

Ord VITACE.E. 



1. CISSUS, Linn. 



1. ClSSUS QUINQUEFOLIA, Sims, 



Cissus quinquefolia, Sims, Bot. Mag, t. 2443 ; St. Hil. PI. Bras. Mer. 1, p. 346 j 

 non Pursh. 



Hab. Brazil, near Rio Janeiro. 



In foliage this plant bears a striking resemblance to our Virginia 

 Creeper [Ampelopsis quinquefolia) ; but the flowers are those of Gissus, 

 being tetramerous, and with a fleshy disk surrounding the ovary. 



2. Cissus sylvatica, Gam K 



Cissus sylvatica, Cambess. in St. Hil. Fl. Bras. Mer. 1, p. 345. 



Hab. With the preceding. (A broad-leaved variety ; the same as 

 Gardner's No. 344.) 



3. Cissus deficiens, Hook. & Am. 

 Cissus deficiens, Hook. & Am. in Bot. Misc. 3, p. 160; Gay, Fl. Chil. I, p. 377. 



Hab. Chili; in ravines, near Valparaiso. (Probably not distinct 

 from G. striata, to which Bertero referred it.) 



4. Cissus Antarctica, Vent. 



Cissus Antarctica, Vent, Cboix. t. 21 ; DC. Prodr. 1, p. 629. 



Hab. New South Wales ; in the vicinity of Woolongong. 



