348 02. CONVOLVULACE^. [fyomcea. 



IPOMCEA, Linn. 



Herbs, rarely shrubs. Leaves entire lobed or digitate. Corolla 

 bell or funnel-shaped, limb 5-plaited. Stamens unequal, included 

 or exserted, not connivent o^er the ovary. Ovary 2-celled, 4-ovuled, 

 rarely 4-celled, 4-ovuled or 3-celled, 6-ovuled. Fruit a dry dehis- 

 cent capsule. 



Seeds villous, furred or woolly, 



Leaves large cordate. Corolla large, salver-shaped 

 with a long tube, white. 



Seeds softly villous ... ... ... ... ... /. grcmdijloraf 



Corolla medium-sized, 



Leaves cordate, 5-7 palmately lobed. Corolla red, 



Seeds with long wool ... ... I. digitata. 



Leaves cordate, entire or sinuate. Corolla pink, 



tube dark purple within. Beeds furred ... /. sepiaria. 



Leaves shallowly cordate. Panicles many flower- 

 ed. Corolla purplish-white, Seeds with short 

 silky hairs ... ... ... ... /. sta2)hylina. 



Leaves cordate, acute. Corolla large, campanu- 

 late, white with a deep purple centre. Pani- 

 cles large, many flowered. Seeds with long 

 silky hairs /. campanulata^ 



Leaves cordate or hastate, elliptic, acute. Cymes 

 few flowered, compact. Corolla tubular, pure 

 white. Seeds with stiff patent hairs ... ... A. cyniosa. 



Seeds glabrous, 



Branchlets winged, leaves ovate. Cymes few 

 flowered. Corolla large, white, tubular-cam- 

 panulate ... /. Turpeihum. 



Leaves hairy, cordate, palmately lobed, corolla 



middle-sized, yellow. ... /. vttifolia. 



I. grandiflora, Lamk. 111. 1. 467 ; Fl, Br. I. 4. 198. North Kanara, in 

 moist forests and along the banks of nalas, very rare. Fl. R.S. Oct. 

 Stems mui-icate. 



I. digitata, Linn. ; Meissn. in Mart. Brasil. VII. 278 ; Bafatus pmii- 

 cnlata, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl, 167. BliuikoJioIa, uUlarikand, M. 

 Throughout the Konkan and North Kanara, common near the sea-coast 

 in moist forests. Fl. R.S., Aug., Sept. 



I. sepiaria, Koen. ; Roxb. Fl. 1. 1. 500 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 166. 

 Amii, M. Throughout the presidency, common in the Konkan and North 

 Kanara, in hedges near the sea-coast. Fl. R.S. 



I. staphylina, Roem. & Sch. Syst. TV. 249; Fl. Br. I. 4. 210. In 

 hedges and along the banks of nahis in the southern parts of the 

 Dharwar district. Fl. Dec. Jany. Fr. Mch. Flowers rather small. 



I. campanulata, Linn.; Chois. Convolv. Or. 69; Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 165 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 211. Common throughout the Konkan 

 and North Kanara in deciduous forests, a very beautiful climber when 

 in full bloom during Dec. and Jany. Fr. ripe May. 



I. cymosa, Roem. & Sch. Syst. IV. 241 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 211 ; Convol- 

 vulus blandus, Roxb. Fl. Ind, 1. 470. Throughout the presidency, very 



