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48 ASCLEPIADE. 
black purple with numberless white dots, occupied by roots. | 
The internodes of the leafy portion elongated, leaves oppo- | 
site, orbicular with a short cuspis, considerably concave mare — — 
gins and apex incurved, above angularly rugose, very fleshy 
coriaceous. Peduncles stout, perennial subclavate flowering 
part with an irregular .surface generaly much longer thau 
the leaves. 
Flowers not numerous on short pedicels erect, axis of the 
laciniæ ochroleucous those of the sinuses of division are dark- 
green. 
Cal. puberulous, pale ciliolate. Cor. urceolate, tube glo- | 
bose, laciniz connivent into an obtuse oblong cone: I 
have not seen the corolla open ; after maturity the green co- 
lour disappears, the lacinie are merely teeth, not extended, 
throughout, cone very fleshy and tough, slighty bearded | 
inside, sinuses obsoletely entrant, otherwise faux naked. E 
Coronal leaflets with short stout stalks, armed simply in- 
curved deflexed expanded conduplicato-carinate. E 
Margins of fissures communicate, thick, subcartilaginous E l 
below slightly diverging. E. 
Anthers obloag erect, terminal membrane long flaccid | 
forming a white termination. 4 
Pollinia very much flattened oblong somewhat curved, 34. 
times longer than the caudicula, which is dilated at the apex | 
a level with the summit of pollinia, it is articulated on the 
apex of the ovary and adheres firmly with staminal columns 
superficies below the angles of the stigmata. 
Follicles pendulous, subsubulate rather stout flat and 
channelled, above are the seeds (the youug only seen) comose 
at the apex. 
Has. Malacca not uncommon on trees and rocks at Pale 
Bissar also on Puddam Battoo, mount Ophir alt. 2000 feet 
_ Spec. Char. Foliaceo ascidif. Ascidici in bundles separi 
on the jeres; oblong, variously angular, margin of o o 
