8. Holostbmma. J 75. ASCLFPIADACE^. [ 10. Gtmnbma. 



8. Holostemma, Br. 



1. H. Rheedei, Wall. Apung, K. ; Moron arak', S. 



A twining glabrous shrub with membranous triangular 

 ovate or oblong-ovate coidate leaves 3-6" long, the large basal 

 Jobes of which are often incurved and meet, sub-globose purple 

 and white large flowers 1-1 J" diam. and short thick smooth 

 acate follicles. 



Common in Manbhum, Campbell. Bavines in Singbhnm, rare. Char 

 kulia (Dalbhnm), Gamble. FIb. July-Sept. Ft. Jany. 



L. sometimes faintly pnbernlons, basal lobes rounded spreading or 

 incurved. Petiole 1-3', glandular at the base of the mid-rib above. 

 Cymes umbelliform or in irregular racemes, peduncles and pedicels 

 1-2". Anthers very large oblung, horny, Bhining, cohering into a 

 10-winged column. 



Leaves eaten as a pot-herb. A decoction of the root is given for 

 cough, Camp. 



9. Cynanchniii, L. 

 l. C. Callialata, Bam. 



A glabrous or sparsely hairy twiner with acuminate leaves glaucous 

 beneath, with a contracted cordate base spreading obscure nerveB 

 and shortly peduncled axillary umbels of glabrous flowers -5'' diam. 

 Corona ehort-capular irregularly 5-toothed and crenate. Follicles 2- 

 tringed- 



Top of Parasnath, Hooker. I have not seen it. 



10. Gymnema, Br. 



Fls. small in crowded umbelliform cymes. Calyx 5- 

 partite. Corolla sub-rotate with thick lobes, and fleshy 

 coronal processes on the throat which are produced downwards 

 on the tube as double villous ridges. Follicles slender, 

 smooth, acuminate. 



l. G. sylvestre, Br. 



A rather slender woody climber with densely appressed- 

 hairy branchlets and broadly ell. to oblong, acute or acu- 

 minate leaves 2|-3" by l^-l^" with rounded or sub-cordate 

 base. Calyx hairy ^" diam. in fruit. 



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