464 LXXIII. APOCYNACEjE [Trachelospermum 



stamens sometimes slightly exserted, filaments broad, disk annular or of 

 oblong glands. Seeds linear not beaked, coma long, cotyledons linear in 

 copious albumen. Species 8, Himalaya to Japian. 



A. Corolla-tube much wider near mouth, stamens inserted in the upper 

 portion. 



1. T. fragrans, Hook. f. {Iclmocarpus fragrans, "Wall. ; Brandis IT. Fl. 327. Himalaya, 

 from Hazara eastwards, 3-7,000 ft. Assam, Cachar. Upper Burma, -1-5,000 ft. Fl. 

 April-June. A tall climber, young shoots often hairy. L. glabrous, elliptic-lanceor 

 late, blade 3-4, narrowed into petiole J in. long. Fl. white, scented, in lax compound 

 trichotomous axillary pedunculate cymes, corolla £ in. long, lobes slightly pubescent 

 at base, very unequal sided, disk of 2-5 obtuse, obovate glands, ovary and style glabrous. 

 Follicles slender, 5-12 in. long, while young cohering with the tips like a horse collar. 

 2. T. gracilipes, Hook. f. Assam. Khasi hills. Cymes lax, peduncles and pedicels capil- 

 lary, corolla-tube J in. long, lower portion very slender. 



B. Corolla-tube cylindric, not much wider near mouth, stamens in the lower 

 portion. 



3. T. axillare, Hook. f. Sikkim 4-6,000 ft. A stout climber, entirely glabrous, 1. 

 coriaceous, abruptly caudate-acuminate, cymes short, axillary, nearly sessile. Corolla 

 dull purple, tube $ in. long, ovary pubescent. Follicles cylindric, tomentose, 6-8 in. 

 long. 



14. AGANOSMA, G. Don; Fl. Brit. Ind. iii. 663. 



Stout evergreen climbers. Sepals usually lanceolate or linear-lanceolate. 

 Corolla salver-shaped, lower portion of tube short, cylindric, wider or narrower 

 than the upper campanulate or cylindrical portion, stamens included, inserted 

 at the base of the upper portion, a bearded longitudinal band behind each 

 anther. Lobes linear or lanceolate, as long as or longer than corolla-tube, 

 overlapping to the right. Disk cup-shaped. Species 6, India and Malaya. 



A. Sepals § in. long, shorter than corolla-tube. 



1. A. marginata, G. Don ; Wight Ic. t. 425 (A. acuminata, G. Don ; Wight Ic. t. 424). 

 Silhet. Chittagong. Burma, Upper and Lower. Khaung nwe, Burm. Malay Penins. 

 and Archip. Siam, Cochinchina. Stems stout, twisted, young shoots and inflorescence 

 minutely pubescent. L. coriaceous, elliptic oblong, blade d-i, pet. J in. long, sec. n. 

 straight, joined by intramarginal veins. Fl. white, lower portion of tube wider than 

 the upper, ovary glabrous. 



B. Sepals g in. long and more, longer than corolla-tube. 



2. A. caryophyllata, G. Don (A. Blumei, Wight Ic. t. 1305). Oudh. Behar. Deccan, 

 frequent in the Cuddapah district. Gura pala Tiga, Tel. Frequently grown in 

 gardens. Young shoots and inflorescence tomentose. L. coriaceous, ovate or ellipitic, 

 blade 4-5, pet. \ in. long, sec. n. oblique, arching. Sepals red, § in. long, corolla white, 

 tube 5-ribbed, \ in. long. 3. A. gracilis, Hook. f. Sikkim from the foot of hills to 

 4,000 ft. Khasi hills. L. membranous, fl. on slender pedicels up to li in. long, sepals 

 hoary, linear, 11 in., corolla-tube slender J, lobes obliquely oblanceolate lj in. long. 4. 

 A. calycina, A. DC. Similar to 3, branches pubescent, 1. coriaceous, inflorescence tomen- 

 tose, corolla-tube \ in. long. 



5. A cymosa, G-. Don (A. elegans, G. Don ; A. Doniana, Wight Ic. t. 1306 ; Echites 

 cymosa, Roxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 395). Silhet. Shan hills, Upper Burma 2^1,000 ft. Ever- 

 green forests of the Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards. China. Glabrous 

 or young shoots and 1. beneath thinly silky. Fl. in compound rounded, densely 

 tomentose cymes, sepals linear J-J in., corolla-tube $-$, lobes ovate acuminate, J-J in. 

 long, ovary hirsute. 



15. ICHNOCARPUS, R. Br. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. iii. 669. 



Evergreen, twining shrubs, fl. small or minute, corolla salver-shaped, lobes 

 overlapping to the right in bud, longer than tube, narowed to a linear appendix, 

 which is deflexed in bud. Disk 5-lobed, carpels hairy. Follicles slender, 

 divaricate. Species 5-6, Indo-Malayan region to China and Queensland. 



1. I. frutescens, R. Br. ; Wight Ic. t. 430. Vern. JDudhi, Hind ; Koram pala, Tel. 



