56 xcv. ASCLEPIADEJ;. (J. D. Hooker.) [Hoija, 



\\ in., stouter than the branch ; pedicels 1 in. Sepals ovate. Corolla -f in. diam., 

 white, lobes obtuse. Very similar to H. Nummularia, but the leaves are covered with 

 minute papillae (when dry). 



15. K. pbcordata, Hook.f.\ stem very slender minutely rough and here 

 and there hairy, leaves obcordate or obreniform. 



SIKKIM HIMALAYA ; Chakoong, alt. 4-6000 ft., J. D. H., Yoksun, Clarke. 



Stem creeping and rooting. Leaves \ in. long, sometimes broader than long, lobes 

 rounded, sinus acute, base rounded or subacute, rather thin, opaque, nerves obscurely 

 reticulate ; petiole ^-^ in. Flowers in a drawing in Herb. Kew (by Jerdon) in a 

 loose peduncled umbel ; pedicels slender. Corolla ^ in. diam., white, lobes triangular 

 with villous margins. Possibly a form of H. Nummularia or serpens, but if so a very 

 remarkable one. 



16. K. vaccinioides, Hook. f. ; quite glabrous, branches very long 

 slender pendulous, leaves |- in. elliptic subacute fleshy nerves obsolete. 



UPPER ASSAM ; Mishmi Mts., by the Thumat river, Griffith. 

 Follicles 3 in. long, slender, straight, pericarp thin. 



17. H. bella, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4402 ; stem petioles and peduncles pu- 

 bescent, leaves 1 in. sub-Mfarious ovate acute, peduncles very short, pedicels 

 longer, sepals oblong ciliate. Paxt. Magaz. xv. t. 243 ; Fl. des Serres, iv. t. 399 

 (copied from Bot. Mag.}. 



TENASSERIM ; Taungkota mountain, Moulmein, T. Lobb. 



Leaves deep green, recurved, nerveless when fresh, midrib strong beneath ; petiole 

 ~ in. Peduncle in. ; pedicels f in. Sepals small. Corolla f in. diam., pure white, 

 glabrous within ; lobes very short, subacute. Coronal-processes violet, boat-shaped, 

 concave above, inner angle acute. I have seen no specimens. 



b. Leaves very narrow, lanceolate oblanceolate or linear, rarely 1 in. broad; 

 nerves invisible or very obscure. 



18. H. retusa, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. iv. 294 ; quite glabrous, 

 leaves very narrow gradually dilating from the base to the obcordate broad 

 tip fleshy, flowers subsolitary, corolla puberulous within. Dalz. 8f Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 153. 



The CONCAN ; on the Ghats, Dalzell, &c. 



Stem very slender. Leaves 1^-2 in. by \- $ at the broad tip, midrib very strong ; 

 petiole Y^- in. Flowers 1-3-nate ; pedicels slender. Sepals minute, ovate. Corolla 

 f in. diam., white with a pink corona; lobes very broad, acute. Coronal-lobes hori- 

 zontal, ovate, shorter than the corolla-tube, broad end outwards, inner angle acute. 



19. K. pauciflora, Wight Ic. t. 1269 (parviftora in text) ; quite glabrous, 

 leaves 1-2 in. linear-lanceolate obtuse very thick, peduncles very short few- 

 fld., pedicels long slender, corolla glabrous within. H. Wightiana, Thwaites 

 Enum. 199. 



MALABAR and TRAVANCORE; Cochin and Courtallam, Wight. CEYLON; central 

 province, alt. 3-5000 ft., Walker, &c. 



A ver$r slender climber. Leaves rarely more than \ in. broad, margins often 

 recurved; petiole -^- in. Peduncle scarcely exceeding the petiole. Sepals small, 

 narrow. Corolla f in. diam., white. Coronal-processes pink, short, ovoid, obtuse, 

 concave above, inner angle produced into a recurved spur. I see no difference 

 between the Ceylon and Deccan plants. 



20. K. longifolia, Wall, in Wight. Contrib. 36 ; Cat. 8154 ; glabrous, 

 leaves 4-8 in. narrowly oblanceolate acuminate very fleshy, peduncle long or 

 short smooth and pedicels glabrous, corolla glabrous margins pubescent, 



