ASCLEPIADEZ. 331 
5. Gonolobus chloranthus, Schl. in Linnea, xiii. p. 520; DC. Prodr. viii. p. 592. 
Gonolobus grandiflorus, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t..1053, non R. Br. 
Soura Mexico, woods of Jalapa, 4000 feet (Galeotti, 1523; Schiede & Deppe), 
Totutla (inden, 336). Hb. Kew. 
6. Gonolobus congestus, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. p. 597. . 
Sours Mexico, mountains near the Pacific, Oaxaca, 5000 feet (Galeotti, 1528). 
7. Gonolobus (§ Eugonolobus) edulis, Hemsley, n. sp. 
Villosus vel pilosus, foliis ovato-oblongis basi profunde cordatis, sinu sepissime lato, venis subtus 
ferrugineis, pedunculis brevibus 3-5-floris, corolla mediocri alba intus densissime barbata, 
corona brevi intus longitudinaliter 5-lamellata, folliculis (fide Endresii) magnitudine ovi cygni 
esculentis. 
Frutex volubilis, plus minusve ferrugineo-pilosus vel villosus, ramis teretibus, crassiusculis. Folia 
membranacea, petiolata, ovato-oblonga, 2-6-pollicaria, basi profunde cordata (sinu spissime 
lato sed interdum clauso), apice acuminata vix acuta, precipue subtus in venis ferrugineo- 
pilosa; petiolus gracilis, 1-2-pollicaris. Flores umbellatim cymosi, 10-15 lineas lati; pedun- 
culi 3-6 lineas longi, 3-5-flori; pedicelli usque ad 15 lineas longi; calyx pubescens, 5-partitus, 
segmentis lineari-lanceolatis, obtusiusculis, 3—4 lineas longis; corolla alba, rotata, intus valde 
barbata, lobis latis, apice leviter cucullatis ; corona brevis, intus longitudinaliter 5-lamellata. 
Follicult (fide Endresit) esculenti, magnitudinis ovi cygni. 
GuaTEMALA (friedrichsthal) ; Costa Rica (Endres, 213). Hb. Kew. 
Apparently a very distinct species. According to Endres, it is the guayote of the 
natives of Costa Rica. 
8. Gonolobus erianthus, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. p. 592. 
Gonolobus grandiflorus, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 24, non’ R. Br. 
South Mexico, region of Orizaba (Bourgeau, 2457; Botteri, 928), Jalapa, 4000 feet 
(Galeotti, 1519), Leon (Hartweg), Sola, Oaxaca, 4000 feet (Galeotti, 1532), near Chi- 
conguiaco (Schiede & Deppe); GuatemaLa (Skinner). Hb. Kew. 
Probably more than one species under this name. 
9. Gonolobus fraternus, Schl. in Linnea, xiii. p. 521; DC. Prodr. viii. p. 592. 
South Mexico, Hacienda de la Laguna (Schiede & Deppe). Hb. Kew. 
10. Gonolobus fuscus, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. p. 592. 
South Mexico, humid ravines of Arumbaro, near Morelia, Michoacan, 3500 feet 
(Galeotti, 1546). 
11. Gonolobus gracilis, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. p. 596. 
SoutH Mexico, Oaxaca, 5000 feet (Galeotti, 1531). 
12. Gonolobus lanceolatus, Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. p. 598. 
Souta Mexico, woods near Vera Cruz, 4000 feet (Galeotti, 1518), Zacuapan (Linden, 
334). Hb. Kew. 
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