320: ASCLEPIADEA. 
11. Philibertia pannosa, Hemsley. 
Sarcostemma pannosum, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. p. 540. 
Mexico? 
12. Philibertia rotundifolia, Hemsley. 
Sarcostemma rotundifolium, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. p. 540. 
SoutH Mexico, in woods, Guazacualcos (Mairet). 
2. FISCHERIA. 
Fischeria, DC. Cat. Hort. Monsp. p. 11; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 750. 
About twelve shrubby species, inhabiting Tropical and Subtropical America. 
1. Fischeria (?) heterophylla, Hemsley, n. sp. 
Setuloso-pilosa, ferruginea, foliis nunc oblongo-lanceolatis utrinque attenuatis nunc rhomboideo- 
oblongis basi cordatis, pedunculis brevissimis paucifloris, corolla extus setulosa intus glabra, 
corona exteriore annulari, interioris squamis bifidis. 
Frutex volubilis, setuloso-pilosus, siccitate ferrugineus. Folia membranacea, petiolata, dimorpha 
(scil., nunc oblongo-lanceolata utrinque attenuata, nunc rhomboideo-oblonga, basi cordata, 
apice acuminata, vix acuta), maxima 5-pollicaria, petiolo semipollicari. Flores umbellatim 
cymosi, 10-12 lineas lati; pedunculi brevissimi, ad 5-flori; pedicelli infrapollicares ; calycis 
segmenta setosa, lineari-lanceolata, acuta, ad 3 lineas longa; corolla rotata, alte 5-lobata, lobis 
planis, angustis, acutis, extus setulosis, intus glabris; corone inter se septate, exterior carnosa, 
annularis, undulata, interioris squame a dorso antherarum radiantes, reflexee, bifid; gynoste- 
gium breve; ovarium glabrum. Folliculi a nobis non visi. 
Nicaragua, Chontales (Tate, 171, 240). Hb. Kew. 
A very distinct species, if correctly referred to this genus, The structure of the 
coronal rings is very similar to that of some other species. 
2. Fischeria martiana, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. p. 601. 
Gonolobus martianus, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4472. 
Nicaragua, Chontales (Tate, 449).—Southward to Peru and Braz. Hb. Kew. 
3. MACROSCEPIS. 
Macroscepis, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. iii. p. 200; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 751. 
Three or four closely allied species of climbing shrubs, inhabiting Peru, Colombia, 
and Central America. 
1. Macroscepis obovata, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. iii. p. 201, t. 233; Dene. in 
DC. Prodr. viii. p. 599. 
SourH Mexico, Campeachy (Humboldt & Bonpland), Tehuantepec (Andrieuxr, 240), 
Oaxaca (Galeotti, 1521, 1526). Hb. Kew. 
Galeotti’s 1526 is likewise quoted under Gonolobus fuscus by Decaisne. 
2. Macroscepis rotata, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. p. 599. 
Soura Mexico, Yucatan (Linden). 
