CONVOLVULACEZ. XVII. 
plants when in blossom ; common garden soil and a dry situa- 
tion, suit them best. They are increased by dividing at 
the root, or by seed. For culture of the stove species, see 
Tpomee‘a, p. 283. 
XVII. ANISE‘IA (from avısoc, anisos, unequal ; in refer- 
ence to the sepals or segments of the calyx being unequal in 
size and shape.) Choisy, in mem. soc. phys. gen. 6. p. 
481. — Convólvulus, Ipomoea, and  Calystégia species of 
authors. 
Lin. syst.  Pentándria, Monogy'nia. Sepals 5, disposed in 
2-3 series; the 2 exterior sepals the largest, and inserted lower 
down, and also running down the peduncle; the 3d or interme- 
diate sepal, and the 2 interior ones smaller, and inserted higher 
upon the peduncle. Corolla campanulate. Style one. Stigma 
capitate, 2-lobed. Ovarium 2-celled, 4-ovulate. Capsule 2- 
celled ; cells 2-seeded.—Creeping or diffuse herbs, rarely 
twining. 
1 A. catycina (Choisy, l. c. p. 482.) stem pilose, twining; 
leaves oblong-cordate, acuminated, very acute, glabrous, petio- 
late ; peduncles hardly the length of the petioles, 1-3-flowered ; 
sepals with villous edges: exterior ones sagittate ; corolla tubu- 
lar. bh. ^. S. Native of the interior parts of India, as at 
Cawnpore, where it was collected by General Hardwicke. 
Conv. calycinus, Roxb. in Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 51. Conv. 
Hardwíckii, Spreng. syst. 4. p. 60. Stems terete. Leaves 1-2 
inches long.  Petioles pilose. Peduncles villous, furnished with 
small, acute bracteoles at the apex. Corolla white. Seeds vil- 
lous, particularly on the angles. 
Large-calyx Aniseia. Shrub twining. 
_2 A. Arzetn; downy ; leaves cordate-sagittate, acuminated : 
hind lobes obtuse; peduncles 3-4-flowered ; calyx foliaceous, 
involucriform ; bracteas lanceolate. ©.? ^. S. Native of 
Sierra Leone, in humid places. Corolla yellow, with a brown 
bottom, 5-lobed, with acute segments. 
Afzelius’s Aniseia. Pl. twining. ; 
3 A. me`pium (Choisy, l. c.) stems glabrous ; leaves sessile, 
linear-lanceolate, hastately acuminated, auriculately toothed at 
the base; peduncles shorter than the leaves, 1-flowered ; exte- 
rior sepals sagittately cordate. ©.%.S. Native of the East 
Indies, Java, and Madagascar. Conv. médium, Lin. spec. 218, 
exclusive of the syn. of Rheed; but not of Wall. nor Willd. 
Desr. in Lam. dict. 3. p. 542. Conv. Javanénsis, Gare. herb. ex 
Burm. fl. ind. p. 43. Stems and peduncles angular. Auricles 
of leaves stem-clasping. Leaves glabrous. Bracteas ovate, 
acuminated. Auricles of outer sepals rounded or toothed ; the 
2 inner sepals acute. Corolla yellow, a little longer than the 
calyx. What is Conv. medium, Lour.? 
Intermediate Aniseia. Pl. tw. 
.* A. uNiFLORA (Choisy, l. c. p. 483.) stem glabrous or 
pilose at the apex, prostrate; leaves oblong, on very short 
petioles, mucronate at the apex, glabrous; peduncles equal in 
length to the petioles, 1-flowered; outer sepals joined obliquely 
at the base. y. S. Native of the East Indies, as of Silhet, 
Malabar, and Goalpara; also of Java. Conv. unifldrus, Desr. 
in Lam. dict. 3. p. 544. Burm. ind. 47. t. 21. f.2. Conv. 
emarginatus, Vahl, symb. 3. p. 28. Ipomoega uniflora, Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 4. p. 247. Conv. Rheédii, Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 
70. Wight, ill. ind. bot. p. 17. t. 8. Conv. Béntiru, Ham. 
herb. Ben-tiru-Tali, Rheed, mal. 11. p. 111. t. 54. Stem 
terete, radicant. Leaves 1-2 inches long; lower ones some- 
times emarginate. Peduncles nutant, beset with brown hairs, 
and usually furnished with 2 linear, villous bracteas at apex. 
