Triehosanihes.'] lxt. CUCUEBitaceji. (C. B. Clarke.) 609 



6. T. dlcselospenua, C. B. Clarke ; leaves cordatfe-ovate acute denti- 

 culate softly shortly pubescent on botli surfaces, fruit 1 J in. diam. globose, seeds 

 ^ in. compressed subquadrate equally 3-celled tbe lateral cells empty. ?T. 

 leniformis, Kurz in Flora 1871, 294. 



SnuciM, alt. 2000-5000 ft.; J.B. H. Khasia Mts., alt. 4000 ft. ; H.f. ^ T. 



Stems long, twining, innovations at least pubescent! JDiaeciom. Leaves 4 by 3 J in., 

 not at all lobed ; petiole IJin.; tendrils 2-fid. Male pedtmcles paired, one early 

 1-flowered, the other 2-3 in., racemed, ebracteate. Calysytuhe IJ in., narrow, pubes- 

 cent. Fruit pubescent, with 10 paler vertical bands. Sends in orange pulp. — This 

 is perhaps Kurz's reniformis obtained in Sikkim, but it, can hardly be T. reniformis, 

 3fej. Fl. Jnd. Bat. i. pt. i. 675, which has obtuse lobes to the leaves and th^ male 

 spikes leafy-bracteate. 



7. T. dioica, Roxh. Fl. Ind. iii. 701 ; leaves cordate oblong acute, petiole 

 scabrous woolly, male flowers not racemed wooUy without, anthers free. Wall. 

 Cat. 6692 A, B, D. 



Throughout the plain of Noeth Ikdia from the Punjab to Assam and East Ben- 

 oal; common. 



Stems twining extensively, more or less woolly and scabrous. Dieeckms. Leaves 

 3 by 2 in., harsh, sinuate-dentate, not lobed ; petiole f in. ; tendrils 2-fid. Male 

 pedmicles paired, the second-flowering often 2 in. but not racemed in any example at 

 Kew. ' Calyx-tvbe If in., narrow. Fruit 2-3J in., oblong or nearly spherical, acute, 

 orange-red. Seeds |-J in., half-ellipsoid, co'mpressed, corrugate on the margin. — 

 United with the next species by Benth. in Fl. Amtral. iii. 316. Roxburgh says 

 " Stamens three distinct " which has been repeatedly verified in the living ^ lant. 



8. T. nervifolia, lAnn.; DC. Prodr. iii. 314; leaves cordate oblong 

 acute, petiole glabrous, male flowers partly racemed glabrous. TF. Sf A. Prodr. 

 349. T. cuspidata, Lamh. ; DC. Prodr. iii. 314.— iJAeeiZe HoH. Mai. t. 16, 17. 



Dbccan Peninsula; Quilon, Wight. Kurg (tropical region); ff. Thomson. 

 CeyIiON ; not uncommon up to 5000 ft. ; Thwaites. 



Stems twining, glabrous. Dicedom. Leaves 3 by lJ-2 in., membranous, sinuate- 

 dentate, not lobed ; petiole | in. ; tendrils 2-fid. Male pedwaoles usually paired, the 

 second-flowering carrying a raceme (finally elongate and zigzag) of abaut 12 flowers. 

 Calyx-t'uhe IJ in. Fruit (and seeds from Eheede's drawing) 2-3 in., circular in sec- 

 tion, about twice as long as broad, acute. Seeds f-J in., half-ellipsoid, compressed, 

 corrugated on the margin. 



9. T. cucumerina, lAnn. ; DC. Prodr. iii. 315 ; leaves cordate subreni- 

 form 5- (3-7-) lobed or 5-angular lobes not acuminate pubescent or puberulous 

 on both surfaces, fruit 1-3 in. ovoid-conical, seeds corrugate. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 

 iii. 702; Wall. Cat. 6690 A, B, 0, D, F ; Blwme Bijd. 933; Dalz. Sf Oibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 102 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. i. 676 ; Naud. in Ann. 8c. Nat. ser. 4, 

 xviii. 191 ; Kurzin Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 98. T. laciniosa, Klein in Serb. 

 Bottler. T. pilosa. Wall. Cat. 6691. Bryonia umbellata, Wall. Cat. 6700 D. 

 Cucumis Missionis, Wall. Cat. 6728. 



Throughout India and Cbyion.— Disteib. Malaya, North Australia. 



Stems twining, more or less pubescent. Dioecious or less often (f when cultivated) 

 momecious. Leaves 2-4 in. diam., usually 5-lobed about half-way down, lobes obtuse 

 or if acute not acuminate; petiole | in. ; tendrils 2-fld. Male pedwncles in pairs, the 

 earlier 1 -flowered, the later racemed ; occasionally in place of the earlier is found a 

 female. Calyx-tvhe 1 in. Seeds f-J in., half-ellipsoid, compressed, in red pulp.— - 

 In Bth. ^ Hk. f. Gen. PI; i. 833, under Ceratosanthes, T. cucumerina is a misprint 

 for T. aormoulata. 



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