"VL linifolius. Root woody, creeping. 
CONVOLVULACEJE. XXIX. EvorvuLvs. 
Vistnu-Glandi, Rheed. mal. 11. p. 131. t. 64. Flowers blue. 
In Ceylon, this plant has the name of Visnugarandi, from the 
Malabar deity Visnu and Garandi, which signifies the dysentery. 
It is reputed to be a sovereign remedy in that disorder, ex Burm. 
Chickweed-like Evolvulus. Fl, June, July. Clt. 1733. Pl. 
procumbent. 
3 E. vitiosus (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 30. t. 235. f. b.) 
diffuse, villous; branches ascending; lower leaves ovate-ellip- 
tic: uppermost floral ones minute; peduncles 1-2-flowered, 
longer than the leaves. 21. S. Native of Peru, on sandy hills ; 
and of New Holland, within the tropic. R. Br. prod. p. 489. 
Nearly allied to E. a/sinoides. Bracteas subulate. Corolla blue, 
spreading. Calyxes ciliated. 
Var. P, lanceolàtus (Poir. dict. 3. p. 459.) leaves lanceolate, 
nearly glabrous ; peduncles 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves. 
04. S. Corolla pale blue, rather large. 
Villous Evolvulus. Pl. procumbent. 
4 E. xummuta‘rius (Lin. spec. p. 891. Swartz, obs. p. 118.) 
stems branched, beset with short hairs, creeping, downy ; leaves 
roundish-oval, retuse or emarginate; flowers solitary or 3 toge- 
ther, pedunculate, shorter than the leaves. 2/. S. Native of 
Jamaica and Barbadoes, in meadows; as well as on the banks 
of the Mississippi. Lam. dict. 3. p. 539. Jacq. amer. pict. t. 
260. f. 28. Conv. nummularius, Lin. spec. ed. Ist. 157.— 
Sloane, jam. hist. 1. p. 157. t. 99. f. 2. Leaves hardly larger 
than those of Anagallis tenélla. Calyx hairy. Corolla pale 
blue, but white, ex Swartz. . Peduncles capillary, downy. 
Money-wort-leaved Evolvulus. Fl. Oct. Clt. 1816. 
trailing. 
5 E. veronicarouus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
117. t. 215.) stems creeping, pilose ; leaves petiolate, nearly or- 
bicular, somewhat retuse, cordate, smoothish; peduncles 1- 
flowered, about equal in length to the leaves. 2/. S. Native of 
New Granada, in temperate places, near Guadua. Neaily allied 
to E. nummulàrius. Calycine segments oblong-lanceolate, acu- 
minated, equal, with pilosely ciliated edges. Yourg leaves 
pilose on the nerves beneath. Peduncles pilose. Corolla pale 
blue; limb 5-toothed. Capsule 1-celled, 1-3-seeded. 
Speedwell-leaved Evolvulus. Pl. creeping. 
6 E. rixirOLiUs (Lin. spec. 392. syst. 299. amcen. acad. 4. p. 
306.) erect, villous; leaves linear-lanceolate, nearly sessile ; 
peduncles 1-3-flowered, a little longer than the leaves; styles 
4, approximating by pairs. ©. S. Native of Jamaica, St. 
Thomas's; and New Holland, within the tropic. Lam. ill. 
t. 216. f. 1. Conv. linifolius, Kniph. cent. 11. no. 26.— Brown. 
jam. p. 152. t. 10. f. 2. Leaves canescent. Corolla rather 
tubular, blue, small. 
Flax-leaved Evolvulus. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1782. Pl. 3 ft. 
7 E. pecu’mpens (R. Br. prod. p. 489.) plant prostrate, vil- 
lous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, nearly sessile; peduncles usually 
1-flowered, a little longer than the leaves; styles 2, bipartite. 
pe S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic. —Corollas 
lue ? 
Decumbent Evolvulus. Pl. decumbent. 
8 E. Java'sicus (Blum. bijdr. p. 724.) leaves linear-lanceo- 
late, sessile, clothed with silky villi; peduncles 1-flowered, bi- 
bracteare, length of leaves; stems woody at bottom. X. S. 
Native of Java, on the top of Mount Gede. 
Java Evo'vulus. Fl. February. Pl. trailing? 
9 E. pe‘piuis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. 3. p. 115.) 
stems elongated, filiform, procumbent, pilose ; leaves on short 
petioles, oblong, somewhat acuminated, silky from hairs on both 
surfaces ; peduncles usually 2-flowered, much exceeding the 
leaves. LS. Native at the foot of the Andes, about Quin- 
diu, near Abague ; of Mexico, near Jalapa, and near Hacienda 
de la Laguna. E. filiformis, Willd. herb. Nearly allied to E. 
