60 XCV. ASCLEPIADEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Hoya. 
31. H. caudata, Hook. f. ; glabrous, leaves ovate acuminate very shortly 
petioled very thiek margins corrugate, pedicels short filiform, corolla pubescent 
within lobes tailed. 
Maracca, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1128). . 
Stem rather slender but woody. Leaves 2-3 in. diam., sparsely papillose on both 
surfaces, midrib and arching nerves faint; petiole 3 in., so thick as to appear globose. 
Peduncle (one only seen) nearly 2 in., with a thickened scarred tip; pedicels 3 in. 
Sepals linear-lanceolate, glabrous. Corolla 4-} in. diam., ** white, suffused with pink, 
Maingay ; lobes triangular, ending in slender tails of their own length. Coronal- 
processes horizontal, elliptic-ovate, broadest end outwards, coneave above, inner angle 
produced into a long subulate spur, which is much shorter than the very long filiform 
anther-tips. 
32. H. Arnottiana, Wight Contrib. 36; quite glabrous, leaves 3-8 in. 
elliptic or lanceolate thick acute or acuminate, nerves distinct, peduncles long 
or short stout, pedicels long, corolla glabrous within, coronal-processes large 
exceeding the tube. Wall. Cat. 8161; Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 638.—Hoya 
n. 38, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. $ T. 
TnoPrcAL HiwArava; Nepal, Wallich. Srxxiw ; alt. 1-3000 ft., J. D. H. Upper 
Assam ; Suddya, Griffith. 
A lofty climber, Leaves very variable, 2-4 in. diam. ; petiole 1-1 in. Peduncle 
1-3 in.; pedicels 1 in. Sepals broadly ovate, obtuse. Corolla 2 in. diam., scarcely 
papillose within, cream-coloured, lobes spreading, subacute. Coronal-processes white, 
ovate, subacute with the narrower end outwards, concave above, inner angle acute, 
shorter than the anther-tip. 
33. H. ovalifolia, Wight § Arn. Contrib. 37; quite glabrous, leaves 
2-4 in. elliptic or elliptic-ovate or -oblong or -lanceolate obtuse or acute very 
thick, nerves distinct, peduncles and pedicels stout, corolla glabrous within, 
coronal-processes exceeding the tube. Wight Ic. t. 847 (not good); Wall. Cat. 
8160 a; Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 638; Thwaites Enum. 198; Paxt. Fl. Gard. 
t. 23, copied in Lemaire Jard. Fleur. t. 04, f. 2. 
Nivcuerry Mrs. and Mancators, Wight. Ckvrow, in the Ambagamowa district 
Walker, &c. 
Stem slender. Leaves often subfascicled, 1-1} in. broad, very variable, acute at 
both ends; petiole 3-3 in. Peduncle short; pedicels 1-2 in. Sepals ovate, obtuse, 
glabrous. Corolla }-} in. diam., pale straw-coloured; lobes broad acute. Corona 
processes ovate, obtuse, broader end inwards, concave above, inner angle cuspidate. 
Follicles 5-6 in., very slender, curved, pericarp thin.— The arching nerves, flat leaf- 
margins and large corona distinguish this from H. Wightii. 
34. H. globulosa, Hook. f. in Gard. Chron. 1882, ii. 732, f. 115 ; more 
or less hairy, leaves 5-7 in. long-petioled elliptic or oblong cuspidate or acumi- 
nate base rounded midrib very stout, nerves distinct, peduncle long, pedicels 
villous, corolla nearly glabrous within. Floral Magazine, 1860, t. 406.—Hoy? 
n, 30 and 33; Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T. 
Sıxxım HrwarAYA; alt. 1-3000 ft, J. D. H., Clarke. Assam; Muku hills 
Simmonds. Cacuar, Keenan. CurrraGoNG ; at Seetakoond. J. D. H, 4 T. T. 
A stout climber, more or less hairy, the hairs long but very deciduous. Leaves 
2-33 in. diam., much like those of H. fusca, but with arching nerves; petiole 3-1 i?- 
Peduncle 3-4 in.; pedicels 1 in. Sepals rounded. Corolla j in. diam., cream- 
coloured; lobes short, ineurved. ^ Coronal-processes short, broadly elliptic, pink, 
concave above, inner angle produced into an erect spur which is shorter than the 
large broad anther-tips. Follicles 12-16 in. long, v lender, eylindrie, pericat? 
thin. Seeds 4 in. long, slender. & very slender, cylindric, p 
