214 cr. convotvuLacex. (C. B. Clarke.) [ Ipomea. 
latus, Wall. Cat. 1350, Heyne's Ipomea tuberosa only. Convolvulus kentro- 
caulos, Steud. in Pl. Schimp. n. 800. O. formosus, Rowb. Ic. Ined. 
N.W. Ispa; Royle. Deccan PrxiwsULA ; Rottler, Wight, &e. ^ CEYYoN.— 
DisrRre. Malaya, Tropical Africa., . . . 
Stem stout, twining, muricate or smooth. Leaves 3-5 in. diam. ; petiole 2-6 in. 
Peduncles 2-6 in.; bracts deciduous ; pedicels 1-1 in. Sepals narrow; in fruit 1i by 
3 in. subpatent, hardly imbricated. Corolla 2 in., tubular-campanulate. Capsule 
3-4 in. globose.—In J. tuberosa, Linn., the fruiting-sepals are -1-1} in. broad, con- 
cave, much imbricate, seeds 2 in., furred ; see Trans. Hort. Soc. Lond. i. 184, t. 11. 
53. I. sinuata, Ortega Dec. 84; leaves palmate glabrous or nearly so, 
leaflets narrowly lanceolate toothed or pinnatifid, peduncles 1-9-fld., sepals 
nearly 1 in. elliptic-oblong glabrous, corolla middle-sized, seeds glabrous or 
nearly so. Chois. in DC. Prodr. ix. 362. I. dissecta, Chois. l.c. 363, as to the 
Indian material, not of Willd. Convolvulus dissectus, Linn. Mant. 204 ; Jacq. 
Hort. Vindob. ii. 74, t. 159. C. Kleinii, Wall. Cat. 1377. 
Introduced from tropical America; N.W. India; Royle. Hindostan; Thomson. 
Bengal; Jenkins, Rottler, Wight, &c.—Native of tropical America, widely spread in 
the Old World. 
Stems twining, hirsute or glabrous. Leaves 2-4 in. diam., sometimes hirsute on 
the midrib. Corolla 14 in., campanulate, white, throat purple. Capsule 3-2 in. 
diam., glabrous, 2-celled, normally 4-seeded. Seeds } in. 
54. I. rhyncorhiza, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Journ. iii. 179; leaves deeply 
palmate sparsely hispidulous segments oblong lobed or pinnatifid, peduncles 
1-9-fld., sepals 4 in. elliptic-lanceolate unequal glabrous, corolla middle-sized 
yellow. Dalz. § Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 167. 
The Concan ; Syhadree Mts. (Bombay), Tulkut Ghat, Da/zell ; Concan, Stocks. 
Root tuberous; stems filiform, twining, glabrous. Leaves 3 in. diam.; lohes 
obtuse or mucronate; petiole 1 in. Peduncles 2-4 in.; bracts à in., linear. Corolla 
li in. by 2 in. diam. Fruit not known. 
55. I. quinata, Br. Prodr. 486; leaves palmate, leaflets Janceolate 
entire, peduncles 1-2-fld., sepals 4 in. elliptic glabrous or nearly so, corolla 
rather large, seeds glabrous shining apex crested. Chois. in DC. Prodr. 1x. 
385; Benth. Fl. Austral. iv. 415. I. hirsuta, Br. Prodr. 486. I. pentadactylis, 
Chois. l.c. Convolvulus tenuifolius, Vahl Symb. iii. 33. C. quinatus and 
Brownii, Spreng. Syst. i. 590. C. pentadactylis, Wall. Cat. 1367. C. munitus, 
Wall. Cat. 1354, as to Hamilton’s Convolvulus tenutfolius only. 
Cuota Nacronz; frequent, Clarke.—Distris. Burma; S. China, N. Australia. 
Stems prostrate, hardly twining, patently fulvous-hirsute or glabrous. Leaves 
3-4 in. diam., glabrous or with patent fulvous hairs; leaflets obtuse or subacute, not 
acuminate ; petiole 14 in., mostly hairy. Peduncles shorter than the petioles ; bracts 
[2m linear, persistent. Corolla 14 in. and upwards, white or purplish. Capsule 2 
in., ovoid, subacute, glabrous, 2-celled, 4-valved, normally 4-seeded. Seeds } by $ in 
—Easily distinguished from all other Jpomeas by the crest of the seed. 
56. I. palmata, Forsk. Fl. Æg.-Arab. 43; glabrous, leaves digitate 
nearly or quite to the base, lobes elliptic or lanceolate subentire, peduncles 3-1- 
fld., sepals ovate obtuse, corolla large purplish, seeds villous margins woolly. 
Chois. Convolv. Or. ix. 386; Benth. Fl. Austral. iv. 415; Boiss. Fl. Orient. 1. 
464. I. senegalensis, Lamk. IH. i. 464. I. stipulacea, Jacq. Hort. Schoenb. i1. 
39, t. 199. I. pendula, Br. Prodr. 486; Andr. Bot. Rep.t. 613; Bot. Reg. t. 
632; Chois. in DC. Prodr. ix. 387 (syn. I. Horsfallise excl). I. pulchella, 
Roth Nov. Sp. 115; Wight Ic. t. 156; Chois. in DC. Prodr. ix. 386. I. tuber- 
culata, Roem. & Sch. Syst. iv. 208; Chois. Convolv. Or. 91, and in DC. Prodr 
