318 Lxxxv. AscLEPiADE^ (brown). [Asclepios. 



reaching to nearly the same general level ; lower 

 peduncles usually much longer than the upper. 

 (See also 14. A. curassavica, in which the 

 umbels are subcorymbose whilst in flower, after- 

 wards becoming racemose.) 

 Peduncles usually all much more than 2 in. long, 

 the lower 3—11 in. long ; coronal-lobes with 

 erect or horizontal teeth (lateral teeth) arising 

 from their inflexed sides and with or without 

 a median horn or tooth on their inner face. 

 (See also 35 A. Welwitschii, which may, per- 

 haps, sometimes have longer peduncles than 

 in the specimens I have seen.) 

 Apex of the coronal-lobes not or scarcely pro- 

 duced beyond the level of the Interal teeth. 

 Umbel solitary j corolla-lobes 3-35 l'^^- l^^g • 34. A. coccinea. 

 Umbels 2-4 to a stem; corolla-lobes 4r-6 lin. 



long . . . . . . . Zo. A. macrantha. 



Apex of the coronal-lobes produced much beyond 

 the lateral teeth. 

 Corolla-lobes 3-4 lin. Icng, reflexed almost to 



the pedicel 42. A. rejlexa. 



Corolla-lobes 6 lin. long, spreading . . 37. A. laurentiana. 



Corolla-lobes li— 2 lin. long, spreading . . 43. A. aurea. 



Uppermost (and often all of the) peduncles less 

 than 2 in. long ; in a few species the 

 lowest peduncles are 3-6 in. long. 

 :|;C^oronal-lobes overtopping the staminal-column 

 by f-21 lin. 

 Coronal-lobes furnished with a median tooth 

 or hoin on their inner face at or below 

 the apex, and their inflexed sides pro- 

 duced into falcite or deltoid teeth. 

 Leaves glabrous, 1-4 lin. broad. 



Corolla yellow or orange within; 



coronal-lobes 2j-2| Im. long . 36. A. Welwitschii, 

 Corolla red within ; coronal-lobes 3^-4 



lin. long ..... 38. A. rhacodes. 

 Leaves pubescent or subtomentose, i— 1 



lin. broad; corolla geeenish within . 39. A.propinqua. 

 Coronal-lobes without a median tooth or 

 horn on their inner face. 

 Terminal part of the coronal-lobes pro- 

 duced much beyond the cucullate 

 part into a long linear point . 52. A. Randii. 



Terminal part of the coronal-lobes not 

 produced into a long linear point. 

 Coronal-lobes widening upwards to 

 1^ lin. broad across the side at 

 the teeth ; poUen-caudicles with a 

 very broad upper part. . . 40. A. angustata. 

 Coronal-lobes of about equal width 

 throughout, f lin. broad across 

 the side ; pollen - caudicles fili- 

 lorm ..... 53. A. eminens. 



