56 XCV. ASCLEPIADEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Hoya. 
1} in., stouter than the branch; pedicels 1 in. Sepals ovate. Corolla 4-3 in. diam., 
white, lobes obtuse.— Very similar to H. Nummularia, but the leaves are covered with 
minute papille (when dry). 
15. H. obcordata, Hook. f., stem very slender minutely rough and here 
and there hairy, leaves obcordate or obreniform. 
Sıxxım Hnrataya ; Chakoong, alt. 4—6000 ft., J. D. H., Yoksun, Clarke. 
Stem creeping and rooting. Leaves | in. long, sometimes broader than long, lobes 
rounded, sinus acute, base rounded or subacute, rather thin, opaque, nerves obscurely 
reticulate ; petiole 4-3, in. Flowers in a drawing in Herb. Kew (by Jerdon) in a 
loose peduncled umbel ; pedicels slender. Corolla 4 in. diam., white, lobes triangular 
with villous margins.—Possibly a form of H. Nummularia or serpens, but if so a very 
remarkable one, 
16. H. vaccinioides, Hook. f.; quite glabrous, branches very long 
slender pendulous, leaves } in. elliptic subacute fleshy nerves obsolete. 
Upper Assam; Mishmi Mts., by the Thumat river, Griffith. 
Follicles 3 in. long, slender, straight, pericarp thin. i 
17. XX. bella, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4402; stem petioles and peduncles pu- 
bescent, leaves 1 in. sub-bifarious ovate acute, peduncles very short, pedicels 
longer, sepals oblong ciliate. Part. Magaz. xv. t. 243; Fl. des Serres, iv. t. 999 
(copted from Bot. Mag.). 
TrnasseriM; Taungkota mountain, Moulmein, T. Lobb. . 
Leaves deep green, recurved, nerveless when fresh, midrib strong beneath ; petiole 
in. Peduncle } in. ; pedicels $ in. Sepals small. Corolla $ in. diam., pure white, 
g 
abrous within; lobes very short, subacute. Coronal-processes violet, boat-shaped, 
concave above, inner angle acute.—I have seen no specimens. 
b. Leaves very narrow, lanceolate oblanceolate or linear, rarely 1 in. broad; 
nerves invisible or very obscure. 
18. Kt. retusa, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. iv. 294; quite glabrous, 
leaves very narrow gradually dilating from the base to the obeordate broad 
tip feshy, flowers subsolitary, corolla puberulous within. Dalz. § Gib. 
omb. FI. 153. l 
The Concan; on the Ghats, Dalzell, &c. 
Stem very slender. Leaves 14-2 in. by 1-3 at the broad tip, midrib very strong; 
petiole 4-4 in. Flowers 1-3-nate; pedicels slender. Sepals minute, ovate. Corolla 
$ in. diam., white with a pink corona; lobes very broad, acute.  Coronal-lobes hori- 
zontal, ovate, shorter than the corolla-tube, broad end outwards, inner angle acute. 
19. H. paucifiora, Wight Ic. t. 1269 (parviflora in text) ; quite glabrous, 
leaves 1-2 in. linear-lanceolate obtuse very thick, peduncles very short few- 
fid., pedicels long slender, corolla glabrous within. H. Wightiana, Thwaites 
Enum. 199. 
MALABAR and Travancore; Cochin and Courtallam, Wight. CEYLON; central 
province, alt. 3-5000 ft., Walker, &e. 
A very slender climber. Leaves rarely more than 4 in. broad, margins often 
recurved; petiole j3,-3 in. Peduncle scarcely exceeding the petiole. Sepals small, 
narrow. Corolla $ in. diam., white. Coronal-processes pink, short, ovoid, obtuse, 
concave above, inner angle produced into a recurved spur.—I see no difference 
between the Ceylon and Deccan plants. 
20. H. longifolia, Wall. in Wight. Contrib. 36; Cat. 8154; glabrous, 
leaves 4-8 in. narrowly oblanceolate acuminate very fleshy, peduncle long oT 
short smooth and pedicels glabrous, corolla alaleone margins pubescent, 
