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icon. ined. 1. p. 7. t. 7. Smíthia, Gmel. syst. 1. p. 308.—En- 
drach, Flacourt, hist. mad. p. 137. t. 100. 
Lin. syst. — Pentándria, Monogiynia. Calyx of 5 sepals. 
Corolla 5-cleft. Stamens exserted, deflexed. Ovarium one; 
stigma hollow, complanate. Caps le baccate, woody, 2-celled ; 
cells 2-seeded.—A tall tree, native of Madagascar. Branches 
terete. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, quite entire, emarginate. 
Peduncles 1-flowered, axillary, on the tops of the branches, 
shorter than the leaves, furnished with 2 little teeth in the middle 
of each. Flowers large, similar to those of other Convolvula- 
ceous plants. 
1 H. Mapacascante’nsts (Lam. dict. 2. p. 857.) 5 .S. Na- 
tive of Madagascar. Endrachium Madagascariénse, Juss. et 
Gmel. syst. 1. p. 339, exclusive of the syn. of Bruce. Pers. 
ench. 1. p. 176. Thouínia spectábilis, Smith, icon. ined. 1. p. 
7.t. T. Smíthia Thouínia, Gmel. syst. 1. p. 389. Humbértia 
sevitérnia, Commers. 
Madagascar Humbertia. 
Cult. 
Tree tall. 
For culture and propagation see Argyréia, p. 257. 
VI. MOORCRO'FTIA (named after William Moorcroft, a 
gentleman in the service of the East India Company, who tra- 
velled in Nipaul, and in the neighbouring countries to the north.) 
Choisy, conv. in mem. soc. phys. gen. 6. p. 431.—OConvólvulus 
species, Wall. Perhaps this genus is not distinct from Erysibe. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 sepals. Co- 
rolla unknown. Style one. Berry 1-seeded, 1-celled by abor- 
tion, very rarely 2-celled—M. Pinangiàna, from the baccate 
fruit, is nearly allied to drgyréia; but the habit and inflores- 
cence are quite distinct. 
1 M. aprnE'SsA (Choisy, l. c.) stem hairy; leaves ovate or 
lanceolate, hairy on both surfaces; peduncles brachiately corym- 
bose, exceeding the petioles a little, 3-6-flowered ; sepals linear, 
recurved at apex. h. S. Native of Penang. Convólvulus 
adpréssus, Wall. cat. no. 1424. Leaves obtuse or acutish, 2-4 
inches long, and 1-2 broad, pale beneath. Flowers hairy. Berry 
usually 1-celled, 1-seeded. 
Adpressed Moorcroftia. Shrub. 
2 M. Pinanata‘na (Choisy, l. c. p. 432.) stem glabrous; 
leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, quite glabrous on both 
surfaces; peduncles slender, much exceeding the petioles, loosely 
4-8-flowered ; sepals cuneate-ovate, stiff, small. k. ^. S. 
Native of Penang.  Convólvulus Pinangiànus, Wall. cat. no. 
1425. Leaves 2-3 inches long, and 14 to 2 broad, whitish be- 
neath the nerves, sometimes furnished with a few adpressed 
hairs. Outer sepals and corolla hairy outside. Berry 1-celled, 
1-seeded. 
Pinang Moorcroftia. Shrub tw. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Argyréia, p. 257. 
Tribe II. 
CONVOLVU LEE (so called, because the genera contained 
in the section agree with Convélvulus in the characters indicated 
below.) Choisy, in mem. soc. phys. gen. 6. p. 433. Embryo 
cotyledonous. Carpella combined into a single ovarium. Peri- 
carp capsular, dehiscent. 
VII. QUA'MOCLIT (from kvapoc, kyamos, a kidney bean ; 
and koc, klitos, dwarf; because it resembles the kidney bean 
in its climbing stems, but is less tall.) Tourn. inst. 116. Moench, 
meth. Choisy, in mem. soc. phys. gen. 6. p. 433.—Convolvulus 
and Ipomee'a, species of authors.—Calboa, Cav. icon. 5. p. 51. t. 
476.- Macrostémma, Pers. ench. 1. p. 185.—Exogónium, Moc. 
et Sesse, ined. — Mina and Morenóa, La Lav. et Lexar. 
Lin. syst. — Pentándria, Monogínia. Calyx of 5 sepals, 
which are usually mucronate on the back under the apices. 
CONVOLVULACE. V. HuwsERTIA. 
VI. Mooncnorri. VII. Quamoctir. 
Corolla tubularly cylindrical. Stamens exserted. Style one; 
stigma capitate, 2-lobed. Ovarium 4-celled; cells 1-seeded.— 
Twining herbs, mostly natives of America. 
