172 FLORA VITIENSIS. 
Besides the species described below, there are in tropical Polynesia (1) I. fimbriosepala, Chois., from 
Aneitum, New Hebrides (M‘Gillivray!); (2) I. campanulata, Linn. (Convolvulus grandiflorus, Sol. Prim. 
Fi. Ins. Pacif. (ined.) p. 221, et in Parkins. Drawings of Tahitian Plants, t. 14 et 15 (ined.) from Tahiti 
(Banks and Solander! Wiles and Smith!); (3) T. cataracte, Endl., from Norfolk Island (distinct from 
Pharbitis insularis?); and (4) I. pendula, R. Brown, Prodr. n. 486 (Convolvulus mucronatus, Forst. 
Prodr. n. 79), from New Caledonia (W. Anderson! M‘Gillivray !). 
l. I. Pes-Capree, Swartz, H. Sub. 2 ed. p. 289; caule repente radicante; foliis petiolatis 
subrotundatis emarginatis bilobisve venosis crassiusculis glaberrimis, venis omnibus parallelis; pe- 
duneulis l- aut oo-floris petiolos paulo superantibus; sepalis ovato-lanceolatis; corolla purpurea spe- 
ciosa.— Convolvulus Pes-Capre, Linn. Spec. 226. C. Brasilianus, Linn. 1. c. ; Forst. Prodr. n. 81. 
C. marinus, Rumph. Amb. vol. v. p. 433. t. 159. fig. 1. Ipomea maritima, R. Brown, Prodr. p. 486; 
Bot. Mag. t. 319. ZI. carnosa, R. Brown, l.c. Nomen vernac. Vitiense, * Lawere."— Common on 
the sandy seabeach of all the Viti Islands (Seemann! n. 326; Barclay!). Also collected in the 
Marquesas (Barclay !), Society (Banks and Solander!), and Sandwich Islands (Barclay !) ; also in 
New South Wales (R. Brown!). Common throughout the tropies-of the eastern and western hemi- 
sphere. 
The leaves are roasted and used for caulking canoes by the natives. 
2. I. peltata, Chois. Convol. Or. p. 70; DC. Prodr. vol. ix. p. 359; caule tereti glabro; foliis 
longe petiolatis peltatis cordato-umbilicatis glabris, petiolo in axilla rufo-piloso; pedunculis folia zequan- 
tibus spicatim co-floris ; sepalis semipollicaribus ovato-ellipticis obtusis glabris; corolla ampla (alba) 
campanulata; antheris lanatis; seminibus villosis.— Convolvulus peltatus, Linn. Sp. 221; Forst. 
Prodr. n. 78; Parkins. Drawings of Tahit. Plants (ined.) t. 17. Ipomæa nymphefolia, Blume, Bijdr. 
p. 719. Rumph. Amb. vol. v. p. 428. t. 157. Nomen vernac. Vitiense, “ Wa bula."— Climbing over 
rocks and small shrubs and trees, island of Taviuni (Seemann! n. 325). Also collected in the 
Society Islands (Banks and Solander!). Found in the islands of the east coast of tropical Africa, 
and in Java and Amboina. 
Stem and branches containing a milky juice. Young branches and leaves glutinous. Blade of the largest 
leaf I measured 10 inches long and 10 broad. : 
3. I. Turpethum, R. Brown, Prodr. p. 485; caule angulato glabro v. subpubescenti; foliis pe- 
tiolatis variantibus cordatis nunc integris nunc angulato-sinuatis aut crenatis, apice nunc obtusis 
mucronatis nune acuminatis, utrinque semper velutino-pubescentibus; peduneulis crassis 1—4-floris 
bracteatis ; bracteis deciduis velutinis ovato-lanceolatis; sepalis exterioribus usque ad 15 lineas longis 
majoribus ovato-rotundatis spe nigro-maculatis velutino-tomentosis, interioribus glabris, omnibus 
mucronatis ; capsule epicarpio separabili ; seminibus glabris.—Ker, Bot. Reg. 279.— Convolvulus Tur- 
pethum, Linn. Sp. 221; Blackw. t. 397; Bot. Mag. 2093; Wight, Ill. Suppl. t. 38. C. alatus, Sol. 
Prim. Fl. Ins. Pac. p. 222, et in Parkins. Drawings of Tahit. Plants, t. 16 (ined.). Operculina Tur- 
pethum, Silv. Man. En. Pl. Bras. pp. 16, 49. Spiranthus Turpethum, Boj. Hort. Maurit. p. 226. 
Argyreia alatula, Miq. Fl. Nerl. Ind. vol. ii. p. 687. Nomen vernac. Vitiense, * Wa buco."— Running 
along the ground, and creeping over rocks and low brushwood, Taviuni, Viti Levu and Vanua 
Levu (Seemann! n. 327 et 328; Barclay!). Also collected in the Society (Banks and Solander ! 
Nelson!) and Tongan Islands (Nelson! Forster), as well as in Tana (Barclay !), Eromanga, and Anei- 
tum, New Hebrides (M‘Gillivray!). Brown found it on the Endeavour River, New Holland. It is 
also common in the East Indies.  * 
The blade of the largest leaves I measured was 1 foot 5 inches long, and 1 foot 4 inches broad, with a 
petiole of 18 inches. It begins to flower in June. ; 
4. I. denticulata, Chois. in DC. Prodr. vol. ix. p. 379; caule glaberrimo nigricante ; foliis cor- 
dato-hastatis v. cordatis glaberrimis apice obtusis mucronatis 1—2 pollices longis, auriculis obtusis v. 
sepe lateraliter unidentatis; petiolis longis; pedunculis 1-floris petiolo brevioribus bracteolatis ; 
