BJOECtA POLYANDRIA. 
71.5 
DIOECIA POLYANDRIA. 
MENISPERMUM. Gen. Pl. 1544. 
Masculi. Calyx 6 
— 12 phyllus, duplici 
triplicive serie. Corolla 
6 — 8 petala, duplici se- 
rie. Stamina 12 — 24. 
Anther ce 4-lobae, ter- 
minates. 
Foeminei. Calyx et 
Corolla maris. Ger- 
mina 2 — 4, stylis apice 
subbifidis. Drupee 
baccatae, subrotundo 
reniformes, 1-spermae. 
1. Canadense. Lin. 
M. foliis peltatis, 
subglabris, subcordatis, 
subrotundo - angulatis, 
angulis obtusiusculis, 
terminali abrupte aris- 
tato, mucronato; race- 
mis solitariis composi- 
tis; petalis 8. 
Sterile Jloret. Ca- 
lyx 6 — 12 leaved, in a 
double or triple series. 
Corolla 6 — 8 petalled, 
in a double series. 
Stamens 12 — 24. An- 
thers terminal, 4-lobed. 
Fertile Jlorets. Ca- 
lyx and Corolla as in 
the sterile. Germs 2 
— 4 with the styles 
slightly 2-cleft at the 
summit. Drupes re- 
sembling berries, reni- 
form nearly round, 1- 
seeded. 
Leaves peltate, some- 
what glabrous, slightly 
cordate, nearly round, 
angled, the angles ob- 
tuse, the terminal ab- 
ruptly awned, mucro- 
nate; racemes solitary 
compound; petals 8; 