Peduncles and pedicels 
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clothed with silky down. Corolla un- 
known. 
Weak Evolvulus. Pl. procumbent. 
10 E. sericzus (Swartz, prod. p. 55. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 576.) 
stems filiform, glabrous, or downy, procumbent ; leaves lanceo- 
late, sessile, silky beneath; peduncles short, 1-flowered. ©. 
S. Native of Jamaica, in arid, sandy places; and of Mexico, 
near Jalapa. Brown. jam. p. 153. no. 3. t. 10. f. 3. Very like 
E. linifolius. Leaves acutish, 3-nerved. Calyx silky outside ; 
segments lanceolate, acute, with recurved tops. Corolla white, 
with a short tube, and a 5-parted, spreading limb ; segments 
acute. Anthers blue. Capsule silky, 2-celled, many-seeded. 
Silky Evolvulus. Pl. procumbent. 
11 E. azureus (Schum, pl. guin. p. 166.) pilose; leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, silky beneath ; stems procumbent, fili- 
form ; peduncles 1-flowered, with a bibracteate joint towards 
the flower; calyx villous, with lanceolate segments. ©. S. 
Native of Guinea. Coroila rotate, blue, size of those of Ana- 
gállis cerilea. Capsule globose, glabrous, 1-celled, 4-seeded. 
Styles 4.  Stigmas simple. 
Azure-blue Evolvulus. | Pl. procumbent. 
12 E. cusrrpa'rus (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 116.) stems pro- 
cumbent, clothed with silky villi; leaves nearly sessile, oblong, 
cuspidately mucronate, clothed with silky villi on both surfaces, 
hoary; flowers nearly sessile, shorter than the.leaves. Y.S. 
Native about the Orinoco, in sandy places near Angostura and 
Villa Farrera. Calyx clothed with silky villi; segments lanceo- 
late, acuminately subulate, equal. Corolla unknown. Perhaps 
the same as the preceding. 
Cuspidate-leaved Evolvulus. Pl. procumbent. 
13 E. Cowwrnsówm (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 6. p. 197.) 
stems slender, shrubby at bottom; leaves small, linear-lanceo- 
late, silky beneath: lower ones lanceolate-oval; flowers axil- 
lary, almost sessile, solitary. ©.? S. Native of Monte Video. 
E. seríceus, Poir. dict. 3. p. 586. Pers. ench. 1. p. 288. 
Flowers white. 
Commerson’s Evolvulus. Pl. procumbent. 
14 E. 1NcA'wus (Pers. ench. 1. p. 288. H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. 3. p. 116.) stems tufted, diffuse, silky; leaves on 
short petioles, oblong-lanceolate, somewhat falcate, clothed with 
silky, silvery down on both surfaces; peduncles 1-flowered, 
equal in length to the leaves, or longer. kh.S. Native of 
Quito, among rubbish on the banks of the river Guallabamba. 
E. seríceus, Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 30. t. 252. f. 1. Calyx 
clothed with silvery, silky down ; segments lanceolate-subulate. 
Corollas blue. Capsule 1-4-seeded. 
Hoary Evolvulus. Pl, procumbent. 
15 E. aree’nrevs (R. Br. prod. 489.) plant diffuse, hoary ; 
branches elongated, undivided ; leaves lanceolate-ovate, nearly 
sessile, acute, silvery; peduncles l-flowered, about equal in 
length to the leaves. ©.? S. Native of New Holland, within 
the tropic, on the sea shore. Very nearly allied to E. incdnus ; 
but the leaves of that species are broader, ovate, and petio- 
late. 
Silvery Evolvulus. Pl. diffuse. 
16 E. norosEníceus (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 116.) procum- 
bent; leaves sessile, oblong, acute, glabrous above, silvery and 
silky beneath; flowers axillary, sessile. h. S. Native of 
New Granada, in fields; in La Culsta de Toluca; and near 
Ibague. Stem beset with silky hairs, as well as the calyx. 
Corolla blue. 
Whole-siiky Evolvulus. Pl. procumbent. 
17 E. anousti'ssimus (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 116.) stems 
rather procumbent, clothed with silky down; leaves sessile, 
linear-lanceolate, acuminately cuspidate, glabrous above, and 
clothed with silky hairs beneath; flowers almost sessile, shorter 
than the leaves. 24. S. Native along with E. cuspidatus. 
Capsule 2-seeded. 
