418 LXXXr. CONYOLVULACE.^. [IpQum, 



10. I. peltata, Chois. Coni\ Or. and in DC. Frod. ix. 359. A tall 

 woody twiner, with a milky juice (Seemami)^ covering whole trees with its 

 dark green foliage {Dallachy), quite glabrous or the veins of the leaves hahy ■ 

 underneath. Leaves broadly ovate, shortly acuminate, more or less peltate 

 or the upper ones cordate with a narrow sinus, 6 to 10 in. long. Flowers 

 large, usually white, in loose cymes on a common peduncle usiually shoi-ter 

 than the petiole. Sepals broad, obtuse, coriaceous, nearly equal, about | in. 

 long when in flower. Corolla broadly campanulate, at least 2 in. long. 

 Anthers large, glabrous in our specimens, woolly according to Choisy. 1^'ruit 

 not seen. 



Queensland. Rockingham Bay, Dallachy, Also in the Mascarcne Islantls, in the 

 Indian Arcliipelago, and in the islands of the S. Pacific. The flowers are white, sfcording 

 to Dallachy and Seemann, white or piu-plish according to Desrousseaux (Lam. Diet. iii. 67-)i 

 sulphur-coloured according to Blame, yellow according to Choisy. 



11. 1,-alata, K. Br. Trod. 484. A tall twiner, quite glabrous. Leaves 

 petiolate, cordate-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate with the point usually 

 long and fine, sometimes angular or lobed at the base, 3 to 4 iu. long, the 

 petiole often winged. Peduncles rather longer than the petiole, often winged, 

 bearing each a single rather large white flower. Sepals very broad, obtuse 

 coloured, nearly 1 in. long at the time of flowering. CoroHa campanulnte, 

 about 2 in. long. Pruit not seen.— Chois. in DC. Prod. ix. 369 ; Contolu- 

 Im alatm, Spreng. Syst. i. 596. 



W, Australia. Islands off Cape Wilberforce, K Brown, 



The S. Amerinan L althslma. Mart., and the Central American J. codonantha, Beutli., 

 cannot m the dried state, when in flower, be distiuguished from /. alaia. There may, 

 however, be diiferences in the seeds, and we have no similar species either from Asia 

 Africa. 



12. I, Turpethtun, U. Br. Frod. 485. A tall twiner, tlie young part'' 

 foliage, and inflorescence softlv pubescent, the old steins ofteu bordered ij.v 

 narrow longitudinal wings. Leaves petiolate, mostly broadly cordate-oute 

 and acuminate, but sometimes obtuse or angular at the base, 2 to 4 m. long. 

 or when luxuriant t^vice that size. Peduncles usually shorter than the lea^fs. 



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flowered. Bracts ovate, thin, coloured, i to 1 in. long, very cIcckJuoiu^ 

 Pedicels at first short and thick, but lengthening to 1 in. ^^^""^ ''P 

 broadly ovate, often f in. at the time of flowering and lengthening to 1 m-. 

 the mner ones rather smaller. Anthers lar<^e, much twisted when taclUn- 

 Ovary S^celied. Capsule much shorter than the calyx, globular, tnembranou^- 

 Seeds dabrous '^' -" ' -^- - - • --- -•' ■ ' ^ - ^ia . Hnntol- 



vuhis Turpetlium 



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^iW"-n ?P^ ^^ ' ^- """^'P' «'«' ^- triquetra. Bam. and Schult. ; t^o 

 DC. Prod. IX. 360 ; Jnjyreia ahilata, Miq. PL Ind. Bat. ii. 587- 



Charles 



T • '^.t J-^- , ^^« «l>^'='«=^ extends from the Mauritius and Ceyloa over the pc -' 

 Ina,a, the Himalaya* and the Eastern Arcliinelago, as far north as Formosa, and i- 

 sa,d to be in the West Indies, probably introduced fr;m Asia. 



13. I. longiflora, B. Br. Prod. 484. A tall twiner, glabrous or 



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