54 ASCLEPIADACEM. [Gymkema. 



cymes ; peduncles shorter than the petioles, densely tomentose ; pedicels 

 slender, \—\ in long. Calyx pubescent, deeply divided ; lobes A in. 

 long, oblong, obtuse, ciliolate. Corolla | in. across : lobes glabrous, about 

 as long as the campanulate tube, thick, triangular, obtuse, recurred. 

 Corona-lobes protruded beyond the sinuses of the corolla-lobes. Anthers 

 white. Style — apex exserted. Follicles 2-3 in. long, lanceolate, 

 tapering into a beak, glabrous. Seeds % in. long, narrowly ovoid-oblong, 

 flat and broadly margined, pale-brown. 



Bundelkhand (Edgeworth), Saharanpur district (Jameson). Flowers 

 during April and May. Distrib.; Bombay, S. India, extending to Trop. 

 Africa. The leaves of this plant, if chewed, have the peculiar 

 property of temporarily removing the sense of taste. The powdered 

 root is regarded by natives as a remedy for snake-bites. 



2. G. hirsutum, W. $ A. Contrib. 44 ; F. B. I. iv, 29 ; Gamble Man. 

 Ind. Timb. 492 ; Prain Beng. PI. 694; Brandis Ind. Trees 469. 



A large stout woody climber. Young stems and inflorescence densely 

 clothed with rust-coloured pubescence. Leaves rather thick, l-2h in. 

 long-, broadly ovate, acute or acuminate, often cordate aft be base, softly 

 tomentose on both surfaces, especially on the prominent nerves beneath ; 

 petioles stout, £-5 in. long. Cymes few-or many-flowered, subsessile. 

 Flowers larger than those of G. sylvestre. Calyx pubescent, half as long as 

 the corolla ; lobes ovate, rounded. Corolla £ in. in diam., lobes ciliolate. 

 Follicles nearly straight, 2-2f. in. long, glabrous. Seeds ± in. long, 

 ovate-oblong, flat, distinctly winged at the base, coma f in. long. 



Bundelkhand (Mrs. Bell). Distrib. Behar, Nilgiris. I have not 

 seen the Bundelkhand specimens. The single specimen at Kew from 

 Behar is in fruit only, and although the leaves are pubescent on both 

 surfaces it cannot, in the absence of flowers, be with perfect certainty 

 referred to this species. 



3. G. tingens. W. # A. Contrib 45; Boyle III. 273 ; F. B> I. iv, 31 ; Watt 

 E. D. ; Kanjilal For. Fl. 245 ; Gamble Man. Ind. Timb. 492 ; Prain Beng. PI. 

 694 ; Brand. Ind. Trees 469. Asclepias tingens Roxb ; Fl. Ind. ii, 53. 



An extensive climber with soft glabrous branches. Leaves membranous 

 bright green, glabrous on both surfaces, 4-6 in. long, broadly cvate 

 usually cordate at the base, acute or caudate-acuminate ; main lateral 

 nerve3 4-6 pairs, prominent beneath and pale-coloured, petioles 

 1-lf in. long. Cymes many-flowered, corymbose, at length spirally 

 racemose, branches densely puberulous, peduncles shorter than the 

 petioles, lower pedicels exceeding the peduncle. Flowers k in. across, 

 pale-yellow. Calyx divided almost to the base ; lobes linear-oblong, 

 obtuse, margins ciliate. Corolla-tube with double villous ridges below 

 the sinuses ; .lobes obliquely oval, glabrous. Follicles spreading, 

 about 4 in. long, smooth, acute at both ends. 



