578 XXXIX. OLACiNE^. (Maxwell T. Masters.) [Cienolophon. 



sepals, linear-oblong, cano-totnentose. Pollen-grains large, 5-6-gonouB, compressed. 

 Ovary ovoid, densely hirsute, angular, 2-celled, dissepiment perforate ; style short, gla- 

 brous above. JFruit not seen. 



5. ERVTHXlOFAXiUSX, Blume. 



Climbing cirhose shrubs. Leaves alternate, petiolate, simple, palmi- 

 neived. ' Tendrils axiUary. Peduncles axillary, dicbotomous, ultimate 

 pedicels umbellate, ebracteate. Flowers bermaphrodite (monoecious Blume). 

 Calyx adberent, limb 4-5-parted. Corolla rotate-campanulate, deeply 

 5-lobed, lobes valvate. Stamens 5, opposite the petals, filaments very short ; 

 anthers incurved, adiiate, introrse, 2-celled, dehiscing lengthwise at the sides ; 

 connective thick. Staminodes 5, alternate with the lobes of the calyx, and 

 springing with the stamens from the throat of the corolla. Ovary semi- 

 adherent, obconic, tapering at the apex into a short style, 1-celled, some- 

 times (always 1) provided with an epigynous disk ; stigma minute 3-lobed ; 

 ovules 1-3, pendulous from the apex of the ovarian cavity, naked. FruU 

 fleshy, indehiscent, ovoid-oblong or clavate, surmounted by the remains of 

 the calyx, 1-celled ; epicarp (calyx Vj ultimately separating from the fruit in 

 3-5 fleshy, reflexed valves. Seed 1, pendulous, albumen fleshy; embryo 

 minute. — Disteib. The following are the only known species : — 



1. XS. scandens, Blume Bijdr. 921 ; leaves glabrous membranous ovate 

 or oblong-lanceolate acuminate, base subpeltate rounded or acute, flowers 

 less than Jl i„. Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. i. 704 ; Wall. Cat. 9033, without 

 name. Cocculus calophyllus, Wall. Mss. in herb. 



SiLHET, WaUich; Khasia Mts., alt. 2-2400 ft., H.f.&T.; Pegu, Kurz; Malacca, 

 Maingay. — Distrib. Java. 



Branches striated, glabrous. Leaves 5 by 2f in., 3-7-nerved, glaucous beneath. 

 Tendrils (abortive peduncles) simple or bifid, thickened towards the apex. Cymes 

 axillary, lax, much branched, many-flowered, peduncles 3-4 in.; branches divaricate, 

 ultimate pedicels umbellate, longer than the flower. Bracteoles minute. Calyx cup- 

 shaped, obscurely 4-5toothed. CoroUa deeply 5-parted, lobes ovate. Ovary ovoid, 

 style short. Fruit |-1 in. by \ in., 1-celled, epicarp, (persistent calyx), yellowish, ulti- 

 mately separating from above downwards into 3—4 valves. 



2. E. popullfolium, Mast. : leaves subcoriaceous ovate or roundish 

 acuminate, base cordate subpeltate, flowers exceeding tV in. Mackaya 

 populifolia. Am. in Mag. Zool. Bat. 1838, ii. 531. 



Tkavahcoe, at Courtallum-, Wight. 



Glabrous. Leaves 5 by 4| in., B-7-nerved, glaucous beneath; petiole 14 in. 

 Pedundes axillary, 1 or more together, or on a short thick spur, slender, dicbotomous, 

 few-flowered, pedicels longer than the flowers. Calyx cup-shaped, obscurely 5-toothed. 

 CoroUa rotate, deeply 5-parted, lobes oblong, much longer than the calyx. Ovary 

 ovoid, semi-adherent, 1-celled ; style short, subulate ; ovules 3. Fruit f in., oblong or 

 ellipsoid. 



3. E. vagrum, Mast; leaves subcoriaceous ovate-oblong obtuse or acute, 

 base subpeltate cordate, ovary with an epigynous disk. Modeccopsis vaga, 

 Grif. Notul. iv. 633 ; Ic. PL Ind. Or. 628. 



Tropical Himalaya, from Nipal to Mishmi and Assam ; Malacca, Griffith. 



Leaves 6i by 4^ in , 5-7 -nerved ; petiole 2 in. Peduncle 7-8 in. Calyx-tuhe oboonic, 

 margin obscurely 5-toothed. CoroUa deeply 5-lobed ; lobes herbaceous, oblung-ovate, 

 reflexed. Filaments filiform, anthers minute. Ovary ovoid-oblong, 1-celled, epigynous 

 disk large, 5-lobed, lobes opposite the sepals; style short, subulate, stigma minute; 



