TA BUL A CCCXXVIII et CCCXXIX. 



Vitis Koorde rsii 1 ) Bacher. 

 Ampelidaceae. 



Fig. 1. Ramulus cirrhosus \. — Fig. 2. Folium j. — Fig. 3. Uarnulus floriger, 

 foliis delapsis f- — Fig. 4. Pars cymae — Fig. 5, Flos ~. — Fig. 6. Flos longi- 

 tudinaliter sectus V° (a, discus. — b, ovarium. — o, ovulum). — Fig. 7. Semen f. 



Vitis (Cissus) scandens, caule acute tetragono, stipulis pur- 

 pureis patentibus, foliis modice vel longiter petiolatis ovatis 

 basi profunde cordatis apice acute acuminatis, mucronato- 

 serratis glabris, cirrhis bifidis ; cymis oppositifoliis 4 — 5-radiatis 

 glabris vel subglabris, floribus pro genere majusciilis 4-meris, 

 calyce truncato, petalis 3 — 3| mm. longis pallide violaceis 

 ovato-oblongis apice cucullatis; disco purpureo exserto 4-lobo, 

 ovarium fere totum includente, stylo cylindrico, stigmate haud 

 dilatato, baccis nigris monospermis, seminibus obovato-globosis 

 basi rostratis, testa laevi. 



Caulis scandens herbaceus acute tetragonus ad nodos saepe 

 albido-pruinosus subfragilis 2 — 5 m. longus. Cirrhi oppositi- 

 folii bifidi virides purpureo-suffusi, in pluribus nodis et semper 

 in parte florigera caulis deficientes. Stipulae primum erectae 

 mox patentissimae purpureae ovales vel subfalcatae basi lata 

 anïplexicaules apice obtusae, 6 — 8 mm. longae 4 — 5 mm. latae. 

 Folia modice vel longiter petiolata, petiolis 30 — 90 mm. longis, 

 ovata, basi profunde cordata apice valde et acute acuminata 

 margine serrata, glabra, 5-nervia, pallide viridia, saepe pur- 

 pureo -suffusa, 90 — 150 mm. longa, 60 — 100 mm. lata. Cymae 



l ) Named after Dr. S. H. Koorders, who first discovered this plant. 



