596. ASCLEPIADE® (Brown). 
Corolla-lobes glabrous on the 
inner face; corona-lobes 
angular below the middle, 
tapering into a recurved 
bifid or entire point much 
shorter than the appendage 
Corolla-lobes puberulous or 
pubescent on the inner 
face : 
Corona - lobes subquadrate 
with horizontal shoulder- 
teeth ... oes eee 
Corona-lobes ovate or oblong- 
ovate, tapering into a 
point longer than the 
appendage : 
Corolla-lobes glabrous on 
the back; appendage 
of corona-lobes nearly 
as long as the point... 
Corolla-lobes pubescent on 
the back : 
Corolla-lobes 13-2 lin. 
long; corona-lobes 
1}-2 lin. long... 
Corolla-lobes 14-14 lin. 
long ; corona-lobes 
2-1} lin. long... 
||||Stem or plant 13-10 in. high; corona- 
lobes produced behind the appendage 
into 1 entire point : 
{ Corolla-lobes glabrous or with a very 
minute whitish papillation (scarcely 
pubescence) on the inner face : 
Appendage of corona-lobes 2-3 times 
as long as the point behind it, 
incurved-hooked at the apex; 
leaves 4-6 pairs to a stem or 
bravch.: ... ae ie “ee 
Appendage of corona-lobes shorter 
than (in 8. heterophyllwm some- 
times subequalling) the point 
behind it : 
Stem branching at the base with 
5-15 pairs or whorls of leaves 
to a branch; corolla-lobes 1-2 
lin. long a sa es 
Stem solitary unbranched (except 
from injury), erect : 
Leaves in 3-8 pairs or whorls 
to a stem; appendage of 
corona-lobes inflexed over 
the staminal column : 
Leaves 3-1} lin. broad, linear 
or lanceolate; corolla- 
[ Schizoglossum. 
(60) restioides. 
(56) biflorum. 
(57) strictum. 
(56) biflorum, var. ¥. 
(68) carinatum. 
(31) uncinatum. 
(29) heterophyllum. 
lobes 13-24 lin. long... (37) pumilum. 
Leaves 4-1 in. broad, oblong 
or elliptic; corolla-lobes 
3-34 lin.long ... «+ (32) ovalifolium. 
