280 
Pendulous-flowered Ipomeea. Clit. 1805. Pl. 
trailing. 
172 I. prnnariripa ; glabrous; leaves pinnately 7-cleft; 
segments lanceolate, acuminated, almost quite entire; peduncles 
1-2-flowered, longer than the leaves; sepals roundish-concave, 
nearly equal, glabrous. 2. ^. S. Native of Cuba, betwixt 
Havannah and Regla. Conv. pinnatífidus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. 
gen. 3. p. 108. Stem angularly striated. Leaves ovate in cir- 
cumference, 2 inches long. Leaflets sometimes furnished with 
one or two teeth, or quite entire; intermediate one large, and 
the lateral ones becoming gradually smaller. Corolla downy 
outside. 
Pinnatifid-leaved lpomoea. Pl. tw. 
173 I. rníripa ; downy; leaves cordate, trifid ; segments 
quite entire; peduncles 2-3-flowered, longer than the leaves ; 
sepals glabrous, ovate-oblong, mucronate: outer ones rather 
the smallest. 2. C. S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco, 
between Carichana and San Borja, in woods. Conv. trífidus, H. 
B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 107. Conv. hepaticifólius, 
Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 303. Leaves 14 
inch long; middle segment oblong, acuminated, mucronate : 
lateral ones a little shorter, diverging somewhat triangular, hav- 
ing the superior angle acuminated, and the lower one rounded. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, purple, glabrous, size of those of Jp. 
purpurea. Perhaps a species of Pharbitis. 
Trifid Ypomeea. Pl. tw. 
174 I. quina‘ra (R. Br. prod. p. 486.) glabrous ; leaves qui- 
nately digitate; leaflets lanceolate, quite entire, mucronulate ; 
peduncles 1-flowered; sepals obtuse, the inner 2 twice the 
length of the outer 3, about equal to the middle of the corolla in 
length. %.^. S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic, 
on the sea shore. Very nearly allied to 7. hirsüta. Con- 
volvulus quinàtus, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 590. 
Quinate-leaved Ipomoea. PI. tw. 
175 I. Tuyonninen; twining or prostrate, glabrous; leaves 
digitately 5-parted ; segments narrow, pinnatifid, serrated ; 
stipulas palmate; peduncles 1-flowered, bibracteate in the mid- 
dle, simple, twin; sepals oblong, acute, scabrous; stigma capi- 
Fl. May, Oct. 
tate, 3-lobed. Y%. ^. S. Native of Guinea. I. dissécta, 
Willd. spec. 1. p. 880. phyt. 1. p. 5. no. 19. t. 2. f. 3. Conv. 
Thonningii, Schum. pl. guin. p. 98. Stems angular. Corolla 
campanulately funnel-shaped, white. Capsule hidden by a 
calyx, divided by a thin membrane into 3 cells; cells 1-seeded. 
Seeds tomentose. Said to be allied to 7. Cópticus and I. laci- 
nidtus. Perbaps a species of Batàtas. 
Thonning’s lpomoea. Pl. twining. 
176 I. Hispanrotm; leaves quinately digitate, glabrous; 
leaflets lanceolate, serrated, cuspidate; peduncles 1-flowered, 
exceeding the leaves ; sepals obtuse, glabrous. Y%.™.S. Na- 
tive of Hispaniola. Convólvulus Hispanidle, Spreng. syst. 1. 
p. 590. Stems hairy. 
Hispaniola lpomoea. | Pl. twining. 
177 I. uirsu'ra (R. Br. l. c.) plant beset with spreading hairs ; 
leaves quinately digitate; leaflets oblong-lanceolate ; peduncles 
generally 1-flowered ; calyx glabrous; sepals obtuse, the 2 inner 
a little longer than the outer 3. Y%.2.S. Native of New 
Holland, on the sea-shore, within the tropic. Conv. Brównii, 
Spreng. syst. 1. p. 590. 
Hairy \pomoea. Pl. tw. 
178 I. pivEnsrEOLIA (R. Br. l. c. p. 487.) glabrous; leaves 
palmately 7-parted ; segments linear, dentately pinnatifid: in- 
termediate one elongated, and nearly entire; peduncles 1-2- 
flowered ; calyx about equal in height to 1 of the corolla, which 
is one inch and more long; sepals oblong, wrinkled on the 
CONVOLVULACEZ. XIV. Iromaa. 
nerves. %.^. S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 
Conv. diversifolius, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 592. 
Diverse-leaved Ypomoea. PI. tw. 
