-10 mill. longi. 
Foliola supra leete viridia, subtus pallidiora, acuta et mucronulata 
rarius obtusa, terminale 7-10 cent. longum, 3-4 cent. latum : lateralia 
6-8 cent. longa, 3-5 cent. lata; nervi non prominentes. Cirrhi satis 
graciles, breves, subteretes, glabri. Peduneulus communis masculus 
robustus, vix striatus, glaber, 15-20 cent. longus, 16-20-florus; pedi- 
celli erecto-patuli, remoti, glabri, 5-28 mill. longi. Calycis tubus gla- 
ber, 10-striatus, ovoideus, ad apicem leviter constrietus, 4-5 mill. lon- 
gus, 5-4 mill. latus; dentes erecti, triangulares, uninervii, leviter ci- 
liati, 1 mill. longi. Petala patula, ovato-oblonga, subacuta, vix nervia, 
utrinque subglabra, 9-10 mill. longa. Antheræ 4 mill. longæ, 2 mill. 
lat? ; appendix '/, mill. longa. Flores feminei 2-4-ni, rarius solitarii. 
Pedunculus 2-3 cent. longus. Calycis tubus cylindricus, 11-12 mill. 
longus, 2 mill. crassus; dentes 1 */, mill. longi. Petala 6-7 mill. longa. 
Ovarium oblongum, 10-12 mill. longum, apice attenuatum; stylus 
Satis crassus, 19 mill. longus; stigmata 3 mill. longa, segmentis con- 
niventibus, Peduneulus fructiferus robustus, 4 cent. longus. Fructus 
ovato-oblongus, apice breviter rostratus, leevis, viridis, longitudina- 
liter albo-vittatus, 3-4 cent. longus, 15-18 mill. crassus, carne rubro, 
eduli. Semina spurco-alba, 5-6 mill. longa, 3 mill. lata. 
In S, Domingo (Poiteau in herb. Francav. et Webb.); in Porto Rico 
(herb. Ventenat nune Deless.; Plée in herb. Mus. Par.); in Mexico 
(Pavon in herb, Boiss.). 
2. A. pedata (Jacq. Pl. Carib. p. 31); foliolis 5 integris, vel 
3 exterioribus profunde bifidis, lanceolatis vel oblongo-lanceolatis, 
Mtegerrimis vel erenulato-dentatis, utrinque glabris lævibusque, 
exterioribus brevioribus asymmetricis extrinsecus auriculatis; floribus 
Parvis; calyce intus cirea faucem piloso ; antheris oblongis, appendice 
y Susta brevi glabra coronatis. — L. Spec. edit. 2, p. 1376; Lam. 
Encyl. méth. 1, p. 176; Willd. Spec. 4, p. 193; DC. Prodr. 3, p. 319; 
æm. Syn. fase. 2, p. 25; Griseb. Cat. pl. Cub. p. 113; Cogn. Diagn. 
Cucurb, fasc. 1, p. 10, fase. 2, p. 10. 
Monoica, Radix perpendicularis, subfusiformis, elongata. Caulis 
gracili » glaber, sulcatus, ima parte sublignosus. Petiolus gracilis, 
Striatus, glaber, 1-3 cent. longus; petioluli patuli, 2-8 mill. longi. 
