1898.] G, King--- MateriaU for a Flora of the MaUyan 'Betiinmla. 2S 
Calyi-tube of male flower short; anthers nBually 
exserted orsab-exsertedj free or slightly coiiereTit : — - 
Stamena inserted iieur the month of the calji- 
tnbe f the untherH cohering slightly : — 
Mble flowors in rnccmea or ulnaters; fruit more 
or SeBa ilbroufl, dehiscitig by a transverse 
lid tiear tho apex ; tenilrilH 2-5-fid 
Male and femalo Sttwe'ra solitary'* fruit not 
fibrone, very (ieahy, itideluscenfc ; tendrils 2-fid 
Stamens inserted below tiie month of the cnlyi' 
inbe ; anthers more or lena cohering ; male 
£owera in ritcemes, usually bracteate ; tendrils 
eimple 
Antber-oellB straight, the connectiva produced, the frnit 
on a slender pedicel ... ... 
Tribe II. GtrNuSTKMMitiG. Ovuleapendnlona ; female fl owe 
in p&nicles; stHmeris 3-5, Auther-eells straight, filaments 
connate near the base ; ovary 3-celIed and with 3 placeataa, 
frnit indehiacont 
Tribe III. Za!v'OJ<${,«, Ovulea peiiduloua, female flowers in 
paniclea or racemes ; BtameDB 5, free, anthers straight ; 
ovary with 3 placentae j fruit cyHndrio or davate, dry, 
1-celled, deluacence circanistiesile ; seeds winged * 
Calyx-lobea 3, ueedn winged all round 
Calyi-Iobes 5, seeds iviiiged at the apei only 
1. HODGSONI-V, H. f. & T. 
6. 
7. 
Bknincasa. 
MoifeBi>{OA. 
MSLOTHaiA, 
9. 
10. 
Alsouitba. 
A large climber. Lea^ves coriaceoua, 3-5-lobed, long-petioled ; 
tendrils 2-3'fid, Fhtwers large, dioecious ; males iti long racemea ; bracts 
oblong, entire, decidaous ; females solitary. Male-caltjx long-tubular, 
with a aliortly campaimlate month and 5 short teeth; petals 5, connate 
at the base, very long-fimbriate ; stamens 3, filaments very short; 
antbera eisei-ted, connate, linear, one l-ce11ed, two 2-celled, cells conda- 
plicate. Female calyx and corolla* as in the male ; ovary globose, 
1-ceiied; style long ■ sfcigtnas 3, obiong, bifid, exserted ; placentas 3, 
parietal, near tbe base of the ovary, 2-ovulate on each side. Fruit 
large, depreased-globnlar, ]2-grooFed, flesh hard; perfect seeds usually 
six, each having a Rmaller, commonly barren one, attached to its side, 
flat-ellipaoid, with sunk veins. 
HoDGSOsiA UKTEROCLiTA, Hook- 61. and Thorns, in Pi-oc. Linn, Soo. 
II, 257, Stem very long, often reaching 80 or 100 feet. Leaves pfilmate, 
somewhat cordate at the base; the lobes entii'e, rarely slightly denti- 
calate, acute; both snrfacea glahroaa, minutely reticulate when dry, 
6-10 in* long and as broad^ the petioles 2 or 3 in, long, Male racemes 
al>0ttt as long as tho leaves ; bracts solitary, oblong, acute, *b iu. long, 
Cal^j^ rufity-tomentose externally, the tube 3 or 4 in. long, with a gUnd 
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