182 ci. GONVOLVULACEjE. (C. B. Clarke.) \_Erycile. 



globose, Chois. in Ann. Sc. Nat. 2, i. 223, partly ; DC. Prodr. ix. 464, partly. 

 Erycibe, n. 8, Herb. 2nd. Or. H.f. fy T. 



SIKKIM HIMALAYA, alt. 5-6000 ft.-, Herb. Griffith, King, &c. KHASIA MTS., alt. 

 4000 ft., Wallich, Griffith, J. I>. H. 



A rambling, stout shrub ; branchlets thick. Leaves 5 by 1 in., coriaceous ; 

 nerves 8-20 pair ; petiole ^ in. or longer. Cymes hardly half so long as the leaves, 

 msty-tomentose, terminal hardly larger than the axillary. Flowers yellowish-white, 

 as of E. paniculata, but larger. This is distinguished from the four preceding by its 

 thick branchlets, larger flowers and fruits, the nerves appear very variable in number, 

 but always more numerous than in E. paniculata. 



** Cymes axillary short, terminal (if any) scarcely larger than the axillary. 



6. ZS. malaccensis, Clarke ; leaves elliptic or obovate-oblong acuminate 

 coriaceous base cuneate or rounded, nerves distinctly reticulated raised beneath, 

 cymes and sepals uniformly closely fulvous tomentose, berry f in. subquadrate 

 ellipsoid. Erycibe n. 7, Herb. 2nd. Or. H. f. $ T. 



MOTJLMEIN, Lobb. MALACCA, Griffith, Maingay. 



A large scandent shrub ; innovations fulvous-pubescent ; branchlets obscurely 

 angular. Leaves 3 by 1^ in. ; petiole -. Cymes \-1 in. Sepals not glabrescent 

 upwards. Flowers nearly as of E. paniculata. 



7. ZS. Princei, Wall. Cat. 1335; innovations rusty-pubescent, leaves 

 short-petioled obovate-oblong abruptly acuminate base obtuse, cymes subcapi- 

 tate axillary and terminal subspicate or racemose, berry in. ellipsoid. Chois. 

 in Ann. Sc. Nat. 2, i. 224; DC. Prodr. ix. 464. E. camptobotrya, Miq. Fl. 

 2nd. Sat. Suppl. 578. 



PEXANG, Wallich. MALACCA, Griffith, Maingay. DISTRIB. Java, Banca, Borneo. 



A powerful scandent, sometimes twining, shrub ; branchlets scarcely angular, 

 obscurely rusty -pubescent. Leaves 4 by If in., coriaceous, suddenly narrowed at the 

 base, sometimes subcordate ; nerves 5-7 pairs, nerves obscure ; petiole | in. Cymes 

 scarcely 1 in. diam. r subsessile, rusty-villous ; bracts ~ in., oblong. Flowers nearly 

 as of E. paniculata. Sepals villous or glabrate, coriaceous. 



8. ZS. Griffith!!, Clarke ; branchlets round glabrous, leaves large obovate- 

 oblong abruptly acuminate base cuneate, cymes sessile small axillary lax few-fld. 

 rufous-vLUous, berries 1 in. ellipsoid. 



MERGUI, Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 5880). MALACCA, Maingay. 



A large, scandent shrub. Leaves 5 by 2 in., coriaceous, nerves 6 pairs, secondary 

 not prominent ; petiole \ in. Cymes ^-f in., densely clothed with dark-red hair. 

 Berry coriaceous, rough. 



9. ZS. TCaing'ayi, Clarke; innovations minutely hairy, leaves long- 

 petioled elliptic acuminate to an obtuse apex base cuneate, cymes axillary small 

 lax minutely rufous-pubescent. 



MALACCA; Maingay. 



A large, scandent shrub ; branches round, glabrous or nearly so. Leaves 2 by 

 l in., nerves 6 pairs, secondary obscure; petiole ^ in. Cymes \ in., deep red, 

 appearing glabrous, but minutely adpressedly pilose under a lens. This appears 

 allied to E. Princei ; but, besides the differences in indumentum, the long petioles give 

 it a habit of its own. 



10. E. coriacea. Wall. Cat. 1337 ; branchlets round glabrous or nearly 

 so, leaves large elliptic acuminate very coriaceous, nerves obscure on both 

 surfaces, cymes A-2 in. minutely rusty-pubescent dense-fld. Chois. in Ann. Sc. 

 Nat. 2, i. 224 ; DC. Prodr. ix. 465 ; Kurz For. Fl. ii. 213. 



