192 CI. CONYOLVULACEEX. (C. B. Clarke.) [ Lettsomia. 
tubular-campanulate, rose-coloured, hirsute without. Capsule 4 in., red, as are the 
fruiting sepals within. 
Var. osyrensis ; leaves softly hairy above white-tomentose or somewhat fuscous-, 
villous beneath. Ipomea osyrensis, Roth Nov. Sp. 117. Argyreia osyrensis, Chois. 
in DC. Prodr. ix. 334.—Deccan Peninsula, frequent. Tenasserim, Helfer. Ceylon, 
abundant.—Distris. Ava. 
2. L. mysorensis, Clarke; leaves elliptic cordate mucronate glabrous 
above white-tomentose beneath, peduncles long grooved when dry, corymbs 
small, bracts shorter than the sepals deciduous, outer sepals ovate inner much 
smaller narrow.— Argyreia n. 29, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T. 
Mysore; G. Thomson. . 
Scandent ; branches closely white-tomentose. Leaves 5 by 3 in., subobtuse with à 
muero; petiole 3 in. Peduncles 3-5 in.; outer bracts } in., obovate, white-tomentose, 
caducous, inner } in., oblong; outer sepals 4 in. white-tomentose, inner } in. oblong. 
Corolla as of L. aggregata. Anthers exserted. Fruit not seen.—Closely allied to L. 
aggregata, 
3. L. bella, Clarke; leaves ovate-cordate acute glabrous or softly hairy 
above white-tomentose beneath, peduncles terete shorter than the leaves, flowers 
capitate, bracts small spathulate or oblong, outer sepals elliptic densely white 
hirsute. 
Cuota Naoporg, alt. 2000 ft., frequent; Clarke. 
Scandent ; branches white-woolly. Leaves 4 in.; petiole 3 in. Peduncles 13 
in., rarely exceeding the petioles; bracts ł4-4 in. Outer sepals 1-3 in., elliptic 
lanceolate, in fruit enlarged, subovate, coriaceous; inner sepals gradually smaller; 
sepals all densely patently white-hirsute. Corolla as of L. aggregata, more hirsute. 
Anthers exsert. ypsule 4 in., red.—Convolvulus vestitus, Wall. Cat. 1411, from the 
Nepal Terai, appears to be this plant; but, if so, Wallich's flowers which are 1j in. 
long, cannot belong to it. 
_ 4 L. bracteosa, Clarke; leaves elliptic acute glabrescent above Spar 
ingly fuscous-villous beneath, peduncles short, flowers capitate, bracts im 
orbicular tomentose persistent, sepals 3 in. orbicular in fruit. 
Prev; McLelland, &c. 
Seandent ; branches glabrescent. Leaves 3 by 1} in.; petiole 1 in. Peduncles à 
in., woolly ; heads dense, softly hirsute. Flowers not seen. Capsule red.—Resembles 
Convolvulus multibracteatus, Wall. Cat. 1408 (= Argyreia tomentosa, Chois. in 
Prodr. ix. 333), from Ava, in which the bracts are ovate shortly acute, the sepals 
linear-lanceolate. 
** Corolla more than 1 in, long, anthers included, 
5. L. elliptica, Wight, note to Ic. t. 1356; leaves elliptic subacute 
glabrescent ‘above sparsely strigose beneath, corymbs loose, bracts caducous, 
sepals ; in ovate, corolla 1} in. nearly glabrous without. C. ellipticus, Spreng: 
Syst. i. 613; Wall. Cat. 1380. C. laurifolius, Roxb. Hort. Beng. 13, and 4 
Ind. i. 470, and ed. Carey & Wall. ii. 50, 573. Ipomæa elliptica, Roth Nov. 
Sp. 113. I. laurifolia, Sweet Hort. Brit. ed. 2. 372. Argyreia elliptica, Cho 
Convolv. Or. 35, and in DC. Prodr. ix. 330 (excl. syn. Wall. Cat. 138), 
1417); Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 169. 
Deccan PrNiNSULA, Wight, &. CRYroN; central province, not uncommon. 
Scandent ; innovations villous, soon glabrous or sparingly grey-pubescent. Leaves 
4 by 2 in., base rhomboid or rounded; petiole 14 in. Peduncles 2-5 in., or short, oF 
leafy, 0 when the corymbs have an outer bract ; pedicels 1-] in. Sepals obtuse, 1» 
fruit orbicular, coriaceous, patent. Corolla pale purple. Berry 4-4 in. diam. 
depressed-globose, orange-brown. 
