58 XCV. ASCLEPIADEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Hoya. 
Mag. t. 4347, has very similar flowers and leaves. Lindley figures the flower of H. 
pallida as nearly white, Paxton both figures and describes them as yellow. 
d. Leaves elliptic, oblong, or linear-oblong, penni-nerved, nerves very horizontal 
(sometimes oblique in H. Griffithii). 
24. H. fusca, Wall. Pl. As. Rar. i. 68, t. 75, and Cat, 8157 ; glabrous, 
leaves 6-9 in. linear-oblong acuminate fleshy midrib very thick, peduncles 
short and pedicels very stout, corolla pubescent within. Wight Contrib. 37; 
Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 639. 
Nepat, Wallieh ; Sikx1w, alt. 1-4000 ft. Kasra Mrs. and Peev. 
A stout climber. Leaves 14-2} in. diam., sides nearly parallel ; nerves numerous, 
quite horizontal; petiole thick, 3-1 in. Pedwncles sometimes terminal, 3-1 in., pedi- 
cels as long. Sepals broadly ovate, obtuse. Corolla } in. diam., yellow-brown, lobes 
spreading. Coronal-processes short, very thick, obtuse, concave above, inner angle 
ending in an erect or recurved spur as long as the anther-tip. Follicles 4-5 in. long 
by 4 in. diam., rather thick-walled, straight. Seeds 3 in. long. 
25. H. obtusifolia, Wight Contrib. 38; more or less puberulous, stem 
very stout, leaves 4-6 in. oblong rounded at both ends or tip acute or apiculate 
very thick, margins flat, midrib stout, peduncle stout, pedicels and calyx pubes- 
cent, corolla coriaceous pubescent without glabrous within. Wall. Cat. 8167 ; 
Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 638; Bot. Mag. t. 4969 (excl. syn. H. velutina). H. 
Teysmanniana, Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. 522. 
j TENASSERIM or ANDAMAN Isrps., Helfer. Penance ? Wallich.—DisrRis. Sumatra, 
ava. 
Branches as thick as the little finger or less. Leaves 14-2} in., broad, shining, 
nerves visible only when dried; petiole very thick, 3-1 in. Peduncle 1-3 in., at 
length terminating in a cylindric mass of scarred close set tubercles ; pedicels 3-1 in. 
Sepals large for the genus, oblong, obtuse, coriaceous. Corolla dull yellow, 1} in. 
diam. ; lobes erect, acute. — Corona/-processes short, obtuse, suberect, concave in frui 
inner angle ending in an erect or recurved spine longer than the anther-tip. Follicles 
not seen. 
26. H. coronaria, Blume Bijd. 1063, and Rumph. iv. 31, t. 182, f. 2 and 
. t. 104; leaves 3-4 in. elliptic or elliptic-ovate abruptly acuminate very thi 
ubescent beneath, base rounded, margins recurved, peduncle stout and pedicels 
arge, sepals pubescent, corolla coriaceous pubescent without glabrous within, 
follicles very thick. Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 516. H.velutina, Wight Contrib. 
35; Wall. Cat. 8150. Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 635. 
Maracca, Griffith, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1125), Pexaxa, ? Wallich.—JDisTRIP- 
Sumatra, Borneo. 
Stem stout, twining; young shoots, petioles, leaves beneath and inflorescence 
finely tomentose. Leaves 1-2 in. diath., nerves very obscure; petiole thick, }-4 in 
Peduncles 4-1 in., pedicels as long. Sepals rounded, thick. Corolla 1-1} in. diam. 
thick, “ cream white or yellowish speckled with purple,” Maingay; lobes erect °F 
incurved. C ocesses small, waxy, white, nearly hemispherical, very concave 
above and convex beneath, the inner angle shortly horizontally produced, obtuse. 
Follicles 6-8 in. long by 13-2 in. diam., subcylindric, obtuse, base gibbous, walls very 
thick, endocarp hard. Seeds } in. long.—The smaller shorter leaves with revolute 
margins distinguish this at once from H. obtusifolia; Wallich's habitat of Silhet is 
probably an error for Penang, from which island there is a drawing of this species 1? 
erb. Kew. Perhaps two species mixed here, a purple- and white-flowered. 
27. H. elliptica, Hook. f. ; glabrous, leaves 13-24 in. elliptic obtuse at 
both ends thin in texture nerves very prominent, peduncle very short, pedicels 
long slender, sepals very small, corolla glabrous without puberulous within. 
