Atherandra.] ^ xcv. AscLEPIApEE. (J. D. Hooker.) 9 
9. ATHERANDEA, Dene. 
Slender glabrous twining shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers in axillary and 
terminal slender peduncled dichotomous cymes. Calyx-tube turbinate, lobes 
with quadrate crenulate glands within. Corolla rotate; lobes long, slender, 
overlapping and sharply twisted to the right, forming a long-beaked bud. 
Coronal processes 5, filiform, at the back of the bases of the filaments. Stamens 
at the base of the corolla; filaments distinct, alternating with large erect 
glands; anthers sagittate, conniving over and adnate to the stigma, tips elongate, 
filiform ; pollen-masses in pairs in each cell, granular; appendages of the cor- 
puscles dilated. Ovary partly sunk in the broad calyx-tube ; stigma elongate- 
conical, 2-fid. Fruit unknown. 
A. acutifolia, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 497. A. pubescens, Blume 
regie: i. 147,t.9. A. cuspidata, Blume l.c.  Cryptolepis filiformis, Wall. 
at. 4458, 
Prnane, Wallich—Disrrip. Java. 
Branches and leaves beneath glabrous or sparingly pubescent. Leaves 1-2 by 
1-1} in., oblong or obovate-oblong, finely abruptly acuminate ; nerves 6-8 pairs, 
strong beneath, arched ; petiole è- in. Cymes numerous, quite glabrous, spreading, 
longer than the leaves; bracts small, deciduous; pedicels thickened towards the 
turbinate tip, Calyx-lobes ovate, acute, erect or reflexed. Corolla 4-3 in. diam., long 
and slenderly beaked in bud. 
10. STREPTOCAULON, Wight $ Arn. 
. Twining tomentose herbs or shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers small or 
minute, in lax sessile or peduncled trichotomous panicled cymes. Calyx minute, 
glandular within. Corolla rotate ; lobes ovate, overlapping to the right; buds 
shortly conical. Coronal-scales 5, filiform, adnate to the back of the filaments. 
Stamens at the base of the corolla; filaments very short, alternating with 
minute teeth ; anthers conniving over and adnate to the stigma, tip with an 
obtuse triangular process ; pollen-masses in pairs in each cell, granular; append- 
ages of the minute corpuscles dilated. Stigma convex, 2-lobed. Follicles 
] varicate, terete, smooth, not winged.—DısrrIB. Species 6; Indian and 
ayan. 
l. S. Kleinii, Wight $ Arn. Contrib. 65; shrubby, climbing, leaves 
rineate-obovate base cordate with softly appressed white tomentum beneath, 
ves 7-10 pairs, cymes pubescent shorter than the leaves. Dene. in DC. 
‘odr, viii, 496. 
Deccan PENINSULA ; Klein. l 
sunk aves 2-3 by 1-13 in., coriaceous, above puberulous closely reticulated with 
t nerves, beneath pale buff when dry; nerves and reticulation faintly seen 
8 aueh the tomentum ; petiole 4-3 in. Cymes with a stout peduncle "e in» 
uma gly shortly di-tri-chotomously branched, branchlets very short 1-245; racts 
dia entose, persistent, Sepals hirsute, ovate, subacute, 1-2-glandular. Corolla ġ in. 
Mss lobes ovate, subacute, sparingly hirsute externally, glabrous within. 
iB: Wallichii, Wight § : shrubby, climbing, leaves 
s Wight & Arn. Contrib. 65; shrubby, 
pa ay or narrowly elliptic acute at both ends finely acuminate softly brown- 
Men beneath, nerves 6-8 pairs, cymes much branched many-fld. ispidly 
viii, 496. t, flowers quite glabrous. Wall. Cat. 8249; Dene. in DC. à 
