May 1861.] Botany of Southern India. 



bus," the leaves here are most beautifully clouded above with 

 large white patches, they are however undoubtedly the same plant, 

 and I think that I have seen the same species in gardens at Cal- 

 cutta as brought from Java. 



Cissus gigantea, stem often 5 inches in diameter, bark very corky, 

 young shoots glabrous terete, leaves exactly cordate with a deep 

 sinus at the base, acuminated and with a mucro. 6 — 8 inch long 

 by 5—6 broad glabrous above, tormentose beneath, crenated with 

 a sharp tooth in each crenature (young leaves sharply and une- 

 qually serrated) 5-nerved and much reticulated — petiols 1 to jrds. 

 the length of the leaves tendrils (abundant on the young shoots) 

 2-cleft, large glandular knobs as stipules, peduncles shorter than 

 the petioles, cymes compound with 3 — 5 primary divisions, divi- 

 sions simply umbellate or again divided into 2 — 3 umbels — flow- 

 ers very small green petals distinct, style half the length of the 

 filaments, fruit small 1-seeded. 



Anamallay forests in moist woods 2,000 feet — mounting to the 

 tops of the highest trees. 



Cissus suberecta, erector sub scandent every where glabrous except 

 the slightly scabrous pedicels of the cymes — stems angled very glau- 

 cous and dotted — petioles \ shorter than the leaves, leaves broad 

 cordate to repand, or often slightly 3-lobed towards the apex, sinus 

 at the base very broad, acute at the apex, incurved bristly- serrate, 

 as broad or broader than long, as much as 8 — 9 inches each way, 

 5-nerved, much reticulated : stipules oblong broader at the apex 

 early caducous peduncles shorter than the petioles, cymes with 3 — 4 

 primary divisions — divisions umbellate or again divided — flowers 

 purplish, style short, tendrils only present on very young shoots 

 simple or rarely bifid, fructiferous pedicels much thickened, fruit 

 purplish larger than a pea. 



Anamallay forests — rocky slopes 2000 feet, generally in the form 

 of an erect shrub. 



I may here mention that I sometime find the flowers of " Vitis 

 latifolia" with 4 petals and 4 stamens as in Cissus. 



(To be continued J 



