Hoya.] XCV. ASCLEPIADEE. (J. D. Hooker.) 99 
Matacca, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1137). 
. Stem rather slender, twining. Leaves 1-1j in. diam., intramarginal nerve very 
distinct ; petiole 4-2 in. Peduncles 4 in., pedicels 1-13 in. Sepals ovate, obtuse, 
puberulous. “ Corolla white,” Maingay; lobes obcordate, apiculate, inflexed (when 
dry). Coronal-processes longer than the corolla-tube, suberect, laterally subcom- 
pressed, ovate-oblong, obtuse, upper (inner) surface grooved, inner angle produced 
into a short subulate erect point. 
^^ 28. H. Griffithii, Hook. f: 5 glabrous, leaves 6-9 in. narrowly oblanceo- 
late or linear-oblong acute or acuminate very thick, nerves nearly horizontal, 
pedunele long stout, sepals large coriaceous, corolla 14 in. diam. glabrous 
within, 
Krasta Mrs., Griffith; Nowgong, alt. 2-4000 ft. J. D. H. & T. T. 
, A stout climber. Leaves distant, 1-2 in. diam., midrib stout, nerves quite obscure 
in some, in others distinct and forming large areoles; petiole j-1 in., very thick. 
Peduncle 2-4 in., as thick as the branch ; pedicels 1-1} in., very stout. Sepals 1-3 
in., oblong, obtuse, coriaceous. Corolla purple? glabrous within, lobes acute. Coro- 
nal-processes produced upwards from a suborbicular base into an erect stiff obtuse 
Spur as long as the anther-tip, the orbicular base is 2-lamellate below.—In the large 
calyx this approaches H. coronaria. It has been flowered at Fallowfield (Manchester) 
by Mr. Swan, 
29. E. imperialis, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1846, t. 68 in note, and in Journ. 
Hort. Soc. v. 80, with woodcut ; leaves 6-9 in. elliptic or linear-oblong obtuse 
apiculate very thick puberulous or glabrate beneath, peduncles and pedicels 
long stout, sepals rounded-ovate, corolla 21-3 in. diam., follicles stout woody. 
Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 3397, copied in FI. des Serres, iv. t. 393, 394 ; Ann. de Gand, 
1848, t. 228. ? H. speciosa, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 635. ? Asclepias Sus- 
suela, Roxb, Fl. Ind. ii. 31, excl. syn. 
Matacca, Maingay.—Distrm. Borneo, ? Amboyna. _ 
A lofty stout climber. Leaves 14-24 in. diam., rarely acute, shining, base often 
narrowed and cordate, midrib very stout, nerves quite horizontal; petiole 4-4 in. 
Peduncles 3-10 in.; pedicels 2-3, and sepals pubescent. Corolla leathery, dull 
purple, puberulous near the corona, lobes triangular acute. Coronal-processes white, 
laterally compressed, erect, turgid, obtuse, inner angle shortly produced into a subu- 
late point. Follicles 9 in. long. by 1j in. diam., straight, lanceolate, finely acuminate, 
pubescent ; pericarp thickly coriaceous, endocarp hard. Seeds j in. long. 
30. H. Wightii, Hook. f.; quite glabrous, leaves 3-4 in. long-petioled 
elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate rarely orbicular acute at both ends thick, margins 
recurved, nerves distinct horizontal or nearly so, peduncles much shorter than 
the pedicels, sepals linear-oblong, follicles slender. H. pendula, Wight § Arn. 
Contrib. 36 (excl. syn.) ; Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 625; Grah. Cat. Bomb. Fi. 
119. H. pallida, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. FI. 152.—Hoya, n. 27, Herb. Ind. Or. 
H. f. & T. 
Deccan PreNiNsULA ; from the Bombay Ghats to the Nilgherry Mts. 
A stout climber. Leaves 14-2 in. broad, margins often revolute, tip obtuse often 
produced, nerves loosely netted ; petiole 4-1 in. Peduncles à-] in.; pedicels stout, 
lin. Sepals glabrous. Corolla 1-3 in. diam.,cream-coloured, glabrous within, margins. 
puberulous. Coronal-processes ascending, short, inflated, obtuse, concave above, inner 
angle produced into a short erect spur. Follicles 4 in. long, slender, straight, pericarp 
thin.—For the distinctions between this and H. ovalifolia see the latter plant. 'The 
vars. Rheedei and nilgherrensis, Wight, are not distinguishable. 
e. Leaves orbicular ovate-oblong or broadly elliptic, rarely lanceolate, penni- 
nerved, nerves arching (not prominently 8—5-nerved from the base). See also. 
H. polyneura and H. Lobbit. 
