212 CI. CONVOLVULACEE. (C. B. Clarke.) [ Ipomea. 
Var. macra; larger in all parts, peduncles sometimes 4~6 in., sepals 2 in., corolla 
2 in.—Sikkim, Assam and Khasia Mts., alt. 0-4000 ft., Griffith, J. D. H., &e.— 
Leaves 5 by 3 in.; petiole 3-4 in. Seeds exactly as of J. cymosa, but considered as a 
variety by Bentham (Fl. Austral. iv. 423). 
46. I. petaloidea, Chois. Convolv. Or. 69, and in DC. Prodr. ix. 360; 
glabrous, leaves ovate acute many of the upper lanceolate, peduncles short, 
bracts caducous, flowers subracemose, corolla large yellow shaggy without. Dene. 
in Nouv. Ann. Mus. iii. 392. I. xanthantha, Kurz For. Fil. ii. 219. Convol- 
vulus crispatulus, Wall. Cat. 1403. 
N. Ovpu; R. Thomson. All over Proms and Peau; Kurz.—Duisrris. Timor. 
Large, scandent. Leaves 5 by 34 in., base rounded or subcordate; upper 3j by 
3 in., base obtuse; petiole 14 in. Peduncles 1-1 in.; pedicels often 1 in. Sepals 
2 in. elliptic-ovate, obtuse or subacute, glabrous, hardly altered in fruit. Corolla 
1$ in. wide-tubed. Stamens inserted low down the tube; anthers ultimately 
twisted. Capsule 4 in., ovoid. Seeds minutely velvety, margins subvillous. 
Var. pauciflora; leaves smaller all oblong-lanceolate, peduncles 1-fld. rarely 
2-fld. Ipom:ea, n. 44, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. § T.—Kumaon; Thomson.—Though Dr. 
Thomson collected lower parts of the stem, there are no ovate leaves. 
47. I. Turpethum, Br. Prodr. 485 ; softly pubescent or glabrate, leaves 
ovate or oblong not acuminate, cymes few-fld., sepals ovate in fruit much 
enlarged, corolla largeish white, seeds smooth. Bot. Reg. t. 279; Chois. 
Convolv. Or. 68, and in DC. Prodr. ix. 860; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 165; 
Kurz For. Fl. ii, 918, I. anceps, Roem. & Sch. Syst. iv. 231; Blume Byd. 714; 
Chois. Convolv. Or. 68, and m DC. Prodr. ix. 360. I. triquetra, Roem. $ 
Sch. Syst. iv. 231. Convolvulus Turpethum, Zinn.; Roxb. Hort. Beng. l4, 
and Fl. Ind. i. 476, and ed. Carey & Wall. ii. 57 ; Wall. Cat. 1371; Bot. Mag. t. 
2093; Wight in Hook. Bot. Mise. iii. 297, suppl. t. 38; Hassk. Pl. Jav. Rar. 
518. C. anceps, Linn. Mant. 43. C. triqueter, Vahl Symb. iii. 30. Spiran- 
thera Turpethum, Bojer Hort. Maurit. 226. Operculina Turpethum, Manso 
Brasil. 16, 49. Argyreia alulata, Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 587. 
Throughout Inpa, alt. 0-3000 ft., and CEYLON, common.—Disrris. S.E. Asia, 
Malaya, Australia, Polynesia, Seychelles, Mauritius. 
Stems stout, twining, quadrangular, winged, compressed, or nearly round. Leaves 
2-5 in., base cordate or obtuse; petiole 1 in. Peduncles 1-4 in.; bracts 1 in., oblong, 
caducous, often pinkish; pedicels 1-1 in. Sepals 4 in., usually softly pubescent ; 1n 
fruit 1 in., orbicular, concave, scarious or subsucculent. Corolla 1} in., tubular- 
campanulate. <Anthers soon twisting. Capsule 4-2 in. diam., globose, normally 
4-seeded. 
48. X. biloba, Forsk. Fl. Eg.- Arab. 44; glabrous, leaves orbicular obtuse 
emarginate or 2-lobed, peduncles 1-3-fld., sepals ovate obtuse, corolla large 
purple, seeds villous. I. maritima, Br. Prodr. 486; Blume Bid. 720; Bot. 
Reg. t. 319. I. Pes-Capre, Roth Nov. Sp. 109; Chois. Convolv. Or. 63, and in 
DC. Prodr. ix. 349; Dalz. § Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 164; Meissn. in Mart. Brasil. 
vii. 256, with syn. Convolvulus Pes-Capre, Linn. ; Roxb. Hort. Beng. 14, and 
Fi, Ind. i. 486, and ed. Carey & Wall. ii. 74; Wall. Cat. 1360, O. maritimus, 
Lamk. Enc, iii. 550. O. bilobatus, Roxb. Hort. Beng. 14, and Fl. Ind. i. 495, 
and ed. Carey § Wall. ii. 73; Wall. Cat. 1359. Batatas maritima, Bojer Hort. 
Maurit. 225.—Rumph. Herb. Amb. v. t. 159, fig. i. Rheede Hort. Mal. x. 
Throughout Inpia and CEvrow; near the sea, abundant. — DisTRrP. Seashore of 
both hemispheres throughout the tropics. 
Extensively creeping and twining. Leaves 1-4 in., often broader than long, 
fleshy, prominently nerved ; petiole 1-4 in. Pedunclel-4 in. ; bracts } in., lanceolate, 
