corn "y psu PITT. P 
—— M 
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4. Section of corona staminea, Cal. Cor. Ovaria and 
styli removed, stigma remaining. 
5. Part of the corona staminea, the processes cut off. 
6. Pollen mass in front, 
7. Follicta. 
This is certainly not a true species of Hoya, although it is 
a congener of Hoya viridiflora. 
Has. Mergue. 
5. Hoya volubilis, Pl. CCCCX. A. Fig. 3. 
Scandens volubilis caulibus teretibus, foliis ovato-lanceolatis 
acutis coriaceis glaucescentibus basi, 1-callosis, indistincte 3- 
nerviis, umbellis intrapetiolaribus longe pedunculatis, floris. 
Pedunculis perinnantibus, folia excedentib. apices versus 
cicatricibus iuflorescentia antecedentis notatis. Pedicellis fili- 
formibus 14 uncialibus basi minute  bracteatis, masculis 
irregularibus purpureis, floribus magnis, albidis, cereaceis 
coronz foliolorum angulis intrantib. rosaceis, anth. lutes- 
cent. 
Cal. 5 partit. Cor. subrotata profunde 5-partit. laciniis late 
ovatis acutis intus lucidis. Corona 5-phylla, foliolis carnosis- 
simis, radiatis, supra planis, ovatisgue, angulo intrante den- 
tiforme in antheram product. incumbentemque. ^ Antherz 
membranum terminate.  Pollinia erecta basi affixa, margine 
interiore quoad antheram, cartilagineam diaphanam. Stigma 
apiculo brevi, apice membranaceo. 
Epiphytica in arborib. Mergue: March, 1835, flores sub- 
suaviter odorat. 
The pollinia on being detached and especially if put in 
water become twisted, so that they have the same arrange- 
ment as those that are naturally pendulous. It is impossible 
to make them revert it to their natural situation, Very pro- 
bably the fact of their being erect depends upon some 
local appreciable cause, to be ascertained by examination of 
these in the young state. ZEstivatio subvalvata, nec Hoye 
