XLI. AMPELIDE^. 
478 
[Vitis. 
Johor, Castlewood. Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak (Scortechini). 
Penang (Wallich). Distrib. Andamans. 
The lower part of the stem of this vine is flat and green, with a thick 
corky edge on both sides. 
(25) V. hastata Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 85; Ridl. 
Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 75, p. 24. V. sagittifolia Lawson, 
l.c. i. 646. V. glaberrima King, l.c. 401, not of Wallich. 
Herbaceous climber. Stems winged 4-angled glaucous white; 
tendrils red. Leaves simple herbaceous sagittate denticulate 
acuminate 3 in. long, 1*5 in. wide at base; petioles 1*5 to 2 in. long. 
Cymes rather large, 1 to 1*5 in. wide ; peduncles red, 2 in. long. 
Flowers cowslip-scented. Calyx cup-shaped. Petals oblong red¬ 
dish shoe-shaped excavate eventually reflexed. Anthers oblong 
yellow edged red. Disc flat undulate. Pistil immersed. Fruit 
ellipsoid '25 in. long, black. Hab. Common in open country, 
climbing over bushes. Singapore, Gardens. Pahang, Pekan. 
Malacca, Bukit Bruang (Derry). Selangor, Kwala Kubu; top of 
Batu Caves. Province Wellesley, Permatang Bertam. Perak, 
Temengoh. Penang (Phillips). Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. Borneo, 
Java. 
(26) V. mollissima Wall, in Roxb. FI. Ind. 482; King; l.c. 402. 
Stem long stiffly hairy. Leaves trifoliate, central leaflet elliptic, 
lateral lobes oblique ovate serrate acute softly hairy, 3 to 4 in. 
long, 2 in. wide; petiolules lateral *2, median *6 in. long; petioles 
2 in. long hairy. Corymbs wide-spreading 3 in. across; peduncles 
2 in. long pubescent. Flowers ‘2 in. across, dull bluish green. 
Fruit globose as large as a pigeon’s-egg, semi-transparent pink. 
Hab. Common on forest edges. Singapore, Garden Jungle, Johor, 
Serom. Pahang, Pekan. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Maingay); Bukit 
Bruang (Derry). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur; Sungei Buluh. Dind- 
ings, Lumut. Perak, Larut and Goping (Kunstler); Ipoh (Curtis). 
Penang, Muka Head (Curtis). Perlis, Besih Hangat. Lankawi 
(Curtis). 
(27) V. trifolia Linn. Sp. PI. 203; King, l.c. 403. Cissus 
carnosa Roxb. FI. Ind. i. 409. 
Glabrous herbaceous. Leaves trifoliate; leaflets ovate, elliptic 
ovate, sometimes cuspidate, base broad or shortly narrowed, 
coarsely rounded, serrate, glabrous or pubescent; nerves 5 to 6 
pairs, 1*5 to 2-5 in. long, -8 to i’25 in. wide; petiolules *2 in. long 
(lateral), terminal one *4 in. long; petioles i'5 to 2 in. long. Cymes 
1 *5 in. across; peduncle 2 in. long. Flowers rather numerous crowded 
glabrous or puberulous white "i in. long. Fruit pisiform, '25 in. 
through. Hab. Lowland country, Singapore (Hullett); Reservoir. 
Malacca (Griffith); Perak (Scortechini). Distrib. India, Java. 
(28) V. japonica Thunb. FI. Jap. 104; King , l.c. 403. 
Slender climber. Leaves membranous 3- to 5-foliate; leaflets 
