302 



(2) Q. VULGARIS. ( Choisy.) 



Ident. Choisy. Conv. or. p. 52. — Dec. prod. IX. p. 536. 

 Syn. Ipomsea qua moelit, imn.-^^ox6.. _/?.:/«£?. I. p.>503> — 

 Convolvulus pennatusy Desv_. Enc. — C. quaoiacjit,; Sprenffy,; 

 Engrav. Bot. Mag. 7. t. 244.— Rheede Mul. XI. t. 60J 



Spec. Char. Leaves pinnatifidj segments linear parallel, acfite.: 

 peduncles 1 -flowered: sepals ovate-lanceolate : floveers scirle't. 



Common everyvifhere as far Northwards as Dheyra Dhoon ;. flow- 

 ering in the rainy season, but probably not a jiative of India. 



GENTJS IV. BATATAS. 



Pentftndrfa Monosynla. Sex: Syet: 



Deriv. ' Either a Malayan, or acoording' to others,' a MeSacaa 

 name. 



GrBiJ. Char. Sepals five: corolla campancilate : stamens in- 

 clvtfled : ovary 4-ceIled, or by abortion, 3-2-eelled.^ — Herbs or. 

 undershnibB. 



(1) B. PANicuLATA. (Choisy.) 



Ident. Choisy. Conv. or. p. ,54. — Dee. prod. IX. p. 339. 

 VSyji. Convolvulus paniculatut, Linn. — Roxb. fl. Ind. I. p. 478. 

 — Iponiaea paniculata, R. Br. — ^I. gossipiisolia, Willd. — I. eriosper- 

 ma, Beauv. — I. quinqueloba, Willd. — I. insignis, Andr. — C. gossi- 

 pifolius, Spreng.' — C." insignis, iiprenjt.-'-^C. roseus, H; B. ^ Kth. 



Engran. Bot. Reg.' I. t. 62.— BotiRepos. t. 636.— Bot., Reg. 

 I. t. 75.— Bot. Mag. t. 1790. 



Spec. Char. Stem twining, glabrous,., thick : leaves,Iaige, paU 

 mate, 5-7-oleft, glabrous, petioled, lobes ovate-lanceolate, seldom., 

 acuminate : peduncles much exceeding-the petioles, in8ny.»^owered,' 

 dichotomous : sepals ovate-rounded, concave, very obtuse, equal : 

 corolla purple, oarro\ired.atithe base,.,sbowy : seeds long, hairy. 



Coromandel. Western Coast. Silhet. Assam. Flowering ia 

 the rainy season, 



(2) C. PENTAPHYLLA. {Choisy . ) 



Ident. Dec. prod. IX. p. 339. — Dalz. Bomb. flor. p. 167. 



Syjifc Convolvulus pentaphyllus, Linn. — Q. munitua, Wight's 

 III. — 0. hirsutus, RoxJ. /or. Ind. I. p. 479. — Ippmaea pentapjiylla, 

 Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 319. — I. pilosa, Cav. Ic. 4. t. 323. — C. nemoro- 

 sus, Ro'em. ^ ScMtlt. 



Engrav. Wight's Icon. t. 834, 



