9. Ipomba-] 80. CONVOZYTJLACEM. [10. Cuscuta. 



Common in hedges near villages only. h'B. Avg.»Nov. 



Lobes ovate acuminate. Bepals hirsute £-1" linear acuminate above. 



21. I. bona-I10X, L, Syn. Calonyction bona-nox, Boj. 

 The Moon-flower. 



Easily distinguished by the very large white flowers. L .ovate with 

 cordate base acute glabrous. Capsule 1". 



Near stations and villages. Not seen wild in Chota Nagpur. 



22. I. muricata, Jacq. Syn. C. muricatum, Don. 

 Stems muricate. L. cordate -oYate glabrous. Peduncle 



mnch swollen in frait. 



Siiguja, in village jungle, Wood I Hazaribagh (Barwadih). 



Fls. BeptsNov. Fr. Dec. 



23- I. cocc^'nea, L. and 24. I. Quamoclit. L. are both found 

 more or less* naturalized near stations and villages. The flowers are 

 crimson or scarlet, sometimes white. 



10. Cuscuta, L. Dodder. 



1. C. reflexa, Boxb. Jansing, K.; Alaj-jari, Kharw. 

 Algusi, Beng, 



Slender yellowish -green or reddish thread-like branches 

 adhering by means of haustoria. Fls. white or pinkish 

 J- J 7 tubular- campanulate with short reflexed lobes, soli- 

 tary or in 2- or few-flowered cymes or sub-spieate or 

 racemose. Scales at the base of the corolla emarginate 

 fimbriate. Ovary narrowed into a very short style with & 

 lanceolate stigmas. Ovules basal on a very spongy thick 

 placenta, erect, anatropous. Unripe fruit with black marks 

 or warts. Seeds often only 1 or 2 (4 according to F.B.J.), 



Especially common on Zizyphus. In all the districts. Duranta 

 hedges are sometimes ruined by this parasite. 

 Fls. Od.-Dec. Fr. Dec.-Jany. 



2« C. chineusi8, Lamk. Manbhum, on Guizotia abyssinica, 

 Camp. Smaller, pale yellow. Fls. in dense racemes or cymes; 

 Scales shortly fimbriate. Ovary and young fruit obtuse with 

 2 elongate styles and capitate stigmas. 



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