Ceropegia.~\ xcv. ASCLEPIADE^. (J. D. Hooker.) 7 



pedicels very short; bracts setaceous. Sepals % in. Corolla sub-cylindric ; lobes 

 lanceolate at the base, tips slightly dilated. Follicles 4 in. long, slender. Seeds ~ in. 

 long, linear-oblong. 



33. C. odorata, Nimmo in Orah. Cat. Bomb. PL 118 ; nearly glabrous, 

 leaves short-petioled lanceolate acuminate, peduncles short hispid many and 

 dense-fid., corolla 1 in. slender straight base not swollen, lobes very narrow 

 erect, coronal lobes minute glabrous. 



The CONCAN ; Salsette, Nimmo, Law. 



Stem slender, glabrous. Leaves 3-4 by |-f in., rather firm, glabrous or minutely 

 puberulous above; petiole - in. Peduncles f--f- in., pedicels very short; bracts 

 squarrose. Sepals % in., recurved. Corolla one of the narrowest of the genus, yellow, 

 sweet-scented, lobes variable in length, at first united by the tips, soon free. 



34. C. ensifolia, Beddome Ic. PL Ind. Or. 173 ; stem glabrous, leaves 

 subsessile or short-petioled elongate linear acute or apiculate nerveless finely 

 reticulate, peduncles hispid often very long, sepals small, corolla 1 in. slender 

 straight base inflated, lobes linear erect, coronal lobes 5 short obtuse ciliate, 

 processes long linear erect. 



TRAVANCORE ; Anamallay hills, alt. 3-3500 ft., Beddome. 



Eoot tuberous. Stem very slender. Leaves 4-7 by -^ in., firm, glabrous or 

 minutely puberulous above, finely reticulate beneath ; petiole 0-^ in. Peduncles 1-5 

 in., often bearing a succession of fascicles of flowers ; pedicels very short. Sepals 

 in. Corolla greenish-white, lobes as long or longer than the tube. Follicles 

 6-7 in. 



35. C. albiflora, Hook. f. ; pubescent, leaves short-petioled ovate- or 

 linear-lanceolate nerves distinct oblique, peduncles hispid often very long,, 

 sepals subulate, corolla 1^-2 in. slender straight base not inflated, lobes linear 

 erect, coronal lobes 5 very short ciliate processes long linear erect. 



TRAVANCORE ; hear Peermede, alt. 3500-4500 ft., Beddome. 



Very similar to C. ensifolia, in habit, inflorescence, bracts, &c., but, as I am assured . 

 by Colonel Beddome. quite distinct, more hispidly pubescent, with much broader 

 distinctly nerved leaves and white flowers. The peduncle is sometimes 8 in. long, and 

 bears 4 or 5 remote sessile fascicles of flowers. 



36. C. Beddomei, Hook. f. ; sparsely pubescent, leaves subsessile elon- 

 gate linear-lanceolate acuminate, nerves very slender, peduncle stout hispid 

 few-fid., sepals filiform, corolla 3 in. long slightly curved, tube slender swollen- 

 below funnel-shaped above, lobes slender elongate erect villous within, coronal 

 lobes very short notched ciliate processes broad hooked. 



TRAVANCORE ; Peermede, alt. 2500 ft., Beddome. COCHIN, Johnston. 



Stem hispid above. Leaves 5-6 by - in., rather firm, finely acuminate, narrowed 

 to the base, sparsely puberulous on both surfaces, midrib strong, nerves few and 

 extremely fine. Peduncle 1-3 in. stout, pedicels short. Sepals 53- in. Corolla dark 

 purple, ^ in. diam. at the mouth, lobes gradually narrowed from the base to the tips. 

 I have seen but one good specimen of this, Colonel Beddome's ; that from Cochin is 

 imperfect, and appears to have straight coronal processes. 



DOUBTFUL AND TJNDESCRIBED SPECIES. 



C. MICANS, Nimmo, and C. ARCTA, Nimmo, from the Concans, and mentioned by 

 name only in Graham Cat. Bomb. PI. 118, are unknown to me. 



C. BIFLORA, Linn. Fl. Zeyl. 46, and Sp. PL 211 ; from Ceylon. The only charac- 

 ter given for this, "peduncles 2-flowered," may apply to any Ceylon species. Wight 

 refers it doubtfully to C. tuberosa, which is not a Ceylon plant. 



