178 XXXVI. AMPELIDEjE [Vitis 



underside of leaves densely clothed with soft rusty tonientum. L. hard, firm, cordate, 

 3-6 in. long, not lobed, the nerves terminating in hard glandular teeth. Cymes 

 sessile along the rachis of a short compact cylindrical raceme. As pointed out by 

 King (Journ. As. Soc. Beng. vol. 65 (1897), p. 112), F. indica, Linn., is a Ceylon species 

 (V. erioclada, W. et A.). The correct name of the Indian species -with cylindric 

 racemes has still to he determined. 



C. L. trifoliolate. Cymes umbellate, or arranged in corymbs. 



18. V. semicordata, Wall. ; King in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. vol. 65 

 (1897), pp. 113, 397.— Syn. V. Mmalayana, Brandis F. El. 100. Collett, PI. 

 Simla fig. 31 ; V. neilgherrensis, Wight Ic. t. 965. Vern. Munderi, Theog, 

 near Simla ; Sever dakhan, Bussahir ; Kandar, Jauns. ; CJiachcri, Nep. 



A . large, soft-wooded climber, stem 5-6 in. diam., glabrous, or youngest 

 shoots slightly pubescent, tendrils distichous, at times wanting. L. trifolio- 

 late, the terminal leaflet ovate or obovate, the two lateral unequal-sided, 

 falcate or semicordate, all sharp-serrate with cuspidate teeth, stipules oblong, 

 early deciduous. Fl. yellowish-green, pentamerous, rarely tetrainerous, in 

 compound trichotomous cymes, jaeduncle as long as or shorter than petiole of 

 the opposite leaf, petals ending in a conical hood, which encloses the anther 

 before opening, reflexed after the flower has opened. Ovary slightly 5-lobed, 

 narrowed into a short obtuse style. 



Himalaya from Kashmir eastwards 3-9,000 ft., in Sikkim to 11,000 ft., Khasi hills, 

 Palni hills. Burma. Fl. April- June. In autumn the leaves turn red. Varies with 

 leaves from glabrous to hispid on the nerves beneath. 19. V. carnosa, Wall. : Brandis 

 F. Fl. 101. ICarik, gidar dakh, Pb. ; Katamba, Ajm. Common in most parts of India 

 and Burma. A large climber with herbaceous flattened stems, young parts softly 

 pubescent. L. rough, trifoliolate, leaflets ovate or elliptic, the two lateral nearly 

 sessile. PI. tetramerous, greenish-white, in trichotomous compound cymes, peduncle 

 longer than petiole of opposite leaf, petals separate, berries black, 2— 4-seeded. This 

 species King identifies with V. trifolia, Linn. Linnaeus' genus Vitis however was 

 pentamerous. 



D.' L. digitately 5-foliolate, stems more or less flat. 



20. V. planicaulis, Hook, f . Sikkim outer hills, to 4,000 ft., Assam, Khasi and Cachar 

 hills. A vast climber, ascending to the top of the tallest trees, sending down from its 

 branches long thin leafless bands, stems flat, to 18 in. wide and 1 in. thick, leaflets 

 thinly coriaceous, with a rounded base, petiolule f-1^ in. long. PI. 4-nierous. Pr. 

 round, J-J in. diam., 1-2-seeded. 21. V. elongata, Wall. Sikkim Terai and valleys, to 

 4,000 ft., Silhet, Dacca, Konkan, North Kanara (on the coast). A large, glabrous 

 climber, stems rather flattened. PL 4-merous. Pr. ellipsoid, 1-seeded, £-§ in. long. 



E. L. pedately 5-11-foliolate. Cymes mostly axillary. El. unisexual (bi- 

 sexual in V. 2xdata). 



22. V. lanceolaria, Wall. ; Brandis F. Fl. 101 : Wight Ic. t. 177 <J and 

 t. 28 $ .—Syn. V. muricata, W. et A. : Wight Ic. t. 740. Vern. Kajolit sayel, 

 Mar. ; Kyi-ni-mre, Burm. 



A large woody evergreen glabrous climber, stems, branches and petioles 

 often corky- tubercled, tendrils simple, glabrous. L. pedatelj' 5-foliolate, those 

 of coppice shoots often 3-foliolate, leaflets lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 

 distantly serrate, 3-5 in. long. Fl. unisexual, pale yellow, tetramerous, 

 stigma 4-lobed. Cymes axillary, dichotomously compound, peduncles short, the 

 female cymes smaller, petals distinct. Pr. ^ in. diam. 



Kumaon, Nepal. Oudh forests. Sikkim (to 4,000 ft.), Silhet, Manipur. Western Ghats, 

 from North Kanara southwards. Andamans, Lower Burma. Fl. Febr.-April. Ceylon. 

 Closely allied is 23. V. Hookeri, Lawson. Sikkim, Assam, Bhutan, Khasia, Chitta- 

 gong. Leaflets larger and fr. 1 in. diam. 24. V. capreolata, D. Don ; pani lahra, Nep. 

 Himalaya from Simla eastward, 3-7,000 ft., Khasi hills. Stems slender, leaflets 

 1^-3 in. 25. V. rumicisperma, Lawson : chacheri, Nep. Sikkim, 5-7,000 ft., Khasi hills, 

 Manipur. A large glabrous climber. Branches covered with corky tubercles, cymes 

 compound-trichotomous, ample, longer than common petiole. Fr. edible, seed broadly 

 triangular-obcordate, keeled. 



