130 
Annual, twining, very hairy; flowers in the rains; cream-coloured;—common 
on Malabar Hill &c, 
476. PHARBITIS. Choisy. Pentandria Monogynia. 
970. P. Nit. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 262. P. hederacea. Don’s. syst, 4. p. 263. 
Ipomoea coerulea. Rox. Flora. 1. p. 501. I. hederacea. Lion. Bot. Reg. ¢. 85. 
and ¢. 276. Jacq. Icon. Rar. ¢. 36. Gaert. Fruct, 2. ¢. 134° f. 2. Dill. Elth. ¢. 
80. f. 912 P. Purshii? Dons. syst. 4. p. 263. Bot. Mag. ¢. 188? 
Aunual, twining, hairy; leaves cordate, 3 lobed, downy.—Flowers large; 
of a lovely, light, bright blue. They appear in the rains; expand early in 
the morning, and shut up during the day. The Italians call this species 
Campana Azurea. Roxburgh’s Ipomoea Coerulescens, and Forster’s Convolvu- 
lus Caelestis, are varieties (Don.) 
Common in Bombay and throughout the Concans; flowers towards the close 
of the rains. The 7. Purshii, mative of Virginia and Carolina which is 
probably identical, is called “* Morning-glory.” The Indian plint equally 
deserves the name. Acheap and safe cathartic. See an excellent paper om 
the subject by Dr. O'Shaughnessy of Calcutta. N. 
477. CALONYCTION. Choisy. Pentandria Monogynia, 
From kalos—beautiful, and nyx—night; in allusion to the large showy flow- 
ers, expanding at night. 
971. C. Boxgeurcuit. Don's. syst. 4. p.263. Ipomoea vrandiflora. Rox- 
Flora. 1. p. 497. Munda vatli. Rheed. Mal, 11. #50. Asiat. Res. +. p. 257. 
Gool—chandnee,--Soma vela,—Moon flower,—Bombay name.—A ° large 
twining plant; stems sometimes armed with inoffensive prickles; leaves cor- 
date, petioled, pointed; flowers very large; the border from 8 to 6 inches in 
diameter; pure white, slightly fragrant, open at sunsset, and close up the 
following morning. 
In gardens, Bombay; —flowers chiefly during the rains. 
972. C. Muricatum. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 264. Ipomoea muricata. Rox. Flora, 
1. p. 499. 1. bona-mox, var-purpurascens. : 
Annval, twining, stems covered with inoffensive prickles;—flowers 1n the 
rains, pretty large, of a pale bluish purple colour. Common among rubbish, 
and in waste places about Bombay. The tumid peduncles are in use for 
culinary purposes. N. 
478. IPOMOEA. Choisy. Pentandria Monogynia. 
From ips—bindweed, and omoios—similar; in allusion to the habit of the 
plants. 
973. E. Rrerans. Don’s. syst. 4. p- 265. Convolvulus repens. Rox. Flora. 
}. p, 482. and C. reptaus. |. p. 433. Ballel. Rheed. Mal. 11. ¢. 52. Olus 
vagum. Rumph. Amb. 5. ¢. 155. f. 1. g 
Anuual, creeping, stems rooting; leaves Sagitiate, lanceolate; flowers rose— 
- coloured;—margins of tanks and other moist places throughout the Concans. 
974. I. Pes-capre. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 265. Convolvulus bilobatus, and C. 
pes-capre. Rox. Flora. |. p. 485 and 486. I. maritima. Browne’s Prod. 486. 
Rheed. Mal. 11. ¢. 57. Rumph. Amb. 5. é. 159. f. 1. Bot. Reg. t. 319. Con- 
volvulus bauhinifolia. Salisbury’s Prod. ; 
Chagul-koon,—Dobutee-luta--- Goats foot---leaved Ipomoea ;-—perennial, 
creeping; stems rooting; leaves smooth, long petioled, two lobed like those of 
the Bauhinia;—flowers large, of a pretty reddish purple.—Common on sau- 
dy beaches where it is of great use in binding the soil. ’ 
The natives boil the leaves and apply them externally as an anodyne in 
cases of colic. ( 
It encircles the globe, being found in China, New Holland, the Sandwich 
Islands, South America, Isle of Bourbon, and Arabia.—No doubt itis equally 
abundant on the shores of Africa. 
