488 LXXVII. CONVOLVULACE^E [Ipomcea 



Argyreia tilicefoUa. Young parts hoary, 1. glabrous or nearly so, cordate-ovate, blade 

 3-5, pet. 2-3 in. long. Corymbs niany-fld., peduncles stout, 1-3 in. long, sepals obtuse, 

 corolla campanulate, purple, 1A— 4 in. long, seeds with long hairs. Var. illustris, chiefly 

 on the seashore of Bengal and Burma, corymbs often few-fid, corolla large. 4. L 

 Turpethum, B. Brown. Throughout India and Burma, in the open country as well as 

 in deciduous forests and Savannahs. Stems climbing, stout, angular, winged, 1. ovate 

 or ovate-lanceolate, base rounded or slightly cordate, blade 2-4, pet. 1-5 in. Peduncles 

 few-fid. ,1-8 in. long, bracts 1 in., oblong, often reddish, deciduous, sepals in fr. orbicular, 

 concave, 1 in. diam., corolla white, tubular-campanulate, 1 J in. long, seeds smooth. 



(6) Pedicels thickened below the fl. 



5. I. Kingii, Prain in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 63, 110. — Syn. I. cymosa, var. macro, Clarke. 

 Sikkim 2,500-5,000 ft., common. Bhutan, Assam. Khasi and Naga hills, Karen 

 and Shan hills 3,000 ft., Burma. L. pubescent beneath and slightly hairy along mid- 

 rib above, ovate, base cordate with large rounded lobes, peduncles 1-12-fld., longer 

 than petioles. Corolla glabrous, white, 2 J in. long, mouth 2 in. across. 6. I. petaloidea, 

 Choisy. — Syn. I. xanthantha, Kurz. Kumaon. Ondh and Gorakhpur forests. Anda- 

 mans. Burma, Upper and Lower. L. ovate, the upper generally lanceolate or linear. 

 PI. in axillary racemes, peduncles J-l in. long, often solitary. Corolla yellow, If in. 

 long, shaggy outside. 



C. Corolla middle-sized, 1 to 1| in. long. 



7. I. staphylrna, Boem. et Schult. Deccan, common in hedges. A twining and 

 spreading shrub, glabrous, 1. ovate, base usually cordate, blade 2-4, pet. 1-2 in. long. 

 Panicles axillary, niany-fld., sepals obtuse, corolla 1 in. long, funnel-shaped, tube 

 purplish, limb nearly white. 8. I. cymosa, Boani. et Schult. Nepal. Sikkirn. Assam, 

 Silhet. Andamans. Burma, Upper and Bower. Western Peninsula. Ceylon, very 

 common. Malaya, Australia. Glabrous or softly hairy. L. ovate-oblong, blade 1-4, 

 pet. slender, A-14 in. long. Corymbs axillary, sepals usually glabrous, corolla white, 

 often with a yellow tinge, 1-li in. long, in bud hairy at the tip. 



LT. L. lobed, bifid or emarginate. 



9. I. vitifolia. Sweet. Sikkim, foot of hills. Assam. Bengal. Centr. Prov. W. 

 Peninsula. Burma, Upper and Lower. Ceylon. Malay Penins. and Archip. An 

 extensive climber, scarcely woody, hairy, 1. cordate, palmately 5-lobed, blade 2-6 in., 

 pet. J-3 in. long. Peduncles 1-7-fld., sepals clothed with long spreading hairs, corolla 

 yellow, campanulate, 1^ in. long, seeds glabrous. 10. I. biloba, Forsk. The GoaVsfoot 

 creeper. Sands on the coasts of both Peninsulas, also on sandy river-banks. Sea- 

 shores within the tropics of both hemispheres. A widely spreading glabrous creeper, 

 branches herbaceous, often 10 ft. long, numerous adventitious roots at the nodes from 

 the creeping stems, useful in binding the sand. L. orbicular, deeply 2-lobed, or only 

 emarginate. Peduncles 1-3-fld., corolla purple, 2 in. long, seeds villous. 



7. BREWERIA, E, Br. ; Fl. Brit. Lid. iv. 223. 



Twiners or small rigid erect shrubs. Sepals not enlarged in fr., corolla 

 campanulate or funnel-shaped, limb plaited, stamens included, styles 2 distinct 

 from the base or united half their length, stigmas capitate. Species 25, 

 warmer regions of both hemispheres. 



1. B. cordata, Blume. — Syn. B. Roxbu rr/hii, Choisy; Wight Ic. t. 1370. West side of 

 the Peninsula. Silhet, Chittagong, Lower Burma. Ce3 r lon. Malaya. A large 

 twining shrub, rusty tomentose, 1. ovate-cordate, blade 2-3, pet. \-1 in. long. Corolla 

 pure white, wide funnel-shaped, hairy without, 1J in. long. 2. B. latifolia, Benth. 

 Sind. Salt range, Punjab. Aden. A small much branched rigid shrub, 1. elliptic, 

 densely silky, £-§■ in. long, fl. small, white or pinkish, axillary, sessile, styles distinct. 

 3. B. evolvuloides, Choisy. — Syn. Seddera evolvidoides, Wight Ic. t. 1369. Tutieorin. 

 Similar to 2, 1. nearly glabrous, fl. often in twos or threes, on slender bracteolate 

 pedicels J-£ in. long. 



Neuropeltis racemosa, Wall. ; Bedd. Ic. t. 291. North Kanara and Malabar, in ever- 

 green forest. Eastern slopes of Pegu Toma. Tenasserim, Malay Penins. Borneo. 

 A lofty climber, stem tubercled, branchlets and young 1. rusty-tomentose. PL small 

 white, in axillary rusty- villous racemes 1-6 in. long, corolla wide-campanulate, rufous- 

 tomentose without, lobed nearly to the base, stamens exserted, styles 2. Each fl. 

 supported by a bract, which in fr. is orbicular, scariose, nerved, 1-1J in. diam. 



