13. Convolvulus.] 96. CONVOLVULACEM. 



1. C. pluricaulis, Chois. Evolvulus ferrguineus. Wall. 



A herb with many sub-erect and prostrate hairy stems 4-12" long 

 from a Avoody rootstock and linear, or lower somewhat oblanceolate, 

 leaves -5- 1-5" long. Flowers pale rose numerous on axillary 1-3-fld. 

 peduncles or peduncles 0. Sepals •2--3", narrowly linear-lanceolate, 

 hairy. Corolla -9" diam. (in a specimen of mine, var. macra ?), or 

 only •2o--3" (in WalUch's specimen), widely funnel-shaped and 

 showing the stamens. Stigmas filiform -2" 'long. Capsule ovoid 

 glabrous •l7-"2" long. 



Behar, Ktirz ! Bhasralpur, Wall. ! Raneeganj (close to Manblium), Cal. Herb. I 

 Saro-uja, Cal. Herb. ! Fl., Fr. May-Dec. 



Branches often fulvous-hairy when dry. Cauline leaves mostly '6" or less 

 upwards, Imear-oblong, hairy. Pedicels 0--17". Corolla hairy outside. 



2. C. aryensis,i. 



A pretty twining herb Avith long cylindric slender rhizomes and 

 glabrous or slightly pubescent stems. Leaves 1-3" ovate cordate, 

 anricled or hastate. Flowers pretty pink and white streaked. Sepals 

 •17--2'", sometimes ciliate. Corolla Avith very wide mouth, 1" diam. 

 Stigma -15" linear. Capsule -25" glabrous. 



An occasional weed of cultivation in the Northern Area. A pest in gardens in 

 Europe from the slender creeping rhizomes. 



3. C. paniculatus, comh. no v. Syn. Ipomcea paniculata, Bunn. ; 



Convolvulus parviflorus, Vahl.; Jacquemontia paniculata, Hallier 



A slender twiner more or less pubescent all over (in our specimens, 

 or nearly glabrous, Clarl-e) with ovate finely acuminate leaves 1-2'' 

 long and small white or pinkish flowers in axillary pedimcled cymes 

 shorter than the leaves. 



Monghyr Hills, Kitrz ! Puri Mais ! Fl., Fr. April-Jan. 



Leaves shallowly cordate or base straight, sec. n. 5-7, of which 2-3 are from the 

 base and almost palmately nerved (onlv a little weaker than midrib). Petiole 

 slender -5-1". Peduncles -^-r^''. shorter or longer than the petioles. 2-5-fld. Sepals 

 ovate or lanceolate, acuminate, pubescent -25". Corolla -o" long, mouth not dilated, 

 about -3" diam. Stigmas linear but rather stout, terete and very slightly dilated at 

 the tips, recurved, -05" long. Capsule '2" globose, glabrous. 



14. CALYSTEGIA, R. Br. 



As in Convolvulus but with large foliaceous persistent bracts 

 enclosing the calyx. Ovary 1 -celled or incompletely 2-celled. Stigmas 

 2, ovate, or shortly oblong, compressed. 



1. C. hederacea, Wall. 



Prostrate as a weed of cultivation or climbing 6 ft. in bushes 

 {Clarl-e). Stems glabrous. Leaves cordate or sagittate entire or 

 lobed, -5-1-3", very irregular in form. Petiole 1"- Peduncle 2" with 

 ovate bracts -3". Sepals -3", oblong, obtuse, glabrous. Corolla 1" 

 sub-campanulate, pink-purple. Capsule -3" ovoid, subacute, glabrous. 



Purneah, Kio-z ! Fl. Dec-Jan. Fr. Feb. 



Usually dwarf trailing with somewhat deltoidly hastate or ivy-like 3-5-lobed 

 leaves often under To" with the mid-lobe generally larger and oblong. Peduncles 

 sometimes slender and up to 4'' long. Bracts 3", persistent and enclosing the 

 fruit. Corolla sometimes white with pinkish limb or lilac. 



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