CONVOLVULACE/E. XIV. Ieomaa. 
Buffalo's Tpomeea. Shrub tw. 
43 I, pevra‘ra (Choisy, l. c. 6. p. 452.) leaves peltate ; pe- 
duncles long, many-flowered ; sepals ovate-elliptie, obtuse ; 
corolla yellow, campanulate. h.%™.S. Native of Java, Am- 
boyna, Society Islands, and Bourbon. Convélvulus peltàtus, 
Lin. spec. p. 221. Forst. prod. p. 78. Ipomee'a nymphieefolia, 
Blum. bijdr. p. 719.—Rumph. amb. 5. p. 428. t. 157. Stem 
terete, black, glabrous. Leaves glabrous, 3-4 inches long, entire, 
furnished with rufous hairs in the axils of the petioles. Pedun- 
cles branched at the apex; flowers spicate, on short pedicels. 
Corolla large, inflated. Anthers woolly. Stigma large. Cap- 
sule large. 
Peltate-leaved Ipomoea. Shrub tw. 
§ 2. Leaves cordate, entire. Capsules and sepals middle-sized. 
Flowers capitately aggregate. 
44 I. rit EA TA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 94.) leaves cordate, acumi- 
nated; peduncles hardly equal in length to the petioles; flowers 
3-6, sessile, in a boat-shaped, perfoliate, involucrum ; bracteas 
obovate, hairy; sepals rather unequal. (9. ^. S. Native of 
the East Indies, China, &c. Convélvulus pileatus, Roxb. ex 
Wall. cat. no. 1376. Spreng. syst. 4. p. 61. Ipomoe'a peltàta, 
Heyne, herb. Stems villous, slender. Leaves 13 inch long, 
often glabrous, but sometimes downy.  Petioles and peduncles 
villous. Corolla rose-coloured, funnel-shaped. Seeds glabrous. 
Nearly allied to J. involucrata. 
Cap Ipomeea. Pl. tw. 
45 I. invorucra‘ta (Beauv. fl. d. ow. 2. p. 52. t. 89.) plant 
downy ; leaves cordate, quite entire, acutish : hind lobes round- 
ed; peduncles many-flowered : flowers surrounded by 2 large 
involucrum-formed perfoliate bracteas. ©. ©. S. Native of 
Guinea, among bushes. Conv. involucratus, Spreng. syst. 1. 
p. 600. Pedicels short, unequal. Corolla large, red. 
Involucrate-flowered Ipomoea. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 
Pl. tw. 
46 I. rrnroriA TA; leaves cordate, villously tomentose, 
having the hind lobes roundish and subacuminated ; flowers ca- 
pitate, involucrated by one perfoliate leaf; sepals downy: the 
8 outer ones lanceolate, and the 2 inner ones setaceous at the 
apices. Y.? ©.? ^. S. Native of Africa, at Aquapim. 
Conv. perfoliàtus, Schum. pl. guin. p. 89. Stem filiform, pilose. 
Peduncles covered with retrograde villi. Corolla campanulate, 
plicate, red, with villous angles ; lobes of the limb emarginate. 
Stigmas villous. 
Perfoliate Ipomoea. Pl. tw. 
47 I. previrtora (Meyer, prim. esseq. p. 100.) glabrous ; 
leaves sagittately-cordate ; peduncles shorter than the petioles ; 
flowers subumbellate, involucrated ; outer sepals plicately 
wrinkled, mucronate. (2. ^. S. Native about Essequibo, in 
humid plantations. Stems angular, scabrous from scattered 
rigid hairs. Corolla large, purple. 
Short-flowered Ipomoea. Pl. tw. 
48 I. caPITELLA'TA (Choisy, l. c. p. 457.) stem pilose; leaves 
cordate, acuminated, pilose ; peduncles equal in length to the 
petioles ; bracteas unequal, obtuse, ovate-linear; flowers aggre- 
gate, umbellate; sepals linear-lanceolate, very acute. ©.%. S. 
Native of the East Indies, at Mungger, &c. Ipomo'a tamni- 
folia, Burm. ind. p. 50. but not of Lin. Conv. capitellàtus, 
Ham. herb. ex Wall. cat. no. 2250. Hairs on the stem glan- 
dular at the base. Peduncles hairy. Corolla violaceous, tubu- 
larly campanulate, villous outside. Seeds glabrous. 
Headed-flowered Ipomoea. Pl. tw. 
49 I, TRICHOCE'PHALA; stem and peduncles pilose; leaves 
cordate, acuminated, sometimes a little angular; heads of 
1822. 
