Hoya.] xcT. asclepiadeji. (J. D. Hooker.) b& 



Malacca, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1137). 



Stem rather slender, twining. Leaves 1-1^ in. diam., intramarginal nerve Tery 

 distinct; petiole ^-f in. Peduncles ^ in., pedicels 1-1^ in., Sepals ovate, obtuse,, 

 piiberulous. " Corolla wliite," Maingay ; lobes" obcordate, apiculate, inflexed (-when 

 dry). Coronal-processes longer than the corolla-tube, suberect, laterally subcom- 

 pressed; ovate-oblong, obtuse, upper (inner) surface grooved, inner angle produced 

 into a short subulate erect point. 



28. XZ. Griffitbli, Sock. f. ; glabrous, leaves 6-9 in. narrowly oblanceo- 

 late or linear-oblong acute or acuminate very thick, nerves nearly horizontal, 

 peduncle long stout, sepals large coriaceous, corolla 1^ in. diam. glabrous- 

 within. 



Khasia Mts., Griffiih ; Nowgong, alt. 2-4000 ft. J. D. B. # T. T. 



A stout climber. Leaves distant, 1-2 in. diam., midrib stout, nerves quite obscure 

 in some, in others distinct and forming large areoles ; petiole ^-1 in., very thick. 

 Peduncle 2-4 in., as thick as the branch ; pedicels 1-1^ in., very stout. Sepals J-|; 

 in., oblong, obtuse, coriaceous. Corolla purple ? glabrous ■within, lobes acute. Coro- 

 nal-processes produced upwards from a suborbicular base into an erect stiff obtuse 

 spur as long as the anther-tip, the orbicular base is 2-lamellate below. — In the large 

 calyx this approaches H. coronaria. It has been flowered at Fallowfield (Manchester) 

 by Mr. Swan. 



29. K. imperialis, Lindl. in Bat. Reg. 1846; t. 68 in note, and in Journ^ 

 Sort. Soc. V. 80, mth woodcut ; leaves 6-9 in. elliptic or linear-oblong obtuse 

 apiculate very thick puberulous or glabrate beneath, peduncles and pedicels 

 long stout, sepals rounded-ovate, corolla 2^-3 in. diam., follicles stout woody. 

 Sbok. Bot. Mag. t. 3897, copied in Fl. des Serves, iv. t. 393, 394 ; Ann. de Oand, 

 1848, t. 228. ? H. speciosa, Dene, in DC. Prodr. viii. 635. ? Asolepias Sus- 

 suela, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 31, excl. syn. 



Mai-acoa, Maingay. — Distkib, Borneo, PAmboyna. 



A lofty stout climber. Leaves 1|-2J in. diam., rarely acute, shining, base often, 

 narrowed and cordate, midrib very stout, nerves quite horizontal ; petiole J-J in. 

 Pedv/acles 3-10 in.; pedicels 2-3, and sepals pubescent. Corolla leathery, dull 

 purple, puberulous near the corona, lobes triangular acute. Coronal-frocesses white, 

 laterally compressed, erect, turgid, obtuSe, inner angle shortly produced into a subur 

 late poipt. Follicles 9 in. long, by 1^ in. diam., straight, lanceolate, finely acuminate, 

 pubescent ; pericarp thickly coriaceous, endocarp hard. Seeds J in. long. 



30. IX. Wig'btii, Hooh. f. ; quite glabrous, leaves 3-4 in. long-petioled 

 elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate rarely orbicular acute at both ends thick, margins 

 recurved, nerves distinct horizontal or nearly so, peduncles much shorter than 

 the pedicels, sepals linear-oblong, follicles slender. H. pendula, Wight 4" Am.. 

 Contrib. 36 {excl. syn.) ; Dene, in DC. Prodr. viii. 685; Orah. Cat. Bomb. Fl. 

 119. H. pallida, Dalz. Sf Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 152.— Hoya, n. 27, Herb. Ind. Or. 

 S.f. ^ T. 



Decoan Peninsuia ; from the Bombay Ghats to the Nilgherry Mts. 



A stout climber. Leaves lj-2 in. broad, margins often revolute, tip obtuse often 

 produced, nerves loosely netted ; petiole J-1 in. Peduncles |-^ in. ; pedicels stout, 

 1 in. &pafe glabrous. Corolla |-f in. diam., cream-coloured, glabrous within, margins- 

 puberulous. Coronal-processes ascending, short, inflated, obtuse, concave above, inner 

 angle produced into a short erect spur. Follicles 4 in. long, slender, straight, pericarp 

 thin. — For the distinctions between this and ff. ovaUfolia see the latter plant. The- 

 vars. Bheedei and mlgherrensis, Wight, are not distinguishable. 



e. Leaves orbicular ovate-oblong or broadly elliptic, rarely lanceolate, penni- 

 nerved, nerves arching (not prominently S-6-nerved from the base). See also- 

 H. polyneura and H. Lobbii. 



