664 G. King — Materials for a Flora of (lie Malafkn Tmiinsula. [No, S, 
large number of specimens of Indo*Malayan Gouaniai and I liav© 
never seen one of true G. inicmcarpa from anjwliere except Sontbem 
Peninsular Britisli Iniiifb or Ceylon. That species is characterised 
hj sessile flowers covered externally by dense woolly wliito tomentum, 
and by glabmns usually entire or sub-entire leaves ; while tljo flowers 
of Q, Jatinniau althougli eometimes woolly, are moro or less mfe scent, 
and the leaves are never quite glabrona or entire. The species of 
Qotiania run, however, vei-y close together, and I txm not siU'e that 
it would not be better to reduce this and hotb Q, microcarpa and 
lepfosfdchya to Q. iiliff}foUa Lamk. which dates fi'om 1791. The 
obscure Malayan species G. denticulata -(Snvith in Eee's Cyclop. 
XYI) ; the West Indian G. pnbeec^s 'Lamk. IIL 845 t. 1, ex. Poir. II, 
6J9) ;■ O, dasyautJiay (Wiq. Analecta Bot. Ind. Ill, 6) and G. Metmariat 
DC. {g>e'inaria scandens, Gaertn. Fmct, II, p. J87 t. 120 fig. 4) appear 
to me, from their deeeriptious^ to be probably all reducible alsio to Q. 
UHwfoUa^ Lamk. 
Order XXXIII. Ampelidbak. 
Shrubs, usually climbing by tendrils, sometimes erect (Leea) or 
small trees; juico copiotis, watery. Stems angled, compressed or cylin- 
dric. Leaves alternate, nsually petioledj simple or digitately or pedateJy 
8-9-f<fliolate, mrelj pinnate or decompound, Wlmc^rs in nmbellabo 
paniculate or spicate cymes, or spicate. Pedttncles often transfoimed 
into simple or compound tendrils, or adhering to i-ocks or trees by viscid 
pads terminating the ultimate segments, or expanded into a broad 
floriforous membrane {Pterisantkes), Flowers regalai', bertdaphrodite, 
rarely unisexual, CqJ\j^ small, entire or 4-5-toothed or- lobed. Fetah 
4-5, distinct or cohering, valvate, usually caducouB. Btam&m 4-5>, 
opposite the petals, inserted at the base of the diso or between its 
lobes ; filaments short, subulate ; anthers free or connate, 2-cellIed, 
introrse. Disc free, or connate with tlie petals stamens or ovary, 
annular or varionsly expanded. Ovary 2-6-celled ; style short, slender* 
conical, or 0 ; stigitia minute, or large flat and lobed | ovules 1-2 in 
each cell, ascending, anatropal, raphe ventral. Berry 1-6 celled, celts 
1-2-seeded. Seed erepfc, often rugalose, albumen cartilaginous ; embryo 
ehort, basal, cotyledons ovate. — Distbib, Species about 375, inhabiting 
the tropical and temperate regions of the whole world. 
Scandeut shrubs, usually bearing tendrils. 
Flowers spicate or cymose. Ovary 3-celled, 
cells 2.ovnled ... ... ... 1. Yms. 
Flowers sessile oh the dilated membranous 
peduBcie ... ... ... 2. Pterisahtres, 
