CONVOLVULACE. 
and 1-2 broad. 
mentum. Corolla 18 lines long, hairy outside. 
hairy outside, with scarious edges. 
Leschenault's Argyreia. Shrub tw. 
4 A. roMA'cEA (Choisy, l. c. p. 413.) clothed with cinereous 
tomentum ; leaves ovate-elliptic, obtuse, clothed with cinereous, 
velvety down on both surfaces, but especially beneath ; peduncles 
exceeding the petioles a little, cymose, many-flowered ; bracteas 
linear-lanceolate, adpressed to the flowers; sepals ovate-lan- 
ceolate, obtuse, rather villous. h. ^. S. Native of Mysore. 
Lettsómia pomàcea, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 83. _Ipome'a Zeylanica, 
Gaertn. fruct. 2. p. 482. t. 178. f. 1. Convólvulus Rottléri. 
Spreng. syst. 4. p. 61.  Lettsómia strigósa, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 
80. pomz'a strigósa, Roth. — Convólvulus capitàtus, Vahl, 
symb. 3. p. 28.?  Convólvulus Choisyànus, Wall. cat. Leaves 
sometimes sub-emarginate at apex. Petioles and peduncles 
villous. Bracteas sometimes cuneated. Flowers large, rose- 
coloured. Berry 4-seeded, size of a cherry, yellow. Peduncles 
dichotomous, 3-7-flowered. . 
Apple-fruited Argyreia. Shrub tw. 
5 A. NEELGHE'RYA (Choisy, l. c. p. 414.) clothed with rufes- 
cent hairs; leaves cordate-orbicular, or oblong, acuminated, si- 
nuated, beset with strigose hairs on both surfaces; peduncles 
exceeding the petioles, umbellately many-flowered; bracteas 
ovate or linear, intermixed with the flowers; sepals ovate- 
elliptic, obtuse, hairy outside. h.%.S. Native of Neelgherry 
mountains. Stem fistular. Leaves 3-4 inches long, scabrous 
and green above. Corolla 2-3 inches long, campanulately funnel- 
shaped, rose-coloured. Very nearly allied to the preceding species. 
Neelghery Argyreia. Shrub tw. 
6 A. roPULIFOLIA (Choisy, l. c. p. 414.) glabrous; leaves cor- 
dately-orbicular, short-acuminated ; peduncles usually exceed- 
ing the leaves, dichotomously cymose ; flowers loose, intermixed 
with linear-lanceolate bracteas; sepals small, ovate-roundish, very 
obtuse, villous. p.^. S. Native of the East Indies, at Gualpara 
and Colomba. Ipoma'a Kleiniàna, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 
789. Ipomee‘a bracteata, Willd. herb. Convélvulus Malabári- 
cus, Hamilt. herb. madr. Wall. cat. no. 1414. Conv. fastigiatus, 
Roxb. ex Wall. cat. no, 2258. Tops of branchlets rather vil- 
lous. Leaves paler beneath. Petioles sometimes rather villous. 
Peduncles a foot long. Corolla tubularly campanulate, hairy 
outside ; tube coarctate at the base. 
Poplar-leaved Argyreia. Shrub tw. 
7 A.sPLE' DENS (Sweet, hort. brit. p. 289. Choisy, 1. c. p. 
415.) leaves ovate-oblong, or ovate-elliptic, entire, or pandu- 
rately sinuated, sometimes somewhat 3-lobed, smooth above, 
but clothed with silvery, silky down beneath; peduncles ex- 
ceeding the petioles, corymbosely many-flowered ; bracteas 
none; sepals ovate, obtuse, clothed with hoary tomentum. 
p 6 Native of the East Indies. ^ Lettsómia splén- 
dens, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 75. Convélvulus spléndens, Horn. 
hort. hafn. suppl. p. 123. Ipomee‘a spléndens, Sims, bot. mag. 
t. 2628. Conv. spléndidus, Hamilt. herb. Stem clothed with 
hoary villi. Leaves acuminated, 6 inches long ; petioles hoary. 
Corolla tubularly campanulate, 14 inch long, rather villous 
outside, pale red. Berry scarlet, size of a large pea. 
Splendid Argyreia. Fl. Nov. Clt. 1820. Shrub tw. 
8 A. ru'LeEns (Choisy, l. c. p. 415.) tomentose ; leaves lan- 
ceolate, long-acuminated, glabrous and dark green above, but 
clothed with silvery tomentum beneath; peduncles not exceed- 
ing the petioles, brachiately and loosely many-flowered; bracteas 
almost wanting ; sepals ovate, very obtuse, equal, villous. R. 
^. S. Native of the East Indies, at Quilon. Convélvulus 
fulgens, Wall. cat. no. 1394. Conv. argénteus, Heyne, herb. 
Leaves nerved beneath, 3-4 inches long, 9-15-lines broad. Pe- 
dicels villous. Corolla tubular, 13 inch long, glabrous. 