20. 
flowers involucrated by bracteas, 2 of which are larger than the 
others ; flowers crowded, sessile ; calycine segments linear, 
acute, ciliated with long fuscous hairs. 2t. ^. S. Native of 
Guayaquil, (v. s. in herb. Ruiz. et Pav.) 
Hairy-headed lpomoea. PI. tw. 
50 I. GuiwEE'/wsis ; leaves cordate, acuminated, with a 
few scattered hairs above, but clothed with rusty hairs beneath 
on the veins; petioles, peduncles, and calyx, hairy. |. ? (9. ? 
^.S. Native of Guinea. Conv. Guineénsis, Schum. pl. guin. 
p.90. Stems herbaceous, pilose. Flowers crowded into heads, 
which are involucrated by leaves. Peduncles length of leaves. 
Corollas blue, size of those of Lysimachia, nummulària. Lobes 
of stigma thick, recurved. Capsule size of a pea. Seeds 
naked. Said to be allied to Z. cilidtus. Perhaps a species of 
Jacquemóntea. 
Guinea Ipomoea. Pl. tw. 
51 I. ramnironia (Lin. spec. ed. 1l. p. 885.) plant pilose; 
leaves cordate, acuminated ; peduncles axillary ; flowers aggre- 
gate, on the tops of the peduncles ; bracteas linear, hairy, invo- 
lucrating ; sepals linear, subulate. ©. ^. S. Native of Caro- 
lina, in hedges ; and on the banks of the Mississippi, Pursh. 
fl. amer. 1. p. 146. Conv. tamnifolius, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 602.— 
Dill. elth. p. 428. t. 318. f. 410. Corollas small, tubular, blue ; 
segments of the limb roundish, spreading ; capsule glabrous. 
Tamnus-leaved tpomoe'a. Fl. July. Clt. 1732. Pl. tw. 
52 I. ATROoPURPUREA (Choisy, l. c. p. 457.) stem hispid; 
leaves cordate, acuminated, hispid, very acute, petiolate; pedun- 
cles thick, hardly half an inch long; bracteas 9-12, unequal, 
lanceolate, acute; flowers capitate ; sepals lanceolate, very 
acute, hairy. ©. ^. S. Native of Nipaul Convdélvulus 
atropurpüreus, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 54. asiat. rar. 1. p. 38. t. 43. 
Ipomee'a spharocéphala, D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 98. Hairs 
on the stem retrograde. Corolla oval, hispid before expan- 
sion, at length tubularly campanulate, 18 lines long, dark 
purple. 
Dark-purple-flowered Ipomoea. Pl. tw. 
53 I. srssinairLO' RA (Roth. nov. spec. p. 117. Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 4. p. 243) stem beset with retrograde bristles ; 
leaves cordate, ovate-lanceolate, or sagittate ; flowers axillary, 
sometimes only 1-3 together, but sometimes 4-12 together, 
almost sessile, or on very short pedicels ; sepals acuminately 
subulate; corollas small; capsule usually villous. ©. ^. S. 
Native of the East Indies, in several parts; as of Nipaul, 
Madras, Bengal, &c.; Coromandel, Tranquebar ; and of the 
Cape Verd Islands. | Convólvulus sessiliflórus, Spreng. syst. 1. 
p. 999. Conv. híspidus, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 29. Conv. sphaero- 
céphalus, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 53. Conv. tamnifólius, Klein. in 
Roem, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 301. Ipomee'a spharocéphala, 
Sweet, hort. brit. p. 288. but not of D. Don. Conv. curtàna, 
Ham. herb. Conv. cynanchifolius, Wall. cat. no. 1399. Conv. 
hírtus, Wight, herb. Conv. pàtulus, Ham. herb. Leaves 1-3 
inches long, entire, or sinuated on the edges. Flowers small, 
rose-coloured. There is also a variety of this with white 
flowers, in round sessile heads. 
Sessile-flowered Ipomoea. Fl. Aug. Oct. 
twining. 
54 I. panna ra (Choisy, l. c. p. 458.) stem very pilose; 
leaves ovate-oblong, acute, entire, woolly beneath, rounded at 
the base; flowers axillary, 7-9 together in a capitate fascicle, 
which is involucrated by very long, linear, incurved bracteas. 
h.^ S. Native of the East Indies; at Rangoon, in Pegu, 
Donabew; and on the banks of the Irawaddi. | Convólvulus 
barbàtus, Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 2. p. 45. t. 155. cat. no. 1391. 
Stem beset with rusty silky hairs. Leaves 5-12 inches long, 
furnished with long hairs above, which are glandular at the 
Clt. 1816. Plant 