Corolla white, exceeding the calyx a little, clothed with brown 
Anisria. XVIII. Potymerra. 295 
hairs outside. 
inside. 
One-flowered Aniseia. Pl. prostrate. 
5 A. BiFLORA (Choisy, l. c.) stem pilose; leaves cordate-ob- 
long ; peduncles twin, shorter than the petioles; outer sepals 
cordate-oblong. ©. H. Native of China. Ipomoe'a biflora, 
Pers. ench. 1. p. 183. Conv. biflórus, Lin. spec. 168. but not 
of Forsk. Stems terete. Petioles pilose. Peduncles hairy, 
approximating nearly into one at the base. Corolla white, cam- 
panulate, smal]. Stigma purple. 
Two-flowered Aniseia. Pl. erect or diffuse. 
6 A. BanLERIOlpES (Choisy, l. c. p. 284.) stems elongated, 
downy; leaves oblong, attenuated at the apex, usually obtuse, 
entire at the base, or hardly cordate, on very short petioles ; 
peduncles 1-flowered, exceeding the petioles; outer sepals ob- 
long-lanceolate, acute; corolla long, tubularly funnel-shaped. 
X.G. Native of India, as of Gorackpur, Sukanagur, Kamaon, 
Mysore, &c. Conv. oblóngus, Wall. cat. no. 1382. Cony. 
subacaülis, and Conv. barlerioides, Ham. herb. Wall. cat. no. 
2256. Stems beset with grey or yellow down. Root thick, 
twisted. Leaves often mucronate, 1-2 inches long, clothed with 
adpressed hairs on both surfaces. ^ Peduncles and petioles 
downy. Calyx villously downy. Corolla with an entire pli- 
cate limb, smoothish, 2-2 times longer than the calyx. 
Barliria-like Aniseia. Pl. diffuse. 
7 A.saLiciFOLIA (Choisy, l. c. p. 482.) glabrous ; leaves lan- 
ceolate, serrated, on short petioles; calyx angular. X.S. Na- 
tive of St. Domingo. Conv. salicifolius, Desr. in Lam. dict. 3. 
p.542. Leaves acute at both ends, 3-4 inches long. Peduncles 
I-flowered, shorter than the leaves. Bracteas small, subulate, 
under the tops of the peduncles. Sepals large, acute at both 
ends. 
Willow-leaved Aniseia. Pl. diffuse. 
8 A. Manrixice ssis. (Choisy, l. c.) glabrous; stems terete, 
creeping; leaves elliptic; peduncles 1-flowered, longer than the 
leaves: the 3 outer sepals ovate, acute, very large, and very 
loose: the 2 inner ones much smaller, lanceolate, acuminated. 
2L. S. Native of Martinico, in shady, inundated places. Conv. 
Martinicénsis, Jacq. amer. p. 26. t. 17. pict. p. 19. t. 29. 
Willd. spec. 1. p. 878.—Loefi. itin. p. 231. Leaves 2 inches 
long. Bracteas small. Corolla white. 
Martinico Aniseia. Pl. creeping. 
Cult. Elegant plants when in blossom. See Calonjction, 
p. 264, for the culture of the perennial, herbaceous kinds; and 
Pharbitis, p. 263, for the annual species. 
Capsule glabrous, but clothed with silky hairs 
XVIII. POLYMERIA (from zodve, polys, many ; and pepe, 
meris, a part; in allusion to the stigma being divided into many 
parts.) R. Br. prod. p. 488. Choisy, in mem. soc. phys. gen. 
6. p. 484. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 
rolla funnel-shaped, plicate. Style one; stigmas 4-6, acute. 
Ovarium 2-celled; cells 1-seeded. Capsule 2-4-valved, 1- 
celled, 1-2-seeded.—Diffuse or creeping, non-lactescent herbs, 
natives of Australia. Peduncles axillary, bi-bracteate. This 
genus differs from Convólvulus, in the greater number of stigmas, 
and the cells of the ovarium being only 1-seeded. 
1 P. catycina (R. Br. prod. p. 488.) sepals unequal: outer 
ones cordate at the base; seeds glabrous. %.G. Native of 
New South Wales, and New Holland, within the tropic. 
Var. a; leaves oblong, obtuse, smoothish. Y. G. 
of New South Wales, about Port Jackson. 
Var. B; leaves oblong-linear, clothed with very fine down. 
%. S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 
Native 
