DU 
base. Corolla an inch long, contracted at the base, pale yellow, 
tinged with red inside. 
Bearded Ipomæœa. Shrub tw. 
55 I. potyca’rpa; stems downy; leaves ovate-oblong, mu- 
cronate, cordate, downy above, canescent and tomentose beneath; 
umbels axillary, nearly sessile, shorter than the leaves ; sepals 
ovate, acuminated, downy, nearly equal. 4%.%.S. Native of 
Mexico, near Regla and Omitla, at the altitude of 1100 hexa- 
pods. Convélvulus polycarpus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. 
p. 98. Stem terete, downy. Leaves obtuse, mucronate, 10 
lines long, and 4 broad. Umbels 6-8-flowered. Corolla funnel- 
shaped, of a violaceous rose-colour, glabrous ; limb plicately 5- 
toothed. Capsule glabrous. 
Many-fruited Ipomeea. PI. tw. 
56 I. porya’nrues (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 234.) leaves 
cordate, acute, glabrous, on longish petioles; umbels peduncu- 
late. 24. C. S. Native of Martinico, St. Domingo, Jamaica, 
and Cuba, about the Havannah. Conv. umbellàtus, Lin. spec. p. 
221. Desr. in Lam. dict. 3. p. 555.— Plum. icon. 88. t. 102. 
Petioles furnished with 2 stipulas at the base, which run down 
the stem. Peduncles rather angular, thickened at the apex. 
Corollas small, yellow, with a tinge of green, very like those 
of a species of Primula. Capsule clothed with silky yellow 
tomentum. 
Many-flowered Ypomoea. 
twining. 
57 I. PRIMULZEFLÓRA ; suffruticose, downy; leaves cordate, 
acute, with the hind lobes obtuse; petioles pilose; peduncles 
long, many-flowered ; flowers umbellate. h. ^.S. Native of 
Sierra Leone, on the banks of rivers and rivulets. Flowers 
small, yellow. 
Primrose-flowered Ipomoea. Shrub twining. 
58 I. verrucosa (Blum. bijdr. p. 718.) leaves cordate-ovate, 
acute, ciliated, smooth; peduncles elongated, thick, bearing 
umbels ; sepals oval, nearly equal: outer ones warted; stems 
downy. 2/.^. S. Native of Java, in marshes near Batavia. 
Flowers dark purple, with a lilac limb. 
Var. B; leaves spotted. 
Warted Ipomoea. FI. Year. 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1739. Plant 
Pl. tw. 
§ 3. Leaves cordate, hastately cordate, or hastate, with entire 
edges. Flowers not cronded into heads. Capsules and sepals 
middle-sized. 
* Peduncles 1-flomered. 
+ Leaves cordate. 
59 I. Sixx'ssis (Choisy, in mem. soc. phys. gen. 6. p. 469.) 
plant very hairy; leaves cordate, acute, mucronulate, hairy on 
both surfaces; peduncles 1-flowered, shorter than the petioles ; 
outer sepals cordately cuneated at the base, acuminated at 
the apex. ©.%. H. Native of China. Convólvulus Sinén- 
sis, Desr, in Lam. dict, 3. p. 557. Conv. Ser, Spreng. syst. 1. 
p. 598. Stem terete, beset with retrograde white hairs. Leaves 
3-4 inches long, and 2-3 broad ; hind lobes approximate. Inner 
sepals lanceolate, acute. Corolla campanulate. 
China Ipomoea. PI. tw. 
60 I. ALBIVENIA ; stems tomentose; leaves roundish-cor- 
date, somewhat repand, having the veins elevated and woolly 
beneath; peduncles 1-flowered, shorter than the petioles, but 
the flowers are much longer than the leaves; calyx glabrous : 
the 2 outer sepals larger, and the 3 inner obtuse. h.%.S. 
Native of Algoa Bay. Conv. albivénius, Lindl. bot. reg. 1116. 
Adult stems nearly glabrous, tubercular. Flowers terminating 
the branchlets, solitary. Corolla large, having the tube dirty- 
CONVOLVULACEX. XIV. Ivomaa. 
white outside, and purple inside; limb white, with obcordate 
lobes, and yellow plice. 
White-veined-leaved Ipomoea. Clt. 1824. Fl. Sept. 
