1876.] S. Kurz — A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Nicobar Islands. 141 



CONVOL VULA GEM. 



294. Ipomcea yitifolia, Sw. — Common in the tropical forests of 

 Kamorta ; Nankowry (Novara 127 ; Jelinek 163) ; Great Nicobar (Novara 

 128 ; Jelinek 230 — nakatal, inc.). 



295. Ipomcea Nicobabica, nov. sp. 



Alte volubilis, perennis, glabra, ramulis subangulatis ; folia e basi 

 prof unde simiato-cordata lato-ovata, petiolo 1 — 3|- pollicari suffulta, obtusa et 

 ssepius cum mucrone, Integra, 1^ — 3 poll, lata et longa v. paullo longiora, 

 membranacea, glabra, subtus pallidioraet obscurius venosa ; flores majusculi, 

 candidi, pedicellis strictis sursum subcrassioribus glabris suffulti et 2 — 3- 

 ni, Farms solitarii, pedunculum brevissimum (vix 3 — 4 lin. longum) 

 asillarem terminantes ; calycis lobi 3-| — 4 lin. longi, lato-elliptici, obtusis- 

 simi, mucronati, scariosi, glabri, interiores latiores et obtusiores ; corolla 

 infundibuliformis, glabra, 1\ poll, longa, lobis lato-subcordatis mucronatis ; 

 capsulse chartaceae, depresso-globosae, glabrae, pedicello elongato f — 1-pollicari 

 et parum incrassato suffulta? ; semina subglobosa, 1^ lin. crassa, atra, 

 laevia. — Ex amnitate I. cymosce. 



The leaves mucb resemble those of I. ooscura or I. denticuZata, but 

 are much larger. Rather frequent in the more open parts of the tropical 

 forests of Kamorta. 



296. Ipomcea sepearia, Koen. — Karnicobar (Novara 133 ; Jelinek 

 26 — manyi, inc.). — A form with narrower, almost sagittate and angular 

 leaves. 



297. Ipomcea denticttlata, Choisy. — Common in the beach-forests 

 and along the sandy shores of Kamorta and Katchall ; Great Nicobar (g. c). 



298. Ipomcea campanttlata, L. — Not unfrequent amongst shrub- 

 bery in the beach-jungles of Kamorta ; Pulu Milu (Novara 132 j Jelinek 

 212 — minjao, inc.). 



299. Ipomcea Ttjbpeteotm, R. Br. — Not unfrequent in shrubbery 

 of the beach-forests of Katchall ; (Novara 129 ; Jelinek) . 



300. Ipomcea pes-cape^;, Sw. — Common along the beaches and in 

 the beach-forests of all the islands ; Karnicobar (Novara 131 ; Jelinek 

 37 — lananhap, inc.). 



301. Ipomcea einifoeia, Bl. — Freqtient amongst grass, along 

 rivulets, on the grass-heaths of Kamorta. 



N. B. Dr. Diedrichsen enumerates also Lepistemon, Calonyction, and 

 Aniseia hi his list of Nicobarese plants. 



302. Eyolvuetts eentfolius, L. (with white flowers). — Locally on 

 the grass-heaths of Kamorta. 



303. Eeycibe panicueata, Eoxb. var. — A large climber, frequent 

 in the tropical forests of Kamorta ; Karnicobar (g. c). 



