80. CONVOLVULACEM. [9. Ipgmea. 



C. Corolla hypocrateriform. Pollen spinescent. F1b. 



scarlet or white rarely purple. Stamens exserted. 

 Sec. VI. Calonyction, Chois (genus). Stems often 



muricate. Peduncles 1-2-fld. only. Fla. purple or 



white. Ovary 2-celled. 



Corolla tube 3". Limb 3-5" diam. white . . 21. lona-nom. 



Corolla tube 1-2". Limb 2-2*" diam. rose- 

 purple 22. muricata. 



Sec. VII. Quamoclit, Moench (genus). Fls. scarlet 

 in few-fid. cymes. Ovary 4-celled. 



L. ovate-cordate . • 7 • • • 23. coccinea. 



L. pinnatisect with linear segments . . .24. Quamoclit. 



1. I. Cymosa, Boem. Syn. Merremia umbellata, 

 Hallier. 



With oblong or ovate-oblong leaves with strong parallel 

 nerves, and hastate or cordate base. Pare white (or tinged 

 yellow, F.B.I.) flowers in shortly pednncled umbelliform 

 cymes shorter than the leaves. 



Usually near rivers or streams. Singbhnm, rather common. Palamau. 



Fls. March-April. Fr. May. The flowers open at noon. Evergreen. 

 the new shoots appear in June. 



Stems tough. Corolla pubescent towards the tip in bnd and seeds 

 very hairy. Bracts caducous, pedicels stout, about as long as peduncle. 



2. I. petaloidea, Chois. Syn. Merremia crispatnla, Train. 

 L. ovate actite or upper lanceolate 5" by 3 J" with rounded 



or sub-cordate base. Fls. yellow sub-racemose. 



Chota Nagpur, Train, 



2Y.B.— Crispatulus (Convolvulus crispatulus ; Wall No. 1403) is the 

 older name, but does not appear to have been published until after 

 petaloidea. 



3. I, vitifolia, Sweet. Syn, Merremia vitifolia,ITaZZter, 

 A large hairy sub-herbaceous twiner with bright sulphur 1 - 



coloured flowers and palmately 5-lobed J eaves. 



Valleys in Singbhum in the damper localities. Kewatbar, Palaman, 

 Wood 4r Gamble \ |Fls. Jany.-April. 



