CONVOLVULACEZ. XIII. 
training up trellis-work, or pillars in stoves. Young cuttings 
strike root readily under a hand-glass, in heat. 
XIII. LEPISTEMON (from dete, lepis, a scale; and 
ornuwy, slemon, a stamen ; in reference to the stamens being 
furnished with 5 scales; that is, one to each, which are arched 
over the ovarium.) Blum. bijdr. p. 722. Choisy, in mem. soc. 
phys. gen. 6. p. 443.—Convólvulus species of authors. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyxof 5 equal sepals. 
Corolla tubular, inflated at the base. Stamens 5, furnished each 
with a scale at the base, which is arched over the ovarium. 
Style one. Stigma capitate, 2-lobed. Ovarium 2-celled ; cells 
l-seeded. Fruit capsular.— Climbing perennial herbaceous 
plants. 
1 L. Wariícun (Choisy, l. c.) stem hairy; leaves cordate, 
acuminated : upper ones somewhat 3-lobed; peduncles very 
short, umbellately many-flowered ; sepals oblong-lanceolate, 
acute. Y. ^. S. Native of Silhet. Convólvulus ampullà- 
ceus, Vahl. mss. in herb. Juss. Conv. híspidus? Vahl. symb. 
3. p. 29. Conv. binectaríferus, Wall. in. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 47. 
Conv. cephalánthus, Wall. cat. no. 1402. Leaves beset with 
adpressed hairs, pale beneath, 3-5 inches long, and nearly as 
much broad. Stem and petioles beset with spreading hairs. 
Sepals hairy outside. Corolla glabrous. Flowers rather small, 
pure white, 18 lines long, and the scales of the stamens acute 
and villous. 
Wallich's Lepistemon. PI. tw. 
2 L. riave’scens (Blum. bijdr. p. 722.) plant pilose ; leaves 
cordate-ovate, quite entire, or 3-lobed; cymes pedunculate, ax- 
illary, dense-flowered, shorter than the petioles. Yy. ^. S. 
Native of Java, among bushes on the mountains. Perhaps the 
same as the preceding species. 
Yellowish Lepistemon. | Pl. tw. 
Cult. Yor culture and propagation see Ezogónium above. 
XIV. IPOMQE A (from up voc, ips ipos, bind-weed ; and 
opotc, omoios, similar ; the genus is nearly allied to Convólvulus, 
or bind-weed.) Choisy in mem. soc. phys. gen. 6. p. 444.— 
Convólvulus and Ipomee a species of authors. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 sepals. 
Corolla campanulate. Stamens inclosed. Style one; stigma 
2-lobed: lobes capitate. Ovarium 2-celled; cells 2-seeded. 
Capsule 2-celled ; cells 2-seeded.—Twining or creeping plants, 
usually natives within the tropics in both hemispheres. 
Sect. I. Erpiroma‘a (from epmo, erpo, to creep, and Jpo- 
mca; the plants contained in this section creep along the 
ground.) Choisy,l. e. Stems creeping. 
1 I. nz'eraws (Poir. dict. suppl. 3. p. 460.) stems smooth, 
striately furrowed, rooting below ; leaves sagittately-lanceolate : 
auricles acutish, sometimes entire and sometimes toothed; pe- 
tioles glabrous; peduncles 1-5-flowered ; sepals ovate, acutish, 
or obtuse. 2%. S. Native of China; East Indies; Arabia, 
and Senegal. Convólvulus réptans, Lin. syst. veg. 171. spec. 
225. Osb. itin. p. 196. Ipomoea réptans, 3. aquatica, Poir. 
dict. 6. p. 18.  Ipomo?a répens, Roth. nov. spec. p. 110. 
Convólvulus répens, Vahl. symb. 1. p. 17. Willd. spec. 1. 
p. 874. but not of Lin. Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 68. —Rumph. amb. 5. 
p. 419. t. 155. f. 1.—Rheed. mal. 11. p. 107. t. 53. Ipomæ'a 
sepiària, Russ. herb. Conv. répens, Ham. herb. Conv. palüs- 
tris, Ham. herb. Ipomee'a aquatica, Forsk. descr. p. 44. There 
are varieties having from 1 to many-flowered peduncles; the 
sepals acute or obtuse; it is, therefore, not separated from Ipo- 
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(Conv. Adansónii, Desr.) but not of 
LeristeMon. XIV. Irowaa. 
moa aquatica, Forsk. 
Blume. 
Creeping lpomoea. FI. 
creeping. 
