Trichosanihes .] 
LXV. CUCURBITACE^E. 
845 
var. penangensis Ridl. 
Leaves quite similar to type, but bracts large, strongly toothed 
as in T. palmata , and calyx-lobes only slightly denticulate. Prob¬ 
ably a distinct species, but specimens few and incomplete. Hab. 
Penang (Curtis). 
(3) T. palmata Roxb. Hort. Beng. 70; FI. hid. ii. 704. 
Leaves thick membranous, ovate or orbicular, cut down to 
3 to 7 lobes; lobes acute or acuminate, edges sub-entire, base 
deeply narrowed cordate, scabrous above, glabrous or pubescent 
beneath, 2 to 6 in. long, 1 to 3 in. wide. Mede racemes few-flowered, 
sometimes paired, 8 in. long. Bracts large, ovate to sub-orbiculate 
deeply cut or serrate, glabrous or hairy. Calyx-tube 1*5 in. long; 
teeth lanceolate, edges deeply laciniate. Female flower solitary; 
peduncle under 1 in. long. Fruit ovoid acute, globular when ripe 
i*5 in. long. Hab. Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). Distrib. India. 
(4) T. Wallichiana Wight, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. vii. 70. 
T. multiloba Clarke, in Hook. fid. F.B.I. ii. 607 ( not of Miquel). 
Leaves membranous sub-orbicular divided half-way down into 
3 to 5 oblong or triangular acute lobes sparsely-toothed, base 
cordate, glabrous, 3 to 7 in. long and wide. Male peduncles stout 
lengthening to 8 in. Bracts oblong-ovate, edges laciniate. Calyx- 
tube glabrous, teeth entire lanceolate-acuminate. Petals obovate 
laciniate. Female flowers solitary. Fruit ellipsoid obtuse, red, 
2 to 4 in. long. Hab. Forests. Singapore Gardens; Bukit Timah; 
Pulau Ubin, very common. Johor, Kukub. Selangor, Rantau 
Panjang (Kloss); Bukit Bintang (Goodenough). Sungei Ujong, 
Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Province Wellesley, Ara Kudah. Penang 
(Curtis). Distrib. India. Native names: Akar Timun Gagak 
(crow’s pumpkin); Akar Balistur. The jungle crows often come 
from the forest to eat these fruits. 
(5) T. Wawraei Cogn. Dec. Mon. Phan. iii. 384; King, l.c. 30. 
Leaves membranous trifoliate (or simple); leaflets unequal 
acuminate, median one oblanceolate 4 in. long, 1*5 in. wide, 
petiolule *3 in. long, laterals inequilateral lobulate at base on 
outside shorter and broader; petiolules shorter than median one, 
glabrous, reticulate when dry; petioles 1*25 in. long. Male 
peduncles long, stout sulcate. Bracts small, oblong, teeth few, 
short. Calyx f 5 in. long, narrow, campanulate, suddenly con¬ 
tracted into tube, teeth lanceolate-acuminate. Female, flower tube 
slightly ciliate at tip. Petals white, oblong, long fimbriate. Fruit 
oblong, red. Hab. Forests. Singapore, Selitar; Pandan Kechil. 
Johor, Pengerang; Gunong Pulai. Malacca, Selandor (Cantley). 
Pahang, Kwantan (Durnford). Perak, Larut (Kunstler); Goping. 
Penang. Native name : Akar Tiga Chabang. 
(6) T. celebiea Cogn. Dec. Mon. Phan. iii. 385; King, l.c. 30. 
Leaves coriaceous trifoliate. Leaflets unequal, mid-one largest 
ovate oblong acuminate, base slightly narrowed entire, laterals 
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