Convolvulus, PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 481 
_ SECT. III. Prostrate, or creeping ; not twining, 
~ 26. C. reniformis, R 
Perennial, very ramous, and Grocpingtcloas on the ground, 
Leaves reniform, emarginate, long-petioled, Peduneles ma- 
_ ny-flowered, Inner three leaflets of the calyx Heo-lobed, 
and ciliate.. Lobes of the corol bifid, 
A native of Bengal. Flowering time the cool season, 
Burman’s figure of Evolvulus emarginatus, Flora Indica, 77. 
t, 30. f. 1, is very much like this; if the flowers were more 
numerous, and their petioles longer, I should consider them 
the same; they ought to be compared, when an opportunity 
offers. 
_ Stems and branches numerous, always creeping flat on the 
ground, and striking innumerable roots from the joints, 
smooth, and slender as a pack-thread, Leaves long-petioled, 
reniform, emarginate, and often. slightly scollop-toothed, 
smooth ; size very various ; often of a dark ferruginous colour, 
Petioles longer than the leaves, smooth. Peduncles axillary, 
| much shorter. than the petioles, many-flowered. Flowers 
sub-sessile, very small, bright yellow, opening late in the 
forenoon, and shutting early in the evening. Calyx the two 
exterior | leaflets eualler, oblong, and pointed ; the inner three 
broad, wedge-shaped, with a ciliate, two-lobed, apex. Corol 
_ with its five lobes deeply divided, Filaments smooth, Stig- 
ma two-lobed ; lobes roundish, Capsule round, size of a small 
; pea, rather oe than the calyx, tomentose, two-celled, 
Seeds light brown, minutely dotted, 
Obs. In some soils it is found sey of a dark : pprple or 
ferruginous colour. RES er Smee ee eR ie: Ree eae 
aad. C. flagelliformis. Re ee MOR tara, gore B 
"Perennial, creeping. i pie reniform, pes smooth, 
with 40d glands at the base. Peduncles from three to five- 
flowered. Calyx transversely rugose. Stigma transversely 
- oval, somewhat two-lobed, 
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