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The prominent points of the major part of this sub-family (Zano- 

 ninre), seem to me the membranous, scarcely marcescent, often 



Habit. — Khalamkhet, Jingsha, at the foot of the Mishmee Hills ; and towards 

 Deelong, on the Mishmee Hills, alt. 2-3000 feet. 



Descr. — Herba tenera, scandens, inolliter pubescens. Petioli subunciales. Fo~ 

 liola subtus glaucescentia, lanceolata, acuminata, crenato-serrata vel dentata cum 

 mucrone, supra ad venas parce puberula, subtus glabra. Cirrhi laterales. Panicula 

 flor. masculorum spithamese, molliter pubescentes, ramis ascendenti-patentibus. 

 Bractece subulate. Flores racemoso-fasciculati minutissimi ; pedicellis subtus 

 florem articulatis. Parianthium rotatum. Sepala parce pilosa. Petala lineari- 

 lanceolata, subulato-acuminata. Columna staminum brevis, vix exserta. Antherce 

 subreniformes, longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Panicula fl. fsem. breviores. Fedi~ 

 celli calycesque pubescentes. Petala oblongo-lanceolata, acuminata, undulata. 

 Stamina 0. Ovarium superum, biloculare, pubescens ; ovula solitaria, pendula, 

 raphe extrorsa ?. Styli 2, basi coaliti, bifidi. Stigmata simplicia. Fructus 

 (immaturus) pubescens. 



2. E. trigyna, foliolis utrinque pubescentibus, paniculis (fructus) dense pubes- 

 centi-hirtis, petilis (fl. fse n.) e basi lanceolata subulato-acuminatissimis, stylis 3 

 basi discretis, fructibus glabris. 



Zanonia cissoides, wall ? 



Habit. — Below Dewangiri, towards Dairang, Bootan Mountains, alt. 1-50O 

 feet. In very shady moist woods, Myrung, Khasiya Hills, alt. 5000 feet. 



Descr. — Habitus praecedentis. Caules et petioli dense pubescenti-hirti. Foliola 

 lanceolata, ecuminata, crenato-serrata, supra parce pubescentia, subtus ad venas 

 densius. Cirthi laterales. Panicula fructus digitum vix excedentes, denae 

 pubescenti-hirtse, ramis patentibus. Pedicelli subtus flores articulati, dense pubes- 

 centi-hirti. Ovarium glabrum. Styli 3, subulati, bifidi. Stigmata simplicia. 

 Baccce pisi forma et magnitudine, apice stylorum reliquiis distantibus notatse, 

 medium supra annulatas, atrse trilooulares ; epicarpium subchartaceum. Semina 

 solitaria, cuneata, brunnea, muriculata, margine exarata. Embryo conformis, 

 plumula conspicua. 



Obs. — I have male specimens of a plant of this genus from Darjeeling, which 

 differ materially from those of E. digyna, and which I think belong to a third 

 species. The two, now attempted to be established, require to be examined in the 

 living state. 



In my Malacca collection occur specimens of a remarkable plant, which appears 

 to me to belong to this sub-family, although its habit is widely different, being 

 rather that of Menispermese. 



Calyx minutus irregularis, sub 5-partitus. Petala 5, acuminibus subulatis 

 incurvis, Stamina 5, soluta. Antherce lineares, uniloculars. Rudimentum 

 Pistilli. 



