Strophanthus] LXXIII. APOCYNACE-E 463 



Wight Ic. t. 1299, 1300). Tenasserim (Kurz). Malay Peuins. and Archip. L. thinly 

 coriaceous, sec. n. 8-10 pair, joined by distinct uitra-marginal veins. Corolla-lobes 

 4-6 in. long. 



B. Corolla-lobes \ in. and less. 



3. S. Wightianus, Wall.; Wight Ic. t. 1301. Western Coast from Mangalore south- 

 wards. L. thinly coriaceous, elliptic, blade '2-3, pet. J- J in. long. Corymbs peduncu- 

 late, bracts small ovate, acuminate, cylindrical portion of corolla-tube .',. lobes \ in. 

 long, narrowed into a linear tail. Seeds with a long slender beak and a large feathery 

 coma. 4. S. brevicaudatus, Wight Ic. t. 1302. Mergui (Kurz), Malay Penius. and 

 Archip. Edge of 1. undulate, cor. -tube J, lobes ovate, acuminate, J in. long. 



Beaumontia grandiflora, Wall. Nepal. Sikkim. from the Terai to 5,000 ft. Silhet, 

 Cachar, Chittagong. China. A large evergreen climber, bark thick, corky, shoots 

 rusty-pubescent. L. opposite, chartaceous, elliptic-obovate, blade 7-12 pet. J-l in. long, 

 sec. n. 8-15 pair, arching. Fl. very large, pure white, in terminal corvmbiform cymes, 

 pedicels and calyx velvety. Sepals oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 1-2 in., corolla 

 between funnel-shaped and campanulate, 3-4 in. long, lobes short. Fr. 5-10 by 2 in., 



hard, at length dividing into 2 follicles, s Is :; in., nana twice as long. 2. B. 



Jerdoniana, Wight Ie. t. 1314-15, evergreen forests of the Konkan and Kanara Ghats 

 is the western representative of 1, with smaller fl. and cylindric fr. 3. B. Khasiana, 

 Hook, f'., Xlinsi hills, corolla broadly campanulate, lobes equalling the tube. 



12. CHONEMORPHA, G. Don : Fl. Brit. Ind. iii. 661. 



Climbing shrubs, fl. large, in lax terminal cymes. Corolla-tube narrow- 

 below, upper part wider, lobes broad, oblique, overlapping to the right, fila- 

 ments short villous. Disk thick, annular or cupular. Follicles long, straight, 

 hard. Seeds shortly beaked, coma long. Species 2. 



1. C. macrophylla, G. Don ; Wight Ic. t. 432. Vein. Phaldu, Hind. Outer Himalaya 

 from Kumaon eastwards, 2-< 1,000 ft. Assam, Kliasi hills. Andamans. Tenasserim. 

 Evergreen forests of the Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards. Ceylon. 

 Malaj Penins. and Archip. Yields caoutchouc. 2. C. Griffithii, Hook. f. Sikkim, 

 Khnsi hills. L. smaller, calyx of 5 distinct sepals,' J- 1 in. long. A large evergreen 

 scandent shrub, branches stout, young shoots, inflorescence and underside of 1. pubescent 

 or tomei i lose. L. ovate, obovnte or nearly orbicular, base rounded or cordate, blade 6— 18, 

 petiole J-2 in. long, sec. n. 10-15 pair, prominent beneath. Fl. 2-3 in. across, white. 

 rarely pale pink, in terminal trichotomous corymbose cymes, bracts largeovate, acute. 

 Follicles hard, angled, 12_]s in. long. 



Rhynchodia Wallichii, Benth. ^Echites rhynchosperma, Wall. PL As. Par. t. IP : 

 Cercocoma Wallichii, Miq.). sikkim. 2-3,000 ft. Assam. Silhet, Cachar. Pegu 

 Toma, eastern slopes. Martaban, Tenasserim. A large climber, branches 1 1 i I >• ■ i . • l.-.l. I. 

 membranous, ovate or ellipt ic, acuminate, blade 5-9, pet. slender 1 in. long. Fl. showy, 

 fragrant, white, tube and throat red, in loose, pedunculate axillary cymes, peduncles 



and pedicels slender. Calyx divided nearly to base, seg nts oblong or lanceolate, 



shorter than cored la-tube. Corolla-tube \ in. long, 5-angled, limb 1 in. diam., lobes 

 twisted, narrowly ol .ovate. Follicles I -J IS in., -, Is I in., beak slender, as long as - I. 



Epigynum Griffltmanum, Wigh! [c. t. 1808, South Tenasserim. A shrub. I. glabrous 

 shining, membranous, elliptic-lanceolate, blade;'., pet. ' in. Fl. in terminal .dense 

 rusty tomentose eynies, pedicels 3horter than calyx. Carpels enclosed in the calyx- 

 tube and adhering to it. Calyx segments acute, many times shorter than corolla-tube. 



Corolla salver-shaped, tube swollen at the base, | A in. long, tomentose outside, hairy 



within, lobes obovate, Bhorter than tube. 



Anodendron paniculatum, A. DC. (Echitei particulates, Roxb. ; Wight Ic t. 896). 

 Khasi hills. Chittagong. Chutia Nagpur. Lower Burma [Turin net, Burm.) Ever- 

 green forests of the Western Qhats from the Konkan southwards. Ceylon, very 

 common in the moist lowcountry. Malaj Penins. and Archip. A very large glabrous 

 climber with o thick luted stem. L. elliptic-oblong, blade I 7, pet. J in. long, seen. 

 12 15 pair, prominent, Fl. small, numerous, white or yellow, on slender pedicels in 

 large axillary ami terminal trichotomous cymes, corolla ', in. long. Follicles U ■ 



« ly, 5 6 in. long, narrowed from a bhici base, a l-ilat 1} in., beak slender, co 



white, 2 in. long. 



L3. TRACHELOSPERMUM, Lemaire : Fl. Brit. Ind. iii. 667. 



Climbing shrubs, 1. opposite. Fl. in compound usually axillary cymes, 

 calyx small, corolla salver-shaped, lobes oblique, overlapping to the right. 



