24 V, MENISPEEMACE^ [Cydea 



1. C. peltata, Hook. fiL & Thorns. Veim. Paryel^ Mar. 



Leaves deltoid, entire, branclilets petioles and underside of leaves hairy, 

 S : Calyx campannlate, 4-lobed, corolla an irregularly 4-lobed cup. Drupe 

 pilose. 



Sikkim, Assam, Khasi hills, Burma, "Western coast of the Peninsula, from the Kon- 

 kan southwards. Fl. E. S. Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. Nearl.y allied and very 

 similar : 2. 0. Burmanni Miers, Western G-hats and coast from the Konkan southwards, 

 Ceylon. Leaves elongate, deltoid, acuminate, slightly undulate or sinuat^^, corolla 

 urceolate, nearly entire, drupes pearly white, the dense masses of fruit like m'niature 

 hunches of white grapes. 



LoplLophyEum Mcristatum, G-riff. ; PL Brit. Ind. i. 105, is a tall woody climber o^ the 

 lower hills of Sikkim (to 2,000 ft.), Bhutan, the Khasi hills and Manipur. Branch!ets, 

 petioles and underside of leaves hairy *, leaves cordate, not peltate ; tertiary nerves proLii- 

 nently reticulate, $ without petals, $ with 2 fleshy sepals. One circle only of wocd 

 wedges, which bifurcate near the hark. 



3. TINOSPORA, Miers ; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 9(J. 



Deciduous climbers, stems succulent, corky ; leaves membranous, not peltate, 

 with 5-7 basal nerves. EL, when the plant is leafless, in axillary or terminal 

 racemes or panicles. Sepals 6, the 3 inner larger"; petals G, smaller than the 

 inner sepals. J • Stamens 6, free, filaments thick, often adnate to petals, 

 anther cells bui^sting obliquely. $ : Staminodes 6, clavate, ovaries 3, stigma 

 broad. Drupes 1-3, style scar terminal, seed generally curved round the 

 inti-uded endocarp. Species 9, tropics of Asia, Australia and Africa. 



1. T. cordifolia, Miers. — Syn. Coccuhts cordifoUus^ DC. ; Wight Ic. t, 

 485, 486. Vern. Batindu^ Pb. ; Gulel^ guloh^ gurachj Hind. ; Gulwail^ Mar. 



A glabrous climber. Leaves cordate, blade 1-2.} in., petiole 1-2 in. long. 

 PL yellow, in slender racemes or racemose panicles, drupes 1-3, red, succulent. 

 J in. diam., endocarp smooth. 



Subhimalay an tract, from the Jumna eastwards, Central India and Western Peninsula, 

 Ohittagong, Andamans. PL February- April. Nearly allied : 2. T. midillora, Kurz, 

 P. Fl. i. 52. BiTiddn onanwi, Burm. Lower Burma. Shoots densely whitish-tomentose. 

 Leaves ovate, softly pubescent, pale heneath, drupes juicy, 1 in. diam., orange-yellow. 



3. T. malabarica, Miers ; Trimen Handbook Oeylon, i. 38. 



Stems I in. diam., smooth and shining, bark papery, shoots pubescent, 

 leaves cordate, pu.bescent above, whitish- tonientose beneath, blade 4-5 in. 

 Ripe carpels crimson, | in. diam., endocarp tubercled. 



Western Peninsula, Sikkim, Khasi hills and Ohittagong. PL Pehruary-May. 

 Following Trimen I unite with this : T. tomentosa, Miers *, PI. Brit. Ind. i. 90. 

 Nearly allied : 4. T. crispa, Miers. Assam to Burma, Malay Peninsula. Leaves glabrous, 

 blade 2-6 in., petiole 1-3 in. long, drupe 1 in. long, ovoid. 



4. ASPIDOCARYA, Hook. fil. & Thorns.; PL Brit. Ind. i. 95. 



1. A, uvifera, Hook. fil. & Thoms. (the only species). 



A climber, leaves ovate-cordate, slightly peltate, basal nerves 3-5, petioles 

 2-3 in. PL in slender panicles. Sepals green, 12, in 2-4 rows, the 6 outer 

 narrow, the 6 inner broadly-ovate or orbicular. Petals 6, smaller than the 

 inner sepals, obovate, the edges incurved, c? • Anthers (J, bursting trans- 

 versely, on the top of a slender staminal column. ? : 6 clavate staminodia 

 opposite to petals and enveloped by them, 3 carpels, united at the top by a 3 fid 

 stigma. Fruit a fleshy edible drupe, consisting of one flat 1 -seeded carpel, 

 I in. long, rarely 2 or 3, style scar terminal. 



Sikkim, ascending to 5,000 ft. PL H. S. 



ParalJseiia sagittata* Miers. Subhimalayan tract from ISTepal eastwards, ascending to 



