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CALYCIFLOIt.<E. 
2. Momordica Clmrantia. Hairy Cerasee. 
Leaves septemlobato-palmate dentate subhir- 
sute, cirrhi pubescent, fruit oblong acuminate an- 
gulated tuberculated saffron-coloured or red, pulp 
yellow soft, bractea cordate very entire below the 
middle of the peduncle, seeds oblong tubercul- 
ated, ariilus scarlet. 
Momordica subhirsuta, Browne , 353. — M. Charantia, 
Linn. Spec. 1433.— Sims Bot. Mag. 2455. 
II A B. On fences. Cultivated. 
F L. After the May and October rains. 
Stem herbaceous, pentagonal, sulcated, subhirsute, es- 
pecially at the joints. Leaves subglabrous above, sub- 
hirsute beneath, especially the under surface of the nerves, 
ciliated and irregularly serrated : petiole 1^-2 inches in 
length: cirrhi simple, pubescent. Peduncle 2^ to 3 
inches long, filiform, sparingly pubescent. Bractca situ- 
ated below the middle of the peduncle, sessile, orbicular, 
apiculated, semi-amplcxicaul, entire, ciliated, nerved. $ 
Calycine segments oblong, acute. Corolla three times 
longer than the calyx ; segments longitudinally 5-vcined 
Filaments triadelphous, short, robust : anthers cohering. 
9 As in the male, but the peduncle elongates and be- 
comes incrassated as the fruit ripens. Stamens none, but 
in their places five small glandules encircle the base of 
the style; one of them being single, the others in pairs 
Style short : stigmata 3, subcapitate, green. Ovary tu- 
berculated, cylindrical, attenuated at both ends, 3-celled. 
We are informed that the fruit of this species is much 
prized by the Cochin-chincse as a potherb. It supplies 
one of the ingredients of the celebrated pepperpot of the 
West-Indies. It is supposed to possess similar medicinal 
properties as the preceding species. 
VII. Seciiium. 
Flowers, monoecious. £ Calyx subquinquc- 
dentafe. Corolla closely united to the calyx. 
Stamens 4-5, monadelphous, free at the apex, di- 
verging : anthers cordate, distant. 9 Calyx and 
corolla as in the male. Stamens O • Style 