179 I. Carotina (Lin. spec. 227, but not of Pursh nor Michx.) 
glabrous ?; leaves digitate; leaflets 5-7, lanceolate, attenuated 
at the base, petiolate ; peduncles 1-flowered ; calyx short. %. 
^, S. Native of the Bahama Islands. Willd. spec. 1. p. 880. 
Pers. ench. 1. p. 183. I. Caroliniàna, Poir. dict. 6. p. 11.— 
Cat. carol. 2. p. 91. t. 91. Corolla fimnel-shaped; tube green | 
outside, and violet inside: limb purple; segments reflexed. 
Carolina Ipomeea. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1732. Pl. tw. 
* * Peduncles many-flowered. 
180 I. Prate’nsts (Ker, bot. reg. t. 333.) branches, petioles, 
and peduncles beset with prickly tubercles: leaves palmate : 
lobes 7, cuneate-oblong, bluntish, with a short mucrone: 
outer ones the smallest ; peduncles few-flowered, cymose at 
apex, a little longer than the petioles; sepals nearly orbicular. 
2L. C. S. Native on the banks of the Plata. Conv. Platénsis, 
Spreng. syst. 1. p. 591. Root tuberous. Corollas pale purple, 
size of those of Batàtas paniculàtus. Stigma capitate, hardly 
lobed. 
Plata Ipomæœa. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1817. Pl. tw. 
181 I. sErósA (Ker. bot. reg. t. 335.) branches, petioles, and 
peduncles hispid from bristles; leaves naked, cordate, 3-lobed: 
lobes dentately sinuated ; peduncles robust, longer than the pe- 
tioles, many-flowered, trichotomously cymose; sepals oblong. 
u4.™.S. Native of Brazil. Conv. setósus, Spreng. syst. 1. 
p. 594. Root tuberous?. Corolla salver-shaped, purplish red, 
size of those of Batàtas paniculütus. Stigma globose. Said to 
be nearly allied to Zp. platanifolius, and Batatas edülis. 
Bristly Ipomoea. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt.? Pl. tw. 
182 I. vusicuLdsa (Beauv. fl. d'ow. 2. p. 73. t. 106.) plant 
beset with numerous vesicles ; leaves palmately 5-7-lobed : 
lobes unequal; peduncles 4-6-flowered ; corollas purple. M. 
^S. Native of Guinea, in the kingdom of Waree, in woods. 
Axils of the leaves woolly. 
Vesiculose Ipomcea. PI. tw. 
183 I. parma'ra (Forsk, descript. p. 43. Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 4. p. 207.) glabrous; leaves palmate; leaflets 5, serrulated, 
outer ones bifid: stipulas foliaceous, palmate: axils woolly; 
peduncles longer than the leaves, dichotomously corymbose ; 
sepals glabrous, ovate, obtuse. %.%. G. Native of Egypt, 
Guinea, also of the Sandwich Islands. Conv. Cairicus, Lin. 
spec. 222. Vahl, symb. 1. p. 15. Willd. spec. 1. p. 863. Sims, 
bot. mag. 699. Conv. ZEgy'ptius, Berl. egypt. p. 73. t. 74. 
Ip. Caírica, Sweet, hort. brit. p. 287.— Barrel, icon. t. 30. 
Corolla campanulate, purple. Seeds woolly. 
Palmate-leaved Ipomoea. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1680. Pl. tw. 
. 184 I. rrs-rícmipis (Lin. fi, zeyl. 79. spec. 230. Wall. fl. 
ind. 2. p. 93.) leaves palmate, 5, rarely 7-lobed: lobes ovate, 
entire, clothed with silky hairs; peduncles many-flowered, equal in 
length to the leaves; flowers aggregate ; bracteas 6-8, surround- 
ing the head of flowers, and longer than it. ©.%. S. Native 
of the East Indies, as of Travancore, Sukanagur, banks of the 
Irawaddi, Ceylon, Java, &c. Conv. pes-tigridis, Spreng. syst. 1. 
p.455. Conv. bryonizfolius, Sal. prod. p. 125. Convolvu- 
loides palmata, Moench. meth. 452.— Dill. elth. 420. t. 318. f. 
411.—Rheed, mal. 11. p. 121. t. 59.—Knip. cent. 9. t. 53.— 
Herm. lugdb. 184. t. 187.— Act. bonn. 2. p. 362. t. 23. f. 2. 
Hairs on the stem furnished with glands at the base. Lobes of 
leaves acute, 1-2 inches long. Bracteas bluntish, hairy, ovate, 
linear. Sepals ovate, acuminated, hairy outside. Corolla hairy 
outside, funnel-shaped, purplish. Capsule glabrous. Seeds rather 
villous. 