61 I. ocura‘cEA; stems terete, pilose ; leaves cordate, acu- 
minated, entire, and are, as well as the petioles, pilose ; pedun- 
cles pilose, 1-flowered, shorter than the petioles; calyx downy, 
with nearly equal, ovate-acute sepals. ©.%. S. Native of 
Guinea, on the gold coast. Conv. ochraceus, Lindl. bot. reg. 
t. 1060. Limb of corolla flat, with apiculated, crenulated 
lobes. Stigma small, capitate. Corolla of orange-yellow colour, 
having the tube deep purple inside. Nearly allied to J. ob- 
scüra, Ker. bot. reg. 239. but that plant is glabrous. 
Ochraceous-flowered Ipomcea. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1826. Pl. tw. 
62 I. piscotor; stems striated, downy; leaves ovate, deeply 
cordate, obtuse, mucronate, very soft, pubescent above, but 
clothed with white tomentum beneath; peduncles 1-flowered, 
longer than the leaves; sepals oblong, obtuse, downy. 2. ^*. 
S. Native on the banks of the river Orinoco, near Carichana, 
where it is called by the natives Corazoncillo. Conv. discolor, 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 105. t. 212. Conv. leuco- 
phy'llus, Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 301. 
Leaves an inch long; hind lobes rather diverging. Peduncles 
downy. Corolla violaceous, downy outside, funnel-shaped. A 
decoction of the leaves of this species is used in gonorrhoea by 
the natives. 
Discoloured-leaved Ipomoea. PI. tw. 
63 I. cinron4' TA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 183.) glabrous ; leaves 
finely cordate, with the edges a little ciliated; peduncles rather 
long, 1-flowered; calyx bractless; sepals broad-oval, obtuse ; 
corollas tubularly-campanulate. %.^©. H. Native of Tennessee, 
at Knoxville. Ip. ciliósa, Pursh, fl. amer. 1. p.146. Conv. 
ciliolàtus, Michx. fl. amer. bor. 1. p. 137. 
Ciliated-leaved Ipomeea. Pl. tw. 
64 I. sorANirOLIA (Lin. spec. 226.) leaves cordate, acute; 
peduncles }-flowered, solitary, equal in length to the leaves. 
$.%.8. Native of America. Willd. spec. 1. p. 881. Convél- 
vulus solanifólius, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 596.  Quuámoclit solani- 
folia, flore roseo. Plum. spec. 3. Burm. amer. icon. 94. f. 1. 
Tourn. inst. p. 116. Corolla tubular, rose-coloured. Genitals 
exserted. Leaves acuminated. Perhaps a species of Quámoclit. 
Solanum-leaved Ipomoea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. Plant 
twining. 
65 I. pu’tcura (Blum. bijdr. p. 716.) leaves cordate-ovate, 
mucronulate, entire, smooth above, and rather downy beneath ; 
peduncles 1-flowered, about equal in length to the petioles ; 
sepals roundish, rather silky. %.?^©. S. Native of Java, and 
the Moluccas. Corolla large, funnel-shaped, purplish. 
Var. B; leaves acuminated, with a mucrone; peduncles 
longer than the petioles. 2t.? C. S. Native of the Island of 
Timor. 
Fair Ipomeea. Fl. Year. Pl. tw. 
66 I. LEucA'NTHA (Jacq. coll. 2. p. 280. icon. rar. 2. t. 318.) 
glabrous; leaves cordate, acuminated; peduncles 1-flowered ; 
solitary, shorter than the leaves ; sepals broad, short, acutish. 
Q.^.S. Native of tropical America. Scop. del insub. fasc. 2. 
t. 4. Willd. spec. 1. p. 881. Conv. leucánthus, Desr. in Lam. 
dict. 3. p. 541. Ip. Philadélphica, Hort. Leaves sometimes 
repand. Corolla white, hardly twice as long as the calyx, which 
is acuminated, Seeds blackish-brown. 
White-flowered Ipomeea. Fl. Aug. Oct. 
twining. 
67 I. AcuLEA' TA (Blum. bijdr. p. 715.) glabrous; leaves 
roundish-cordate, acuminated, entire; peduncles axillary, shorter 
than the petioles, thickened, 1-flowered ; sepals roundish ; tube 
of corolla elongated; stem triquetrous, and prickly at bottom. 
Clt. 1823, Plant 
