432 CONYOLVULACEÆ 
dunculis petiolos paulo superantibus brachiatim corymbosis 3-6 floris, sepalis 
linearibus apice extus recurvis. 
Catal. Wall. n° 1424.—Syx. Convolvulus adpressus. Fall.—An Erycibe? 
Fors sui generis. 
Descr. Caulis fruticosus rugoso-fuscus pilis adpressis obtectus. Folia apice 
nunc obtusa nunc acutiuscula margine integra 2-4 pollices longa 1-2 lata, 
superne nigrescentia pilis rarioribus adpresssis munita, subtus dilutiora albido- 
sericea pilis numerosis præcipue in nervis adpressis sordidis; nervus 1 inter- 
medius, ali pinnati subtus prominuli; petioli pollicares compresso-sulcati 
fusco-hirsuti. Internodia foliis multo breviora. Pedunouli in axillà foliorum 
superiorum rigidi cœterum petiolis similes. Bracteæ lineares 1-3 lineas longæ 
acutissimæ extus hirsutæ intus glabræ, fere omnes post anthesin deciduæ. Pe- 
dicelli r 1/2 lineam longi hirsutissimi. Sepala 3-4 lineas longa, interiora 3 
paulo majora, omnia basi extus hirsuta, intus et apice glabra, circa fructurn 
persistentia patula indurata nisrescentia. Corolla inaperta extus hirsutissima 
Styli unici rudimentum post anthesin persistens. Pedunculi pedicellique fructus 
incrassati. Bacca ovato-cylindrica in sicco sulcata luteo-nigrescens 4 lineas 
alta glabra sæpius 1-locularis monosperma. Semen ovato-cylindricum nigrum 
glabrun. 
4 Hab. Pinang. 
2. Moorcroftia pinangiana. (Tab. V.) 
Char. M. caule glabro, foliis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis utrinque glaber- 
rimis, pedunceulis tenuibus petiolos multo superantibus laxe 4-8-floris, sepalis 
cuneato-ovatis rigidis minimis. 
Catal. Wall. n° 1425.—Syx. Convolvulus penangianus. Wall.—An Ery- 
cibe? an proprii generis? 
Descr. Caulis teres virescens volubilis glaber aut rarissimis laxis pilis in 
senioribus munitus. Folia 2-5 pollices longa 1/2-2 pollices lata superne viridia 
fusca subtus dilute albicantia nervulis pinnatis ascendentibus raris pilis adpres- 
sis munitis; petioli pollicares compressi villosuli præcipue ad basin. Internodia 
foliis paulo breviora. Pedunculi axillares compressi villosuli 2-3 pollices longi 
foliis breviores apice brachiati; pedicelli 2-6 lineas longi tenues. Bracteolæ 
hirsutæ minimæ ad basin pedicellorum. Sepala exteriora extus hirsuta acutius- 
cula, interiora margine membranacea obtusa, omnia risida 1 1/2 lineam longa 
