1. Ebycibk.] 80. CONVOLVTJLACEM. [4. Convolvulus. 



Generally near nalas, frequent, Singbhum ; Dalbhum, Gamble ! 

 Manbhum ; Hazaribagh (common in Koderma forest) ; Sirguja, Wood ; 

 Palamau ; and Santal Parganahs. Fls. May June. Fr. ripens following 

 Hay. Evergreen. 



L. 3-6'' tomentose when young, long- or shortly-ohtusely acuminate 

 shining and glabrous when old, sometimes punctulate beneath, with 

 4-6 pre. of oblique not prominent nerves, base narrowed into a \" 

 reddish petiole. Panicles narrow 6-7" long. Corolla-tube as long as 

 calyx. 8t. 5 at base of corolla included Btigma sessile sub- globose 

 5-lobed (2-lobed according to F.B.I.) Ovules 4 ereot. Seeds ellipsoid $. ¥ 



The fruit is sweet and is eaten. 



2. Porana, Burm. 



1. P. paniculata, -Ro.ro. Era-bair, K. j Panjot nari, 

 8. ; Bhuria lar, Khario. ; Bridal creeper. 



A beautiful climber forming large pure "white patches in 

 the jungle with innumerable, panicled, small white 

 flowers, and softly white-tome ntose ovate-cordate leaves. 



Singbbum, in stony nalas and banks but not very common. Hazari- 

 bagh, (Parasnath, Barwadih, etc.) ; Chutupalughat and Jaspur, Wood ; 

 Palamau, Haslett ; Santal Parganahs. Fls. Oct- Dec Fr. Jany. 



L. 1" by i" to 5" by 3' rarely lower leaves 6'' diam., acute or acuminate, 

 base 5-6-nerved. Corolla £"-£* campanulate. Fruiting-sepals, three 

 I" by k'''> two x linear, or all enlarged in fruit. Capsule membranous 

 globose hairy or tomentose * ' diam. 



3. Hewittia, W. & A, 

 1. H- bicolor, Wight. 



A twiner with pubescent stems, peduncles, petioles and 

 nerves, cordate ovate simple or somewhat lobed acute or 

 cuspidate leaves and pale yellow flowers 1-1 J" diam. with 

 purple throat. 



Hedges, etc, Porahat. Fls. Jany.-Feby. 



L. ty" by 3" to 5" by 4 7 shining both sides. Peduncles 1-3-fld. Outer 

 nepals ovate |*. Ovary villous. 



Convolvulus plurieaulis, Choisy, is a diffuse hairy perennial 



with white flowers. Sirguja, Wood. 



461 