1 Q. rHanicea (Choisy, in mem. soc. phys. gen. 6. p. 
433.) leaves cordately reniform, with angularly toothed mar- 
gins, sometimes 3-lobed; lobes acute, with dentately sinuated 
edges, glabrous on both surfaces; peduncles many-flowered, 
loosely spicate. (9. ^C. S. Native of the southern parts of the 
Coromandel Coast, Moluccas, &c. Ipomora phoenicea, Roxb, 
Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 92.  Convólvulus phoeniceus, Spreng. 
syst. l. p. 596.  Ipomoe'a angulàris, Willd. act. am. No C 
berol. 4. p. 197. Convólvulus angulàtus, herb. Ham. Ipomee'a 
coccinea. Andr. bot. rep. t. 449. Plant glabrous. Leaves paler 
beneath. Sepals awned. Flowers remote, of a beautiful bright 
crimson colour; tube 2 inches Jong. This is a very gaudy 
plant; no painter can do justice to the brightness of its 
flowers. 
Crimson Quamoclit. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1806. Pl. tw. 
2 Q. ANGULATA ; leaves cordate, angular, somewhat 3-lobed, 
glabrous on both surfaces: upper ones entire, mucronate; pe- 
duncles many-flowered, racemose, usually dichotomous. ©.™. 
S. Native of the Isle of France and Bourbon. Ipomoe'a angu- 
lata, Lam, ill. no. 2116. Poir. dict. 6. p. 12. Ipomoe'a dentata, 
Willd. herb. Leaves large. Calycine segments narrow, acute. 
Corolla scarlet, with a long tube; lobes oflimb ovate. Capsule 
3-celled. 
Angular-leaved Quamoclit. Pl. tw. 
3 Q. Ruizia‘na; leaves cordately sagittate, acuminated, and 
acute; peduncles usually 2-flowered. ©. ^. S. Native of 
Peru, in elevated, stony places, about Lima. Ipomoe'a angulàta, 
Ort. dec. 7. p. 8. Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 11. t. 120. f. b. 
Ipomee'a dübia, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 216. Leaves en- 
tire; segments of calyx unequal, somewhat tubercled. Peduncles 
1-3-5-flowered; bracteas ovate, dilated at top. Tube of corolla 
long, slender, of a reddish copper colour; limb short, spreading, 
scarlet, with revolute edges. Capsule 3-4-celled. Perhaps a 
variety of Q. coccinea. 
Ruiz's Quamoclit. Pl. tw. 
4 Q. coccinea ; leaves cordate, acuminated, angular at the 
base ; peduncles 3-6-flowered ; calyxes warted, awned. ©.™. 
H. Native of St. Domingo, New Spain; and of Carolina, at the 
Mississippi. Ipomoe'a coccinea, Lin. hort. ups. p. 39. spec. p. 
163. Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 140. Curt. bot. mag. t. 
221. St. Hil. 30. t. 6. Ipomoe'a stylosa, Comm. rar. t. 21. 
Conv. coccineus, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 599.— Plum. icon. 89. t. 
103. Plant nearly glabrous. Leaves 3-4 inches long, and 2 
broad. Tube of corolla long; limb small, pale scarlet. Cap- 
sule 3-4-celled. 
Var. B, pubéscens (Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnza, 5. p. 118.) 
leaves hastately-cordate, never 3-lobed ; hind lobes angularly- 
toothed at the base, down dense, soft, adpressed. (2. ^. H. 
Native of Mexico, near Hacienda de la Laguna. 
pede Didi Quamoclit. Fl. June, Sept. 
- tw. 
5 Q.rvrEOLA; leaves cordate, acuminated, rather angular, 
glabrous; peduncles at first dichotomous, then racemose. ©. ^. 
H. Native of Guatimala. Ipomce'a lutéola, Jacq. icon. rar. 1. 
t. 35. coll. 2. p. 266. Willd. enum. 1. p. 207. Ipomoe'a coc- 
cinea, £, Willd. spec. 1. p. 880. Conv. lutéolus, Spreng. syst. 
1, p.599. Sepals lanceolate-linear. Corolla of an orange yellow 
colour; limb acute, short. Perhaps only a variety of Q. coc- 
cinea. 
Yellow-flowered Quamoclit. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1759. Pl. 
twining. 
6 Q. LEUCA'NTHA; leaves cordate, bluntly acuminated, gla- 
brous ; flowers solitary ; calyx rather hairy, bractless ; corolla 
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