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414 
Lagos, Sokoto, Gambia, Sierra ono and widely distributed 
in pease Africa, Asia and Ameri 
A perennial climber, common on cix in Sokoto town eu 
No. 372, 1911, Herb. Kew), cultivated at Khartoum (Schwein 
furth, Herb. ew). 
Calonyction speciosum, Choisy; Fl. Trop. Afr. IV. Sect. 2, 
Hr. 
Ill.—Bot. Mag. t. 75 52 vui tere Bona-noz); Choisy, Mem. 
Soc. Phys. Genève, vi. t. L E ; Wight, Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. iv. t. 1361; 
Bot. Centralb. lix. 1894, t. 2. 
Vernac. names. xia (Sierra Leone, Scott Elliot).—Prickly 
Ipomoea, Moon Flower. 
Tropical Africa and widely distributed in the Tropics. 
" Used as a vegetable, Sierra Leone (Scott Elliot, Col. Rep. 
Misc. No. 3, 1893, p. 42), and as a remedy for snake-bite, Indis 
(Dict. Econ. Prod. In dia; Dymock, Pharmacogr. Indica, ii. 
p. 541, Zpomoea bona-nox). 
A decorative climber 10 ft. and upwards, commonly cultivated, 
Sierra Leone (Scott Elliot, Herb. Kew). Introduced into gardens 
of England in 1773. 
Qvuamocuit, Tournef. 
Quamoclit coccinea, Moench; F1. rae Air. EV. ge 2, 128. 
ative of Tropical America. Known in West Africa from 
Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Nigeria, ed i - ardfebls rece ec 
A handsome decorative climber, often cultivated. 
Quamoclit vulgaris, Choisy; Fl. ME Afr. IV. Sect. 2, p. 128. 
Pep aes Hort. Mal. xi 60; Rumpf. Amb. v. t. 155; 
Lam. Encycl. t. 104 (Ipomoea Quali): EE Mag. t. 244 
= pomoea Soca ied Barton, Fl. N. Amer. iii. t. 96. 
. names.—Kamalata (Sanskrit, liyat Sita-che-Kes 
(Maratha, Dymock).—Winged leaved Ipomoea ; Cupid’s Flower. 
Native of America. Introduced to West Africa and widely 
distributed in the warmer parts of the Old World. 
The pounded leaves are said to have cooling properties and 
are applied to piles and PR eate India (Dymock, Pharmacog. 
India, ii. p. 540). 
À handsome E annual. Cultivated in the garden, Oloke- 
Meji (Dodd, Herb. Kew). 
IroMora, Linn. 
Ipomoea aquatica, Yorsk.; Fl. Trop. Afr. IV. Sect. 2, p. 170. 
T Susa Hort. Mal. xi. t. 52. 
mes.—Furin gaddu (Katagum, Dalziel); Kangkon 
Ms Ridley). n: pee 
Widely distributed in Tropical Africa, Asia and N. Australia. 
