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as in the Convolvulacee, and not expanding, or rising 
above ground during vegetation, 
5. C. extensum. R. 
Shrubby, climbing and twining to a great extent. 
Leaves opposite, oblong, smooth, entire. Spikes lateral, 
often compound, short-peduncled, ovate. Calyx infun- 
dibuliform, smooth ; divisions acute, Petals truncated. 
A most extensive, stout, woody, twining, and climb- 
, ing plant, with smooth brown bark ; a native of the Ma- 
lay Islands. From Amboyna it has been introduced in- 
to the Botanic Garden at Calcutta, where it blossoms in 
January and February ; seed ripe in April. ; 
Leaves opposite, short-petioled, oblong, entire, firm and 
polished, about six inches long, and about three broad. 
Spikes lateral, and axillary; the first from the former 
years branches, below the leaves, short-peduncled, often 
compound much shorter than the leaves, ovate, and 
Closely covered with diverging, small, pale greenish 
white flowers, becoming reddish by age. Bractes most 
Ininute, one-flowered. Calyx funnel-shaped ; border of 
- four, triangular, recurved, acute, divisions. Petals four, 
not half the length of the divisions of the calyx, ovate. 
truncate, but as the edges become revolute, they then 
appear acute. Filaments eight, inserted into the mouth 
of the calyx, and longer than the divisions of its border, 
Anthers roundish, orange-coloured, Germ inferior, li- 
near-oblong, one-celled, containing two, three, or four 
* Seeds attached to the top of thecell. Style so long as 
to elevate the stigma even with the anthers. Seed al- 
ways single, and with Geertner, I consider the exterior 
integument thereof all there is for a seed vessel, which is 
of a lanceolateshape, with four grooves on the four sides, 
and the four angles extended into four, large, scariose, 
Semilunar wings. Inner integument more spongy and — 
©ntering into the four angular grooves formed by the a 
