72 PENTANDr.lA M©N0«YNIA. Convolvulus. 



A native of Chiftagong, sent from thence by Mr. W. Roxburgh 

 to the Botanic Garden at Calcutta, where it flowers about the begin- 

 ning of the hot season. 



Root perennial — Stem and branches creeping, round, smooth, 

 extremities twining ; length from one to two fathoms, or even more. 

 Leaves petioled, cordate-sagittate, with posterior lobes (barbs) often 

 repand, smooth on both sides, point rather obtuse, with a minute 

 bristle; length from two to three inches. — Petioles channelled, 

 from one to two inches long. — Stipules two, stout, inoffensive, re- 

 curved, acute, at the base of the petiole Peduncles axillary, solitary, 



about as long as the petioles, round, smooth, somewhat clavatej, 

 bearing from three to six or even more, large, pure white flowers, — 

 Pedicels clavate, shorter than the peduncles, round, smooth. — Calyx ; 

 leaflets ovate, equal, concave, smooth, and somewhat transparent. 

 — Corol, lobes of the border large, obcordate. — Nectary a pentago- 

 nal cup surrounding the base of the germ. — -Style much longer than 

 the stamens. Stigma of two round iobes. — Capsule ovate, smooth, 

 — Seed covered with much soft, deep oiive-coloured wool. 



35. C. "pent a go nous, R. 



Perennial, angular, creeping. Leaves cordate-sagittate, with, 

 the posterior lobes rounded, but somewhat angular. Peduncles 

 rigid, umbelliferous ; calyx smooth. Lobes of the corol circular. 

 Seed's, hairy. 



A native of the Moluccas ; and from thence introduced into the 

 Botanic Garden at Calcutta in 1800; where it blossoms during the 

 cold and hot seasons. 



Hoot perennial. — Stems and branches creeping, pentangular ; 

 young parts villous, and sometimes twining, though not readily; 

 length of the whole plant from two to three fathoms. — Leaves pe- 

 tioled, the lower ones broad- cordate-sagittate ; the superior ones nar- 

 row-aagittate ; in all the posterior lobes are large, and rounded, 

 thougb frequently a little angular; margins generally entire ; both sides 



