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XXV. VITACE.E 
Leaves simple. 
Leaves tomentose on lower surface. Flowers in panicles 1. V.lanata. 
Leaves glabrous. Flowers in racemes . . . 2. V. jparvifolia. 
Leaves compound. 
Leaflets 3. 
Leaves glabrous. Flowers yellow-green . . 3. V. himalayana. 
Leaves pubescent. Flowers red- brown . . 4. V. divaricata. 
Leaflets 5 . . . . ... 5. V. capreolata . 
1. Vitis lanata, Roxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 651. All parts more or 
less covered with red-brown wool or t omentum. Stem and 
branches woody, climbing over high trees. Leaves simple, 
cordate-ovate, about 4Jx4 in., sometimes obscurely lobed, 
sharply toothed, pointed ; upper surface woolly, becoming nearly 
glabrous with age, lower densely tomentose. Flowers yellow- 
green, in large panicles. Petals 5, cohering at the tips. Stamens 
5. Berry | in. diam., purple. 
Valleys below Simla ; April, May. — Throughout India in hilly districts, 
ascending to 6000 ft. — China, Formosa, Luchu archipelago. 
2. Vitis parvifolia, Roxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 652. Glabrous. 
Stem and branches slender, trailing. Leaves simple, ovate, 
1_3 x|- 2 in., cordate or truncate, sharply toothed, acute, some- 
times deeply 3-5 lobed. Flowers green, in short, erect, simple or 
branched racemes. Petals 5, cohering at the tips. Stamens 5. 
Berry| J in. diam./ black. 
Simla, Mahasu ; April, May.— W. Himalaya, 3000-6000 ft. 
