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675. Ipom(EA nrbica, Chois., De Gand. Prodr. vol. ix. p. 349. Common on the sca-sliorca. 
The glutinous juice of this and the precedmg species is used in Ecuador aa pasto in making cigars. 
676. IpoMffiA (§ Orthipomosa !) fistulosa, Mart., De Cand. Prodr. Vol. ix. p. Z^^.—BaUitas ? 
crassicauUs, Benth. Bot. Sulph. p. 131 ! Swamps near the tillage of Anton, Pro\'ince of Panama. 
This species, heiug an erect shrub, from 4 to 6 feet high, has to bo placed in the section Orthipomaea; 
its stamens are of unc°qual length, and its capsule is bilocular, each locule having tvro seeds. It was found 
at Guayaquil. (Sinclair, Jameson), Guatemala (Friedriehstlml), Santarem (Spnico), and Eio de San Pran- 
cisco, Brazil (Gardner). At the latter place it is, according to Gardner's memoranda in ITooker'a Her- 
•barium, vernacularly termed " Matta-Cabra," and supposed to be poisonous to goats. 
677. IpoMffiA pterodes, Chois., Dc Cand. Prodr. vol. k. p. 3G1. Rio de Santamaria, Province 
of Veraguas. 
The peduncles bear often two to four flowers, and the colour of the corolla is rather more salmon-colour 
than yellow. 
678. Ipo:.i(ea sul<sfona, Chois., De Cand. Prodr. vol. ix. p. 372.—/. Undenii, Martens ct Gall. 
Bullet, do PAcad. de Bnix. xii. 2. p. 264 ! About Panama. 
This species is either almost glabrous, or covered more or less with hair. 
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679. Ipomcea umhellata, Mey., De Cand. Prodr. vol. ix. p. S77.~S.momcoma, Miq. Stirp. Sur. 
'select. 132. tab. 37 l^Convolvulus densiflorus, Hook, et Arn. Bot. Beech, p. 303 ! fide spccim. in 
Herb. Hook.— Bcnth. Bot. Sulph. p. 135 et 182 ! In sunny places, common in the Provinces of 
Panama and Veraguas ; Chagres (Fendl. no. 241) . 
lu Hooker's Herbarium there are specimens of this plant from Mexico (Jurgensen-, Buchy), road 
between San Bias and Topic (Coulter), Eealejo (Sinclair), Nicoya (Sinclair), Esmeraldas, Ecuador (Hall), 
Guayaquil (Sinclair), Surinam (Miquel), Pemambuco (Gardner), Jamaica (Distan), Trinidad (Lockhart), 
Cuba (Greene), and Pemando Po (T. Vogel). ■ 
680. Ipomcea fastlgiata, Sweet, Dc Cand. Prodr. vol. ix. p. 380. Banks of the river Pcaueni,. 
Province of Panama. 
681. IPOMtEA commutata, R. et Sch., De Cand. Prodr. vol. Lx. p. 282. * From Panama to Santiago 
de Veraguas. 
682. IpoM(EA variahlV^, Chois., De Cand. Prodr. vol. ix. p. 383.-/. brachypoda, Benth. Bot. 
Sulph. p. 135 !~^Nomen vernacul. " BatatiUa." Common all over the country, asecndmg the moun- 
tains to a height of dOOO feet. 
Used as fodder for cattle, and considered very nutritious. 
683. Ipmo(ea 5^.— Nomcn vernacul. " Bbton de tereiopelo.'^ Veraguas. 
The capsule of this species is quite glabrous, but the seeds are densely covered with short, stiff, black 
hair givin- them the appearance of black velvet buttons, hence the vermcular name. I have never met 
with the plant myself, but obtained the capsules now preserved in the Kew Museum, from my friend Don 
Juan Ansoatigui. 
68i jACQUEMONTiA/«ci^5ce«^,Seem.;lactesccns,caulcfomsqnerufo-velutinis;foliisovato-cordati8 
acuminatis, peduncnlis api6e capitato 4^6.ftoris, floribus bractcatis, bracteis ovatis vel obovatis obtnsis 
