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at the base, sabsessile, the young ones more or less pubescent ; midrib 

 strong, riowers usually solitary at the apex of a pubescent peduncle 

 "1^ in. long, which arises from between the petioles. Calyx divided to 

 the base; sepals |-i- in. long, subulate, hairy down the middle of the 

 back. Corolla 2| in. long, straight ; tube 1 in. long, cylindric, inflated 

 at the base, closely striately veined ; lobes 1^ in. long, deltoid for ^ in., 

 then narrowly linear, united at the tip ; outer corona-lobes deltoid- 

 oblong, deeply bifid, the segments very acute, ciliate with long very fine 

 hairs ; inner corona-lobes linear, ^ in, long, rollicles 2-3 by j\f in,, 

 cylindric, pointed, glabrous, torulose, on a peduncle | in. long. Heeds 

 ovoid-oblong, ^ in. long, with a thick margin ; coma ^ in. long. Fl, B. 

 I. V. 4, p. 67; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 154; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. 

 V. 12 (1898) p. 168. Ceroperjia anqustifolia, Dalz. in Kew Journ. Bot. 

 V, 2(1850) p. 259; Dalz. & Gibs.' p. 154 {not of Wight).— Flowers : 

 July-Sept. 



KoNKAN : Stocks !, Law !, Balzell ! ; near Vingorla, Balzell !, Ritchie ! ; Malwan, 

 Dalzell. Deccan : hill near Junnar, Woodrow. — Disteib. India (W. Peninsula). 



2. Ceropegia Lawii, Eool: f. Fl. B. I. v. 4 (1883) p. 67. Erect, 

 15-20 in. high ; root a tuber 2-3 in. in diam. ; stems stout, succulent, 

 more or less pubescent or glabrous. Leaves 2-4 by 1-2 in., ovate or 

 ovate-lanceolate, usually acute, glabrous, base acute, rarely rounded or 

 truncate ; petioles ^-| in. long, glabrous. Flowers in pedunculate 

 cymes ; peduncles many-flowered, arising from between the petioles or 

 subaxillary, more or less hairy ; pedicels short, hairy ; bracts lanceolate- 

 subulate. Calyx divided to the base; sepals g-^ in. long, linear- 

 lanceolate acute. Corolla 1-1| in. long ; tube more or less inflated at 

 the base, f-1 in. long, closely striate ; lobes incurved, forming a small 

 globose head ; outer corona 10-toothed, the teeth short, obtuse, ciliate 

 with long fine hairs ; inner corona-lobes linear, J- in. long. Follicles 

 not seen. Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1898) p. 168. — Flowers : 

 Aug. 



KoNKAN : Stocks !, Law !, BahelJ. Deccan : Khaudala, Woodrow ; Purnndhar, 

 Woodrow ; Mahableshwar, H. M. Birdwood. — Distrib. India (W. Peninsula). 



3. Ceropegia juncea, Boxh. Cor. PI. v. 1 (1795) p. 12, t. 10. 

 Twining, fleshy, glabrous ; root tuberous, with numerous branched 

 fibres. Leaves small or ; when present sessile, distant, |-| by ^-\ in., 

 lanceolate, acute, fleshy. Flowers in 3-5-flowered umbellate pedun- 

 culate cymes ; peduncles |-1 in. long, arising from between the petioles, 

 stout ; pedicels short, stout. Calyx divided to the base ; sepals i in. 

 long, lanceolate, acute. Corolla 11-2 in. long, curiously variegated with 

 green, yellow, and purple ; tube inflated at the base, funnel-shaped above 

 the middle ; lobes about as long as the tube, linear from a broad elliptic- 

 oblong base, slightly clavate at the apex, the tips connate ; outer corona 

 of 5 subquadrate deeply bifid lobes, the segments subdeltoid with a wide 

 sinus, ciliate with fine hairs ; inner corona-lobes -^-^ in. long, linear, with 

 hooked tips. Follicles 6-7 by I in. Fl. B. I. v. 4, p. 68 ; Grab. Cat. 

 p. 117; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 153; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 

 (1898) p. 168.— Flowers : Aug.-Sept. Vern. Kanvel. 



S. M. Country : Badami, Woodrow. Kanara : Kasersai jungles, Dr. Lush ex 

 Graham. — Distrib. India (W. Peninsula). 



