36 xcv. ASCLEPIADEJS. (J. D. Hooker.) [Marsdenia. 



lanceolate ; pericarp very thick, longitudinally wrinkled, finely pubescent. Seeds ovate- 

 oblong, ^ in. long. Pergularia crocea, Zipp. (Miguel Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 497), of Java is 

 very closely allied, but the coronal scales are much laterally compressed, project 

 radially, and are 2-keeled towards the base. 



5. IMC. Hamilton!!, Wight Contrib. 41 ; branches petioles nerves beneath 

 and cymes furfuraceously puberulous, leaves oblong or oblong-ovate obtuse or 

 acute base cordate, cymes corymbosely branched, corolla-lobes glabrous without 

 and within, throat densely villous, coronal scales membranous subulate exceed- 

 ing the anther-tips. Wall. Cat. 8174 ; Dene, in DC. Prodr. viii. 614. Cynan- 

 chum reticulatum, Herb. Ham. 



NORTHERN OUDH, Hamilton. WESTERN HIMALAYA ; Subsewaliks, Edgeworth. 



Leaves coriaceous, 2-3 by 1^2 in., pale; petiole ^-1 in. Cymes corymbosely 

 branched. Corolla to % in. diam. Stiff ma quite flat with a central cone. Follicles 

 not seen. 



6. UK. Brunoniana, Wight # Arn. Contrib. 40 ; glabrous or cymes and 

 petioles puberulous, leaves orbicular-cordate acuminate membranous, cymes 

 short few-fid, corymbiform, corolla-lobes glabrous within and without, anthers 

 with a double flattened obtuse spur (or fold) at the base, coronal scales ovate 

 acute a little longer than the short anther-tip. Dene, in DC. Prodr. viii. 614 ; 



Wight Ic. t. 356. 



COROMANDEL ; near Cotermala, Wight. 



Branches and petioles sometimes puberulous. Leaves 4-5 by 3-4 in., base shortly 

 cordate, nerves slender; petiole 1-2 in., slender. Cymes -1 in. diam. ; peduncle 

 shorter than the petiole. Corolla % in. diam., lobes broadly oblong. Stigma broadly 

 conical, 2-toothed. 



7. IH. Jenkins!!, Hook. f. ; glabrous or puberulous, very stout, leaves 

 broadly elliptic or orbicular cuspidate thickly coriaceous, corolla-tube globose, 

 lobes glabrous without villous within, coronal scales subulate much exceeding 

 the very short anther-tip. 



ASSAM, Jenkins (Herb. Calcutta). 



Branches as thick as the little finger. Leaves 7-10 by 5-7 in., pale beneath; 

 nerves 6-8 pairs, diverging, straight or a little arched ; petiole 2-4 in. Cymes small ; 

 peduncle short, very thick ; flowers subumbellate, bracteate ; pedicels stout, 1 in. 

 Sepals % in., lanceolate, pubescent. Corolla f in. diam., lobes rounded fleshy. Stigma 

 dome-shaped. 



** Stigma protruded far beyond the anthers. 



8. UK. lucida, Edgew. mss. ; branches petioles cymes and leaves beneath 

 finely pubescent, leaves elliptic or ovate acute or obtusely acuminate, cymes 

 corymbiform very shortly peduncled, corolla-lobes ciliate glabrous without 

 sparsely hairy within, coronal scales subulate equalling the anther-tips, style 

 many times longer than the column tip bifid. Brand. For. Fl. 333. 



WESTERN HIMALAYA; Kumaon, Strach. $ Winterb.; Nynetal, alt. 5-7000 ft., 

 Madden. 



Leaves 4-5 by 2-3 in., rather coriaceous, pale beneath; nerves arched; petiole 

 1-2 in. Corymbs many-fid. ; peduncle stout, in- Corolla |-4 in. diam. Follicles 

 5 in, long by 1 in. diam., straight, lanceolate ; pericarp thickly coriaceous, glabrous. 

 Seeds in. long, ovate-lanceolate. 



9. UK. Griffith!!, Hook. f. ; glabrous except the puberulous cymes, leaves 

 elliptic obtusely acuminate coriaceous base rounded or cordate, cymes corymbi- 

 form shortly peduncled, corolla-lobes glabrous without sparsely hairy within, 



