586 DIOSCOREiE. 



ceeding tM petiole ; flower -buds ellipsoidal; anthers oblong, longer than the filament. — 

 Nearly allied to the preceding; "flowers white." — Hab. Trinidad!, Cr. ; [Panama I; 

 Guiana !]. 



4. S. Balbisiana, Kth. Branchlets acute-angular ; leaves chartaceous, veiny on 

 both sides, glabrous, muci-onate, inferior subcordate-dcltoid, superior oblong, or lanceolate- 

 oblong : tendrils inserted below the middle of the petiole ; peduncles shorter than (or as 

 long as) the petiole ; flower-buds ovoid ; anthers oblong, as long as the filament ; berries 

 black. — SI. t. 143./. I. Plum. Ed. Bum. t. 85.^S. pseudochiua e Jamaica, L., Berter. 

 S. China, Lun. S. cuspidata, Poir. ex Plum, {non ex Descr.). S. celastroides, Kth. — In- 

 ferior leaves 3"-4", superior 1" broad, most blunt; flowers greenish. — Hab. Jamaica!, all 

 coll., common ; Dominica !, Imr. 



5. S. viscifolia, PojV. Branchlets eihtase-3.a^ei, or subeylindrical ; leaves chartace- 

 ous, veiny on both sides, glabrous, mucronate, most lanceolate-oblong, or lanceolate, inferior 

 cordate-ovate : tendrils inserted below the middle of the petiole ; peduncles as long as the 

 petiole ; flower-buds ovoid ; anthers oblong, about as long as the filament : berries black. — 

 Branchlets destitute of sharp angles, at length cylindrical ; leaves often rusty, most 10"'-3"' 

 broad, bluntish, lowest large, 4'" broad ; flowers greenish. — Hab. Jamaica I, Hist., Mart. ; 

 [Haiti I]. 



6. S. subaculeata, Spreng. Branchlets angular; leaves membranaceous, ovate-oblong, 

 mucronate, glabrous, veiny on both sides : tendrils inserted at the middle of the petiole ; 

 " peduncles exceeding the petiole." — Leaves 3-5-nerved, superior 3" long, 14"'-6"' broad, 

 rounded at the base, acuminate, prickly beneath on the midrib in our sterile, doubtful speci- 

 men, collected by Wullschl. — Hab. Jamaica (Berter.). 



7. S. havanensis, Jacq. Branchlets angular ; leaves rigid, leathery, roundish, or ob- 

 long, usually blunt, or emarginate, mucronate, often prickly along the thickish mai-gin, gla- 

 brous, veiny on both sides (or beneath only) ; tendrils inserted at the middle of the petiole ; 

 peduncles shorter than or as long as the petiole ; flower-buds ovoid-globose ; anthers ofalong, 

 as long as the filament ; berries purple. — Jacq. Amer. Pict. t. 263./. 85 : a roundish leaf. 

 S. dentata and ilicifolia, Kth. S. oblongata, Sw. ? : the form with the leaf-ribs prominent 

 only beneath, suhimpressed above. S. coriacea, Spreng. ? : the same, unai-med. — Leaves 

 usually li''-3" long, 2"-6"' broad. — Hab. Bahamas!, /Swamj.,- [Cuba! and Haiti! ; Mexico 

 to Brazil]. 



t* Flower-huds clavate, or oblong, 3"'-lJ"' long. 



8. S. AoToxa^^nsis, Schlecht. ! Unarmed, glabrous ; branchlets suhcylindrical; /mi>«f 

 chartaceous, ovate, or ovate-oblong, cuspidate, veiny on both sides : tendrils inserted above 

 the base of the petiole ; peduncles shorter than the petiole ; flower-buds eltipsoidal-oblong ; 

 anthers oblong, about as long as the filament ; berries black. — Plum. Ed. Burm. t. 82. — S. 

 Schlechtendalii, Kth. I (S. Schicdeana, Kth.) — Leaves 3"— 4" long, l"-2" broad, contracted 

 at the complicated base, thickish at the margin ; network divaricate; flower-buds li"'-2"' 

 long; berries 4'" diam. — Hab. Jamaica!, .4?.; [Cuba !, Haiti ; Mexico!]. 



9. S. macrophylla, W. Slightly prickly (or unarmed), glabrous ; branchlets subcy- 

 lindrical, or angular ; leaves chartaceous, most ovate, or ovate-oblong, bluntish, veiny on 

 both sides, inferior cordate-ovate ; tendrils inserted above the base of the petiole ; peduncles 

 longer than the petiole ; flower-buds oblong-lanceolate ; anthers linear, longer than the fila- 

 ment ; berries black. — Plum. Ed. Burm. t. 84. — S. cuspidata, Poir. PI. Carib. — Prickles 

 small, often distant ; leaves large, usually 6" long, 4" broad, rarely 14"-2" bi-oad : network 

 divaricate; flower-buds 3'" long; berries 4'" diam. — Hab. Antigua!, Wullschl.; Dominica!, 

 Imr. ; Trinidad !, Cr. ; [French islands !]. 



CXL. DIOSCOKEJl. 



Flowers unisexual. Perigone of 6 divisions. Stamens 6-3. Ooanj inferior : cells 2- 

 ovulate : style 3-partite. Embryo minute, mostly in a central cavity of corneous albumen : 

 cotyledon usually flattish.— Climbers ; leaves of Smilacew ; flowers small, in axillary spikes 

 or racemes. 