Petioles and peduncles clothed with hoary to- 
Sepals rather 
III. ARGYREIA. 255 
Fulgent Argyreia. Shrub twining. 
9 A. PA'LLIDA (Choisy, l. c. p. 416.) smoothish ; leaves ovate- 
oblong, acute and mucronate at the apex, glabrous above, clothed 
with cinereous down beneath; peduncles very short, shorter 
than the petioles, 3-4-flowered; sepals ovate-orbicular, very 
blunt, villous. h.%.S. Native of the East Indies, between 
Yandaboo and Paghumew, on the road to Petiwell Wells. Con- 
volvulus pallidus, Wall. cat. no. 1418. Branches clothed with 
cinereous, white wool at top. Corolla tubular, glabrous, hardly 
5-8 lines long. Fruit black, acute, 2-celled. 
Pale Argyreia. Shrub tw. 
10 A. cuxEA'TA (Ker. bot. reg. 661.) smoothish ; leaves obo- 
vate-cuneated, emarginate, glabrous above, but beset with short, 
crowded hairs beneath, hardly petiolate; peduncles shorter than 
the leaves, 3-6-flowered; bracteas linear, very acute; sepals 
ovate, obtuse, equal, villous. k. ^. S. Native of the East 
Indies. Convólvulus cuneifórmis, Buch. draw. mys. pl. Ipo- 
mae'a atrosanguínea, Sims, bot. mag. 2170. Lettsomia cuneata, 
Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 81. Conv. cuneàtus, and Conv. cymósus, 
Herb. madr. Stem clothed with powdery down at top. Petioles 
villous. Peduncles and pedicels downy. Corolla large, of a beau- 
tiful.deep bright purple colour. Berry smooth, yellowish outside. 
Cuneatc-leaved Argyreia. Fl.July, Aug. C1t.1822. Shrub tw. 
11 A. ErríPTicA (Choisy, in mem. soc. phys. gen. p. 417.) 
smoothish or downy; leaves ovate or obovate-elliptic, usually 
villous; peduncles sometimes exceeding the leaves; flowers in 
loose, corymbose panicles; bracteas small, linear, caducous ; 
sepals equal, very blunt. h.%.S. Native of the East Indies, 
as of Mysore, Ceylon, Taong Dong, and Lower Nipaul. Con- 
volvulus ellipticus, Spreng, syst. 1. p. 613. Ipomæ'a elliptica, 
Roth. nov. spec. 113. Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 248. 
Convolv. laurifolius, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 50. and 573.  Ipomae'a 
laurifólia, Sweet, hort. brit. p. 288. Convolv. peduncularis, 
Wall. cat. no. 1417. Branches and peduncles downy or villous. 
Bracteas and calyx villous. Corolla tubularly campanulate, an 
inch long, of a rose-colour. Berry round, 4-seeded. 
Elliptic-leaved Argyreia. Shrub twining. 
12 A. ARGE'NTEA (Choisy, l. c. p. 418.) stem downy ; leaves 
roundish-cordate, short-acuminated, glabrous above, rarely beset 
with short hairs, and clothed with silvery, silky down beneath ; 
peduncles stiff, about equal in length to the petioles; flowers 
loosely umbellate ; bracteas lanceolate or linear, intermixed with 
the flowers; sepals lanceolate: exterior ones larger, with revo- 
lute margins, villous outside. h.%™.S. Native of Silhet, and 
Chittagong ; and in woods about Calcutta. Lettsomia argéntea, 
Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 79. Convolv. argénteus, Herb. madr. Leaves 
3-4 inches long, and the same broad.  Bracteas silky. Flowers 
many, large, of a beautiful rich pink colour, glabrous, except the 
outside of the plicee, which is villous. Berry 4-seeded. 
Silvery Argyreia. Shrub tw. 
13 A. vENv'sTA (Choisy,l. c. p. 419.) altogether like the preced- 
ing, except the leaves, which are not silky beneath, but clothed 
with wool-like down. h.%™.S. Native of the East Indies, as 
of Goalpara, Rangoon, Pegu, Ava, Prome, Segaen. Convolv. 
Malabáricus, Wall. cat. no. 1414.  Lettsómia argéntea, Roxb., 
from Rangoon. Berry glabrous, black in the dried state, 4- 
seeded. Sepals stiff, glabrous, and bluntish. 
Beautiful Argyreia. Shrub tw. 
14 A. Roxsv/nour (Choisy, l. c. p. 419.) very nearly allied 
to the two preceding species; but the leaves are clothed with 
cinereous villi on both surfaces, but particularly beneath. k. 
^. S. Native of the East Indies, in woods and hedges. Ipo- 
mea multiflóra, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 89.  Ipomse'a Burmánni ? 
Kon. mss. ex Wall. Ipome'a Roxbürghii, Sweet, hort. brit. 
p. 289. Ipome'a amoena, Blum. bijdr. 718. Convólvulus 
Rosbürghii, Wall. cat. no. 1415. Stems clothed with cinereous 
