Hoya.) XCV. ASCLEPIADES. (J. D. Hooker.) . 61 
35. H. Thomsoni, Hook. f. ; petioles and leaves beneath sparsely pilose, 
leaves 2-3 in. oblong or obovate-oblong acuminate very thick, umbels axillary, 
peduncle short puberulous tip at length thickened and scarred, corolla-lobes 
with fringed margins glabrous or pubescent within.—Hoya, n. 12, H. f. & T. 
Knasta Mrs. ; Churra, alt. 3-4000 ft., J. D. H. § T. T. 
Stem slender, rooting. Leaves not very fleshy, 2-14 in. broad, midrib obscure, 
base obtuse or rounded, nerves very faint, arched; petiole 1-4 in. Peduncle 4-1 in., 
pubescent; pedicels glabrous or sparsely puberulous. Sepals glabrous, ovate, acute. 
Corolla Y in. diam., lobes acute. Coronal-processes obovate with the broad end out- 
wards, concave above with a boss, inner angle produced into a short erect spur as long 
as the anther-tip.—The pubescence of the leaves is very obscure in dried specimens. 
36. H. diversifolia, Blume Bijd. 1064; quite glabrous, leaves 2-3 in. 
broadly obovate or elliptic obtuse or apiculate very thick margins recurved, 
nerves indistinct, peduncles and short icels stout, corolla puberulous within, 
follicles very thick. Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 518; Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 
637. H. orbiculata, Wall. in Wight Contrib. 36 ; Wall. Cat. 8151; Dene. l.c. 
—Sussuela esculenta, Rumph. Herb. Amb. v. 467, t. 175, f. 2. 
Burma; at Prome, Wallich. Matacca, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1130).—Disrris. 
Java, Amboyna. 
A stout climber. Leaves 13-23 in. diam., base acute or rounded, nerves arched ; 
petiole 1—3 in. Peduncle 4-4 in., very thick; pedicels about 3 in. Sepals small, 
elliptic, obtuse, glabrous (ciliate, Maingay). Corolla à in. diam., cream-coloured ; 
lobes broad. Coronal-processes pale pink, short, thick, ovate, with the broad end out- 
wards concave above, with a boss near the centre, inner angle produced into a short, 
erect spur shorter than the anther-tip. ollicles 6 in. long., $ in. diam., falcate, 
sublinear ; pericarp thick, apparently 2 in. or more. Seeds about } in. long. 
37. H. coriacea, Blume Bid. 1063; Rumphia, iv. t. 187 ; nearly glabrous, 
leaves 3-5 in. long-petioled elliptic or oblong or obovate-oblong acute or acumi- 
nate thinly coriaceous reticulated, base rounded, midrib and slender nerves 
Very distinct, peduncles and pedicels long, sepals linear pubescent, corolla 
villous within. Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 521; Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 638; 
Bot. Mag. +. 4518, copied in Fl, des Serres, t. 578; Pant. Fl. Gard. i. f. 55; 
Lemaire Jard. Fleur, t. 37. HH. Brunoniana, Wight Contrib. 37; Wall. Cat. 
8163; Dene. l. c. 636. 
PzNaxG, Wallich. Matacca, Griffith, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1131, 1134).— 
Distrre, Java, Borneo. u . 
A stout climber. Leaves variable, 13-2] in. broad, shining above, far more thin 
than in any Indian congener; petiole 4-3 in. Peduncle 2-5 in.; pedicels 3~1 in. 
Sepals as long as the corolla-tube. Corolla $ in. diam., dirty straw-coloured or 
reddish ; lobes ineurved when dry. Coronal-processes white, ovoid, inflated, subacute, 
the narrow end outwards, inner angle cuspidate shorter than the anther-tip, * pollen- 
masses very slender, with trigonous pedicels and minute corpuscles," Maingay.—The 
comparatively membranous leaves with conspicuous reticulate nervation, unlike that 
of Hoya, at once distinguish this species. 
38. H. pendula, Wight Ic. t. 474 (not of Contrib.) ; branchlets and 
umbels sparsely hairy, leaves 13—3 in. elliptic-ovate or -lanceolate acute thick 
nerves distinct, margins recurved, peduncles short, pedicels longer, sepals lanceo- 
late, corolla-lobes silkily villous. Dalz. $ Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 152. Asclepias 
pendula, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 36. 
x Deccan Pentnsuta; the Cirears, Rorburgh; Western Ghats, and the Concan, 
immo ; Nil hills, Wight. TUO 
Stem rather slender, hairiness very inconspicuous. Leaves 13-24 in. diam., like 
those of H. ovalifolia, but margins recurved when dry, base narrow or rounded; 
