Ceropegia. | XCV. ASCLEPIADEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) 75 
pedicels very short; bracts setaceous. Sepals } in. Corolla sub-cylindric; lobes 
lanceolate at the base, tips slightly dilated. Follicles 4 in. long, slender. Seeds io In. 
long, linear-oblong. 
33. C. odorata, Nimmo in Grah. Cat. Bomb. Pl. 118; nearly glabrous, 
leaves short-petioled lanceolate acuminate, peduncles short hispid’ many and 
dense-fld., corolla 1 in. slender straight base not swollen, lobes very narrow 
erect, coronal lobes minute glabrous. 
The Concan ; Salsette, Nimmo, Law. 
Stem slender, glabrous. Leaves 3-4 by 1-3 in., rather firm, glabrous or minutely 
puberulous above; petiole 4-3 in. Peduncles i-i in. pedicels very short; bracts. 
squarrose, Sepals } in., recurved. Corolla one of the narrowest of the genus, yellow, 
Sweet-scented, lobes variable in length, at first united by the tips, soon free. 
34. C. ensifolia, Beddome Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. 173; stem glabrous, leaves 
subsessile or short-petioled elongate linear acute or apiculate nerveless finely 
reticulate, peduncles hispid often very long, sepals small, corolla 1 in. slender 
Straight base inflated, lobes linear erect, coronal lobes 5 short obtuse ciliate, 
processes long linear erect. 
Travancore ; Anamallay hills, alt. 3-3500 ft., Beddome. 
_ Root tuberous. Stem very slender. Leaves 4-7 by $-4 in., firm, glabrous or 
minutely puberulous above, finely reticulate beneath ; petiole 0-4 in. Peduncles 1-5 
in., often bearing a succession of fascicles of flowers; pedicels very short. Sepals $ 
e . Corolla greenish-white, lobes as long or longer than the tube. ollicles 
in. 
. 95. C. albiflora, Hook. f.; pubescent, leaves short-petioled ovate- or 
linear-lanceolate nerves distinct oblique, peduneles hispid often very long, 
sepals subulate, corolla 14-2 in. slender straight base not inflated, lobes linear 
erect, coronal lobes 5 very short ciliate processes long linear erect. 
TRAvANcoRE ; near Peermede, alt. 3500-4500 ft., Beddome. 
Very similar to C. ensifolia, in habit, inflorescence, bracts, &c., but, as I am assured 
by Colonel Beddome, quite distinct, more hispidly pubescent, with much broader 
distinetly nerved leaves and white flowers. The peduncle is sometimes 8 in. long, and 
bears 4 or 5 remote sessile fascicles of flowers. 
36. C. Beddomei, Hook. f.; sparsely pubescent, leaves subsessile elon- 
gate linear-lanceolate acuminate, nerves very slender, peduncle stout hispid 
few-fld., sepals filiform, corolla 3 in. long slightly curved, tube slender swollen 
below funnel-shaped above, lobes slender elongate erect villous within, coronal 
lobes very short notched ciliate processes broad hooked. 
TRAVANCORE ; Peermede, alt. 2500 ft., Beddome. | CocutN, Johnston. 
Stem hispid above. Leaves 5-6 by 4-4 in., rather firm, finely acuminate, narrowed 
to the base, sparsely puberulous on both surfaces, midrib strong, nerves few and 
extremely fine, Peduncle 1-3 in. stout, pedicels short. Sepals 1-3 in. Corolla dark 
purple, 4 in. diam. at the mouth, lobes gradually narrowed from the base to the tips. 
—I have seen but one good specimen of this, Colonel Beddome's; that from Cochin is 
imperfect, and appears to have straight coronal processes. 
DOUBTFUL AND UNDESCRIBED SPECIES. 
C. micans, Nimmo, and C. arcra, Nimmo, from the Concans, and mentioned by 
name only in Graham Cat. Bomd, Pl. 118, are unknown to me. 
C. srrtora, Linn. Fl. Zeyl. 46, and Sp. Pl. 211; from Ceylon. The only charac- 
ter given for this, “ peduncles 2-flowered," may apply to any Ceylon species. Wight 
refers it doubtfully to C. tuberosa, which is not a Ceylon plant. 