2 I. AcETOszrOLIA (Vahl. eclog. 1. p. 18.) glabrous; stems 
angular, creeping ; leaves oblong-lanceolate and hastate ; pedun- 
cles elongated, 1-flowered; sepals oblong, glabrous; bracteas 
alternate, subulate. %. S. Native of tropical America, by the 
sea-side. Willd. spec. 1. p. 874. Conv. répens, Swartz. obs. 
p. 64. but not of Roth.—Plum. amer. 91. t. 105. Leaves 2 
inches long, and a nail broad, obtuse, sometimes emarginate. 
Flowers white. 
Sorrel-leaved Ypomoea. Pl. creeping. 
3 I. pr’s-ca‘pre (Sweet, hort. brit. 289.) leaves roundish, 
emarginate, or 2-lobed, veiny, thickish; peduncles 1, or many- 
flowered ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, obtuse. 2/. S. Native of 
India; China; New Holland; Arabia; Island of Bourbon; 
Sandwich Islands; and South America, in the sand, by the 
sea-side. Convolvulus pés-capre, Lin. spec. 226. Wall. 
fl. ind. 2. p. 74. Conv. Brasiliénsis, Lin. spec. 226. Willd. 
spec. 1. p. 877. Conv. marítimus, Desr. in Lam. dict. 3. p. 
550. Conv. bilobàtus, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 73. Conv. bauhi- 
nizefólius, Sal. prod. 125. Ipomoe'a marítima, R. Br. prod. 486. 
Ker, bot. reg. 319. Ipomoe'a orbiculàris, Ell. sketch. 257. 
Ipomoe'a' Brasiliénsis, Meyer. ess. 97. Ipomee‘a biloba, Forsk, 
egypt. p. 44.  Vittm. summ. 1. p. 440.—Rheed. mal. 11. 
p. 117. t. 57.—Herm. lugdb, 174. t. 175.—Rumph. amb. 5. 
p. 433. t. 159. f. 1. Leaves biglandular at the base, more or 
less 2-lobed. Peduncles 1-6-flowered. Flowers large, reddish- 
purple. Seeds downy. 
Goatsfoot-leaved Ipomoea. Fl. 
Pl. creeping. 
4 [. ROTUNDIFÒLIA ; glabrous; leaves roundish, retuse, mu- 
cronate ; petioles shorter than the leaves; peduncles twice 
longer than the petioles, bifid, many-flowered. 2.S. Native 
of Guinea, in the sea-sand. Conv. rotundifólius, Schum. pl. 
guin. p. 102. Root woody, creeping. Stems trailing, rooting, 
purplish. Petioles purplish, biglandular at top. Sepals ovate, 
obtuse, mucronate: outer ones rather wrinkled: inner ones 
twice the size, and somewhat diaphanous. Corolla campanu- 
lately funnel-shaped, purple; limb flat, obsoletely 5-lobed. 
Filaments downy at the base. Seeds hairy. Allied to Z. pés- 
capre. 
Round-leaved Ipomeea. Pl. creeping. 
5 I. nirrona L1$ (Blum. bijdr. p. 713.) stems creeping ; 
leaves roundish-cordate, emarginate, with a mucrone, a little 
angled, ciliated on the edges; peduncles 1-flowered ; sepals 
cuspidate: outer ones shorter, erectly spreading. 4. S. Na- 
tive of Java and Nusakambanga, in the sand by the sea-shore. 
Corollas lilac, with a purplish bottom. 
Sea-shore Ypomoea. _ Pl. creeping. 
6 I. Ripa RIA; downy; stems prostrate, radicant ; leaves 
cordate, acute, on long petioles; umbels pedunculate, 4-5-flow- 
ered; calyx pilose. %. S. Native of Guinea, on the banks 
of rivers. Corollas red. 
River-side Ipomoea. Pl. creeping. 
7 I. cRAssiFOLIA (Cav. descrip. p. 100. Pers. ench. 1. p. 
184.) stem decumbent, branched ; leaves reniform, emarginate, 
somewhat plicate ; peduncles axillary, usually 3-flowered, shorter 
than the petioles; 2 outer sepals fleshy, and shorter than the 3 
inner. 0/4. S. Native of Guayaquil. Nearly allied to 7. pés- 
capre. Nerves of leaves white. Petioles biglandular at the 
base. Corollas white. 
Thick-leaved Ipomoea. Pl. creeping. 
8 I. canssa (R. Br. prod. p. 485.) plant prostrate, glabrous; 
M ™ 
May, June. Clit. 1806. Pl. 
June, July. Clt. 1770. 
