10. Gymnbma] 75. ASCLEPIADACEJS. [11. Marsdbkia. 



Palamau, and common on the low hills beyond Akbarpur. Only seen 

 in fruit and may be the Bame as the next. Fr. Dec. 



L. somewhat pubescent both sides esp. on the nerves beneath, not 

 pronouncedly basal-nerved, sec. n. about 5 prs. Petiole |-J". Follicles 

 2-2£'' poniard-shaped, only £ v broad. Peduncle cf cyme cnly £-£''. 



[This plant is intermediate between the " G. hirsutum " collected by 

 Sir J. D. Hooker in the same locality, and typical G. sylvestre. The two 

 are probably only varieties of one species as he suggests.] 



2. G. hirsutum, W. & A. 



A twiner with all parts densely softly pubescent, broadly 

 ovate or cordate acute or acuminate leaves H-2|" and flowers 

 \" diam. in 2-nate sub-sessile cymes. Petals ciliolate. 

 Follicles 2-3 by §". 



Tundi hills, Manbhum, Camp. Herb ! 



Var. Decaisneanum, Wight. Moronarak, 8. L. oblong or cvate 

 with wide cordate base 8V by 2' but much smaller at base of shoot, 

 those quite at base sub-orbicular \" only. Cymes simple forked or 

 3-nate £-1'' diam. dense sub-aeseile. Tundi Hills. Fls. July. 



11. Marsdenia, Br, 



3. M. tenacissima, W. &A. Jiti, chiti, (Pal. and 

 Rajmehal) ; Siti (Koderma) H. ?; Kougat, S. 



A stout tough twiner with very milky juice, all parts 

 densely softly pubescent or tomentose, broadly ovate suddenly 

 shortly finely acuminate leaves about 5" by 4" with deeply 

 cordately lobed base, and green nouers J" diam. sub-cam- 

 pan u late with spreading lobes in dense corymbosely -branched 

 cymes. Follicles 4|-5£" by l^-l?" finely pubescent, or 

 velvety. 



Tundi hills opposite Topchanchi ; Manbhnm ; Singbhum very rare ; 

 Palamau, common, thence extending sporadically in scrub jungles through 

 Hazaribagh to the Eajmehal Hills. Fls. April-June. Ft. Jawj.-March. 



L. 3' by 2\'' when in flower, adult 4-7" by 3-5'' occasionally oven 9'' by 

 8|" velvety above softly pubescent and pale beneath, basal lobes rounded 

 Bometimee incurved ; base 4-5-nei ved, one pair sec. n. usually close to 

 base and 1-2 other prs. above. Petiole 11-3'. Calyx T y long, 5-partite, 

 sepals oblong. Petals oblong about as long as the tube. Crtronal-processes 

 erect a dnate to the stamens and extending above them, ligulate, grooved 

 and thickened below. Follicles thickest a little above the obtuse bas© 



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