Aselepias. | LXXXV, ASCLEPIADEE (BROWN). 315 
Sepals 4~6 lin. long; staminal-column 
3 lin. long . 4 4 z . LL. A. spectabilis, 
Coronal-lobes without a horn or appendage 
within. 
Coronal-lobes distinctly shorter than the 
staminal-column . . 5. A. lineolata. 
Coronal-lobes reaching to the level of the 
top of the staminal-column or be- 
yond, 
Coronal-lobes complicate, glabrous 
within, 
Inflexed sides of the coronal-lobes 
broad, somewhat hatchet- 
shaped, truncate, rising above 
the level of the apex of the 
lube : : c ; f 
Inflexed sides of the coronal-lobes 
produced at the middle into 
deltoid acute teeth. 
Leaves elongate-ovate, tapering to 
an acute apex; peduncles 
23-4 in. long. : : 
Leaves oblong, scarcely or not 
at all narrowing towards the 
apex; peduncles 3-1in. long 8. A. robust. 
Coronal-lobes cucullate, at least in the 
basal part, papillose or with a 
transverse papillate-pubescent line 
within, (See also 44. Ad. schu- 
manniana in which the leaves 
are sometimes rounded at the 
base.) 
Coronal-lobes 1-2 lin. long; sta- . 
minal-column 1} lin. long —.: 48. A. modesta. 
Coronal-lobes 23 lin. long ; staminal- 
column 4 lin. long . : a 47. 
ttlcaves acute or cuneate at the base. (See also 
1. A. densiflora, in which the leaves are some- 
times cuneate at the base.) 
Leaves 1-21 in. long; corolla-lobes not zeflexed. 
Corolla violaceous or veined with violet-purple, 
often drying dark brown . ‘ : . 
Corolla pink or white. (See 48. 4. modesta and 
47. A. rubella.) 
Leaves 23-5 in. long; corolla-lobes reflexed. 
Corolla red =, : i 2 . 15. A. curassavicd. 
Corolla white or greenish-white ‘ : - 16. A. Physocarpa. 
uves narrow, at least 5 (usually 10-20) times as long as 
broad, linear, linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, never 
_ broader at the base than at its middle. 
tUmbels racemosely arranged along the stem one above 
another (not subcorymbose), several or numerous, 
rarely only 3-4 to a stem; peduncles all sub- 
equal, 
TLeaves much exceeding the peduncle and usually 
6. A. Schweinfurthii. 
7. A. conspicua. 
A. rubella. 
44, A. schumaniiaua. 
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