AVO 
Gen. Cuan, Flowers bisexual: calyx-tube very short: corona 
composed of numerous filaments ‘in several rows : anthers reflexed ; 
berry stalked, usually pulpy. 
(1) P. Lescuenautti. (Dee. ) 
Ident, W.& A,. prod. I, p, 352.—Dee, prod, III. p. 326. 
Engrav. Wight’s Spicil, J. t. 76. 8 
Srec. Cuar. Climbing: leaves alternate, half-orbicular, rounds 
ed at the base, somewhat truncated and ‘tricuspidate at the apex, 
pubescent beneath: pet’oles with 2 glands about their middle = ¢en- 
drils simple: calyx without an involucre; petals 5: peduncles in 
‘pairs, in the same axils as the tendrils, simple, t-flowexed : fruit 
‘purple when tripe : flowers whitish, with purple filaments. 
Neilgherries, flowering nearly all the year. 
GENUS If. MODECCA. 
“Monadelphia Pentandria. | Sex? Syst: : 
. Derév, The Malabar name latinized. 
Gen. Cuar. Flowers unisexual: ealyx- campanylate: tube 
short. Mate. ‘Filaments cohetjng at ‘the base: anthers erect. 
-Fem. Ovary: shortly-stalked, surrdunded with : five -sterile--longish 
Ailaments ¢.. stigmas 3, petalaid s capsule fleshy, dvalved; coriaceaus 
and vesicular when dry : seeds numerous, arillate, scrobiculate ; pe 
‘duncles Hearing tendrils. 
(1) MOWientrana, (Wall) 
Ident. W.& A. prod. [. p, 353. 
Engrav. Wight’s Ican. ¢. 179, 
“Srec. Cuar, Climbing; leaves glabrous,. from ovate, , entire, 
‘rounded or” slightly cordate at the buse to hastate or palmately- 
lobed, with a large glandular‘projection at the apex of the: petiéle 
on its upper surface: stigmas cuneate, fringed; petals 5,. ovate, 
entire ; corona tom posed of a fringe of short, soft hairs. 
‘Alpine jungles. Madura,’ Narthamala, 
(3) M. paumata. (Lam) 
Ident. W.& A. prod. I. p. 353.—Dec. prod. III. p. 336. 
Syn. M. tuberasa, Roxb. fi End. IIL. p..:t84.—M. integrifolia, 
Lam. Dee. t. c. 
Engrav. : Wight's Icon... t...201:--Rheedé Mal. VIEL. t. 20, 21, 
22, 23. 
Spec. Coan. Climbing: root large and woody, appearing above 
‘the ground y leaves from cordate-acuminated to palmately 3-5-lob- 
ed, smooth, with two flat glands at the base and oné below each 
