663 XLiii. AMPELiDE^. (M. A. Lawson.) [Vitis. 



seed I in. diam. hemispherical hollowed out on the flat side and the opening 

 closed by a thin membrane. W.d^A. Prodr. 128. Cissus heptaphyUa, 

 Jietz Obs. 22. C. pedata, Lamk ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 413 ; BG. Prod/r. i. 632; 

 Grah. Oat. Bomb. PI. 33 ; Dalz. <Sc GHhs. Bomb. Fl. 40 ; Thwaites Emm,. 63. 

 C. serratifolia, Hb. Rotd. Melothrix zeylanica, Kosn. in Hb. Banks. — Rheede 

 Hort. Mai. vii. t. 10. 



Behsal, Silhet, Assam, the Khasia Mts., alt. 0-3000 ft. Eirma and from Tenas- 

 SEKiM to SiNCAPOEE and Penako. Westekh Penihsula, from the Conoan southwards, 

 and in Ceylon. — Disteib. Malayan Archipelago. 



A large weak climber, with oylindrio often hirsute branches. Leaves usually 7- 

 foliolate ; petiole 4-6 in. ; leaflets on long stalks, 4-8 by 1^-3 in., oblong-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, serrate, often at length nearly glabrous. Oyraes subcorymbose with widely 

 diraricating branches. Flowers bisexual, green, covered with a greyish pubescence. 

 Fruit subglobose, somewhat flattened at the apex. — The seed resembles exactly that of 

 V, Soxburghii, but is rather smaller. 



70.. y. novemfolia, Wall. Cat. 6030; whole plant glabrous, branches 

 cylindric smooth, leaves membranous, tendrils forked, cymes on very long 

 peduncles nearly as long as the leaves, fruit 1^ in. diam. pulpy 4-seeded, 

 seed f by Y%-in. boat-shaped with the ends slightly curved inwards hollow 

 the elliptic opening closed by a thin membrane. 

 SiNCAPOEE, Wallich, Griffith. ' 



litems dark-brown, shining. Leaves pedately 7-9-foliolate ; petiole 4-6 in. ; leaflets 

 5-8 in., on long stalks, oblong-lanceolate, entire. Peduncles longer than the petioles. 

 Flowers small, green. Fruii globose, black. 



tt Fhivers in Irnig dender pendvknis racemose spikes. 



71. v. Kelferi, Laws.; stems cylindric somewhat slender the young 

 parts covered with a pale deciduous tomentum, leaves 5-7-fuliolate glabrous 

 except on the neryes beneath, petiole 3-4 in., leaflets 3-6 by lj-25 in. 

 shortly stalked broadly oblanceolate serrate submembranous. 



Tenasseeim or Andaman Ibls., Heifer. 



Peduncles opposite the leaves, cirrhiferous. Racemes 1 ft. or more long, very slender. 

 Flowers glabrous, black when dry, subquadrangular. Style 0, stigma minute. FruU f 



72. V. polystachya, Wall. Cat. 6028, in part; stems cyhndric very 

 coarse and thick speedily becoming covered with a thick corky hark, whole 

 plant quite glabrous with the exception of the spifcelets which are slightly 

 puberulous, petiole 6 in., leaflets mostly 6-12 by 3-4 in. elliptic-oblong 

 cuspidate distantly serrate on long stalks coriaceous. 



Tenasseeim or Andaman Isls., Heifer; Malacca, Griffith, Maingay.—Disimz. 

 Siam. 



Peduncles opposite the leaves, robust, cirrhiferous. Tendrils stout. Racemes, 2 ft. ■ 

 spikelets 2 in covered, with a short slight appreesed pubescence. Flowers glabrous; 

 black when dry. PetaU united. Style very short. Frwit (immature) | in. diam., 

 globose, succulent. Seed f / * 1 



73. V. nitlda, Laws.; stems cylindric smooth, bark shredding, whole 

 plant quite glabrous, petiole 4-6 in. leaflets 7 on long stalks 8-10 by 3-4 in 

 elhptic-oblong acute distantly and faintly serrate shining beneath mem- 

 branous, stipules large broadly ovate. V. polystachya, WaU. Cat. 6028 in 

 •part and 9031. ' 



Penanq, Wallich. — Distkib. Siam. 



Peduncles opposite the leaves, robust, I4 ft., cirrhiferous, quite glabrous. Flowers 

 small, black when dry, subquadrangular. Petals united ? Style very short. Fruit «— 



