100 



31. AMPELlDEiE. 



[Fiiis. 



Branches thick, fleshy, hollow ... 4. V. pallida. 

 Branches cylindric, glaucous, faintly 



striate 5. V. glauca. 



Leaves more or less hairy pubescent 

 beneath. 



Leaves subtomentose beneath 6. V.gigantea, 



Leaves adpressed, v^^ooUy tomentose 



beneath 1. V. repanda. 



Leaves rusty, pvibescent beneath ... 8. V. adnata. 

 Flowers pentamerous. Cymes umbellate, 

 paniculate or spikatc 



Cymes umbellate, woolly 9. F. tomentosa^ 



Cymes paniculate. 



Flowers glabrous ; peduncles with 

 a forked tendril ... ... ... 10. V.tatifolia^ 



Flowers tomentose ; peduncles with- 

 out tendrils ... ll. V.vinifera. 



Cymes spikate, densely red, woolly 

 tomentose ... ... ... 12. F. indica^ 



Leaves trifoliate. 



Flowers tetramerous. 



Stems and Leaves fleshy. 



Plant quite glabrous. Fruit 1,- 



seeded> seed quite smooth ... 13. V. BJieediL 

 Plant covered with glandular 

 bristly hairs. Fruit 1-seeded ; 



seed nearly smooth 11. F, setosa. 



Plant covered with dense short 

 pubescense. Fruit black, 4- 

 seeded, seeds tuberclcd ... 15. V.carnosa. 

 Flowers pentamerous. 



Stems woody. Leaves not fleshy. 



Fruit globose or ovoid ... ... 16, V. canarensis, 



Stems slender. Leaves membranous. 



Fruit oblong, subfalcate l7. F. araneosus. 



Leaves 5-foliate, digitate. 



Plant quite glabrous. Leaflets nearly 



sessile. Fruit black 18. F. 



Plant with the young parts softly pube- 

 scent. Leaflets long- stalked. Fruit 

 red, turning dark purple ... 19. V. auriculata. 



Leaves pedately 5-foliate. 



Leaves membranous. Stignia large sub- 

 peltate 20. F. tenuifolia. 



Leaves coriaceous. Stigma 4-lobed ... 21. V. lanceolai'ia, 

 Xieaves pedately 7-9-lobed, membranous. 



Stigma simple ... 22. V* pedata, 



1. V. quadrangularis, Wall. Cat. 5992 ; Fl. Br. I. 1. 645 ; Wight Ic. 



t. 51 ; Brandis For, Fl. 100, Cissus quadrangvlaris, Linn. ; Planch. 

 Suites an Prodr. v. 509 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl, 39. G. eduUs^ Dalz. & 

 Gibs, Bomb. FL 40. Hursanker^ nallar ; Ghodhari, harjora^ handawel^ 

 Veru. ; Hiressa, Sind. The Edible- stemmed Vine. 



Throughout the driest districts of the presidency from Guzerat to 

 Dharw^ir. Fl. R. S. Fr, C. S. Tropical and subtropical India. Eastern 

 Africa and the Malay Archipelago, Tbe winged variety found in Guzerat 

 (C. ediilis,oi DalzeU's Bomb. F].). Dalzoll keeps 0. echdis, with lunate 



